speaking for others

Not much on my mind this week for a change. I actually almost completely forgot to write a post today! So I figured, if I don't have much to say, why not help promote some awesome people who are working on exciting stories of their own?

First up is a webcomic written and drawn by a long-time friend of mine. Anarchy Dreamers is a comic that she's been developing for about a decade and it's all coming to fruition. I've seen a lot of the story and art development over the years and I have to say that I'm super stoked for this story and I think you all should be too!

Her website describes the premise of the comic this way:
"A group of friends wake up from a terrible nightmare, gifted with strange abilities and memories of a different world.
Dreamwalkers, gifted with the ability to see the physical manifestations of other people's dreams, are divinely tasked with protecting society from their own demons. Without intervention, these dreams may wreck havoc and alter reality (and the general population) for good. Tabbi's not sure what to believe, because she swears she has no memory of dreamworlds and dreamwalkers before the day she found out she was one. Neither do any of her recently-awakened dreamwalker friends. They all have the same memories of a different world that seems more like home than this one. Are they transplants from another world? Or was that reality just another dream?"

There's a link on the site for the prequel which I highly recommend reading, though it's not required in order to get the story line of the main comic. She's posted the first issue of Anarchy Dreamers so far and the very start of the second. The characters are relatable and hilarious, the comic well drawn and approachable so go check it out!

Next is a story just beginning. The Story of Midas is a twist on the well known legend/myth of King Midas and his golden touch. The author has only started posting but guys, I am really interested to see where this goes.

Her prologue reads:
"And so a boy was born under a curse of blood, his flesh would turn others into gold. This boy was named Midas and his life would move from village to village, tale to tale. Until the world shunned him into an honorable-less legend, a tale of a king and the curse of his greed. How well Time has hid his true story."

I am an avid lover of retellings, especially of myths and fairy tales and this idea just sounds so fresh and intriguing - definitely an approach I haven't seen before with this story. Sharing your work online is always a scary thing to do and I salute those writers who publish their stories this way. They need all the support and positive feedback we can give them so save her tumblr in your blog feeds or favorites and make sure to check this story out. I know I'll be eagerly awaiting each new post!