Scurvy (N.)
1. (pathology) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.
Antiscorbutic (Adj.)
1. (medicine) preventing or curing scurvy
Citrus! (Comic)
1. (humour) A farcical fantasy comic, updating on Wednesdays, dealing with the fight against Scurvy by four Antiscorbutic teens and their friends.
Citrus!, at the very core, is basically the result of three friends staying up way too late and coming up with funny superhero names. Thus were born Lemon Woman, Dee Limeyone, and the Grapefruit Girl. We later discovered that another friend of ours was destined to be the Tangerine Teen. Thus was born the Citrus Squad.
Later that year, I was feeling poorly and wanting to draw something, so I drew those characters. And then a friend of mine called and I doodled him as a character. Thus was born Lan. Later that day I drew the first two pages, and it all spiraled from there. Before I knew it I was working up a plotline and several more friends had characters.
Today, Citrus! Has become a collaborative effort, with most of my friends in on the script writing and plotting processes, at the very least being bugged about what their character would say at one point or another. These people are called the Citri, and I luff them all dearly.
Citrus! (The exclamation mark is important, kittens) is updated on Wednesdays (You said that already), as long as I have a comic to give you. However, as I am a poor college student with homework and what passes for a social life, as well as bouts of bad art-block, I may have to go on hiatus from time to time. I promise I will let you know if I do, and give you fillers and such to keep you occupied.... Also, please note that I hereby promise not to crap out and stop drawing this comic before it is complete. There are too many people who would mob me for it, including my little sisters. So yeah.
No one is sure where the Exclamation Point came from. It surfaced somewhere nack when this was a Flat Colored comic of three pages, being sent to friends via email, before This One learned that shading makes everything better, and that having a script is a very good thing. In any case, the Exclamation Point has become a thing of legend about this comic. See the Exclamation Point, love the Exclamation Point, spread the Exclamation Point.
Citrus! is a farce, though it doesn’t always act like one. Expect outrageous plotlines and “Cameos” from characters from our favorite books, movies, and comics. Eventually, this comic has become a gigantic crossover fanfic in a way, though really it is more of an original story with very, very strange cameos from certain characters and worlds.
And don’t be scared by the penguins.
Love, peace, and Tofu Grease,
Aurora “Lemon” O’Neill, & the Citri.