To foster awareness, appreciation, and discussion of queer sequential art and its creators
To become an educational resource of queer experiences, storytelling, and critical theory
Besides his newfound super powers and college applications, Jake has a lot more to deal with, especially the difficulties caused by the oppressive homophobia in his hometown in all of its permutations.
The deliberate use of color has been a part of the artistic process since time immemorial. The right hue, the right tone can illicit particular emotions in people, and this practice is plain to see across practically all forms of media, from painting to film.
In the world of storytelling, settings are as countless as the stories they serve as backdrop to because, even if a group of stories is set in the same city, for example, cities are not homogenous.
Underneath the magic and fabulous outfits, magical girl stories are about girls and women finding their place in the world as they deal with their day-to-day as students, develop relationships and friendships, and discover their identity through the trials set before them.
Call it cheesy, call it manipulative, call it whatever, but no one can deny the wide gamut of emotions a scene can generate when set to the right music.
The concept of archetypes and their use in storytelling — especially in contemporary times — has been a hotly debated topic.
Fiction is all about creating the inexistant. Creators make use of their experiences and creativity to breathe life into a myriad of characters and situations.
In many science fiction stories, some creators rely on “info dumps,” large portions of text that describe or explain the world to the reader either through direct narration or by proxy through a character by means of dialogue. “A Royal Affair” does neither.
Was this necessary when just moments before Captain Alleyne explicitly offered Regent Ri’an to whisk them away? For the Ri’an, it made all the difference in the world.