Rain
Comic 1444 - Eleven Years of Rain
Author Notes:
We are near the end of Rain's story, but I do want to stress that that's not the "end", per se. Rain isn't going anywhere. If I can help it, the comic will always be available to read online. As long as DeviantArt and Comic Fury continue to exist, there's no reason for me to take it down myself. I'm more likely to add it to more sites in the future than I'd ever be to remove it (better safe than sorry after SmackJeeves' demise a few years ago, right?).
I also still have to release two more volumes which means at least two more bonus chapters. So even when it's done, it's not done. XD
And after all this time, it's impossible to detach myself from these characters. So if you like seeing Rain and her friends, keep an eye out! You'll probably keep seeing them from time to time even after the story is over. From random doodles, to cameos/references/crossovers with future works, to plenty of other projects down the line.
So, I know it's sad to think of Rain's story wrapping up soon, but it's not really the end. It's just the start of the next journey. And I hope you'll join me for that as well. ^_^
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Thank you, once again. Whether you started reading Rain eleven years ago, or you just found it yesterday, thank you for all your love and support. This comic has been life-changing for me, and I hope it's left at least a little bit of a positive impression on your life as well.
As always: stay safe and stay healthy. I love you all. Have a wonderful day!
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Also, I hope this doesn't ruin the moment, but there's still sales going on if you're interested and able.
https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/LittleLynn84
You can get 30% off all print products at Lulu (like, say, Volumes 1-5 of Rain), if you use the coupon code, SAVE30. This runs from now until Monday, the 29th!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/littlelynn84/shop/?collections=424678
You can also hop on over to RedBubble, and use the coupon code, CYBER5 to get anywhere from 20-60% off of everything. This deal will be running until Tuesday, the 30th!
I plan to make some announcements very, very soon. Likely before Chapter 44 starts. ^_^
Stay tuned!
It blew my mind when I realized Emily has been dating (or at least friendly towards) Rain for so long. In my head, it was a recent thing but it’s really not.
I read this book as I was trying to find the name of what I even was. I knew my feelings but I was a middle schooler who was in a very sheltered and bigoted family.
Someone on Yahoo Answers led me to SmackJeeves and I’ve been a regular reader since.
From not evening knowing what trans was to being fully transitioned, stealth. It’s nuts. This story has been part of my life for damn near half of it lol.
Technically, I've had the character of Rain (as well as some of the supporting cast) since 2004. Some of that older art is on DeviantArt, dating back to a few years before the comic started. Is it possible you're thinking of that?
But I can say with confidence that Rain, the comic as we know it today, began in November 2010. :)
Whoa! RPG RPG Revolution! That's a blast from the past. I haven't thought of that place in forever. XD
Thanks for following along since that far back! ^_^
Side note: links to those stores would be wonderful to put in the FAQ, I was looking for them a few months ago and couldn't find anywhere to purchase the volumes!
https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/LittleLynn84
what a journey with a comic that has spoken to me so many times in so many ways, but even with it ending soon, there's still the Animated Series and this mysterious next project to look forward to!
congratulations on this truly incredible achievement
But I'm glad I've been around for most of it. It helps me focus on the challenges I personally face, but also the characters and writing are oh so good.
I both love and hate the fact that this coming chapter is going to be the last. Love that the comic will have specific closure, but hate to lose this little peek into the lives of Rain and her entourage, like a Slice of Life coming to an end. I will keep following your projects, and I look forward to what you have in the future.
So congratulations on going strong for 14 years. :)
I realized my mistake right after posting this lmao. Still a hearty congrats! :)
I say, congratulations on this feat.
Can't wait for the final chapter as this has been a nice ride to re-read again and fall for it all over again.
IMHO, a good story has to go somewhere, and when it gets there, that is the end of the story. The end is the goal and that goal is what gives the story direction and the scenes in the story meaning. At the risk of making a fool of myself, I'll say that it looks like the "goal" in _Rain_ is for her to become what she said she wanted to be in the first scene: a mommy.
I've read stories (on-line) that go on and on forever, and they get lost in the weeds; they stop being about anything but the need to keep adding chapters.
I first came across Rain on deviantart in late 2013. I felt a connection with Rain, but as dense as I was, I didn’t make the complete connection. Life picked up and I hit a point of attempting to repress my feelings again, and I stopped reading. Not to say I stopped thinking about what Rain and her friends were up to. In 2018, I caught back up with the story, and I’ve read each page as it came out since.
When the pandemic started, I gained an opportunity for serious self reflection. And I finally realized why this comic struck a chord with me way back then. (Still kind of miffed it took me so long haha). I came out publicly as Iris a little over a year ago (November 2020), and I started HRT in June of this year. I’m so much happier than I thought I could ever be.
When chapter 43’s last page was posted, I decided to read through the entire comic again. And I was reminded once again just how beautiful of a story you’ve written, Jocelyn.
I remember how you said a few times that when you started this story, you didn’t think it would mean much to anyone. Well I can say, at least for myself, that this story means so, so much to me, in ways probably nobody else will ever know.
So thank you, thank you so much. While the approaching end brings a bittersweet feeling, it’s done so much for so many people.
And I’m so excited to see what comes next. :D
I’ve been out and okay for three years now. Thank you so much, Jocelyn, for your part in helping me get here.
Thank you for your eleven years of hard work and my seven years of enjoyment. I'm sad to see Rain end, but I'm looking forward to reading anything else you put out.
September 16th 2012 the page title was closet
I have been following ever since
Thanks to this comic I've been able to come out of my own closet and started hormones June 2019
Thank you Jocelyn for this amazing story
Now i know why i didn't see any news about it :)
I just wanted to say thank you for this story. I've been reading since Emily's Halloween party, and as it comes to a close I can't believe I've been reading this webcomic since I was 15, just a few months after realizing I was trans. This webcomic meant a lot to me when I was a teenager desperate to see myself in any kind of media, and it means a lot to me now as someone who grew up with (...or faster than) the characters. I'll follow you as an author 'til you decide to stop writing altogether. Have a good day :)
and binged it
This was such a wild ride
and i absolutely loved every moment of it
and i wish i could go back to reading it for the first time
its definitely one of my favourite if not favourite stories ive read
I started transitioning 6 months ago, but like Rain my mother passed away when I was still young, and didn’t know who I was to become. I never got to come out to her and she never got to see me become the woman I am today. So when Rain got that letter from her (birth father?) it hit me in “ALL” the feels, my eyes won’t stop leaking, but it helped me get a sense of closure. That she would still love me and be so happy and proud of who I’m becoming. And as someone going through the name change process your silly little webcomic inspired me to add my mother’s name to my new middle name and again the water works are floating but thank you for that inspiration.
So from the bottom of my heart thank you for such a powerful, emotional, funny, and lovely story you have a fan for life.
Love
Summer Carroll Bell
While I'm happy that I jumped on near the end, and didn't have to wait to get here, I can't help but wonder what l would have discovered about myself sooner, if I had found this comic when I was younger.
So thanks for all of this. Looking forward to a happy ending.
I'll be turning 60 in just a few months, so nearly 6 years, or 10% of my lifespan will be with Rain, but 100% of my life will have not been possible had I not found this story.
@Jocylyn, I'll wager you probably never fathomed you'd be impacting peoples' lifes so deeply with your writing. Keep doing it!
There has been so many things I wanted to say during my binge. Times when I wanted to congratulate you for your achievements, both with the comic, medical progress (surgeries, transition and suchlike) and many other subjects. Times when I wanted to say “Thank you” for spreading awareness about topics and issues, but also (in a selfish way) more importantly for articulating thoughts and experiences that I personally relate to but don’t have the words or right mindset to convey. Thank you for every time I could hand over my phone to my girlfriend and say “this”, thank you for every time I read something and then reread it because it was something that I didn’t even know that I was thinking about.
You have truly written a wonderful story. I am so happy and excited that I can join you and the community for the last chapter. Thank you.
When I started reading this I was only out to a few friends, I was in a horrible relationship with someone who hated any hint of femininity about me. And at the time, I truely believed, I'd never transition, that there wasn't any point in doing so.
Now I'm married to a wonderful woman who calls me her wife, I'm even stealth to her family, I'm legally me in any way I care about, and the old me is almost forgotten. The idea of how much change has happened in 10 years is mind blowing.
I'm sad about this coming to an end, not having this on my list of webcomics to check for updates is really going to hurt. I've had these characters in my life for so long....
But, I do appreciate you finding a point where you feel the story is over and wrapping it up rather than just leaving the ending hanging... I still occasionally check to see if Venus Envy has updated to this day.
Thank you Jocelyn, Can't wait to see where you go next.
While we don't always see eye to eye on everything I still see you as a friend and a awesome writer and artist.
Can't wait for the final chapter but I also don't want to see it end.
About 15 years ago I had a very bad experience with therapy that made me hide back in the closet. If I had known it was that common, I wouldn't have been so scared to try again. Still struggling to actually contact a therapist, but it least I'm accepting myself again.
Sad to see it end so soon after I found it, but, yeah, it feels right.
I'm absolutely getting the full set in print when I get the chnace. This is the sort of this I NEED in my library to share with whoever wants to read it.
Loving it. Nad thanks for making it!
<3
So here's to Rain, ehn?