Since the Big Update, I’ve noticed there are a few new people running around the tag who have just gotten into the comic. Welcome!

As new fans, you don’t/won’t have access to a few things that provided us with supplementary information about the comic and characters (like Michelle’s now-deleted formspring). Here are a few tidbits, and some other things you need to know.

Odin sings to himself in the shower, and doesn’t stutter when he knows the lyrics very well.

Odin is not all one species.

Odin doesn’t stutter when he lies.

Odin is afraid of water.

Odin hates his demon the most out of all the hosts.

Odin smokes to keep Pedri quiet.

Odin’s motif animal is a fox.

Ava did self-harm because of Wrathia.

Ava has never owned jewelry before.

Ava has a very good singing voice.

Ava’s “theme” is Alice in Wonderland.

Ava’s motif animal is a rabbit.

Maggie is Afro-Latina.

Maggie’s barrette is NOT a piece of Tuls like Ava’s key is a piece of Wrathia. It just is used to open her door.

Maggie’s motif animal is a butterfly.

The bottle of wine/liquor in Gil’s house was actually poison intended to kill whoever drank it. Maggie didn’t die because pacted hosts are immortal. She did, however, lose a few brain cells.

Gil was never intended to actually become a doctor. This is obvious when we see is “medical care” for Ava and co. consists of wrapping bandages over everyone’s clothes.

Gil is a morning person.

Gil would be Indian if he were human.

Gil’s “theme” is The Little Mermaid.

Gil’s motif animal is a fish.

Nevy, when alive, was a “Marie Antoinette” type of ruler.

Nevy’s species is “Covetess”.

Wrathia was not a good strategist–this was Pedri’s job.

On a scale of 1-10, Pedri loves Wrathia at 11.

Michelle said that if Ava had ended up with Pedri instead of Wrathia, Ava would be dead.

Pedri’s mask is the skull of Wrathia’s first husband.

Florem mortem, the flower that Odin smokes (and which Wrathia can be seen smoking), is Wrathia’s favorite flower.

Ranunculae will not be that important to the story, and Michelle was surprised to see her become so popular.

The castle in Maggie’s mind is one Tuls created for Maggie.

Pedri and Wrathia’s species is “Vengess”.

The demons we will meet in the story are based on the seven deadly sins. However, Michelle has said there are hundreds of other demons that aren’t going to be in the story.

We will see what a failed pact looks like.

The demons’ names are anagrams of their corresponding sin, except for Wrathia.

Michelle once said that oddly-shaped pupils are NOT indicative if a character has a demon or not.

Anyone who is “brightly-colored” in the comic has a demon. That means Fira (the girl with Gev in Titan’s office) has a demon, as well as a few civilians in the Titan HQ.

Odin’s sexuality is a mystery/spoiler.

Ava is bisexual.

Maggie is straight.

Gil is gay.

Crow is a lesbian.

Titan’s followers who have completed their transition (like Strategos Six and a few soldiers) are agender.

You may have also seen people talk about past drama in the AD fandom. Here’s the lowdown on that, if you wish. Reader beware!

Many people asked if Michelle would be putting an asexual character in the comic. Michelle said no, because the comic is fully plotted out already. Then, later, a friend asked Michelle “Why are there no alligators in your comic!?” alluding to the questions people had asked earlier, to which Michelle replied, “It’s those damn stairs.” In the comic, Crow called her brother a “virgin nerd lord” condescendingly, and people assumed Michelle was making fun of asexuals. There was a lot of fighting and this culminated in Michelle saying she was going to write a comic about an asexual girl in the future but the nonsense that came forth from this incident convinced her not to.

Later, Michelle drew a picture of Maggie wearing a translucent dress. In it, you can see the outline of Maggie’s thigh-gap and the shadow of her nipples. People accused her of drawing child pornography. Soon afterward, Michelle drew a picture of a totally nude Maggie lying in a pile of fruit. Again, people accused her of drawing child pornography. Michelle also drew nude pictures of Gil, Odin, and Ava. No genitalia were visible. People accused Michelle of being a pedophile-apologist, a pedophile, and a child pornographer.

The person who originally wrote the “callout” post (during the Michelle-hates-asexuals-saga) kept perpetuating drama in the tag, and Michelle finally told her to stop or there would be lawyers and a cease-and-desist. That person tried to pull the “I’m a minor and adult Michelle is harassing me” thing for a while, then disappeared. They have recently resurfaced with an apology, but as far as everyone knows, Michelle’s declaration of “leave me alone or else lawyers are going to get involved” still stands. Due to the seriousness of the accusations against Michelle and the fact that all of the nastiness in the fandom was showing no signs of stopping, it was reaching a point where lawyers would be needed. Accusing someone of being a pedophile will ruin their life and their career. That needed to stop.

Michelle is not a pedophile, pedophile-apologist, or child pornographer. The characters she drew were her own and are completely up to artistic interpretation. I can go a lot into it, but I’ll just link this post I wrote a while back explaining the difference between art and porn.

Michelle does not hate asexuals or aromantics. A character being a brat to her older brother does not point to how an author feels about gender and sexuality. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out when a character is acting like a jerk. Michelle’s comic is already written, and asking her to change her characters and story for the sake of diversity smacks of tokenism at best and entitlement at worst. It’s a comic, and it’s beautiful, and it’s fun to read. Enjoy it!