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Speaking of that webcomic, It will start soon, hopefully. I am still debating whether to start releasing it after 5 pages are drawn or just draw the whole first chapter before posting anything. I’m not sure yet if I want to do the standard weekly webcomic schedule or just release each chapter whole... Each appraoch has its own advantages and disadvantages. DECISIONS DECISIONS

Here are some favorite panels from a short comic I drew that will be debuting in @robotcamp‘s very first Campfire anthology at @micexpo on October 29-30! It is called Highspeed to Loëtha and is about a scifi train journey. It’s set in the same world as my comic Salamander, and my upcoming webcomic Adelaide & The Ram. If you are in the New England area, you should come by the show and check out the book at the Robot Camp table!!

Inkwash test for Adelaide & The Ram. Probably pretty close to what the actual comic will look like, although it’ll be more detailed both in the lines and how I use the inkwash, since this was a super quick drawing. Turns out brush inking is way faster for me than the bowl-point nib pen I usually use though so that’s pretty neat!!

St. George and his trusty robot dog Salvador, from my sketchbook. These two have a small but important role in Adelaide and the Ram.

Sketchbook drawing, practicing fight poses for Adelaide & The Ram. There’s a scene in the comic’s first chapter where Adelaide helps a teacher demonstrate moves in a self-defense class at the school/orphanage where she grew up.

(her team would be Tangela, Sharpedo, Sableye, Gliscor, Aromatisse, and Torkoal)

This comic is standalone, but it’s set in the same universe as (and shares a few characters with) my upcoming webcomic, Adelaide & the Ram, which will be launching toward the end of September! Stay tuned for more on that soon!

Oh also, I have been gradually working on a color version of my short comic “Salamander,”which is about a girl who finds a garbage-eating fire salamander in the woods and takes it home as a pet. Here are the first 5 pages, and when it’s done I’ll put it up as a pdf on a gumroad or itch.io shop for a couple bucks. It’s my best comic so far, so look out for it!

*backflips back into cave*

I'm planning to start on drawing it this year, but first I want to do another Minicomic or two to warm up.