August comes to a close and so does the summer and possibly my super busy days are over and done!
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Public August Art
This month’s public art! I try my darndest to post something publicly every Friday – and all patrons get to see these like a month early! All of these can be seen & shared on my various socials: tumblr, twitter, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort, bluesky and jpawlik.com/blog!
OJST: B.J Dildo 2.0
This month’s OJST is a review for a toy that was graciously sent to me to try out! This is a NSFW review and includes depictions of dildos, nudity, and sexual content. I was super excited to try this one out and while it wasn’t exactly how I’d imagined it, it was still a pretty swell toy to use. I’d seen so many good reviews on this toy from other trans and nonbinary folks, but I’m starting to think I’m the outlier here.
Swim On Vol. 9 is live!
My 9th Swim On went up earlier this month and you can grab it for $1+ over at https://topazcomics.com/swimon/downloads/
All proceeds this and all previous volumes makes goes directly to finfree.org and the conservation of sharks!
Webcomic Updates
I’ve been posting my 7 page comic “Loom” once a week until it’s complete. This is a silent comic written by Clark Moreau for the Twisting Time Anthology. I’m so incredibly proud of the research and backgrounds I did for this comic.
$1+ patrons got 1 month early webcomic updates, currently they’re getting the comic Michelle and I did for “Between Heists” a Lupin fanzine.
After All, the JigZeni NSFW comic for $10 patrons, will start back up again starting September 14th. The Curtain Falls will also be back on September 13th for $5+ patrons!
August’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is HERE for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon
August’s sketchbook is here! 22 pages this time with mostly for fun doodles and sketches with some sketches I’d really like to clean up and tone down the line. Also some really good shoutout requests from $10 tier folks, thank you for your requests I always really enjoy doing those! Columbo was quite fun to draw. A little sneak peak as well for another Lupin zine Michelle and I will be in~
Other things
– I’m going to see about opening commissions again in October, I just have to catch up on my personal projects first.
– I’ve got a bluesky account now, and I’ll be posting my art there as well as all my other places. I still like tumblr the best for now.
– NDA work is going well, busy juggling two jobs at once but I’m really enjoying it.
– I’ve been playing a lot of Tears of the Kingdom in my down time and what a wonderful, dumb game!
– I finished reading all of the Nausicaa manga and while it was really impressive and Miyazaki has great panelling and pacing I do like the movie more. The manga is a bit pretentious, fairly gory and a bit of a bummer. I still think I’ll do a comic study on it however, so look out for that next month.
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I think that about wraps it up for this month. Tune in at the end of September for the next newsletter. How’s this newsletter working? Does it work? Would you rather see things differently? It’s fun to figure out a new way to get info to folks.
I’ve said this every month of 2023 so far but what a busy month!
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Swim On 9 goes live on Friday, August 4th, 2023 @ 12pmEST!!
It’s my 9th year doing Swim On and I just finished putting the PDF together this week. It looks awesome! I’ll be sure to make a full on post about it on August 4th too, but you’ll be able to grab it for $1+ over at https://topazcomics.com/swimon/downloads/
I started a new job!
At the beginning of the month I did an art test for a big NDA project and I’ve been working on that since. It’s really fun and I can’t wait to tell everyone about it once it’s done, but currently I am sworn to secrecy legally.
July Art
Some recent public art that’s up for all to see! All of these can be seen & shared on my various socials: tumblr, twitter, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort and jpawlik.com/blog!
Webcomic Updates
A 3 page Lupin Zero comic went up this month over on Topaz Comics. I had a lot of fun writing this one and using TrueGrit’s Halftone Machine on it. Start on page 1 here!
$1+ patrons got 1 month early webcomic updates with the completion of a 7 page short done for the Twisting Time Anthology last year.
A new page of After All These Years is up for the Private Collector tier! It’s a NSFW Jigen/Zenigata comic that I’m doing with Michelle and it’s getting to the hot and sexy part now, a perfect time to catch up!
A new page of The Curtain Falls is also up this month for the Grab Bag tier, we’re starting the second arc now so also a very good time to pop in and catch up! The Curtain Falls is a 50 page Lupin fancomic about Lupin in his 60s and dealing with the fact that everything needs to come to an end at some point.
July’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is HERE for the Grab Bag tier on Patreon
July was such a busy month but I still managed to get a 21 page sketchbook PDF out and posted!
This month was all about fun doodles, not much concept art or full pieces, but really letting loose and silly with it! Lots of Makas; Makas doing fun things, Makas dresses as Link and Zelda, Makas keeping a diary.
Commissions
Are closed for now, I’ll be sure to let everyone know when they open up again.
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I think that about wraps it up for this month. Tune in at the end of August for the next newsletter, I look forward to sharing more art and comics with you all!
So long pride month, but here’s some art & updates!
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I got MARRIED!
So the biggest news is that Michelle and I got MARRIED on June 4th! It absolutely perfect, it was small, low stress, intimate and wonderful! Our suits turned out so great, my dark green one and Michelle’s charcoal grey. We also made pins as wedding favours and they turned out so good! I’ve popped the leftovers up for sale over on our online shop.
Then we went up north for our honeymoon and it was such a good time away from the internet and the hustle and bustle of the city. We saw a family of minks, a hummingbird 6″ away from Michelle’s face, a muskrat, and a BALD EAGLE (those are extremely uncommon up here in Canada). I took lots of photos with a film camera so I just have to get those developed.
June Art
Here’s the last few public pieces I’ve posted since the last newsletter. All of these can be seen & shared on my various socials: tumblr, twitter, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort and jpawlik.com/blog!
My Instagram account was permanently disabled
I’m beyond furious right now. Coming back from my honeymoon to find my ig account suspended for “automated behaviour”. The only thing I’ve ever used in conjunction with ig is their meta business suite to schedule posts and stories.
So I appealed.
Two days later they just straight up permanently disabled my account. Great! Cool. I didn’t get to talk with a person at all.
I really disliked ig. Posting on it was really difficult as a desktop user. Changing the aspect ratio of my art was hard. BUT I’d been building up that following for 10 years and now all that work just POOF! Gone in an automated instant.
I’m sad I won’t be able to tell the folks that followed me over there what happened or where else they can follow me. Hopefully we’ll meet again.
I won’t be making a new instagram, but will be trying to go on without another social media account to look after.
June’s Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic “Character Customization”
Read it here! Let me tell you about my realisation that I could change anything I wanted about myself; it really did feel like I’d unlocked character customization! Who’da thunk it, that buying a little pair of boxers could really shift my entire view on what I could change about myself. This was also back in 2013 when, for a young 22-year-old AFAB person, it felt a lot less socially acceptable to wear boxers. I’m so glad I took the plunge and levelled up!
There won’t be an Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic from me in July but I’ll be back the first Tuesday of August.
Alola Darumaka Updates
Read the latest Alola Darumaka pages starting here! Three new pages went up this month and we completed a 3 page arc about Galar Darumaka, who everyone has been asking to see! If you’re new you can start reading here: Alola Darumaka is a free to read 4-koma comedy comic about Darumaka and her partner Daven who’ve moved to Alola from Unova. Hijinks happen but it’s all in good fun!
Shop Updates
The shop is back up now that we’re back from our honeymoon and now has the two hard enamel pins we gave away at our wedding! These are my very first pin designs and I hope to make some more cool enamel pins in the future (maybeeee about a certain thief).
Get The Writer pin here, and The Artist pin here for $15CAD each!
June’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is HERE for $5+ members on Patreon & Kofi
June’s sketchbook is here! A 23 page PDF this month with lots of comic studies, diary entries of my honeymoon, wildlife we saw, and just generally some good fun art! It was nice to be off for a month and I did less drawing than I expected but really relaxed.
Commissions
Are closed for now, I’ll be sure to let everyone know when they open up again.
June Hiatus Comic Updates
Since I was away and without internet for most of this month, I posted up some anthology comics for Patrons in place of Alola Darumaka, The Curtain Falls, and my NSFW tier.
The $1 tier is getting a 7 page comic I did for “Twisting Time”, written by Clark Moreau. The story is that of a time weaver dealing with all the grief of the world.
The $5 tier got a 3 page comic for an old gay man anthology that never came to be. The comic Michelle and I did was called “Train Dads” and it’ll likely stay as a Patron-only comic.
The $10 tier is getting a 7 page comic Michelle and I did for the “Nectar” anthology (which was nominated for a Lammy). An artist summons a muse for a life drawing session, but some of the poses are much harder to hold than others.
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I think that about wraps it up for this month. Tune in at the end of July for the next newsletter, I look forward to sharing more art and comics with you all!
May came and went so quickly, I can’t believe it!
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May Art
I realised I didn’t have a public art section in my newsletters?! Time to fix that. Here’s all the art I posted this month. All of these can be seen & shared on my various socials: tumblr, twitter, mastodon, cohost, pillowfort and instagram (which might be too many but I’m hoping to weed them down at some point in the future), and of course every piece is on this blog as well!
May’s Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic “Libido”
Read it here! Being a person is tough and sometimes it can feel like my sex drive is just all over the place. So I wanted to tell the story of my libido for those who may relate to those fluctuating temperatures. You’re not alone!
For $10 patrons, I posted a behind the scenes about my OJST comic “Growing Up Without Sex-Ed”. This includes sketches, thumbnails, my script and an indepth look at my history with sex-ed.
Alola Darumaka & Fanart Comics
Read the latest Alola Darumaka page here! Went on a bit of a Darumaka hiatus this month to post some fanart comics instead. If you’re new you can start reading here: Alola Darumaka it’s a free to read 4-koma comedy comic about Darumaka and her partner Daven who’ve moved to Alola from Unova. Hijinks happen but it’s all in good fun!
The other comics posted this month were my comic for the “When I Was Me” anthology, a Lupin Eggnog recipe comic for the “Lupin’s Gourmet World” zine, and a secret Valentines comic in a discord I’m a part of. You can read those starting here!
Shop Updates
The Topaz Comics shop will be closed from June 7th to June 18th. It’ll be open again on June 19th with a Pride sale! I’ll be sure to update everyone with information on that closer to the date.
Dead City does have a PDF version now if you want to see the remastered complete story you can grab that, or the physical book, here!
May’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is HERE for $5 members on Patreon & Kofi
I’ve been real busy with planning but here’s the biggest sketchbook I’ve done in quite a while! It’s got lots and lots of Lupin comic concepts including fresh fullbody designs for The Curtain Falls, some AU ideas. Then there’s some OC work for potential comics, and some client design work. A concept art kinda month!
The Curtain Falls
Page 25 and 26 of my Lupin III fancomic “The Curtain Falls” are up. Halfway through now and Lupin is faced with something he just wasn’t prepared for. The Curtain Falls is a Lupin III fancomic about Lupin in his 60s coming to terms with the fact that nothing lasts forever.
Commissions
Are closed for now, I’ll be sure to let everyone know when they open up again.
NSFW Art
For my $10 Private Collector patron tier, two new pages of “After All These Years”, the Jigen/Zenigata comic Michelle and I have been working on together. My $10 tier has a huge backlog of lewd art spanning a few years now, but if you can’t make it onto Patreon you can grab the PDF versions on my itchio after I collect enough pieces to make a PDF. Patreon and Itchio are the only places I’ll be posting 18+ work.
June Hiatus
I’ll be away for some of June because Michelle and I are getting MARRIED on June 4th! So I’m scheduling up a bunch of art and comics ahead of time and here’s what June will look like. I’m thinking the calendar is pretty handy so I may try and post another for July – we’ll see. For the mean time, I hope you’ll enjoy some anthology comics! I’m hoping to use this time to get a buffer worked on too!
I have been so busy with planning a wedding I haven’t had a lot of time to do fun art, so I’m really looking forward to some time off!
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This year has been just non-stop for me, so hopefully June will be a nice rest month. I’ll have another newsletter for you at the end of June!
Swim On is a yearly charity zine dedicated to shark preservation. All proceeds the zine makes go directly to finfree.org
The zine will go up on https://topazcomics.com/swimon for $1+ (pay what you can)
All Swim On zines can be found at https://topazcomics.com/swimon/downloads
All artists at any skill level are welcome to apply!
Everyone who applies will receive an email, so be sure to whitelist swimon@topazcomics.com
Any information in this application can be found at topazcomics.com/swimon
Submission Guidelines
– Your piece must be 6”x9” (1800x2700px) at 300dpi JPG or PNG in RGB
– There is no theme the zine, just sharks!
– A shark must be the focus of the piece (humans & other animals are allowed to be present)
– You must submit a full completed piece, no rough sketches, or blank white backgrounds will be accepted
– Comics, traditional and digital artwork are all accepted
– You are welcome to submit more than one piece
– Only new pieces will be accepted, please do not submit a piece that you have made previously
– Lesser known species are encouraged!
– For species examples check out this site
– No anthropomorphic, half-human or prehistoric sharks
– Absolutely no AI art will be permitted
– No nsfw content (including gore, death, blood – this is a G-rated zine)
Applying
You will need to provide 1 url to showcase your work. This can be a tumblr, twitter, instagram, google drive, etc.
Please:
– Make sure your work is easily accessible and easy to find on your website of choice
– Showcase that you can finish a full illustration or comic page
– You can change your credit name or url after the rough pdf is sent out
– You will receive a copy of the application after you apply, if you did not receive it please email swimon@topazcomics.com
– This zine’s communication is through email only, there will not be a discord.
Schedule
May 5 – Call for artists opens
May 19 – Call for artists closes
May 27 – Artists Announced
July 14 – Submissions are DUE
July 28 – Rough PDF is sent to artists/adjustments made
August 4 – Zine goes live
September 4 – Artists can post their full pieces publicly
September 30 – All proceeds donated to finfree.org
If you have any questions about the zine, applying or submitting you can contact me at:
swimon@topazcomics.com
Hey y’all, wanted to post this update now since it affects some of this month’s posts.
For June I’ll be off from work because I’m getting married!! It’s really exciting but a lot of work so I wanted to take some time today to get all my posts in order.
I’ll be pausing any new comic pages for some of May and all of June because I just won’t be at my computer to post them. I’ve got a pretty good backlog of anthology pieces I’ve been holding on to for this very occasion.
For Early Access tier folks; I’ll be posting the 7 page comic I did for the Twisting Time anthology. The comic was written by Clark Moreau. I’ll also be posting some Lupin one-shots I’ve had on the backburner for a while, so we’ll be taking a Darumaka break for a bit. You’ll continue getting a weekly illustration on Fridays before they’re posted publicly!
For Grab Bag tier peeps; I’ll be posting an older anthology comic that Michelle and I did together that I realised I’d never posted anywhere. It’s from 2018 and was meant to be in the “Fine Wine” anthology about older gay men. The anthology never came to be, so Grab Bag patrons will be the first to see our Train Dads comic.
I’ll be posting another insight/behind the GM screen post as well. Excited to tell you about the alien campaign I ran for my group!
For Private Collector friends; you’ll be getting all 7 pages of the comic Michelle and I did for the award nominated Nectar anthology. I’ll post one page per week until it’s done.
For public pals; nothing will really change for y’all but in a month or two you’ll start seeing the Early Access comics and illustrations on Topaz Comics, my blog, and on most social media sites from @jeypawlik
Hey it’s nearing the end of the month so here’s April’s newsletter!
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April’s Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic “Sex Toy Care”
Read it here! Coming at you hot with a review this time, if you want to get into strap-ons and don’t know where to start – this might be the comic for you!
OH! AND Oh Joy Sex Toy is running a pledge drive that ends April 30th which will include an interview with me and the wonderful Lucy Bellwood, Hien Pham, Erika & Matthew. My 5 page extra comic is about my love of TTRPGs and I’m so incredibly proud of it! Go check out the OJST Patreon for all the deets.
For $10 patrons, I posted a behind the scenes about my OJST comic “A Day in the Life of an Erotic Artist”. This includes sketches, thumbnails, my script and an indepth look at how I went about doing a commissioned hourly comics day comic.
Alola Darumaka
Read the latest pages starting here! Our April fools jokes and some business is to be had this month! If you’re new you can start reading here: Alola Darumaka it’s a free to read 4-koma comedy comic about Darumaka and her partner Daven who’ve moved to Alola from Unova. Hijinks happen but it’s all in good fun!
Shop Updates
No new updates this month on the shop, but next month keep an eye out for the Dead City omnibus book! It’s big at 8.5″x11 and 194 pages!
April’s Sketchbook
This month’s sketchbook is HERE for $5 members on Patreon & Kofi
There’s some really fun concepts in here; finished my Lord of the Makas drawings so I’ll put those all together at some point, more Mixed Drinks AU sketches – be on the lookout for the finished versions, Swim On thumbnails, cover sketch and inner pattern for 2023, a boudoir zine brainstorming session with Michelle and our good friend @thesandlord, some vintage photo sketches, and maybe the most shoutout sketches I’ve done since I started offering them! So exciting!
The Curtain Falls
Page 23 and 24 of my Lupin III fancomic “The Curtain Falls” are up. The story follows Lupin in his 60s, dealing with the fact that nothing lasts forever and we’re nearing the end of Act 1!
Commissions
I’ve got 2 commission slots open per month, only 2 because that might be all I can handle right now. Patrons get first dibs. I set up a trello board for it too, I’m a big fan of trello boards
NSFW Art
For my $10 Private Collector patron tier, I posted up the first illustration in a set of 6 about Lupin and the gang’s tits. Then I posted the first page of the last chapter of “After All These Years” the Jigen/Zenigata comic Michelle and I have been working on together. My $10 tier has a huge backlog of lewd art spanning a few years now, but if you can’t make it onto Patreon you can grab the PDF versions on my itchio after I collect enough pieces to make a PDF. Patreon and Itchio are the only places I’ll be posting 18+ work.
TCAF
Dead City books are HERE and they look GREAT! Join me & Michelle at TCAF (April 29-30th, 2023) on the second floor, booth #2083 in the Appel Salon. I’ll be bringing lots of books, stickers, prints and more!
Other things
I made a new goal on my Kofi account, I’d like to try doing more talks for free online about how to freelance, make zines, set up a Patreon, etc. The talk I have in mind right now is about how to moderate a fandom zine or comic anthology, setting up applications, making a PDF, and sending books to print! It’ll be available on my twitch channel and then I’ll upload the VOD to youtube, and write a written format for it as well. It’s a lot of work to set things like this up so I thought putting up a Kofi goal would be the best way to crowd-source this.
If you’re a Lupin fan, go check out the Lupin III forum that I’m apart of. I’m posting art over there, and I made the jacket badges for it.
I’m officially apart of the Cartoonist Cooperative, which is a really cool community for comic artists to work on things together and share resources!
On June 4th I’m getting married?!!!! So posts might be a bit slower but I’m doing my best to get a buffer going~
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Another really busy month, but we made it through!
Topaz Comics (Michelle Parker & Jey Pawlik) will be at TCAF @ booth 2083 on April 29-30th! We’ll be debuting the complete Dead City omnibus book + zines, stickers and prints! Also go check out ByeLacey for her books and merch as well.
If you can’t make it or want a sneak peek of our books check out our shop
Here we are again, it’s newsletter time!
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March’s Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic “Tantus BendOver Beginner Kit”
Read it here! Coming at you hot with a review this time, if you want to get into strap-ons and don’t know where to start – this might be the comic for you!
OH! AND Oh Joy Sex Toy is running a pledge drive starting April 1st (no jokes I promise): which will include an interview with me and the wonderful Lucy Bellwood, Hien Pham, Erika & Matthew, plus extra comics, and a bunch more! My 5 page extra comic is about my love of TTRPGs and I’m so incredibly proud of it! Go check out the OJST Patreon for all the deets starting April 1st.
For $10 patrons, I posted a behind the scenes about my OJST comic “PackerGear TPR Packer”. This includes sketches, thumbnails, my script and an indepth look at my palette for my comics!
Alola Darumaka
Read the latest pages here! Maka is on some one-shot journeys this month. If you haven’t read it, Alola Darumaka is a free to read 4-koma comedy comic about Darumaka and her partner Daven who’ve moved to Alola from Unova. Hijinks happen but it’s all in good fun!
Shop Updates
Given & Taken preorders have officially been mailed off and are getting delivered! The book itself is now back up in the shop, along with the transJigen sticker which you can now purchase separately AND B-copies where there’s minor printing issues which I’m selling at a reduced price of $9CAD. During April we might put the shop on hiatus until after TCAF just to ensure we have enough stock for the show. If you’re near Toronto, be sure to visit us April 29th & 30th at TCAF booth #2083 in the Appel Salon!
March’s Sketchbook
March’s sketchbook is HERE for my Grab Bag tier on Patreon and Kofi! Lots of Lupins & Curse Eater concepts this month. I had a really good time sketching this month despite how busy I’ve been, I feel like I’m just about back to a comfortable drawing pace.
The Curtain Falls
Page 22 of my Lupin III fancomic “The Curtain Falls” is up. The story follows Lupin in his 60s, dealing with the fact that nothing lasts forever and I’m officially back to working on the pages at a pretty steady rate!
Commissions
I’ve got 2 commission slots open per month, only 2 because that might be all I can handle right now. Patrons get first dibs. I set up a trello board for it too, I’m a big fan of trello boards. If you’re going to be at TCAF at the end of the month and want a physical commission shoot me an email at jey@topazcomics.com – I won’t be taking commissions on site but am happy to have them deliverable at the show itself!
NSFW Art
For my $10 Private Collector patron tier, I posted some new lewd pieces; new OCs, another Q&As – one with Lupin/Everyone, and a second with Jigen/Zenigata, I’m also starting the third and last chapter of the Jigen/Zenigata comic “After All These Years” and Patrons got a look at the next chapter cover page. My $10 tier has a huge backlog of lewd art spanning a few years now, but if you can’t make it onto Patreon you can grab the PDF versions on my itchio after I collect enough pieces to make a PDF. Patreon and Itchio are the only places I’ll be posting 18+ work.
TCAF
Dead City books are pretty much good to go and I’ll be sending the final files off to print the first week of April!! Get HYPED!! Join me & Michelle at TCAF (April 29-30th, 2023) on the second floor, booth #2083 in the Appel Salon. I’ll be bringing lots of books, stickers, prints and more!
Other things
I made a new goal on my Kofi account, I’d like to try doing more talks for free online about how to freelance, make zines, set up a Patreon, etc. The talk I have in mind right now is about how to moderate a fandom zine or comic anthology, setting up applications, making a PDF, and sending books to print! It’ll be available on my twitch channel and then I’ll upload the VOD to youtube, and write a written format for it as well. It’s a lot of work to set things like this up so I thought putting up a Kofi goal would be the best way to crowd-source this.
If you’re a Lupin fan, go check out the Lupin III forum that I’m apart of. I’m posting art over there, and I made the jacket badges for it.
I’m officially apart of the Cartoonist Cooperative, which is a really cool community for comic artists to work on things together and share resources!
I’ve got (I think) two working mailing lists now! One for every public post (around 2 per week), and another for just newsletters. You can find those on my blog page here on the sidebar, or you can follow me on Patreon for free to get the newsletter posts as well!
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Phew! What a busy month that was! Thanks for reading and I’ll see you again next month!
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February’s Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic “Communication”
Read it here! New month new Oh Joy Sex Toy comic from yours truly. I’ve been wanting to tell this one for a while. Michelle and I have been together for just over 10 years and we’ve learned that communication is the most key part of any relationship.
I highly recommend communicating with those around you, not just in your romantic life but friendships, family, etc, if you can and feel safe to do so! My friendships have also benefited from doing this, but I’d never try it with my own family for… reasons.
For $10 patrons, I posted a behind the scenes about my OJST comic “Make Your Own Food”. This includes how and why I made it, the script, thumbnails, and sketches of the pages.
Alola Darumaka’s Chalk Adventure Continues
Read the latest pages here! Maka is continuing and finishing up her chalk adventure tomorrow. If you don’t know, Alola Darumaka is a free to read 4-koma comedy comic about Darumaka and her partner Daven who’ve moved to Alola from Unova. Hijinks happen but it’s all in good fun!
Shop Updates
Given & Taken is off to print and should be arriving in the next week or so! Stickers have arrived and I’m on track for sending the preorders out by March 15th. For those who missed out on the preorder do not fret, as soon as I get the preordered books sent out I’ll be putting the extra books and stickers up in my shop. I’ll also have the books and stickers available in person at TCAF.
February’s Sketchbook
My February 2023 sketchbook is up for my Grab Bag tier on Patreon and Kofi! I always forget how short February is and this really snuck up on me. Here’s this month’s sketchbook with lots of Lupins this time, plus some OC concepts, lots of comic sketches and some very good shoutout requests!
The Curtain Falls
Page 21 of my Lupin III fancomic “The Curtain Falls” is up. The story follows Lupin in his 60s, dealing with the fact that nothing lasts forever and we’ve changed scenes. Are you ready to be sad?
Commissions
Hey I’m going to try having 2 commission slots open per month, only 2 because that might be all I can handle right now. Patrons get first dibs. I set up a trello board for it too, I’m a big fan of trello boards.
NSFW Art
For my $10 Private Collector patron tier, I posted some new lewd pieces; an old OC of mine, some more nsfw Q&A comics featuring Goemon, and another with Zenigata. My $10 tier has a huge backlog of lewd art spanning a few years now, but if you can’t make it onto Patreon you can grab the PDF versions on my itchio after I collect enough pieces to make a PDF. Patreon and Itchio are the only places I’ll be posting 18+ work.
TCAF
Progress for remastering Dead City has been a bit slow but I’m making headway. My goal is to be done by late March so we can have the big beautiful book ready in time for TCAF (April 29-30th, 2023) I’ll be bringing lots of books, stickers, prints and more!
Other things
I made a new goal on my Kofi account, I’d like to try doing more talks for free online about how to freelance, make zines, set up a Patreon, etc. The talk I have in mind right now is about how to moderate a fandom zine or comic anthology, setting up applications, making a PDF, and sending books to print! It’ll be available on my twitch channel and then I’ll upload the VOD to youtube, and write a written format for it as well. It’s a lot of work to set things like this up so I thought putting up a Kofi goal would be the best way to crowd-source this.
If you’re a Lupin fan, go check out the Lupin III forum that I’m apart of. I’m posting art over there, and I made the jacket badges for it.
Topaz Comics is apart of Knife Beetle; a webcomic webring. Go read some of those comics, there’s some real good stuff on there.
Going to try and make a mailing list at some point. Would people be in to that?
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Well I think that about covers it. Does this format work? What do y’all look for in newsletters? I’ll do what I can with the time I have!
See you next month~
