Yeah, its been forever since I hit this page..not because I didn't want to. There were countless days when I would sign into blogger, think of topice, and just go "...I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT!"

Or I had an idea and was like "I CAN'T DRAW THIS TOPIC!".


SO I guess I will piggy back off of my previous blog and speak about a movement that has been happening. On tumblr and throughtout the literary world, there are POC and non POC who are calling for more diversity in books. It is called #WeNeedDiverseBooks. It doesn't just focus on race, but gender issues as well.

Two online comics authors+illustrators that come to mind is Alakolita & S-Morishita.
First up is Alakolita who I started following back in 2003 with her webcomic Pa*n*do*ra *looks like the website is gone, but if you click the stop button in time, you can sorta read it? You guys just saw a comic artist work evolve in the span of 10 years!!

which is now called Fruitcake Calvacade

In this comic, it followed the college life of a variety of characters just having random life situations, some who still wore high-school esque uniforms, and was very much into fashion! Now, the story starts off very slow, but it does start to pick up when it comes to the cursed vodoo doll. The characters were also very diverse, mainly of mixed European/Asian/and latino orgins in the racial spectrum, as well as their sexual orientation which I felt were portrayed very realistically not being used for humor or cheap laughs. My favorite Character was Marquis(he lived in his own bubble),Mandel(Tall and mature..like Yasu from Nana),Hiromasa(like Vegeta but with FASHION and no pink t-shirts) and Kang(Wheel chaired bad ass!) Sadly the author has yet to complete/finish the original series and revamped it oppose to the link I posted, so I await patiently to see all my beloved characters come back again




However she has started a new online comic , totally in a fantasy world, called Spidersilk. Its a fantasy tale about a thief society getting into wacky adventures. Just like Pa*n*do*ra, it starts off pretty slow, and you're kind of going "..huh?! I is that a birdman?!" or maybe its just me and I'am slow.. One can still see her attention to her fashion style in this comic, and she still makes sure to show diversity in terms of human like species, body color(more so than Pa*n*do*ra), and sexual preference. I have yet to have a character I favor in the series, but I still like the approach where Akalolita is going. She seems to really be giving her all into this series and I believe she will show great promise with it.


The second online comic I have been reading is Love,Love Fighting by S.Morishita!


It follows the story of a half black/half korean girl named Oriana, who has a regular 8-5 job until she gets fed up and punching her boss's son in the face for slapping her ass. So she's tricked into going with her younger cousin Krisa to South Korea and ends up getting the attention of Jae Hwa, this new and upcoming Korean christian singer.The story is told in the typical shoujo style of romance but it also has very amusing scenarios. One that comes to mind is when she's doing her hair in a Korean salon, and Jae was amazed/horrified on how black women who are natural have to do their hair. I think this was important to show because tv/cartoons/possibly books I have yet to read, have yet to show how natural black women do their hair. And to someone whose not from our household/culture...its PRETTY different. It reminded me of when I went to Japan to get my hair done(back in its relaxed state) and I brought my own hair products to the hair salon; assuring the guy doing my hair "it's okay..you can do this, you can't fuck this up".. I should draw that. I also like how the heroine of the story is plus sized, doesn't want to conform to beauty standards of being super thin, and even though she's usually comfortable in her own skin, she does show insecurities being in a foreign country.
Last webcomic is TallnCurly. Now, I'am tall compared to most women, 5'7¾, and my hair is currently natural. The Lady of this webcomic is taller than me, and has bigger hair, but I still relate to her struggles. Her comics pretty much focus on natural hair, her height, and what interests her. To anyone in the natural hair community, whether you're a type 3 or a type 4, I feel you can relate to her hair struggles. My favorite comic has to be the one when she does a curly hair chart on before and after activities. I recently went to the beach last weekend and I had a wonderful twist out, that frizzed up once I went to the ocean...but I had fun pretending I was a waterbender so it was okay. I also like her new added beauty and health section! All 3 of these ladies motivate me, in a positive way, to get off my butt and really dedicate myself to my comic!!

But sadly it seems my artistic drive seems to work on negativity
(meaning, I want to up-show people lol..not these two ladies but yeah...not saying anymore).
So to anyone reading this blog, please give these web-comics a go! =) They deserve it! In other news, I did start drawing again since I was bit by the creative bug

Here's hoping my followers re-blog the hell out of them...so I can get some recognition...