I figured I could begin using this News Post function to talk about projects I've made and projects I'm working on (I'm hardly active here anyway, but it's because I haven't been drawing much nowadays).
CRiTORA: Abnormal
Basic information
CRiTORA: Abnormal is an American-Mexican novel created by me and Daydreaming Birdie.
The story is about three CRiTORA (Kepler Solarowl, Isaac X-Beetle, and Caroline Cakepod) who had different lives and never met each other. However, the Infestation Invasion happens, and they, along with other CRiTORA, end up at a mysterious, yet dangerous place known as the Abnormal District. Can they make it out alive before it crumbles along with them?
The story includes the following:
- Cartoon violence
- Comic mischief
- Mild language
Background
The project was prototyped in 2021, and it was originally about Osmehel Solsym, a (now retired) CRiTORA that mysteriously ended up in the Abnormal District and discovered its abysmal, yet harmless residents, befriending them and learning about the story of that wretched place along the way.
In Late 2021, however, it was decided that they wouldn't be the only CRiTORA to end up there -Darrell Halostorm and Ingrid Sprinkandle (also retired), along with other CRiTORA, would end up there, too. Osmehel, Darrell, and Ingrid had to forge an unlikely team to make it out of the Abnormal District while watching out for [ERROR SCRAMBLED NAME] (now Yolky).
The project was publicly revealed in March 2022, and its development was going well... until I and Daydreaming Birdie had a fallout in December of that year. During our time separated, we realized the original plot for CRiTORA: Abnormal was too dark, as it involved survivors getting deleted with no chance of experiencing the surface (CRiTOPiA) ever again.
But as I repurposed Osmehel, Darrell (now Derek), and Ingrid, Daydreaming Birdie created other CRiTORA to replace them; that's how Kepler, Isaac, and Caroline were born.
This current and published version of the story is more comedic and light-hearted.
How many chapters are there?
The Prologue and eight chapters are currently available to read, and a few more are left to release. However, Chapter 9 will be crazy, and I hope you have as much fun as we had writing it when it comes out! Read the story's current progress in Quotev.
When are the final chapters coming out?
I can't give a proper release date right now. Be sure to stay tuned about it, though!
What else is being worked on regarding CRiTORA: Abnormal?
- Daydreaming Birdie has been posting infected versions of the characters found in Kepler, Isaac, and Caroline's journey -in fact, he has revealed a few more today!
- An animated adaptation of the series is in the works, though some stuff will be modified to shorten its length and make things easier to manage for Daydreaming Birdie. You can check the animatics of what's to come on his channel! Caroline - Isaac - Kepler.
- A few more surprises will be unveiled as the days go by, so keep an eye out for them.