We’re in the final week of the magnifiqueNOIR Kickstarter! We may have a long way to go but a lot can happen in a week! There’s still time to bring these magical girls to life! Keep sharing, keep pledging, keep talking about it, keep at it! We can definitely make this work <3 <3 <3
Remember: You are Magical :)
“For the Love of Geekdom”
Bree (Cosmic Green) has always been a geek, and she’s very happy to have another geek on the team: Lonnie (Radical Rainbow). However, the two have very different paths into the world of geekdom.
Damn those cute geek girls <3 <3 <3
Check out the Kickstarter for magnifiqueNOIR: a book series about black, queer, magical girls :)
To celebrate 100 backers (WHOO!) I wanted to share a picture with all of you. One of the freebees you get from pledging is a coloring page of all the girls cosplaying. I colored it in to show one of the ways you can color it. You can also print it out and color it that way, too, which I’ll share a pic of later.
This coloring page was actually drawn by ME! I don’t do too much drawing, to be honest. I’m usually writing or crafting, so this is the first project I’ve had where I’ve done some illustrations (this coloring page and the mini comics that’ll be in the book).
Thank you so much, everyone, for your continued support. We have two weeks left so let’s make this happen! Share! Pledge! Drink hot chocolate because it’s tasty!
Keep at it, magical ones <3
Kickstarter link is HERE :)
“Cosmic Green: PRESS START!”
Happy Friday, magical ones! Today I have some wonderful in-progress art to share from one of my artists: Sakura Mochi Panda! She’s working on some Cosmic Green art, particularly, her transformation… only she ended up doing two art pieces instead of just one, lol.
The first picture isn’t the final piece (I’m keeping that a secret) but I’ve seen it and it is WONDERFUL! As for the second picture, well… Bree (Cosmic Green) likes being naked, so clearly, that moment mid-transformation is her favorite ^__^
This second picture maaaaay be an add-on if we hit that art stretch goal, so keep pushing the Kickstarter, magical ones! Who knows what else will get added on in the future :)
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/…/magnifiquenoir-book-one-i-am-…
(Note: we are SO CLOSE to 100 backers OMG!)
Check out this feature from Black Girl Nerds! <3 <3 <3
Kickstarter campaign is HERE!
Today is National Coming Out Day so I thought I’d make a little something for everyone :)
(also it’s 3 days after my anniversary so I’m still swimming in feels)
As I developed the idea of “magnifiqueNOIR” I decided to make the girls college aged (the youngest being 18 and the oldest being 20), and at the time I didn’t think much of it. But as I reflect on what today is I realized… I was 18 and in college when I came out.
Each girl in the group represents a different aspect of the LGBTQ spectrum, and each of them has/will have their own coming out story. I think it’s important to show a variety, because we all have different coming out stories, and some of us are more ready than others and that’s perfectly fine. Even after I came out at 18 it took me 2 years to really start telling the people I was closest to. On campus I was out, but on campus people were meeting me for the first time, so if they didn’t like all the cards I laid out it wasn’t as significant to me as, say, my parents, or my close friends back at home who’d known me since childhood.
I think it’s also worth mentioning that coming out is a process, one that many of us have to do repeatedly. For example: Bree (Cosmic Green) has an older brother who knows that she’s bisexual and knows that there’s a girl she likes… but she’s not quite ready to tell her mother. And sure, her brother reassures her over and over again that it’ll be o.k., but there’s little things that her mother has said or done that makes her apprehensive. That’s not to say her mother is a bad person, but I think in regards to coming out we sort of hone in on EVERYTHING, whether it’s a “joke” someone says or a comment they make toward another queer person.
Then there’s the whole “magical” metaphor to begin with, as the girls get to decide who to tell about their abilities, and they even have to decide if they WANT to be magical girls to begin with. It’s a lot of little things in the story I didn’t realize I was doing until recently, and I really do think it’s an important story to tell.
So here’s a little wallpaper from me to you. I debated putting “HAPPY NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY” on there but I know some people can’t come out or aren’t ready to, so I thought a little subtle encouragement would be best :)
(also shout out to MuseTap Studios for the chibis)
The girls are celebrating a great first week with the Kickstarter (via some adorable art by NamiOki)!
1. There are 82 backers after the first week!
2. We’re already at 6K! This is about 37% of the goal. For the first week, that’s PHENOMENAL!
3. The largest tier “They’re All My Waifus” is SOLD OUT!
4. Remember, you can keep up with what’s going on through the event MagnifiqueNOIR Kickstarter (at least until the 17th since Facebook only lets you have an event for 2 weeks)
I’m also happy to report that I spent a lot of time this weekend talking about the project at Gaylaxicon AND got to talk about it on a podcast (which I’ll link when it’s posted). The support has been amazing and all of you are wonderful!
Remember, if there’s a tier you want, go for it (especially the limited ones) as Kickstarter won’t charge you until the end of the campaign.
I’m gonna relax and actually celebrate my anniversary tomorrow, lol, so until then: GOODNIGHT, MAGICAL ONES <3 <3 <3
(Kickstarter link is HERE)
No one said being magical was gonna be easy…
And no one better say that these girls aren’t up for the task.
Art by MuseTap Studios and Radiant Grey for “magnifiqueNOIR Book One: I Am Magical”
Good morning, magical ones! Here’s where we are after the first day. I know I’ve said thank you about a million times, but let’s go for a million and one! THANK YOU SO MUCH, everyone! Keep sharing! Keep spreading the word! Keep pledging and encouraging others to do so! Let’s have a great second day :)
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/204000735/magnifiquenoir-book-one-i-am-magical
Being insulted is one thing.
But insulting friends? That’s grounds for a Cupcake Bomb.
Check out the magnifiqueNOIR Kickstarter, an upcoming book series that centers on black, queer, magical girls. The books will be novels with full colored illustrations and mini-comics like this one :)
