This First Shoot poll was won by Gwen Stacy, specifically the one from the Spiderverse movies. Those films sit in a weird place for me, as there’s several characters I was interested in drawing from them, but a number of factors kept me from doing anything with them. I don’t think I’m comfortable talking about those factors here, but Gwen’s a popular character who’s getting to make her NHS debut now. I figured the most logical reaction from her to arriving in the Studio would be to fall back on her experience with hopping between dimensions, so that’s the angle I took.
The Near Hentai Monthly Lady for September of 2023 is Albedo of Overlord. Overlord is a series I watched and more or less enjoyed, but for whatever reason any pic ideas I had for it while watching it never fully materialized. Albedo’s probably toward the bottom of my tier list for Overlord gals, personally, but I know she’s pretty popular so it’s not surprising to see how many times she’s been nominated for NHML. I decided to fit in the other two ladies most at the forefront of the main cast, Shalltear and Aura Bella. I’ve drawn Aura Bella Fiora on commission before, but Shalltear’s a new debut despite me having some ancient unfinished sketches of her in my work folder. Anyway, it’s a big ol’ party, and I hope y’all enjoy!
With this post, NHML nominations for the month of October are now open. For those who don’t know, I’ll run down the rules real quick. Nominations are limited to one per person. You can nominate any female character you want, provided I have not drawn her within the past calendar year (though I prefer characters I’ve never drawn, period). Previous NHML winners are not eligible for a second time. Nominees must also not be from the same franchise as this month’s winner, Overlord. If you violate any of those rules, I’ll let you know, and you can nominate someone else. I know it can be hard to keep track of these things. You may nominate by either commenting in the cBox, commenting on this post, or emailing me (Nearphotison2010@yahoo.com). I’ll compile a list of the nominees in the sidebar of this site, and then on October 1st I will use a randomizer to select the winning character who I will proceed to draw sometime that month. I look forward to seeing who you all nominate this time around!