Outta this world

So let’s just say I got a quick idea and then went way overboard. The result being this SU/ATLA AU, or half-crossover, or fusion of some variety! I’m positive that I’m not the first one to do this, but still wanted to try my hand at it without any cross-contamination. I haven’t gone seeking out anybody else’s versions yet, apologies if I’m stepping on any toes but I hope my take is welcome here!! You can tell I had a lot of fun with this, I’ll explain the basis for anyone who’s interested/confused.

This started from my love of both series but isn’t a true crossover either, more like The Last Airbender-flavoured Steven Universe. The characters are all from SU, sticking to their original personalities but with deviations arising in their backstories (and slight clothing redesign to match). But before anyone asks, they are not meant to directly replacing any single ATLA character!

While it’s fun to draw certain parallels--which is pretty much the whole point of this--it’s clear that there is no perfect equivalent here. If we go any further beyond this scene the SU characters would end up acting very different than the originals, stepping out of some roles and straying into others.

Every note on this post (likes and reblogs included) counts as an entry. I’ll DM 2 winners in 2 days (Sunday around 8 p.m. eastern, with 24 hours to get back to me and accept the prize!) If the random generator lands in your favour, you can choose to request one of two things:

a) a full-body colour drawing of one (1) character of your choice, and yes that includes OCs! I’ll need a reference image and will take any pose requests into consideration, but since it’s not a paid work I won’t be checking in throughout the drawing process. So make sure to choose wisely! (and as always, subject matter must be SFW)

b) a simple comic or sequential art story of your choice! One full page at max, number of panels is up to you. This will be an uncoloured sketch of comparable style to my doodles above, but I’ll be willing to add background elements and multiple characters!

You can give me any level of information to start with... have an exact scenario in mind, down to the layout and speech? Perfect! Want to provide a short prompt and let me fill in the rest? Sure thing, but it’s preferable if I’m familiar with the characters from a fandom I already know. Otherwise it’ll be up to you to fill me in; doesn’t have to be a 10-page typed essay, but I doubt you want to see what I come up with after a 30-second google search (unless that’s what you want??) And since I realize I never mentioned it before, I am also a fan of Good Omens, The Last Airbender, and am a novice at D&D, so there’s a good chance I’ll be making my own art for these at some point! If there are followers who are only here for a specific fandom then fear not, I always get back around to my main interests and I haven’t finished with anything just yet. But I do try to tag everything in case you tire of the inconsistent content, so let me know if there’s anything I miss!

I know this only a small way of reaching out to a larger number of people, but I would still love to interact with any of you who may have been hesitant (assuming the public sentiment isn’t to just shut up and draw, but I guess this is the way to find out!) My ask box and DM’s are open to anyone who wants to chat, as well as if I neglected to mention anything about the contest.