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An alternate reality Steampunk based story about a dystopian city, and the people living inside it...

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I slowly walked through the dirty streets. The toxic smog that consumed the city was thick, but I was also walking down in the lower reaches of the city today, and the smog had risen from the city floor. I was tired of people and needed desperately to get away. My gas mask was slightly uncomfortable around my face but it was better then inhaling the deadly fumes. No one else was out on the streets do to the smog. There doors and windows locked and there vents on full blast to keep the fumes out of the houses. I kicked a can aimlessly, thinking baRust Chapter 1 by ~FreeToBlush

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A day at the fairThe smog had lifted as Maddy made her way down the cobbled streets, weaving between the numerous people strolling down them. As ever, there was a remarkable variety she thought. Young couples strode arm in arm, the gentleman waving a cane and the lady giggling behind a gloved hand, clutching a lace covered umbrella against the thin drizzle that accompanied the sight of the sky returning through the grey smog. Raggedy street urchins dashed here and there, a plucky few reaching slyly to relieve the nobility of a few gold coins they wouldn't notice were gone but provided those living on the streets with food for a few days.

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Maddy RemembersMaddy watched the Valkyre amble along above her, heading towards the mountainous regions and flatlands, onto a perilous journey along the Altavian border towards Banemburg, Bantaria's capitol city. She knew what it was like being on one of those Valkyre, but she had been going the wrong direction. She'd been heading away from the smog bound city walls, and into the green surrounding it, accompanied by a bunch of crying noble children. And it had taken her away from the memories of her childhood friend.

She settled back against the tree which had become her thinking spot. Its long branches twisted and turned like snakes, pale white bark which

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Yakage Force Competition

Journal Entry: Thu May 2, 2013, 4:41 PM

Hey guys, hope all is well out there

I'm posting this here for 2 reasons, one, to bring attention to a Webcomic called Yakage Force that

writes. Here's the premise:

In the year 2023, there is a group who go by the name of Yakage Force. A secret team who's un- official mission is to protect the world from any super powers that threaten it and those who live in it. Founded by Isamu Yakage, His son Adam Yakage and his creation, the android named No1, form the group to protect the world. Once a woman named Isabelle attacks them against her own will, Yakage Force realizes that life is about to get a lot more complicated.

Link: [link]

I met YF's author, Jahvin through the british convention circuit in november 2011, where we swapped comics, dragged our tables together for all following conventions to come and caused merry hell for anyone running the show. Almost a year later we decided that, you know what? We go along very nicely together indeed, and six months down the line still going strong

_{Convention love yaaaaaaaaaaay!}

Anyway, he's running a promotional competition for his webcomic, which you can find here: [link]

So my advice would be, read Yakage force and enter!

Will be doing some more plugs shortly, but this one was top of the list

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~werewolf-of-kansas May 8, 2013 Student General Artist

Thanks for the fave and the watch!

*Cynthetic-art May 7, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Hi! I happened across a random page of Crank Rats the other day, and I thought it was so cool,I went back and read the whole thing! I love it! Keep up the great work!

~Celestone May 2, 2013

Hello! I love your comic! It's one of the best ones I've read in a long time

right up there with Zap!, Inverloch, and and Rice Boy (some of my favorites) in my opinion

So, I was really confused while waiting for updates on your website and then not seeing them? Your website is on comic 150 or so... am I doing something wrong? Anyway, I was super excited when I found your stuff here. There are so many comics to read! But I was wondering if I should keep checking the webcomic site, check here, or if I'm doing something wrong. Thanks! And keep at it

Oh, also I apologize if you've already answered this question somewhere else! I couldn't find it, if you did...

*Sio64 May 3, 2013 Professional Artist

Hiya, glad you're enjoying it

I haven't been able to update the site yet due to a couple issues, but hopefully should resolve them soon

~Celestone May 5, 2013

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!! <3 I really am enjoying your comic. Thanks so much for posting! I'm always so impressed by webcomic people; keeping up with an update schedule must be brutal... but then it must be really rewarding to see your work come to life.

Hey, if you ever have the time, can you do a process tutorial on your coloring? I noticed when you updated a few of the comics in the past you said you started using 'textures'? What are textures? Are they images that you put into background segments and layer over with color, shading, etc? Idk what they are but your backgrounds are amazing and intricate.
I'm trying to teach myself how to do backgrounds so I would love to know how you tackled the 'problem'! Also, any suggestions or reading recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks thanks thanks