INTRODUCTION TO SHELLSIEGE

Hey! Good tidings having you stumble upon this corner of the net. You've arrived at the website for Shellsiege. This is a personal project at the crossroads of character writing, speculative biology, worldbuilding and marine biology. I have an interest in ecology, ecosystem building, evolutionary biology and especially cephalopods — and thought experiments with how that can all come together. Author mascot, waving yellow octopus wearing sunglasses and a black cap. The goals here are rebuilding marine ecosystems on land, throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks, writing octopus drama, and attempting to build an engaging world. That being said, things here are constantly in flux... that's less a commentary on the world being ever-changing and more a symptom of me being the most indecisive person on the planet.

I've also loved making and writing characters since forever, so Shellsiege is both a platform for worldbuilding and a world for characters to live and interact in. While there is currently a focus on comics surrounding one set of characters, I'm building the setting consciously to allow branching out and do literally whatever down the line. From the start, the idea has been to forgo the concept of building on some singular grand story, and instead focus on organic life and whatever it brings... often exploring the darker and less joyous parts of life, too.

I feel this project is hard to really simplify and explain, because it's a little bit of everything; it's not really furry media but it's not NOT furry media, you know? And it's technically speculative biology, but you won't find the kind of meticulous attention to detail typical of those projects (well... you will, but selectively). It's not really a comic project but most of the output recently has been comics, so I guess it is. Only time will tell where this might branch off to. Sit down, relax, and observe some cephalopod shenanigans.

FORMATS

COMICS

Shellsiege is currently quite comic-heavy, and you can find these on Comic Fury! These are also being posted sporadically and non-chronologically; it doesn't really matter where you start, because uploading things out of order is how we roll.

ART

The art of Shellsiege involves either characters or worldbuilding aspects, especially creature design and sometimes biology! You can keep up with art on Sheezy or Tumblr, or visit the Gallery tab here for a recap on existing stuff.

BLOGS

Projects like this are a lot more than just throwing stuff on paper. Blogs have the rambles, thinkpieces, news, art and comic announcements all in one place. And who knows what else! Head to Tumblr or the News tab on this site for this manner of stuff.

WHERE TO START?

Before you do ANYTHING, if you haven't already, please read the warning page. The stories and characters involve a lot of varying sensitive topics!

Read Warnings

POINTERS

If you wanted to explore or stick around, there's really no right or wrong place to start looking. Depending on what you're interested in seeing, though, I've compiled a quick pointer category here to make it easier!

Note: Some links and pages in this category aren't functional yet, or they may lead to incorrect pages, due to ongoing construction.

Comics

Comics are posted primarily on Comic Fury. Check the archive on there for a neat categorization of different comics, stories and chapters. For a chronological timeline of existing comics, check the timeline page on this site! You can also find a diegetic side comic on Comic Fury.

Art

Art is posted on the Tumblr blog and occasionally the secondary Tumblr blog for deep cuts (e.g. doodles and things that may not fit main). For a dedicated gallery, check Sheezy (this does require an account). For a curated selection in gallery form, you can check the Gallery page on this site.

Worldbuilding

You might be interested in the Encyclopedia! Worldbuilding is also interspersed among other stuff, on the blogs, comics and art.

Characters

You'll find characters to be the focus in art and especially the comic. To get familiar with the characters, the People page is where you want to go to see character profiles. You can also find simplified profiles and galleries on Toyhouse. Occasionally, extra character talk and drawings will also go on the secondary Tumblr blog.

Little bit of Everything

If you want to see a little bit of everything or just want to stay in the loop, that's what this website was made for! Looking at the front page regularly should keep you updated on any recent developments. Of course, that's also what the News page is for, and hey, we even have an RSS feed RSS icon ! For those on Tumblr, the main Tumblr blog is your best bet, and for extra tidbits, like the occasional patch notes, doodles or chat, may I offer the secondary Tumblr blog as well?

WRAP-UP

That should give you a pretty good idea on what Shellsiege is all about! I at least hope it did. Thanks for checking out the project, take care, and I will see you in the current.