I was lucky enough to be able to grab a spot when siriusc opened commissions! I asked her to draw crown-tea in this coordinate with a corgi! They’re off on an adventure~ ♥
Thank you so much, Marie! It’s absolutely lovely ♥
It’s been my pleasure entirely (❁´▽`❁)*✲ﾟ* (Also thank you for adding this cute watermark, I’m not very practical and sign only with my name, which is not very intelligent from me.)
aaaaaaah nooo .. such a cute puppy, he has a little compass and everything ♥ ♥ I will treasure this! milkamenthe is the best at spoiling me, and siriusc is the best at drawing adorable corgis!
Since I read a lot of literature and have been reading purely novels in Korean lately to improve my ability in the language and get a better grasp of sentence structure and reading, I decided to put together a few of my Korean book favourites that if you are learning Korean too, I recommend you give a read if you want to begin improving your reading and translation skills. It may take some time to fully understand them, but perseverance always pays off!
I Have The Right To Destroy Myself [나는 나를 파괴할 권리가 있다] by Kim Young-Ha
This is one of the first fully Korean books I began to read and translate myself and though it is a slow process when you are just a beginner, it’s amazing to see how far you can come. It has a very deep story line and one that will shake you to the core that I really recommend if you want or like a darker plot. This book follows a nameless man who narrates and follows the life of the wounded minds of a dark city.
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly [마당을 나온 암탉] by Hwang Sun-Mi
This was an unusual story for me to read but it was a great choice when it came to studying reading. This was a story lead by a Hen’s perspective and talks on things such as bullying, protectiveness and other life issues. I really enjoyed translating this read, even from an animals mind.
The Vegetarian [채식주의자] by Han Kang
I really love odd concept books so this was a great read for me, but I do know it will not be to everyone’s tastes. Han Kang is a top Korean author and this book follows the perspective of how even the most ordinary people can change very fast. I recommend it nonetheless because it was a great translation.
Our Twisted Hero [우리들의 일그러진 영웅] by Yi Mon-Yol
This novel was also not something I would usually read but it was a very distinct book. It’s narrated by a young boy who moves from a big city to the country and finds his life going in an unexpected direction.
Don’t mind me, I was just introduced to @alvrudart ‘s apprentice Noah and 1- he’s gorgeous, 2- I adored their story about his magic overload, top notch drama and Vee would want to help so badly. (ó﹏ò｡)
me looking through my notifications when i woke up this morning, and I find THIS??
Happy Hanukkah, everyone, from these two jerks! I’m posting this a little early this year. Line art by the amazing Ro Stein & Ted Brandt, and colour art by @deecunniffe.
I want to point out what a technical achievement this story is on the art side. There’s a real joy to creating a whole story in eight panels, but this? This is some magic. We introduce four new characters. In panel 5, SIX PEOPLE are talking. SIX. In the world of comics, that’s almost un-doable.
Yet Ro and Ted arranged everything so the conversations flow and are sensibly grouped, all the “acting” is fantastic, and then Dee laid on top these beautiful, almost fairytale colours – look at the subtle work, the blush in Henry’s cheeks, Frank’s five o-clock shadow, the shine of the wine bottle’s glass surface, the light texturing in the backgrounds… and of course the snow! This is some first-class illustration work on an incredibly hard script. (I fear Ro and Ted always get me at my worst – my very formalist script for them in the 24 Panels anthology was no cakewalk either. (The problem is, they’re just so damn good at it… check out their work on the Image comic Crowded!)
