Lokum Yiyen Gündüz (The Day Eating Turkish Delight) January 2018

"You have it easy, Killua.

You're perfectly calm.

Since it means nothing to you..."

A result of sketching while listening to this.

Drawings made on sticky notes, late 2017.

I was listening to Empire Ants as I was about to fall asleep, so an image suddenly and randomly flashed in my head. (When the music changes beginning from 2:12) 

You know, when you see a dream, even if it is meaningless you get really touched by it. So the same happened to me with this one and I felt like drawing what came to me. The image in my head was so blurry though. I had to make it concrete, which was tough. I'm not even sure if it was Noodle that I saw.

Anyway, I hope you like this speed painting.

Today I walked home listening to The Modern Things from Bjork. I just had to draw something upon my arrival. 

I realize art is not so much about what you actually create, but it’s about imprinting an experience so that it will stay with you. All my favorite works were created in moments of some sort of importance. Had I not created them, what would have I done with all the emotions? As the works stay I can revisit them and remember that such a thing has indeed happened, that it has taken its course in reality and in me. 

Then why was it that we were taught to create for the sake of expression, beauty, novelty, importance in terms of development, or anything of the sort that actually has nothing to do with us? Why should I care if a work is any good in expressing this or that emotion, idea, or whatever? If it does, am I expectant to be satisfied by the fact that I could objectively and skillfully convey my situation, and enabled myself, an unseen and untouched reality, to finally materially exist in society? 

It is indeed true that I was tricked into thinking so. That’s why I’m talking about it! Then what should one do next? Will I really be able to go for myself?

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A small painting with miniature details.

Welcome to Sena’s Adventures!

A webcomic set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender

With new characters, locations, and lore!

The Government Building in Shun Fei, one of the three independent city states

The story takes place 165 years after the original story, with a completely different world building than Legend of Korra. (Yes, this comic is a sequel to AtLA and not LoK.)

Life in Shun Fei is a little bit different than how things used to be.

As for the main character of the story, it is Sena, a 12 year-old, non-bender boy. He is a bookworm and mostly annoyed with his life.

>>Click here to start reading from page 1

You can also read 10 pages ahead of time by subscribing to my Patreon!

Now, please let me tell you a little bit about how this comic came to be!

I was a die-hard fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender as a kid, and that love has never died. I've always felt that Avatar's world was so lush and alive, that so many unique stories could be born from it. And even the most simple and humble ones would be infinitely interesting.

You definitely don't have to agree with me, but I was personally disappointed with how things went after the first series, meaning with both LoK and the comics (which I must admit I've never watched or read in entirety). For one thing, I couldn't come to terms with how Avatar's world had changed so much and became a lot more like our own world. So I asked, "If it were me, how would I write it?" And that's how this comic came to be.

( Despite this, I really hope that LoK fans will still enjoy my story as an AU! )

Sena's Adventures, at its core, is meant to be a story which examines the complex spiritual problems that arise from modernization. AtLA did something very similar, but through the framework of imperialism and war. Sena's Adventures on the other hand, takes place in a peaceful time. And even though its world is technologically far less advanced than that of LoK, it still carries the seed of a conflict between "reason and magic".

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I wanted this story to feel simple and naive, like a children’s story. I really like that about AtLA and I believe many others do too, despite our biological ages.

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And a final confession. I have never tried being active on the internet consistently before and it makes me a bit nervous. I have actually been drawing this comic for almost 2 years and I made only 24 pages in total, because I had very long breaks. But now that I’m uploading it, I intend to try my best to keep it going consistently.

Just so you know, from page 9 and on, I went monochrome for convenience and I’ll probably go less detailed with the shading in future pages for the same reason.

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Please enjoy Sena’s story!

( I’m really excited for the other main characters to be revealed, but it will take a while! )