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Webcomics Focus: "Diamond Dive"

Diamond Dive tells the story of a girl who learns she is a witch and goes to a school to hone her magical abilities. While there she finds more than her magic, like new challenges, crushes, and obstacles to overcome in this girl's love story.

Reprinted from The Geekiary, my History Hermann WordPress blog and Wayback Machine. This was the twelfth article I wrote for The Geekiary. This post was originally published on November 3, 2021. Also, this post has been slightly changed from the original.

Madamka's Diamond Dive is the story of Karta Kloss, also known as Pinky, who is drawn to a magic school, Montgomery University of Witchcraft. While there, she meets a girl she falls in love with, and as the story moves forward, both are drawn closer together and become more attracted to one another. Although this webcomic is a romance mainly, it also has its wonderful comedic moments.

The story begins with a witch casting a spell, who learns about a "special one": Karta, who was unable to get into a university, has parents who divorced, and a disbanding garage band. She has her own unique style. She hears a melody and learns that she is a witch, getting a stack of books. Karta thinks it's a dream and then freaks out. She doesn't tell her parents or friends where she is going. She does tests to figure out her magical abilities, is impressed by the school itself, and meets her roommates: a pessimistic girl named River Styxx and a more helpful girl named Kelpie "Kelps" Abott. The name River Styxx could be a reference to Styx, who is a deity and a river, in Greek mythology, which forms a boundary between the underworld and the surface world (Earth), or the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club song, "River Styx," or something else entirely! In any case, River saves Karta on her first day from an enchantment prank by another kid.

Karta goes to the library to pick up school books, helped by a librarian, and meets a heiress named Bailey Montgomery. She soon falls in love with Bailey, trying to impress her with her magic skills, but ends up almost causing harm to herself and Bailey, with both being annoyed at one another. That soon changes as Bailey carries Karta to her room after she faints. She later has a dream about the future and learns she has the magic ability known as "Dream Dive." She meets Bailey on her first day of class and invites her to coffee the next day. She picks her gem, a moonstone. We later learn about Bailey's past trauma, her full name, and she agrees to meet Karta, claiming it isn't a date.

Bailey later puts the gem on her necklace, and they spend the day together. Both realize it might have been a date, her friends at a coffee shop find Bailey's real Instagram account, and Bailey confronts her mother, who threatens her into entering a relationship with Karta. Her roommates help her with studying, while River gets angry about Karta and Bailey's date. Karta hilariously asks Harlow, Anne, River, and Kelpie for help in getting a second date from Bailey, i.e. "Operation High-Class Waifu," with Kelpie letting Karta know there are rules to letting Karta date Bailey, learning that she needs to defeat Bailey before she can date her.

After Karta asks Bailey on a date, Bailey says that if Karta can stand her ground for one minute, then she'll go on another date with her. Later, Bailey tells Yvonne that Karta is cute and wants to play it safe before she can be around Karta, so her mom doesn't hurt her. And the story goes on from there, with many twists and turns.

Karta and Bailey face each other in the library

Diamond Dive has compelling characters and storyline. Apart from Karta and Bailey, there's Karta's roommates Kelpie and River, and other characters like Yvonne Bisset, Ericka Rangulf, Annelise "Anne" Combe, Harlow Park, Cecilia, Karen, Nia, and Suzy. A good number of these characters are brown-skinned, like Karta and her roommate River, among others. This webcomic is not alone in this. Webcomics, like MagicalMashup!, Butterflies in Her Hair, Pandora's Choice, My Demon Valentine, and Everywhere & Nowhere, to name a few, also have such representation among their cast.

In a recent Q&A, Karta revealed that she sees Bailey as "cool and mysterious" but easily flustered, while Bailey sees Karta as "full of life," a go-getter, and wishing she could be "more like that that." The comic was recently nominated for the outstanding fantasy category for the Webtoon Canvas Awards, with voting closing on October 31, 2021. If Diamond Dive makes it to the top 4 nominated series, which will be announced on November 29, 2021, then users would be able to vote for the series again between December 6 and December 12, 2021, with the winners announced early next year.

Diamond Dive, which has more than 50 episodes, is written and illustrated by Madamka. She is also known for her wonderful three-part webcomic entitled Her name was Sunny. In one of the scenes of the webcomic, the "Princess Prom" episode of She-Ra and the Princess of Power is mentioned, which is why that webcomic will always stick in my mind. In a recent Q&A, Madamka said the use of crystals in Diamond Dive was influenced by Hazel Raven's book Sacred Crystals, and that the webcomic is two-thirds through season 1. She also noted that Yvonne is aromantic and asexual, Harlow is a homoromantic bisexual, Karta is bisexual, Max is polyamorous, and Bailey is lesbian.

In the same Q&A, Madamka noted that she is in a romantic relationship with fellow webcomic artist Soya S. Holm, creator of Susuhara Is A Demon!. She further described that artwork from Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the King, Bayonetta, W.I.T.C.H., and Monster High served as influences on Diamond Dive, while saying that the character's outfits in the webcomic are based on K-pop outfits, designer clothes, her own wardrobe, and other ideas. Madamka also described the comic as a mix of themes from Harry Potter, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Monster High, 1990s anime like Yu Yu Hakusho and Kiddy Grade. In another Q&A, she said that most of her character designs come from daydreaming, that her favorite anime is Yu Yu Hakusho, and explained the process of illustrating for the comic. I am excited to hear in that Q&A that Madamka is going to start a new project, whether a continuation of Diamond Dive, a magical comic, or a fantasy adventure focusing on a vampire and her apprentice.

Diamond Dive is one of the many recent stories which have focused on or featured characters with magical abilities. This includes characters in The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, dragons in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, the witches in The Owl House, Frida in Hilda, and the protagonists of the Tales of Arcadia trilogy. However, this webcomic, in some ways, reminds me of Little Witch Academia, an anime series that had yuri undertones, even if they aren't explicitly stated. Other webcomics like Tanya Tinks' Tea For Two, Merryweather's Everywhere & Nowhere, and Olivia Barone's Calia Nova, to name a few, also include characters with magical abilities.

Kart and Bailey blush at one another

Diamond Dive is available to read on WebToon and Tapas.

You can find Madamka on Twitter. The webcomic can be supported on Patreon.

#diamond dive #lgbtq #webtoon #webtoons #webcomics #lesbians #bisexual #libraries #tapas #patreon

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webtoons-to-add-to-your-tbr · 1 year

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Title: Diamond Dive

Author: Madamka

Canvas or Original: Canvas

Publication year: 2019

Genre: fantasy

Blurb: How far would you go for love and ambition? This is the story of a newbie witch, an heiress, and everything fate has in store for them.

#webtoon #diamond dive #madamka #canvas #2019 #fantasy

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starplatimoon · 9 months

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Jotaro taking selfies with sharks and other sea creatures that could kill him if they tried.

hanging with a great white

#if i have to draw scuba diving gear one more time under my lifetime I will simply pass away /lh #i loved drawing this though #he has no fear at all #jjba #jojo’s bizarre adventure #jotaro kujo #part 4 #i guess #diamond is unbreakable #artimoon

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guthrie-odonto · 9 months

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If I had a nickel for every time a main, titular character became a kaiju because mental Chernobyl event (the “rampage” didn’t even have any casualties), I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice

Not complaining. Kaiju are cool and also with kaiju symbolizing everything from atomic hubris to cultural turmoil to climate change, it’s about time the genre started tackling psychological issues in its allegory

#if you really wanna dive deep into it: Steven even slammed his head against a wall #and note how that’s exactly what he tried to do when he was controlling white diamond. obviously with thoughts of to shattering her…#amber’s post #nimona #nimona spoilers #steven universe #steven universe future #corrupted steven

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love-is-a-pearl · 2 months

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So, here’s a question! (One that you may of answered or talked about before, if so, woops)

If Ash being put on a cross by Lysander was televised, what do you think Dawns reaction to it would’ve been? Or any of Ash’s friends tbh?

I wanted to reply with a small comic but I realize that doing that may take some time so. Text it is for now

Misty: the most worried of them all. Mentally curses Brock for not being there to take care of Ash anymore (even if he being there wouldn't have made a difference). Totally calls Delia and tells her that her son is on channel 06. Once she learns he also had jumped on an active volcano in that same region before, she pretty much forbides Ash from going to Kalos without her or Brock or someone a little bit saner.

Brock: he changes the channel the moment one of his siblings points out that that's Ash. He ain't gonna have him be a bad example for them.

May and Drew mid-date. Drew: isn't that your friend..? May: Whut?

She then pratically forces the owners of the french cafe they're in to turn up the volume and hyperfocuses on the TV until Ash is safe. After that, Drew tells Ash to stop putting himself in those situations cause he almost gave his girlfriend a heart attack that time.

Dawn: unfazed. That's Ash alright. Wait. PIKACHU TOO? NOOOOOO.

Iris: I bet she didn't see it lmao She was busy with the Unova league. But Drayden at some point is like:

D: Your friend made to the finals of the Kalos league. I: Ohh, cool!! D: he also almost died stopping an evil organization after that. I: .. why am I not surprised?

Cilan: Honestly I'm not a Cilan expert but the thought of him passing out at the sight and his brothers having to care for him is funny to me.

#answered asks #|→ diving for pearls #|→ friendships are diamonds #dawn has priorities. it's called pikachu #alola fam and journeys gang not included cause duh #but ilima at some point talking about how kalos league has stories about this one league were shit happene and he thinks it's a fun legend #and kukui and fam all looking at eachother like... was that... Ash...?

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witchklng · 1 year

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tagged by @thegreatblondebalrogslayer ily ♡

lockscreen, last song played, and last photo saved

tagging @antifarichietozier @dying-suffering-french-stalkers @oretsev @seriowan @baba-fett @thefact0rygirl @daffodelia @nimikyu @pianocarnival @wicclan ♡ ♡ ♡

#only if you'd like to ofc ♡#tag game #attack of the clones is my comfort movie & i love seeing stills/behind the scenes pics ♡#this scene is one of my faves its just so beautiful and peaceful #also i need to deep dive into all of shea diamond's music bc 💕💗🙌💗💕#witchklng #archive

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raayllum · 1 year

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So it’s not a perfect match in primal or timeline, but look at what Luna Tenebris has on her chest. We know she was the Queen of the Dragons during humanity’s exile, we know that she “mysteriously died” which makes it seem likely that Aaravos killed her, even if Zubeia doesn’t know for sure as she didn’t mention it as one of his crimes or deceptions. We know from N’than that there are three Star primal gemstones in the world called Quasar Diamonds, the emblem of which are associated with Aaravos and Elarion as well as Aaravos’ key. Idk where I’m going with this but it’s - interesting to say the least

#maybe the dragon monarchy was supposed to always hold onto the diamonds #and that's why luna tenebris got killed? to get a hold of them? after they were taken away from elarion #tdp theory #tdp #the dragon prince #luna tenebris #even her purple eyes in the shot like. w h a t #elarion #quasar diamonds #predictions #deep lore dive

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motherlyidol · 3 months

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𝒮💉𓂂 𓎟 Liana Layouts 。

✙⠀⠀ 𓈒⠀⠀ Self Indulge ⠀ ⁺⠀ Autism Returns

#❀ 　 ₊💉 　 ∿ 　 hold your breath love dive #layouts #tumblr layouts #barbie #barbie animated movies #barbie and the diamond castle #diamond castle #barbie diamond castle #liana barbie #alexa barbie #liana diamond castle #alexa diamond castle

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fieriframes · 2 months

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[DOWNTOWN, LIGHTS WILL BE SHINING. ON ME, LIKE IN A DIAMOND. RING OUT UNDER THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. SERIOUSLY? YOU GUYS ARE SPOILED. NOW I'M GONNA GO TO THE -- MUSHROOMS AND TOMATOES.]

#s16e04 matches made in heaven #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #midnight hour #downtown #lights #diamond #the #gonna #mushrooms #tomatoes

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glimmerkey · 2 years

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#dive toys #pool toys #pool #summer #toys #gems #colorful #diamonds #clear #transparent #toycore

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historyhermann · 2 years

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A rock-star or a librarian?: Examining Swampy in "Phineas and Ferb"

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Hello everyone! I'm slowly watching Phineas and Ferb, after finishing Milo Murphy's Law, and I thought I'd write a post about the librarian in in “Dude, We’re Getting the Band Back Together”. He is Sherman "Swampy" (voiced by Steve Zahn) and is a drummer for the former rock band Love Handel, who works at the local public library (Tri-State Area Public Library). Over three months ago, someone mentioned Swampy on the /r/Libraries subreddit, describing Swampy as "a librarian who is a washed-up rock star that believes he has lost all his talent," so I'm following up with that in this post as well, along with adding some of my own analysis.

Let's get to it. So, Phineas and Ferb are trying to bring together aforementioned rock band in order to help bring their mom and dad closer together. And they find Swampy at the local public library where he is mindlessly stamping books. They try to encourage him to join with his fellow band members and re-create the band, so they can play for their mom. He first says that he can't make rhythm, even as he is stamping books with an "OVERDUE" stamp and making a beat, as shown in the video at the beginning of this post. He sings along with Phineas and Ferb, claiming he has a "sweet deal" there and "all the books I can read," along with "sweet old ladies" and a carpet from the 1980s. Present is a sign saying "Quiet Please!" and Swampy is shushed by a patron. The patrons are of all ages, some of whom bang their books against the table as they help keep the beat in a rock song, titled “Ain’t Got No Rhythm." Also shown is Swampy engaging in library tasks, like re-shelving books, using card catalogs, while bangs against the ground, card catalogs, a lamp, and other parts of the library. That is until Ferb brings in his drum set. At the end of the song, two older ladies, other librarians who he works with, look at him, with one, clearly annoyed by the noise, remarking "would you just the band?" Phineas and Ferb proceed to wheel him out of the library and declares that he finally has rhythm. Who knows if he ever works in the library again.

While I liked this episode and this song, in terms of how catchy the song is, Swampy clearly fulfills what Jennifer Snoek-Brown describes as a "Librarian as Failure", which refers to a characters who are "suggestive of flaws in library...[with] sometimes failure is used as a pretense or social construct," with those who fall into this character type "usually middle-aged to old," dressing conservatively, and are "uncomfortable in social/outside world situations." All of those, albeit the last one, are present with Swampy. And he does not seem to return to the library in any other scene of the show even although one of the librarians in the episode does show up in a later episode. Other than falling into the "Librarian as Failure" category as noted earlier, the portrayal of Swampy as a librarian is not necessarily stereotypical. However, there are some stereotypical aspects of the library, like the sign asking patrons to be quiet, the two other librarians who are old, White women, and encouraging the perception that the library is outdated. This is shown by the line about the library having "carpets from the 80s," the look of the library itself, Swampy stamping books as overdue rather than using a computer. However, the latter perception is somewhat offset by the diverse group of patrons which use the library, who are of all ages, as shown below:

While you could say that this does the value of the library in providing information, it almost is shown as a book depository and doesn't have any other services. It still, obviously, had value to the community, and that is, I suppose, shown. Stereotypes could have been avoided by not having to librarians who are old White women and making the library a bit more modern (like the Arlen Public Library in King of the Hill), to give two suggestions. So, this is a bit of missed opportunity here.

On the positive side, Swampy, despite being a "Librarian as Failure," is not a curmudgeon who shushes people like the unnamed librarian in the webcomic, Boyfriends. Still, we never see him doing any library tasks other than shelving books. He isn't helping patrons like librarians, like the one in the webcomic, Diamond Dive, Lydia Lovely in the Horrid Henry animated series, or the helpful animal librarian in the webcomic Tamberlane. More than anything, Swampy is a bit like the book-stamping librarian in the one episode of Teen Titans Go!, but also like the rock-and-roll librarian, Ms. Osborne, in the one episode of The Replacements who replaces an older woman who shushes people. Even Mr. Snellson, a curmudgeon librarian in an episode of Mysticons is more of a librarian than Swampy. Furthermore, the British wrestler-librarian in Totally Spies was more interesting and seemed to buck stereotypes more than Swampy. I suppose I could go into more detail and analysis, but I think I have covered this topic adequately enough.

Now, libraries show up again in the series, in the episode "Phineas and Ferb’s Quantum Boogaloo." In that episode, Future Candace comes across a library in the alternate timeline and watches a video there, trying to understand what happened. When she learns what she has caused by meddling with the past she is terrified. In the episode, Jennifer Grey appears as a librarian [dead link] named Arlene, who has one line, declaring that Future Candace needs to wear a lab coat. That's about it. Apparently there is a library in another episode, but I'm not finished with the series yet, so I haven't seen that episode.

With that, my post comes to a close. Let me know if you have any further comments on this or if you'd like me to expand my analysis further, which I'd definitely be willing to do. Until next time! I'll be taking a stroll to...a library, lol. Just watch this video from one of favorite series, Milo Murphy's Law, which may be featured in a future post, and relax a little, after reading this post!