So Facebook Memories randomly shared this excerpt from Tristan Strong 2
Oh that is painful. Kwame Mbalia really needed to consult an actual pokemon fan on this. Hopefully reprints fix that issue.
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Just finished Tristan Strong Keeps Punching and all three books happen over one month???
Poor kid can't catch a break!
This book was so good and such an unexpected but great way to end the series.
Like it really said not only do we need to spread our mythologies and folklore but the cold hard facts of history that are constantly under attack of sanitization and erasure.
"To the angry" indeed, thank you Kwame Mbalia 🖤
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"You know, ifs are pretty powerful. You can collect them like a lazy man collects excuses. If this, if that. If I can't, if I could. Better watch it...or you'll build yourself a wall of ifs you can't get around.
- Tristan Strong Destroys the World
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mini review: tristan strong punches a hole in the sky by kwame mbalia
definitely the best book i have been assigned in my fairy tales class
i had such a good time reading this and it also made me cry
i thought mbalia did a really good job explaining these myths in a really interesting way
tristan was such a lovable main character, i related to a lot of his journey
there was great commentary on storytelling and kids' rights
ayanna and thandiwe felt like essentially the same character and i didnt like for the love triangle angle that seemed to be hinted at in future books
there was alas, very little falling action, which is a trend i see happen more and more every day
i am considering reading the rest of the series when my class is over! im having a lot of fun with the rick riondan presents novels! i like him as a publisher more than an author these days tbh.
recommended to those who love adventure, want stories about african american mythology, and emotional story arcs
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(Drops this) ok going back into my 1000 year pmd slumber
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"When both sides are faithful, whose prayers do the Gods answer? When children fight each other, who does their mother choose?"
Deidre Strong and her oldest children, Tristan and Dyana Rivers
AO3
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hello again
Given the current Twitter kerfuffle, I've remade my account here for sharing art and staying in touch with friends!
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My name is Olivia Stephens and I am a graphic novelist and comics writer. I am the creator of the middle-grade werewolf graphic novel ARTIE AND THE WOLF MOON.
I'm also the illustrator for TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, and I'm the writer for THE TIGER'S TONGUE, a limited fantasy series from Mad Cave Studios.
Currently, I'm at work on DARLIN’ AND HER OTHER NAMES, a werewolf-western-horror-romance comic split into several parts. The first part, Marta, is 80+ pages long and will be made available for purchase as a digital PDF download in early 2023:
That's about it for now! I'll be slowly reposting art from the past several years here, and sharing progress on my new stuff, too!
If you want to support my current project and get access to a bunch of behind-the-scenes work, you can subscribe to my Patreon for $1+/month!
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holidays at the garcia-mackeys
it was too hot in oasis springs for snow, but everyone wore their christmas jumpers for a family picture. they headed out to see alexia in the afternoon and enjoy a family feast.
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working on drafts but would love to pick something new up!
give this a like and I'll write you a starter based on your wishlist.
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