{"id":10567,"date":"2025-05-31T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=10567"},"modified":"2025-05-29T22:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:57:42","slug":"may-2025-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/05\/31\/10567\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2025 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy May everyone, maaaaay I interest you in a newsletter? My newsletters have all my comic, art, and Patreon updates from the last month!<\/p>\n<p>My newsletters are always free and you can keep up with them here:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/mailing-lists\/\">Mailing List<\/a> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/jpawlik\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Latest Public Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10568\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-141845.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-141845.png 738w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-29-141845-182x200.png 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I post public art every Friday! Everything is also crossposted to <a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.tumblr.com\/\">tumblr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.art\/@jeypawlik\">mastodon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pillowfort.social\/jeypawlik\">pillowfort<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/jpawlik.com\">bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\">jpawlik.com\/blog<\/a> and up over a month early for all <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/jpawlik\">Patrons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\">VIP members<\/a> which also include sketches and thumbs with almost every piece.<\/p>\n<p>I also made a <a href=\"https:\/\/sheezy.art\/jeypawlik\">SheezyArt<\/a> and have been enjoying it so far, so my public art will also slowly accumulate there as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Webcomic Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10456 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot08-181x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot08-181x200.jpg 181w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot08.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10457 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot09-181x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot09-181x200.jpg 181w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot09.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10458 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot10-181x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot10-181x200.jpg 181w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UpdateCurseEaterPilot10.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Curse Eater pilot chapter continues, we&#8217;re nearing the end of this test chapter so be sure to read it for free! The Curse Eater updates every Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/the-curse-eater\/pilot-3\/\">Read the latest pages<\/a> |<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/the-curse-eater\/pilot-01\/\"><strong>Read from the beginning<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=the+curse+eater\">Read the whole chapter on Patreon<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/comic\/?tag=the-curse-eater\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UpdateCurtainFalls49.jpg\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UpdateCurtainFalls50.jpg\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CURTAIN FALLS HAS WRAPPED UP!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started outlining and thumbnailing Curtains in 2020, then started the art for it in 2022 and now it&#8217;s complete! I&#8217;m so very proud of it. It was very ambitious for me, because thumbnailing a car chase isn&#8217;t quite the same as DRAWING the car chase.<\/p>\n<p>The books have been paid for and are currently in production to be (hopefully) done in time for TCAF on June 7th-8th. Afterwards the PDF and book will be up and available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\">Topaz Shop!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=the+curtain+falls\">Read on Patreon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/tag\/the-curtain-falls\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UpdateHRTDiary14.jpg\" width=\"181\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Grab Bag folks I got hit with a bout of inspiration for some HRT Diary comics, so those will be going out every Tuesday for $1+ members for a bit before being available publicly starting in July.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/1354660\">Read on Patreon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/comic\/?tag=gender-slices\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-131512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-131512.png 278w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-131512-200x185.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10570\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ItchioPreviewHotandSpicyVol4-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ItchioPreviewHotandSpicyVol4-01.jpg 630w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ItchioPreviewHotandSpicyVol4-01-200x159.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My short illustration series &#8220;Lupin &amp; Tits&#8221; has wrapped up for Private Collectors AND they also got the latest volume in my Hot &amp; Spicy collection &#8211; hey did you know the $10 tier also includes my entire nsfw archive as well?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/192065\">Read it on Patreon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/lupin-iii\/?tag=private-collector\/\">Read on my VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>May&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025SketchbookCoversMay1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s sketchbook is up for the Grab Bag tier on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=sketchbook\">Patreon<\/a> and my <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/vipblog\/category\/sketchbooks\/\">VIP Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-jlRLRk xMWEK\">\n<div class=\"sc-1cq1psq-0 kWkNqn sc-pn81yk-0 dBfLIG\">\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>May&#8217;s sketchbook is here! Lots and lots of concept art this month, I&#8217;ve got two new comics in the brainstorming stage right now &#8212; one that will be a long public webcomic written by me, the other will be a $10 Patreon exclusive nsfw comic written by Max so look out for that! And of course some great shoutouts this month, thank to you the Private Collectors for your support.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Cool Comic Recommendation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.littletinythings.com\/templates\/2021\/images\/logo.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littletinythings.com\/\"><strong>Pia &amp; The Little Things by Clover<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pia &amp; The Little Things is such a delightful webcomic with absolutely gorgeous artwork, beautiful illustrations in-between chapters of various bugs, moths, and other little critters, and I&#8217;m so excited to see what happens next! It&#8217;s very light and slice-of-life with a bits of drama and intrigue sprinkled in.<\/p>\n<p>I had Pia on the mind this month because Clover let me use it as an example in my RSS talk so I just want to sing its praises a bit. Please go read it (and add it to your RSS reader of choice~)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>TCAF 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontocomics.com\/exhibitors\"><strong>Max, Amiel, and I <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">will be tabling under Topaz Comics @ TCAF in the<\/span> Mattamy Athletic Centre <span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">on<\/span> June 7-8<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>Because it&#8217;s in a new location this year (just a block of College Station) we don&#8217;t have a map or booth numbers yet but we will be there selling everything we have available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\">Topaz Shop<\/a> AND MORE!\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New things debuting at TCAF!! YEAH!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Curtain Falls, my 70 page Lupin III fancomic about Lupin in his 60s. Every book comes with a free postcard!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I Built You a Sex Machine, a 20 page NSFW comic written by Max about two older lesbians and a hand made sex machine!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amiels.ca\">&#8211; Amiel&#8217;s<\/a> Moka Pot zine, a mini zine about moka pots!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hey and just for you newsletter readers, come by the booth for a small gift as thanks for following!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Nib &amp; Ink Fest 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nif.cartoonist.coop\/\"><strong>May 31st is the last day of the Cartoonist Coop&#8217;s big month long online event!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NIF has been so exciting and great to be a part of. I&#8217;m on the promo committee for it and spent a lot of this year writing up social media posts for the Coop&#8217;s socials to post.<\/p>\n<p>The PDF copy of Dead City is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nif-shop.cartoonist.coop\/\">NIF shop<\/a> plus so many other cool comics! AND <a href=\"https:\/\/nif.cartoonist.coop\/event\/rss-you\/\"><strong>you can still watch my talk &#8220;RSS &amp; You&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> I hope I can convince some folks to give RSS a shot. All the talks are available even after NIF is over on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cartoonistcoop\/streams\">youtube channel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nif.cartoonist.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/May17_RSSAndYou.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>June Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10571\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnlineScheduleJune.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1379\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnlineScheduleJune.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnlineScheduleJune-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnlineScheduleJune-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnlineScheduleJune-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnlineScheduleJune-1320x797.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s June&#8217;s schedule as I try and keep it fairly consistent!<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday is webcomics day, $1+ patrons get early access 2 months before pages go up on Topaz Comics for free<br \/>\nWednesday is Grab Bag day, $5+ patrons<br \/>\nEvery other Thursday are Private Collector NSFW posts, $10 patrons<br \/>\nFriday is for fun illustrations, $1+ patrons also get early access before a month before I post them free online<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Other Things<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Max and I will be &#8216;tabling&#8217; at the online convention <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citruscon.com\/\">Citrus Con!<\/a><\/strong> I&#8217;ll update you with info as it comes out but we&#8217;ll have some sales going on for comics and commissions that weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/commissions\">Commissions are still open for the foreseeable future!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>I want to draw things for you!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also looking for some freelance work, if you or anyone you know is the market for a comic or character artist <a href=\"mailto:jey@topazcomics.com\">hit me up.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photography corner will return!<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, what a month! Onwards into June and THE SUMMER!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"notranslate\" style=\"all: initial;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"notranslate\" style=\"all: initial;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy May everyone, maaaaay I interest you in a newsletter? My newsletters have all my comic, art, and Patreon updates from the last month! My newsletters are always free and you can keep up with them here: RSS |\u00a0Mailing List | Patreon Latest Public Arts I post public art every Friday! 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