Monthly Roundup: July 5, 2025

A new side project appears! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. June 5 to July 5, 2025 July Goals This might be the first time I’m not starting off my newsletter with a big announcement, […]

Monthly Roundup: June 5, 2025

Cropped cover art for the webcomic Into the Smoke. An androgynous young man with shoulder-length red hair and tattooed hands appears below a dark, smoky ghost, who caresses the man while inhaling his breath. Swirls and patterns surround them. Text reads: Into the Smoke. Chapter 1: The Medium. Bob Appavu. A circular badge reads, "Extended edition."

What DIDN’T happen this month? For real, May was BIG. In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. May 5 to June 5, 2025 A print shop, an ebook release, a panel appearance and video, a big […]

Monthly Roundup: May 5, 2025

A graphic announcing "Making of a Webcomic" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 17th, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelists Kody Okamoto, Lacey Brannen, Bob, and Nero Villagallos O'Reilly. The panel description reads, "Join 4 webcomic artists as they chat about the different ways they approach crafting their webcomics. Each artist will share snippets from their process at varying stages: from script and thumbnails to pencils and inks and finally to the finished product that is shared online. This casual panel is perfect for anyone interested in starting their own webcomic or for any creative who wants to see the what the process other cartoonists are working with!" An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

Comics, Minicomics, and Events! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. April 5 to May 5, 2025 Lots of exciting stuff went up last month, and some exciting stuff is coming up in May! Big Announcements […]

Monthly Roundup: April 5, 2025

A three-tone sketched minicomic panel related to the webcomic Into the Smoke. Blaze wears a smock and works at a potter's wheel while Alastor, a smoky ghost, caresses him from behind and kisses his neck.

A Month of Big News! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. March 5 to April 5, 2025 It’s the 1-year anniversary of the Monthly Roundup!! I started this newsletter as a way of helping readers […]

Monthly Roundup: March 5, 2025

A New Character Appears! Plus an Exciting Milestone! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. February 5 to March 5, 2025 Exciting news on top of exciting news right now! I’m still waiting for the okay […]

Monthly Roundup: February 5, 2025

A HUGE Month! ITS Chapter 2 and More! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. January 5 to February 7, 2025 Since we had an ITS episode on February 5, the Monthly Roundup got bumped a […]

Monthly Roundup: January 5, 2025

A template with text reads Cover vs Panels: Show your comic cover on the middle and put your favorite panels around it. Template by @webcomicsparty on bluesky! The comic URL is intothesmokecomic.com. Nine square thumbnails show Blaze's tattooed hand holding a lighter, Blaze sitting beside a smoky ghost as they both eat ice cream, Blaze with copious tears running down his face while he says "I'm not crying," Blaze pulling Alastor, a very smoky ghost, close as if about to kiss him, the cover panel of Blaze and Alastor sharing breath, Blaze drawing a sigil with firelight, Blaze holding cilantro and squirting a lime in Alastor's face, a smoky ghost pulling a wire around Blaze's neck to choke him, and Blaze beckoning confidently with his finger.

No Gallbladder, No Problem! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. December 5 to January 5, 2025 And we’re back on track! This month was lighter than usual, both with the holidays and my gallbladder surgery. […]

Monthly Roundup: December 5, 2024

A cropped preview image from Bob's submission to the Nib and Ink Fest's Oops All Comics zine, which shows a goose honking at a multicolored, goose-shaped object. Hearts appear in the background.

Who needs gallbladders anyway? In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. November 5 to December 5, 2024 A quiet month for releases, but a lot behind the scenes! First, a personal update: You might have already […]

Monthly Roundup: November 5, 2024

An illustration. Greenish moonlight is cast on a cracked and weathered wood panel wall. A "Live Laugh Love" wall sign hangs, covered in cobwebs. A dripping streak of blood is splashed across the word "Live," as if crossing it out. Below the sign, two hands are pinned to the wall by a pair of inky black, clawed hands.

Technically November 7, because it was a HUGE month! In this newsletter, you’ll find out about everything I released over the past 30-31 days. Anything not labeled “Patreon” or “paid” is free and publicly available. October 5 to November 7, 2024 A big finish, a big early access launch, and lots of extras in between. […]

Monthly Roundup: October 5, 2024

Lots of pages, sketches, and extras this month! Spooky Season is the best time to catch up on my ghost comic, Into the Smoke! Episodes 10 and 11 went up this month, which means there’s only ONE episode left of chapter 1. And these two episodes just happen to be my favorites of the chapter! September’s Patreon Secret Gallery post was…

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