IuliusLorento said the following:
Hello Avillemedia.
I am from the Kiwi Farms. However, I have no desire to troll you. I merely wish to ask you some questions about your comic, particularly around how you came up with the idea and several of the characters.
However, as there are certain zealous members of the forums who do wish to troll you, I fully understand if you don't want to talk. It's just a request on my part. Thanks.
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avillemedia said the following:
how can I trust you ? your username is simlar to "Lorento" on that thread
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IuliusLorento said the following:
That's because I am Lorento on that thread. However, a little playful banter regarding your creation doesn't mean I despise it. I don't have anything against you as a person, and if anything I find you to be quite interesting, hence why i'd like to ask you questions. If you do not trust me, you can refuse to answer any question you don't want to answer, but I assure you I will not ask anything personal or anything that could lead to you being doxxed.
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avillemedia said the following:
ok, a couple of quick questions..
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IuliusLorento said the following:
Thank you for your politeness. I've decided to narrow it down to three short questions
1) What inspired you to create your comic, any books/films/ other comics?
2) In your comic, in Dr Quicksilver's dungeon, there's a man wearing a Sonichu medallion. Is this supposed to be Chris Chan, or perhaps a sneaky little reference?
3) You seem to be quite fascinated by Scandinavia, as several of your characters have flags on them. Any particular reason for this?
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avillemedia said the following:
1) yes other comics , and films. there are references to films such as Transformers , Back to the Future in the comic. the comic also contains exaggerated situations from my real life.
2) I knew about Chris Chan and wanted to make a little reference. I know his comic is widely mocked and some of this mocking is unfair...
3) I live in Northern Europe ; near the Scandinavian countries.
also one more thing the Johan von Hellsten name is not stolen from the chess player , that's a coincidence !
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IuliusLorento said the following:
That's very nice of you answer so quickly. I'd just like you to elaborate on Chris Chan. You said that some of the mockery directed towards his magnum opus is a little unfair? In what ways do you feel the critique is unfair?
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avillemedia said the following:
those people have a whole website to mock his creations ;that's a little excessive esp. they have been doing it for years.
btw I have seen kiwi farms owner's ED page and was shocked ..hopefully those disgusting things are not true..
I didn't hack Aaron's youtube and I'm not "Oats" !
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IuliusLorento said the following:
Fair enough, that opinion of Kiwi Farms is perfectly rational.
I apologise if you find this intrusive, but even though you think Chris Chan is getting a bad rap, do you think that A-Ville is a better comic than Sonichu? In what ways do you feel that your writing or drawing skills are better than the True and Honest creator of Sonichu?
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avillemedia said the following:
the art in A-Ville may be better than Sonichu's but I'm not sure about the writing part. I had no previous experience in webcomic making before starting A-Ville. I realize it's not perfect.
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IuliusLorento said the following:
Well, it's nice to know that you are quite humble about your work, there aren't many people who would say that.
I'd just like to touch on a point earlier where you said that some of the scenes in this comic were based on real life circumstances.
In the first few panels we see the main character being shouted at by everyone he meets, and causing someone to fall off a piece of construction equipment by calling out to him. The main character is also described as being autistic.
Feel free to not answer the last question, but have people shouted at you for no reason, did you cause someone to fall off some construction equipment and are you actually autistic yourself?
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avillemedia said the following:
these questions are slightly uncomfortable but some of that is indeed. real life inspired. about the autism .. I know the site mocks autistics.. I just say that the doctors misdiagnosed me
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IuliusLorento said the following:
I understand. Naturally, I'll not pry any further into your own personal history.
I will take note of the doctor misdiagnosing you though, as one of the main villains in the comic happens to be a doctor. Was that character inspired by that incident?
In fact, I would also ask about Frost the Witch. What inspired her character? A combination of factors, IRL stuff, or inspiration from other witches in fiction?
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avillemedia said the following:
the "doctor's appointment" scene is real life inspired. but I may be already revealing too much..
the witch is partially real life inspired. I'm aware the red horns remind of the witch character in Sonichu. I regret making that design choice but it's too late to change that ..
how can I be sure you don't leak this onto the forums?
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IuliusLorento said the following:
Why would I leak this? What exactly have you told me that can be used to dox you? End of the day sir, if you leave your thread well alone, it will die. If you continue to confront the Farms, they will bite back. Trust me, we aren't doing any harm to anyone. I for one would be quite happy if you continued your comic.
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avillemedia said the following:
I have learned that the hard way.. I'll try to leave the farms alone from now on.. however maybe most of you don't do harm to anyone but I notice there are some forum members more evil and toxic than the others...
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IuliusLorento said the following:
In any case, I'll leave you to your own business. If you ever want to chat again, might I suggest Skype? Deviant Art Chat is a pain in the ass. My name on Skype is the same name I use here. Ta-Ta.
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avillemedia said the following:
ok I'll keep that in mind. goodbye.
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