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  <title>The Raven&apos;s Children introduction and warnings post</title>
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  <description>Before getting into the annotated &lt;i&gt;Raven&apos;s Children&lt;/i&gt;, I figured I&apos;d make this post to link back to, with some introductory information and a set of standard warnings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In case you missed &lt;a href=&quot;http://layla.dreamwidth.org/180054.html&quot;&gt;the first Raven&apos;s Children introductory post&lt;/a&gt; or don&apos;t wish to read it, the important things to be aware of are these:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Raven&apos;s Children&lt;/i&gt; is a series of self-published minicomics, plus one final web-only chapter, that I worked on from 2000-2005. It contains mature content (graphic violence, profanity and nudity) as well as material that may be triggering to some (sexual violence, child abuse, animal harm, and in-universe racism and sexism). There isn&apos;t really an ending; the story stops at the end of the first story arc, without much resolution, and probably will never be continued. Also, the series clearly demonstrates my learning process as I got the hang of writing and drawing a comic, so the early material is pretty rough and it gets better as it goes along.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be talking about my own creative process and the flaws that I now see in the series, including some unconscious racism and sexism on my part. However, this is open to interpretation -- I don&apos;t mean to invalidate the experience of those who read the series and liked it! Questions, disagreement and vigorous discussion/debate are encouraged. Also, as I go along, if you feel that I should add anything to this warning post, please let me know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=layla&amp;ditemid=182615&quot; width=&quot;30&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; alt=&quot;comment count unavailable&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: middle;&quot;/&gt; comments</description>
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