Teodros tries a new approach.
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Welcome back to another week of Aster and the Fire! As you may have guessed, life bit me in the ass once again. I have way less spare time as my experiments ramp up, and after two (2) years I FINALLY submitted a paper from grad school to a journal, which also took up most of my free time the past couple of weeks. Also went on my first date ever (it didn't work out but that's life). All this to say is that I think I'm going to have to switch updates to every other Sundays for the foreseeable future, cause apparently I only get the time to do comics on weekends now, and I feel bad not being able to point to a consistent update time.
Anyways, only two more pages of this prologue after this page! Then we really get into Chapter 3...I can't wait to introduce the Wolayta crew properly :D Hit the readmore button for the donation links and COTW :D
Donation Station
I'm going to start up the donation links section again because shit has been absolutely WILD in the U.S. and many people in our communities need help. Please check it out down below, and if you have anything you'd like added, please let me know in the comments!
Minnesota Relief-master list of mutual aid initiatives in Minnesota, choose your topic of choice
Siembra NC-group that started "legal observer/community watch" trainings on a large scale and continues to support the NC Latino community
Advice for community organizing, lobbying your representatives, and personal prepardness-focused on MN, but information applies outside of there as well
Comic of the Week-Weeks 1-5
Comic of the Week has arrived! For those that don't know, each year, SpiderForest hosts a cross-platform feature of several of their member's comics once a week, often grouped together by theme. I have about five weeks of comics to post so bear with me...I'll include little blurbs if I have read and/or like the comic!
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Comics of the Week - Week 6: Happy!
With the antics of rabbit librarians and crazy owl lords, these zany tales will put a smile on your face! (Song Credits: Pharrell Williams)
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Lauren Ipsum is a professional librarian, part-time writer, and an intellectual culture enthusiast (nerd). Join this looney rabbit and her friends running the esteemed St. Paws Library! |
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Realm of Owls – Forget revolution, there is a bigger problem now! Owl city of Buffet can't get a break. Read the current story, Stygian Revolution, for so many twists and turns, owls and birds, cats and lords... that real life starts to look like a simple thing. [Webtoons Mirror] |
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Comics of the Week - Week 7: Heavy is the Crown
Whether the leaders of a circus, or a common person in the middle of court intrigue, these comics illustrate how being in charge is never as easy as people think it is. (Song Credits: Daughtry)
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Kings of Sorts is a fantasy/sci-fi comic about the struggle to remain kind in an unkind world. It follows Hana, an optimistic village outcast, whose knowledge of magitech puts him at the center of royal court conspiracies! (HELLO you should definitely read this comic if you like AATF. It's got a lil mechanic guy as the protag just like Aster, and there's space stuff and conspiracies and WOMEN) |
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Cirque Royale The royal circus may have its twists and turns but what do these clowns get up to when the show is over? |