cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/44309331

[a TV host speaks, paper in hand]
On today's show, we'll be discussing worker's rights and whether socialist policies could improve society.
To ensure a fair and balanced debate, we've invited a diverse panel of experts relevant to this topic…

[hands clasped, wearing a huge gold bitcoin chain and an obvious wig, a character smirks]
…first, Alexandre De La Bourgeoisie Royale, a self-made crypto-AI entrepreneur who works tirelessly every day from 5AM to 11PM and thinks the average worker is a lazy slob…

[a finger up, wearing rectangular glasses, a character in a brown suit is ready to argue]
…next, Neo L. Beral, a prized economist known for his essays Why We Should Raise The Retirement Age By Ten Years and Taxing The Rich Would Ruin The Country…

[arms crossed, wearing a red cap and a cross necklace, a character in a high visibility suit frowns]
…and finally, representing the workers themselves, John "Class Traitor" Mussolini, head of the beloved Christian Conservative Trade Union For Surrendering Your Rights.
Let's get started!

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If you missed the last two episodes you'll probably want to start there.

Or if you're really confused, you could go back to the very beginning of the changeling's story arc.

Or even the very start of the series if you want to binge read and maybe laugh a bit.

Kayra here is a construct of mud and sticks, assembled by the night hag Granny Dismal to replace the stolen child she intended to raise as a new hag. Granny gave the changling a real human soul, which she acquired through her haggish ways, and changeling-Kayra has been living her whole life masking as a human. (That stolen child is one of the main protagonists of this series... don't worry, she has a very happy life.)

She's been struggling for ages to tell her fiancé the truth about herself. She finally confessed... and it turns out he knew all along. A happy resolution! Surely everything is fine and happy now and the rest of the wedding will go completely smoothly.

Believe it or not, Love and Hex is a comedy, not a drama. It started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon and, well, all over the internet. Also !loveandhex@lemmy.ca. And you can find a version with a full transcript on my website.

By: Tommy Siegel

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1F4BG767NZ/

https://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/things-that-can-fly/

https://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/coming-to-life/

If you missed the last episode you'll probably want to start there.

Or if you're really confused, you could go back to the very beginning of the changeling's story arc.

Or even the very start of the series if you want to binge read and maybe laugh a bit.

I struggled a lot with Kayra's reaction face in the last panel - trying to communicate shock without stretching into anger or fear. Here are a couple of the options I tried out (plus a silly one).

https://imgur.com/a/changeling-kayra-alternative-faces-jZxf6zg

Believe it or not, Love and Hex is a comedy, not a drama. It started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon and other platforms. Also c!LoveAndHex@lemmy.ca. And you can find a version with a full transcript on my website.

(And Patreon if you want to skip the wait for the next part.)

There's also a book! You'll find it on Amazon (just use your country's site).

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/43662539

[a character is pointing at and berating a strawman made to look like a stereotypical communist]
So, you're a communist right?
Okay then, solve every single problem in the world right now
Create the perfect society, we're watching, you have five minutes
Can't do it? Sounds like your silly ideology is whack then
Tankie!

https://thebad.website/comic/reasonable_request

credit goes to Beast Academy

I'm sure they are just as frequently made haha

This episode was not supposed to have a cliffhanger ending, but given the gravity of what she's confessing, I couldn't fit it all into one page; it needed some room to breathe. >!Patrons have seen the second part already.!<

The last panel is a bit dramatic, but I was trying to do a thing with it. I think it worked out pretty OK.

What exactly is her secret?

• The bride, "Kayra", is secretly a changeling - a construct made of mud and sticks that was built to replace a stolen child over two decades ago.
  • (That stolen child is the real Kayra and one of this series's main characters; she was raised by hags, taught witchcraft, and grew up to become one herself.)
• Changelings are normally supposed to expire (or "die") after a few months, but this one not only survived... she grew up. And has spent her whole life masquerading as a human.
• Now she's about to get married... and despite multiple attempts, she still hasn't managed to confess her secret to her betrothed.
• The ceremony has already started. But before this goes any further, she needs to get it off her chest.

Believe it or not, Love and Hex is a comedy, not a drama. It started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon and other platforms. Also r/LoveAndHex. And you can find a version with a full transcript on my website.

(And Patreon if you want to skip the wait for the next part.)

There's also a book! You'll find it on Amazon (just use your country's site).

A barbarian rage can express itself in more than one way.

I was camping all last week, so this comic's late. Sorry about that!

What's going on here?

• The bride, "Kayra", has been struggling to tell her betrothed that she's not actually a human woman, but a changeling made of mud and sticks enchanted to look like the human she had replaced as a baby. Her mother has been getting in the way.
• Now the ceremony has started, and she hasn't come out - not till she see's her betrothed, so they can finally talk.
• Meanwhile, Sassy, the Maid of Honour at this wedding, has been tasked with keeping things on schedule. She's a little afraid of the mother of the bride. She's also pretty lonely, and has not had much luck with dating.
• Her thwarted attempts at romance have been pretty frustrating; an offhand comment from the mother of the bride has pushed her over the edge.
• Charlie is a Singing Cricket's pet owlbear, turned into a human to attend the wedding. He is perhaps the perfect man for Sassy? Or if he's not Mr. Right, he's at least Mr. Right Now.

Love and Hex started out as a joke about my D&D campaign and turned into an ongoing rom-com/existential horror story. It's on Webtoon and other platforms. Also !LoveAndHex@lemmy.ca. ^(And Patreon if you like early releases and extra stuff.)

There's also a book! You'll find it on Amazon (just use your country's site).

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