Issue 986 Discussion Thread

[RielCZ]

Issue 986 📰

"Everyone who was in the house shouted for joy as they just got the opportunity to sing in their favourite radio station, but for Darling, this meant even more than that..."

—fantasy_star541

Articles
The Committee of Normalcy in Neovia by June Scarlet
What Your Altador Cup Team Says About You by spikegalactic2000
Novas: Why They Should Be Neopia's Next Petpet by pikapi20
Faerieland: A Dozen Years After Xandra by Geo 🇺🇦 🌻
Fresh Out of the Oven: New Guild Activity by amylotti

Short Stories
Toot Your Own Horn by davidfenton1
From Kass' Right Hand: the Dark Days by Carolyn
Collecting Cabbages, a JubJub's Gallery by betti666
The Tale of the Techo Blademaster by Kat
A Day for Siblings at the Altador Cup by Gelquie

Comics
Turn and Return - Pt. 8 by hamster_z
Crushing It by duchess_of_werhonds1
The Daily Grind by flynnflam
Neopets Elemental Puzzles: Fire Edition by crunchbar98
Camping gone wrong! by mgrytsay and eiligr
A Cup Worth Camping For by Lex and luc187
Blossoms~ Digging Deep Part 1 by Twillie
Lazy Goalkeepers by the_creator12345
Friends are not Food by xorag
Silver Dollar, Golden Beetle? by leighlizzzie
Altador Cup Stories #1 by _hannah123445_ and neoskulltula
Faellie Tales 06: Just Add Water..? by coco6468
Occupational Hazards #2 by skeletonic and contrito
Shootout Showdown Be Like by shellshocks
Kougei: Ominous by cassanthia
Heat At The Auction House by prulletje1852
Jelly philosophy by synystersedusaum and piculim
While You're Playing in the Altador Cup... by remidica
Careful what you wish for! by redpirate21
Wrapped Up in your own Ideas by derpyunikitty4_

New Series
Becoming NeAccapella by fantasy_star541

Continued Series
A Corsair Among the Stars by zennistrad
Mae's Mysteries: The Case of the Missing Necklace by satintiger
Return to White River by Sunny the Ixiholic

And don't forget The Editorial.

All reviews of all pieces are welcome! However, if you would really like your piece to be reviewed, post and let others know!

[RielCZ]

I read LD's snippet for "What Your Altador Cup Team Says About You" and I can say that it was spot on for me.

[Gelquie]

Antola Maeir said trans rights. (In the Editorial.)
In what feels like a direct response to (or inspiration from) Storytelling 941. I'm really glad to see the far reach of it. And more importantly, Antola directly addressing his transition and showing visibility. <3 While also giving some good intel about Team Shenkuu!

Ethel's interview was also a lot of fun. I love to see older Neopets participating in the AC and also talking about their hobbies. <3

Some solid comics from the ones I've seen so far! And promising stories and articles. I just have a huge RL thing going on now, so reviews (as well as review for previous issues; sorry!) may have to wait till a stopping point on that.

I did read through What Your Altador Cup Team Says About You. And gotta say, I fit several teams, but it's nice to read all the teams I fit anyway. xD

[June Scarlet]

If you've read and enjoyed The Committee of Normalcy in Neovia, please like this post! Thank you!

Whew, it was a journey to get that one published, but here we are! Thanks for all the help and support, everyone!

[Lex]

Jun 30, 2023 18:19:40 GMT -5 June Scarlet said:

If you've read and enjoyed The Committee of Normalcy in Neovia, please like this post! Thank you!

Whew, it was a journey to get that one published, but here we are! Thanks for all the help and support, everyone!

I'm so glad it got in! I mentioned it on your other thread, but I think the addition of the introduction really did help ease people into the format. How the events unfold via the minutes is honestly a really neat way to tell this story, so I'm glad more people are going to finally get a chance to read it!

[zennistrad]

Well, with this update, my first full story in the NTimes is now completed

I'm on a bit of a Neopets hiatus right now due to other things taking my attention, but it's been fun to be part of this. Hope I'll return with another story again someday, though

[Gelquie]

Some comic reads!


Crushing It, by duchess_of_werhonds1 - Heh, sometimes that's all the reason you need! The expressions are fun. x3

The Daily Grind, by flynnflam - Heh, that's what happens later when the pterodactyl is intimidating in the past but now there's been plenty of time to level up. (And really, a reasonable defense!)

Camping gone wrong!, by mgrytsay - Utilitarian! Gave me a laugh. x3

A Cup Worth Camping For, by kuroneko_kitty - I'm with Ralvy on this one. xD The expressions and the foils between them say it all! (Also, really love the colors, both in the background and on the characters.)

Lazy Goalkeepers, by the_creator12345 - Heh, I have a feeling that happened a lot. xD (They have to play all the time for a whole month! As the players! IRL I think there's be players contesting this. In-verse probably more like this.)

Altador Cup Stories #1, by _hannah123445_ - Oh gosh, the dreaded Darigan ball. x'D That's where I restart the game, but the players aren't so lucky. (Love the designs! Interested to see where this goes with Sal and the kiko (name's escaping me).

Faellie Tales 06: Just Add Water..?, by coco6468 - Daww, that was cute, with cute art. x3

Jelly philosophy, by synystersedusaum - The zaniness that is Neopia, that otherwise does not ask these important questions. Love the sci-fi horror parody tone. xD


Might do a couple stories later, but I'll leave this for now!