Ramune Station

WATCH MOTORCITY

It gets you the baddest bitches!!!

love an Unhinged Hot Girl Shonen Protagonist

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY, STATUS ROYALE! YOU'RE A REAL MANGA NOW! <333

Log in and go for the throne! After a fallout with her best friend, former casual gamer Vell vows to climb the ranks of Status Royale, the most competitive VR esport in the world!

Yes! This is my ~super-duper~ action-filled, sci-fi gaming manga! Absolutely not my reverse-harem series with an Unhinged Hot Girl Protagonist and Equally Unhinged Pretty Boy Antagonist!

viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/status-royale

ANTI-CAPITALIST AFFIRMATIONS

i am allowed to spend my time creating things, even if they are not beautiful.

there is no such thing as a "real job." all forms of work are real and valid.

there is nothing that i need to accomplish to be worthy. i am already worthy.

doing nothing is good for my soul.

i am not defined by what i produce.

my worth cannot be measured by my paycheck, my job title, or a list of professional or academic achievements.

i do not need to monetize my hobbies, it is enough to spend time doing something i love.

It's time to release my semi-annual sketchbook! :D The Summer 2023 book is now available on my Patreon and Ko-fi for the Outlaw King tier!

Support me and check out what I'm up to + weekly WIP:

The artwork is not the basis of comics storytelling. Text and panelling are not “supporting” elements. The storytelling in comics is done through the combination/ interaction of these elements.

The focus on cinematic artwork and compositions seen here is more of a mainstream (marvel/dc/image) approach, but if you look at indie/small press/etc. comics you’ll see a wildly diverse range of styles of comic making which are not cinematic at all. This is because, like any other art form, there are many many different comic traditions with their own unique styles and approaches.

This is all to remind anyone who reads this that you don’t need to be a skilled artist to make comics, and any rules of comics making have been and can be broken. If you are intimidated by these cinematic comics with polished art, I recommend looking at books by D + Q, Fantagraphics and other small publishers, or comic strips, or going to any local comics/zine festivals for inspiration/guidance.

You're absolutely right, no one should feel obligated to follow this structure or style of comic making. There's more than just the cinematic type and they come in all sorts of styles. Storytelling in comics is definitely an intermingling dance between visuals and scripts.

It's crazy to see this post is 10 years old post still circulating around and I've learned a whole lot more about comics since then. Kinda cringey, if I'm honest! lol I wish there was a function to update these old posts but eh. If this things has been going around for so long, I guess people found it useful for their purposes.

Ramune's Escape PDF

Voice acting all done by me with slight voice mod.

Plot: Ramune finds herself imprisoned in a strange facility and encounters many obstacles as she tries to find a way out.

Commentary: At long last, I've finally finished this storyboard that's been sitting on the back burner since 2019(?) thanks to the pressures of my dear mentor, Steve Lee, from the Storyboard Mentorship. I've come a long way since my debut into the animation industry in 2018 and I wanted to showcase all that hard earned experiences and battles with burnout into these new boards.

In honor of Day of the Dead, here’s a repost of my comic about the San Francisco Columbarium and the man who spent 26 years restoring it.