MD and Al Talks

***Miss Disfortune and Al Talks*** is a drawn project that started in 2022, October 7th. Also described as a "drawn podcast", the MD and Al Talks are some sort of section in my socials where I try to talk about character design, Mexican Culture, your suggestions or whatever topic in the most neutral and educational *(we try)* way possible, making it an informative yet funny kind of thing.

Why funny? Well, having two different characters talk about one topic can be chaotic sometimes, and with both having different personalitis and point of view, neutrality can be hard to achieve at times.

MD and Al Talks are currently being posted in English and Spanish, with no established schedule.

## Why MD and Al?

Ever since he was created, Allister became some sort of mascot/constant character within me and my work. He became, kind of, emblematic too during my years in college. There's also a huge part in his background, story and role he plays within Galatea - A Disfortune Project but that's kind of a spoiler, so I'll leave it like that.

Miss Disfortune is my art sona, meant to represent/be myself when I draw! So, basically, it's like some sort of (a cartoon version of) me and Allister having a nerd-geek-like rant about topics I'm interested or curious about. Despite that, I ALWAYS do research on the topics, tho speaking from a point of self experience, everything shared on this episodes is based and backed up by actual and legit information. The links being included on the episodes and descriptions of the posts.

## "Episodes" posted so far

The episodes and topics are, so far, being posted both on Instagram and Tumblr! On Instagram you can find them on English and Spanish!

### Introduction

Technically, the first episode. Here MD and Al tell you about this section, how and why it started as well as the dynamics and what kind of topics they'll talk and cover in the posts.

Tumblr | Spanish | Instagram

### Age isn't related to height

Oficially, this is the first episode of the series. Age on fictional characters is usually confusing and a delicate subject in general, not only because authors don't specify it sometimes or it doesn't really show on their character designs, but also for the fact of how everyone (in general) uses and interprets it at will and convenience. Sometimes, the height and body building of a character can throw us off even more... That's why MD and Al talk about a possible reason behind it on this episode.

Tumblr | Spanish | Instagram

### Day of the dead (Día de muertos)

This is episode about the current celebration, the post-hispanic one, mixed with their religion and what our ancestors celebrate it, the one we celebrate now. Being such a huge topic, we tried to cover the most we could! The mexican holiday, the days and ways it's celebrated and MD excitement about it can be found on this episode!

Tumblr | Spanish | Instagram

### Symbolism on my account

Suggested by @odd.cabinboy, MD and Al explain how I create characters and OCs. Though I don't remember exactly why or how, I've always liked the symbolism (magical and spiritual mostly) behind colors and designs so I started using it. After studying it in college and applying it into my characters, it became sort of *my thing*, you know? So in this episode there's a bit about how I use details and symbolism on my characters.

Tumblr | Spanish | Instagram

### Symbolism on my account (PT.2)

It's hard to make every bit of information I want to share in just 10 images, so this is the second part of the explanation about the symbolism and process I follow to create my OCs. From this point there's also a change in the format, font and drawings in the posts! A small update and, hopefully, a more dyslexic friendly font too!

Tumblr | Spanish | Instagram