Meet the ‘Toon: Larry the Bear. Thing.

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Alignment: LAWful good.Larry is a cross between a bear and a Totoro, and has a thick Ukrainian accent. We… try not to think about how exactly that happened, either.

The character design is a fine example of compromise. Codex only likes drawing cute and cuddly critters. Q was like ‘think more armor, think more guns.’ Codex didn’t see the value of an accent. Q saw an opportunity to give the character more personality, and work in the Hugo-nominated Orphan Black angle. See, compromise. Both sides give a little and the result is stronger than either idea alone. Continue reading →

Meet the ‘Toon: Sarah the Mouse

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Ballistic carp optionalSarah the Mouse wields a decidedly pointed pen, with which no pretentious poser wishes to be jabbed. Sarah is benevolent, takes criticism in stride, and can dish out elegant insults. We must not think our good mouse is entirely well-behaved, however, for she is known to cast carp at would-be punners with a shockingly-large array of mechanical devices.

Sarah was inspired by the Beautiful but Evil Space Princess herself, Sarah A. Hoyt. Sarah is a gifted writer and teacher whose tribe (hello Huns!) talk about a wide variety of topics daily at her blog. There, they freely dispense helpful writing advice, light-hearted banter, and bad puns. Don’t let their good-natured manner deceive you: they take their paronomasias seriously.

(Yes, Codex, I can use a thesaurus.)