Bob Appavu

Bonus Prose: Belmont, Installment 2

Soooo, it's been a huge struggle this month to find time to get the next chapter out for Merritt's Story, due to my publishing deadlines (my first book releases 2019-08-26 22:11:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 4, Page 59

Here's the latest page.  A new page is also up on the main site:

https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p300/

We're more than halfway through our guaranteed public pages.  There's enough to last till November, but after that, the ...

Free Advance Copies of Art of Death!

Hey guys!  We're getting close to the release of my novel Art of Death.  One of the things all novels but especially indie and small press novels depend on is a great launch.  This includes as much visibility as possible on release day - getting the word out on social media, buying if you haven't preordered, and posting reviews on...

Chapter 4, Page 58

UPDATE: Public DOTU updates have resumed, and this page is now live!  You can read it on the main site here:

https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p314/

Patrons *might* notice a few art tweaks from the original, mostly just changing t...

Minicomic: Take Your Houseplant For a Walk Day

This is July's Secret Gallery art!  But I'm posting it to the feed too because minicomics can sometimes be hard to read in the Secret Gallery.  I'll still send out the private message for the Secret Gallery, though.  The password's new this month.

Did you know that July 27 was Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day?   2019-08-01 07:23:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Pogo's July 2019 GUEST Letters Have Been Sent!

Pogo's July 2019 guest letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon.  Email letters went out a few hours ago, so if you haven't received yours and it's not in your spam folder, let me know.

A lot of people have been wanting this letter for a long time...  Now that Belmont's finally shown...

Merritt's Story permissions issue for new $2 patrons

Hey guys, there was an issue this month where some new $2 patrons weren't able to access the last ~4 chapters of Merritt's Story without increasing their pledge to $5.

This is because the previous $2 tier was unpublished and replaced with a new version, and due to the new way Patreon handles permissions on individual posts, older posts hav...

Chapter 4, Page 57

The queen has arrived. :D

Merritt's Story is the very first thing I plan to work on after my scary novel deadlines are finished, but hopefully in the meantime DOTU can give y'all your Belmont fix. ^_^

A new public page is going up on the main site in a few minutes too!

And if you missed it last week, both ebook and paperback pr...

Art of Death Ebook AND Paperback Preorders are now live!

At long last, the paperback preorder has been added to all our lovely retailers' sites, so if you were part of the gang that was waiting for paperbacks, today's your lucky day! :D  If you're an ebook fan, you can get that too!

Art of Death is about Riley, an out-of-work former art student who took up nude modeling at his old school. &...

Next patrons-only page will be later in the month!

Hey guys, just a heads up - it's been a pretty brutal month for high-dollar cancellations/decreases (almost $100 in decreases), so I had to take extra freelance to compensate.  I have an editing deadline with my publisher at the end of the month and a full manuscript deadline in mid-August.  My original plan was to take no freelance in...

Custom Card Portrait for Snow!

I got the okay to share it, so here's the latest card portrait for Snow! :D  We've got a North Sphere chemist who makes pet meds!  Thank you so much for all your support, Snow! :D

Also, in case it wasn't already obvious, this is very important to me:

2019-07-02 17:02:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 4, Page 56

Last page of the scene!  Next page is a scene change that requires a new set, so I'll be hammering away at that over the next week.  I'll try to post concept shots if I can.  I'm also juggling writing and edits, so this month in general is going to be... an adventure.

Don't forget to preorder my book!  The paperback lis...

Pogo's June 2019 Letters Have Been Sent!

Pogo's June 2019 letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon.  Email letters went out a few hours ago, so if you haven't received them yet and they aren't in your spam folder, let me know.

The next DOTU page goes up tomorrow!  I'm going to be working super hard in July ...

DOTU Discord Emoji Set! (full size + downloadable)

I already sent out the private messages with the offsite gallery login, but I'm posting here too so I can attach the downloadable zip file!

I mixed it up a bit for this month's art and did some new emojis for the Discord server.  One of my awesome patrons/server members screencapped and created the first set of awesome DOTU emojis awh...

Art of Death is Up for Ebook Preorder!

Woohoo, exciting news! :D  My upcoming novel from DSP Publications is available for ebook preorder at last!  Paperback preorders are coming soon, so if you're waiting on that one, hang tight and I'll be sure to announce when it goes up.

Some more info:

Genre: Paranormal, Thriller, Romance, Gay, LGBTQ
Published by: DSP Pu...

Chapter 4, Page 55

Only one page left of this scene!  And after that, there will be a page that might make a percentage of you guys very excited. XD

A new page will also go up in just a moment at demonoftheunderground.com!  It's still updating weekly there.

My sched...

Enamel Pins Sent! (+a few important details)

75 of 80 enamel pins went in the mail today!  US patrons, you should be getting yours in about a week.  International patrons, yours will arrive in ~15 days.  A few notes:

-Detailed tracking information is only available for US patrons.  It may take a bit of extra time for tracking info to show in the system.  Basi...

[Important] Enamel Pin Shipping Update! (+backing card pic)

As y'all know, I ran a free enamel pin special offer in May.  $10+ patrons who joined by May 25 were eligible to get a free pin.  Here's the latest update!

The backing cards arrived earlier than expected.  Now I just have to mount them and sign them.  My previous pin photos were taken more in daylight so the pins looked...

Chapter 4, Page 54

New page!

A new public page will also go up shortly at demonoftheunderground.com.  I don't want to inundate people with email notifications of pages you've already seen, so I haven't been announcing new public pages here.  But if you want email notifica...

Pogo's May 2019 GUEST Letters + Enamel Pin Update!

Pogo's May 2019 guest letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon.  Email letters went out last night, so if you haven't received yours and it's not in your spam folder, let me know.

This letter is from the self-purported "only sane person in the underground."  Oh, Freya...

May's ...

Devoted - Merritt's Story 2 - Chapter 15 (nsfw)

New chapter is here!  There will be a slightly longer wait before chapter 16 because now I'm in crunch time for Lychgate book 3.  But if I can manage to squeeze it in earlier, I will!

In other news, monthly rewards are coming over the next couple days, and my shipment of enamel pins arrives from the manufacturer today!  I'll...

May 2019 Sketch Tier Sketches 13-18

Here are sketches 13-18!  If you're a Sketch Tier, Sketch+Secret Gallery Tier ($20), or Custom Card Tier ($50) patron, let me know your choice of sketch by Tuesday.  I plan to pack these up with Pogo's guest letters and send them out on Wednesday.

The sketches are as follows:

13. The Goat Whisperer

14. Grape King Troy...

May 2019 Sketch Tier Sketches 7-12

Here are sketches 7-12.  13-18 coming shortly!  If you're a Sketch Tier, Sketch+Secret Gallery Tier ($20), or Custom Card Tier ($50) patron, let me know your choice of sketch by Tuesday.  I plan to pack these up with Pogo's guest letters and send them out on Wednesday.

The sketches are as follows:

7. Upscale North Sphe...

May 2019 Sketch Tier Sketches 1-6

It's May 2019, a.k.a. the month where everything in the world happens. XD  1. DOTU's public return, 2. enamel pins (the special offer ended, but as mentioned, I expect the pins to go out mid-June and I'll keep you updated in the meantime!), and 3. yes, it's a Sketch Tier month!  And as usual, a monthly letter and Secret Gallery illustr...

Special Offer Ends Tomorrow! Free Intl Shipping Goal MET!

We had an AWESOME month, guys!  Thank you so much for everything you all did to help us meet literally every special offer/public return goal I had set for DOTU! <3  Let's carry the momentum forward and have an awesome 6 months of new pages and public updates! *cheers*

Just a reminder - if you want to get in on the enamel pin ...

Respond by May 31 - DOTU Patron Acknowledgments

As I mentioned in my special offer post, I want to show my appreciation by crediting all of you for bringing DOTU back to the public, so I'm including the names of everyone who helped meet our 350-patron goal on the DOTU website, in the Members/Support section.  

If you want to be thanked by name, please fill out the linked form and s...

Chapter 4, Page 53 + Public Return

Here's the latest page!

Also, chapter 4 page 31 just went public on the DOTU home site for the first time!

https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p287/

If any of you are so inclined, I'd love it if you'd spruce up the home page with s...

WE DID IT!!! DOTU is coming back!

With 348 patrons on Patreon and 2 subscribers on Paypal, we've hit our 350-supporter goal!  This means public pages of DOTU are coming back!

I wish I had a celebration banner ready, but I was expecting this to take till May 25 or June 15, so y'all caught me off guard. ^_^  BUT I'm thinking of a fun little event later in May, so I...

Special Offer Update - We're 2 Patrons Away!

HELLO, new patrons! :D

We're at 346 Patreon patrons and 2 Paypal supporters!  That means we're only 2 patrons away from DOTU's public release goal.

We're also only $23 away from the Free International Shipping milestone goal for the enamel pins!

In other words, we're really close!

Patreon isn't like Kickstar...

Special Offer! DOTU Free Enamel Pin and More!

[UPDATE] WE'VE MET OUR 350-SUPPORTER GOAL!  DOTU has returned to the public!  But there's still time to get in on the enamel pin offer! :D

And as promised, I have some exciting stuff planned as thanks to everyone for supporting DOTU through its hibernation!

SPECIAL OFFER: Limited Edition DOTU Enamel Pin wi...

2019-05-13 14:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post