Bug Fables Oc - Blog Posts

Here's something a little different than usual! I wanted to play around with some different designs, just for fun. I hope you enjoyed this week's installment of 'Slices of Gremlin'! I am going to continue updating every Tuesday, and if you would like to support the comic and get early access, you can sign up to be a member of the 'Little Creature Club' on Ko-Fi!

Chell and Monarch from Fractured Shell! I wanted to do some action poses with my little buggos~

FRACTURED SHELL | Chapter 1 (Pages 6-10)

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Leif's magic senses are tingling!

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More comic let's gooo! So disclaimer: If you're wondering why the art style changed midway through these pages, it's because I've gotten a new drawing tablet~! It has definitely helped to streamline the drawing process though, I will say.

(Also fun fact, pages 7-9 were the first pages I made. Yes, even before the prologue pages, lol)

In other news, I now have a master post for this comic! Hopefully that will make it easier for you guys to find your place when reading ♥

FRACTURED SHELL | Prologue (Pages 6-10)

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Warriors of Bugaria, prepare yourselves. Another villain is on their way...

Did a doodle of Chell for an OC collab project @flame-shadow is doing with the BF community~

Chell's super shy nature might leave her as a bit of a wallflower at a get-together, but she's perfectly fine with that. Chell is happiest when she's able to easily blend in with a crowd.

Been a while since I drew the bug crew~ Also featuring my OC, Chell~

Have I mentioned that Chell is terrified of Leif?

I've been celebrating OC Love month in my Discord and we've gotta celebrate the antagonists as much as the protagonists! So here we go, introducing another Bug Fables OC: Monarch, the Summer Azure Butterfly!

Admidst the war-torn Western lands, a bug appeared among them whose strength quickly became something to fear: A Summer Azure Butterfly by the name Monarch. A bug who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, Monarch began single-handedly leveling villages one by one using all sorts of wild magic. His reputation was quick to spread around, that an insect had somehow managed to master multiple types of magic and was using it to destroy everything in his path. Fire, electricity, poison, ice... He could control it all! With that incredible power, it seemed that conquest was easily within his grasps. When one city was leveled, he was already plotting to take down the next. Many bugs who have heard the tale wonder what drives him to such extremes. Is it powerlust? Greed? Vengence? But one theory prevailed among all of the rumors: That whatever it was, it was likely related to the crystals emerging from his shell and the large scar across his chest. What happened to this bug to cause him to turn out like this? Was he born a monster, or was he created to be one? But most importantly... When would his reign of terror end?

Some fun facts about Monarch:

Monarch is mentally incapable of sympathizing with his victims because he does not see them as being as human (bug??) as he is.

He believes that those who possess magic are above those who don't, though he still sees other magic-wielding bugs as beneath him.

Monarch is usually very level-headed and doesn't let emotions get in his way. The only time his emotions will ever overcome him is when faced with tightly-confining spaces, as Monarch has extreme claustrophobia.

There is only one bug who knows about his past. Monarch believes them to be alive, but has not seen them nor has any physical proof that they are still around.

I've been seeing so many Bug Fables OCs floating around, so I thought I'd go ahead and share mine, too~! Introducing Chell, the Large Maple Spanworm Moth!

Several moons after the events of the Everlasting Sapling, a lone moth wandered into the Golden Settlement to make a new home there. Shy and skittish, she immediately caught the attention of the locals. The residents of the settlement tried to greet the foreigner, but the Large Maple Spanworm Moth was too scared and fled any time she was approached. After many attempts to socialize with her, Aria was the only one able to speak to her long enough to get a name out of her: Chell. It was the only information she could get before the moth retreated from her. Chell desires nothing more than to become another face in the crowd that people easily look over, but her skittish nature seems to have had the exact opposite effect. What could have happened to her to make her so scared of other bugs…?

Random fun facts about Chell:

Her mask is made out of an acorn shell. There is no eye hole because she's blind in her right eye.

She is extremely self-conscious about the right side of her face. The only reason her mask has a veil is to ensure nobody can see that side of her face.

She loves aphids and cochineals. She loves to admire them in the farm, but oddly opposes the idea of having one as a pet.

She ate one of Kut's dishes once and loved it. She wants to try more, but she's been too scared to approach the chef and ask for a meal.