#masterwork

Life Drawing by Jaime Hernandez

Here it is, the latest Jaime Hernandez masterwork.  Life Drawing collects the intertwining sagas of Maggie, Ray, Tonta, Vivian & Co. (including a couple cameos by Hopey).  132 BIG (9 1/2" x 11 1/2") pages of amazing art in the service of delineating the most vital pen & ink characters around. Every page is a gem.

Full disclosure, I am NOT the author/illustrator of this fanfic! I am not planning to post the fanfic & associated pictures here because A) I’m not the author/illustrator, B) it’s up to the original author to post their own work wherever they want at their discretion, and C) with all the AI BS going on, I don’t want to contribute by having some algorithm steal the author’s original pieces for “learning purposes.”

I am only sharing the link for this fanfic because it completely took over my brain after I saw the original Wreck-it Ralph and set a bar that no sequel could EVER hope to clear! And I’m desperate for more folks to talk to about how AMAZING this fanfic is! It has EVERYTHING we wanted for the Wreck-it Ralph sequel!

Ralph & Vanellope being THE daddy-daughter duo!

Felix & Calhoun not just being lovey-dovey or background comic relief, but being legit Couple Goals as they listen to each other, support each other, and trust each other to get stuff done. And, you know, being IN THE STORY for more than 5 minutes!

Felix & Ralph talking about the first 30 years of their existence & Felix taking some accountability for how Ralph was ostracized by the other Nicelanders.

Ralph & Calhoun chatting and being awkward in-laws.

More game-jumping to classic games like DDR, Mortal Kombat, and Mrs. PAC-Man.

Ralph staying in Bad-Anon

Remembering that Ralph was alone for 30 years, NOT 27 (seriously, Disney - how do you mess that up?)

Keeping Vanellope as the PRESIDENT of Sugar Rush, NOT the Princess!

When Ralph & Vanellope have a falling-out & “break up” for a tic, it comes from their miscommunication, their inexperience at friendship, and BOTH being afraid to lose the first & most significant relationship they’ve ever had as opposed to one being SUPER OOC & doing something impressively stupid & risky to keep the other close.

But it also has new material, like Ralph getting his very own love interest! And UNLIKE. A bunch of weird fanfics that shipped him with variations on Vanellope (either a new Bad Guy adult Vanellope or the original Vanellope magically aged up), his love interest is a completely original character!

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