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@maariaaargh / maariaaargh.tumblr.com

She/her, Finland. Art blog. I draw (web)comics and lurk in a fandom or two. Minors keep out!
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Hi Maaria! I'm so stoked that you're updating Phantomland again, it's one of my favourite webcomics! Iirc you've published a physical Finnish version before, but I'm just curious if there's ever a physical English version being sold anywhere? Or if you ever plan to publish one in the future? Cos I just have a massive need for holding angry Jon in my hand 🤲

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Thank you so much for reading!! 🙏

Currently the only print version is the Swedish edition. Scoring a North American publisher sounds awesome on paper but there might be obstacles... mainly that my work is a passion project and above all else I must have 100% control over it (thankfully my Swedish publisher have been cool about this).

My nightmare scenario is a publisher marketing the comic for teens (which they tend to do) and then forcing me to tone it down. That wouldn't fly because I want this story to mature and escalate over time. I want to include sex stuff.

But yeah... that said it's still a comic that's optimized for printing and I'd also love to hold the English edition in my hands someday. That's a special kind of joy. For now it's best that I focus on drawing though. It's a long-ass project and the pages won't finish themselves.

Fingers crossed though!!

(before someone suggests self-publishing: no. That is an enormous pain in the ass)

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Hey, I don't mean this in any rude eay, just asking genuinely, what happened to Velvet Necklace? I just remembered it randomly and wanted to know more about it (asking off anon so you can respond privately if you want no worries)

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Hi! Thanks for asking. Long story short, I've been struggling with health problems for a few years and the comic's on hold until I get better. After fixing my iron deficiency I'm still mysteriously fatigued and what little energy I have is mostly spent on a side hustle that pays my rent far better than comics ever could lol. I love comics but I don't love how little they pay 😭

That said I do hope to finish Velvet Necklace someday! There's so much work I want to do but my body's not cooperating. Fingers crossed the doctor can figure something out at my next appointment

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Anonymous asked:

Omg??? Sorry that freak decided to freak it like that in your comments??? Phantomland is awesome, and if people don't like they can just? Not read lol. No need to be rude about it

Eh it's fine. I'm just tickled by the uhhhhh lack of media literacy. Dude is offended and seething over a "romance" when there's literally zero romance in the text? Do guys like this not understand how shipping works? It boggles the mind

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Anonymous asked:

Phantomland has me so scared, you're so good at building suspense its making me crazzzzyyyyyy, Jon come get your old guy before Alex finds him 😩

Thanks! No worries, unlike Jon this man is small and good at hiding

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Anonymous asked:

*pointing at Alex* what the Fuck is Up with this guy.

For real tho, he's so ~mysterious~ I'm so excited to see how this chapter pans out!

All my readers have major trust issues I see

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Anonymous asked:

Ok feel free not to answer this lmao because i could just be being a hater, but if it makes you feel better i think some folks just have are not tracking the text very well? It's definitely subtle, but like. Very much there. I still remember the elias/jon interaction from one of the earlier chapters mentioning it + that time amber injected him with something because he was burning out. Jon's drug dependancy isn't new, and he's really not being a jerk about it? Like he is a Jerk (affectionate) but that's kinda unrelated. Anyway, just wanted to say i think you're an amazing writer/author! Phantomland is one of my favorite things in the whole world, i will never shut up about it. Thanks for making such cool art!

Ahhh that's a relief though... thanks a lot dear anon. It's nice that the bigger fans can remember the details at least. I feel like there's still a way for me to polish the dialogue so I'll try to think of something

I actually considered having him eat while wearing his coat (because he prefers to hide his scars), but that would've looked too silly after all, so enjoy this rare fanservice shot of bare arms lol

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Anonymous asked:

Spinning chie around in my mind like centrifuge, i missed her so much, thank you for the update 🧡

💜

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Anonymous asked:

I'm glad you've been able to rest up!!! As much as i adore your artwork and especially phantomland, I hope you're taking care of yourself🧡 I'm not usually drawn to comics for some reason? But your stuff just hits different, it really is spectacular

Thank you!! I hate that my health's still not that great, there's so much cool shit I want to make and show you guys. But it's a relief to have patient readers at least haha

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Anonymous asked:

Hey I hope you're doing alright! How's velvet necklace going? I love your art so much, phantomland is like one of the best things ive ever read

Hi! Thanks for reading my comics, it means a lot. I'm recovering but still too tired to draw consistently so my comics are held back for now. I really miss them though. I hope I can resume by the end of the year

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Anonymous asked:

Gonna make a patreon account solely to subscribe to you! Phantomland is awesome and i love your art in general and I'm happy to support you! Definitely gonna get velvet necklace whenever it drops too!

Ayyy thank you so much!! 🙏💕💕

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Anonymous asked:

Binged all of phantomland in one sitting, I loved it so much I became a patron. Can't wait to see more. Not just for the jon/chie but I'm really interested in the world and mystery of the ghosts and just everything! And the comic is so diverse, and I just love your expressions and everything!

Thank you so much, that means the world to me!! 🙏 I'm thrilled that it won you over that quickly haha

(to my followers: yeah, there's a patreon now and I'll try to post exclusive stuff on there soon)

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Anonymous asked:

The blorbos,,,

Ngl I'm still too ill and tired to do much work so blorbo time it is 😔👌

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Anonymous asked:

Doing another reread of phantomland while it's on hiatus, just wanted to let you know it's still so unbelievably awesome! Even as a story in progress it's still one of the best things ive read all year!

Thanks for reading (again), it means the world to me!! 🙏🙏💕

Still not sure when I get around to ending the hiatus but I promise to try my best!

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Anonymous asked:

how do you get started drawing and writing a (web) comic? i've wanted to for a while but I can't draw very well and don't know where to start.

You learn comics by making them! Draw a page, let someone read it and they can tell you what works and what doesn't. Read a book by Scott McCloud to get a better understanding of comics theory.

You don't have to become a master artist either, the Mob Psycho 100 manga has very simple drawings but is crazy popular anyway.

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Anonymous asked:

just wanted 2 let u know i binged phantomland in one sitting and i am actually frothing at the mouth for the story and world uve built but most of all im frothing for jon and chie's relationship

Thanks for reading 😎👉

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Anonymous asked:

So excited to see where phantomland is headed, you've left us in such an interesting spot in the story! There really are no words to describe how much I love your writing! ALSO I am super stoked for velvet necklace, thanks for making so much cool stuff and sharing it with us!

Wehh such kindness ;_; I'm focusing fulltime on Velvet right now but hope I can squeeze in some Phantomland pages too whenever I have time. Thank you so much for reading my comics!

Lol... bless your eyes I suppose

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