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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: February 21st

What makes this book especially fun is how it validates that imaginative leap kids make so naturally. To adults, it’s just the backyard. To a five-year-old, it might as well be the Jurassic period. The illustrations capture that playful transformation beautifully, blending the real world with larger-than-life dinosaurs in a way that feels magical rather than scary.

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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: January 18th

The story is told through quick, powerful images that pack an incredible emotional punch. Weing’s artwork is simply stunning, with intricate crosshatching and a sense of depth that draws you into every panel. The protagonist’s transformation from a dreamy poet to a hardened sailor is conveyed masterfully, using minimal dialogue but maximum visual storytelling.

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Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: July 2nd

This past week, I did more research on the Fate Core system. I read the Fate System Toolkit which is another game-building supplement of Evil Hat Productions. This was also a very helpful resource for building a game.

Although I do not plan on having magic used in my game, this does have a very robust explanation of how one would utilize a magic system inside a Fate Core system.

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