Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14

@theswordwizard

RVA | graphic design, web design, illustration | American* Fujo* | art direction for ValiDate | butchverse

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Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· 3d

In addition to the panel, I'm also splitting a table with the wonderful @kmbrlei.bsky.social and will have a last few copies of American* Fujo* available for sale, along with mini preview zines for the pre-order. Make sure to stop by table C-14 and say hi!!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· 11d

THE AMERICAN FUJO RETURNS: DON'T MISS YOUR SECOND CHANCE! ✳️⬇️

MISSED OUT? WE"RE BACK! AMERICAN* FUJO* is now open for our SECOND PRE-ORDER! Order at americanfujo.bigcartel.com. Pre-Order between August 1st and November 1st!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· 20d

big day today at work

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· 27d

Interested in self-publishing anthologies? The editors of Glimm*r @kmbrlei.bsky.social @crownprinxe.bsky.social & American Fujo @theswordwizard.bsky.social @tshirt.bsky.social will present "Working Together: Organizing Queer Anthologies of Writing and Comics" at @flamecon.bsky.social this August!

Interested in Self-Publishing Anthologies? Glimm*r & American Fujo present a new panel: Working Together: Organizing Queer Anthologies of Writing and Comics (18+). In Workshop 1, 8/15 at 6:30pm. Flamecon.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 8

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Dec 7

coming soon to a mailbox near you 😏

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Sep 17

angel uses the theoretical framework of sociological haunting in "SPECTRAL SAVAGES & SETTLER FETISHES : on fandom, fujoshis, & frontier psychosis," to go looking for the sublimated ghosts of a missing people in fandom’s most beloved and depraved archetypes.

angel is a two-spirit artist, aberrant, and arbiter of the dark fantastic.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Sep 16

"hey man i think your break ended like 20 minutes ago can you help me with this rewiring so the life support doesnt shut off" [oc]

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Sep 6

Introducing our newest writers! First is Frank, who is writing: Just Give Them What They Want: Bilingualism, Performance and Power in Kinnporsche. Follow him at worldoshaking.bsky.social

Frank is a chaotic multilingual, a classic literature enthusiast, and a writer of fanfiction and poetry. He enjoys blank verse, big trees and linguistic curiosities.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Aug 18

been watching some great movies lately

The movie Junior rated five stars and liked, then the movie WEAPONS rated four stars.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Jun 21

alexis coded characters... i got both kabru and spock on character quizzes so im valid

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 31

With our comic artists revealed, we wanted to make sure that you know we're still accepting Late Pledges! That means if you missed out on the campaign - no you didn't (for now) 😋 Follow us to get updates! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ame...

It's Not Too Late! Our campaign ended reaching over 200% of our goal, but we're still accepting Late Pledges on Kickstarter!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 31

Calliope Neurotoxins is making a comic about emasculation, intimate relationships and also getting throatfucked. Do you like halo? The guy from halo is in it, kind of. Check out more of her work at neurotoxicity.github.io

Calliope Neurotoxins: hello! How are you doing today? I live in australia. I’ve been doing some drawings and writing some stories. Do your teeth ache, too? Can I bite you.

I made a pornographic comic about emasculation, intimate relationships and also getting throatfucked. Do you like halo? The guy from halo is in it, kind of.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 29

Elle Shivers' comic "BOYS TOYS" is a comic/visual essay about the chain links between three main ideas: being a trans fujoshi in the Global South, giant robots, and the sexualization of American military aesthetics. Follow at @tamingservice.bsky.social or on elleshivers.com!

Elle is a genderqueer Filipino-American writer, comic artist, and illustrator based in the Philippines. Sometimes condescending, always sincere, never unaccountable. A lover of science fiction and men.

BOYS TOYS is a matryoshka doll in the form of a comic/visual essay about the chain links between three main ideas: being a trans fujoshi in the Global South, giant robots, and the sexualization of American military aesthetics. There is a transformation fantasy at the core of highly militaristic mecha/giant robot media, and this can correlate with how we imagine ourselves as trans and queer people in a highly globalized and hetero-patriachal world. A hetero-patriarchal world, which is aesthetically invested in the power fantasies that military and warfare conjures in the public cultural imagination, and in our investment in niche categorizations.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 29

Next is A.C. Esquerra! Their comic will be about their change from a sexually repressed queer youngling into an out, nonbinary artist, a mid-2010s YaoiCon veteran and, in the BDSM community, a Dominant/top/Prince. You can follow them @blueludebar.com and at blueludebar.com

A.C. is a nonbinary Asian American comics artist and creator of award-winning 1930s pilot yaoi, Eighty Days (Archaia, 2021). They will continue throwing fantasy, history and sci-fi in a blender until morale improves or they die. They enjoy stationery, alternative fashion and feeding the local crows.

“The Prince” is an experimental ink + collage comic-memoir about how Laurent of Vere from C.S. Pacat’s Captive Prince transformed me from a sexually repressed queer youngling into an out, nonbinary artist, a mid-2010s YaoiCon veteran and, in the BDSM community, a Dominant/top/Prince.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 24

Introducing our first comic artist: Max Banshees! Max will be writing (and illustrating) about Pathologic and global online fan spaces with the comic-essay "FRAGMENT EATERS." You can follow Max here @maxbanshees.bsky.social and see more work at maxbanshees.com

Max Banshees is a cartoonist and illustrator who has a love-hate relationship with the videogame Pathologic. It causes them to write an impassioned essay every two years or so.

Why do fandoms exist, how do fans socialize with each other in global online spaces, and what different purposes do fanworks serve? The comic-essay “FRAGMENT EATERS” introduces readers to concepts from philosophy, linguistics, and fan studies that are relevant to these questions, and then uses them to make sense of how a game’s fandom changed after a popular video essay was made about it.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 16

album cover studies in drawpile, featuring scissor sisters and massive attack

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· May 4

favorite films of the decade... conclave, look back, and sinners are up there too

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 30

frank/matt double dog collar match for oomf <3

black & white digital illustration of the punisher frank castle and daredevil matt murdock as wrestlers in a double dog collar match, both gripping the chain they're connected by and bleeding.

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 28

YOU KNOW IT!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 22

✳️ Reminder that our application for comic pitches is open until April 1st! We're looking for unique perspectives, strong voices, and exciting visual ways of answering some of the questions we're prompting: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

List of questions sorted into three categories: the group of "Gender, sexuality, identity," the group of "America, power, intellectual property, culture," and the group of "Cyberspace, fandom, virtual community."

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 21

see a knight, post a knight

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 16

With a total of $10,114 we conclude the AMERICAN* FUJO* campaign! Thank you all so much for your interest and support - we're beyond excited to get started >:)

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 16

less than an hour left and we're so close to 200% of our initial goal!!!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 16

Five hours left in the AMERICAN* FUJO* campaign! While we'll be allowing late pledges up until printing, the prices for rewards beyond the base pdf/book will be raised - make sure to get in the early bird discount if you're interested in any of our bonuses!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 15

LESS THAN 48 HOURS LEFT in the AMERICAN* FUJO* campaign! Here's our second sticker design that's included in the Fan Pack add-on, illustrated by the wonderful Diell again!

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 14

69 hours to go and just cleared 8k 😎

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 13

THREE DAYS LEFT in the AMERICAN* FUJO* campaign! And with that, we reveal our first sticker design that's included in the Fan Pack add-on, illustrated by the wonderful @sunclown.bsky.social

Alexis Rippen *️⃣ Flamecon C14@theswordwizard· Mar 11

FIVE days left in the AMERICA* FUJO* KS campaign! It's been incredible seeing the outpouring of interest and support, thank you all so much <3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ame...