{"id":11806,"date":"2026-06-26T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=11806"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:06:00","slug":"june-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/06\/26\/11806\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Pride everyone, hope you&#8217;ve had a great time celebrating wherever and whoever you are!<\/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:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/jpawlik\/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=newsletter\">Patreon!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Click here to reveal the rest<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\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-11819\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-163107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-163107.png 855w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-163107-162x200.png 162w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-163107-768x948.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All Friday public art is crossposted to <a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.tumblr.com\/\">tumblr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/comicscamp.club\/@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 $1 and up <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><strong>Little social update:<\/strong> I migrated Mastodon servers so just double check that you&#8217;re following me at comicscamp.club\/@jeypawlik <strong>instead<\/strong> of on mastodon.art\/@jeypawlik<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Webcomic Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjoysextoy.com\/my-little-trans-joys-jey-pawlik\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11807 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-1024x1785.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cMy Little Trans Joys\u201d a comic by Jey Pawlik is done in cool textured colours with light blues, light pinks, and light grey and white to match the trans flag. Jey is a nonbinary person with a chubby build with short cropped hair with some greys, they sport big thick square glasses and casual comfy clothes. Four panels at the top of the page are in light blue with blue lines, showing Jey\u2019s little moustache, top surgery scars, Jey\u2019s voice lowering through a speechbubble, and Jey\u2019s whole self. Narration in the four panels: My little trans joys We see a Discord-like chat screen where some friends are celebrating with emojis and gifs Cool guy: Happy pride \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf89 Da Crow: Happy birthday queer people!!! Funky Bunny adds a gif with a bunch of pride flags that reads: Sparkle on! It\u2019s Pride month don\u2019t forget to be yourself Jeytown: It\u2019s June already? AH!!!!! Happy Pride y\u2019all! Jey sits back at their desk and says \u201cEvery time Pride month comes around\u2026 We zoom out to see Jey meditating in just shorts, we can see their hairy body and top surgery scars as they bring their hands up to their chest. The trans flag, nonbinary flag and a rainbow float around them. Narration: I think of where I am in my journey to be myself, I came out as nonbinary when I was 25 in 2015. A ribbon obscures the bottom of the page with the text: Read the rest on Oh Joy Sex Toy .com\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-1024x1785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-115x200.jpg 115w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-768x1339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-881x1536.jpg 881w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-1175x2048.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-1320x2301.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MyLittleTransJoysPreview-scaled.jpg 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- obsidian --><\/p>\n<p>This month&#8217;s OJST comic is up <em>(and it&#8217;s SFW)<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Pride everyone, I really wanted to do a celebration of being trans for this one. Complete euphoria!<\/p>\n<p>The Trans March is my favourite Pride event in my city and it gets me emotional every time. Just seeing so so many people come out in support of trans folks is just incredible and I get weepy while marching.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjoysextoy.com\/my-little-trans-joys-jey-pawlik\/\"><strong>Read My Little Trans Joys here for free!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/160265239?collection=642903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11808\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-1024x1764.jpg\" alt=\"Jey Pawlik explores sketch booking in this five-page bonus comic. Jey draws in teals and greens with a scratchy inked line and a creative use of negative space. Page 1 Jey is sitting legs wide and semi crossed, they say \u201cI LOVE sketchbooks!\u201d as they close the sketchbook in their hands with a quiet \u201cAnother one finished!\u201d Jey runs across the page, holding the pages from the sketchbook above their head, pages flying all around them. They say \u201cI\u2019m just such a sucker for physical media, something I can hold in my hands and own. Like 'I made this, this is mine!' feels so real to me.\u201d Jey stands next to their bookshelf, filled with older sketchbooks and continues \u201cI love fine-tuning my process and the tools I use, and keeping an archive of all the fun art I\u2019ve ever done. However, \u2013\u201d Jey sits down next to the bookshelf, saying \u201cLately, I found I\u2019m not sketching as much as I used to.\u201d Their face looks more downtrodden as they ask to themself, \u201cWhy? What changed?\u201d\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-1024x1764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-116x200.jpg 116w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-768x1323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-892x1536.jpg 892w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-1189x2048.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-1320x2274.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/My-Life-In-Sketchbooks-by-Jey-Pawlik-a-Patreon-Exclusive-2026-TEASER-scaled.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/160265239?collection=642903\">My OJST Pledge Drive comic is also up and available on the OJST Patreon.<\/a> <\/strong>This month is the big push to get funding to keep OJST alive for another year. Consider checking it out!<\/p>\n<p>This time I&#8217;m sharing my feelings about sketchbooks, why I love them and how I&#8217;m trying to get back into sketching more!!! I also included my April sketchbook PDF for the OJST fans<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/forward-to-this-address-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress01.jpg\" alt=\"A Lupin the Third fan comic. Inspector Zenigata is sitting in the Interpol building. His desk is unbelievably messy and all around him are bit and pieces of things he\u2019s using to try and catch Lupin. Everything is chaotic, but there is some kind of system.\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress01-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/forward-to-this-address-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress02-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/forward-to-this-address-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UpdateForwardToThisAddress03-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new short 10 page comic is already 3 pages in! Written by Max, this is about Zenigata, his marriage, and his relationship to being a husband.<\/p>\n<p>Buckle up because this is a sad one!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/one-shots\/forward-to-this-address-1\/\">Read from the beginning<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/2059105\">Read the whole comic 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 wp-image-11816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune01.jpg\" alt=\"Jey Pawlik's June 2026 sketchbook cover with previews from the sketchbook: Diana illustration sketch, various Salvator sketches and expressions, Timothy Dalton in &quot;The Lion in Winter (1968)&quot; studies, shoutout for Riddler76 of Jigen in a trans coloured binder.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune01-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune01-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/105673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune02.jpg\" alt=\"An image with a list of sketches in the sketchbook: June 2026 3. My Little Trans Joys thumbs and concepts 4. Word Balloon Academy notes 5. Page of Vasilios, Darumaka doodle 6. More Word Balloon Academy notes, various doodles 7. Diana sketch for a Word Balloon workshop 8. Vasilios, old lady warrior concepts 9. Sticker idea, board game quick concepts 10. Shoutouts for Max, Rett, and TLC, bird I saw 11. Caution! Wet Paint Darumaka, various Aidan doodles 12. Page of Salvator, tiny bean doodle 13. Overstimulation notes, Chicken-Mimic doodles 14. Journal Pet, Rowlet from memory, Diana and Aidan doodles 15. Me &amp; Max in the Hakumei &amp; Mikochi style, Timothy Dalton sketches 16. Felix and Harold concepts for a short comic 17. The Curse Eater doodles 18. Page of Salvator 19. Filthy Figments RSS thumbs and dialogue 20. Shoutouts for Kevin and Riddler76, Birds I saw 21. Make a Terrible Comic Day comic! Do not sell, use, edit, or repost any pages from this pdf art \u00a9 Jey pawlik, 2026 jpawlik.com &amp; patreon.com\/jpawlik\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune02-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026SketchbookCoversJune02-768x994.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>Despite the deadlines, I managed to get a sketchbook done! <em>Phew<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Highlights include: A bunch of concept art, both commissioned and my own, lots of birds I saw, some cursed Makas, and Tomodachi Life 3DS news~<\/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+ 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\/jpawlik\/posts\/forward-to-this-154617636\">Forward to this Address &#8211; 9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/treasures-of-47-160069807\">Treasures of Time &#8211; 48<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/old-concept-art-160141010\">Old Concept Art Book &#8211; 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/sketchbook-79-159831582\">Sketchbook Shoutouts &#8211; 79<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/forward-to-this-154617710\">Forward to this Address &#8211; 10 (The end!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/nsfw-jigzeni-160815294\">NSFW JigZeni Going Down~<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/lizard-husbands-160531335\">Lizard Husbands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/lupin-1-1-161242670\">Lupin #1 &#8211; 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/treasures-of-48-161387514\">Treasures of Time &#8211; 48<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/theo-castor-iso-161520200\">Theo &amp; Castor ISO Concepts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpawlik\/posts\/ojst-behind-not-161790221\">OJST Behind the Scenes: Not Set In Stone<\/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>July Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11810\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1627\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07.jpg 1627w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07-1024x492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07-200x96.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07-1536x738.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OnlineSchedule07-1320x634.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1627px) 100vw, 1627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ve been a little behind on things and I won&#8217;t be online for a week for personal reasons (thus why this newsletter is early), but regular updates will resume July 6th<\/strong><\/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<h4><strong>Announcement for August (IMPORTANT!!)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I&#8217;ve decided to take ALL OF AUGUST OFF!! Like completely, for the first time ever. I&#8217;ll be pausing my Patreon, there&#8217;ll be no comic updates, no social media posts, and no newsletter. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up well in advance! Then I&#8217;ll be back stronger than ever in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-cfnzm4-0 daxSFj\">\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Itch.io Bundles and SALES!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Get yer comics here!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/b\/3682\/the-power-of-pride-bundle-2026-60-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/img.itch.zone\/aW1nLzI3Mzc3ODg2LnBuZw==\/original\/gJjb9X.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Max and I have our &#8220;Come Forth My Muse&#8221; mini comic in the Power of Pride bundle that ends on July 6th, grab a huge amount of comics and games by fellow queer folks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>At a Glance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sales Period:\u00a0June 1, 2026 ~ July 6, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>284 Creators from across the globe<\/li>\n<li>396 Items<\/li>\n<li>Contents include items such as\u00a0digital games, physical games,\u00a0zines, books, comics, ASMR, and even a book of song lyrics<\/li>\n<li>The bundle includes Erotic\/NSFW entries in solidarity and support of creators who were impacted by censorship campaigns led by Collective Shout and payment processors<\/li>\n<li>Explore the bundle using the <a href=\"https:\/\/powerofpridebundle.neocities.org\/PoP2026\/bundle_explorer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bundle Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AND&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to grab some any of OUR comics on sale or all together? We&#8217;ve got you covered in our:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/192079\/safe-summer-sale-2026\">Safe Summer 2026 Bundle (SFW)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11821\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1893\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826.png 1893w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826-200x73.png 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826-1536x559.png 1536w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164826-1320x480.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1893px) 100vw, 1893px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grab all our SFW comics as a $5 bundle (the same price Patrons get &#8217;em), or individually for 50% off each!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/192077\/sexy-summer-sale-2026\">Sexy Summer 2026 Bundle (NSFW)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/192077\/sexy-summer-sale-2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11822\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1904\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842.png 1904w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842-200x84.png 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842-1536x649.png 1536w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-164842-1320x557.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1904px) 100vw, 1904px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab all our NSFW comics as a $10 bundle (the same price for Patrons), or also individually for 50% off each~<\/p>\n<p>The sale ends July 6th at 1pmEST!! Go grab some comics!<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cool Comic Recommendation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phantomarine.com\/about\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HotRandomImage\/phantomarine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phantomarine.com\/comic\/01-the-horizon-line\"><strong>Phantomarine by Claire Niebergall<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ready for some ghostly summer fun on the open deadly ocean? Be sure to check out Phantomarine!<\/p>\n<p>A ghostly princess must sail across a haunted sea to save her soul from a devious, shapeshifting death god known as the Red Tide King &#8212; the Red Tide King being extremely gender and I enjoy very much~<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Other Things<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be doing a <em>&#8220;ComicFury101&#8221;<\/em> talk for <a href=\"https:\/\/cartoonist.coop\/\">Cartoonist United members<\/a> on July 11th @3pmEST with co-panelist Beefsen, so if you&#8217;re a member please stop by and check it out!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been having slightly less website issues but I&#8217;m still working on moving my webhost over to a Canadian host, I think this will also happen in August as to not mess with any work emails or RSS updates, etc.<\/p>\n<p>On some really fun website news, I&#8217;ve been beta-testing the new webcomic framework, <a href=\"https:\/\/comixcleric.com\/\">ComixCleric,<\/a> and I have been greatly enjoying it! Like a LOT! I cannot wait to play around with it even more and maybe even post some comics using it~<\/p>\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n<p>Ahhh once again, happy Pride everyone! See you next month~<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Pride everyone, hope you&#8217;ve had a great time celebrating wherever and whoever you are! 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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