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From the Desk of Killer: Introduction
8 years ago
From the Desk of Killer
Welcome to the first of a series I want to start up for my journal: From the Desk of Killer. With these, I’m just gonna talk about my opinions and observations on transformation, story writing and crafting, and other art related things. And while I’ll be on my soapbox for some of these, I definitely would love to hear what you guys have to say about any of these topics that I bring up. After all, as fun as it is for me to rant and rave, it’s way more fun and productive to have a conversation.
So to start things off, I figured I talk about every transformation-focused creator’s go-to topic: what got me into the transformation theme. There were a few things I found during grade school that I liked, like the covers of Animorphs (I’ve never read a single one, and those covers have not aged well), the episode “Transformation” of Teen Titans, and even the Goosebumps book “Chicken Chicken.” But the thing that I thought was really cool back then was the X-Men alien species “The Brood.” I discovered in a reference book of the X-Men, and the concept of an alien race that could steal the abilities and hijack the minds of its victims was really cool to me.
It was in the later stages of high school that I started finding artists online that dealt with this subject material. Arania was definitely the first because she was, and still is, one of the first results to come across if you search “transformation art.” This probably comes as a surprise to no one, but my favorite series of hers is the “Samus into Zeta Metroid” sequence. Along with her, artists like Dragon-Storm and Phantom-Inker were also early favorites of mine. In terms of transformation writing, I honestly haven’t followed any other transformation writers, but I’ve sunk plenty of hours into Fenoxo’s text-based game “Corruption of Champions.”
So, how did you all find transformation art and stories? What are some of your favorite artists and writers of the genre, both back in the day and now? Let me know in the comments below.
Thanks for reading and farewell.
-Killer
Welcome to the first of a series I want to start up for my journal: From the Desk of Killer. With these, I’m just gonna talk about my opinions and observations on transformation, story writing and crafting, and other art related things. And while I’ll be on my soapbox for some of these, I definitely would love to hear what you guys have to say about any of these topics that I bring up. After all, as fun as it is for me to rant and rave, it’s way more fun and productive to have a conversation.
So to start things off, I figured I talk about every transformation-focused creator’s go-to topic: what got me into the transformation theme. There were a few things I found during grade school that I liked, like the covers of Animorphs (I’ve never read a single one, and those covers have not aged well), the episode “Transformation” of Teen Titans, and even the Goosebumps book “Chicken Chicken.” But the thing that I thought was really cool back then was the X-Men alien species “The Brood.” I discovered in a reference book of the X-Men, and the concept of an alien race that could steal the abilities and hijack the minds of its victims was really cool to me.
It was in the later stages of high school that I started finding artists online that dealt with this subject material. Arania was definitely the first because she was, and still is, one of the first results to come across if you search “transformation art.” This probably comes as a surprise to no one, but my favorite series of hers is the “Samus into Zeta Metroid” sequence. Along with her, artists like Dragon-Storm and Phantom-Inker were also early favorites of mine. In terms of transformation writing, I honestly haven’t followed any other transformation writers, but I’ve sunk plenty of hours into Fenoxo’s text-based game “Corruption of Champions.”
So, how did you all find transformation art and stories? What are some of your favorite artists and writers of the genre, both back in the day and now? Let me know in the comments below.
Thanks for reading and farewell.
-Killer
It sounds like you went through the same channels as I did, although I went to DeviantArt before I came over here. I don't know if I'm alone in this, but I used to stalk certain artists' favorites to find other transformation artists on DA because I found there was way too much stuff to sift through. Of course, once I found out there was an entire category on this website devoted to transformation, this site quickly became my go-to for finding new transformation stuff.
But seriously, that was how I did art hopping back in the day. I'd usually start with Dragon-Storms favorites, find some awesome piece of art he liked, then check out that artist's stuff. And once I finished looking through their art, I'd check out their favorites. Rinse and repeat. It was a fun little exercise, and it was a nice little distraction while I listened to music.
Oh yeah, I remember Nojo! They used to post stuff all the time, but looking into it now, it seems like they closed down both their FA and DA. It's a shame, too, because most of their stuff was really well draw, even if I didn't care for the art style myself.
It's funny you bring up Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. I've been talking with a few artists I've met online, and they were talking about that game and how interesting and fun it was. It certainly sounds like quite the departure from the usual Pokemon games, and the premise is pretty cool as well. Might need to try it out myself.
Also, don't worry about how much you can speak on certain topics. I'm super thankful for any participation
But yeah, I started this just to start a conversation about certain aspects of transformations, what I like about them, and get a read on what my watchers and other users like about transformation stuff.
Appreciate the compliments, too, thank you!