First page of the month! :D
A few notes/announcements as we get closer to public release:
Current patrons: If you are able to see this post and you stay through DOTU's public release (June 15 or sooner), you will continue to get early access comic pages after public release as a thank you for supporting DOTU through hibernati...
2019-05-06 16:54:18 +0000 UTC View Post
We'll have a new DOTU page this Monday, but in the meantime I wanted to share another thing I had in the works.
With my new novels coming out soon, I needed a hub that led people to both my novels and my comic and showed all my latest news, so I have a new website!
Here it is, for all your bookmarking and RSS-feeding needs:
... 2019-05-03 16:14:30 +0000 UTC View PostOne of my two $50 slots has been occupied by a declined card this month. I held it until the last few hours of the month to give the patron a chance to fix it, but no luck. Now is my last chance to try to recoup the combined unexpected $100 loss between April and May, so I'm opening the slot!
As many of you already know, the $5...
2019-05-01 03:28:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Pogo's April 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.
All April rewards are wrapped up, but I have some super exciting stuff coming in May! But I know...
2019-05-01 01:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post
This is April's Secret Gallery art! I'm posting this one directly to the feed because the offsite gallery doesn't handle vertical scroll comics well. It's also up in the Secret Gallery; it's just not as easy to read there.
Scroll down for the comic!
2019-04-29 23:15:06 +0000 UTC
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Ack, I wish I hadn't made all my chapter header images before changing my name. XD I don't want to have to redo them all, so I'll probably just leave them as is and switch to Bob Appavu for book 3 and any compilations.
ANYWAY, here's the new chapter, and it's one I've been looking forward to! After this, I have a bit of a mad dash to...
2019-04-25 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a page! :D We also have the next chapter of Merritt's Story coming this Thursday and rewards coming over the next 8-9 days! There's a minicomic that's been on my mind that I want to do for the Secret Gallery tier.....
We're only 4 pages away from my 25-page buffer goal to bring DOTU back to the public, and 15 more patron...
2019-04-22 16:48:46 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys are the first to see it! My upcoming novel Art of Death (2nd ed) is scheduled for a September 3 release, which happens to also be my birthday. XD I'm gonna be doing a whole lot of reveals over the next couple of weeks, including a new author website and a new thank-you video for patrons, but we're starting with the new book ...
2019-04-20 18:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The enamel pin vote got super close right near the end! Version 4 actually had one additional vote from a Paypal supporter, but version 1 still squeaked by for the win!
But hey, if it ever seems financially feasible for me to do a...
2019-04-18 16:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
We're only 5 PAGES AWAY from my 25-page buffer goal!
We're LESS THAN 20 SUPPORTERS away from my 350 Patreon/Paypal patrons goal!
In other words, we're getting close!
So that means I'm doing some housekeeping to make sure everything is ready for the relaunch!
As I'm gearing up for the public release of DOT...
2019-04-16 00:33:42 +0000 UTC View Post
"Special offers" are a new beta feature on Patreon that allows creators to offer a limited time reward to all patrons in specific tiers. Since I'm aiming to get enough patrons to finally bring DOTU back to the public, I'm hoping the special offer ...
2019-04-13 16:33:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! As you might already know, my publishing deadlines have been killing me, so Merritt's Story updates have been a little sparse. But the next chapter is with the beta readers now, so I'm aiming to have it posted later in the month!
In the meantime, I'm sharing an excerpt of one of my favorite parts of the chapter. ...
2019-04-11 17:54:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I know a lot of y'all have been debating here and on Discord about who was gonna show up on this page, so I know you guys are gonna be having some mixed feelings here... (and of course I'm horrible so I'm enjoying all of it XD)
All of a sudden, a lot of the stuff I've been lining up over the past 10 months or so is starting to happen, so I...
2019-04-08 22:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on today's page, and I realized that Merritt's face very much represented the state of my universe. XD
Anyway, quick update! There WILL be a DOTU page today, but it'll be coming a few hours later in the day than usual. My weekend and morning were a fun mix of technical issues, my final edits deadline for book 1 in my upcoming serie...
2019-04-08 14:23:24 +0000 UTC View PostI normally do character art for the Secret Gallery tier every month, and I still plan to do some for the March reward, but I also wanted to share something else that I have in the works just for you guys.
Since we're getting closer to DOTU coming back to the public, I'm putting together a special offer for all the patrons who supported DOT...
2019-04-01 18:31:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Pogo's March 2019 guest letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon. Email letters went out overnight, so if you haven't received them, let me know. (And also check your spam folder!)
Sorry the salutations on the snail mail letters are so sloppy this round. We'll just say Littlehands had Pogo add...
2019-03-30 12:09:54 +0000 UTC View Post
DORKSMILE. DORKSMILE IS HERE.
If you need a memory refresher, chapter 4 page 41 is the page you're looking for: https://www.patreon.com/posts/chapter-4-page-23096800
2019-03-25 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I meant to post this compilation right after I finished the scene, but I didn't get a chance. D: So here it is now! Page 49 will go up in about 1 minute!
New page! Next Monday will be an off week, and we'll have another page the week after.
This is the last page in the flashback scene, so I'll post another scene compilation post in the near future!
2019-03-11 16:32:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for bearing with me through my killer deadlines! Pogo's February 2019 letters are finally out to all processed $5+ February patrons, so you should be getting them soon. Email letters went out yesterday, so if you haven't received them and they aren't in your spam folder, let me know. March letters will go out near the end o...
2019-03-09 20:30:18 +0000 UTC View PostApparently a slot opened in the $20 Sketch+Secret Gallery tier, and I forgot to announce it! D: I did 18 February sketches but I only have 17 sketch patrons. Due to terrifying deadlines all last week, I'm running late and packing Pogo's February letters TONIGHT. Email letters will go out today, and snail mail letters will be dr...
2019-03-08 20:38:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the page at last! We are almost out of flashback territory...
The Secret Gallery illustration went up a couple days ago, but I'm still working on Pogo's letters for February. (psst Sketch Tier patrons - if you still want to make a request, feel free to send it today, and I'll still be able to fit it in. I'm also a touch...
2019-03-04 17:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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 sometime over the weekend. I plan to mail these out with Pogo's letters by Saturday or Monday, depending on how nightmarish my schedule is. XD So if you let me know your preference to...
2019-03-01 03:25:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are sketches 7-12! Sketches 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 sometime over the weekend. I plan to mail these out with Pogo's letters by Saturday or Monday, depending on how nightmarish my schedule is. XD So i...
2019-03-01 03:22:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! It's that time of the year! :D AKA February, the Cursed Month. It's a Sketch Tier month (YAY), but it's also the shortest month of the year (noooo), so you guessed it - the Secret Gallery illustration and Pogo's letters will go out over the next few days. We'll also have the next DOTU page on Monday, so there's lots a...
2019-03-01 03:18:04 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick heads up - I got some big news dropped on me in regards to my published novels this weekend, and it kind of ate all the time I'd allotted for the next comic page. (Fwiw, it's probably *good* news, but it's something that required questions, thought, planning, analysis, etc.)
Since February is a sketch tier month, I have ...
2019-02-25 18:50:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The newest chapter is here! As usual, you can read it inline or download the attached PDF. There might be a slightly longer delay before chapter 14 because I have a terrifying novel deadline at the end of March. But we'll see how things go! If I can't get a good chunk of Merritt's Story out in March, I'll compensate with ...
2019-02-21 06:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Yep, it's that time of year! Since I missed 2018, there are SIX new valentines from Pogo this year! 2016 and 2017 are still in the voting incentive gallery, and I'm also juuust about to post/reblog them on tumblr. (demonoftheunderground.tumblr.com) EDIT: 2019-02-14 20:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Alas, it's another painful one... though you probably already knew that.
This is another week of killer deadlines including my second round of novel edits, so I'm expecting to get the next chapter of Merritt's Story out next week. And I promise it's a funner one!
This is also a sketch tier month, and I'm going to *try* to start...
2019-02-11 17:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Pogo's January 2019 guest letters have been sent to all processed $5+ patrons, so you should be getting them soon. Email letters went out yesterday, so if you haven't received them, let me know. (And also check your spam folder!)
Alas, Mercury is too much of a d-bag to hand-write his letter, but here it is! The Secret Gallery i...
2019-02-02 22:37:39 +0000 UTC View Post