Hey followers! Here’s a silly little design I whipped up for me and my friends when we went to the midnight showing of the Hunger Games. We each wore a character, and it was great! :D 

What did you guys think of the movie? Personally, I thought it was a fantastic adaptation of the book, and a really wonderful movie even by itself! Even with all of the persistent ~~~SHAKINESS~~~ it was really great<3

I’m almost done illustrating the book, so expect good ol’ grumpy Gale to come around and answer some questions for you guys soon! 

~Shelby

Here’s a small update in honor of The Hunger Games movie coming out tonight at midnight! :D Here’s to a happy occasion, a not-so-happy movie, and a hopeful outlook as we look forward to more joys that this Hunger Games trilogy will bring in our lives. :)

I have some exciting news! Our dear Miss Shelby has been given the amazing opportunity to illustrate a children’s book! Unfortunately, this means that Gale will have to wait a little longer :( Poor Gale. He must feel so neglected. But we have not forgotten him and we certainly have not forgotten all of you! As soon as Shelby is able, she will reunite with gloomy Mr. Hawthorne and finally return to answering your questions. Thank you so much for your patience :)

We love each and every one of you!

Hali and Shelby

When I look on the AskGale page, it looks like the comic is out of order, but on the dash it looks normal. I’m not sure how to fix it, I’m sorry! :( You can check if you are reading in the right order by looking on the bottom of the pages where there is a description that tells you what pages you are looking at~ :)

~Shelby

A Gale Christmas Carol

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A Gale Christmas Carol

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Sorry for the mass upload, guys. This is the first time I have ever finished a comic, and I’m quite excited to show it! This was such a neat learning experience for me. Although it is obvious in the comic where you could see me rushing to get it finished, and there are some missing transitional scenes in the story, and probably even tons of grammar errors, but all in all, I feel so happy about actually finishing a slightly coherent story that I just wanna cry. Seriously. You have no idea how much I labored over this baby…I really wanted to make the Christmas deadline, but I guess a New Years deadline will have to do. Just as long as you guys can read it and enjoy it. :]

A Gale Christmas Carol

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A Gale Christmas Carol

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Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, there is still a lot about this season that is just different than the rest of the year. Students come home, families come together, and  whole entire neighborhoods and cities put up semi-annual treats for the eyes. It is a special season that only comes once a year, so there’s always a lot of high hopes that such a change in the season will bring the change in people as well. And I believe this season is indeed a season of transformation. Everyone is a little different around this time of year, and we are all put into different situations than we normally aren’t used to that come with being together with more family and more holiday activities, plus…all the SHOPPING that must be done. Gyah! It’s all bound to drive a person crazy. But when it comes down to Christmas day, the moods just lift and everyone can just be relax and be joyous. It is indeed an interesting season, but it is a blessed one.

I wanted to use the Scrooge story because I think it is a beautiful and perfect story that is a wonderful telling of how much a person can change around this time of year. It’s a tale I can hear over and over again and watch re-imaginings of and never get tired of it. I thought Gale would be a great fit for a Scrooge story because of all that goes down at the end of the Hunger Games series. We get lots of asks in our ask box asking if Gale ever talks to Katniss ever again, and in all honesty, I think Gale is probably a stubborn mule of a scrooge, and most likely doesn’t breathe a word to her for the rest of his life.

But, in the spirit of the holidays, I present to you Gale Hawthorne, with a change of heart.

Thanks for reading the comic, we love each and every one of you followers. You guys are just the greatest! Hali and I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a wonderful New Year! 

Love, Shelby and Hali

A Gale Christmas Carol

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A Gale Christmas Carol

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