Comic Discussion Post [CLOSED]

[yuuago]

NOTE: This discussion post is closed. Go HERE for the new discussion post.

Use this post for discussion of Minna's comics! Feel free to post about the most recent SSSS updates, or about earlier developments. aRTD discussion is also allowed here.

Discussion does not have to be limited to the comic itself; if you just want to gush about how hot Sigrun is, or open up a thread for fanwork prompt requests, or discuss SSSS/aRTD in the context of multifandom fanwork exchanges, that's okay too!

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Mod Note

[yuuago]

If there are problems, mod box is here.

Anon posting is allowed and encouraged, but it isn't required. This is a discussion post, not an anonmeme.

Posts with lots of comments don't play nice with custom layouts, so I've disabled custom comments. Which means we're stuck with DW's ugly default layout. If people really hate it, I can change it back, but I'll only do it if more than one person asks.

That's everything for now, I think.

Re: Mod Note

[(Anonymous)]

How do I submit?

[yuuago]

...And now that I'm done being all official, WHERE IS THE UPDATE?! sob

[tentaclekitten]

Theories!

1) kittens ate today's update

2) Minna forgot today was Monday

3) tomorrow's page is a double page that refused to be split and Minna is deep in artist mode and forgot to tell anyone

4) kittens!

[(Anonymous)]

Those trolls are hilarious, doubly so when on fire, and yet I can't help but think they're going to start being horrific very soon.

Any bets on what they're about to do next? Sprout tentacles and/or more legs, burst, start screaming and won't stop?

[(Anonymous)]

IKR. THOSE FACES.

Those two in the bottom panel slammed together pretty hard, but didn't seem to break - unless we see that in the next page... hm. I kind of want to see what would happen if it burst. (DISGUSTING)

Very important

[(Anonymous)]

Let's stop being serious for a moment and ask ourselves:

Who's the hottest out of all of Minna's characters?

Not your favourite, but the one that makes you go WOW HOT A WHAT.

/predicts 90% of the answers will be "Sigrun"

Re: Very important

[aguacatillo]

Eeee, good question, I'm curious about everyone :v

This question is so difficult for me! I noticed last week that there isn't any member of the SSSS main cast who I wouldn't defend from accusations of being the least attractive - logically there must be one but I can't slap the label on any of them. There's definitely more than one character who's reached the WOW HOT A WHAT level, especially counting fanart. I'm... susceptible. Easy.

But Sigrun is definitely one of my answers. And Emil. And /stops self from listing all six. Oh, and I have to mention a stand-out of the not-quite-main cast, Onni :D And Hannu; and Ville (is "WOW CUTE A WHAT" acceptable too as long as it's like... hotcute...)

[(Anonymous)]

There's still a couple weeks left of this chapter

I have no idea how this mess is going to get resolved, omg.

That aside, 4-update week? Well, that's fine. (But oh god I'm just imagining what the cliffhanger might be....)

[yuuago]

It'll be the worst weekend cliffhanger ever.
(Every weekend cliffhanger is the worst ever.)

WIP

[(Anonymous)]

What's everyone working on?

Post some in-progress, or just list/talk about it. :D

Re: WIP

[yuuago]

Lots of things. Too many things. ...Actually, right now I'm having a hard time sitting still, so I've been not-working on lots of things too, but. Er.

Actively working on:
-Giftfic (further details redacted): Technically the draft is finished, but after I completed it my brain sat down and said "I don't want to". So I haven't typed it up for revising yet. >.o
-Exchange treat (further details redacted): I have a lot of plot and no porn yet. This needs to be fixed immediately.
-Ficlet cycle with all of main cast's first kisses: I've finished... one out of six. Writing stuff with OCs (like this one requires) is hard.

On pause:
-Hannu & Ville with ghosthunting: I've been sitting on this story since autumn, and every time I open it to revise it, I make a disgusted sound. I'm sick of this story!
-Sigrun/Emil breathplay - Started this for a challenge, but it doesn't work in only 100 words, damn it. Need to expand this thing.
-Joona/Hannu with choking/smothering and accidental stimulation: I can't decide if it should turn wrong, or if they should just... keep going.
-Ville/Hannu with fluff and food: I love this pairing but it's impossible for me to write, sob. Why.
---
ANYWAY, an excerpt from something not listed above - I wasn't going to post one, buuuut... Yes. This is from a näkki-Lalli AU drabble-cycle that I've been poking at off and on (and could add stuff to perpetually, honestly).
---

Inside his dream, the forest was damp and murky, the swamp ever-darker, the cold pools too black to see into.

There were footsteps on the planks. Footsteps that didn't belong there. He had never shaken his old habits.

Lalli sank down into the water and peered upward.

From above came the muffled sound of someone calling him. A shadow appeared. Darkness over the water as he leaned over, bent to look.

Lalli slipped under the shelter of the boards. Didn't answer. Didn't look up at him. Only tightened his hands to fists and fought the urge to pull him under.

Mini prompt/kink meme

[(Anonymous)]

Post prompts here?

Re: Mini prompt/kink meme

[(Anonymous)]

Author's choice of pairing - quickie in the cat tank while everyone else is outside

(Great idea, anon!)

497

[(Anonymous)]

http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=497

Aaaand update! Delayed, but there it is.

Will Sigrun get out of the water before the week is over? Only time will tell! (My bet's on 'no')

The thing looks less creepy from this angle, I'm a bit disappointed.

Re: 497

[(Anonymous)]

It looks a lot like the tiny leaf troll from earlier, which makes me think of the jellyleg all-the-same-species theories.

Fanwork you want to see

[(Anonymous)]

AKA stuff that you want to exist, but don't want to create yourself. What is it?

Re: Fanwork you want to see

[yuuago]

Is "anything and everything" an appropriate answer? Hm....

-SSSS-wise, I'd love to see more stuff about the prologue characters, because I'm a doofus who got attached to them. Mainly worldbuild-y stuff about how the world fell apart and what these communities did to keep things together. ...But also Signe/Michael get-together fic. Because. Well.

And then with the main cast... I never get tired of Sigrun & Emil interaction, so I think more of that, in both gen and pairing context. I dunno man, I just want stuff that develops their mentor/protege relations and then maybe also there is some UST or something.

-aRTD-wise... literally anything. I will shower with love anyone who writes this canon. Especially if it had a plot. With magic involved in some way. Ship-wise... I like Ville/Hannu but somehow writing it escapes me, so I'd love to read that. Or Jonna/Riikka, because it's just cute, okay.

Though I also wouldn't mind reading different interpretations of the Shed Incident.

Also, alllll the shippy fanart, I don't even care which pairing.

498

[(Anonymous)]

Mikkel, no.

Re: 498

[(Anonymous)]

I first thought he was making some kind of 'please' gesture.

Don't dive, you well-intentioned determined idiot.

Headcanon Thread

[(Anonymous)]

LAY SOME HEADCANON ON ME


And, uh, feel free to make themed subthreads if you want or whatever to help drum up ideas people like organized things, right

Re: Headcanon Thread - Kissing

[(Anonymous)]

Let's talk about kissing

Because I have very few ssss/artd headcanons, and one of the ones that I do have is related to smoochin':

Lalli hates kissing with tongue. Hates, hates, hates it. His thoughts on the matter can basically be summed up as "COULD YOU NOT". Basically he thinks it's one of the grossest things ever.

No thoughts on the others, mind you.

499

[(Anonymous)]

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you ♪ ♫ ♪

Re: 499

[tentaclekitten]

lol darn you were a few seconds faster <3

499

[tentaclekitten]

Out of one trouble, into the next XD At least Sigrun's out of the water and Mikkel didn't need to do anything stupid lol

... uh oh, underwater troll can climb?? Aaaaaaaaand here's Emil XD

SSSS Book1

[(Anonymous)]

2nd edition has been sent off and should be available in a few weeks. :)

Any plans to get one? Or does everybody here have one already?

Re: SSSS Book1

[yuuago]

I backed the kickstarter, so I already have mine. But I might buy one for one of my friends... we'll see.

The one that I used as a prize for a tumblr giveaway still hasn't arrived at the recipient and I'm getting so antsy about it. Never mail surface when it's going off-continent, guys. orz

What I really would love would be an aRTD reprint. I'm so upset that I missed when the last few copies were released (I slept through it! I feel so awful about it, still). But Minna has said that there won't be a reprint this year. And I'm not holding my breath for it happening next year, either.

OH and speaking of SSSS Book 1 - it's eligible for this year's Hugos, because it was released in 2015, so if any of you applied for membership early enough to nominate works, I suggest adding it to your list. If enough people do, it'll get on the ballot, and that would be awesome. (I still haven't put mine in... going to have to do that today, argh.)

500

[elleth]

I... do suppose "their lives" may count as spoils in this case. :D

And - how would you people feel to collaborate on something for Minna for reaching such a milestone? I don't really have an idea beyond that, but maybe someone does?

Re: 500

[greatandgrey]

I really like this page! :D And the fact that it looks like a family vacation photo in the second panel!

I'm not sure what we can do for this page, but for page 1,000, maybe starting around page 900 we can start plotting and doing something by then (like a scrapbook thing to send to Minna as one huge thank you from her fans? With letters, fanarts, photos, etc? Heck, I'll even make her a plush doll! :D Although I don't know which character is her favorite...or I'll make the whole team, just for her. But they'll be Kimbi-sized, not large sized.)

501

[greatandgrey]

I must admit, as much as I hated it for almost killing Sigrun, that Kraken-troll has such an adorable pout in the fourth panel! :)

Re: 501

[yuuago]

Yessss, it's so weirdly cute!

The more I look at it, the more it looks like it must have originally been some kind of sea-mammal. I mean, it's too big to be a seal, but... it sure looks like a seal. (That face!) Not to mention the "we'll kill it the easy way" part. Hmm.

I love how Mikkel is pulling Emil along by his coat in the top panel. No time for dawdling, kid.

502

[tentaclekitten]

Okay, yes, that IS an easy way to kill giant sea beasts. Never doubt Sigrun XDD

... and is that beast bleeding? Poor thing... I mean, it's a horrible scary mutated death monster, but it's kind of pitiful.

Did Mikkel take off his coat because he's warm from walking quickly? Pfff that's hilarious and kind of adorable.

Re: 502

[yuuago]

:D Sigrun has the best plans.

And yep, looks like it's bleeding. Poor thing. Sure, it tried to kill them, but... :c

I think Mikkel actually has Sigrun's coat - it looks like it's dripping, and the one she's wearing is too big for her.

503

[tentaclekitten]

Emil is so squishy, saying what we all think. Yes, poor sea beasts!

... Sigrun doesn't look good. Nnnh, I hope the cat tank isn't too far.

Re: 503

[yuuago]

Two hours of walking... That doesn't sound good at all. Hopefully they didn't get anywhere near that far. Especially since it'll be pitch black. Like Minna pointed out. ...I wonder if that's hinting at anything. D:

New Minna Sketch

[(Anonymous)]

https://twitter.com/SSSScomic/status/716025821148946432/photo/1

*_*
And here I was thinking it was about time Minna put a new wallpaper up. LOOK LOOK LOOOOK! I can hardly wait!

Re: New Minna Sketch

[yuuago]

Aaaand this means the Emil/Lalli WP will be free (at least for a day or two? Can't remember how it works). I'm sure lots of people will be happy about that. (Edit: Just realized that I used pairing notation for it, pf. But it does look very pairing-ish to me. Sometimes I can hardly believe it's official art. Like, in a good way.)

The new sketch looks good. *_* Mages!! (Onni looks so cool, eeee!)

304

[(Anonymous)]

Hooray! Mutiny gonna save everyone's asses this winter! Three cheers for mutiny!

Re: 504

[yuuago]

304? Did we go back in time? ;p

AHH but holy shit, I am so glad that Tuuri decided mutiny was the best course of action. I don't even want to think of WHAT might have happened to those three if they'd been caught out in the cold and dark.

Now Sigrun can get some medical attention and get warm and hopefully get some sleep. (I want alllll the comfortfic now...)

505

[yuuago]

Good news, everybody! Looks like next chapter has some of the things we were hoping for:

I'm really looking forward to the next chapter of the comic, it's a more relaxed and light one than the last three chapters have been. Tension, grimness and action is fine too but I personally love it when the gang just gets to do stuff together without possibly getting maimed any second. And Lalli will get to wake up at last! *

In the meantime... yikes! That looks pretty ominous. D: And yet again I feel bad for our poor seabeastie. ...Then again, maybe having its soul sucked out is better than dying slowly and painfully on land, I suppose.

Re: 505

[(Anonymous)]

Holy shit it can grow from absorbing other things. ;A; Our intrepid heroes are massively fucked.


Oh well. At least next chapter has some good things coming up, and seabeastie won't die a slow, horrible death.

Fests and Exchanges

[(Anonymous)]

Use this thread for fest/exchange talk! Including:

-Multifandom exchanges that have requests for SSSS or aRTD
-SSSS & aRTD-exclusive fanwork events
-Upcoming fests/exchanges that you hope will have SSSS or aRTD requests

etc.

Re: Fests and Exchanges - Night on Fic Mountain

[(Anonymous)]

nightonficmountain currently has signups open, from now until April 16. Nominations period has already passed, but there is some SSSS stuff in the tag set!

Main collection page:
http://archiveofourown.org/collections/NightOnFicMountain2016
Tag set:
http://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/1168
Quick requirements rundown:
http://nightonficmountain.dreamwidth.org/17214.html

I missed the nominations period, so I prooobably won't be signing up, but maybe someone else will be interested in participating/treating.

506

[(Anonymous)]

Reynir, your dreams sure are weird.

Re: 506

[yuuago]

WHAT DOES IT MEEEEAAAN

"Weird" is right, "creepy" might also be a good descriptor.

Highlighted sheep, hmm, hmm.

...Aww, he and Lalli are burrito'd next to one another, how cute.

507

[(Anonymous)]

How pretty! And peaceful.

Thank goodness. :)

And it looks like there will be info pages coming up. I wonder what they'll be?

Re: 507

[(Anonymous)]

Aww yeah info pages

Chapter Break Survival Thread

[elleth]

So... from the noob who managed to avoid a first chapter break a few days after getting into the comic because Minna made this a longer chapter... how do you survive a chapter break?

Hjaelp mig.

Re: Chapter Break Survival Thread

[yuuago]

Write all the fic! :D Double points if it's in response to stuff from the chapter. (Warming-up-Sigrun h/c? Yes.)

And create sundry other fanworks too. (I have so many photoset ideas)

Aaaand talking a lot with other fans, of course. Gushing and plotting and speculating, oh my.

Not to mention re-reads! ...After that wild chapter we had, I think I might need to do that just to remember all the details of what went down, because holy crap.

But for me, it's mostly: write all the fic. So much fic. And reading it too, of course.