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Dissonant Melody: Part #13
Things don’t always go as planned.
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A short little bonus comic! Rest in Pieces Octavio…
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Dissonant Melody: Part #12
A brief check-in with the present day.
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Busy finalizing and hammering out layouts for Chapter 3!
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Dissonant Melody: Part #11
Every once in a while they’re on the same wavelength.
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Smartphones definitely didn’t exist during these grandpas’ time period. BUT. IF THEY DID.
Dissonant Melody: Part #10
Sometimes I forget that, in-universe right now, they’ve only met up to practice O N C E…
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The second to last panel features several guest characters that I’d like to give some shoutouts to! From left to right:
@yumeparadox ‘s sona: A wonderful member of the Splatoon community full of positive energy, and an amazing voice actor to boot! @aeorys ‘s character Lena: The winner of my Tumblr art raffle and an artist with a ton of cool Splatoon OCs. @whethervane ‘s OctolingTartar design: A new friend I met via this comic who’s ready to Stan and Share obscure pairings, extensive world-building, and quality storytelling~ @spinningrobo ‘s sona: A long-time reader who’s shown amazing support for this comic and who’s comments brighten my day. @butteryb ‘s avatar: A new friend who I automatically vibed with over Cuttletavio, and who’s always down to share that sweet sweet lore. Lastly, the announcer on page 1 who looks suspiciously like Croix Meridies from LWA is for my lovely partner @teir3s , whom inspires me to keep making art and telling stories every day ❤
Octarians pride themselves on being resourceful!
(I guess this is a bonus comic?? It’s definitely still in story canon lol)
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Edit: Here’s an additional sketch of this garbage prince rummaging through a metal shop like a raccoon.
Dissonant Melody: Part #9
Guess there’s a couple things that wouldn’t change much 100 years later.
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The votes are in! 1600 votes to be exact! And it looks like this band’s gonna be taking the stage “out of the blue”~!
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Dissonant Melody: Part #8
~VOTE HERE~: https://goo.gl/forms/KC8AzMUzE3e2564D3
Part #8 on 8/8/18 ~8:00pm! I wanted to do something special, so how about a little audience participation! Reblogs would be appreciated 💖
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Dissonant Melody: Part #7
Deductive reasoning is really not the inkling species’ strong suit…..
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ALSO! I’m planning on posting Part #8 on Aug. 8th! It’s going to be a….somewhat unconventional update. Definitely not the standard 4 pages haha. I don’t want to say too much, but hey, y'all only need to wait 2 days to find out what it is!
Dissonant Melody: Part #6
They didn’t know it then, but this moment would change history.
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With Part 6 posted, I can finally say: Dissonant Melody is about a band formed a century before Off the Hook. One with a very similar start, but faced with circumstances that pushed it towards a very different end…
Hey everyone! Sorry about this, but I’m reposting my last comic to see if I’ve figured out why my art doesn’t show up in Tumblr mobile tags at all. Sorry for the spam!
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EDIT: WOW SUCCESS. Turns out 1) Adding external links to stuff like twitter/tapas/kofi gets it flagged as spam immediately 2) I used JPG instead of PNG, which shouldn’t matter but I guess it saves on file size 3) Using similar tags aka “splatoon” “splatoon 2″ and “splatoon comics” altogether boots the post
A little title card for the next chapter…. The first pages of Ch 2 will be posted this Saturday (7/21)! Which I only just now realized is during the Inkling VS Octo Splatfest? How….fitting LMAO
Dissonant Melody: Part #4
Tension in the air so thick you could cut it with a knife.
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Dissonant Melody: Part #3
The wonders of modern technology….
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Dissonant Melody: Part #2
Someone sure knows how to hold a grudge…
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Dissonant Melody: Part #1
Hey everyone! Im really excited to be posting the first 4 pages of an ambitious project~
I have more time to devote to comics this month, so part 2 should be up within a week! My plan is to resolve some things in the present-day Splatoon world, before going into pre-Great Turf War territory. (Edit: fixed a small typo)
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I’ve been playing Splatoon 3 and it’s so fun
working
i kinda think big man wins by default here
Absolutely Stupid Boys will be Boys Moments in ROTTMNT
(remember one of these boys has a genius level IQ)
Recreating the Amazon box meme with a serving cart and trying to climb stairs with it
Breaking into a botanical garden at night just to smell a corpse flower
Gluing themselves into a ball, complaining about it for a whole episode, then gluing themselves BACK together cause they secretly kind of liked it.
Never forget when they decided to open a fake paper store with salami and the genius level IQ one says “paper is not round”
Encouraging their older brother to lift a bus AGAIN after he passed out doing it the first time
Getting too excited about hanging out with their dad then beating each other up to the point where none of them could go
Deciding TWICE in separate episodes that the best way to stop rampaging robots is to sing at them
Screaming and rapping in a library where they’re strictly punished for making noise
Please feel free to add more. There are. So many.
Things that make me sob uncontrollably:
Marina tackling Pearl in Octo Expansion
The high five Pearl and Marina did before the key change in Ebb n Flow in that one concert
Pearl and Marina fist bumping at the end of said concert
All of these:
Yes I'm thinking about Pearlina again I miss them so much GIVE ME THE DLC
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DONE. I’m resisting the urge to do a whole TED Talk on future Leo. However, I do want to discuss something on the matter. To be brief, while I see a lot of people in the fandom emphasizing the pain and self loathing of this character (all of which I am certain he goes through) that is not what I see in him by the beginning of the movie. Some one who hates himself that much and is so bogged down with regret would not be the type to speak about still having “hope” as their greatest weapon (especially in such a cheesy manner). I see a man who has gone through the ringer and come out the other end harder and wiser. But most importantly he appears to have doubled down on his faith in himself and even more so in his loved ones. He knows it’s not about him. That he doesn’t have the luxury to be depressed and ultimately must overcome his own mind to achieve his tenacious goals. Does he still have bad days? Most certainly, anyone filled with that kind of regret does, but I really think that this is a battle he fights and wins more often than not by the time of 2044. He is a man dedicated to his cause and family, and while he still has a long ways to go at this point in the story, I feel like this would be the start of him finally forgiving himself.
I’m not into torture porn (though that may surprise some of you) nor do I think it’s healthy to wallow in that sort of pain for an extensive period (fandoms can be a great outlet for this, but it can have a huge impact on your mental and emotional state if not treated in a healthy manner), and I want this to be a story of healing rather than one completely bogged down with sorrow. Because no matter how bleak things can be, you are always worthy of love, especially self love.
Please make sure to give yourself a hug and thank you for all your support and kind words. We have one last round to wrap up Leo’s arch then it’s onto April.
*Pushes ‘lil Casey into comic as peace offering* (Totally have not been influenced by all the Casey love @funneylizzie has been posting. Nope.) Sorry this is a shorter one that not too much happens in. The next part is going to be a little hefty with the imagery so wanted to get the first part out. I feel like I’m finally starting to get a grasp on how to draw future Leo. I should have practiced sketching them more before starting this comic, but then I would have never started haha!
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PSA: Don’t smoke, kids! I actually almost did not include the flashback with Future Donnie for a number or reasons, but decided I wanted to give a little look into my interpretation of his character. Also I like drawing his eyebrows. More of my thoughts after the link.
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So next page was voted. I’ll be posting the Future Donnie Design soon. At least you got a peek at him here. I’m not usually one for torture porn, so sorry for the heavy flashback. The next page will be more of a comfort arch, promise.
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After much consideration, I think I’m going to call this AU: “Future Bootyyy Shaker.” Don’t forget the 3 Y’s!
I see April and Leo being very busy with protecting their underground colony, but they make what time they can for these little family gatherings, if only to help Casey (and also Mikey) feel like they have some sense of structure in their lives. Even as the rest of world is falling all around them.
This one was pretty light hearted, but be forewarned, it only goes downhill from here.
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Here comes the boy! Can you tell which panels I actually spent time on? Haha. Sorry that most of this comic is so messy, but otherwise I would never get it all done! Part 2 of this convo coming soon. Also, thank you so much for all the lovely comments and hashtags! They keep me going! I wish I could respond but Tumblr keeps giving me an error message when I try. BEGINNING || PREVIOUS || NEXT