#out of the blue
Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas final spread
By Elizabeth Shreeve and illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas
By Elizabeth Shreeve and illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas
Devonian period (419 to 359 mya): the age of fish! Bony fish, jawless fish, placoderms, sharks, etc.
By Elizabeth Shreeve and illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
7/10
Do the wlw end up together : Yes
What does it mean when angels start falling from the skies? Jaya’s world was turned upside down after her mother’s death, but the rest of the world was focused on the fatal crash of a winged, metallic-skinned Being. No one knows why they’re falling, where they come from, or even what they are, but upwards of 80 have now descended to the earth. Jaya’s father is obsessed and uproots the family to Edinburgh where he thinks the next fall will be. Little does he know that it’s Jaya who’ll find the Being, miraculously alive for the first time ever. Keeping her alive and getting her back home is a different story, as there’s a serious reward out there for anyone who turns a Being into the shady research centers cropping up across the world. If Jaya wants to succeed she’s going to need some help and a whole lotta luck.
Right off the bat I’ll say that I think this book tried to do a little too much. Jaya’s falling for someone new while her previous relationship is never really finalized. Everything about her friendship-turned-relationship with Leah feels a bit shallow and they never really address the fact that Jaya has moved on by the end. It didn’t really drive any of Jaya’s actions so I’m not quite sure why the relationship was necessary when a friendship would serve to advance the plot the same way. Jaya’s grief over her mother’s death and the blame she carries I felt was much better done. There were some really heartwarming scenes as Jaya finally manages to open up to her family after hiding what she considers to be a damning truth about that day. I also really liked that Cameron’s angels aren’t majestic, magically English-speaking beings, but more like a goofy, confused Toothless running around eating cookies and falling off chairs. Teacake (because what else do you name an angel who loves teacakes?) provides a lot of hilarious scenarios in between some of the more serious conversations about loss and chronic illness. All in all, if you’ve ever wanted to read about a desperate quest to save a completely hapless magical being, pick it up!
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New Releases: May 31, 2022
New Releases: May 31, 2022
Middle Grade Fiction
Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper
Jake is just starting to enjoy life as his school’s first openly gay kid. While his family and friends are accepting and supportive, the same can’t be said about everyone in their small town of Barton Springs, Ohio. When Jake’s dad hangs a comically large pride flag in their front yard in an overblown show of love, the mayor begins to receive…
Films watched in 2022.
Top 10 April.
1. His Motorbike, Her Island (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1986)
2. City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931)
3. Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper, 1980)
4. The Long Day Closes (Terence Davies, 1992)
5. Inazuma (Mikio Naruse, 1952)
6. Ulysse (Agnès Varda, 1983)
7. Les paumées du petit matin (Jean Rollin, 1981)
8. The Tarnished Angels (Douglas Sirk, 1957)
9. Espíritu sagrado (Chema García Ibarra, 2021)
10. Sad Gadolf (Isao Yamada & Yumekichi Minatoya, 1984)
(My list on Letterboxd -click here-)
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style icon: dennis hopper in out of the blue.
tough movie to watch all alone in the dark in the middle of nowhere when you’re a little depressed.
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PREV.||Ch. 1 INDEX || NEXT
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Oh, looks like Amy has something planned for the evening, that’s wonderful!
And don’t mind Nicky, he was caught off guard by Amy grabbing his hands.
But who could that be whooshing past Nicky there? Find out next week!
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I don’t blame Amy.
She wanted to make friends with the newbies, But it didn’t work out. Maybe next time Amy!
Next page is ready for next week! Hope you guys are enjoying these new pages!
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Welp that was a fun little talk.
I’m sure he’s totally nicer once you get to know him.
Whew feels good to finally get past this part, ha. But stay tuned in for next week! The next page is all ready to go!
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Wow, he seems friendly!
As long as you don’t stare at him for too long, or look at him funny or are a small blue boy with glasses questioning where he comes from.
The next page is already queued up for this coming week! I’m glad to be getting back into this! Please look forward to it!
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It’s Valentine’s Day, and while it’s often celebrated with romance in mind, friends should also share some love as well. (Even when one of them miiight have some different feelings for the other.)
Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate it! ❤
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Who’s ready for the Holidays? These kids are ready and dressed for that time of year again! I hope you guys have a wonderful holiday!
Unfortunately, this happened right after this shot was taken–
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Who’s ready for the Holidays? These kids are ready and dressed for that time of year again! I hope you guys have a wonderful holiday!
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Siblings, right? They can be super annoying sometimes.
Unfortunately, Anton doesn’t have time for annoying little brothers right now.
And things are about to get real tense in this conversation…
Hey if you haven’t already known, there’s a Discord server for this comic! If you’re interested, the link to the server is below the cut.
Out of the Blue Server:
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Hey everyone! I’ve been working on this for a while but I think it’s finally time to open this up to the public. I now have an Official Discord server for Out of the Blue!!
The link to the server is in the read more. If you are interested, please feel free to join!
Discord Server Link:
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Anton Brooke is in the HOOOOUSE! Anton has appeared!
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Anton Brooke
Anton Brooke, known for being an infamous teenage gang leader back on his island, but a nasty troublemaker in Hedgehog Town, giving himself the self-proclaimed title as the #1 Hooligan of Hedgehog Town. He is the oldest in a family cavalcade of mischief. Anton is known for being a bully, and isn’t afraid to pick on someone OR start fights. Not to mention that he’s also full of himself, has quite the ego and could get away with the things he wanted at home. While not having the best of stamina, this reptile is smarter than he would seem at first glance. He can utilize his tail as a weapon to knock his enemies away with extreme force. Anton will not hesitate to hurt you if he wants to get physical (if you’re not a totalnuisance to him).
Age: 15
Birthplace: Mystic Cave Zone, Westside Island
Likes: Taking charge of literally anything, Revving around in his Jeep, Being the best there is (Well that’s what he tells himself, anyway…)
Anton’s “Classic Outfit” is his base outfit for promo stuff, doodles, or if I run out of clothing ideas. Designing this guy was a MESS. Anton, next to Vector, is one of the first and still VERY few reptiles (as in Crocodile kinda reptile.) across the series. So at first his design was based heavily on Vector the Crocodile’s as seen in my 2016 version of him. Then as I found some sort of design stride for him as I continued with concepts for the comic leading up to now.
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Well, it looks like Amy and Nicky encounter some new neighbors….
They seem nice and totally not creepy…
Whew, took a bit due to things being crazy over here recently, but I’m glad I got this one out! We are now introduced to Anton and one of his siblings!
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Hmm, looks like there’s new faces in Hedgehog Town and Amy is eager to say hello! Nicky? …Not so much.
Welp, I’ve finally got around to finishing this even though I meant to post it Friday. (Thank you depressed brain ;;v;;) But this weekend, I’ll be working on more comic progress in another livestream! I’ll let you guys know once more when I’ll be posting the times.
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