[Melissa N.] Collection

[Jackjons]

I completely agree. Even in "Need for Speed," this was a deeply disappointing moment: The main character rounds out, becomes this cute trans person, and BAM! A page flip, and it's just a different character with a different face.

But this is generally the problem with almost all such long stories. I've already mentioned this, but I'll repeat it. When the changes happen in the first third or quarter of the story, the rest of the time (and in Melissa's case, it's several years) you just watch a very shy and hesitant chick who, for some reason, is happily ready to suck anyone's dick. Only in the sex scenes do you remember that this is a trans story. And even then, unless the author decided to perform the surgery "there."

This completely defeats the purpose of a transgender story—about transformation. The author apparently always wants to show off some amazing plot, but of course, it doesn't work because, ultimately, the author is a trans artist first and foremost, not a screenwriter. It's also impossible to trace any internal breakdowns or experiences, as all the characters are equally vulnerable, hysterical, and susceptible to minimal and blunt manipulation. Strictly speaking, they're all identical. Again, because the author is first and foremost an artist, not a writer.

For short stories of 8-12 panels, this is all forgivable, of course, because you get a concentrated vibe, and with different stories, there are also different settings and personas (here a maid, there a secretary, etc.). But you're watching "this" with half an eye, almost waiting for it to end so you can get to the first third or quarter of the new story.

I am 100% agree, when the story is long, we definitely expect want to see the step by step slow transformation, one step at a time.

 

[Sur_GalaChad]

Melissa should never have started K-Pop until after Mirror was done. What's going on is that Melissa is working on two very graphic-intensive stories at the same time. It's slowing both of them down. I was looking through their archives and here's what I found:

Mirror began in October 2021

K-Pop began in May 2023 around the same time as the beginning of chapter 18 of Mirror.

So

From October 2021 to May 2023 (Before K-Pop) Melissa completed 17 chapters of Mirror (while also completing A High-Heeled Journey)

From May 2023 to December 2025 (After K-Pop) Melissa completed 10 chapters of Mirror (while putting K-Pop on a 7 month hiatus)

Again, both Mirror and K-Pop are very graphic intensive stories, as opposed to her earlier tales that mostly features one character on a mostly white background.
So working on both at the same time is really slowing the output down, which is why Melissa had to take that hiatus with K-Pop, only to have to go back to it to make sure readers wouldn't completely forget the story.

Its pretty clear that if Melissa hadn't started on K-Pop, Mirror would be done by now.

I mean, even Bestie has now become a graphic intensive story. It began as a classic Melissa tale with one character against a mostly white background, but in the last few chapters Melissa for some reason decided to start rendering everything in Isabella's office.

At this rate, Mirror isn't going to be finished before the summer of next year.

The only thing that slows Mellissa down is Melissa’s awful pacing issues. Been a problem since tug of war

 

[Anna Shapard]

I completely agree. Even in "Need for Speed," this was a deeply disappointing moment: The main character rounds out, becomes this cute trans person, and BAM! A page flip, and it's just a different character with a different face.

But this is generally the problem with almost all such long stories. I've already mentioned this, but I'll repeat it. When the changes happen in the first third or quarter of the story, the rest of the time (and in Melissa's case, it's several years) you just watch a very shy and hesitant chick who, for some reason, is happily ready to suck anyone's dick. Only in the sex scenes do you remember that this is a trans story. And even then, unless the author decided to perform the surgery "there."

This completely defeats the purpose of a transgender story—about transformation. The author apparently always wants to show off some amazing plot, but of course, it doesn't work because, ultimately, the author is a trans artist first and foremost, not a screenwriter. It's also impossible to trace any internal breakdowns or experiences, as all the characters are equally vulnerable, hysterical, and susceptible to minimal and blunt manipulation. Strictly speaking, they're all identical. Again, because the author is first and foremost an artist, not a writer.

For short stories of 8-12 panels, this is all forgivable, of course, because you get a concentrated vibe, and with different stories, there are also different settings and personas (here a maid, there a secretary, etc.). But you're watching "this" with half an eye, almost waiting for it to end so you can get to the first third or quarter of the new story.

i wanted mirror to end already 2.5 years ago!:/

 

[Jackjons]

i wanted mirror to end already 2.5 years ago!:/

Last year, Melissa mentioned it would be finished around chapters 30 , but I am not sure anymore, I won't be surprised if it drag few more months

 

[mihaluck]

It's insane. She didn't know herself when it end. As I remember she thought to end in last year then when it was clear she said she cant finish it before new year and now after year we have it still going

 

[Sur_GalaChad]

i wanted mirror to end already 2.5 years ago!:/

The most annoying part is there was a good story here before she nuked it and made it waaaaaay more complicated than it needed to be. If your fetish comic needs a plot board, multiple recaps and 3 months of updates posting a long winded explanation of why everything happened then you know you did too much

 

[AgentOxegen]

Last year, Melissa mentioned it would be finished around chapters 30 , but I am not sure anymore, I won't be surprised if it drag few more months

Last year Melissa did state it would be done in 30 Chapters to be done December 2024. The Original deadline I believe was sometime in 2023, but got post poned to be done December 2024. However at this time last year we were on Chapter 25. So if it holds true and it’s still 30 chapters we have atleast 6months till its done estimated June 2026. Because it’s about a chapter every 3-4 months currently and we’re still on Chapter 28.

 

[Jackjons]

Last year Melissa did state it would be done in 30 Chapters to be done December 2024. The Original deadline I believe was sometime in 2023, but got post poned to be done December 2024. However at this time last year we were on Chapter 25. So if it holds true and it’s still 30 chapters we have atleast 6months till its done estimated June 2026. Because it’s about a chapter every 3-4 months currently and we’re still on Chapter 28.

O God ....

 

[moonmite84]

Does anyone have a pdf or collected copy of Bestie in the Making?

 

[User211020]

Here You Go a bestie in the making single pdf from chapter 1 to 20. Enjoy cuties

 

[@lexx$]

A Kpop Idol (Chapter 17 Part 4)
Enjoy

I think this would be the first lesbian couple in a Melissa story??

 

[Daneille85]

LOL. That asshole is now torn up from her long ass sharp nails!

 

[Just Another User]

There was a lesbian sex scene in tug of war

 

[Sur_GalaChad]

There was a lesbian sex scene in tug of war

Then quickly canned that to force a male/ female relationship when the relationship with her should have been cannon

 

[Wargarurumon]

A Kpop Idol (Chapter 17 Part 4)
Enjoy

I think this would be the first lesbian couple in a Melissa story??

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God i hope Melissa keeps up her cute subbynes

 

[carrrrol]

Tbh, I don’t mind Melissa turning the main character into a MILF in Mirror at all. The problem for me is that the transformation is done super early, and then for years the only thing that keeps getting updated is this drawn‑out conspiracy plot.

So it’s no longer working as a trans fetish comic or a goon comic. It’s turned into this ultra‑niche slow‑burn mystery that like maybe one or two people online actually want.

 

[viscountsheep]

Tbh, I don’t mind Melissa turning the main character into a MILF in Mirror at all. The problem for me is that the transformation is done super early, and then for years the only thing that keeps getting updated is this drawn‑out conspiracy plot.

So it’s no longer working as a trans fetish comic or a goon comic. It’s turned into this ultra‑niche slow‑burn mystery that like maybe one or two people online actually want.

it's psychological transformation tho. just because the body has already been fully transformed doesn't take away from the appeal of the story. take newbeetsf's headsup for example. it doesn't really deal with the same slow progressive transformation and is still very entertaining.

the issue here with melissa isn't that the physical transformation has already happened early in the story. i find the pacing annoying and i think at this point it's just getting stretched thin with the story barely making any progress through the last few chapters.

 

[Devin19]

LOL. That asshole is now torn up from her long ass sharp nails!

No attention to detail. It's like shoving two dry butter knives in his butthole. Literally making shit up like it was easy for her to get those two fingers in there without any lube or any bleeding. It's like his anus has it's own lube and can take that nonsense.

 

[Elaine]

it's psychological transformation tho. just because the body has already been fully transformed doesn't take away from the appeal of the story. take newbeetsf's headsup for example. it doesn't really deal with the same slow progressive transformation and is still very entertaining.

the issue here with melissa isn't that the physical transformation has already happened early in the story. i find the pacing annoying and i think at this point it's just getting stretched thin with the story barely making any progress through the last few chapters.

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i just want to see it finished. I like her art work but it has gone on for far too long. the regurgitated pages are way over done. She could have used the old artwork and inserted fresh text and chat lines rather than copy the entire page and pages again

 

[Jackjons]

i just want to see it finished. I like her art work but it has gone on for far too long. the regurgitated pages are way over done. She could have used the old artwork and inserted fresh text and chat lines rather than copy the entire page and pages again

At this point, i lost that simple wish also " I want to see it finsihed" . I lost everything. To be honest. It crossed the limit's of the limit