Sketch of Harriet Jinjur wearing a bunny suit with a scarf and an ornament hanging on her ear.

Happy Easter!

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Here's Part 2 of my BTS B.S., showcasing the making of Home-Sick Day, the Harriet Jinjur comic I worked on with @rachelordwayart.bsky.social in 2023!

And don't forget to head over to Kickstarter to support "Nothing Is Stranger Than Fiction" while you still can!

Here is my complete thread showcasing the creative process of Gator Aid, the Harriet Jinjur comic I worked on with @rachelordwayart.bsky.social back in 2021!

APRIL FOOLS! Harriet may be a dancer, but she’s definitely not a tapper.

Harriet Jinjur wearing sparkly ruby Mary Janes with bows on them.

THIS JUST IN, Harriet Jinjur’s signature sneakers will be replaced with these ruby tappers in the upcoming novel!

So much for a goddamn pilgrimage…

Looks like the Academy will be coming a month before Christmas 2026…

Hey, I'm gonna cool it on the character bios at the moment.

I got half of the school year to worry about, so maybe I'll get back to it once I'm lucky enough to find any free time.

Full Name: Emily Midge Whiffeneye Birth Date: November 1st, 1982 Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Eye: Green Hair: Orange Height: 5 ft 4 in Weight: 123 lb Emmi is a lot like Harriet in some respects, but she’s more used to the Fantastical Mystics and only wishes to chill. Whenever she’s not in class, Emmi can be mostly found in Dragonbord Tower, smoking a joint and listening to her walkman with her fellow Dragon Dregs. She invited Harriet over to hang during the holidays after getting to know her from a distance and since then, she has been part of her little alliance. Although Emmi doesn’t participate in some of Harriet’s adventures, she provides some experience when things get tough and clearly cares for the latest Chosen Onnabe than she lets on.

Emmi Whiffeneye (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Gerry McCauley Prewett Birth Date: August 1st, 1986 Birth Place: Prairie Village, Kansas, USA Eye: Black Hair: Black Height: 3 ft 7 in Weight: 95 lb Gerry is known by the student body of the Academy as the runt of the litter. Shy and uncommunicative, he happens to be the most unremarkable kid around these parts. That isn't to say he's anything else he has to offer or have any secrets worth revealing. Rather, Gerry is just an ordinary kid who would fit it at any other school, who considers the Fantastical Mystics to be just as unimportant as he is.

Gerry Prewett (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Lily Annabelle Greening & Lila Alisha Greening Birth Date: July 24th, 1987 Birth Place: Summerhill, Dublin, Ireland Eye: Hazel (Lily) Blue (Lila) Hair: Brown (Lily) Brown (Lila) Height: 3 ft 5 in (Lily) 3 ft 5 in (Lila) Weight: 83 lb (Lily) 83 lb (Lila) Lily and Lila happen to be quite average twins who come from Ireland. While Lily is more outgoing and free-spirited, Lila happens to be more studious and knowledgeable. They happen to get along with each other and ready to take one whatever ludicrous subject the Academy has to teach them. Despite the fact they're not at all proactive in situations beyond the school's control, they are certainly courageous and always stand at a safe distance to observe.

The Greening Twins (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: "Buford" Babiole Birth Date: September 7th, 1985 Birth Place: Logan City, Habitat, ??? Eye: Golden Hair: Blue All Over Height: 5 ft 3 in Weight: 350 lg Buford has been cursed to be an apeman ever since he was born. An unnatural byproduct of a Bush Ranger experiment, he was mostly raised in their labs as a test animal due to his tremendous size and his overwhelming strength. He left for the Academy once the Headmaster reported that certain specimens be enrolled for complete domestication. While aggressive and hard-to-please, it really stems from isolation and poor treatment.

Buford Babiole (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Bella Duerre DeRosa Birth Date: April 15th, 1986 Birth Place: Yveliness, Paris, France Eye: Hazel Hair: Brown Height: 4 ft 5 in Weight: 91 lb Coming from a rich family in Europe, Bella wanted a change of scenery and learn all she could about Academica and its Fantastical Mystics, where it has been the source according to her family's studies. Unlike her family, she happens to be not all pompous and diligent, only asking for the relocation to get away from the stuffy environment and act an actual kid for once. Either way, she's quite a socialite when it comes to the other students and not afraid to educate them whenever the opportunity arises.

Bella DeRosa (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Grey Griffin Manson Birth Date: July 8th, 1987 Birth Place: Fort Ord, California Eye: Blue Hair: Black Height: 4 ft 1 in Weight: 73 lb Grey is the last person who'd ever want to study the Fantastical Mystics, considering her eyes are on the stars and if there's anybody beyond Earth. However, her fascination on aliens and outer space comes from a belief of everything having an origin point unlike what she heard about the Fantastical Mystics. Not really a stellar student, she spends most of her time exploring any lead that comes from Academica and discreetly expects it to come from another planet instead of another dimension as other academics on there can't stop pointing out.

Grey Manson (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Project X-X-X Birth Date: September 7th, 1987 Birth Place: Logan City, Habitat, ??? Eye: Black Hair: Green Height: 3 ft 5 in Weight: 94 lb Tripulex was an ordinary monkey who was subjected to Habitat's Neithervoid in order to recreate the First Being, turning her a Manimal goon who is able to shapeshift. Leaving these "mystic mutators" behind during a prison break, Tripulex hid herself in the Forest of Outskirts until Malcolm Comstock's assistant, Little Eva, discovered her and enrolled her in the Academy. From her greasy haircut to her leather boots, she managed to fit with the other Manimals around here with her cheeky nature and rebellious attitude, which comes off as annoying to some of the students.

Tripulex (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Norman Freed Newman Birth Date: January 14th, 1985 Birth Place: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Eye: Red Hair: Black Height: 4 ft 9 in Weight: 115 lb Living a relatively-normal life in the United States, Norman's life was changed forever once strange powers awoken from within on his eleventh birthday. He was taken in by Malcolm Comstock and Little Eva to hone in on his new powers, which happens to be breathing fire whenever he felt his throat dry up. Disturbed by that as well as uncertain where he even got them, Norman became cynical and distrustful towards the Fantastical Mystics that ruined his life. However, Malcolm and Eva sent him to the Academy to get a better understanding of Homo-Hexuals in general and prepare himself for the new era of Academica.

Norman Newman (Full description in the alternative text)

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Celebrating 10 years with this classic valentine from @whatmeldraws.bsky.social!

Full Name: Richard Wilhelm Ross Birth Date: August 8th, 1983 Birth Place: New Bowery, New York, USA Eye: Organic Hair: None Height: 5 ft 2 in Weight: 456 lb As an orphan, Richard was an average kid living in the noise from the Big Apple and wanted to make something out of himself. He then volunteered for a procedure far off in Habitat for tests of a rock-hard gold suit of armor that serves as a second skin. While he was the only survivor of the experiment among others, the suit lost its luster as it imbedded on his skin so much that removing it would kill him. Now branded as Homo-Hexual, the Bush Rangers relocated him to Academica not long ago and banned from returning to his home. Although he appears to be solitary and intimidating, Richie is really a tender sort with a love of nature.

Richie Ross (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Jon Abraham Jones Birth Date: December 20th, 1983 Birth Place: Somewhere in the United States of America Eye: Black Hair: Brown Height: 5 ft 4 in Weight: 146 lb Jonni may not like very much on the surface, but she's a peppy patriot who doesn't care that she's enrolling school outside of America. In fact, she loves to share some of the country's ideals to the other Academy students while being true to herself. She's always open with any club and isn't perfect at each attempt to interact with, but Jonni still thinks the best for her compatriots she's allied herself with, especially Harriet Jinjur. However, she isn't too naïve. When she discovers there's nefarious intent behind it, Jonni's willing to switch sides to stamp it out for good. And when you're enrolled in the Academy of the Fantastical Mystics like she is, there's plenty of problems she'll do her best in stopping.

Jonni Jones (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Allison Olsen Birth Date: October 14th, 1989 Birth Place: Wilderness Swamp, Whamelot Eye: Black Hair: Black Height: 3 ft 2 in Weight: 16 lg Born in a swamp in Whamelot by a lethal crocodile and a drunk Floridian tourist who thought screwing with local wildlife was a good idea at the time, Ali Olsen was born with a single mother and the only one to communicate verbally. As a result, she was ostracized by the other wildlife for being a goon, an inbred result of a botched mating, causing Ali to lash out on everybody. Her croco-mama thought it would to be good for her to leave the island and attend the Academy of the Fantastical Mystics for a fresh start. However, she tends to keep her distance from the others and away from trouble, even though trouble finds her regardless.

Ali Olsen (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Cocoa Manufactured/Brought to Life: Fanware Manufacturing Plant, Cleveland, Whamelot Creation/Enchantment: October 27th, 1986 Hair: Orange Eye: Black Height: 3 ft 5 in Weight: 34 lg Originally part of Fanware's Living Cud-panions line, brown bear Cocoa was accidently bleached white during the dying process which so happens to be imbrued by the Power of Life. Completely scarred from this, she was pulled from circulation to fend for herself in the Forest of Outskirts. It was there that King Moonwatcher, the king of the Knooks, found her and offered to enroll her in the Academy as a roof over her head. Although she appears to be timid and soft-spoken, Cocoa happens quite excitable when it comes to reporting on what she saw on television.

Cocoa the Polar Knook (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Maxine Grace Black Birth Date: January 18th, 1988 Birth Place: Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England Eye: Hazel Hair: Blonde Height: 4 ft Weight: 93 lb Snuck into the premises with her father through the immeasurable Crimson Catacombs buried under the Academy, Max's sore mission is to protect the last remaining Einmugnesium from nefarious hands (which will cause more harm than good.) However, that sort of watch-duty doesn’t lead to much socializing, so Max made herself home living below Harriet’s room. They got along immensely after a late-night session of TV and video games, and they’ve been inseparable since. She always goes through life with amazement and fascination, which is why Harriet became good friends with her so fast.

Maxine Black (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Alice Manufactured: May 12th, 1923 Brought to Life: August 9th, 1945 Creation: Peter Parley’s Farmstead, Aberdeen, South Dakota Enchantment: Meadow of Leisure, Academy Grounds, UPA Eye: Black Fabric Hair: Amber Brown Height: 4 ft 2 in Weight: 20 lg Coming from grayer pastures overseas, Alice was enchanted by the Powder of Life to stand guard at the Academy’s gardens. Today, the crops died out and now Alice stands in the courtyard on the other side of the moat. Alice is very kind-hearted, mature, wise and keen to help someone in need. She’s also the voice of reason to misguided students, even if she can come off as cheeky sometimes.

Alice the Scarecrow (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Sweet Charity Bishop Birth Date: June 24th Birth Place: Unknown Eye: Gray Hair: Black Height: 3 ft 8 in Weight: 800 oz Not much is known about her, but she can found around Betsy Parris, always bouncing off her and giving her suggestions whenever she likes it or not. She comes off as emotionless with a monotone drawl that sounds like she’s got something stuck in her throat. While not at all antagonistic, Sweet Charity seems to always have a macabre sense of humor mixed in with her dislike of the Fantastical Mystics.

Sweet Charity Bishop (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Theodore Saltford Anderson Birth Date: September 2nd, 1988 Birth Place: San Dimas, California Eye: Brown Hair: Black Height: 3 ft 9 in Weight: 67 lg Description: Coming from overseas, Theodore was enrolled in the Academy thanks to his fascination to all things unnatural and innatural. Being the son of one of the Headmaster's associates, he thinks of himself as real important and interested in hanging with Harriet to let her Chosen One status rub off him. However, whenever he crosses paths with her, it's always trouble for him and the reluctant student from cauldron-born symbiotes to friendly zombie shenanigans. He genuinely likes being around her, but same can’t be said for Harriet...

Theodore Anderson (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Izzy Manufactured: May 26th, 1987 Brought to Life: November 26th, 1996 Creation: Rose Lawn Industrial Plant, Longhow, Whamelot Enchantment: Perrault, Aurora, UPA Eye: Black Fabric Hair: Faded Hayseed Height: 3 ft 7 in Weight: 10 lg Brought to life as part of Aurora's Animate Program, Izzy is one of the few selected to make up the new class of the Academy of the Fantastical Mystics. Wishing to protect her new home (and the fact that scarecrows hardly get any sleep,) she takes the mantle of Arrowhawk to defense against whatever horror comes from beyond the forest. Headstrong and kind of gullible, she keeps a look-out for good stories for her brother's newspaper, “The Academic Home Brew,” whether finding or creating some.

Izzy the Scarecrow (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Ronalda Indiana Cotorra Birth Date: June 11th, 1989 Birth Place: Oaxaca, Mexico Eye: Yellow Hair: Black Height: 3 ft 5 in Weight: 34 lg Cast out from her home in Mexico and leaving her father behind, Ronnie is a byproduct of a lonely widow and her pet bird. After her mother passed away, she moved to the Meadow of Leisure where her father’s academic work was spotted by the Academy of the Fantastical Mystics. She's a free spirit with a soft spot, always intent on her studies and willing to stick up for her Manimal classmates.

Ronnie Cotorra (Full description in the alternative text)

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I’m with Homo Hexual, never with Homo Usurpus or Disasterous…

Full Name: Gloucester Death Date: July 1st, 1997 Death Place: Meadow of Leisure, Academica, PUA Eye: Glassy Hair: None Length: 20 ft Weight: 666 lb Taking a wrong turn from Whamelot, Gloucester stumbled across the Meadow of Leisure where he offers to sell potions to the students of the newly-reopen Academy in its first week. However, his death is much more interesting than his life. After being slaughtered and left for dead in the Academy's moat, Gloucester was promoted to being to Harriet Jinjur's spirit animal against her wishes. It's theorized that his constant annoying behavior near Harriet's room is the reason why he was assigned as much, but other possibilities are currently on the table.

Gloucester (Full description in the alternative text)

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Full Name: Bennadonner O'Farrell Birth Date: October 27th, 1957 Birth Place: Inverness, Scotland Eye: Cataracts Hair: Black Toupee Height: 5 ft 9 in Weight: 203 lb. Coming to Academica with his traveling sea serpent, this vagrant was left without a purpose after the death of his companion. Taking pity (and mostly wanting to make him stop loitering/hitting on her,) Miss Hazelnut gave Bennadonner a home at the old gardening hut and then gave him the duty as night watchman. Completely cut off from the truth about the new Academy, Bennadonner spends his days lazeing out and reading the Academic Home Brew that comes to his doorstep. He tends to be quite sweet with the students, but is not usually seen in the Academy.

Bennadonner (Full description in the alternative text)

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