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Hamster doin' his best in this big world ([personal profile] crantz) wrote in [community profile] yuletide2019-09-20 04:45 pm

2019 Fandom Promo!



Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

<b>FANDOM NAME</b>:
<b>WHAT MAKES IT GREAT</b>:
<b>WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional)</b>
:


For reference, last year's promo post!

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On a Sunbeam (Graphic Novel/Webcomic)

[personal profile] shadaras 2019-10-24 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Fandom, as per ao3: On a Sunbeam (Graphic Novel)

What it's about:
Mia just graduated high school and can't find a job, so she joins a salvage/repair crew that's basically a family and learns about these people and the job. In the past, we learn about her time at boarding school, focusing on her best friend (and girlfriend!), a strange girl named Grace Hill. These two storylines come together as Mia wonders what happened to Grace and asks her new family to help her find out. It's a story about found family, love, and exploring strange and beautiful places in a science fantasy universe.

Where you can find it: It's freely available as a webcomic! However, it's also a graphic novel published by First Second that was shortlisted for the graphic story Hugo this year, if you prefer paper copies.

Why it's great:
- Literally everyone in the story is a woman or nonbinary and this isn't commented on at all.
- BEAUTIFUL art
- There are really cool games in-universe? A team game where you fly around collecting orbs, and an RPG.
- All the spaceships look like fish. It's rad.
- Weird fantasy stuff IN SPACE!
- Found family! Queer relationships!
- Very cool worldbuilding about Weird Space!