Loyalty Program Breakdown + Epic Universe Ride Ranking
Phil and Kat return from vacation with a ranking of their favorite Epic Universe rides and break down Lifeline Comics 2026's Loyalty Program!
Hello Lifeline Comics Readers!
We’ve got two exciting topics to discuss for this post. Firstly, we’ll be talking about the Lifeline Loyalty Program — explaining both how you’ll get your Loyalty Rewards for the projects you backed in 2025 AND revealing the items up for grabs by backing projects in 2026!
Secondly, we’re going to rank every single ride and show in Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe! We’ll also talk about comics and media, as always, including the divisive final season of Stranger Things!
Let’s dive in!
Lifeline Loyalty Program
Phil: It’s been over a year since we announced the Lifeline Loyalty Program for its debut 2025 year.
Now it’s time to talk about how folks will get their 2025 Loyalty Program Rewards AND to announce the 2026 Loyalty Program!
What is the Loyalty Program?
Kat: The Loyalty Program is our way of saying “Thank you!” to supporters who back multiple campaigns by giving them some FREE exclusive items! The more Lifeline Comics Kickstarters you support, the closer you get to unlocking exclusive goodies.
We had a blast putting it together last year, and wanted to continue the program going into 2026 with new exclusives.
How You’ll Get Your Items from 2025
Phil: The short answer: you don’t have to do anything except back campaigns!
We’ve simplified our original plan of having backers “claim” their Loyalty Program Rewards in favor of a simpler (for the backer) approach.
Lifeline Comics will tally up how many Kickstarter projects each backer has supported and will include your Loyalty Program 2025 FREE ITEMS in one of your packages sent out in 2026.
In case you’ve forgotten the Loyalty Program amounts and items for 2025, here’s a recap:
So if you backed 5 or more projects in 2025, all you have to do is support at least one project in 2026 at a Physical Pledge Level (having some rewards shipped to you).
We’ll handle the rest and will include your Free Loyalty Program 2025 Items in one of your 2026 packages!
2026 Loyalty Program REVEALED!
Phil: It’s time to announce the Lifeline Loyalty Program 2026!
This year’s Loyalty Program sees a HAUNTING/Like Father, Like Daughter Art Print, a Disney-homage Variant of the upcoming EverAfterVerse Crossover Event, a Lifeline Comics Post-It Pad, and a METAL COVER edition of the EverAfterVerse Crossover Variant — all items EXCLUSIVE to the Loyalty Program!
All you have to do to participate is support multiple projects throughout the year (all backings of $5 or more qualify). We’ll handle the rest and will deliver rewards for the Loyalty Program 2026 with one of your pledges in 2027.
This program is our way of saying THANK YOU to our repeat backers. We couldn’t produce all of our titles without your support and are so excited about this opportunity to give you more free exclusive merch!
Phil: If you’re looking for a place to start backing projects to qualify for the Loyalty Program 2026, a reminder that January is FANGuary for Lifeline Comics — with three queer vampire projects live this month!
If you back all three of them (with at least two backings being Physical pledges), you’ll get a FREE EXCLUSIVE METAL COVER featuring the leads of all three series!
The Beast & Snow #1-4: “Can Vampire Snow White and Werewolf Belle survive an encounter with the Evil Queen, now a VAMPIRE/WEREWOLF HYBRID? Final Issue. Mature 18+”
Love at Second Bite #1: “Liam Graves is a CHEERY VAMPIRE. Dean Hikaru is his GLOOMY CLASSMATE with a troubled past. OPPOSITES ATTRACT in this Boy Love romance.”
Sink Your Teeth in #1: “An undead PI hunts a missing vamp, facing ancient Mob Families, corrupt cops, & a past she buried to survive. Written by Zoe Tunnell, Art by Lauren Knight”
Epic Universe Ride Ranking
Kat: Phil and I just returned from our first visit to Universal Orlando’s fourth park, Epic Universe. We had one full day to explore the park, and we experienced EVERY single show and ride with the help of our Express Pass.
If you have limited time in Epic Universe, the Express Pass is worth the extra money — most rides we just walked on, even their most popular attractions. My brother, who didn’t opt for the Express Pass, was able to do half of the rides with the big exclusion of the new Harry Potter ride and Donkey' Kong’s roller coaster.
Phil: It (almost) goes without saying, but we very firmly do not support JK Rowling and her works due to her absolutely heinous transphobic views.
Admission to the Ministry of Magic and access to the two attractions therewithin is included with the park ticket, but we took great care to avoid any purchases in that section of the park. We have no tolerance for hate and no kind words for JK Rowling.
With that unpleasantness out of the way, let’s get into the rides!
13. Phil’s Pick: Constellation Carousel (Celestial Park)
Celestial Park is themed as the “crossroads for interdimensional travel” that you take to enter the other worlds in Epic Universe. And Constellation Carousel leverages this theme with lots of fun fantasy and space elements. It’s a treat to ride at night with the way that everything lights up in blue and gives you a view of the other worlds in the park. But while Constellation Carousel is a very good carousel…it is still a carousel competing against more exciting attractions. So bottom of the list it goes for me!
13. Kat’s Pick: Dragon Racer’s Rally (Isle of Berk)
This is the only ride I didn’t enjoy at Epic Universe. Fun fact: I really don’t like heights. I even avoid Ferris Wheels! Roller coasters tend not to bother me because they’re more about the “thrill” than the height. It’s so fast you don’t even have to worry about how high up you are.
Dragon Racer’s Rally is a ride ALL ABOUT the views! It’s not intense enough to call it a “thrill”, but also way too extreme to truly enjoy the sights. And taking my subjective fear of heights out of the equation, its functions of spinning upside down on the ride just doesn’t work. You can fiddle with the wings to twist, but they are hard to control and not intuitive.
12. Phil’s Pick: Dragon Racer’s Rally (Isle of Berk)
A “Sky Fly” ride that is themed around you becoming a Dragon Rider. While pretty much every theme park has some variation of the “Sky Fly” ride, this one is unique in that you can “flap” your dragon’s wings to spin around as you fly. It’s a fun twist, but like Kat said, the dragons themselves are very difficult to control. Pretty much everyone getting off the ride was talking about trying (and mostly failing) to maneuver the dragons as they intended. Still, the theming is fun, and the twist gave us all something to talk about after.
12. Kat’s Pick: Constellation Carousel (Celestial Park)
We told you we went on EVERY ride, which includes this theme park classic. Constellation Carousel is simply…a carousel, but a well-themed one. It’s placed in the middle of the park so when you go around you see the opening to every section of Epic Universe, which is a cool view (especially at night).
11. Phil’s Pick: Fyre Drill (Isle of Berk)
Warning: you will get WET! This was the first ride we went on, and we were not expecting to get as drenched as we did. It’s your classic “Water Gun Boat Ride” that takes rides across a short water track where you can shoot at different targets (themed after the training courses from the HTTYD movies)…AND you can shoot at riders in other boats!
It’s a simple ride, but it was a lot of fun. We were laughing the whole way through and then a bit more after we got off. And as an added plus, the Ruffnut and Tuffnut performers who hang around the ride were fantastic. They looked and sounded just like the characters and made the experience even better.
11. Kat’s Pick: Yoshi’s Adventure (Super Nintendo World)
Yoshi’s Adventure is one of the few “kid” attractions, but if you ride it at night it delivers jaw-dropping sights. There are even some deep-cut Mario characters like Baby Mario and Baby Peach! If you are a hardcore Nintendo fan, you’ll find appreciation for the animatronics, but it’s a bit too slow-moving to land higher on my list.
10. Phil’s Pick: Le Cirque Arcanus (Ministry of Magic)
One of the two “shows” in Epic Universe, this one is themed after Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It’s clear from the outset just how much love and care are put into the shows. The sets and animatronics are absolutely breathtaking. Without spoiling too much, the set for this show has some complex mechanics that are better than what you even see on Broadway. It’s impossible not to be impressed seeing it.
On the negative side, there’s a pretty long “pre-show” segment in a standing room that was more difficult to get through before you’re brought into the main theater (with seating). And as someone who has never seen Fantastic Beasts, I didn’t find the simple story of the show very engaging. But the effects of the show more than make up for its shortcomings.
10. Kat’s Pick: Fyre Drill (Isle of Berk)
Fyre Drill was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be. YOU GET SOAKED as you aim for targets and your fellow passengers. Prepare yourself, the water is COLD, which is perfect for a sunny day in Florida. The ride is based on the twins from How To Train Your Dragon, and before we headed to our ships the twins wished us good luck perfectly in-character, which was a nice touch.
9. Phil’s Pick: Yoshi’s Adventure (Super Nintendo World)
A super simple slow ride through Super Nintendo World. This one is meant for young kids and doesn’t have many (any?) thrills to its movement. But the visuals are enough for me. It takes you through the Mario portion of Super Nintendo World and lets you see it from some angles inaccessible through regular roaming. There are plenty of fun Easter Eggs for long-time fans of Mario and Yoshi that you can see as you ride. And the slow pace gives you a chance to really take it all in.
9. Kat’s Pick: Battle at the Ministry (Ministry of Magic)
I was shocked to see this ride land so low on my list with all the hype, but with two rivaling Harry Potter sections in other Universal parks, it’s hard for the third one to feel special compared to first timers like Nintendo and Berk.
The ride has a Tower of Terror feel as you walk into an elevator, but it doesn’t have the same drops as it’s a screen ride with similar animatronics to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. As someone who has never been a big Harry Potter fan, I just wasn’t moved by this one. It felt like they put a lot more of their effort into the queue (which was awe inspiring) than the ride itself. Besides the animatronics, it felt like many of the other rides in Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios.
8. Phil’s Pick: Battle at the Ministry (Ministry of Magic)
An elevator dark ride that has the rider chasing down an escaped Delores Umbridge. This ride has almost everything you want from a dark ride – an engaging story, a healthy mix of screens and animatronics, unique movement, and fun theming. I’ve never been a big Harry Potter fan (even before JK let her mask drop), so the “surprises” didn’t move me as much as they might another rider. But there were a lot of them so it’s hard not to be impressed. And as Kat said, the queue for this ride is pretty great, taking you through a lot of very different locations so that each section feels like a new treat.
8. Kat’s Pick: Le Cirque Arcanus (Ministry of Magic)
We debated if the shows had to be included in our ranking, but we decided to give them a shot, and I’m so glad that we did. As New Yorkers and frequent Broadway visitors, I was wowed by how Epic Universe reinvented what you can do with a stage performance. “Le Cirque Arcanus” has gorgeous animatronics and a few parlor tricks that I promise you’ve never seen at your average carnival show.
I’ve only watched the first Fantastic Beasts film, so I can’t say I was sucked into the story, but as a theater fan I was enamored by many other elements to recommend this to park goers.
7. Phil’s Pick: The Untrainable Dragon (Isle of Berk)
The other “show” in Epic Universe. Just like “Le Cirque Arcanus”, “The Untrainable Dragon” lives and dies on its incredibly impressive effects. MULTIPLE animatronic dragons that perform different functions (from flying to fire breathing). It’s impossible not to be mesmerized by the scale of the dragons on stage. And the performers do a solid job emulating their film characters.
Even though the stories of both shows are very simple, I appreciate that they’re not just retellings of the films (which would be pretty boring). Plus, “The Untrainable Dragon” one is a musical (complete with both singing and choreographed dancing) so it’s even easier to just go with it and have fun.
7. Kat’s Pick: The Untrainable Dragon (Isle of Berk)
I’m a casual How to Train Your Dragon fan, but you don’t need to be a super fan to enjoy this show! Hiccup and Toothless literally fly over the crowd as they tell a simple “lost episode”-styled story. I was truly wowed by the designs, and they tell an engaging enough narrative to go along with their next-level theatrical technology.
6. Phil’s Pick: Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge (Super Nintendo World)
An AR dark ride themed after Mario Kart. Bowser’s Challenge has both the ride component AND a mini-game component where you’re attempting to “shoot” enemies in order to collect coins as you ride. I really like that you can enjoy this ride in two different ways – participating in the AR game to collect as many points as possible OR simple ignoring the AR component and enjoying the ride itself. It’s the kind of ride that you want to try again right after you get off. And if you’re a fan of Mario Kart, it’s an absolute must-see.
6. Kat’s Pick: Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge (Super Nintendo World)
You can get emotional by the sheer immersion of Super Nintendo World, especially the detail in Bowser’s Castle as you get ready to ride Mario Kart. There are so many Easter Eggs. I mean, there are even Miis giving you instructions right before you get on the ride.
Mario Kart has two experiences: the animatronics that play as a background and the visuals that the visor gives you to play the real-life Mario Kart game. I find this both to be a positive and a negative. I loved the new technology used for the attraction, but I do wish there was a way to be able to see the backgrounds better as you play.
5. Phil’s Pick: Curse of the Werewolf (Dark Universe)
Dark Universe’s spinning outdoor roller coaster. This one is themed after The Wolf Man, but the theming is a little lighter than you see on many of the other rides in Epic Universe. Still, there are just enough full moons and werewolves to keep the theme present in both the ride and the queue.
And the ride itself is thrilling and memorable – especially if you ride it at dusk/nighttime like we did. I don’t usually love spinning in my rides, but this one was unique and exciting enough to still earn a Top 5 slot on my list.
5. Kat’s Pick: Monster’s Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment (Dark Universe)
Monster’s Unchained has a very similar feel to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, but because a theme park hasn’t tackled the Universal Monsters to this extent, this ride felt pretty original — even having its own unique narrative following a new character, Victoria Frankenstein. If you have a favorite monster, they probably make an appearance on this ride with a pretty detailed narrative.
4. Phil’s Pick: Stardust Racers (Celestial Park)
With two racing tracks, Stardust Racers is the second attraction in Celestial Park (the gateway to the other parks). It has a similar inter-dimensional/vaguely-space-like theming to the rest of Celestial Park, but is overall one of the less-themed attractions in Epic Universe.
It’s a great roller coaster, with lots of thrilling movements and drops. And the “racing” element is utilized effectively, with the other track always in your line of sight and sometimes going through a twist or other motion that you’re about to feel yourself.
If we’re ranking solely on thrills, this one might be number one. But I come to Epic Universe for themed attractions, and I do wish that Stardust Racer had more theming — even something as simple as a small visual/musical cue from each of the four other worlds in Epic Universe would have gone a long way.
4. Kat’s Pick: Stardust Racers (Celestial Park)
As a launch coaster, Stardust Racers has a similar feel to VelociCoaster. It’s a little slower and WAY LESS themed, but it has two launches and its own unique touch with its “dueling” element.
I found myself getting more airtime on the hills compared to VelociCoaster, but there are times when Stardust Racers does slow down and lets up, while you constantly feel the g-forces and intensity on VelociCoaster throughout the whole trip. They both have enough differences to make the two rides worthwhile, but VelociCoaster is still a superior coaster.
3. Phil’s Pick: Monster’s Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment (Dark Universe)
As someone who grew up watching the Universal Monster movies, this was such a fun dark ride that is filled to the brim with references to other monsters (including some blink-and-you’ll-miss-them monster animatronics). The story of the ride is fun and fresh, seeing Victoria Frankenstein (great-granddaughter of Henry Frankenstein from the 1931 and 1935 films) recreate the monster to take on Dracula. It’s the kind of premise that makes you ask: “Why hasn’t Universal made this a movie yet?”
The characters are an absolute blast (Igor, in particular, is very fun). And the actual jerky movement of the ride is fun and startling without crossing the threshold into uncomfortable or painful. If you have any sort of connection to the Universal Monsters, this is a guaranteed nostalgic fun time. And even if you have absolutely no connection, the colorful characters, fun story, and unique movement of the ride is likely to impress you!
3. Kat’s Pick: Curse of the Werewolf (Dark Universe)
“Curse of the Werewolf” is a unique family coaster with its spins giving you a different experience each time you board. There are multiple launches to make the ride continue to feel thrilling with its innovative track design. And just like most coasters, it’s even more fun to ride at night as Dark Universe becomes even more spooky.
2. Phil’s Pick: Mine-Cart Madness (Super Nintendo World)
My Top 2 picks have that perfect mix of Thrilling and Immersive that I like from my Theme Park rides. “Mine-Cart Madness” is chock full of references to and characters from Donkey Kong games as it sends you barreling down a track on a mine cart. It truly feels like you’re entering the world of a DK game and there are multiple surprises as you weave both inside and outside of the building housing the ride. Everything from the location to the movement to the animatronics gets an A+ for me.
2. Kat’s Pick: Hiccup’s Wing Glider (Isle of Berk)
Hiccup’s Wing Glider is a family coaster at its best! Well-themed, as it feels like you are riding a dragon while meeting the cast of Berk with the use of some beautiful animatronics. If I had a stronger connection to the franchise, I could see this stealing my #1 spot as it slides safely into #2.
1. Phil’s Pick: Hiccup’s Wing Glider (Isle of Berk)
As a How To Train Your Dragon lover, I thought this ride was absolutely perfect. It really puts you into the seat of a dragon rider and has perfectly-placed (and beautiful looking) animatronics to evoke the feelings of Hiccup’s first flight in the first HTTYD film.
The movement is smooth-but-thrilling in a way that excites the rider but also allows you to appreciate the scenery of both the ride itself and the surrounding Isle of Berk. There are “faster” and “scarier” rides in Epic Universe, but “Hiccup’s Wing Glider” strikes the perfect balance of everything I like in a Theme Park ride.
1. Kat’s Pick: Mine-Cart Madness (Super Nintendo World)
Even though I’m a big Nintendo fan, I didn’t expect to love this as much as I did. “Mine-Cart Madness” is faster and more thrilling than it looks and really brings you into DK’s world as it embraces the land around it, while intertwining the rides own theme. My only nitpick is that I wish they did more with the broken tracks. That part of the theming looks cooler from the outside and you don’t truly feel the effects of it on the ride itself.
Disney/Universal Overview
Kat: The reason we found ourselves at Disney and Universal was because my brother ran both Disney’s half marathon and full marathon. It’s become an annual trip for the gang to cheer him on while we get to enjoy Disney World’s sites. It’s been fun to see Phil and Julius become as big of a fan of the parks as my family and me!
On this trip, we were able to get on one of my favorite nostalgic rides DINOSAUR one last time before it closes in a few weeks (I’ll miss you Clair Huxtable), and we rode Rockin Roller Coaster, which doesn’t even have its pre-show left as they reskin the ride into The Muppets for the summer.
And if that wasn’t enough we spent a day riding the major attractions at Universal and Islands of the Adventures where we took a trip onto my FAVORITE attraction of all-time, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. It was a major highlight seeing Julius experience the ride for the first time! AND I finally got to ride Jurassic World VelociCoaster, which is just as immersive and intense as anyone has said, but I’m glad I was finally able to experience it myself and compare it to the new coaster in Epic Universe.
But the true highlight from our day at Islands of Adventure, was FINALLY getting on Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, we’ve tried several times running into problems: the ride shutting down, long lines, and even a fire alarm going off. We were lucky to jump on the line right when the ride opened again after a delay. And it’s probably one of the best rides in the park with full immersion and multiple surprises that mixes technology from Disney’s Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Expedition Everest all in a uniquely designed car.
Phil: We always have a blast cheering on Alex in the marathons. But this year was extra special because we all got to experience Epic Universe for the first time. It’s a truly breathtaking theme park and I enjoyed every single attraction it had.
Super Nintendo World, in particular, is just breathtaking. Even a casual Nintendo fan can’t help but be stunned by how amazing the park looks (especially at night). I can’t wait to go again in the future!
Media
Let’s discuss some non-comics media!
Stranger Things - Season Five/The Final Season
Phil: Stranger Things Season Five had a really strong start. The “Part 1” drop of four episodes gave me everything I love about the show — nostalgia, action, intrigue, character beats. And while the Part 2 and Part 3 drops of the last episodes of the series weren’t as exciting, this is still Stranger Things. And Stranger Things is pretty much always a solid watch.
Some particularly loud folks on the internet have been very negative about this final season. And while I think the hate is significantly overblown, this is certainly not a perfect season. I’ll start by talking about the things I didn’t like about Season Five.
The most common complaint about later seasons of Stranger Things is that there are just too many damn characters. The show’s reluctance to kill of major characters (particularly characters who have been around for more than a single season) really starts to show in just how overblown the cast is. Some episodes feature multiple scenes of the incredibly large cast sitting in a room trying to simplify the plot for one another with goofy ‘80s analogies to simplify already-pretty-digestible Sci-Fi concepts and…it just gets a little tiresome. Interestingly, this isn’t really something I’ve ever felt was as much of an issue in previous seasons (though I know others did). But for whatever reason, it hurt my viewing experience this time around.
Without getting too heavily into spoilers, the fate of a particular character is…thematically a bit all over the place. It’s a bit hard to swallow (or even really intuit) what the show is trying to say from a thematic perspective in the way they end things off for one of their major characters. At best, it’s a pretty bleak worldview that I don’t think the show has really espoused for its entire run. At worst, it feels like a shoehorned conclusion for a character who deserved better.
Despite the shortcomings, this is still Stranger Things, which means that it’s a fun ride. There are plenty of strong character beats, surprises, and action set pieces throughout the season that are sure to excite fans of the previous seasons. Anyone who is saying there’s nothing to love about this flawed-but-fun final season is likely just trying to sensationalize their opinions (as the internet is wont to do).
To end things off, my rankings of the Stranger Things seasons:
Season One (started it all; really fresh at the time; great balance of characters and convergence of plotlines at the end)
Season Four (the most unique season of the show post-Season One; really great character work, particularly with Max; leaned into the horror in a big way)
Season Three (all of the characters are at their most fun; the Starcourt Mall is a fantastic setting)
Season Five (great action and mostly-solid send-offs to the characters and series as a whole; epic scale and plenty of surprises)
Season Two (solid expansion of the characters/relationships/lore past the initial miniseries conception; gave us Steve and Dustin, the best relationship in the series)
I have good things to say about every season, even my least favorite. And if that’s not a hallmark of a great and timeless show, then I don’t know what is.
Kat: With no “secret” episode in sight, it’s time to chat about the final season of Stranger Things. Stranger Things has some solid characters with a mythology that has always led me back to the show between its long hiatuses. But outside of its story, I’ve been most impressed by the cultural impact it has made, and the wide variety of audiences it’s been able to hit.
Hell, my parents watched the whole last season without watching any episodes previously and were able to catch up on who and what was going on in the show’s final moments. For all its mythology, it’s an easy show to jump into because it takes its time to slowly explain each element of it’s more complicated story beats.
The show also has a wide variety of age ranges for different demographics to feel connected: with either the parents, the 80’s nostalgic “kids”, or Nancy, Steve, Jonathan, and Robin’s more action focused group (AKA my favs).
The last season was solid just like most of the series with the best moments hitting in the first half of the season, especially when it leaned into its more slasher horror roots.
Stranger Things has rarely blown my mind, and maybe played it too safe in the end, but it’s the characters that have always made me come back for more, and they all had moments to shine. And, honestly, it’s the social impact that’s truly made this final season so special as we all were able to come together one more time to give our favorite 80’s nostalgia binge a final send off.
Comics
Let’s discuss some comics we’ve enjoyed recently!
As usual, we’ll spotlight an Indie Book, a DC/Marvel book, a Webcomic, and a Live Kickstarter book!
Indie Comic: Rachel Rising (Abstract Studio)
Kat: With a new Rachel Rising story on the horizon, I wanted to put a spotlight on the original. Terry Moore is most famous for his romance epic, Strangers in Paradise, and has become a legend with his equally as moving follow ups. And one that has always stood out to me is his horror book, Rachel Rising.
What if you could solve your own murder? Rachel “rises” from the dead with rope scars and bloodshot eyes, and a need for vengeance. Just like Strangers in Paradise, Moore creates a well-rounded supporting cast with Rachel’s music loving best friend, a little girl who has been around forever, and her very butch Aunt. This makes for some great interpersonal relationships as the mystery intensifies.
And, of course, I’d be amiss to not mention the drop-dead gorgeous art that Terry Moore delivers along with his poetic writing. Moore adds a new tone to his world as horror creeps into his slice of lifestyle.
If you are a fan of horror comics, Rachel Rising should have a spot in your collection!
DC Comics: C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table
Kat: Over the years, Tom Taylor has proven to be a varied creator with a mix of all-ages titles, while working on popular superhero runs. The creative team that brought you BOOM! Studios’ Seven Secrets has returned for what feels like a sister project to their original collaboration.
Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo put their own spin on the King Arthur lore that mixes grounded storytelling with the fantastical elements of its source material. Like its predecessor, it includes a “society” that have lived a life before our main characters have entered the narrative, all while following a “chosen one” literary structure. C.O.R.T is the perfect pallet cleanser for your pull list as it has enough twists and turns to keep you engaged, while still feeling the levity of it being all ages.
Webcomic: The Adventurer’s Wife (GL)
“In a world where dragons, mages and demons run across the land; the only things on the mind of one adventurer’s wife are romance novels and flirting her days away with the woman she loves most.”
Phil: A lighthearted fantasy slice of life Sapphic romance about an adventurer, Vera, and her whimsical fangirl wife, Ira. For fans of queer romance stories that start out with the couple already happily together, this is the read for you. Our lead couple are happily married right at the opening of the series and enjoying all of the cute romance tropes you love to see from a married Sapphic couple.
The Adventurer’s Wife is one of the few webcomics I’ve come across that features a Butch/Femme romance in a cute and positive light. Our couple is very much in love and happy with the roles they play in life and their relationship — the hero and the fangirl, respectively.
They make many references to their past and the struggles they had to outrun to achieve their “happy ending”. But this is firmly a story about their happily ever after and getting to enjoy their married life together. If you’re someone who’s looking for wholesome romance, this is a great read for you.
Read “The Adventurer’s Wife” here!
Kickstarter: Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
“A tragic death unlocks a town’s secrets in this supernatural mystery and proves nothing stays dead forever.”
Phil: Everybody’s Happy Nowadays is a YA Supernatural Mystery Graphic Novel that follows Gigi, a Goth Black girl whose boyfriend, Nox, dies under mysterious circumstances only to reappear as a ghost with a terrifying revelation.
The campaign jumped out at me immediately thanks to its distinct art style and fun character designs. I like horror with a colorful cast of characters, and EHN delivers that right from the very first panel.
Beyond just the aesthetic, what attracts me to the comic is a saccharine earnestness that jumps right off of the page. Everybody’s Happy Nowadays pitches itself as “a story about love, loss, and finding yourself in a world that’s anything but normal”. Even from just the preview we see on the page, the characters and their experiences feel real and lived in. Very excited to give this book a read!
Back “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” here!
In Closing…
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Love at Second Bite [BL] (Vampire College Adventure/Romance)
Super Nintendo World was amazing! We rope-dropped so we could ride the Mario Kart ride twice. So many easter eggs in the pre-ride queue. My 8-year old spent probably 2 hours going around trying to get all the badges.
I was a little disappointed to see you still went on the HP rides/attractions and gave them traffic numbers after the comment of being careful not to spend money there. Food for thought.
Excited to see the campaigns for this year.