Queer YA sci-fi comics
Thrill to the exciting conclusion of this ridiculous tale. The final installment is to be found here:
Which means, yes, you can now read the entire story in a single sitting. To do so, place your eyeballs here.
Also, don’t forget I’ll be participating in a virtual queer media convention March 12-14. Rainbow Space Magic Con is happening this very weekend, and will have even more queer SFF for you. Attendance is free!
Cheers,
Dylan
The time has come to unleash the full power of SCIENCE:
I suppose we’ll find out next week whether or not SCIENCE is up to the task!
On an entirely different subject, I’ll be participating in a virtual queer media convention March 12-14. If that sound like your jam, check out the Rainbow Space Magic Con website for more information. Attendance is free!
Cheers,
Dylan
Hmm, could our protagonists have found a solution that involves a solution? Examine the evidence:
Check back next week to find out if the results of the experiment support the hypothesis!
Cheers,
Dylan
What do our protags have in mind to extract themselves? Let’s find out:
If you want to see all the pages posted thus far in one handy location, this is your link.
As I have mentioned before, one of the most important features of the Valley, at least as far as humans are concerned, is the high level of biodiversity that in turn enables the development of a great deal of medicinal technology. Anything that might dramatically alter a particular ecosystem could have major deleterious effects on access to medicinals, which means the humans have to be very careful regarding how their own actions impact the environment.
So when Razi says they can’t kill the yonge because it’s a keystone predator, what xe’s getting at is that it’s a species with a significant impact on the ecology despite a relatively small population size.
Check back next week to see if our protagonists manage to come up with a better plan than “explain complex ecosystem interactions to the yonge.”
Cheers,
Dylan
Burrow into the new page here:
I know I’ve said this somewhere before, but Razi would be the person bleeding out in the middle of the street after getting hit by a bus, rasping out xer dying words: “I had right of way.”
So yes, yonges do not live in caves and you shouldn’t expect to see one there, but when you do you can be pretty sure it’s a very hungry yonge. This is likely to be a problem for you whether the yonge is supposed to be there or not.
Will our protagonists escape this pickle and/or jam? Is pickle jam even a thing, and if so, why?? Tune in next week for some answers to at least one of those questions!
Cheers,
Dylan
Is it possible Razi was wrong about the safety of this endeavor??? Find out here:
[spoilery stuff to follow, so read first, then come back here]
Why yes, the creature our protagonists are currently fleeing from is indeed based partly on the star-nosed mole. This has less to do with wanting to incorporate mole-like characteristics per se, and more to do with making a dangerous animal look extremely ridiculous. Sort of like how a hippo is a killing machine but looks like, y’know, a hippo.
The yonge (for it is called a yonge) does have some mole features, most notably the predation of tasty critters it finds underground. Oops!
Check back next week to find out if it’s snack time.
Cheers,
Dylan
Don’t be caught off guard! Get eyes on the page right here:
Tune in next week to find out if this is a 4-page story with an abrupt ending, or if our intrepid protagonists start making better life choices.
Cheers,
Dylan
Surely there’s no cause for concern, though. See for yourself:
I’m sure I’ve talked about this before, but to recap: the Pocalo Valley is widely renowned for its advanced medical treatments for all sorts of conditions, including trans medicine. When Razi references hormone treatments, that’s what xe’s talking about.
Also, the last panel is referencing the Valley of the Silk Sky short story “Medicine; Run,” though you don’t need to have read it to follow the events in “Extraction.”
Cheers,
Dylan
As promised, the Valley of the Silk Sky short story “Extraction” begins today, and runs weekly for the next couple of months. This story originally appeared in black & white in the Monster Journey anthology, and is presented in full color here for the first time.
The first page is to be discovered here:
As far as chronology goes, this story takes place after “Medicine; Run.”
New page next week!
Cheers,
Dylan
Sorry for the long radio silence (you can just blame 2020 in general), but I will be posting new Valley of the Silk Sky comics soon!
I’m currently finishing up the colors on “Extraction,” a VotSS short story that originally appeared in black & white in the Monster Journey anthology a couple of years ago.
Now that the rights have reverted, I’ve been working on colorizing my original b&w art and prepping the comic for dispersal upon the web. I’m just about done with the pages (a few minor edits left), so I’m gonna start running the story next week. $1+ Patrons will see new pages on Mondays, starting January 11, while the general public will get ’em on Thursdays, starting on January 14.
So! See you next week!
Cheers,
Dylan