Jitensha - The Turducken Experience

Yeahhhhh, the name kinda gives it away - but originally this was a holiday themed piece from the amazing Jitensha. ;p

I really like how it turned out - a concept I'd been tossing around for a while.  Always need to figure out a way to work in some more bird transformations.  Definitely wound up a bit more of an adult piece....but I like the look a lot - some types of vore pics just look pretty nifty IMO.

Discussion - Sequences, Art Contests, etc

First, just a quick note about "South Pacific Follies" - didn't want to clutter up the initial post.  Basically, Cluedog and I are both big fans of a lot of classic cartoonists.  In our last collaboration, I intended it largely as a tribute in part to Al Capp (although I haven't read as many of his comics yet, I love his creations).

SPF on the other hand is a similarly-minded tribute to the amazing comics of Milton Caniff - and while I'm still getting into the early years of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon, this series is really in tribute to the stunning wartime, military-exclusive strip Male Call.  We hope you enjoy this little tribute...;p  The intent is to update one frame or so at a time, generally 3x a week as schedules permit.

Next, just another reminder that we are rapidly running down the clock on Art Contest #7 and I haven't seen any entries yet.  Not the end of the world if I don't receive any entries - I've got a lot of other ideas on the burners, but I thought this one would be pretty fun.  Any gift art in celebration of the Transformation Repository's 4th Anniversary would be much appreciated as well.

Lastly, I do appreciate the votes in my last poll - clearly a majority of folks (who voted) prefer that I keep the format the same.  Again, not much feedback....I'll probably look at keeping the zip/email format but I'm definitely going to *try* switching to a .pdf format for the longer projects...at least to give it a shot.  And I might eventually look at e-publishing as well - just for the heck of it if nothing else.  Interested in seeing how well some of these translate to hard copy vice just digital.

South Pacific Follies #1

An ongoing experience.  Regular updates planned.


A small island in the South Pacific, circa mid-'43.

Story by thrandrall, art by cluedog.

Synthean - Instructional Video 4

Well, it took us a little longer than expected to restore this portion of the video.  Seems there might have been some sort of chemical substance gumming up the works...but Synthean's been a real trooper about the whole process.

Looking at the results...I'd say the effort was worth it - and I've already had initial reports that it should be smoother sailing from here on as far as the restoration process.  (For what it's worth, I'd say these pics are presenting an excellent example of the kinds of projects we're looking at for the ongoing art contest....TransRepo Industries going nuts....)

Once again we are presenting the individual clip portions followed by the merged image.

Discussion - Art Contest, More Feedback, etc.

Just a reminder folks - just about a month left in the 7th Art Contest for The Transformation Repository.  Haven't heard from a lot of folks yet, but looking forward to some solid projects after the great showing last year.

Regarding my ongoing poll - see left side of page - there are about 4 days left in the poll.  It's great that you folks think I should keep the current format...it's certainly the easiest thing - even if I switch to .pdf format, I can still use password-protected zip files...for the most part.   But I'd really like some feedback comments if you guys have any other ideas or suggestions regarding security....given the amount of effort put into these projects by the artists involved.

Thanks.

Solios - Girls Night In

Well....c'mon....you had to know this one was coming.  Kinda hard to escape it after the last one ;p

In truth I came up with this concept first, but the other one worked out better first....but now, we come to the big kahuna.

Solios - Pre-Gaming the Big Weekend

Well...it's too late for the big game...and it's too early for March Madness...so obviously all this planning is for something different.

After the success that was "Girls Night Out", it was decided to follow it up with another get-together....a little more old school.

Navetsea - Overworked

You ever had one of those days at work that just didn't go so well?  Just one long, exhausting trip....wish things were the way they used to be - back when you had it so easy? 

Navetsea's got a solution for all of us.

Discussion - Looking for Suggestions, etc.

I've been giving it some more thought recently - and I think that I will need to handle the next several Donation Project pieces a little differently than the previous ones.

Basically - as I've mentioned before, the next several in the pipeline are *very* big...we're talking about a couple pieces each over 40 full-color comic pages.  Now...I don't want to price myself out of the market...I'm thinking $10 is a very fair price - considering the amazing amount of work it took to put these together and the amount of time involved - not to mention that as part of the donation project - more than 30% of each project is going back to the artist(s) involved.

However, as a result, I'm more than a little concerned about the possibility of something this big getting randomly "shared" elsewhere.  I'm almost certainly going to work with a .pdf format this time for readability - as well as security.  That said, I'm posting a poll - I'm researching options for publishing on demand as well.  Would you ever be interested in a hard copy version of one of these projects (or one already posted) - or just an e-version?  Looking for some honest feedback here - as detailed as possible - particularly for folks who've gone that way with their own projects.

FWIW - I also know that my projects tend to not be as "dirty" as a lot of other pieces - even with the amount of transformations I try to fit in.  I know that's to my tastes, but not necessarily to everyone elses...not that it'll necessarily change...I like to be able to offer something that's not complete porn.

I'm familiar with (and researching) lulu.com, IndyPlanet, and Ka-Blam - but if anyone has any other suggestions or previous experiences, I'd sure like to hear them.  I'm pretty sure I'll still be working with direct paypal support the way I have before, but this might serve as a nice alternative.

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Completely separate...I finally got around to starting my next associated blog - TransRepo Odds 'N Ends - for movie, etc reviewing.  Please feel free to check it out - I take requests, etc.  I've got a feeling it will probably get updated more frequently than this site.

Thanks.

Navetsea - Build-a-Bear

You know...it's been a little while since I last saw one of those stores in the mall - they don't have one in the malls I live near....but even so, I'm don't think this is quite how they work.  Nice work by Navetsea.

Mr-DNA - After the Pageant

Well, Mr-DNA is really a great guy to keep the ball rolling.  If you folks haven't already caught it, we've got another little epilogue piece Rosemary's portion of the Fashion Pageant.

Seems some spells are a little more powerful than others ;p  Guest-starring (in a key role) Angela from the Underburbs as well.

Navetsea - Greasemonkeyin' Around

You know, every time I get my oil changed, they tell me synthetics are better for the life of the engine.  'Course that's great for my mileage, but I figure working around all those chemicals day in and day out has got to affect a guy in one way or another.

Navetsea helped me visualize what might happen to a fellow working a little too hard.  I'd say the end result turned out pretty well.  Besides, I think she's probably earned a night out on the town.

Solios - Girl's Night Out

It's taken me a while to get this one put together properly.  But I hope you'll agree with me that it turned out beautifully.  I always gotta challenge the artist - Solios says this is his largest single commission pic ever ;p  This is the big one....you can see a smaller version on his DA page.

Discussion - Art Contest and Donation Artwork

At this point, now that I finally added the tab on the side of the screen for it - a reminder that we're a little over 2 months away from the due date for Art Contest #7.  Please push it to the artists you know who are interested in this kind of thing.  We got a great response last year with Art Contest #6 (much better than all the previous competitions).

Just like last year...pushing the heavy prize $$$ here for the quality pics.  Thanks.

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On a side note, just wanted to throw out a thank you to a couple of recent donors for their support for the Donation Art Project.  Honestly, I've been seeing too many months lately when I have pretty much nothing to send to the artists.  It's not as though I expect to pull in a lot with these - I would have starved years ago ;p - no reliable source of income given the costs - but I will continue to provide them because I enjoy coming up with ideas and sharing them - and supporting artists in the process.  I'm happy if I can break even with a project over the period it's been posted on the site.  Right now I have at least 3 new projects planned for release this year and some other concepts loosely in the works.  That said, I continue to look on these as a way for folks to give back to an artist they enjoy even if they can't afford to commission the artist directly.  And trust me when I say that every cent I receive after the portions for paypal fees and artist support goes directly towards more art.

Thanks.

Solios - Work in Progress

A bit of a gag in the title since Solios' work here is definitely complete, but I think you'll agree it matches with the following pics :)

I've had some very large ensemble pics in the planning stages for a LONG time...and finally got down to really working on them with Solios.  Completely non-canon as far as Gecko Girls go, but I like revisiting the same characters with different looks.  I hope you enjoy these as well.