A while back, I posted a little cartoon on Twitter showing the Grenzmark II from Brian Niemeier’s Combat Frame Xseed trying to get with the Grand Valkyur from my own Shining Tomorrow. I’ve decided to repost it here on the blog for everyone’s enjoyment.
Grenzmark II, or Grento, is the green robot. Dead Drop is the black robot. Xseed is the blue-and-white robot. (Combat Frame Xseed © Brian Niemeier. Illustrations by ArtAnon.)
Grand Valkyur is the feminine robot. (Designed by Jalen Myles Crymes. Illustrated by Kukuruyo.)
Posts like these make me glad that Mr. Niemeier hasn’t licensed XSeed action figures.
I don’t know Niemeier’s business plans, so it could still happen.
Perhaps they will keep the fan fiction away. That’s what men normally write when they can’t play with dolls.
I see. I generally find fan fiction to be not worth the time, since you can’t sell it and the rightsholder can shut you down any time.