{"id":11423,"date":"2026-02-28T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=11423"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:45:19","slug":"february-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/02\/28\/11423\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHOA! What happened to February? It happened so fast! Even still, I have some art and comic updates for y&#8217;all this month~<\/p>\n<p>My newsletters are always free and here&#8217;s where you can follow &#8217;em:<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<p>Want to see archived newsletters? Check those out on <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/category\/updates\/\">my blog<\/a> or my <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/category\/updates\/\">Patreon!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\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-11424\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/feb2026publicart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/feb2026publicart.jpg 848w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/feb2026publicart-165x200.jpg 165w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/feb2026publicart-768x930.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All Friday public art is 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 TWO months early for all <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/jpawlik\">Patrons<\/a> &#8212; which also include sketches and thumbs with almost every piece, if that&#8217;s something you may be interested in \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Webcomic Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjoysextoy.com\/selling-sexy-comics-an-hourly-comic-jey-pawlik\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11425\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Selling Sexy Comics, an Hourly Comics Day Special by Jey Pawlik, done in cool minty green tones with heavy blacks and black linework, with some oranges and yellows just on books and the booth. Jey is a white nonbinary person with short black cropped hair and big rectangular glasses wearing various cozy sweaters and cardigans. Jey\u2019s partner, Max, is a white agender person with short tidy hair and wearing a button-up with a sweater on top and jeans. Narration: 7pm \u2013 the night before the con Jey and Max are working at their table, printing, folding, stapling and cutting a huge pile of zines. Max says \u201cI cannot wait to finally get this zine out there!\u201d Jey replies \u201cMe too, it was a lot of work but I think it\u2019s our sexiest one yet.\u201d Max says \u201cAnd you drew Betty\u2019s orgasm splash page so well, Jey!\u201d Jey slips a belly band on the zine \u201cI Built You A Sex Machine\u201d with a blurb about the comic, the price and a big 18+ notice. Jey says \u201cIt\u2019s too bad though.\u201d Max asks \u201cWhat is?\u201d Jey replies \u201cThat we can only sell these in person and not in our own online shop that we own! UGH Payment processors shouldn\u2019t be allowed to restrict our smut. Adults should be allowed to buy porn!\u201d Max agrees and says \u201cI know, but at least we still have in-person shows we can sell these at.\u201d Narration: 10pm Two suitcases are ready to go with a handwritten ribbon above them \u201call packed\u201d, while Max and Jey look exhausted. Max wearily says \u201cWell, that\u2019s the last of it, finally.\u201d Jey is on the ground giving a thumbs up. The two get ready for bed, brushing their teeth and washing their faces. Jey says \u201cShows are a lot of work, huh? Sometimes I wonder if it\u2019s worth it.\u201d Narration: 11pm, 12am, 1am Max and Jey are in bed and Max replies \u201cSure, but remember after every show we always say something like: That was fun, let\u2019s do it again!\u201d Jey says \u201cThat\u2019s true! I hope the zine sells well.\u201d Max says \u201cMe too.\u201d\" width=\"1460\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-scaled.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-1024x1796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-114x200.jpg 114w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-768x1347.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-876x1536.jpg 876w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-1168x2048.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/teaser-a-1320x2315.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>February&#8217;s Oh Joy Sex Toy comic was an Hourly Comics Day Special all about what goes in to selling sexy comics at conventions!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjoysextoy.com\/selling-sexy-comics-an-hourly-comic-jey-pawlik\/\"><strong>Read them here for free!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics-remaster-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER04.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER04-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics-remaster-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER05.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER05-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics-remaster-5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11428 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER06.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UpdateInsAndOutsOfWebcomicsREMASTER06-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Three more pages are up from my &#8220;Ins and Outs of Webcomics&#8221;! Learn what all you need to make and start your own webcomic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics-remaster-cover\/\">Read from the beginning<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/?last_webcomic=webcomic1\">Read the latest page<\/a> |<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product-tag\/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics\/\">Buy the zine<\/a><\/strong> <strong>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/1852707\">Read ahead on Patreon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Patreon Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/105673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11429\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb01-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb01-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/february-2026-151821034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11437\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb03.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb03-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026SketchbookCoversFeb03-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This month&#8217;s sketchbook is up over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=sketchbook\">Patreon!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This month&#8217;s sketchbook is here!<\/p>\n<p>Another busy month but I had a really great time drawing some silly doodles about my most recent Skyrim playthrough. I played Skyrim a LOT when it came out back in 2011 and during a heavy freelance month I felt the pull to start a new character.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights this month: silly Lupin doodles, website design concepts and ideas, Darumaka, reaction to the Pokemon Direct, and as always some really great shoutouts from the Private Collector folks!<\/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>Did you know I do post a sketchbook PDF at the end of every month? AND you get access to the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/105673?view=expanded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchbook PDF collection<\/a> archive if you&#8217;re a $5 and up member?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on Patreon this month:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1cq1psq-0 kWkNqn sc-pn81yk-0 dBfLIG\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/do-you-have-1-149756808\">Do You Have an Instagram? &#8211; 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/nsfw-jan-150023370\">NSFW Jan &amp; Isabelle Doggystyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/sketchbook-75-149776599\">Sketchbook Shoutouts &#8211; 75<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/treasures-of-31-150323821\">Treasures of Time &#8211; 31<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/ojst-behind-150325471\">OJST Behind the Scenes: Libido<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/wizard-hat-150332830\">Wizard Hat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/do-you-have-2-150997516\">Do You Have an Instagram &#8211; 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/treasures-of-32-151099729\">Treasures of Time &#8211; 32<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/lupin-lets-learn-151240133\">Lupin, Let&#8217;s Learn English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/do-you-have-3-151464281\">Do You Have an Instagram &#8211; 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/treasures-of-33-151468093\">Treasures of Time &#8211; 33<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/old-concept-art-151469105\">Old Concept Art Book &#8211; 6<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>March Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11431\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1627\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03.jpg 1627w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03-1024x492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03-200x96.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03-1536x738.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OnlineSchedule03-1320x634.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1627px) 100vw, 1627px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1 members get Patreon early access posts on Tuesdays and Fridays<\/li>\n<li>$5 members get Patreon posts on Wednesdays and my Sketchbook PDF at the end of the month<\/li>\n<li>$10 members get Patreon posts every other Thursday (or more) &amp; a shoutout request every month<\/li>\n<li>Free comics are posted every Tuesday on Topaz Comics<\/li>\n<li>Free illustrations are posted every Friday on my art blog and most social media sites <em>(links above in the &#8220;latest public art&#8221; section)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Website Updates!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11430\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-27-160945.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-27-160945.png 740w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-27-160945-173x200.png 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Topaz Comics has been needing an update for a looooong time and I&#8217;m just starting to work on it and think of new ideas to update the site with.<\/p>\n<p>Things I want to do: make better use of the sidebar, make the front page library more mobile friendly, compile and make a nice archive page for each comic, finish up links and extra pages!<\/p>\n<p>Something I&#8217;m also playing with is adding &#8220;Thanks to our Patrons&#8221; list to our About &amp; Links page, where I&#8217;ll list $5 members by their usernames, but give $10 members the option for a personalized icon on the site that they can then also go use wherever they want (not commercially)<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cool Comic Recommendation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HotRandomImage\/shaderunners.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shaderunners.the-comic.org\/\"><strong>Shaderunners by Lin Darrow &amp; Alex Assan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another friend&#8217;s comic that I love dearly. Shaderunners follows the story of a world where the colour has been pulled from it and are exclusively used by the elites of an alternate-reality&#8217;s 1920&#8217;s New York.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got quite a backlog if you&#8217;re looking for something long to read and it&#8217;s still updating too~<\/p>\n<p>Oh, did you know I did a <a href=\"https:\/\/shaderunners.com\/comics\/481\/\"><strong>guest comic<\/strong><\/a> for it too, back in the day?<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Other Things<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>I was working on some children&#8217;s book freelance work, which has been different but very rewarding to work on!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m working on a side-OJST comic for the upcoming pledge drive in June so be on the look out for that. I&#8217;m still trying to decide what it&#8217;ll be about.<\/p>\n<p>Commissions are still up in the air, but I&#8217;ll let everyone know when they&#8217;re back up!<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s make some more art in March!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHOA! What happened to February? It happened so fast! Even still, I have some art and comic updates for y&#8217;all this month~ My newsletters are always free and here&#8217;s where you can follow &#8217;em: RSS |\u00a0Mailing List | Patreon Want to see archived newsletters? 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