{{Short description|Fantasy webcomic by Taylor Robin}} {{Other uses|Never Satisfied (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox comic strip | title = Never Satisfied | image = File:Neversatisifedcover.png | caption = One of the comic's first covers | author = Taylor Robin | current = | url = {{URL|neversatisfiedcomic.com}} | status = On hiatus | first = {{Start date|2015|04|03}} | syndicate = | publisher = | genre = Fantasy }} '''''Never Satisfied''''' is a webcomic by Taylor Robin that began in 2015. Following the teenage magician apprentice Lucy, ''Never Satisfied'' presents a group of young people competing to become their city's magical representative. Robin's webcomic has been praised for featuring a varied LGBT cast, as each character has a different ethnicity, body type, and color palette.
==Synopsis== In ''Never Satisfied'', young magicians compete to become their city's magical representative to their nation's king. The main characters are apprentices competing in a series of games to prove themselves the most competent magician, but one competitor, the confident and suave non-binary apprentice Lucy, has managed to stay in the running without using any magic at all. Lucy is able to do this with the help of their familiar cat Ivy, as well as through resourcefulness and luck, but may also hold a more complex secret.<ref name=io9>{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/in-this-webcomic-about-a-magical-competition-one-compe-1787040175|work=io9|title=In This Webcomic About a Magical Competition, One Competitor May Not Have Any Magic Powers|last=Davis|first=Lauren|date=2016-09-24}}</ref>
''Never Satisfied'' features a varied cast of characters, many of which are LGBT, such as Tetsu, who is non-binary, and Ana, who is lesbian. Each character has a unique ethnicity, body type, and color scheme. Each of the teenagers in ''Never Satisfied'' has a mentor or teacher somewhere in the city, and are therefore generally referred to as apprentices.<ref name=Autostraddle>{{cite web|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/drawn-to-comics-never-satisfied-will-satisfy-your-hunger-for-webcomics-with-non-binary-magicians-323530/|work=Autostraddle|title=Drawn to Comics: "Never Satisfied" Will Satisfy Your Hunger for Webcomics with Non-Binary Magicians|author=Mey|date=2016-01-12}}</ref>
==Development== Taylor Robin started uploading pages of ''Never Satisfied'' on a personal website in April 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neversatisfiedcomic.com/comic/never-satisfied|work=Never Satisfied|title=Cover|last=Robin|first=Taylor|date=2015-04-01}}</ref> and they update their webcomic twice a week. Robin also does commission work.<ref name=Autostraddle /> The comic is updated twice a week.
In August 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they would release the webcomic in print.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seven Seas Licenses Hiveworks Webcomics AWAKEN, NEVER SATISFIED, and TIGER, TIGER for Bookstores|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2021/08/25/seven-seas-licenses-hiveworks-webcomics-awaken-never-satisfied-and-tiger-tiger-for-bookstores/|website=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=October 21, 2021|date=August 25, 2021}}</ref>
==Reception== Lauren Davis of ''io9'' described ''Never Satisfied'' as "just flat-out fun", specifically acclaiming its cast of characters, and noted that the main character Lucy is not color-coordinated like the other magicians.<ref name=io9 /> ''ComicsAlliance'' readers voted ''Never Satisfied'' the best new webcomic of 2015; in announcing the result, ComicsAlliance writer Charlotte Finn described it as "A delightful webcomic by Taylor Robin, with sharp artwork, artful storytelling, and a colorful, diverse cast of characters".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicsalliance.com/comics-alliance-best-of-2015-best-new-webcomic-of-2015/|work=ComicsAlliance|title=ComicsAlliance Best of 2015: Best New Webcomic of 2015|last=Finn|first=Charlotte|date=2015-12-21}}</ref> Sarah Hunter of ''The Booklist Reader'' praised the character designs for their conveyance of personality.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Sarah|title=Webcomics Wednesday: Taylor Robin's Never Satisfied|url=http://www.booklistreader.com/2016/07/27/young-adult-literature/webcomics-wednesday-taylor-robins-never-satisfied/|website=The Booklist Reader|publisher=Booklist Publications|date=2016-07-27}}</ref> Autostraddle writer Mey said, "This comic combines a bunch of things that I love, cute animals, cute queer characters, magic, beautiful art and a great setting... And the character designs are so great! There are so many ethnicities and body types represented!"<ref name="Autostraddle" />
''Never Satisfied'' was discussed in a 2019 article on LGBTQ+ representation in webcomics on Her Campus, which used it and two other webcomics as examples of the proliferation of queer representation in webcomics, especially compared to television and traditional comics, and the importance of this to college-aged women. Robin said to Her Campus that as he is queer himself, he finds that content more interesting, so doesn't usually think about providing queer representation, but that he gets told by readers how important it was to see non-binary characters "in a work that portrays them as important and accepted without question.” Robin also said that many people assume that, based on their name and presentation, that the main character Lucy is female. In response, Robin decided to have a "one-strike policy" in his forums on misgendering Lucy, which he said had a "pretty split" response.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuenning|first=Xandie|date=October 18, 2019|title=Why LGBTQ+ Representation in Webcomics Is So Game-Changing for Queer College Women|url=https://www.hercampus.com/culture/queer-webcomic-representation|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Her Campus|language=en}}</ref>
==Author== According to his personal biography, Taylor Robin is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://taylor-robin.com/about|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Taylor Robin|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=taylor robin|url=https://twitter.com/cornhime|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=March 2021}}
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.neversatisfiedcomic.com}}
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