Buying Time

by Casey J.

Buying Time is a sci-fi cyberpunk romance. Set in the future megalopolis of Hyperion City where all forms of entertainent, including our own personal social lives are regulated by a micro-transaction monetary system called Daily Leisure Credit.

When Vinnie Smalls, a lonesome welder working for the Hyperion City Core finds he has a crush on a fellow co-worker, he finds he must break away from his usual loner lifestyle and dive headfirst into the inner workings of the Daily Leisure Credit system. Our story deals with the ups and downs of his relationship in the midst of system that makes staying in contact with someone a financial battle.

Genres: Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics, LGBT, M M Romance, Webcomic, Adult

146 pages, Webcomic

About the author

Casey J graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art in 2005. He landed his first job working as a professional animator in 2007 where he worked on television shows such as Skunk Fu and Three Delivery. Since then he has worked on a number of projects as a freelancer, and is currently working fulltime developing smartphone apps for franchises such as Archie, Fraggle Rock, Strawberry Shortcake, Smurfs and Wow Wow Wubbzy. Buying Time is a personal project done in what (little) free time the artist has.

Reviews

[Jax · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cool concept & the digital animation was awesome. My only niggle was the end felt a bit rushed - not in quality, just wrapped up when there was still story that could be told. It seemed like maybe the artist no longer had the time to devote to it, which is understandable because it looks like a lot of work to produce something this good. I'm just thankful that it wasn't left unfinished like so many online freebies.

[Meep · Rating 5 out of 5]

Online Comic.

The CUTEST dystopia imaginable!
Short, chubby and shy Vinnie and Galvin the big softie he has a crush on. Based in a world where talk is anything but cheap.

The art is very good, the comic is digitally animated so every 'page' is a click through event. It has endearing characters, humour, and a sprinkling of nudity - sex scenes are tastefully done.

It's in-progress, the story is interesting and I'm enjoying it immensely.

[Tully Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, this is different from the other web comics I read -- it has interactive animation. I gave it four stars for now as I've not gotten far into the story yet but so far the graphics are nifty and the characters fun! Its set in a world where you have to buy and pay credits for social interaction. The MC is a short, chubby guy and his love interest a bigger fella. That's all I know for now but its fun.

[M'rella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Animated comic. Love the idea :)

[Pavellit · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a cool web comics .

[Will · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very very cute webcomic with a really good story, it's a tiny bit NSFW but nothing really graphic. It wasn't that long but I loved all the characters so much they were all so kind and sweet. The animation was incredible and the work the artist/author put into it was astounding for a free webcomic. I hope they keep producing more LGBT content like this because it is easily one of my favorites.