Trapp

UPDATE: Comic will NOT be done tonight... Or tomorrow. Maybe Sunday, or Monday. Depends on whether or not I manage to survive this weekend, figuratively speaking. But I promise it will be worth it!

To be fair, she lived a tough life in her early years. However, as she grew up, her beauty opened many doors to her and she ended up making some very bad decisions. That's where part of her personality comes from. Ultimately, what saved her (and Sayaka by extension) was love. The love of a man who didn't see her as a sex object and was genuinely inamorated with her to the point of accepting her, baby and all, into his family and his company. He knew what he was dealing with, but he also knew that he wasn't in love with a trophy wife. So, besides his love, he gave her the tools to take care of his business, should he one day not be around, which he eventually did. But he armed Aoi with all the weapons she would need, not only to become financially independent, but also as means to have some control of the world and use her new power for the good of others. Besides being a corporate, she's also a philanthropist!

Just wanted to share a little something here with everyone. Once again, @Morius was the spark of inspiration for this one thanks to his galleries of young/old Mari Azai and Yunuen Perez. So, I've decided to dive into the past of one of my objectively sexiest characters ever. Today, she's a 43 year-old pharmaceutical tycoon, owner of a conglomerate worth billions and mother to a certain pink-haired Idol, prominently featured here. What you didn't know, is that her beginnings were just like her daughter's. Only, a lot spicier... Before the Sugimoto Conglomerate, this woman was simply named Aoi Mizushima. She debuted as a teen gravure idol (it was different times...) and when she turned 21, she took the adult entertainment by storm under the alias of "Hazuno". Tomorrow night, TrappComics will take you back to the year 2001, to the JAV debut of Aoi Sugimoto! An explosive debut that shook the porn industry to its core! Enjoy those amazing K-cup breasts in their full glory and bask in the sheer lewdness of one of Japan's biggest pornstars in the TrappVerse!

This picture's AMAZING! I would frame this and hang it on my wall! Also, your model's absolutely breathtaking!

I understand what you're saying. In Dani's case, she's motivated for three reasons. The first two obvious ones are the lack of excitement in her life and her crush on her teacher. But there's also a dark backstory there for her involving her mother, and the impact of that revelation really messed with her head. Deep down, she can't understand why her mother was always so submissive that she allowed for less than ideal things to be done to her. I think that should be Dani's ultimate resolution, as well as trying to see what her physical limits are, as well as figuring out how much is she actually willing to tolerate before things get out of hand. But there are several twists and turns I'm planning around that could maybe affect that in a way. Hikaru's story is much more straightforward. He's a trained assassin who decided to use his skills for what he believed was a good cause. He knows how to fight and is quite resilient, but it is only after his morals come into question that he starts realizing that maybe that's not the path he wants to walk down, and when he's told things must be done for "the greater good", he cannot accept that and quits, thus beginning the manhunt. Once he was set on that path, he can only think of finding ways to survive, like he always has. The catalyst for that, however, I still haven't figured out. Maybe if I write a little more and analyze it, it might make sense.

That's a very good point. And I think I need to start working on that for some of these plotlines. This means making a deep analysis of how each character behaves, their wants and needs. An example within Maverick is how the division Hikaru works on has been hired to combat human trafficking in Brazil. I don't touch on very graphic examples there, but the story connects with Hikaru's past. I like where his arc is going and his motivations for having done what he did. But in the end, I can only push it so far before it becomes tasteless. Same with Dani, her fetish is a dangerous one, so she needs to test the waters first. However, I think what she lacks at the moment is emotional development. What is her everyday life like? What are her relationships like? How would exploring that fetish affect said relationships? The only way I can develop that is making scenarios unrelated to the main plot. But at some point, there has to be some sort of conflict between what she wants and how people perceive it. And that's the really tough part.

Exactly. When it stops being fun, there's no real point in anything anymore. So that's a trap I'm not willing to fall into. Also, thank you for that feedback! I do enjoy writing in that style, with only a few visual cues. However, it's already hard to do comics, now something that's more novel-like is a bit more daunting...

I'm currently finding myself at a bit of a crossroads regarding how I go about creating content. It's already difficult to put out stuff when you're barraged by time constraints due to work and family and any poor attempts I have at a social life. But things really do get demotivating when you're second-guessing everything you do. I believe I already discussed something along these lines in a past entry, but that's basically where I am right now. And it all became clear to me after finishing this: This was a comic I made on a whim, out of nothing but the desire to use @erikku90's Orc Queen model (which someone on my Instagram funnily mistook for She-Hulk... Not that it bothers me lol). And I realized something: I FUCKING SUCK AT PLANNING THINGS. Here's a few examples: CNC Baby 2 is only 10% captured at this point. I looked at my attempted script and realized that a lot of what I wrote, simply does not translate well to a comic page if I work around it that way. I initially worked out a sort of quick story summary draft to help guide me and focus on what I wanted to tell with this story, and it worked great for Issue 1. When I said that I was looking at 12 whole issues for this story, that's where my estimate comes from. There are a lot of things I want to do with this comic, and I know it's going to take a long time to get them done, but at least the guideline is there. However, I stupidly decided I wanted to try and write a script for the comic. That usually works for a lot of people, but it doesn't for me. I need to create the scenes first before I even think of dialogue. I feel my writing flows better that way and I can make more coherent narrative choices, even if I sacrifice consistency for it. Next in line is Maverick. I originally conceived this as an exploration of Hikaru Ichinose's past as a member of the title organization. The draft I've written so far feels like a cutscene from Metal Gear Solid 4... Those from the end that last over an hour that explain everything, and I'm not sure that's an interesting route to go unless you guys give me feedback. Do you like long and winded text with a few images to go through? Or what direction should I take with this? I have a few moments from the comic in development that are action-packed (both literally and figuratively *wink wink*), but the truth is, I'm struggling. And that's when the moment of realization came: I just don't know how to write a serious story. I am incapable of producing something meant to be an extended work that flows dynamically and keeps people's attention. But to be fair, up until this point, I haven't really gotten people's attention... I hate that I have to second-guess my ambitions. But one thing that came out of this, is that I am good, or at least I think I am, at writing silly shit. Like the new comic, that one was just dumb! But I had a laugh with it, and others are having a laugh with it! So here I stand at the precipice of choice. I am going to continue with these two big projects and try to tackle them, but I have to do it in a way that makes sense to ME. I do want to touch dark topics, I do want to have an outlet for the dark thoughts within me and of the world. But the funny stuff is just too damn funny too, and I certainly don't want to be a tragedy-based author. I want my work to have a good balance of both things. Which leads me to two works that I posted here and that, of course, haven't received enough traction: Sex Tales 5 and Therapy Part 1 have been a delight to go back and revisit. I don't know if they are good enough pieces of narrative, but I loved that I was inspired to tell those stories. Sex Tales 5 does have a huge gap in terms of time and story, since none of the previous ST comics had any connecting threads to them save for 3 and 4. But I had an idea after meeting another TK17 user on Instagram of all places, with whom I discussed the idea of combining our characters together for a story in a visual novel format. The problem is that he seems to have gone AWOL and I can't find him anywhere. I could just create lookalikes for the story and I don't think anyone gives enough of a shit if I retcon names mentioned in previous comics... But again, it is a long and winded script I was working which only ever got to the end of Episode 1, not developing enough in Episode 2. For a long time, @Morius has been begging for me to tell that story, but... I just don't know how. I'll explain that in a future entry. However, regarding those comics specifically... The flow of the narrative in both has enough elements of comedy and drama that I think balance each other so well, and not only making them, but reading them was FUN. I revisited them today and I had so much fun reading them both. For those curious, ST5 is the story of Marco Torres, aka Trapp (not a self-insert lol) coming to terms with recovering some sense of normalcy after having gone through not one, but two devastating events that radically changed his life and is now learning to rely more on others and letting go of his grievances. While Therapy Part 1 is about Erina Serebrova and Misha Kovalenko in a bit of a lover's quarrel regarding inviting a third person to their bed, with Misha's trauma and experiences being the fuel for her misandrist attitudes, which I always wanted to cover again after that. I didn't remember how meaningful those two comics are to me, and how much fun it is to revisit them for inspiration. So, even though action is not really my strong suit, I do want to add elements of those two comics, both in the upcoming CNC Baby 2 and in Maverick. How things will turn out, I can't say. But I'll make damn sure I have fun with them. Because if I don't, then what's the fucking point? To close up, I leave you with this image. This leads to a very spicy moment in Maverick, but it shows two friends relaxing and coping with the life they're living. They're both tragic characters at heart at this point, but even in the face of that, levity is required so that things don't get too depressing after a while, or better yet; levity allows the dramatic impacts to hit even harder, and vice versa. I hope I'm right about what I want to achieve with these stories, and I hope you join me for the ride.

That sounds great, because I've been sitting on a Blender outfit that's very sexy and it's pretty much done, I just need to fit it to the bodies in TK17

It's inspiring to see such dedication, and it also makes me jealous that I can't even get simple things off the ground myself! How long did it take you to make that model on Blender?

Soooo much better! I'd take her anywhere she wanted!

I saw the gallery with her friend and I seriously wished I had gone into law enforcement for that moment alone lol!

I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!!

Slender babes with big eyes and cute faces are my weakness!

Oh Lord... Hannah never fails to make me weak on the knees!

And she's into butt stuff?? Alright, she's a keeper!

This looks God-tier! And her face is so cute too! My God, what a beauty!!

Guess she got bored of flashing police officers and is now backpacking through the country! I'd give her a lift!

Oh Boucher, ma belle!!

Soooo good! Who wouldn't want to be between Morrigan Aensland and Mai Shiranui??

This image is MAJESTIC!

My God, those boots look amazing!

Mommy yes Mommy, I'll breed with you, just don't kill meeeee!!

Baby steps, my friend! Right now this has my undivided attention. I do need to get back to Gravure Love soon, though! So many things in the back burner!