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Power & Magic: IMMORTAL SOULS is a comics anthology about queer witches for teens and adults ages 14-and-up. The book is over 110 pages long, black and white, and contains 10 original stories by women and non-binary creators of color. In this special installment of the POWER & MAGIC SERIES, queer witches of color delve into the darker sides of magic: astral planes, necromancy, visions of death, and communion with the spirits of our world… and the beyond.
This book is the immediate follow-up to POWER & MAGIC: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology, an award-winning collection of fantasy stories exalting the witch as an archetype of feminine power. With IMMORTAL SOULS, we are cementing a series tradition: stories told by women and non-binary creators of color, all starring queer witches of color.
From Volume One’s synopsis:
“The witch is an icon of power. She represents transcendence, healing, insight, defiance, feminine monstrosity, and a sacred relationship to the self, the community, and the universe. From the euphoria of holding the stars in your grasp, to the sacrifices we make to reach them, POWER & MAGIC explores what it means to be a person of power in all its complexity.”
What happens when these people of power draw that power from “the other side?”
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cool tip for befriending cool people: realise they’re actually just giant nerds like you. just talk to them like a normal person, not as a fan of the things they do.
like. the worst thing you can do imo is putting people on a pedestal because like? they’re just normal ppl? they didn’t ask to be put on a pedestal or treated any differently.
i’m guilty of this too!!! i used to do this so much!!! but then somewhere like early/mid last year i realised it was a kinda shitty thing to do. like. i still struggle with this but. it’s good to remind yourself they’re just people, just like you. most of them don’t want to be seen as a Cool Elite Person because like. they’re just people dicking around on the internet.
and seeing them as more than that already creates this weird imbalance in a possible friendship. you gotta treat others as equals in order to have a healthy relationship of any kind, and friendships are no different.
illusionists busking illegally, shimmering lights disintegrating as they run
plant mages tending tiny rooftop and windowbox gardens
elementary kids learning basic sigils on the playground
wixen taking a while to key into the magic in new cities when they move
alchemists dealing on the side to support their experiments
middleschoolers making friendship talismans and amulets for everyone
numerologists who’ll do your math homework for $5 or divine your fortune for $10
kids mass-texting luck and speed spells when their parties get broken up by the cops
Hell yeah, let’s talk about magic.
Like elementary kids learning silly (or inappropriate) charms from each other on the bus, the same way we learned our first swear words. Clapping games across the bus aisle, but with spells instead of rhymes.
Worrying that your friend is getting into dark magic, but not knowing how to talk to them about it. Intervention programs for kids abusing hexes and runes, because magic has given them control over something for once in their life, and they’re starting to make some dangerous choices.
Psychic teachers knowing when you’re cheating. Knowing when you’re having trouble with homework. Or at home. Knowing when you need tutoring or an AP course because you’re just not being challenged or a different teaching method because you can’t process what you’re learning in class no matter how hard you try, and the teacher tells you it’s okay, they know. They know.
Magic graffiti. Graffiti in wild places, and graffiti that vanishes when certain people roll by like the police. Or graffiti that only appears when the police walk by to insult them. Murals. Swirling, living murals on the sides of buildings. Murals that–if you listen closely–can be heard, not just seen.
In the evenings, kids hiding out in someone’s backyard or an alley passing around a joint and casting minor illusions to watch while high.
Chalk artists making works that are so realistic, they come to life off of the sidewalk.
One man bands in the park, with instruments floating around playing themselves.
Punk concerts in empty lots with amped out music and lights, but noise-cancelling spells and illusion hide them in plain sight from anyone outside of the lot.
Mediums predicting people in need, and making sure to be there at just the right moment to lend them a helping hand. “You seem upset, do you need to talk?” “Oh, you’re a dollar short? No, don’t put the milk back; I’ll cover you.” “I think your hair looks perfect today.” “You really ought to try taking your resume to this store. Trust me.”
Necromancers in forensics speaking with the dead to solve homicides and cold cases. Living lie detectors as beat cops and detectives and DEA agents.
Strangely cheap five star food diners that bake actual love into their apple pie, and they always know your dietary restrictions without being told.
Service golems in various sizes and shapes, making sure their magic users aren’t crowded, get medical attention, go where they need to, etc.They don’t get distracted, they can be hollow to hold things like medications, and in rare instances… they seem to develop loving attachment to their users despite not being alive.
Little old landladies who dabble in witchcraft brewing homeopathic remedies for people in their apartment complex.
Street magic is an amazing concept.
Rap battles but with spells woven into the lyrics.
Illegal broomstick races taking place high above the city on cloudy days or in the middle of the night to aboid the cops spotting them.
Friends coming together to cast protection spells around someone’s apartment as a moving party.
Familiar licenses so that people who can pay the extra cash can keep their magical pets close by.
Students enchantig their alarms to actually wake them up on time with no noise so siblings or roommates don’t wake.
Braiding spells for luck and protection into your friends’ hair.
Scratching drug detection runes into your fingernails before a night out to make sure your drinks are safe.
“Handmade” or “heirloom” is usually code for “magic”.
People tend to be wary of those who speak or hum under their breath, because it might be curses.
On the other hand, if someone is walking along humming, and others recognise the tune, they’ll often join in to strengthen the working.
People walking home with witchlights to light their way in the dark.
The day after rain, people rush out to redraw their chalked wards and sigils.
Me and Dollbabyxoxo decided to do a big list of plus size websites, there is a mix of UK, Australian and American websites. Feel free to add more onto our list, no doubt we’ve left off a few plus size sites!
