#inverted fangs

SongDog’s Work: “The Best of Bad Decisions” was good. Really good. So good, it fundamentally changed the way I read and interpret comics. SD’s art is crude and remains low to no effort, and that was initially a turn off for me. But the writing? The dialogue, the characters, the story? Forced me to contend with the fact that it doesn’t matter if you can draw, so long as you can write; you can make a comic. I now heavily encourage people who don’t think their art is very good to try anyway. It opened the door to me accepting a greater range of art and skill level, like when you find a new food you never thought would expand your palette. This is one of those comics I’m just going to remember for a very long time. SD’s subsequent work? Well, they vary from forgettable to totally disappointing. I don’t know if BoBD was a fluke rather than a promise for what’s to come, or SD just doesn’t care to put in the thoughtfulness of character interactions and story progression they did with earlier work, but I do not like any comic after BoBD.

“City of Trees” by SanjanaIndica: I have not read this comic yet but will add it to the list.

“Komorembi” by SpaceDoe: Oh my god I totally forgot about this comic! But I don’t actually remember much of it beyond finding it charming? I’ll have to reread it.

“What’s Your Damage” by FrostedCanid: I’m gonna have to go back and read thru this comic again since it’s so slow to update I literally can’t remember anything beyond the most recent pages. I like the art, and I kinda like the slice of life, slow flow of the story, but I don’t think I can judge much more due to... not too much having happened yet.

“The Golden Rule” by Iparamanos: This is certainly....

Not a style I’ve ever seen used for a TLK fan comic. I have not read it yet. Added to list. “Inverted Fangs” by jadecomic: Holy shit I thought that title sounded familiar. This comic was originally a youtube animated series called “Wolves of the Mist” until the creators I guess realized animation is a lot of work, and people won’t dedicate themselves to that shit for free. I remember they briefly tried to make a comic using frames/stills from the animation to keep the project alive, and it looked bad.

So I’m glad to see they’ve wildly improved

Heyhey howdy! 5 favorite characters... hmm... Well honestly my favorites (for the most part) change like, every other week. But I'll attempt this, and hey, I feel like having a bit of fun with this list, so why not? Also I'm limiting myself to one character per media.

5 of my favorite characters (I know you said top 5 but I'm doing this in no particular order):

1

Eda The Owl Lady (The Owl House/2020-2023)

Although not the protagonist, I can't shake the feeling that Eda is one of the most important characters in modern animated television, mainly in regards to what she represents; Found family, chronic illness, disability, non-conformity~ But aside from that, I love her episodes! I always look forward to her interactions with other characters because she is always just OOZING with personality.

2

Nimona (Nimona/2023)

Speaking of representation~ Of course, representation, metaphorical or not is one thing, a memorable personality is another. If I could describe her in one word, it would be CHAOTIC. But in the best way. She is GLEEFULLY chaotic, but how could she not be? She stands out from all the other characters in this film, both demeanor and ability-wise, but she doesn't really have a choice, she embraces, to an extent, her role as a villain in society because 1), It doesn't allow her to be anything else, and 2), destroying the property and pride of her oppressors is SOOOO satisfying.

Also her gruesome nature fondly reminds me of Winnifred from Boxtrolls speaking of which...

3

Archibald Snatcher (The Boxtrolls/2014)

HAHA IT'S HIM IT'S THE GUY I FEEL VERY NORMAL ABOUT THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR Now, I feel like, normally when people say "favorite character", the first assumption about that person's feelings toward said character is generally "Aw yeaaah! Go character! I want them to succeed in everything!" NO! NOT THIS ONE! STAPPIT! BAD! Nonono, he's not my favorite because I inherently thought "wow that's a cool character", I used to not like him! I used to think he was terrifying! And I'm not saying he isn't terrifying, both in design and motives, but at some point I begun to ask myself the question, "why?" Why are you a bane to my existence yet simultaneously the most fun I've had thinking about anything in a long, long while? And I think I figured it out, You know what else is terrifying? The fucking circumstances he was forced to live under! And that in no way makes any of his political manipulation, scapegoating and attempted genocide excusable, nothing excuses his actions! But GodDAMN if the movie he's in isn't a gut-wrenching depiction of what pushes a man over the edge! If I were to say "Snatcher is the victim!" The general reaction would probably be "NUH-UHHHH!!!!" And you'd be correct, Almost! Because both him and Eggs come from almost the same place of oppression! they are LITERALLY at the bottom of the social ladder, and both of them have to fight their way out! Snatcher brought himself up by turning Boxtrolls, the only class below him, into a scapegoat, and turning the entire public against them (read: attempted genocide). And if anyone reading is wondering about my thoughts on his Drag Persona: It's his main form of escapism! If he gets to be flamboyant, lavish, a functioning propaganda preacher, and actually have some positive attention from (and maybe flirty interactions with) Lord Portley-Rind, who is he to turn that opportunity down? Eggs on the other hand, brings himself up by taking down the upper class(es) and their LITERAL machine of oppression Violence against minorities is what makes Snatcher the primary villain of the film, although arguably Lord Portley-Rind is an even bigger antagonist as he upholds the system that turned Snatcher into what he is, a system that he's still not intelligent enough to question, as he think he can win it by playing their game! Boxtrolls is a fucking "Leopards ate my face" movie and I toss and turn every night wondering WHY I even BOTHER thinking about it so hard when no one else will? It's not just because I think he's hot, guys, I promise.

4

Junior (Storks/2016)

Guys... I really don't know why I've been watching this movie so much recently. I kind of hate the fact that I love such a stupid fun movie about birds working for not-Amazon and something something family is more valuable than work and corporations. Funny bird movie. Yea I love the silly haha funny bird baby movie. I think about haha stupid bird movie a lot. I have it on Blu-Ray now because I like the goofy bird movie.

5

Akhira (Wolves of The Mist/2013)

INVERTED FANG IS COMING BACK NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!

hey so uhm this is really cool and you should check it out and give the creator some love if you like animal based stories. [reblog if you also think this is worth catching others attention]