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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!
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!
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!
Okay take-two on newsletters! I learned a lot last month so I won’t make the same mistakes this time.
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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~
Trying something out this year: newsletters! … well sorta.
Instead of posting each individual update post here I want to do a monthly round up of everything I’ve done in a month. I’ll try out a bunch of different things and see what sticks. What do you like seeing in a newsletter?
And hey if you use an RSS feed reader, you can add this blog to it with this feed link! Don’t know what RSS is? No problem, I made a comic about it
Without further ado, things I did this month:
*all images will be clickable and lead you to said comic link
January’s Oh Joy Sex Toy Comic “Destressing with the Magic Wand”
Times can be tough and sometimes I’m just not up for the whole kit and caboodle so I’ll just reach for my old trusty favourite instead. This last year has been a lot with getting sick, having sudden wrist pain, social media being what it is, it really bummed me out. I’m thankful for my partner Michelle and my therapist, so things are looking up but I know it can be rough sometimes. So this is just a little something I do to relieve some of that pent up energy.
For $10 patrons, I posted a behind the scenes about my OJST comic “Headcanons”. This includes how and why I made it, the script, thumbnails, and sketches of the pages.
Alola Darumaka is back!
After a Christmas hiatus, Darumaka is back and she’s going on a 7 page adventure! Michelle and I are excited to get back into it, I missed drawing this little goofball. 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!
Patrons and Kofi subscribers get early access to pages 1 month before they’re posted publicly on Topaz Comics every Tuesday at 12pm EST
Shop Updates
I added my 2022 sketchbooks to my shop!
But if you’re a $5+ patron or Kofi subscriber you get the whole backlog for these plus a sketchbook for every month going forward. Otherwise I post all my sketchbooks as a bundle per year.
January’s Sketchbook
My January 2023 sketchbook on Patreon & Kofi too! New year, new sketchbook! It includes this months shoutout requests, lots of Lupin Zero doodles, thoughts, comics and ideas(?!!!), some RPG NPCs, and more work on an original comic concept!
The Curtain Falls
My 50 page Lupin comic had some hold-ups while I was recovering from my wrist injury so I decided to post pages as I finish them instead of trying to maintain it once a week. Right now I’m posting it for $5 Patrons and Ko-fi subscribers. This has been a really ambitious project with huge backgrounds and a car chase?! I did this to myself, I know.
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 patron tier, I posted two new smutty Lupin pieces. I’m starting a new thing where people can request specific nsfw art through a suggestions box! It’s been fun and I wanted to answer the question-type ones as the characters. They’ll be like mini sketchy comics. There’s also a very good multi-image drawing of Lupin the Second in some lingerie. 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.
Dead City Omnibus
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)
Other things
Hey there’s a Lupin III forum that I’m apart of, posting art on, doing CSS for, and did some badges for! Check it out, it’s really chill so far and a good place to be away from Twitter.
I’m going to be starting my next TTRPG with my group the first week of February, I’m really excited to get back into it. I’ll post the NPC designs I’ve done once they’re revealed to the players!
I’ve been re-reading Witch Hat Atelier and it’s just such a good comic. The magic system is really fun and relatable! I highly recommend picking it up if you can.
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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~
