Spooky Season? Yes, Please!
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.
September 5 to October 5, 2024
Lots of pages, sketches, and extras this month!
Into the Smoke
Into the Smoke is my new free vertical-scroll webcomic, launched in May 2024. It updates every other Wednesday. “When gay medium Blaze binds himself to an evil spirit, he hopes solving the ghost’s murder will help bring him peace. But Alastor the Angel Killer has other plans…”
New Episodes 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!
- Read Episode 10 at intothesmokecomic.com
- Read Episode 11 at intothesmokecomic.com
- MIRROR SITES: Subscribe and Read on Webtoon and Tapas (censored to PG-13)
Extras:
1. September’s Patreon Secret Gallery post was a preview of some character portraits I plan to release during hiatus, along with process shots and a process gif. You can join my Patreon here!
2. September was also a quarterly sketch month on Patreon! This month, we had seven ITS sketches. Highlights include some cute Blaze/Judd cuddling moments, a Blaze/Alastor ghost kiss, and Otto the cat about to slap his best frenemy.
- ITS Patreon Sketches Page 1 (Patreon)
- ITS Patreon Sketches Page 2 (Patreon)
2. And if you want a free preview, you can vote for Into the Smoke on Top Webcomics to see a couple of the aforementioned sketches! Voting is a great free way to help Into the Smoke because more votes mean more new readers will discover the comic. You can vote once per day per comic!
3. The shared DOTU/ITS Discord server got its first Blaze emoji in honor of ITS episode 10’s most notable moment!
- Join the server here – you can chat with other readers and get new episode alerts.
4. And finally, Into the Smoke chapter 1 is in a fun Halloween bundle on itch.io! The bundle launches in 2 days! Into the Smoke’s listing, which currently goes up to episode 9, is free—but if you buy it as part of the bundle, you’ll automatically get the full chapter 1 PDF (which isn’t free) when it updates with episodes 10-12! You’ll also get a TON of other great comics that aren’t free at a massive 80%+ discount.
- Check out the Halloween Bundle (paid)
- Follow me on Itch.io, Patreon, Tumblr, or Bluesky to get notified when the bundle goes live!
Demon of the Underground
Demon of the Underground is my longest-running webcomic. It’s about Pogo, a half-demon with telekinetic powers who falls into a treacherous underground world beneath Chicago. The first 300+ pages can be read for free at demonoftheunderground.com. Current pages are being released on Patreon, with tentative plans for new free pages in the future.
DOTU: Chapter 5 Pages (Patreon)
Demon of the Underground is back from its between-scenes break with the start of a new scene! Will Merritt be able to hack the surface and uncover the secret behind the mark on Pogo’s back? Let’s find out!
- Chapter 5, Page 40 (Patreon)
DOTU Extras:
I shared a time lapse video of my Ladies of DOTU montage! (This sketch was previously only on Patreon.)
Patreon Extras:
- In September’s Character Interview video, we got personal talking about the gang’s pants sizes. (Patreon)
- We had 5 DOTU-themed quarterly sketches for September! Pogo, Samsid, Merritt, Annie, and a mysterious side character were included. (Patreon)
- Non-dominant hands do a lot of work in digital art! Find out what my left hand is up to while my right hand draws the latest DOTU page in this time lapse video. (Patreon)
Devoted: Merritt’s Story
Devoted: Merritt’s Story is a prose novel series that takes place a few years before Demon of the Underground. It tells the story of Merritt’s life as a soldier in the North Sphere before being captured and made an East Sphere citizen. Of all my projects, Merritt’s Story is the farthest along, with the most content available to readers. Book 1 is complete with 162K words, and Book 2 is complete with 179K words. All 341K words can be read with a single $2 Patreon pledge. Book 3 is in progress.
Patreon Extras:
- We had 4 Merritt’s-Story-themed sketches in September’s quarterly sketch batch! (Patreon)
Odds and Ends
- The full Birds with Iconic Hairstyles Collection on Tumblr!
- Birds with Hairstyles 1-12 on Bluesky (13-18 coming soon!)
- Canada Griffin Hatchling on Tumblr
