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Anonymous asked:

He's beauty, he's grace, he'll kick you in the face, he's Jon from Phantomland

He’s a turbo douche why do you guys still like him

But nevermind that, I’m happy

Anonymous asked:

Have you watched Silent Hills PT (playable trailer)? I tried, and stopped after 2 minutes. It was just too scary. :(

Yeah, I don’t have a PS4 yet so I watched some playthroughs. I loooved it, especially the endlessly looping corridor, that’s the kind of weird shit I like the most in horror. Probably would’ve shat my pants at the jumpscare lady if I’d played it myself though, haha. I’m really looking forward to the game!

Anonymous asked:

Is it too unrealistic if I want to draw a comic that includes maybe three stories or "parts", and each are about 10 tankoubons long? So the whole thing would be 30+ tankoubons. And maybe publish it, or at least make it a web comic? I'm mentally ill to the point I might never get a job, so you could say I have lots of free time. Unfortunately, the illness also makes me tired and I can't stay up very late. Why couldn't I have been born in Japan?!! So does this sound totally stupid and impossible?

Hi! Since you’re a complete stranger I can’t make any judgements on your character or work ethic, but 30+ books for a newcomer sounds way over-the-top! Do you absolutely need to make it that long or could you crop it into something shorter to maybe continue later if you feel like it? I suggest you at least draw a couple short stories first, it’ll help you figure out what your strengths/weaknesses are and what kind of graphic style suits you best.

I had no clue if there was any “demand” for Phantomland, what with Finland being a country of realistic comics about banal things - but I started drawing anyway because fuck it, I love my baby even if no one else does. Don’t draw a comic with the aim to gain a big audience. Big audience most likely won’t find you, even if you’re terrific. Especially when it’s a long project you draw it for yourself first and foremost. It might take a while, it might take years, but if your stuff is great and you put tons of love into it, someone will appreciate it eventually.

Also no no no no comics in Japan are a bunch of stressful inhuman bullshit, nothing glorious about it (as far as I’ve been informed). On top of that you’d have to deal with an editor who may force you to change your story entirely. Just stick to webcomics, you’ll have complete creative freedom and the best shot at getting noticed. I must repeat though, don’t get too dependent on attention because it can ruin your motivation.

This all might’ve sounded discouraging but yes. Draw your comics. Since you live in a socialist wonderland it’s technically possible to pursue whatever crazy dream you have without starving from it. So go for it! START NOW. Don’t worry about being “ready”, just get to work. Don’t make your 80yo future self regret a thing that never happened. Good luck anon!!

Anonymous asked:

If Chie and others were from real-world countries, what would be their nationalities?

• Chie: Japan
• Jon: Finland
• Amber: France
• Elias: UK
• Alex: Sweden
• Chief: Germany
• Nadia: Russia
• Jasper: Estonia

Actually I was planning to draw a picture of everyone dressed as national stereotypes but I dunno how tasteless that might’ve been after all haha

Anonymous asked:

Hi! I just finished reading "Phantomland FAQ" and "ask maaria" tags and came to conclusion that you draw on A4 and your images are 1200dpi lineart and published comic is A5. Do you've a scanner with ability of scanning pics with 1200dpi OR do u use magic? In case of using magic, could you reveal something? I myself like drawing A4 comics but since my scanner can do only 600dpi scans turning them into bitmaps with 1200dpi makes pics awfully small, from A4 to A6.. Thank you for your answer! ;3;

Thanks for your message! I’m glad that you read my posts and they were somewhat useful to you, haha

Hmmm print resolution stuff is really simple but kinda difficult to explain… DPI, Dots Per Inch is not image size but rather the way the image will fill the paper in print. 1200DPI means the printer will use 1200 pixels of your image to fill the length of one inch on paper. Now if you don’t have enough pixels in your image it’ll just get crammed into a tiny space. So you need more pixels - make the pic larger. (In fact don’t measure your image size in pixels to begin with; change the units to millimeters in whichever software you use)

Note: super-sharp 1200DPI is meant for black&white bitmap art and printed with an industrial offset machine. If you’re doing color or grayscale art, 300DPI is the standard resolution for both home and industry printing

My scanner is not magic, I scan my pages in A4 600dpi and then convert them to A5 1200dpi. It’s literally the same amount of pixels :)

Anonymous asked:

If Chie and others were animals, what would they be?

This was pretty fun. Thanks for the ask!

Anonymous asked:

What does the Finns generally think of Sweden/Swedes? What do you think of them?

Our stereotype of the Swede is an annoyingly cheerful and vain neighbor, haha… I suppose it stems from the fact that Finland had to fight off Russia in WWII while Sweden was never under threat, so they’ve enjoyed a time of peace and progress longer than us which has turned them “soft”

But even if we get dead-fucking-serious about beating Sweden in every sport and contest imaginable, most Finns actually think warmly of Sweden and Swedes. We have so many things in common after all. Personally I’d love to revisit Stockholm sometime soon and go to some local anime conventions as well :)

Anonymous asked:

Is Finland nice? What's the common language?

Finns speak Finnish although 5% come from a Swedish-speaking family

That’s a tough question though isn’t it? I’ve never lived outside Finland so I speak from a limited perspective but overall I doubt I could be happier anywhere else. It’s a great home for bohemian types because socialist government provides free education and a whole bunch of safety nets. Good for introverts as well since social etiquette is all about quality over quantity (i.e. we don’t do small talk or chat up strangers in public)

It’s a country with a depressing culture and long winters; it’s not for everyone but it’s perfect for me

Anonymous asked:

As a Black person, that comment didn't offend me in the least. In fact, I'd say that was a compliment. even still, I don't understand why you would be called a racist. Nothing you said was hateful. The thing is, opinions on tumblr gets rolled over and name calling is quick. Again, nothing you said was wrong, but you'll have to pick and choose what you want to say when it comes to sharing your opinion here whether it's positive or negative (it's sad really).

Alright, thanks for your input!

I was a little weirded out by the accusation but then again what do I know? I’ve said and done shitty things before without realizing it so I figure the smartest thing to do is to ask someone to explain what’s up. It’s much easier than insisting that I’m faultless, anyway

Anonymous asked:

Heeey, is you comic page dead?

Phantomland homepage? Ah yes it’s dead all right :-D I was going to update the site and move it to a new domain & address buuuut I’ve got my hands full with all kinds of stuff atm, collapsing under stress at this rate ugh

I’ll try to take care of it as soon as possible though! Thanks for reminding me ;; Meanwhile you can still read the comic at Smackjeeves and browse my tag no problem

EDIT: wrong link, fixed it. Oopsy daisy

Anonymous asked:

At this point I want to remind you that you are not obligated to change your characters body types in any way just because someone else thinks they're too skinny. If you are happy with your characters now you shouldn't force them to change. I personally think your characters have a variety of body types already as well as personalities to go with them. You shouldn't feel bad about your characters not being ''something enough''. Just go with your flow.

Haha trust me I’m a loyal member of the “never listen to your readers” camp but that doesn’t mean I can’t agree with them occasionally. I really like all kinds of character diversity, so while it’s unlikely I’ll change old designs, I’m still able to put some thought into new characters I haven’t introduced yet!

Anonymous asked:

That said, it's not impossible to see characters changing body type over time, right?

Well that’s an interesting thought

I mean why not? Some of the characters could gain (or lose) weight during the timespan of this story, provided that it makes sense in context. But how does one get fat, though? People seem to get in such heated arguments over the statistics of it that I’m really not interested in taking any stances, so that’s kind of tricky

The most plausible thing I could think of so far is that one of the characters could be chubby in their flashbacks, and I do kinda like the idea. That stuff’s a long time ahead though, but we’ll see if I can make it work

Anonymous asked:

Why are all your characters so skinny?

All of them? Are you sure?