One Of The First Comic Books I Ever Owned, The Very First Manga My Parents Got Me, Was The First Volume

One of the first comic books I ever owned, the very first manga my parents got me, was the first volume of Dragon Ball.

Its price is still listed in pesetas, the spanish currency that went out of circulation by the time I was 6 years old. It's so beat up because I read it so many times.

Akira Toriyama's work has been omnipresent throughout my life. Folks as old as my parents have fond memories of seeing Dr. Slump on TV. My generation grew up with the likes of Dragon Ball GT. Kids these days are still able to watch Dragon Ball in modern children's programming or play brand new games with his art style all over them. This stuff is genuinely a generational connection that's passed down and shared from father to son.

Even though we've always clowned on some creative decisions, or the shallowness of his storytelling compared to other authors, it's undeniable that he was one of the most influential manga artists to ever put pen to paper. Entire industries wouldn't be where they are today without him. But that's not the extent of it. I think his biggest achievement was to create something that allowed people to forge friendships beyond the boundaries of age, language, nationality, and everything imaginable.

The stories he told will surely continue to grow and spark the imagination of generations to come, as they did mine, and the ones of those who came before me.

Rest in peace 🐉

hold on i need to engineer an image that will cast 20 psychic damage on a niche group of people

ROMANTIC MERCENARY: I'll kill anyone... for the right woman

KINDHEARTED BANDIT: cough up yer coin! if you've any to spare that is. I know times are tough. I'm here for you

GNOMISH NEW YORKER: oh my god they hit the twin mushrooms. oh my god its gnine gneleven

Talking about the lore now, this is Poppy, sister to Mary from the earlier post. Mary and Poppy were gifted the abilities of Thanatos and Hypnos, with Poppy getting Hypnos's power.

She can trap people in her dream dimension.

what monster do you want to see the dungeon me hi crew cook up?

Another Age of Empires 3 fanart - this time, Amelia and Chayton.

Between the Definitive Edition and the original game, Chayton's storyline has three different possible endings. In the original, Amelia is still the narrator, and she said she never saw her son again. She describes he might have died in the massacre of Wounded Knee.

The thought of Amelia outliving her son was very painful, and I was inspired to make this drawing.