#webcomic idea

Decided to share a lil idea for a webcomic jus came up with!! No idea if it'll actually come to fruition though, maybe sometime in future cause i got other priorities right now. It called Lucky Lucky Carousel, and it about Juno Iwasaki (pictured above), a Japanese man struggling with depression, family issues, and his identity. The comic detail him coming to terms with himself, exploring fashion, making friends, and unlearning mindsets he got taught as a kid.

This was a quick test for a potential webtoon or tapas format for my Maite project. I don't yet have a computer fit for art, but I downloaded FireAlpaca to the laptop I am borrowing. The "linework" was sketched on plain paper.

I am going back and forth on using some of the raunchier dialogue I've written for the project (If I make it at all). The setting I have in mind, inspired by the Mediterranean during the late Bronze Age is a bit darker than some of the materials I've previously written.

Within the story, Maite is a fugitive traveling alongside a phoenician-greek noble: Lykao. To protect her identity, Maite usually dresses as a man who most people assume was castrated. Her and Lykao's odd buisiness partnership often draws inquiry wherever they travel.

there are 7 mcs:

zero - strange science experiment that is learning about personhood and dealing with memory loss. She has regeneration abilities!

ollie - sassy blorbo with mediocre sword skills. Maybe a little bit insane from his time living alone and eating any plant he finds. Working through trauma and a revenge plot against creatures that are essentially gods

sierra - pining badass lesbian. Kind and wants her (not yet) wife to stop adopting strays. Dual sword wielder. Looks out for her own. All honesty, she’s a bit of a mess but nonetheless hyper competent when she deems it necessary

mech - resident theorist about why the world went to shit. Endlessly frustrated that no one else seems to be questioning the zombies (they’re focused on survival first). Also has skills in tech (side note, thus far I’ve been operating with a minimal amount of supplies for tech in the worldbuilding, so everything is fairly rudimentary but there’s enough equipment around to possibly build complex things. Toying with their level of tech rn)

carl - serial killer. No, really, he’s very good at murdering people. Fortunately this is mostly aimed at zombies (though do try not to make yourself an obstacle to him). Somehow vaguely emotionally competent

vanessa - pining lesbian #2 (though she doesn’t know it). Field medic with a strong code against killing. Tries not to adopt the sad children, always fails. Cold and straight to the point (no bedside manner here)

lyla - lil scrunkle. So small. So pure. Oh she’s shaking. Oh she’s a little fucked up actually. This poor traumatised kid (I regret nothing). Enjoys the small critters and wears a cat hoodie. The first of Vanessa and Sierra’s children

In my mind, the protagonist is interviewing for a job at a chicken restaurant. She’s been unemployed and struggling for a while so she’s hungry. The interviewer scheduled the interview during their lunch break, so asks if it’s okay if they eat and offers some. They both order chicken.

Cut to the end of the interview. Our protagonist notices discarded bones on the interviewers plate. Our protagonist has no bones.

Did she eat the bones? Was she so hungry she swallowed the bones? Why are there only sometimes bones?

She resumes focus. The manager says “great! You know when your first day is, you’ve got your packet to fill out for HR, welcome aboard”

Our protag nervously smiles and leaves.

Compass Alliance: A Wide Circle - A new idea that i came up last night, right before we'll enter 2026...

A storyline that'll be set all around the world, where the members of the compass alliance (Paladin, Lady Astral, Voltage, Dragon Fighter, Size, and Mariposa) are looking global after a new heroes for a new initiative, right after a mysterious evil organization emerging out of the shadows...

Part of the new heroes that will be introduce in the new storyline, we can find:

Senaka the naga, El Zoro of Argentina, Leviathan, Tigress of India, Bulldog, Motorhero, Princess Cloudy, Danno the Magician, Squire, Albion of The UK, The comedic Shrimp, the Electrician, Queen Sheba, Cyrus Blade, The demon Asmodeus, the cosmic Kochvia, Obelisk and Shrink.