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Speech for the 20th Anniversary of Grim Tales From Down Below

Good evening, everyone,

Tonight, I raise my voice to honor a legacy that, though its anniversary has already passed, will never lose its brilliance within our souls. For if Grim Tales From Down Below has taught us anything, it is that even in the shadows, there are glimmers of eternity. And so, better late than never, I pay tribute to a work that has marked us forever.

Twenty years ago, Master Bleedman, your genius breathed life into a world where the macabre danced with the sublime, and the impossible became tangible. Grim Tales was not just a story; it was a gateway to the unknown, a mirror reflecting our fears and dreams. Your characters and narrative reminded us that chaos can give birth to beauty and that even in the darkest tales, there is space for love and redemption.

For me, this work was more than an inspiration. It was the flame that illuminated the path of my creativity. Through your art, I found the strength to craft my own worlds, to translate the echoes of my soul onto paper. And though my journey was fraught with doubts and shadowed nights, your work became a beacon guiding me, reminding me that even darkness can be a place of creation.

And not just that, Master. Thanks to you, I found something more. Through this creative journey, I met a wonderful person—someone whose presence transformed my life as if the very threads of destiny had been woven by the narrative you created. That encounter, that light, would never have been possible without the spark you ignited within me.

To all of you, my companions on this journey, I owe an infinite gratitude as well. Together, we have shared theories, laughter, tears, and dreams. Your support, your voices, have been a constant echo that has strengthened me, helping me become who I am today.

So, even though time has passed and the calendar has moved forward, it is never too late to give thanks. It is never too late to recognize the greatness of a work that has transcended time and space. Master Bleedman, your legacy lives within each of us—in our strokes, in our stories, and in our hearts.

Here’s to another twenty years and beyond, to the corners where shadows and dreams intertwine.

Thank you, Bleedman. Thank you, everyone.

 @grimjr​ / throws memes starters at you.

It just can't be possible... We're almost finished the year 2025 and a day like today marks the 21th Anniversary of the Webcomic: Grim Tales from Down Below, on December 20, 2004, so it's been around for 2 decades, existing since the early 2000's, somewhat controversial from its beginnings.

Btw, Bleedman is currently more active on the X platform formerly Twitter.

A non-canon chapter titled Afterbirth set a few years after the original comic has been leaked on the internet.

Grim Tales is seperated into 2 arcs and a side spin off so far; Grim Tales: From Down Below and currently Grim Tales: What About Mimi as well as the spinoff Grim Tales: Further Orientation.

Extra data; GTFDB Is very dark, although the drawing style is nice, I don't recommend it to anyone who is sensitive, since it touches on some controversial topics, although remember that everything is fiction and does not affect the canon of the original characters involved in the Webcomic-Crossover that have corresponding copyrights. I will not deny that my favorite characters are the main ones from the Webcomic. @grimtalesloveneverdie

Something that was discarded from the webcomic: The Kids from Down Below is an original group made by Bleedman but who never made it to the comics. The Kids from Down Below were meant to be an Underworld equivalent of Kids Next Door and constited out Lenore, Ragamuffin, Nergal Jr, Mr. Bonkers Grim Jr and Minimandy. Despite the fact that the group never made it to the comics, all members have appeared seperately in the comics, either as full characters or as cameos.

Kids From Down Below has been featured in Bleedman Character Art, K.D.B.

Original Run: December 2004 - Hiatus since March 2023... I'll keep waiting, oh well.

Btw, the Blingee website seems to be no longer available...

The webcomic includes some characters from Cartoon Network animated series, mainly 'The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy' -original creator Maxwell Atoms- and with other characters from series such as Spawn, the strange world of Jack, Samurai Jack, Danny Phantom, and even Time Adventure to mention some of many series.

The second crossover webcomic by Vinson Ngo a.k.a Bleedman (the first being Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi), created in late 2004 (about a year after PPGD started), Grim Tales from Down Below is a fan-comic based on fanfic, focusing on two characters created by E.R.M Griffin (Dead Doll00), the children of Grim and a now-adult Mandy, from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, who in this Alternate Continuity are the king and queen of the underworld. In this story they have 2 children; Grim Jr. (aka Junior) and his half sister Minnie (short for Mini-Mandy), while also incorporating an origin fanfic for the two that was written by SonicRose.

Grim Tales From Down Below (stylized as Grim Tales and often shortened to GT) is a manga-styled fancomic drawn by Bleedman and is hosted at Snafu-Comics.com. Bleedman did all the art for Grim Tales, while Griddles helped with the story. In Chapter 2, was another story helped named Heather M. Solomon, but she was not mentioned in other chapters. As of the first GTFO chapter, NeoEdensKing writes the story. Q-Nova did the story at the start of the second GTFO before being taken over by Radical Cola.

The comic is mainly based on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, but features other source material such as Danny Phantom, The Powerpuff Girls, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Fairly OddParents, Samurai Jack, Spawn, Mina and the Count and Adventure Time.

Grim Tales is seperated into 2 arcs and a side spin off so far; Grim Tales: From Down Below and currently Grim Tales: What About Mimi as well as the spinoff Grim Tales: Further Orientation.

A non-canon chapter titled Afterbirth set a few years after the original comic has been leaked on the internet.

Extra data; At this point in my life I can say that the Webcomic:Grim Tales from Down Below... Is very dark, although the drawing style is nice, I don't recommend it to anyone who is sensitive, since it touches on some controversial topics, although remember that everything is fiction and does not affect the canon of the original characters involved in the Webcomic-Crossover that have corresponding copyrights. I will not deny that my favorite characters are the main ones from the Webcomic.