Nashirw

(Bear with me, I'm about to be very sappy. If you're not interested in reading all this, skip to the bottom - relevant information about the physical and digital release, as well as schedule plans going forward will be in big text and blue. )

I discovered COD (more specifically GhostSoap as a ship) in the tail end of 2022, like a lot of people when the "Alone" mission and its insane, sexually-charged banter went viral on Tiktok. I indulged the interest, thinking it was a passing fixation that I'd be done with within a week or two. And now 3 years later, I've finished the biggest fan-project I've ever undertaken for this fandom that has given me so much.

While the first comic of the Monster AU went up in August of 2023, the first character profiles were posted even earlier than that in March. Besides the Soapbox Saga, which consumed the first few months of my fixation, the Monster AU has been going on for almost my entire time in the COD fandom. While starting out as a fun, gimmicky sandbox for me and others to play around in, it quickly took on a life of its own and spiralled into a behemoth of a story (even without the Korangi section that I quickly realised I didn't have the scope for). Being able to serve up new comics for this project on a (semi) regular basis has genuinely been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I'm not exaggerating at all when I say that the audience here and on all my other social media, the comments and the likes and the notes left in QRTs and reblogs kept me going long after I thought I'd be burnt out. Whether you've just joined this space, or you've been here the entire journey, I honestly can't thank you enough.

In a time where AI threatens to cheapen the industry and craft I've dedicated my life to, I am so so privileged to have been given the resources, patience and engagement that you all have allowed me. It means a lot to me to have this project under my belt; as someone who has issues with staying committed to one idea for long, the idea of being dedicated to one idea for multiple years to see it to fruition has been a pipe dream. It means something so important to me that I was able to do this, and the sheer fact of the matter is that it would've been impossible without your support.

I owe so much to this fandom and to this project that has accompanied me through the past few years as a comforting ever-present project to gradually chip away at. There have been some genuinely difficult moments that I was able to get through by holding onto this project and my posting schedule as something to keep me afloat. I truly hope from the bottom of my heart that it managed to reach expectations. And if not, I deeply apologise, and I'm still grateful for the opportunity to have given it my best shot.

While the main story of the Monster AU is finished, there's unfortunately still a lot of work that has to be done before it'll be ready for purchase. Book covers, extra illustrations, internal formatting, an actual coherent write-up of all the lore, actual diagrams for how these damn monsters put on their clothes around their wings and tails...maybe even an extra exclusive comic? All that before it's even compiled!

Because of that, the physical copy of the Monster AU will likely only be available for pre-order in mid-late January of 2026 (you'll be able to purchase the digital copy in the same store-opening).

If nothing goes wrong with my chosen manufacturer, the physical copy of the Monster AU set (it'll be split into 2 volumes but sold together as one package) will be $110 AUD which translates into $72 USD. The digital copy of the Monster AU will be a pdf priced at $50 AUD, which is $33 USD.