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Nerd out with VoSS world-building posts

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Valley of the Silk Sky Chapter 3

I expect I’ll finish up the art for the final page of chapter 3 today, which means the whole dang thing will be in the can prior to the start date of June 3. HECK YEAH.

As per usual, I’ve scheduled a mid-chapter break where I do a bunch of world-building posts over on the Valley of the Silk Sky website. These are not essential homework for following the story; they’re just there for people (like me) who enjoy the finer details of all this made-up stuff. Where can you find them? Why, just over here.

I have two more to post this week (on Daraz writing systems, and on the nature of human interaction with the Daraz).

Oh, also, I’ve added another show to the convention schedule. I’ll be at the Queer Comics Expo in San Francisco next month, June 20-21. It’ll be held at the Cartoon Art Museum. More deets on that as it approaches.

See you next week for the start of chapter 3!

Cheers,

Dylan

VoSS chapter 2 wraps up, and Denver Comic Con approaches

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The conclusion to chapter 2 awaits you at these locations:

AND SO. Chapter 3 will begin on June 3 (or June 1 if you’re a $1+ Patron). I’m excited for this, because it has taken every ounce of my willpower not to spoilerize the crap out of Chapter 3. It’s Just Gonna Be Like That.

Next week will be your regularly-scheduled between-chapters worldbuilding extravaganza over at the VoSS website. So follow along over there if you’re burning to know more about Daraz technology and social order.

Denver Comic Con

And yes, I will be at Denver Comic Con this weekend, May 22-24, 2015!

You can find me at the Northwest Press booth, which I believe is #953.

I’ll also be speaking on the Trans and Genderqueer Representation in Comics panel – Sunday 2:05 – 2:55 – Room 505.

SEE YOU THERE.

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 17 comes out of hiding

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Queer enby monsters sci-fi webcomic Valley of the Silk Sky

VoSS: The Long Run page 17 is up! It was last spotted in these locations:

Come to think of it, the whole “you’re getting warmer/colder” idiom for directing someone to a hidden object would work well for the Daraz.

In other VoSS news, I’m plowing through coloring the pages for chapter 3 (everything is penciled and inked, so it’s all about the finishing). Right now it’s looking like chapter 3 will start on June 3, so that should be easy enough to remember.

The Queers & Comics Conference this past weekend was truly an amazing experience. I wrote about it a little here. I really hope this event continues, because damn. A conference hall full of queer cartoonists is a beautiful sight indeed.

Cheers,

Dylan

VoSS page 16 is up, Queers & Comics Conference is nigh

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It was very difficult not to post this page immediately after (or, indeed, before) I finished it. BUT IT IS HERE NOW:

Speaking of being places, I’ll be at the Queers & Comics Conference in New York this week, May 7-8.

I’m on three panels: May 7 it’s Queer Memoir from 9:00 – 10:45 AM, and Trans/Genderqueer Character Design from 2:15 – 4:00 PM. Then I’ll be signing at the Prism Comics booth from 4:00 – 5:00 PM.

May 8 I’ll be signing from 3:00 – 4:00 PM, then speaking on the Queer Male Identity in Comics panel from 4:15 – 6:00 PM.

On Saturday, May 9, I’ll be at the School of Visual Arts (133-141 W. 21 St., Rm 101C), along with 30-odd other comix folk, to do a big ol’ queer comics reading. The event goes from 1:30 – 3:30.

See you there!

Cheers,

Dylan

Page 14 is up, and Chapter 1 of Valley of the Silk Sky is complete!

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Yes, indeed. The final page of chapter 1 of The Long Run is here:

Now might be a good time to read the whole thing through in one sitting, yeah? If you want pagination, here’s page 1 on the Tumbs, and on Studio NDR. If you prefer endless scrolling, head over to Tapastic.

Next week is going to consist of a series of informational world-building posts, which I’ll be adding to the VoSS website and indexing there. I won’t be posting them here because there’s enough chaos in these parts already, but I will put up a reminder.

Chapter 2 will start on April 29, 2015.

In other VoSS news, I finished penciling page 28 last night. Gotta keep that buffer shored up!

Oh, and don’t forget to back the Beyond Anthology Kickstarter! JUST OVER A DAY LEFT. Let’s get this thing to 2,345 backers.

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 13

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VoSS page 13 has groggily stumbled out of bed and is now available for your viewing pleasure:

Many of the merchants setting up shop in the markets here are from one of the upper provinces, bringing down goods (especially food items) that are not otherwise easily available in Muru.

I used to do a lot of outdoor art fairs myself, getting up at zero o’clock to set up the EZ-Up tent and all the wares, so I feel for those merchants having to be up so early.

In other VoSS news, you still have just over a week to back the Beyond Anthology Kickstarter! So much queer comic goodness contained within. How can you resist?

Finally, check back on Friday for a new Taxonomically Unbound. The comics, they just keep a-comin’.

Cheers,

Dylan

VoSS – The Long Run page 9

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Valley of the Silk Sky page 9 is up, and it contains Dramatic Lighting™. It might be viewed in any one of these places:

In the lower right of the page, you might notice a queer family on their way home for the evening. Queerness is a complete non-issue in Pocalo; this little family raises nary an eyebrow.

While works that deal head-on with homophobia are important, so are works that imagine worlds where that’s not something people have to struggle with.

Also, ICYMI, the VoSS mini for chapters 1 and 2 is at the printer even now. Assuming all goes according to plan (AND WHEN DOES IT NOT AMIRITE), that means the mini will indeed be available at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle just a couple of weeks (table F-04); also HavenCon in Austin the week after that. So! If you’re impatient and don’t want to wait through the weekly updates to get the first two chapters, you shall be in luck.

And yes, I will make the mini available for purchase online, but I have to make sure I have enough for two back-to-back shows first. ‘K? ‘K.

Cheers,

Dylan

VoSS: The Long Run page 7, plus Queer Pin-Up playing cards!

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Valley of the Silk Sky Razi

Oh, wow, Valley of the Silk Sky page 7 already, wherein we are treated to an EXCITING, ACTION-PACKED discussion of economics! You may seek these thrills here:

The Valley has very unusual geography, which makes it host to countless microclimates. The resulting epic levels of biodiversity mean there are jillions of rare species around, many of which have desirable properties (especially medical). Actually getting to them, though ….

In further VoSS news, the Kickstarter for the Beyond Anthology is going to gear up in just a couple of weeks! As a reminder, I have a 16-page standalone Valley of the Silk Sky story in there, exclusive to the book.

Queer Pin-up Playing Card deck

And oh, how awesome is THIS. A playing card deck featuring a whole slew of queer comics pin-ups by a bunch of amazing artists! Alison Bechdel, Diane DiMassa, Ed Luce, Elisha Lim, MariNaomi, and others … including ME!

I love card decks and I love playing cards, so this is extra exciting. This is a fundraiser item to help finance the Queers & Comics conference this May in NYC, so not only do you get a bunch of awesome comic art, your money goes to a great cause. You can pick up a deck or three here in the Northwest Press shop.

Cheers,

Dylan

VoSS – The Long Run page 6

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Valley of the Silk Sky Razi and Oris

Valley of the Silk Sky: The Long Run page 6 is here, is now. Is dialogue! You want read:

Juuuust in case it’s not obvious from context, that gesture Razi is making in panel 3 is the Pocali equivalent of a middle finger.

Re: clothing: if you’re wearing bright colors you’re probably a merchant. If you’re wearing khaki, you’re probably a runner.

Over on the Valley of the Silk Sky website, I’ll be posting more world-building notes about clothing styles and rude gestures at the end of the chapter. None of that will be required reading for the story, but it’s there for folks who enjoy those sorts of details.

As far as progress on the rest of the story goes, all of the art for chapter 1 is completely finished, and I expect I’ll wrap up the pencils on chapter 2 today. This means the likelihood of having a minicomic of chapters 1 and 2 available at ECCC at the end of March is lookin’ good.

Cheers,

Dylan

VoSS: The Long Run page 5 – Welcome to Duvane

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Valley of the Silk Sky cloud spiders

Page 5 of Valley of the Silk Sky is now up! “Welcome to Duvane: You Probably Won’t Get Eaten Here!” Here’s where you can see it:

If you’re here because of the anti-Valentine’s Day cards, I dunno, perhaps you might be interested in my current comics project? Valley of the Silk Sky is a long-form science fiction webcomic where the main cast are basically all queer, some are trans, some are asexual, and some are intersex. All are nonbinary/genderqueer cuz that’s just how the world works. They have adventures and do stuff and don’t really agonize about the LGBTQIAness of it.

VoSS has its own website so I can nerd out about world-building stuff without cluttering up Studio NDR any worse than it already is. But I also post just the comics pages here sans extra nerdity, and also on Tapastic.

ANYWAY. Please come back next week when there’ll be some, like, dialogue and stuff.

Cheers,

Dylan

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