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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him)

@deuceofgears.bsky.social

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Sf/f writer (NINEFOX GAMBIT, DRAGON PEARL). MFA student in media composition. Hobbies: 2D animation, game design, destroying readers. Rep'd by @sethasfishman.bsky.social. https://www.yoonhalee.com/ https://ninefoxgambit.com/ https://candlearc.com/

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 14d

After foxing up WordPress last year, I've finally gotten the Ninefox Gambit webcomic back online. Echoes the Candle Arc *comic* although the *2D animation* (preproduction) is over at the sister site candlearc.com. Signed, still buried under orchestration homework, back to work!

ninefoxgambit.com

Ink and wash portrait of General Shuos Jedao from Ninefox Gambit

Ink and wash portrait of Captain Kel Cheris from Ninefox Gambit

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Ponderosa | Kim Kuzuri @ponderosa121.bsky.social · 5h

How is it already time to sign up for Yuletide? I haven't even looked at the tagset this year.

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 5h

Tonight’s #CriticalRole begins in about an hour!

The secret at the heart of the Candescent Creed revealed, our adventurers must act at once as the danger in Dol-Makjar rises and the search for Occtis Tachonis presses in from all sides.

twitch.tv/criticalrole

CriticalRole - Twitch

Welcome to Critical Role! This is the live home for a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors and all of their debauchery.

twitch.tv

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 7h

Haunted by the feeling that somewhere, something has gone terribly wrong.

(Fear not: I died before I could tackle Balatro going into SCIENTIFIC NOTATION in Ante 14, dinner then back to work...)

A Balatro round score in excess of one billion

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 11h

Nothing says "cyberpunk" like doing what a billionaire tells you to do

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 11h

nothing says “cyberpunk” like owning a $100,000 vehicle

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 10h

Where is Dunkelzahn for President when you need a distraction...

Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 10h

Did folks forget the part where cyberpunk was dystopian, not aspirational...?

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 11h

Oh there's a @kierongillen.bsky.social Image Comics Humble Bundle going right now, featuring all our Image work together as well as DIE and The Power Fantasy!

www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-f...

Humble Comic Bundle: Roll for Initiative with Kieron Gillen by Image Comics

Dive into one of comics’ most creative minds with our Kieron Gillen bundle, featuring The Wicked + The Divine, and more! Pay what you want and support BINC!

www.humblebundle.com

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 16h

Whenever I feel my life is too frivolous and empty of meaning or utility, I like to read a good flamewar about fountain pen filling systems (me: ...pick one you like? it's not a religion?) or about "correct" uses of vibrato in violin performance. :3

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 16h

The first edition of the Monster Manual really knew what to do.

The AD&D Monster manual, 1st edition, featuring a lovely Dragon, a lovely Unicorn, a Lovely Centaur, and some unlovely things underground.

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Dirk Vanover @dirkv.bsky.social · 1d

“Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter he earned high seven figures for the role, plus a seven-figure producing fee.”

I should do a blog post on this, but I’ll do a brief thread here, as it’s something in the comics industry that riles me up.

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“No One Asked for This Reboot”: ‘Tron’ May Mark End of Jared Leto’s Franchise-Leading Days

As 'Ares' disappoints, insiders question whether the self-styled boundary-pushing A-lister can still be counted on to carry a franchise vehicle to the bank.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 1d

I long to draw clean, elegant, crisp lines but the attempt usually makes me (metaphorically) homicidal. I've given up on photorealism or clean, elegant, crisp, Art Nouveau / Art Deco lines. Scribbly sketching is what I naturally produce; so be it.

Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 1d

NSFW sketch: A Binary Dilemma. Kujen/Jedao, a.k.a. "For love of spork could you have any WORSE taste in boyfriends, BOTH OF YOU?!"

...I was sketching some backstory and this happened.

Machineries of Empire is like a kazillion series where if everyone got GOOD therapy, no plot would happen. :p

excerpt: NSFW digital ink sketch, only partly representational, of General Shuos Jedao doing Hexarch Nirai Kujen's bidding

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 1d

JEEP!

Cocoa @momijizukamori.bsky.social · 1d

Day 15 - Favorite Prop

Jeep! Who is actually the reason I decided to make Hakkai, and not the other way around. I made the pattern up as I went along, and people always comment on how cute he is whenever I wear Hakkai.

#cosplay #costober #saiyuki

Outdoor cosplay photo of Cho Hakkai sitting on a ledge on a park, looking down at and petting Jeep (a knitted skinny white dragon) on his lap.

Photo of Jeep, a skinny white knitted dragon, with fabric wings outstretched on a beige sofa.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Drive Through Rich Neighborhood Exposes Dad’s Shortcomings As Provider https://theonion.com/drive-through-rich-neighborhood-exposes-dads-shortcomings-as-provider/

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

Explaining to my husband that I took Latin, which means that if timeteleported to Ancient Rome, I have no hecking clue how to say "How are you doing?" or "Pass the bread" as opposed to "CARTHAGO DELENDA EST" x eleventyzillion, or anything with "necare" in it.

Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I hear horror stories from my daughter about working conditions for people in webtoons/webcomics/manga/etc whom she follows. :]

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Cocoa @momijizukamori.bsky.social · 2d

Day 14 - Smile

Ryukyu trio, AKA forcing @pinnedtogether.bsky.social and @ap1ary.bsky.social to take cute summer photos with me.

#costober #cosplay #刀剣乱舞 #北谷菜切 #千代金丸 #治金丸

Cosplay photo of Chatannakiri, Chiganemaru, and Chiyoganemaru in internal affairs outfits in a park, standing behind each other and angled so their faces are stacked. All three are smiling

Cosplay photo of Chatannakiri, Chiganemaru, and Chiyoganemaru in internal affairs outfits, sitting on grass outside. They're arranged in a circle with their right hands in the middle, showing off their bracelets.

Cosplay photo of Chatannakiri, Chiganemaru, and Chiyoganemaru in internal affairs outfits, laying on grass in a circle, heads pointing in. They all have eyes closed and relaxed, happy expressions on their faces.

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Miss V 👻 @incitata.bsky.social · 2d

I honestly would rather this series be monthly or even bi-monthly, if it meant the creative team could stay healthy

Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 2d

The Frieren: Beyond Journey's End manga goes on hiatus, and the creators have discussed changing its serialization pace upon its return:

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus

Creators to take break for health, consider adjusting manga's serialization pace

www.animenewsnetwork.com

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

10000%.

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

Today in recuperation: persuading the reader that Menowen Is Correct and Jedao is an a$$hole goose (Candle Arc #2 WIP).

I don't think this is impossible mode as narrative side quests go. :]

(Tempted to TRACE a photo of my catten for Catten Pic, which ought to be okitty if I TOOK THE PHOTO.)

Candle Arc #2 (webcomic as cockamamie 2D animation storyboard) page layout WIP (Yoon Ha Lee)

Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

This is objectively the best opinion about narrative. :3

Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social · 2d

My other very specific opinion about narrative (though not books as such) is that all unsatisfying endings to kdrama/cdrama romances can be traced directly to the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl and their stupid magpies

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

Today's read while recuperating: DRACULA, MOTHERF**ER! by @alexdecampi.bsky.social and Erica Henderson.

(I needed the catten for comfort! I am a GIANT CHICKEN with anything horror-adjacent. Whereas catten thinks videogame alien flesh-rending noises are "ah, dinner is served NOM.")

Cat with graphic novel DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER! (the asterisk is part of the title!) by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

My kid sister thought Hamlet was a COMEDY! (She borrowed the school copy I was reading.)

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

I thought I was going to hate 9th grade Romeo & Juliet because it would be full of cooties. (Someone should have spoiled me it was full of MURDERCIDE!!!) Instead I loved it so much I ended up reading my way through a bunch of Shakespeared in the HS library for fun!

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Yoon Ha Lee (he/him) @deuceofgears.bsky.social · 2d

This was me and THE GREAT GATSBY!

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