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Thank God you kept the names! But there are quite a few of them that needed no introduction! They look fantastic!

@SovietTiger Funny that you mentioned court. I work remotely for an immigration law firm and some of the cases I do work for are GUT-WRENCHING. Just when you think you've seen the worst of humanity, there is always something that just grabs you by the hair and says "count your lucky stars, motherfucker". Of course, there's always the cases that make you roll your eyes back and wish you had a noose on your fucking neck. But I digress. I believe the stories I write in particular mirror my perception of life and the world around me. I didn't have the easiest childhood. I suffered from bullying from elementary all the way up to high school and, let's just say my parents weren't the nicest of people sometimes. So, very much like you, I took refuge on television and videogames, and the friends I made through them, of which only two still remain through the distance. In hindsight, the fact that I write characters such as Dani, Hannah or Tyler, is because they mirror the things I lived in a sense. And with CNC Baby in particular, I think I wrote myself into a corner because I made the mistake of Dani developing feelings for somebody, and the idea of submission out of love doesn't mirror the original idea I had for the series. But it's too late to backpedal on that. Writing love stories is very difficult for me because of how I idealized the concept of love in my youth, and how vastly different I perceive romance now. Tyler is the opposite because he mirrors some of my biggest fears as a person, but he also portrays how I wish my life had turned out with someone supportive by my side who kept me in check, instead of enabling some of my more toxic behaviors. Also, who the fuck wouldn't want a hypersexualized, loving partner? But I agree. I like comedy. I like moments of levity. And above all, I love absurdity. The more improbable a situation seems, the more I push for it. Maybe that's a flaw on my part on account of how fucked up I am as a person, but it is what it is. But in the end, if there's no love in one's life, you might as well die. A life devoid of love is not worth living.

That's a very eventful life you've lived! And yes, life is all about the good and bad. Those designs you made for wrestling are absolutely fantastic! I don't think I started trying my hand at creating characters in a game until probably The Sims, which I didn't play too often. I think my deep dive for that was TK17, I tried it a few years before I actively got involved with the community and for the life of me, I can't recall other games that allowed such customization. Yyyyyep. Such is the plight of the creator. It's kind of an existential crisis in itself because the attention span of people has drastically reduced. That's the problem with an "instant gratification" society and habits. You have to be very savvy to draw people's attention in anything. @ArtsAndCrafty does fantastic stuff, and his is definitely worth checking out and studying! Action stuff is very difficult to make with TK17. Ambitious projects like Stiel Maiden are very restricted due to the amount of things one can load for every "playthrough" of the game. I guess that's why it's so hard to write for certain projects. Maverick was one of those, it was hard to plan for ambush or combat scenes with such limitations, not to mention how heavy a toll loading four characters has on my laptop with the size of textures for some clothes. I definitely see how DAZ could be superior in terms of full capabilities, but I'm in the same situation as you. TK17 is definitely the only tool I can fully exploit for this type of creative endeavor. Writing around these limitations is also challenging in a sense, but at the same time, it helps to keep the clutter away when you need to. I can't wait to see the first full issue of Magnum Opus, by the way! Gerald and Sho are very interesting characters!

That actually sounds fantastic! I can't even begin to count the rabbit holes I went down to just to try and make sense of the shit I've written over the years! Taking for example VG Elf: A lot of the fictional references there come from Lord Of The Rings, obviously. However, I threw in a couple of references that DND players will get, as well as an obscure reference to Chrono Cross, one of my personal favorite RPGs. The characters of Gravure Love are a different story, excluding Sayaka and Emi. Years ago I was trying to write a story called DreamCatcher in which I intended to create a digital world for people to live inside of. I used a lot of the characters I created from my roleplaying days for that story, and that includes Hikaru, Marina, Nina and the previous version of Negi. I ended up researching things like transhumanism, international politics, even the MK Ultra project! That version of Hikaru was a few years younger in that project, but I decided to age him up for GL. I think it's safe to say that part of the creator's job is to research, A LOT. And even then, I don't think the writing was up to par with how I originally intended. I took references from all over the place for that: Saint Seiya, GANTZ, Metal Gear, even Mega Man. It was fun to write for that when I had the time.

This one goes out to the Comrade @SovietTiger. It's not easy to fully explain what inspires a piece of art or a narrative story. As it is, telling a story is all about expressing something, or finding an outlet for something that makes you feel a certain way. So, for all you creators, comics or not: What inspires you? I replied to the Comrade's comment about this from a blog I posted on my birthday, and in a sense, I think that EVERYTHING can be inspiring. Something superficial, something deep and dark. I suppose what I'm trying to go with is, not specifically what inspires a full series or a character design. Which is also valid. I mean, things you probably take for granted. Things that, minimal as they can be, they have a massive impact on you, and you want to let out how it made you feel. I'll start with a special moment from CNC Baby 2. There's a scene in the middle of the comic where Daniela Olivares (my leading lady) goes to McD's to get some food and bumps into Rassia Hernandez, her old childhood friend. Now, the fact that Rassia and Dani know each other at all came from @SovietTiger's proposal to do something with Dani. Obviously, that got me hyped up, because I'm a big fan of Rassia. And the fact that they were both Mexican made things even better because it meant that they can interact in both creators' stories. They have a past in common and they both have suffered through their share of grief. And to be fair, this was all his writing! He came up with that whole interaction himself! So, when it came time to begin capturing for the comic, I decided to add this scene to their reencounter: As you see, Rassía is lifting Dani off the ground the second she embraces her. The joy from seeing her childhood friend is palpable here. And you know what inspired it? My friend Blake. He had moved to Mexico City for about four-five years at that time, and I had not seen him for a long time, physically at least. But every time he saw me, he would hug me just like this. He was a big guy and I'm not necessarily the tallest or the heaviest (debatable now, but we move). He could carry me up with his hugs so easily that it became annoying at one point. But that was the way he expressed how happy he was to see me. This screenshot was taken barely three months before he passed, and when the issue came out, it felt like an homage to him. I met him when I was 20 and he quickly became one of my best friends. He was obsessed with filming as much as I was with music at the time, and he would go on to direct several short films, and would helm a big budget project that sadly got canned. But I will always remember our impromptu jam sessions at his house, filming local shows and random videos, acting like idiots and just being goofballs. But those hugs alone... That's when you know someone really cares about you. So, while @SovietTiger handled the writing for their whole interaction, I handled the visuals at McD's. And there you go. Just a fragment of what inspires me on certain scenes. Make sure to share your sources of inspiration below.

Holy shit, that was a year ago?! Man, I can't believe how quickly time flies... And yes, I need to set up things for that to happen. I already have the idea in my head, which is nothing but a MASSIVE coincidence that will show Rassía a good time and, in hindsight, show her flickers of the life that awaits her. And at the same time, since by that point Hikaru isn't committed to anyone yet, he can relax and unwind without thinking about the emotional implications of it, which will play out in the new comic I'm working on. I'll just spoil this bit of information about his time running from Maverick. He was ANGRY at that point. The first year he spent away from the organization was the worst year of his life. He had just lost his fiancee to the organization he worked under and went down a dark path of addiction and recklessness. And he wasn't nice in bed. At all. He had to re-learn how to adapt to life and people and by the point he is in this upcoming issue, he starts behaving more like his GL version, but there are still flickers of that angry, violent man rearing their ugly head. And he will be brought back to reality during a pivotal moment there.

As they say, variety is the spice of life. And probably the reason why I will never support monogamy LMAO!

At this point, Hikaru has dealt with many things: Violent criminal groups, double-crossing, and more. He's properly cut for whatever situations he's in, and it's about time he proves it. Of course, there is also an overarching plot regarding something happening within the organization. But that's a story for another time. And yes, I think this babe is going to be a real firecracker. I need to put the work in and make her really stand out! Supporting characters are the lifeline of my stories. I think side characters are definitely needed for a project of this scope. I can't say how well (or bad) things will turn out, but I've had enough of spinning my wheels while time just passes by. It's time to get my war face on.

A wise man once said: "The best way to make God laugh is to speak your plans out loud". I say, even thinking them ensures that result. Still, what is life without taking risks? I bring to you something I'm currently starting work on. If you read this entry, then I'm sure you'll be aware of my intentions of creating a spin-off for Gravure Love centered around Hikaru Ichinose and his life as part of a PMC called Maverick. Well, I haven't done jack shit for that just yet. But I'm slowly starting to change that. Thanks to inspiration from a fellow degenerate friend over on Instagram, I decided to give Maverick a try, but from a different angle. It is quite obvious that the original project I had in mind for it was, to put it bluntly, too ambitious for the medium I intended to first portray it. So, instead, I've decided to go an alternate route. In the next few weeks, I will start publishing a brand new blog which will greatly expand the lore of the Trappverse Earth. Namely, Maverick and its reach. Some other things might be mentioned and a lot of characters as well. However, I want to write detailed entries for anyone interested in how I do world building for my stuff. Some of the stuff posted on the original Maverick blog will most likely be retconned, so expect a few changes and/or expansions to things. Hikaru will not be the only character I talk about, but he will take center stage on an adjacent project. I can't confirm this will become a series, but for now, I'm prepping the first official issue of Maverick (name still subject to change), which will deal with the years after Hikaru's defection from the organization at different points of his life before the comic Love From Beyond. This first issue will feature mobsters, a secret mission and of course: SPICE. Like, extra hot spice. Probably a bit too much. Not spoiling much else because I still need to capture, which given my present status, is a NIGHTMARE... But I'll try and hang in there. I do want to see this one reach its conclusion and see how you guys like it. I think that my current situation with work and lack of time to work on this is getting me to the breaking point, so I'm going to have to take the path of least resistance, as time consuming as it might be. I am not content knowing that I have so much left to say and not being able to do so. Stay tuned, my peeps. Great things are coming.