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Published: 2009-09-17 09:50:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 10051; Favourites: 125; Downloads: 43
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Now in Technicolor!Really, I just wanted an excuse to draw the Animorphs again after my first attempt four years ago . I consider this drawing a way to pay homage to my favorite series growing up, and to poke fun at myself. Because...well...really, like Michael, I love a good conspiracy. The more I kept thinking about one coincidence, the more others started becoming obvious to me. (The one about Jace and Tobias is part in-joke with my friends, and part spoilerific similarities.)
The X-Men Evolution similarities are for another day.
And if you have no idea what Animorphs is...allow me to enlighten you .
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Thanks! Anomalies is my own story that I'm writing.
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Oops, haha. I saw this coloured today and had a "duh" moment that it was your story.
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...I didn't get it until I got to Ax, and then everything just became suddenly so clear to me. ._.
I'm sure it'll be fine. *pats you*
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Haha, bless Ax. Both he and Tobias are such clear representations of their book series--like mascots, but less degrading.
Anyway. I'm babbling. Thanks!
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It's because they're the most recognisably set-design ones, I think. Jake could just be a cute brown-haired guy, of which there are rather a lot in fiction, etc, etc, but Ax is a friggin' Andalite. He's not really mistakable. xD
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So, true. "Oh, a dark-haired guy, a blonde, a black girl--holy crap, is that an Andalite?!"
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Oh, it's all good. it'll be fine as long as you keep a level head in dealing with the hardcore Animorph fans. Which, by the way, there isn't as many as there once was. But, we all know you're awesome and can deal with idiots.
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Haha, well--considering I'm a bit of a softcore (?) Animorphs fan myself, hopefully they wouldn't eat me alive. Maybe we could geek out together and it'd be enough to distract them from the similarities.
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*sigh* This always happens to me
Keep on writing, though. This story is great!
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Thanks very much! I just have to continue to write and make sure I'm telling my own story, and not someone else's.
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You know, I never even thought of those similarities...
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Well, now your mind is blown!
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Now I see how the story seemed familiar! Haha, just kidding. At least the storylines are different!
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Haha--I was surprised by how many similarities I could find--and by "surprised" I mean, "Freaked out." I could probably find more if I thought hard enough.
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I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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Oh man, I've had a lot of moments like that while writing my book, but like a friend told me on a particularly headdesk-y day: "There's no such thing as an original idea, just original execution." I think that goes for characters as well, y/n? 
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Yes, that's very true. I majored in English and when I actually managed to occasionally due my reading, you could definitely see the similarities in many different stories, but they were always executed differently. It's reassuring.
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I didn't read Animorphs. I was to busy with Harry Potter and everything Camelot-related. Animorphs weren't "That thing" in Germany as it was in the US.
I thought all the time you were copying X-men Evolution...
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Lol, there's some X-Men Evo in there for sure, but that's a comic for another day.
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ha ha yeaaaaaa I think Animorphs is why I started watching you too...
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It brings people together.
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XD Funny coincidence - I'm just reading Animorphs right now. (I'm sick, and it's a light read that keeps me entertained. XD)
I think you'll be fine, though, really. Anomalies is different enough.
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Yeah, it's definitely a series I can just read at random--about a month ago I re-read the Andalite Chronicles on a whim an rediscovered my crush on Elfangor.
And thanks!
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Hah, cool. My cousin gave my brothers every Animorph book he owned (I don't know if it's all of them, but it's definitely a lot) and it turns out I'm enjoying them more than my brothers are. XD
Welcome!
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xDDD I love Anomalies, and I loved Animorphs, so by extension I love this twice over. I would say "especially the Marco/Cody panel" but I really love all of them.
While I do understand your apprehension, I would say not to worry about it. There are a lot of books (movies, comics, tv shows...) with similar casts. And I for one believe that the plots are very different.
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Haha, thanks very much! I wouldn't mind you picking the Marco/Cody panel as your favorite--I'm inclined to agree just because Marco was my favorite character.
To be honest, drawing out this comic was very cathartic, because while I was thinking of their similarities, I was also thinking of what made them different as I drew them.
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A-as long as there are no Yeerks, it's all still good! ...I could never read Animorphs as a child because the Yeerks /freaked/ me out.
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Damn, I was going to include a secret race of slug-like parasites who invaded people's minds and made them slaves inside their own heads, but that'd probably be a little to similar, huh?
When I was younger, Animorphs was fine, but I never wanted to read those Fear Street books by R.L. Stine.
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Oh god, I do this all the time when I'm writing. All I can see is similarities between my stuff and other peoples. Don't worry though, I'm sure you're plot and writing is different enough.
On another note, very amusing. Especially the last panel. (It would probably be funnier if I remembered anything about animorphs...)
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Isn't it maddening? Especially when it's like, "Oh, dammit. If I'm seeing it, other people must too! I'm a fraud!" But then you realize your character has blue eyes and their character has green and everything's okay.
I remember bits and pieces and some very large chunks, but I never actually read the last 5-10 books, so there are some things I only have a basic knowledge about.
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Ha, exactly! After I see connections like this, I have to spent so much time talking myself out of my doubt.
If I recall correctly, I just saw the tv show, and maybe read a few books. And there was a video game...I remember the video game. It was infuriating.
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At first I was like, 'Um, what?', and then I was like, ' Haha, suckers.'
Oh the poor, poor Anomaly kids
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They try so hard to be cool and different, but it's all been done before.
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I can see that they try very hard. But they just can't catch a break can, they?
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Aaah, relax, as long as the plot is different, you're fine 
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Haha, thanks. I think I just sat down one day and kept thinking about all the similarities, getting more and more panicked as I did. Let's not even get into X-Men...
But thank you! It's my intention to steer away from being a carbon copy, but I don't mind a little homage to my favorite series growing up.
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Jordan's scene made me giggle madly.
Don't worry about the similarities. If you do get published, a lot of people won't even notice the subtle things like that. Most people can't even remember
Animorphs! D:>
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Everyone should remember Animorphs! I was reading it again recently--it's still good, after all these years.
But thank you!
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