This is a post about Sparkler
Ignoring how behind I am on posts about reading & going to just start posting...
I've read the first two chapters of Dire Hearts, which I think is tied with Windrose as my favorite Sparkler offerings right now. It feels like Revolutionary Girl Utena. The cover art sort of rubbed me the wrong way, but I actually really, really like the way things look on the inside. I like the protag's inability to do the thing everyone else can do being framed as a disability. I have a theory that I hope to have proven correct eventually. Sadly, the comic is on indefinite hiatus due to the author/artist's health issues, but I'm still really glad to have been able to read the first two chapters.
I've read the first chapter of Gauntlet, which I enjoyed more than I expected to. I sort of liken this to what I imagine it would be like to read a light novel? SUPER interested in what happens next, & also appreciate the illustrations to go with the prose.
Also intrigued that this story has installments in Cherry Bomb, which is Sparkler's 18+ portion of their website, although I think I'll hold off until I've read more of Gauntlet first.
The most recent thing I've read is the first 4 chapters of Orange Junk, which just became available today - it was a surprise drop of 250 pages / the first seven chapters of this series, which is essentially a shoujo manga. Louise's family used to be rich & then very suddenly became poor. At her new public school, she encounters a muscley/angry guy who's super smart, as well as a super attractive boy who's spacey as fuck. It seems like this will end up as an OT3. Some of Louise's observations about other people's home lives are pretty simplistic at first, but as time goes on the friendships are pretty organic and adorable. It's also often hilarious. Highly recommended, and all 250 pages are currently free!
I just really like that Sparkler exists. I feel like its offerings are tailored specifically for me. I hope they're around for a while.
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I've read the first two chapters of Dire Hearts, which I think is tied with Windrose as my favorite Sparkler offerings right now. It feels like Revolutionary Girl Utena. The cover art sort of rubbed me the wrong way, but I actually really, really like the way things look on the inside. I like the protag's inability to do the thing everyone else can do being framed as a disability. I have a theory that I hope to have proven correct eventually. Sadly, the comic is on indefinite hiatus due to the author/artist's health issues, but I'm still really glad to have been able to read the first two chapters.
I've read the first chapter of Gauntlet, which I enjoyed more than I expected to. I sort of liken this to what I imagine it would be like to read a light novel? SUPER interested in what happens next, & also appreciate the illustrations to go with the prose.
Also intrigued that this story has installments in Cherry Bomb, which is Sparkler's 18+ portion of their website, although I think I'll hold off until I've read more of Gauntlet first.
The most recent thing I've read is the first 4 chapters of Orange Junk, which just became available today - it was a surprise drop of 250 pages / the first seven chapters of this series, which is essentially a shoujo manga. Louise's family used to be rich & then very suddenly became poor. At her new public school, she encounters a muscley/angry guy who's super smart, as well as a super attractive boy who's spacey as fuck. It seems like this will end up as an OT3. Some of Louise's observations about other people's home lives are pretty simplistic at first, but as time goes on the friendships are pretty organic and adorable. It's also often hilarious. Highly recommended, and all 250 pages are currently free!
I just really like that Sparkler exists. I feel like its offerings are tailored specifically for me. I hope they're around for a while.
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