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Wowwww anon you have quite a wild subconscious to have dreamed that! Thanks for sharing… I was sorta dreading the day I’d end up creating the inevitable school au but IT’S RIGHT HERE…. although in my version Alex is the obligatory popular kid and Jon is a terrifying P.E. teacher
Anonymous asked you:It was said in the beginning that ghosts would be sent back if they had any recollection of their past lives. But if they are still ghosts carrying the virus, then how would they be allowed to be sent back? .__.
Memory loss just happens to be a simple way to confirm the infection. If the person remembers something (= very rare), chances are their immune system somehow beat the virus, in which case they get sent back home
Anonymous asked you:Does everyone who comes to Cypress become a trainee? I’m confused why Chie was instantly chosen to go on missions while someone like Jasper ended up doing odd jobs instead.
Newcomers start training as soon as there’s someone who’s qualified, available & willing to train them (senior officers). Often they have to wait for a while and do odd jobs in the meantime. Chie and Jon’s arrangement is weird and unexpected though so everyone’s a little curious about it :-D
Jasper used to be a trainee as well but something bad happened and he never got a chance to finish his training since, so he’s stuck being a janitor
adrhaze said: Wow 8| I’m moving to finland if this is possible there.
I’ll just clarify it’s not an obscenely large amount of money; most of it will be spent for printing, though that alone is a great help for a low-profile author like myself :-D
I don’t imagine it’s a particularly Finland-exclusive thing for organizations to grant money for science/culture projects though?
I got me a stipend from a comic artists’ assocation to fund Phantomland 4
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Is the cane some sort of symbol of power for Cypress chief, for her predecessor had it, too? Speaking of which, younger chief is probably your most beautiful female character :)
Good job noticing! I drew him with the cane on a whim so I haven’t thought of a deeper meaning to it yet :-D But yes, your theory is entirely possible
Ah I’m glad you appreciate her beauty <3 The young look was more or less inspired by Tilda Swinton’s character in Constantine
are you available for commissions?
Sorry, I don’t really have time for those! I’ll let you guys know if my situation changes though
Uuuhhh I haven’t had time to draw anything properly ambitious lately… but I still gotta doodle stuff once in a while ;;;
This is the previous chief. Back in his day Cypress was a much different organization and probably had a different name too. I’m kinda trying to work on the flashbacks though they’re still far ahead
does it freak you out that i call jon my husbando? :-(
Is this captainbasch…. :-D
Nah, he’s my most popular character so the possibility of someone having a crush on him doesn’t really surprise me… Though I doubt you’d have much success trying to marry this guy hahaha
I just re-read Phantomland... Ok I do remember it's good stuff and that's why I bought it, but seriously this stuff just... BLOWS MY MIND. Like I'd expect Finnish self-made manga to be kinda so-so or lacking in some parts, art or story-wise but Phantomland flows, it clicks, it WORKS it's beautiful magic, and I am left craving for more. Seriously, I will buy every single volume of this stuff because WOW. // end of foam-at-mouth-fangirling (tl : dr u awesome whatever you're doing don't stop)
I’ve put ridiculous amounts of effort into the comic so I can’t even tell you how nice it feels to be reassured that it’s worth all the trouble! Waah thank you so much, I’m glad to have a reader like you
Alright well,I know Jon most likely enjoys being a drunkard,chain-smoker and working alone but for some reason he just looks tried and lonely. Though that's probably just my opinion but am I some what right on that opinion?
Hmm yes, he has a bit of a tired expression that I draw intentionally. Does he seem lonely though? Jon does have friends - only a handful, but it’s quality over quantity for him :’)
