SYNOPSIS

At its core, Out of Bounds is a coming of age story about a boy who was forced to grow up way too fast, and a girl who is afraid of growing up at all.

This is a scifi adventure about an alien named Kialu, whose planet is under attack by a colonizing army. After a mission to steal a world-ending weapon goes wrong, he finds himself the sole survivor and last chance to save his planet. He escapes with the weapon and flees to hide on earth, where he crashes his ship and meets a human named Aaliyah.

Out of the kindness of her heart, she promises to help and takes him in. Together they work to blend Kialu in with human society, all while they evade human agents and alien hunters who've come to look for him.

CONTENT WARNINGS

If OoB was a TV show, I believe it would likely receive a TV-14 rating. For reference, other shows with this rating include that such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Arcane, and Stranger Things.

Content Warnings For:

Fantasy Violence, Blood and Gore

Strong Language

Body Horror

Death, Including that of Children

PTSD Flashbacks and Panic Attacks

CREATOR CONDITIONS

Hey there!! If you've been reading OoB, or are thinking about starting, thanks so much for checking this section!

This webcomic is only just starting, so it doesn't really have much of a fanbase (yet!). But, due to certain horror stories I've seen across the internet regarding personal projects that unexpectedly got way too popular too fast, I decided it may be smart to preemptively write down what sort of things I am and am not comfortable with in regards to interacting with me and my work, so it hopefully doesn't become an issue later down the line.

I ask that any fans of my work please read thoroughly and respect my wishes.

OUT OF BOUNDARIES

1. Please do not create fan merch with the intent of profiting off of it—making it for yourself, or for friends, is perfectly fine though!

2. OoB has already been outlined in its entirety, and I have absolutely no plans on making major changes going forward—so feel free to theorize or talk about potential future plot points, or even write fanfiction! But PLEASE do not attempt to tag me in it to get me to see it. I do not want to run into any issues of accused theft, should your theories or fanfic end up being close to canon.

3. I do not want to hinder any fan inspiration or creation, however there are certain things common in fandom spaces that makes me a little uncomfortable to think about people doing with my OCs, and these would be people roleplaying as my characters, or creating Self-Insert/ or OC/Canon work. I may change my mind on this in the future, but for now I ask that you please refrain from this type of fandom participation!

Some of these conditions may be subject to change in the future; if that happens I will make note of it on the Home page, as well as mention it in the next mailing list update.

I will be blacklisting the tag #outofboundaries on tumblr and bluesky, so if you're making any posts that are not meant for my eyes, you may tag them with this to make sure I do not see!

Again, thank you so much for giving this a read! It means a lot to me that you took the time to do so. I sincerely hope you enjoy the story!

CREDITS

Out of Bounds is written and illustrated by Dove Lee.

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With color assistance from MossyGarden.

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The Out of Bounds logo was designed by Rubri.

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SPECIAL THANKS

To my friends who have functioned as my consultants, beta readers, and hype men throughout the process of writing OoB. I would not have been able to get this far without them! :)