Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick
Jocelyn Samara DiDomenick is an American[1] artist and the author of Rainverse Wiki's titular webcomic Rain.
Jocelyn is a panromantic sex-averse asexual transgender woman,[16][17] and has said that the comic reflects her personal experiences in many respects; at one point during a character's coming out, she said that "[t]his is a very real and personal story for me".[18][19] From an old FAQ, she states some personal experiences, and they have some parallels with Rain, such as her earliest childhood memory being her telling her father "I wish I was a girl", her closeting herself until she was 20 due to negative reactions, and having a transmasc therapist.[20]
Jocelyn enjoys drawing, writing, gaming (especially RPGs and retro games), anime (her tastes are "pretty eclectic") and heavy metal (or more particularly, epic/symphonic metal).[21]
Ever since Lynn read a comment stating that the reason for low transgender representation in media is because there is little variation on how to depict trans people in media, it has become Jocelyn's life mission to write LGBT people (and rabbits) into each and every story she writes.[22][23]
Her Rainverse projects include:
- Rain, a slice-of-life dramedy webcomic about the experience of a high school senior named Rain. This comic started to publish in November of 2010, and is set primarily in 2012-13. The main storyline was finished in April of 2022,[24] with only occasional bonus content coming out.[25]
- My Impossible Soulmate, a follow-up semi-prequel webcomic to Rain and Save the Princess, which started in December of 2022.
- Magical, a sibling-story to Rain that is mainly prose. It's about a group of transgender kids who all achieve magical forms and abilities that cannot be maintained without risk. Notably includes Carmen Jimenez, who is featured in Chapter 17 of Rain.
- Save the Princess, an in-development RPG set in the world of and featuring characters from My Impossible Soulmate. It was announced in 2016 and will be released when ready. A Princess kidnapped, a hero and his companions travel to save her. Simple! Or is it?
- Lavender, Lynn's entry for NaNoWriMo 2007 and notably the oldest entry in the Rainverse. It centers on a love story between Amanda and Lavie, two girls in a private school. Formerly "Lavender Town". It is currently on hiatus.
Her other projects include:
- Moonlight Wanderers, a planned fan comic based on Pokémon Moon.
- Silhouette, a different take on the stereotypical Gender Bender story. Exploring the fantasy "wish fulfillment" aspects of magical gender swaps in contrast with the very real and complicated aspects of gender transition in the real world. It centers around Harper, a cisgender guy who wakes up to find he's transformed into a petite cis girl to the frustration of his transgender best friend and confusion of his non-binary sibling. Following their exploits to figure out what even happened, or if it can be reversed or duplicated.
- The Scars of Redemption, formerly "Something Dark," revolves around three young adults: Garry, Raquel, and Lane. They have all escaped from a facility trying to raise young boys as super soldiers. They struggle to live simple, quiet lives to various degrees of success despite the struggles presented from their youth.
- Shangri-La, another in-development RPG focusing on a mysterious island that can be entered but cannot be left. Currently has a short demo.
- Impure, a fantasy epic with an unknown format between novel and game. It's the story of Roland, a stowaway criminal who's traveling to the Purelands to start a new life.
Trivia
- Lynn's favorite colors are violet, pink, red, and pastel blue.[26]
- She has spent most of her life in Upstate New York.[1]
- Jocelyn uses "Jocelyn Samara" as her professional name as she has had to deal with butcherings of her unique last name her whole life.[27]
Lynn's Fediverse Posts
- [1]
And that should get us about up to speed. Be mindful that the next several pages may get a bit suspenseful. Please take things at your own pace.
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/219/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-191-Echoes-1156654366
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3435110- 2025-02-07 14:44:25
- [2]
Let's take a quick step back to check on Arc...
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/218/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-190-Dull-1155824662
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3432660- 2025-02-05 14:42:06
- [3]
Just about to completely miss out on hourly comic day (again). Usually, I just forget or I'm too busy. This time, I knew, but I've been sleeping lousy all week, and apparently my body decided to catch up by sleeping almost all day long.
This is all I can muster. Hope everyone else who participated or followed it had fun. :)
- 2025-02-02 00:15:10
- [4]
The sky grows darker and darker...
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/217/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-189-Looming-1153605038
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3427930- 2025-01-31 15:11:02
- [5]
Had a lousy night and tried to do some self-care to feel better this morning. I think it worked, but I forgot it was a post day. Anyway, here's your page. XD
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/216/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-188-Honesty-1152846770
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3425606- 2025-01-29 16:33:08
- [6]
Lunar New Year is a little more than five hours away here, but I'm posting now so it doesn't clash with tomorrow's page too much.
To put it lightly, I think we're off to a rough start (in the US, at least). But hang in there, everyone!
- 2025-01-28 23:44:55
- [7]
Fun fact: This is officially my longest single post ever. In Rain terms, this is basically a "four pager."
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/215/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-187-Nara-1150773343
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3420613- 2025-01-24 16:09:18
- [8]
Ready for some behind-the-scenes deep lore about today's page?
Nara runs so fast that Verity's hood actually falls off. This is largely because I was tired of drawing Verity's hood. True story. XD
- 2025-01-22 18:25:59
- [9]
I wonder if this counts as a... bottle episode? XD
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/214/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-186-Bottle-1149945486
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3418045- 2025-01-22 12:53:34
- [10]
But the original Dragon HRT comics by Ayvie/Sabine - that started it all, and inspired myself and so many others - concluded yesterday. It felt only right to make some kind of tribute.
Thank you for writing this clever little story and sharing it with us, leading to so many more stories and awakenings for so many folks out there. Fly free, dragon friend!
- 2025-01-20 19:14:08
- [11]
There's a Trans Girl Trading Card collection thing going on around Tumblr right now. So I made my contribution with Rain, and naturally, I wanted to share it with you here too. I hope y'all like it. ^_^
https://www.tumblr.com/lynnsenpai/773054444751536128/you-pulled-the-rainbow-a-card-in-the-trans-girl- 2025-01-18 23:50:51
- [12]
Nara seems pretty confident, huh?
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/213/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-185-Learned-from-the-Best-1147899208
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3413184- 2025-01-17 14:39:35
- [13]
I actually still can't believe it's just called Switch 2. Someone's probably already said this, but just to give it a little more of a Nintendo name, I think they should have called it the "Switch Too." XD
- 2025-01-16 18:00:49
- [14]
Nothing too involved. Mostly either a recommendation or a "not for me" and maybe I share some brief thoughts. I just have a lot of eclectic tastes in media and love to experience lots of stories. And I'd like to be able to share them with y'all. ^_^
- 2025-01-16 04:03:44
- [15]
I usually do a list of my favorite games, anime, and manga at the end of the year (like this).
https://retro.pizza/@LynnSenpai/113725970828193628But I usually don't get around to saying much about them. I was thinking about trying to change that and doing little mini-reviews of everything throughout the year, good or bad. Would y'all be interested in something like that going forward?
- 2025-01-16 04:03:20
- [16]
Yep. Back on the first of January, like I promised. Ignore the five next to the one there. Nothing strange about the 15st of January. XD
CF - https://mis.thecomicseries.com/comics/212/
DA - https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/MIS-ch-6-p-184-Doll-1147095747
Tapas - https://tapas.io/episode/3411117- 2025-01-15 15:14:18
- [17]
MIS is still planned to return this Wednesday. Stress and depression are still weighing on me a lot right now, but reader responses to new pages after a break have made great strides at pulling me out of funks in the past. So I'm gonna do my best and we're all going to see where things go.
Thanks for your continued support (and patience) through all this too. ^_^
- 2025-01-13 21:30:04
- [18]
Our bunns, Valentine and Luna, hiding from the loud stinky snowblowers.
- 2025-01-11 18:06:55
- [19]
Final chapter of the window saga. My spouse apologized for the confusion which, in fairness, it wasn't totally her fault. The landlord apparently said "Tuesday the 8th" which... isn't a day this month. ^^;
Also it's a LOT warmer and quieter in here, at least, so I guess I can't complain too much. :P
- 2025-01-07 22:00:56
- [20]
Two hours later, they're finally starting (they did downstairs windows first) so I guess I didn't have to wreck myself rushing around.
Now for the next fun phase where strange men I don't know are in my apartment, drilling and banging and swearing, while I sit here trying to mind my business. ^^;
- 2025-01-07 17:46:54
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Comment on "Rain: 969: Plot Twist", archived from the original on 14 October 2024
- ↑ Toot by Jocelyn: "It's my birthday. I made it to FORTY. :D...", archived on 29 May 2024
- ↑ Author notes under Goals for 2024, archived from the original on 11 April 2024
- ↑ Everywhere I exist on the internet, archived from the original on 31 August 2024
- ↑ Twitter post by Lynn: screenshot showing her new Tumblr username, archived on 21 October 2024
- ↑ Twitter post by Lynn, wherein she links her new Tumblr, archived on 23 October 2024
- ↑ Author notes under Rain's return!, archived from the original on 12 June 2024
- ↑ I'm so tired and frustrated..., archived from the original on 12 June 2024
- ↑ Comment under Everywhere I exist on the internet, archived from the original on 1 September 2024
- ↑ Rain: 504: Fine, Young Woman#Author Notes
- ↑ Rain - Ask Blog 13, archived on 23 April 2021
- ↑ Answer to "So Lynn, what will happen to the old Tumblr account? It's been abandoned and is still there.", archived on 19 October 2024
- ↑ Twitter post: "I removed all my art.", archived on 14 November 2024
- ↑ Lynn's Twitter bio: "Not on Twitter anymore.", archived on 14 November 2024
- ↑ Mastodon post: "I'm a Twitter quitter. ^_^", archived on 14 November 2024
- ↑ Happy Coming Out Day!, archived from the original on 11 August 2024
- ↑ Comment under Fun things I did in 2024, archived from the original on 1 January 2025
- ↑ Question "Is Rain based off your past experiences? Or just something you thought of?" on Rain's FAQ
- ↑ Rain: 1328: The Last Letter, Part 2#Author Notes
- ↑ Jocelyn's Transgal FAQ, archived from the original on 23 October 2015
- ↑ Jocelyn's profile page on Comicfury, archived from the original on 3 May 2024
- ↑ Comment under Something Dark and Unrelated (archived from the original on 29 September 2017): "Thank you very much on all accounts. ^_^ [...]"
- ↑ Comment under Webcomic Day - My Impossible Soulmate Preview, archived from the original on 30 May 2024
- ↑ Rain: 1381: ...The Rainbow Comes Out
- ↑ Question "When does it update?" on Rain's FAQ
- ↑ Reply to a question about her favorite colors, archived on 5 January 2025
- ↑ Comment on "Rain - Nanachi", archived from the original on 9 August 2024