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Well, it's been a long time coming so I would like to talk about Lost Legends. Let me just say that I freaking love this book. Like, this book itself is a love letter to all Gravity Falls fans. That's the best way I could describe Lost Legends. All four stories here are really on point to the series. And just like the series the story is well-written and the characters are great. With that being said, I wanna discuss my thoughts on the stories. Warning: There may be spoilers...kinda.

Face It: This is the story I was looking forward to the most. (gee...I wonder why?). In all seriousness, Oh has the Dipcifica ship been sailing like a Titanic, it makes Candip look like a drifting cardboard box. I'm sure any Dipcifica fan loved this story and for obvious reasons. This story further exemplifies my fondness for Dipper and Pacifica. They are so full of that snark and them having to put up with each other's attitude, it's just so interesting to watch. But at the end of the day there's that heartwarming moment between the two that would spark their relationship even further. (You know what I'm talking about ;) (Wink)) Shipping aside, I am glad that Alex gave Pacifica more love. I really appreciate that. I love this story, it's cute, it's weird, it's...kinda creepy but a really entertaining story.

Comix Up: Hope you like 4th wall humor 'cause this story is chalk-full of 'em, especially since Lost Legends is a comic and they're damn sure aware of that. Anyways, anyone who's been a fans of comics, manga, Marvel/DC comics etc. would feel right at home here. What I like in this story is the many different art styles it has. As someone who wanted to create a comic, I was envious and with that I find myself relating to Grunkle Stan here. It also has some Stan and Soos bonding which is fine since Grunkle Stan is like a father to Soos. The story is really...goofy and like I said the 4th wall humor is everywhere but it's enjoyable.

Don't Dimension It: I hope this shuts up people who keep saying that Mabel is terrible and is so selfish and never gets called out and yadda, yadda, yadda...because in this story, Mabel actually acknowledged that she was selfish, she admitted she caused Wierdmaggedon, she apologized for her actions, and all it took was for her to put up with her alternate selves. If that's not enough then...I don't know what to tell you people. I never hated Mabel to begin with but the Mable hate was pretty harsh to listen to and I'll admit she did have problems. But after reading this story, I love Mabel a lot more now. Also the art style in this comic is probably my favorite of the bunch. I like "Face It" art style but there's something about this story's art that really attracted me. It's all so detailed. The story is so...Mabel, that's the best way I can describe it. And like Mabel, it's wacky and random yet entertaining.

Pines Bros. Mystery: This story feel...different but in a good way. Cause you know...it takes place in the past. Out of all the stories in Lost Legends, this one gave me the most emotions. It's nice that we get to see a glimpse of the Stanley and Stanford's childhood and going on their own adventures like Dipper and Mabel. I feel so sorry for young Stanley for having to put up with his hard-ass of a dad. But who cares because Ford is there for Stanley and it's sweet that he gave up his entire summer for him. Despite everything they went through, the last page feels like a true happy ending. Really great story with emotional moments and jokes that I can't believe made it past the censors.

Now if I were to say which one is my favorite, I would say either "Face It" or "Don't Dimension It". "Face It" because of the Dipper and Pacifica moments and "Don't Dimension" for giving Mabel development.

Anyway, I love Lost Legends. Easily worth the agonizing year long wait. If you want, feel free to share your thoughts on the comic.(that is, if you have Lost Legends...I don't know if the book is international or not.) Either way, seriously get this book if you are a Gravity Falls fan.
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Pacifica by greatlucario
I'm surprised they put Pacifica of all people on the cover of the upcoming graphic novel and not Wendy or Soos (ya know, the rest of the main character) not that I'm complaining or anything. Sure Pacifica's a fan-favorite thanks to the mansion episode. But I'm curious what Alex is gonna do with her this time. Maybe give her more development? I wish... I don't know...what do you think of this?
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*sigh* I gonna piss off a lot of Wendy fans for doing this. Look, I like Wendy a lot and I think she's a great character and I understand why everybody loves her...but I'll admit, she's got "problems" and looking back on this show it's very clear now. Wendy does not have a story at all. No conflicts around her, no plots centered around her, barely any backstory, (aside from Archibald Corduroy) very little is known about her family, barely any plot relevance involving her. It's just... a lot of people seems to thinks that Wendy's like the coolest, most awesome character in the show with no flaws whatsoever but in reality it becomes boring to some. The fact that Wendy hardly have a story in Gravity Falls makes you wonder why she's even one of the main character at all. Look back at all the episodes in Season One. Did she even do anything in that season, story-related. The answer is "no". The only things she EVER did manly in that season is that she's your typical lazy teenager and that she's Dipper crush. Only until Season Two where she actually did anything story-related. Me, being a hardcore Gravity Falls fan, I wanna point something out. The episodes where she's actually involved in the story are "Into the Bunker", "Society of the Blind Eye", "The Last Mabelcorn" and the Wierdmaggedon trilogy. That is six out the thirty-one episodes she appeared in. There are nine episodes of Gravity Falls involving her as Dipper's crush and other episodes she appeared in, she was just not important at all. This would have been fine if she was the support character but as the main character, that's rather unimpressive. This result is being the love interest more than being relevant to the story and Gravity Falls is not known of romance. And the whole Dipper crushing on Wendy subplot wasn't that great in the first place. To me, it's the weakest thing about the show because like I said, Gravity Falls is not known of romance. This is why I think Wendy is more overrated than even Mabel. Wendy is supposed to be the main character, but I think she's only the main character because the show has to have the love interest and she's exists more as that than being a main character. Out of all the main characters of Gravity Falls, she's perhaps the most uninteresting character. And the fact that Dipper's crush on Wendy did not work and probably never will makes it even worse. (I don't have a problem with WenDip but it's not the best ship in the world...not even close). What's even more harsh is that Soos, Grunkle Stan and even Pacifica have more of a story than Wendy. Yeah, the support character has more of a story than the main character. It's kinda ironic but this is this probably why I like Pacifica Northwest more than Wendy Corduroy. No, not because I ship her with Dipper Pines. Pacifica has a story about fraudulence, parental issues, emotional conflicts. Under Pacifica's rich girl facade is a girl wanted to be normal. And with that, Pacifica has received the character development she rightfully deserved and people wanted to see more of that. People went as far as making fan-made episode and comics about Pacifica more than they did for Wendy. *sigh* Look, I didn't want to be negative about Wendy and it was kinda painful to write this but let's be honest, she's not the best character in the show. And when I think of badass character, I think of Grunkle Stan. Come on, the guy fought a horde of zombies in "Scary-oke" but eh...whatever. Wendy is overall a great but underdeveloped character but seriously needed more of a story. And yes, I am aware that they planned an episode for her. Hopefully in the graphic novel, they do something about this.
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S1e7 Pacifica Northwest by greatlucario
You wanna know why Pacifica is truly the most underrated character in Gravity Falls? Well, for one, Pacifica is not really like other stereotypical rich girl. All Pacifica did was insult Mabel and...that's it. It's not like she blackmails, or pulled humiliating pranks on her, so her bullying isn't really THAT severe. Also, can I explain how much of a hero Pacifica is and she does not get recognized enough for it. Pacifica was willing to disobey her parents to save everyone inside the mansion including Dipper and Mabel (the two main protagonists) for a vengeful ghost that was going to incinerate everyone. How did she get treated after that?...well she probably got grounded after the events of "Northwest Mansion Mystery". But apparently Alex Hircsh didn't think she was a fan-favorite enough. So Pacifica was left forgotten until the final episode and even then she barely got any screen-time and her ending was pretty unsatisfying where she was forced to share the pain of her parents losing the mansion. If you ask me, Pacifica should've been there when Dipper and Mabel were about to leave Gravity Falls. Pacifica should've apologized to Mabel for everything she has done and they would bury the hatchet and would at least give Dipper her phone number so that Dipper would have a girl "liking" him at the end. That, to me, would've be the perfect ending. Pacifica could've at least been in "Roadside Attraction" so Dipper would have a chance to move on with Pacifica and not flirt with the other girls and not make a fool out of himself. It's a real shame...And some people say that Pacifica's back to her old "bitchy" self. I don't think that's the case, I believe that she has change but still kept a little of her sassy personality. Yeah...I still don't get why Pacifica doesn't receive more love...but that's just me.
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Everything I say here is just ideas and speculations but what if Alex Hirsch decided to returned to Gravity Falls for a third season or a spin-off. I say this because the show can still tell more of its stories and it didn't have to end so soon. I just thought Gravity Falls could still be fantastic enough with three seasons as they fleshed out the story and the characters more. If, somehow Gravity Falls returns someday, I have a list of ideas that I want to see from season three but it may or may not happen:

Ford's journey through the portal: I know it's all explained in the journal but I would want to see Ford tells his tales to Dipper and Mabel

The Axolotl: According to the journal, the Axolotl is, pretty much, God whose powers ranked alongside Bill. I kinda want to see the Axolotl in the show and also to see his relationship with Bill.

Bill's return as Grunkle Stan: This was the main reason for the theory of Gravity Falls returning. What if Grunkle Stan remembered Bill Cipher or Bill somehow returned inside Stan's mind and now Bill Cipher has "eternal" control of Grunkle Stan. Bill did said (backwards) that by the power of Axolotl that he would return. 

McGucket's rehabilitation: McGucket could no longer be the kooky hillbilly but is working to be back to his old self again now that he has reunited with Ford.

Dipper's own Journal: Inspired by Ford, Dipper created his own Journal detailing his adventures and mysteries. Instead of a book with six fingers, its a book with a pine tree.

Soos and Melody's engagement: 
Over the course of the year, Soos and Melody got engaged and invites Dipper and Mabel to his wedding.

Pacifica Northwest as one of the main characters:
Out of all the support characters in Gravity Falls, Pacifica seems to be the only character that fans want to see the most. Surprising since her huge character development and we never see more of that. Pacifica is the best example of a character in Gravity Falls that should have been developed more.

Dipper and Mabel's parents: We should at least see what their parents look like.

Dipper and Pacifica's relationship: Remember when I said that Pacifica is the best example of a character that should have been developed more. Well, the fans wanted to see where Dipper and Pacifica's relationship was going but it was left unanswered. My idea is that Dipper is secretly "hanging out" with Pacifica since they're too awkward too tell anyone about their relationship. Mabel suddenly caught them in the act. At first she was shocked, but she was happy that Dipper finally got a girlfriend. Dipper and Pacifica denied that thought and forced Mabel not to tell anyone. Mabel promised. (But her fingers were crossed behind her back and she told everyone.)

Wendy's family: Her family were just there and we don't know much about them. What happened to her mother, what about her brothers and does she know anything about the Lumberjack ghost. 

Pacifica as McGucket's apprentice:
 I'm sure I'm not the only one with this idea but I really like this idea where Pacifica started working for McGucket since he now owns the Northwest Mansion but throughout working for McGucket, Pacifica grew rather fond of McGucket and sometimes sees him more of a father-figure than Preston. 

More of Dipper and Mabel's days before and after Gravity Falls

And of course, more adventures and more creatures.

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