Everyone in the $10+ tiers will soon be able to have this gift mailed to them! Details will drop Monday. :D
Everyone in the $10+ tiers will soon be able to have this gift mailed to them! Details will drop Monday. :D
Obe and Silk up the competitiveness of their game! They're just getting comfortable, but Mop is about to throw them a curveball...
Art by CodyVFrost!
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It's the next day and the castle staff are overwhelmed by the number of guests they're tending to ever since the Empress enacted the obscure law that no one during last evening's ceremony may leave until the threat of a potential traitor has been dealt with.
One woman chimes in on the pleasant physician who looked after her however. A peculiar doctor who lingers in the ward of portraits that is rumored to be haunted.
Readers familiar with previous stories might recognize that last painting is the same that's rumored to bestow great inspiration at the cost of one's sanity. :x
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Loammi can detect a consciousness, but it's scattered and unfocused. It's coming from a cluster of data storage, which gives Rak enough indication where to find it in the database of Black Ops Canter information. His work is interrupted as the Null Daemon has eyes only for them now!
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Continuing with Luxuria's explanation of The Shadow of the Sun, we see the statues eyes illuminate a horrible red and the figure is bathed in its glory.
The implications of this page are that this is the human leader of this organization known only as "The Judge". Currently Tyran Winters is the only other member we know of, so there's a good chance he's going to be ultimately butting heads with this character down the road. :x
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Rak understands what Loammi's laying down and agrees that there are indeed more than himself to rescue from this facility. He borrows Lyre's wrist device before the Boscis run to secure the last chamber with power, and then begins to enact his plan...
Suddenly Boe is suffering from gym fatigue. What will he possibly choose to spend his last bit of energy on?
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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"What's going on in my black ops Canter science facility?" is probably what General Gowler is thinking as he's told the Null Daemon is on the loose. Seems they have a contingency plan for just such an occasion and some mysterious drones are released.
Gale asks if Loammi can unthink the destructive phantom once again, but she admits it's a lot harder than it seems and refuses to even look at the creature as her mind is finally free from its presence.
Everyone is ready to leave, but Loammi can sense one more individual in need of rescue.
The game seems to be pretty popular considering the rules are being made up on the spot!
Art by CodyVFrost
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The rescue mission is a success...so far!
Seems this time around in the pod left Rak's legs a little wobbly.
No time to worry about that now as OH HEY. Null Daemon is still around!
Round 2 of Boe vs. THE SWEATY DUCK and S. Regret's take on stretching Boe was...interesting. Thus is the result of the votes and what happens next is in this elite few's hands!
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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Rastus changes the subject by inquiring if Luxuria and Lokalia are part of the organization that's been lurking behind the scenes since almost forever in Accursed Dragon, The Shadow of the Sun. Lokalia appears to take offense to that suggesting Castmasters such as themselves are much more than a Shadow of the Sun peon.
Rastus then follows up with what does a Castmaster do?
There's a pause as both Rastus' hosts ponder what to say, but the silence is broken when Luxuria poses the simple question, "Have you noticed anything ODD about this world?"
Yes there's lot odd about Ternion, but she'll be vaguely hinting at the time resets.
Glamorous and bright, Hacos will rock you all night!
Thank you all for your support this month! Myself and the artists I work with very much appreciate all the help you've given us. :D
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The capsule database shows where Rak's being stored and how to reverse the hibernation, but how can one be certain it's Rak with all that hair hanging over his face?
Gavol gives Rak bangs!
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It's the Castmaster's turn to make personal inquiries, so they ask Rastus what is his relationship with Ayari and how did they get to this world.
Rastus elaborates how he and his dragon brother share a long tale of love and betrayal as Luxuria's inner author boils up to excitedly begin jotting the details. Perhaps they have found the source of an intriguing new character arc to obsess about?
Oh yeah. Weren't they supposed to be hunting something? Everyone's so distracted now. What's Captain gonna' say? Maybe we'll find out soon!
Written by me
Art by Shenanigans!
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The rest of Rak's past is pretty much known now. Strix can't prosecute Rak with the full force of Strix law due to some "behind the curtain" strings being pulled involving the Canter/Strix Neoteric Pact-meaning Gowler wants his clone baby back.
Strix think it cute Rak being banished on Strix 13 in the meantime, Rak makes friends and...POOF! Was it all a dream?
Probably not considering Rak's sporting a prolonged quarantine-like hair style that only comes from galaxy galavanting...
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It was a filling meal and Rastus is quite content. The question then comes up if there's only two Castmasters around. Luxuria and Lokalia reveal there's a few other members, but they're asleep...only Castmasters don't sleep the same way as everyone else does. They live lives in unawareness until they are "awoken" again.
Luxuria mentions she herself was awoken not too long ago and has a dream journal. Apparently she was a pirate queen whose teeth came loose and she swallowed them...
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The jig is up for Rak, but he won't go down without a fight...
and the Strix will go down with...wait. I don't want to finish this thought.
Round 1 of Boe vs. THE SWEATY DUCK in this new page of S. Regret's story. After a variety of votes this has become the fate of Boe so far. What abuse will he endure next?
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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Back in THE SUNKEN, The Rites of the Castmasters has begun...which is fancy talk for having a big feast. Rastus rethinks indulging in a large portion before Luxuria intervenes and explains her partner is able to make all the food needed, so dig in!
Rastus then questions what is the foot made of and the answer is mushrooms. A very vegan, but delicious and nutritious meal.
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Crime is up on Strix Prime and the detectives are hot on the case! Where is this black market aphrodisiac that's causing illegal lusting and murder coming from???
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It's serendipity! Romyn and Rawn both happen to be walking around the palace stables thinking out loud how they got to this point when suddenly...
Celebrating Mercs with Perks!
More info as production begins. ;D
Sansregret has joined and she is ready to ROCK!
Art by Alex
Thank you everyone for the support you've shared with our comics! Continue to take care of yourselves!
Was this hookup the true purpose of this mission?
No, but it was a...PERK. ;D
Written by me
Art by Shenanigans!
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Rak, upon learning of what his fate would be if he stayed, escapes and discovers a person on Hubworld who might help give him what he needs to start a new life.
Plus a rockin' ship!
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Paul relates to Cerventes a bit by disclosing that he himself also encountered a horrible flesh beast back in Forrest town, and Romyn mentions he lost his arm due to a Behemoth Golem. Cerventes mentions he fought a Behemoth also at Castlme Morden and they joke how maybe it was the same one. Maybe it was. ;D
Their ride is cut short as a guard stops them and mentions how it's good timing he met up with Tyran. The Viscount Winters is ordered to appear before the empress and...whoops! Did I mention that Time Tiger is disguised as a horse? Try to keep up appearances, kitty.
Page 7 of S. Regret's story reveals the astonishing secret! Boe appears to have volunteered himself as the class wrestling dummy with his new elastic abilities. How will the class take advantage of that? Pushing, pulling and everything inbetween! We'll find out first with THE SWEATY DUCK!
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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Rak just wants to go back to bed, but hacking into the system to shut off the alarm just brings up Gowler's progress diaries explaining how the Canter cloning project is going through some setbacks. Wren appears to explain how the error code that awoke Rak was how the "Incinerate inferior clone copies" wasn't working.
Oh look it works now.
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Cerventes rides up with news but is immediately stopped by Paul and Romyn. When asked who they are the two proudly announce they're Tyran's new bodyguards and the big guy's replacement. Cerventes immediately tears up and is consoled.
-Cerventest is definitely not fired.
-Romyn has a new shoulder shield companion.
A pleasant game of UNO is about to get LEWD-O
Art by CodyVFrost!
Luger wasn't quite the space traveller making his way through the galaxy that Loammi thought he was. Turns out, similar to Rak, he was engineered by this black op Canter lab run by General Gowler.
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A glimpse further in the past as the product later known as Rak is rudely awakened from slumber...
Bigguns, with special appearance by Dr. Wallawalla, representing the comics Merc with Perks!
Art by Alex
Thank you everyone for the support you've given us so far this CHALLENGING year!
Keep safe!
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The history of Time Tiger is explained to Paul, from the Orb of Magicka straight to Time Kitty's resurrection. Don't forget Graffitty!
The cat Romyn wants to pet the most, but can't.
Page 6 of S. Regret's story has all the prep work for wrestling! Is this the kind of stretching professionals do before the main event? It is now. The two directions this story can take are a bit vague, so that might make the selection process all the more difficult. I will say that either results lead down fascinating paths!
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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Gowler decides it's time to conclude the transaction and produces Luger's reward as promised. Luger's overjoyed, but Loammi is wondering what the heck is going on since there's literally nothing there.
Deeply concerned, Loammi takes Luger's head in an attempt to peer inside and see what's wrong.
Unnoticed to the two is a probe maneuvering towards them an a port surfacing at the base of Luger's head...
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Time Tiger needs to be calmed down, so Tyran unleashes his secret weapon of "PSPSPSPSPSPS!"
Cat's outta' the bag about what his powers are to Paul and Romyn!
That's the last we'll see of Clifford Mayers, Vanessa Sykes and company ever again.
But enough about them! Now back to our local homophobe!
Melony goes back to the drawing board with her slashfic and takes a more down-to-earth realistic direction with her boys.
Art by CodyVFrost!
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Loammi finds everything very suspicious at this point. It's obvious to her that Gowler is the one who sent funding for Luger's eye replacements. What is the purpose of Rak and this place?
Meanwhile Wren presents Gowler with a Rak "memory" that indicates Loammi might be a prime candidate for their psychic array revival.
Big and loud and round!
Speaking of which it looks like Bigguns won the poll for May!
Look forward to seeing him relatively soon. :D
Another week of the website being down it appears, but at least you get the next set of FF strips here. ;D
Some of the strips required to be salvaged and unfortunately there was a delay getting them prepared. Thank you for your patience tho!
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It took a while, but Rak is apparently back where he belongs. Ever since being imprisoned on Strix 13 it seems the little Canter has been sought after by this mysterious group. Did you know Rak has a little port on his head? Apparently it raises up when prompted an a very specific probe can be inserted to bring out memories into digital form.
What a weird skill Rak has. ;D
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It dawns on Cerventes that this battle will be more than he can handle and heads Sansregret's subtle hints to escape. Allone mentions it'd be no problem for them to catch up to the fleeing prey but Sansregret liesurely says it's not worth the effort. They have what they came for and look inside the carriage to see what was so important. Inside a lone coffin is discovered...
Page 5 of S. Regret's story has Boe finally obtaining some assistance, but not with his stolen gym clothes. Rather than risk catching a cold, Jimmy Slim performs a rare and seldom used ritual to effectively dry and massage the tension out of Boe's muscles.
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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The facility is under siege and our heroes escape in the chaos. Power goes out and the group feel aimless, but Loammi recalls this place...as if she's been there before...
I think Bigguns is going to be a-okay, Knuckleberry.
Written by me
Art by Shenanigans!
My websites will be down for another week, so that's a unique bit of stress on top of everything else that's happening around here. ;D
This week's worth of FF strips also needed to be recovered in a way that required more work than I had time for, so sorry for the delay!
Thank you again for your continued support during these times we're living in! We're still trying our best to keep material pumpin'...
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It's very simple in appearance as it's mostly going to be shrowded in darkness. :x
Sansregret waxes poetically on how fruitless it is to confront Allone using conventional tactics, all the while letting a little of her dragon-self slip out while inspecting Cerventes' horse.
It's all interrupted as a piece of Cerventes' shattered sword lands before her. What is the fate of the heroic swordsman??
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They spent all this time keeping Gavol from breaking character and Agent Wren knew exactly who they were the whole time because she saw Gale's old infomercial... XD
Hi I'm still dealing with all my websites being down so things are a bit slow around here, but we're trying! XD
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Cerventes is quicker than Allone expected! Sansregret is ready to point out that a being like Allone can't be defeated with conventional weapons though...
Durand didn't get much airtime in our NSFW mini Master Beasts 1 -he'll be more of a focus in MB2- but this is absolutely his jam! Awoo away, you brave, brave glam punk wannabe!
Big thanks to Alex for creating this for us. XD
And BIG thanks to all of you for your continued support with everything we do here!
Following this we'll start the next poll process for April!
It's an older strip, but it's canon that Westone is a leg person.
The websites might be going down for maintenance very soon, so this might be the only place to view FF updates for the time being. Just FYI. XD
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Agent Wren and the Strix commander share how this is all a joint project between the two species hidden away in the Strix system where prying eyes can't find them, since this black ops business would be considered a huge no-no to the other systems.
The heroes huddle to decide the best course of action and Loammi begins her mind read of the area where she then warns Gavol is about to break their cover by trying to speak again...
Things don't appear to be going well, unless you're Dr. Brittney & Dr. Wallwalla that is! The Maxillian experiment is passing its test with flying colors! Whoever the benefactor is, I'm sure they'll be impressed.
Written by me
Illustrated by Shenanigans!
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We jump back to Cerventes and a surprise encounter from Sansregret. You see this is their first meeting since she disappeared looking for Coven in the last story. It's a bit confusing for him and she says a few things that are awfully suspicious.
The poor guy has a good reason to finds things off as we see Sansregret's new ally creepin'...
"Shut up, dad." XD
Thank you all for your continued support during these weird times! We're all trying our best with getting comic material out, but there'll still be bumps in our schedule here n' there. The March rock pinup is almost ready, so we'll start April's very soon. Also I'll get another Mercs with Perks page done for the NSFW section.
More news later!
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The group behind Loammi's experiments and Rak's abduction get a lot more inclusive!
It seems Melony is at the end of her rope coming up with the next breakout idea for her favorite slash fiction characters. Maybe her next brainstorm will come up a theme the sticks!
Written by me
Illustrated by CodyVFrost
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The songs and merriment escalate and Tyran is at his wits end! Enough so that he unintentionally summons Time Tiger to intervene...
Thank you for your continued support during all of...*waves hand in sweeping motion*
It's tough to be creative, but I'm trying! You people really help keep up motivated and it really, REALLY makes a difference in our lives. \:)
Page 4 of S. Regret's story has Boe fleeing the scene of the crime. Has an unexpected ally arrived to help the beleaguered gym rat? Maybe not the smartest partner, but Jimmy Slim is doing their best!
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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It's a surreal experience at first for the crew as they fall/walk into a room almost composed completely of the silvery, metallic goo they encountered within the drone previously. Amidst it all a door appears which supposedly will open up to reveal their "business partners".
Thank you very much for continuing to support our comics during these precarious times! We'll have another "Boe goes to the Gym" installment soon and Accursed Dragon will be updating again shortly. :D
Surprise! This Maximian is engineered to combat any type of enemy. It just doesn't know that yet.
Written by me
Art by Shenanigan!
I'm back from vacation and we can continue pumping out more graphic arts!
Especially if I'm self isolating myself for two weeks due to traveling across the border, but I'll find out if that's the case tomorrow. XD
I've been since arriving home on Saturday just in case. Can't spread Covid-19 even if there's the slightest chance of having it!
Here's what's happening next:
- Next Mercs with Perks page will be done
- Durand won the pinup poll so he's getting ready
- Continuing on where left off with all the other comics!
Thank you all very much for your support with our work! It's trying times right now and we understand it's difficult for you too. Every artist and creative out there needs extra love especially with the quarantines in effect!
Stay safe!
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The fissure just so happens to be a different type of gate. We saw it before at a Canter facility. Guess this will lead them all to the official top secret base Rak's inside. :o
As of right now I'm in the middle a sea somewhere fighting off global plague epidemics left n' right! ;D
Please enjoy all the action and reveals this week!
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Tyran contemplates the death of his mom and the baggage that that entails -his Shadowstar and The Shadow of the Sun- and is suddenly interrupted by Paul.
Paul admits he was probably wrong to judge a Winters so harsh and proposes they might get along considering their mutual dislike for Topfer. Tyran is not quick to agree and is again interrupted, but this time by the merriment of Romyn and Brett.
Tyran begs that Brett does not consider these men as new role models, but it's too late. Brett's got new friends!
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The Boscis gang can't exactly take this stranger to their real ship if they want to avoid blowing their cover, so here's the vessel Ardeth arranged for them behind the scenes. Loammi is identified and everything's confirmed. Now the drone's true abilities activate!
It's your sexy, icy sax dragon, Rastus!
I'll be going on vacation this Friday with very limited internet available. I'll arrange a vote for the next "which comic universe?" survey so that y'all can vote on a March pinup character starting when I leave. :D
Thank you all again for supporting our work! It really does mean a lot to us and GREATLY helps get our comics made!
Melony will not give up and will find that perfect sequel to her original hit slashfic!
Artwork by CodyVFrost!
Time to tie up loose ends! That means the start of exposing one of Funny Farm's longest mysteries. :o
Page 3 of S. Regret's story has now reached a pivotal point! Facing the danger may or not result in his belongings being returned, but an immediate escape could lead to finding the assistance he so desperately requires!
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
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Paul thanks Tyran for the rescue, but has a bit of an animosity towards the Winters and says they're leaving. Tyran in a panic yells he knows where Romyn's sister is.
That gives the two pals a moment to pause, but Paul is VERY doubtful of this claim. A fight is about to start until Romyn intervenes crying that this is the happiest day of his life.
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Gale paints a narrative to the Canter emissary drone. She's the leader of this ragtag team, Gavol's the thoughtful mute, and Lyre is the aggressive powerhouse that can't be controlled.
Her narrative starts getting away from her at the end...
If this strip was made now-a-days it'd totally be made into a Skyrim meme. ;D
Also since Funny Farm is on the verge of ending what better time to introduce a brand new character! 1's just a simple robot, so fortunately no real characterization to flesh out.
Some new tactics are being implemented to subdue this bull!
Written by me
Art by Shenanigans!
This latest page was made kind of at the last moment, so it'll go up very soon. I'll preview the following page also, though.
Here Rastus says Ayari deserves death, what with Red almost succeeding in killing Blue that resulted in him bonding with the human, Coven. Rastus decides not too, though. The Castmasters reveal this wasn't a test and he really can do whatever he wants to Ayari, so he makes up a quick ice prison.
The next page has the Castmasters explaining they have a possible solution to the dragon curse. It is possible to separate Rastus and Coven to a degree, but a full separation would result in both their deaths. Asking if he's sure he's willing to go through with the procedure, Rastus exclaims how it's the right thing to do.
Ultimately the Castmasters learn the blue dragon is more sensible than they originally realized.
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Gale's plan works. Maybe a bit too well...
A new type of Canter emissary drone has appeared and is willing to begin negotiations. What secrets does it have hidden up its tendrils?
Airing inbetween pages of Mercs with Perks will be the sequel NSFW miniseries to Mop, Obe and Silk's adventures as written by slashfic darling, Melony.
Illustrated by CodyVFrost
Firstly:
If you'd like a free postcard/sketch/poster gift mailed to you, please check out the Beach Pinup reward post here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/post-cards-and-33454795
Secondly:
Speaking of Accursed Dragon, it looks like the February Rock pinup will be coming from this universe. Expect a post after this one with some voting options. I'm thinking we'll go with the more beastial characters this time...
This Dragon page returns to Rastus as he confronts the still imprisoned Ayari. The blue dragon contemplates what made his dragon brother turn against him so. His one-sided conversation is interrupted as the Castmasters return.
Not seen is the giant blizzard in the final panel as Luxuria grants Rastus back his full powers.
Page 2 of S. Regret's story is taking a mysterious turn. I'm almost certain what Boe would find in the locker is NOT very conventional and hardly flattering, but maybe he'll end up with a safe, trusty towel.
This is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
Mileena will be a great backup for Lyre. :D
Thank you all for your votes! I'm just happy we're seeing an assortment of characters who didn't get a chance to be in the last pinup set.
Next we'll vote on what comic universe will be selected for February before narrowing down the next pinup. Stay tuned and thank you for your support!
If you'd like a physical reward of the bikini pinup theme, now's your chance! From now until February 16th I'll be accepting addresses from those who'd wish to have one of these rewards mailed to them (based on their Patreon pledge tier).
$5 tiers may have a signed 4"x6" postcard mailed to them.
$10 tiers receive the same postcard, but with a simple character sketch of their choice drawn.
$15 tiers get the character sketch card and an 11"x17" poster!
To receive your respective reward please email me the following to dalvatron@gmail.com
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1. Your name and Patreon handle
2. The full address your reward will be mailed to
3. What character (for $10+ tier supporters) you want sketched for the postcard.
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The rewards will be sent as early as possible. Posters will experience a small delay.
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Gale explains her plan, which is to make noise at a mining hub saying they scored a certain Arctide retrieved from a science facility. The final panel is the appearance of something mysterious and keenly interested in what it heard.
I'll be away on vacation this week! I'll probably be hard to get a hold of, so if there's any Patreon questions it might have to wait until next week for a reply. :x
I'll also be asking for mailing information soon because the Swimsuit Pinup material arrived!
More on that in a lil' bit. :D
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Ardeth is surprised to see Gavol wearing so much clothing and Gale agree to plan up a con against the Canters who've got Rak.
Reminder: The first Rock Pinup poll is still going with Mileena in the lead! If you haven't voted yet please give it a go. :D
https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-rock-who-32998345
The attack begins and it looks like the prey has a softer layer under that shell. Watch out Knuckleberry!
Written by me
Art by Shenanigan!
Thank you all for a great 2019! The beach pinups were a lot of fun and I'm so happy to share with you the end result. :D
Attached are a variety of desktop wallpaper dimensions if you want, but that's not all!
$5 tier supporters will have an option for a postcard mailed to them
$10 tier supporters can get the same, but with a sketch on it
$15 tier supporters have the option to have a 14x17inch poster of this print mailed to them
More on those once the products arrive. ;D
First up are the beach pinup rewards!
All our supporters will get a desktop wallpaper of the beach graphic, but postcards, sketches and a limited number of posters will be sent to the higher tier supporters. More on that very soon!
2020 Rockshow pinup
The theme for this year was decided a couple months ago and it's time to start voting for characters. Once a month every supporter can take part in our votes on who'll appear in the next pinup scene. That will also be starting very, VERY soon. :D
2020 SIN
The story, written (poorly) by Sansregret, has been voted upon and every page has Boe's fate decided upon by our Patreon supporters. People in the $10 get to see the results, but it's the $15 folks who guide the course of his (probably) NSFW journey.
2020 NSFW
Speaking of NSFW, we have three comic miniseries in production! Mercs with Perks continues, with sequels to Master Beasts and Three For All not far behind.
All that plus special previews of Funny Farm, Banished and Accursed Dragon and more exclusive pin rewards are in the works! All support goes to coloring and illustrating our projects. We absolutely appreciate any and all support we receive from you guys. Thanks a bunch and here's to a great new year! :D
This next page will be mostly full of effects, so that's why it appears to be mostly empty space. Sansregret convinces Despond to cease his attack on her person by explaining she's the only competent minion of the bunch. With her help she can at least direct his master to Coven/Rastus.
The following page takes us to where Allone is keeping track of the stranger he and Sansregret saw earlier. He's not a stranger, though. It's Cerventes trying to pick up the carriage was was tasked to return with. What's Sansregret's plan for him I wonder?
And a preview of the next page. The crew make the robots comfortable as they reboot, Ardeth contemplates how she's getting overwhelmed with crises, and Gale plays a game of reverse strip poker to get Gavol to put on a shirt.
Admittedly not an exciting week for the ol' FF, but characters have to figure out the not-so-interesting mysteries along the way. :\
It's the first page of Sansregret's story! She's not a very good writer, but don't tell her that. ;D
It is an interactive narrative and the $15 tier folks will get to vote what happens next. Stay tuned!
Art by Alex
My current illness starting creeping up late last week and I'm just now over the hurdle that makes me feel like deathly garbage. After Christmas I'm hoping I'm well enough to start finishing up the exclusive material here.
In the meantime, enjoy seeing Gulius' bask in success...while you can!
I was planning on being hella productive this weekend with material, but a cold hit me hard and all I could muster was staving off what felt like death. D;
After Christmas I'll be free from social obligations and can post more material!
This next page is meant to be very dark with only hints and shadows of Despond and Mortlock visible. Despond questions is Sansregret is such the superior being, perhaps it's her body he should inhabit instead of Rastus'...
Sansregret really, REALLY did not like Allone suggesting he was a superior being.
Not seen: Lots and lots and lots of lightning.
I think the important strip is ASCII being forced to learn about the women behind the Naked News Network without visually objectifying them. :D
It's a real busy time for a lot of folks right now and I'm sadly no exception. I'd much rather be working away at comics n' such right now, but I'm forced to be away from the computer a LOT these days. There might not be much for updates the week of Christmas, but I'm definitely getting things setup for a 2020 State of Ryancomics including the beach pinup rewards, what the future pinup series starts with, the 3 NSFW miniseries that'll air, etc.
Also Funny Farm is ending and I guess I gotta' figure out what to do when that happens. :x
As always thank you for your support! More from me in a lil' bit!
Well doggies! Consider this bronco about to be busted.
Written by me
Art by Shenanigan!
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The entity's effects on electronics continue and the robots are shocked unconscious until Gale shouts at Loammi to stop picturing the invader. Apparently that works.
It's time for Loammi to share what she last remembers.
The crew don't exactly appreciate what she conjures up...
Somewhere far away from the events at the palace, deep in the woods an innocent looking owl perches itself high above in the trees. From below comes the mocking voice of a cloaked traveller.
"Oh, look at the stupid owl. What a dumb little creature. Can you hear me you absolutely useless collection of feathers?" and so on...
The owl lands on the woman's outstretched arm and immediately asks "You do know it is me? Allone?"
Sansregret replies "Owls are not supposed to speak for a reason, dearl. Their breath is horrible."
First up!
The poll for 2020's pinup theme is at a tie between Dungeons and Dragons, and Rock Concert.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-pinup-for-31312416
If you haven't voted yet it ends this week! :o
Secondly, the polls for how the first interactive story will begin have been collected and here is what the star Boe will first be doing...
Thank you all for your support in our work! :D
Opening order of business is Bootlox going over the data he accumulated on the pillars before they jumped. They contain the consciousness of robots, effectively making them into what we would call supercomputers.
Loammi doesn't understand how a robot, who is already a supercomputer, can become MORE like a supercomputer.
Bootlox then relays how robots want to integrate with organic society and limit their processing accordingly. Otherwise they'd be processing data a million time faster than any other living being and thusly isolating themselves. Bootlox then mentions an anecdote they heard about that's what's happening to their creators, the Catagas.
Empress Gilbraith doesn't necessarily want to rely only on the information Teulon is providing of this obscure ruling allowing her to hold her Stewards captive, but the Lord of Lore assures her it is all true.
Assuming they individuals who invoked the clause have a witness to corroborate their story.
That's when Nathaniel is introduced and Duke Danton LOSES it. The Duke immediately demands where Nathaniel has been and if the package is safe. The supposed ally confirms everything is going according to plan, which of course gives cause to the empress to have the traitor escorted away.
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The second round of SIN votes are completed and we'll be opening up the final round where we figure out how Sansregret's story will begin. Stay tuned!
The votes of the first round of SIN are also in!
Some lucky character from Funny Farm will be the first protagonist of Sansregret's twisted story. Those of you in the appropriate tier will participate in a new round of voting right after this post!
Sansregret's Interactive Narration that is.
The new $15 tier is live and with it includes the new SIN option. Sansregret is going to spin a tale with your help and she doesn't care how saucy it gets.
Votes start now to help decide what character will be initially abused...ER chosen. ;D
Will it be someone from Funny Farm, Banished, or Accursed Dragon? Will it be SFW, or NSFW? Either way it'll be illustrated once a month by Alex, so whatever extreme situation we end up with will be visualized for your entertainment. :x
The CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE tier has been created!
The $20 tier does not exist anymore. If you're on that tier, please select the $15 tier and I will refund you the cost.
Anyone else who wishes to be instrumental in the decisions that affect whoever is chosen to be the subject of your whimsy please join us. ;D
I'll make an announcement post tomorrow clarifying some of the details and answering questions.
Before their meeting Ardeth initiates the vote on who wants to take command of this mission since they're without captain. SMOL immediately suggests Gavol, because the lil' Strix robot feels their sergeant is the best suited for everything. Lyre tries to convince SMOL that no matter how many times they suggest it, Gavol just isn't comfortable taking control of the crew. With a truce and glowing praise, Ardeth accepts the recommendation to continue helming the plan to get back Rak.
Thank you everyone for your continued support with our material! Just a couple of Patreon notes:
1. The Pinup theme poll for 2020 is tied at D&D and Rock Concert!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-pinup-for-31312416
Please take the time to vote if you have not already. ;D
2. We'll be opening up the $15 tier this Sunday. Supporters within that tier will be taking the time this month to vote and pinpoint which character from which of our comic series will initially star in the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style story we'll be implementing.
More on that soon!
Calamity begins to unfold as the Wardens begin to bicker over the Anil Morden Decree that was just invoked. The Lord of Lore assures them that while obscure this is a perfectly legal and legit piece of law that is to be used if a suspected traitor is among the Wardens of Ternion.
Empress Gilbraith observes with quiet disdain until she hears that the decree would allow sequestering the Wardens indefinitely.
Something that will come in handy to keep Lady Pruden in check since letting slip her father is about to announce The West's separation from The Parliament.
The decree is recognized and Rawn is on her way to being proven innocent of her crimes.
The failsafe has a name, y'know.
Written by me
Art by Shenanigan!
Boe and Mils become...Bils.
In other news:
Later tonight a new NSFW page of Mercs with Perks will be uploaded!
Don't forget the 2020 pinup theme is still up for votes.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-pinup-for-31312416
The new $15 tier will be introduced next weekend! Supporters of that tier will begin voting on who the subject of their rowdy (probably NSFW) choose your own adventure story will be. :o
As always thank you all for your support with our work!
The last poll on this subject indicated enough people might be interested, so I'll give it a shot starting January. The $20 tier will disappear and be replaced with a $15, the really advanced preview rewards will continue at the new $15 tier, and a new voting reward will be implemented. Unlike the pinups, this reward can go the direction the $15 supporters wills it.
- Votes will available only for the $15 supporters
- The results will be available for $10 and $15 supporters
- Alex (artist for the pinups) will be available for illustrations
I'll introduce the new tier in December, and I know it can be a tough month financially but I'll need at least 3 supporters of the $15 tier to execute this project. If by the end of January 2020 there's not enough support we'll come up with an alternative plan.
In the meantime let's decide on a reward! ;D
I'll keep the vote options simple for now and we'll narrow down our options accordingly.
Please feel free to ask questions or express concerns in the comments.
Thank you for your support!
It was the last random Patreon supporter suggestion and it took a bit of time to finally get finished, but here's Luger!
Remember! The poll for the 2020 theme is still going:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-pinup-for-31312416
Currently "Rock Concert" is in the lead with "Dungeons and Dragon" in a close second.
Now that Loammi's up it's time for a crew meeting, except Gavol doesn't want to be in the same room as Gale...because she whistled at his boyfriend's butt.
Ardeth proposes that if he can beat her in a fight then he can sit out on the meeting.
In the end we can tell who won.
The beach was fun and once the wallpaper is completely colored it'll make for some great rewards for you guys later on, but in the meantime we must plan ahead! What kind of strange, fun and sexy situation can we put our characters in now?
Voting will go on for the entire month of November so you can take your time and choose wisely. Once the theme with the most votes has been determined a new pinup image will be made by Alex roughly at the end of every month in 2020!
A big thank you to all our supporters for the year 2019! We've been working our butts off to get comics and artwork to ya' and super hope you've enjoyed them! :D
The mayor has time to keep fit, but at the expense of learning to make a meal for himself.
Our polls have concluded and It's going to help a lot in deciding what we want to do with this Patreon for 2020. A more depth explanation of our plans will go up late this month, but tonight we'll put up a new poll as to what theme the next pinup project will be!
Don't forget we have a Patreon related poll still going.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/beach-pinup-wip-31085765
The concensus seems to be another pinup, but that could change still...
The pinups are most likely to win the current vote, but I do notice the ones expressing desire for change are from this ($10) tier.
Now I don't necessarily want to split up the pinup rewards with a different reward every month, because at the end of the year the pinup wallpaper will end up with at the most 6 characters. I do want to cater to those who expressed interest in other ideas, though!
The key issue is funds. I commissioned Alexander for the 2019 pinups and I'm hopeful he is available for 2020 also. That means if I do something else on top of pinups I probably will need the funding to commission it.
Believe me. Drawing it myself will result in delays and disappointment. ;D
If I were to change the $20 tier to $15, would that be acceptable to those who wish for something new? That would allow me to arrange a 2nd monthly reward for the $10 and up tiers, and would allow for NSFW material ($15 pledgers are the ones who vote).
Ideas can include:
- Choose your own adventure mini story with one picture to go along with it per month.
- Making a game one card a month.
- Just straight up NSFW pinups.
- etc.
Lemme' know in the poll and we'll see what we can arrange. :)
*DISCLAIMER. No guarantee Alex will be the artist participating in this.
Duke Danton seems a bit relieved that the Corvus envoy has been found and is ready to begin the ceremony. The Duke might possibly have another reason he needed the enigmatic Lord of Lore here other than being part of his swearing in as Warden of the South.
Empress Gilbraith begins reciting the rituals as Sharpe follows along. Just as Duke Danton is about to become the next Warden, Rawn interrupts saying she invokes an old and almost forgotten law that demands a halt to the ceremony as a Parliament traitor is in their midst.
Everyone doesn't realize this yet, but invoking that law is triggering events that will soon spiral out of control.
Things will be shifted around and some colors changed, but here's a preview of the beach wallpaper before final colors are added. :D
It should be all done and available for you to download before 2020.
Speaking of which! Should we do another one of these for next year, or would you prefer something different? If a majority of the votes lean towards no more pinups, we'll present some alternative suggestions for you to choose from.
If Pinups are a-okay we'll vote on a 2020 theme in December! :D
Mr. Ridley gets a new career opportunity!
In case you haven't noticed Funny Farm has now begun the process of starting its conclusion. :\
And here we see the better half of the ship. ;D
Brandon did a whole lot of exceptional work with the material!
Excellent work by Brandon with the art, and Josh with colors!
Gale is going to explain how she got onto the ship and I was originally going to have visuals to go with her dialogue, but thought that would be kinda' redundant. For fun we get to see a map of the Bootlox ship!
Here's the front half. :D
Don't TALK to Dr. Brittney before she's had her coffee...
Art by Shenanigans!
If you're unfamiliar with the Tim Horton's linguistics, don't look it up. It's funnier if you don't understand and can relate with Pom. ;D
Adjusting to life again after a city wide black out that hasn't fully recovered is a challenge. I'm being spread very thin at the moment but I'm trying to get the comic work done when I can!
Apparently it's blizzard season where I'm located and that results in a storm so catasrophic that the whole city's power is down for almost 2 days. XD
I'm one of the fortunate ones to have electricity back and am now playing catch-up on all the comic work.
Banished never had many opportunities for just women to star in a page, so I took advantage of that. I'm glad they found some common ground to work with because they're next mission is a doozy!
A surprise for Romyn and Paul! As cats leap and escape the dungeon, Paul recognizes and explains this is the weaker Winters who stands before them. Romyn is educated the Taryn disappeared for a year and returned with a mistress, a personal guard, a young ward, a cat and one less eye.
Paul takes it upon himself to see if he can pay his way out by telling the last whereabouts of Sansregret, but his charm doesn't work on Taryn. He's going to help the troublemakers out anyway, except the door flies off unexpectedly.
Taryn wonders why they didn't just do that in the first place, but Romyn didn't want to interfere with Paul's plan.
Here we have the completed final page of the Master Beasts story. Thank you all for your patience as we work amidst a lot of RL scheduling issues to get these pages done.
Is this the end of Master Beasts? No! Because it says so on the bottom of this page there is a sequel. ;D
Currently in the works is Prison of the Mimics, which will be illustrated by a different artist. Pages are being worked on currently in the hopes to minimize update delays. We may not be able to afford color, but that won't diminish the quality of work in any way.
More when the time comes! Thank you again for supporting our comics! :D
Things have calmed down and "medical experiment" is so last season, so Gale fabricated a new outfit for Loammi. Ardeth enters the medical bay to check on their guest and reveals the tech she wears serves a practical purpose none expected.
Taryn confronts the stranger who seems oddly familiar with the trick of using a cat to transmit a powder and goes as far as indicating he was in Castle Morden when Wizard first used the same tactic to spread the "fear of an inspection" paranoia.
Taryn recognizes that this is the same guy who was studying under the old scholar, Pidherny, and who also went under the title of Minister of Magic for the city of Lavenham. Now he's apparently an agent for the Corvus province and is here as an envoy? And what's with the mask?
The guy also claims Taryn is up to something, running around the countryside as a rogue wizard when really he's some kind of Capitol royalty. And what's with the eyepatch?
Wizard is startled and replies "BECAUSE I LOST AN EYE!"
Brett jumps in claiming he wears a mask because he's a cat. The stranger is impressed as Taryn loudly gives directions back to the ceremony this guy is obviously missing.
The heroes managed to escape unscathed because Zeiss is much more interested in something else on that planet.
Still interested enough to want to know where they're going though...
Now that PC has learned of Clifford and Vanessa's plan, they'll never use it against the humans I'm sure.
So they escape the fake planet and atmosphere protected within a dome surrounded by a chaotic stellar storm. Whoever was hiding that black ops lab made efforts to make sure it was hard to get in, let alone find!
Oh hey. Gale just so happens to be part of the team also.
She was probably instrumental in discovering where her friend, Loammi, was being held captive.
It took a little while to get this one completed, but I did say this is the week where we catch up on all our outstanding colored comics. ;D
Yes the himbos are dumb enough to think that's a lagoon leech-except maybe Mason. He probably knows more than he's letting on-and that's probably something that will carry over into Master Beasts 2
Stay tuned for the finalized finale!
I'd like to think the "Hauling bones!" saying came from Scarlet one day and just became accepted as their go-to term for driving organics around. ;D
PC experiences a very inconvenient hiccup involving his human alter ego.
I'm back from vacation and can start posting regular updates again! That includes getting more of the NSFW material posted and new Banished pages.
I've mentioned before how I wanted to explore some horror themed NSFW and currently I'm getting the wheels in motion for that. More when on that once there's something to report. ;D
Some of these strips might require a wikipedia search, but Lynn Johnston does the newspaper syndicated comic For Better of for Worse that had a controversial ending with the daughter character (based on her real life daughter) marrying the weirdly inappropriate guy and--
Anyway, her real life husband ran off with her money and she was forced to continue making the comic strips after when she was supposed to retire.
I'll be away this week, but I scheduled some updates while away! Take care of yourselves and thank you for your support! :D
Up to his old tricks back as Wizard, Tyran uses his cats to spread a sleep concoction and see if it's really Romyn being held prisoner. Time Tiger's along just in case, but she's not needed afterall.
Brett is happy to report he made a mask for his dad just in case he wanted one also. Tyran politely declines.
Things are going smoothly until some other figure appears and is unaffected by the kitties. He rises and it's revealed this gentleman is the representative of Corvus. What he's doing down in the dungeons is a mystery.
Turns out it wasn't SMOL that tripped the alarms, but someone else arriving on their scene. Someone BIG.
Now that we're catching up on the completed Banished pages, it's time to catch up on posting the high resolution versions we missed. ;D
Winner of the August vote is our boisterous Boscis sergeant, Gavol!
There is one last beach pinup as we got a late Patreon supporter entry, so that'll be the for the end of September. ;D
Thank you again for supporting our work! I hope these pinups were enjoyable. I'll see what I can do and collect them into something interesting.
Boe suffers from work hazards.
Banished is now caught up with coloring, so we'll be posting high res versions and previews once again! The last beach pinup arrived and that will be going up also.
Thank you again for your support in our comics! :D
Back in the prison, Romyn inquires with Paul about who Shane was.
Paul explains how Shane was his really, REALLY good friend. After their last adventure they both agreed to live a more quiet life back in Shane's hometown on a farm, but Paul realized it wasn't what he wanted. He had to leave his old boyfriend because Paul knew he would be happier in the city and didn't want to force Shane to choose.
While this happens a kitty pays the guard a visit. A quick pet later and he's out like a light!
People who recall some of the older stories will recall this is a classic Wizard trick. ;D
Lokalia complains he can't work on this theoretical cure for Coven that Luxuria hastily requested AND observe the ceremony going on at the palace. Luxuria then proceeds to describe coming down the runway first is the Warden of the North, who seized power once the Corvus armies retreated. Up next is the daughter of the Warden of the West who is attending in his place. By her side is her new husband, a native from across the Beryl Sea.
Next is supposed to be the representative for the Corvus, but so far no one's there. Very suspicious.
What's extra suspicious are the two old men among the crowd, suggests Lokalia, who finds time away from the experiment to have a looksy.
The boys play with toys and learn there's a top secret mission only they're equipped for!
Art by Shenanigan!
PC gets what it wants and it's a bit concerning.
Gavol won the beach pinup poll for August! The sad news is he's the last pinup we'll be doing for 2019. We lost some Patreon support and at the moment I can't afford to have the sketches illustrated by Alex AND pay for regular comics to be illustrated and colored. In the meantime I'll start focusing on getting the various beach characters together for some various wallpapers and maybe free physical rewards for the $5 and $10 support tiers near the end of the year. ;D
The NSFW miniseries can continue, but not colored. I'll try to get another page of Mercs with Perks up by Tuesday.
I've got a new colorist helping out with Banished pages, so hopefully that comic will begin regular updates once more starting October.
Thank you all for your continued support! We really do enjoy making these comics and everything you've contributed to help is very, VERY appreciated! :D
The ceremony for the new Warden of the South is about to start and Luxuria is snooping like an overly curious neighbor.
Her intent is to discover if the folks who are associated with Coven might be there, but also Luxuria is nosey.
Music fills the isolated chamber as an assistant reads off a report of the armies protecting the borders of the Western Province and The Capitol have not yet been removed since the war with the East ended. The harpist decides the event about to take place will give her the opportunity to speak with the Warden of the West about why that is. She stops playing and it's revealed the figure is Empress Gilbraithe and it's time to begin the ceremony to proclaim the new Warden of the South.
Meet our two mercs, "Knuckleberry" and "Bigguns"! What assignment awaits them on this, our blessed "I'd Ship It" day?
Art by Shenanigans!
The new chapter will be starting, so I'm putting up a week of "Previously on..." to help everyone refresh their memories. This story is tying up a lot of loose ends that started as far back as the beginning of Accursed Dragon. I can't expect everyone to remember, so hopefully this will help them enjoy what's to come. ;D
This is the last page of the "introduction arc" this story's been going through. All the characters are introduced and in place for the beginning of this very fantastical, unusual adventure. ;D
Rawn and Fiola are about to go take their places at the event that eve, but are stopped by a man who arrives to see if Tyran is near to give his condolences. The woman immediately recognize him as Duke Danton and Fiola has no quarrels straight out murdering the man there and then who helped orchestrate the death of her uncle.
Rawn convinces Fiola to put the sword away, but is distracted. For some reason Rawn can see Duke Danton's grief. The immense pain he's suffering over the loss of his son, Lance.
This is the first appearance of Duke Danton, but very small snippets of his visage have been seen in previous pages. I changed his design since then...most notable the hair style. Very few people will notice hopefully. :x
Gulius won the vote and true to character here he is.
My favorite pinup so far. ;D
The next round of voting for August will begin before the weekend!
It's time to ship it!
Written by me, art by Shenanigans.
Fiola and Rawn share one last moment together before the plans for this evening unfold. Remembering how Samuel, Fiola's uncle, bestowed his magic sword to her for protection, Rawn reveals she had it repaired and presents it to her friend.
As you can see, Fiola's grateful. ;D
Sorry for the spam. Patreon's interface hasn't been agreeable and my final workaround was to lump all the strips into one image file.
Hopefully the issue is resolved next week.
Thank you for your support in our comics!
We're slowly still getting caught up with coloring Banished. I'll post the hires versions as they're received!
This next page to update on the site we discover Gale was among the crew all along. Safely tucked away inside Bootlox, she was.
The time has come for everyone to get into position in accordance to "The Plan". Rawn inquires if they should get Tyran to help now that he knows, but it's reasoned that Sharpe's design for this evening did not include him.
Nathaniel listens to this and is quite curious how one man can not only discover his involvement with Duke Danton's treason, but pinpoint his whereabouts and execute a flawless capture. He asks what's Sharpe's secret and he coyly mentions "You could say I was inspired."
Nathaniel confides he's very interested in a man of Sharpe's skill and casually brings up if the doctor has ever considered a career in...
crime.
The "inspired" part is a reference to the special painting Sharpe mentioned a while back that supposedly can create magnificent feats of inspiration to whoever views it. It's possible Sharpe located said painting here in the Capitol.
Also there's a nod to Wizard Puppet from the previous story and how it was controlled by Tyran.
A new miniseries is upon us! A scifi adventure that will end up being every bit as NSFW as its predecessors.
This series will be illustrated by the phenomenal artist Shenanigans. Her style is very professional and I think you'll be very impressed. :)
Nothing deviant here at all. Not one bit
PHEW! The start of summer was a bit bumpy, but we finally just now got caught up on coloring the Accursed Dragon backlog. Assuming nothing else happens we'll be getting close to normal updates and previews here. ;D
Next on the backlog list is Banished and Master Beasts...
The next NSFW miniseries will be beginning tonight also! First page will be dropped later this evening. I think you'll like what myself and our new artists, Shenanigans, makes up for you.
Lastly: Last chance for the next Beach Pinup Poll!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-beach-pinup-28239214
Gulius is the likely winner unless some last minute votes start pouring in. :D
Once again thank you all for your support! The delays were unfortunate but unavoidable...
Last month's selected Patreon user went and chose Rawn, and even though it was a tie Bron is the voter's choice.
Obe may have got the same number of votes, but I went with Bron because he would suit a themed pic more uniquely--and three's a crowd. ;D
We'll put up the July votes tomorrow! Thank you for all your support this summer so far!
On this next page overhears a conversation between Topfer and Valor. They discuss what to do with the one-armed flat slob they have in their cell.
Tyran tries to remember who fits that description and we flashback to the beginning of Accursed Dragon where Wizard first encounters the dragon.
Tyran then realize who his cousin is talking about...
Hidden behind the waterfall sits Angra's secret phylactery, but that's not the only object of note squirreled away by the lich. What happened to the original team of beast warriors under Angra's control? Will the same fate befall the current heroes? We'll find out in the sequel!
A big thanks to CodyVFrost for illustrating our fantasy story! He did a great job with the material presented to him. He's unavailable for the sequel, but I have another artist slowly starting on it so that it may begin once our next miniseries, Mercs with Perks, is done. :D
Thank you all for your support with our comics! If you have any comments or concerns please let us know! We'll post the colored version of the part once it's available. July 14th is when our next series begins!
Board games from the boomer generation sound horny has heck.
Comic coloring has come to a halt at the moment because it's summer and everyone's busy, but I'll be posting the b/w pages for now (with follow-ups once colored versions are eventually completed). That means tonight will be the black/white conclusion of Master Beasts!
This time next month we'll begin the next NSFW miniseries, Mercs with Perks. ;D
Don't forget to vote in our poll! June's beach pinup is counting on you!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-beach-pinup-27594821
Once the spike falls, Ardeth gives the order for Bootlox to convert into their ship. Once Scarlet rejoins the group the team race back to safety as spikes from above continue to fall.
Back off! Get your own dozer!
It's a very busy time right now so please forgive any delays on my part.
I've been postponing putting up comic previews until the colored versions were finished, but those have been delayed also. For now I'll air the black and white versions on their respective websites and continue putting up previews here. I'll also post the last page of Master Beasts this weekend despite it not being 100% finished.
Thank you for your patience!
It was a tie and I couldn't stand the thought of separating them!
Who's next for a bikini wax?
June pinup poll will go up tomorrow and we'll visit the NSFW universe again.
A Patreon supporter will also be randomly selected to pick a character of their choice also! :D
Geoff and Gabe have a chance to become better friends now!
There was a delay getting the May beach pinup completed because since it was a tie we're getting TWO robots! ;D
I'll post the results tomorrow and then we'll get started on the June pinup poll!
Thank you for your support in our projects and comics!
Max underestimates the prowess of his teammates.
The color version will be uploaded shortly. Then only one page left!
Illustrated by CodyVFrost
There's not much a super duper large robot can be helpful with on non-combat missions, but it sure is handy to have one when the time does come!
As was mentioned by someone else:
"It's like packing a suitcase."
Art by CodyVFrost
Just a day in the life of a typical, everyday filming studio!
I received the colored version of the latest Master Beasts page and will have that up tomorrow. Thank you for your patience! :D
Max figured out Angra is under the delusion that dragons don't have ding dongs and doesn't want to jeopardize his new friend's position among the Master Beasts!
Coloring is delayed due to illness, so here is the black and white version for now. You'll see another post once the completed version is made available. Apologies for the delay!
Tyran has a quiet moment alone of reflection. He recalls the conversation with Rawn and Fiola and does offer an apology for his past actions. Rawn doesn't outright forgive him, but suggests it's a step in the right direction.
Rawn, Fiola and Sharpe will continue their plan and understand that Tyran would benefit from some alone time. It's interrupted by Brett who only wants to silently be by his master. It's at the end of the page he asks "When was I going to find out I had a grandma?"
Sorry for the delay! Things have been very busy for all of us, but comics are still being made! If you sent in your information for the Lich Pin I will definitely send a message once it is in the mail. I ship a small handful of them when time allows me to visit the post office. If you wish to have a pin there's still time. Please follow the instructions in this link. :)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/lich-pin-free-10-26723583
Thank you once again for all your support!
Our $10+ supporters are eligible to receive this pin in the mail at no extra cost to you!
Simply follow the instructions in the link below if you haven't already. :D
Gavol's in charge of taking care of Loammi in her weakened state!
Robots are asked to enter the forbidden lab as they're immune to the mind wash!
Scarlett won't fit, so Bootlox to the rescue!
Back with Tyran and the gang, Cerventes is ordered to discover where Nathaniel's cart (the guy they kidnapped) is, because the last thing they need is evidence discovered tying Rawn to another crime.
Tyran's venting his frustrations over how foolish they are, but Fiola fiercely defends their actions. Fiola hasn't had a chance to shine yet in this story, but that's going to change now. She argues Tyran's scheme to unite them with Sansregret and Coven is a failure, so they're taking the initiative to clear Rawn's name instead. Things get heated and when Tyran's pushed too far he blurts out he's distracted due to learning his mother just died.
The reaction to this news is not quite what Tyran expected.
Our miniseries is almost concluded! Only three pages left to witness the aftermath of this page's...climax.
Artwork by CodyVFrost!
Thank you for supporting our work! :D
Scott Baio is awful and should not have been referenced ever.
A new NSFW page will also go up tonight!
The story continues now exactly where we last left off. The search for Rak begins!
The new pin commemorating the Master Beasts NSFW miniseries is here!
If you're currently supporting our Patreon at the $10 and up level, this will be mailed to you for free. What I need are your:
- Patreon handle
- Name associated with your mailing address
- Complete mailing address
Email this information to me at: dalvatron@gmail.com
I'll be collecting information until the cut-off date of Friday, May 31st.
Thank you all for your support in our work! It really means a lot to us! :D
As per the votes, Miss Reese is the winner for this month! Thank you all for voting!
A new poll will go up very soon. I'm thinking we need some more robots in this crowd... ;D
This month a supporter was randomly chosen to select a character of their choice, and that's how Ayari is now included!
Every two months a Patreon supporter is selected to pick a fave character of theirs to be put up here. June is when a name is pulled again! :D
Where both Hacos and Timbo are is a bit of a mystery.
Along with when I guess?
The offer to present a dragon intrigues Topfer, but it's a futile gesture. Paul and Shane's purpose for visiting Forrest Town was to capture the monstrous golem; giving Topfer the notoriety needed to help nominate himself as the new Southern Province warden. Instead that role is now guaranteed to go to Duke Danton.
Topfer adds insult to injury by saying he knows what happened to him and Shane since being terminated from their positions as personal guards and feels sorry for the new stooge brought into this desperate scheme.
That's when Paul informs his ex-boss a real leader wouldn't need gimmicks to catch the attention of The Capitol. Valor defends his boss as he and his boss depart for the festivals that evening.
Romyn presents a counter-argument...
So how does Paul sneak Romyn into the palace to see if his sister is there? Same tried and true method for any ex-rogue. Use intimate knowledge of the guard's schedule and layout, Find the weakest point and then impersonate as a guard with prisoner. The jailor notes the only reason they saw through the ruse was because Paul was smiling too much.
Topfer sadly states Paul shouldn't have returned since being sacked. The new private guard suggests executing the two prisoners for their transgressions, but Paul reasons that would be a pity as he knows how his old employer can get a hold of a dragon.
In the previous story it's strongly hinted Topfer wanted to capture some kind of magic beast (like a golem) to help improve his standing among the elite.
Will he take the bait??
My favorite joke prop is the jacket that keeps getting larger and larger...
I've been receiving the finished pages from our colorist, so regular updates should be happening starting tomorrow! Thank you all for your patience. :D
Also don't forget time's almost up to vote for the woman beach pinup for this month!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-pinup-poll-25885838
The coloring of our comic pages unfortunately has to be placed on the back burner for a temporary moment as more urgent matters are taken care of. In the meantime here is the black and white version of the next Master Beast page!
Thank you for your patience.
Notice how Doctor Proctor is totally unphased by the conversation.
In other Patreon comic news:
- I apologize for the delay in comics. The coloring schedule has been out of whack this month due to vacation and taxes. I may simply post the black and white versions for you people in the meantime this week.
- The physical reward has been sent to the printers and next month I should hopefully be able to start mailing them to our $10+ supporters! :D
- Don't forget to vote for the lovely ladies of our April pinup!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/april-pinup-poll-25885838
NO RUNNING!
April poll going up we'll be choosing a lady of the human variety. :D
It's also the month another randomly selected Patreoner gets to decide on a bonus character of their choosing who might not necessarily get a pinup otherwise!
Thank you all for your support! We're all still catching up from our vacations, but comics and illustrations are in the works!
The dates converge.
The beach pinup votes indicate Lance for March, so he'll be posted tomorrow!
After that we'll begin April's vote for his woman counterpart. :D
Loammi's still weak, so Gavol is asked to take care of her.
Also fortunate for Loammi is that the helmet on her head protected her from the memory wiping technology within the entrance/exit of this secret lab. How do they get in?
Bootlox to the rescue.
Topfer is pondering many things as he and his guard, Valor, walk within the palace. Wizard's cousin is thinking about how maybe he too should acquire more guards and even a personal doctor. Basically Topfer is comparing himself to others and what he can do to appear better than everyone else.
These thoughts are interrupted as a palace officer approaches with disconcerting news. We see Topfer rush to the dungeons and comes face-to-face with none other than his old bodyguard, Paul, who has returned to haunt his halls with a new ally.
We'll get a lil' flashback in the next page as to the circumstances that landed Paul and Romyn here. ;D
The sun sets and things get spicy.
Illustrated by CodyVFrost.
Hello! I'm just back from vacation today! I was supposed to be back yesterday-which is when I was planning to make this post-but my flight was cancelled. It was a bit of a whirlwind with everything leading up to the trip, so I scheduled as many posts as I could while away. We'll be getting back to the good content now that I'm behind the computer again. ;D
Don't forget our votes for the men hot bods for this month's beach pinup!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/march-pinup-poll-25184611
Thank you for your votes! March pinup votes will begin next week. We need more humans so that's the theme. Men first and women for April!
Luxuria suggests they have ways to turn Coven human, but they have to talk to others first. Coven is told to wait.
As he's brought down to his old prison, we see he's now being given some amenities to help make him comfortable. Beside that we also see Ayari as he's still in the thralls of his own mind trap...
This takes place immediately where the last story ended. Loammi's confused, Gavol's taking the situation way too extreme, and the others perform some analysis.
Scarlet's arm becomes a workstation and Lyre discovers Loammi might not know what's going on, because the exit to that lab has a failsafe mind wiping apparatus...
And that wraps up the dinner auction story. That will take us to (looks at calendar) nearly the end of its original 2006 run. There's about two years worth of Funny Farm strips left before it reaches its conclusion. Might be time for me to start thinking if I want to do a sequel series or not. XD
Sorry for being slow to update things. I'm just getting over a flu, which is a more painful experience than I remember. XD
I did get a flu shot, but *shrug shrug*
I'm also going on vacation starting next week and won't be back until the third week of March. I'll schedule as many updates here as I possibly can!
Gale won the February Beach Poll, but since it was the 2nd month of the year a random supporter was selected to pick who they personally would like to be included!
Next random selection will be the 4th month (April).
A new poll for March will be put up as soon as Gale's pinup is completed. :D
Someone's got a sudden case of the shyness.
Illustrated by CodyVFrost.
For charity!
Also last chance to vote for the beach pinup!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-pinup-24640125
Luxuria is in a good mood now that an explanation as to how the blue dragon got out of the mind trap presented itself. Rastus was the one the trap was made for, but Coven taking over allowed him to leave it effortlessly.
The Castmaster is much more hospitable now that they know a human is involved somehow. Humans can handle only so much stress and pressure before something had to give, which is why the tears came out when they did. To make up for things, Coven is offered a drink along with some conversation.
The candle hadn't escaped Coven's attention, though. He recognizes it as a candle that compels people to tell the truth and calls Luxuria out on it. The Castmaster finds it very odd how Coven encountered an item made of thaumaturgy (man-made magic) and inquires who showed it to him. Coven doesn't know the name of the guy, only that he went as "Wizard".
That news was enough to cause Luxuria some thought. The Castmaster then surprises Coven by making a deal. Answer more of their questions and in exchange they'll make him human again.
In celebration of our exclusive miniseries and in appreciation of our supporters, the new pin is currently getting its design finalized and ready for shipping to our $10 and up supporters! :D
The pin is loosely based off of our comic, Master Beasts, and its scheduled to be completed near the miniseries' conclusion. What will the final graphic look like? It'll be a pretty neat surprise. ;D
If you're a $10 or higher supporter upon completion expect a request for your address here so it can be mailed to you!
Continuing the previous page, Hacos ponders out loud what the point of the universe is now that he's just been told the secret of a great many of its mysteries.
He then asks a character off panel how long it's been.
Timbo pretends to look at his watch and says almost three thousand years. :o
I'm being kinda' vague with some of the info here. The finished pages themselves will have all the details, but I'm unsure how much spoilers people want to read here. :x
I'll answer questions if there are any!
I'm actually in the works with starting a backup NSFW miniseries in case the fantasy one didn't quite get up n' running and vice versa. I'll either end up with both, or just one of these NSFW miniseries here to be read. XD
This one the artist said she wanted something involving macho 80s action movie themes, so this is what our final concepts are so far. They used to have some animal themed characters, but they changed a bit...
More on Mercs with Perks as we progress!
I'm thinking, when originally writing this, the bids are a bit too low. Oh well! XD
In other bidding news, the votes for Banished women to be included in the beach pinup continues!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/february-pinup-24640125
Please place your vote and determine who will get included at the end of the month!
Before getting to the answer of how the dragon got out of the mind trap, Luxuria takes a moment to mention how its her crystals that inhibit magic. That is her contribution to The Shadow of the Sun.
Luxuria stops when an unexpected reaction happens. Dragons don't cry.
She investigates and comes to the conclusion that there's a human in there and that that changes a great many things.
A crime has been committed!
of passion
Now time to hide the evidence! :O
Illustrated by CodyVFrost.
The floor with Coven ascends and the sun staff zips away to its owner revealing one of the seven Castmasters, Luxuria.
Some readers think the Castmasters are based on the seven deadly sins, but they're not. Luxuria is another name for lust, but this character is more of a matriarch than a seductress.
Only the two Castmasters introduced thus far (the previous was Lokalia) will be shown this story. The other five are off...elsewhere. Preoccupied.
Fun fact: Luxuria is the one who can manifest the cyrstals that hinder magic.
My favorite character in this story is the robot tux.
In other news!
Banished won the vote, so four characters from that universe will made eligible to vote later this evening! I choose the characters so that we have a bit of variety with sex and type, fyi. I know who y'all would be picking if I left it entirely up to you. ;D
A new NSFW page will be available early this week and some more preview pages!
Thank you all for your support! :D
Bron's reluctant to join the others for a swim. We realize why when Durand exclaims "Where your dick??"
Max takes his role of being a proper host to Bron seriously and tries to make him feel more at home in a secret spot of fish delicacies.
The giant oyster has a relaxing effect on the dragon.
Max is pretty sure his new friend is being attacked by a giant lake leech and comes to the rescue...
Durand is impressed.
Illustrated by CodyVFrost.
Banished begins again in April and Brandon is now slowly getting some of our pages ready!
Things ended off a bit poorly for Rak and Timbo in the last story, but the crew is dutifully attempting to reunite with their captain.
This new page is a bit of a mystery, though. In an isolated tower a galaxy swirls only to reveal it is contained and whose the hand that happens to approach it...?
ALSO, Banished is currently winning our latest poll (as of typing this). Could a character from our scifi romp get to be included as a beach pinup? :D
https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-comic-will-24406079
Another excellent interview question about the upcoming mayoral election: "What's your sign?"
Speaking of which! Please remember to vote in our current poll! :D
https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-comic-will-24406079
The NSFW universe won January, so they're disqualified from this month's selection.
Polling will be open until Friday Feb. 8th. Once it closes 4 random characters will be selected for pinup voting! Also one of our supporters will be chosen to pick a character of their choice to be our second February beach pinup! :D
I'm continuing my work with the artist for our next NSFW miniseries planned. Already the pages are beginning to be sketched for this new lil' adventure.
Here's the good guy.
Here's the bad guy.
And here's some soldiers to round things off.
Lee accidentally wins a contest he didn't even know was going on.
Illustrated by CodyVFrost!
Coven is quick to go on the defense explaining he shouldn't be here, but amidst the dazzling light of the sun staff he realizes....it's just a staff.
Once plucked from the ground, the light dissipates and our dragon is left wondering what's going on. A distraction was what's happening, as a pillar of dark energy rains down and the floor descends similar to how he was originally captured in the previous story.
Is he about to be imprisoned once again? Will Coven meet more of The Shadow of the Sun? Next page reveals the answer!
It'd be funnier if PC added too many 1s and just a fire hose stream of water came out of that mouth...
He won the January poll and here is the result!
Big thanks to Alexander for taking the task of illustrating our pinup winners! He did a great job with the shield bearing bear and I'm looking forward to what's to come February. :D
Reminder: February has TWO pinups. The first will be through the same voting process as January, but the second is different.
I'll be drawing a Patreon supporter's name from a box/hat and they can choose ANY character from the Ryancomics universe and it automatically gets included in the beach pinup scene. Based on your Patreon pledge ($1, $5, $10, $20) that's how many times your name is put in the box.
More on this when we start the polls the beginning of February.
Thanks again to all who voted! This is still a new reward system and hopefully you're finding it to be a fun new incentive. :)
I have to plan these NSFW miniseries far in advance, or else risk not having material here in a timely manner. Designs have begun for a new miniseries which also happens to be a fantasy themed adventure. Is it in the same universe as Master Beasts? Maybe! It's fantasy, so anything can happen! ;D
The artist I'm working with is also coming up with the designs in his own style. More as they arrive!
...and here are the pages after CodyVFrost illustrated based on my earlier sketches!
Note: Durand is reacting the way he is 'cuz he's pretty sure Angra is gonna' kill 'em if she finds out.
There's more to Angra's choices than she's telling, but that's maybe something for another day.
In the meantime, it's Master Beasts shenanigans.
It's time to ask the burning questions the public demand answers to.
Later this evening a new NSFW page will be up.
After that I'll post the art for the subsequent three NSFW pages!
Coven and Rastus have a personal dialogue wondering what it is they're beholding in this gargantuan cavern. Little do they realize that they are being watched!
In a flash a visitor appears. An...entity? Just a staff?
Either way, The Shadow of the Sun are here.
These are already illustrated by the artist, but I'll post my sketches first.
Honestly I'm not sure how to handle advanced NSFW material. Patreon might not like me posting them like this...
The guys see an erection for the first time. :x
You hear the boss. Time to get rid of that pent up energy.
Everyone's excited for the big news...until they hear it.
Thank you all for your support with our comics! A new NSFW page will be up later this evening!
Just a reminder: don't forget to vote for our January beach pinup!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-pinup-23832721
This next page of Accursed Dragon is currently being colored, but here are the flats. We see Coven for the first time since being captured by a superior force. Where he was taken is unknown, but currently the blue dragon is seen running through some vaguely familiar territory.
It's the same glowing grass and crystals found in the previous story that dampen magical abilities.
Coven comes to a stop once he enters a new room filled with...something rather unexpected...
The new story begins with a mystery. What version of Hacos is this and what is with the universe in a dome?
Also Timbo.
Firstly, the pinup poll. The NSFW universe won the popular vote, so up next will be four unique characters from the various miniseries and one of them will be voted for the January pinup! As a result the NSFW universe will not be eligible for February's vote.
New vote starts tomorrow! :D
Now for Funny Farm. It's a mishmash of strips this week as we lead up into a story taking place during Christmas time. It's a little late, but oh well... ;D
In case you didn't know, dragons don't have d.
Written by me, illustrated by Cody V Frost!
Here's a look at some of the upcoming bits featuring Coven/Rastus.
After approaching the remains of something rather large, a familiar sun shaped staff with a face appears.
The conversation then ends with another trip down a hole.
Tyran is having a moment lost in thought as his form seeps and oozes from the ceiling. He's realizing turning into this goopy form while in a fit of emotional distress is not normal and if this is a manifestation of the Tiger Eye's powers, or something else.
That's when Tyran notices the shocked faces who watched him slime down, and their special guest.
Before Tyran can properly ask what's going on, a loud commotion is heard in the nearby stairwell. Sharpe rushes in to warn his friends Tyran is on his way, but upon seeing he's too late the doctor steps up and asks "Just what the heck is happening here?"
Time to interrupt the regular Funny Farm comics with some Christmas themed strips!
Happy holidays! ;D
There are some (probably a lot) of lines you don't cross with Angra, as Max witnesses. He gives no argument with the assignment given!
I've been hit with a pretty potent cold, so I've had to take it easy unfortunately. Thought it best to post this up for you guys, though!
Topfer reveals the purpose of his visit and apparently it's not happy news. The envelope he is delivering to Tyran suggests it's unhappy news.
After the unwanted company departs, Sharpe makes a crack at the situation which infuriates Tyran. So much so that the torrent of emotions he's feeling unlocks a previously unknown ability and Tyran disappears through the floor like tar.
Sharpe quickly amends his list of Tyran abilities...
Thanks for your patience, you people! I'm sorry for the inconvenience but I'll get back to posting more material once I've recuperated.... \:D
The Master Beasts' boss is introduced, except she doesn't exactly appear like the noble defender of justice that the beast dudes live up to...
Topfer makes a grand entrance, but it disappointed how none of the women in Tyran's entourage are present. This leads to Valor's surprise reveal and our tiger eyed wizard complaining he prefered his cousin's previous guards (Paul and Shane).
As Valor chides Cerventes how poorly he protects his Winters, a sudden poke in the rear is felt as Sharpe performs a stealth attack from behind. He assures the bodyguard it's a harmless laxative. When asked who carries laxatives around, Sharpe immediately responds with "A person with a 70 year old colon!"
Our comics and goals have shifted opening this Patreon and it's far overdue for an update. Thanks to the steadily increasing support we've received paying the artists who illustrate and color our material has increased steadily, but the rewards haven't been equally distributed among the different tiers. Here is what our new Patreon setup will include:
Character Pinups
Recall the Patreon poll I made up a few weeks ago? That's how I decided on a theme for a year long series of pinups! January will begin a series of monthly polls featuring characters from all of our comics and will be open to every tier.
In addition, once every TWO months I'll draw a name from a box and that individual can pick a character they want to be included.
For example, January will have a poll and the most popular vote is made into a pinup. In February we'll have a poll AND a random supporter will choose a character of their own.
This will go on until December and then all the pinups will be put together in a wallpaper, postcard, etc.
I won't be the one illustrating these. Instead I'll be commissioning the fabulous artist Alex with that task. I already took the liberty of having Coven and Wylla made as samples. ;D
Stay tuned for more about this beginning January!
Tier Updates
Here's the new breakdown of the tiers. One noteable introduction are the "draws". Every second month I'll draw a name and they'll get to choose any character from any of our comics to be included in the pinups. The higher the tier you support, the more times you get a name in the box. Also all the SFW comics are now in the $5 tier!
$1 Tier
- Get Funny Farm comics a week in advance
- Participate in pinup votes
- Name included once for the draw every second month
$5 Tier
- Get Banished pages previewed in advance
- Get Accursed Dragon pages previewed in advance
- Name included FIVE times for the draw every second month
$10 Tier
- Get NSFW miniseries pages
- Receive physical gifts
- Name included TEN times for the draw every second month
$20 Tier
- I work on a lot of comic pages weeks and months in advance. Once a week I'll post all the production materials I made at that time in batches and you'll be get access to material no one else might ever even see.
- Name included TWENTY times for the draw every second month!
Upcoming Comics
Banished has resumed with Brandon illustrating once again and while the website won't be updating until late April, we'll be posting them here starting February!
Accursed Dragon will continue and starting January we should finally see what's happening with Coven.
Master Beasts is almost completely illustrated. All that will remain is coloring and lettering. It's weird and full of unexpected stuff, so....yeah. Hope you like surprises!
A new NSFW miniseries by a different artist is just in the very initial stages of production and I'll be super pleased to show off more! Here's a couple of sketches...
That's all the news we have for ya's right now! New votes and pinups start the beginning of 2019 and a whole lot of comics to read by so many talented artists! Hope to see ya's then!
Enjoy and have a safe holidays everyone! :D
Maybe Mr. Mayers isn't such a evil jerk afterall. Just a jerk. That's just how insensitive wealthy psychopaths are if reality has taught us anything. XD
Next post will be the newsletter explaining the plans for 2019 and how this Patreon tier system is being overhauled. Exciting! :O
Coloring is still in progress; I thought I could post the black and white version for now. :D
Cerventes doesn't quite understand how the cat alarm works, so Sharpe gladly refers to his "Tyran's Powers" notes. The tiger eye, at least when Tyran wears it, allows him the ability to communicate with cats to a certain degree. He can also see from the cat's point of view if he wishes.
The two who tripped the alarm are his cousin, Topfer Winters, and the personal guard, Valor. Both converse how peculiar it was for Tyran to vanish for months and return with a doctor and three new guards, but Valor being ever so suspicious turns on the cat.
Topfer finds it amusing how over-protective his guard is, but Valor never takes chances...
The villains are thwarted, but Miss Reese's cover is blown. Time for her graceful exit...
It's a busy time of year for all of us, including myself. Not only am I still getting the new Patreon scheme ready, but Banished strips begin production this week. :o
More news very soon!
An intimidating new beast arrives upon the theatre of battle.
Professor Sharpe reminds Tyran - not to brag - about how much of an expert he's become studying the anatomy of the fantastical due to his earlier experiences with Coven. He laments, however, over the lack of opportunities to research regenerating limbs.
Tyran comments how Coven's more than capable of growing another limb based on HIS experiences (in puppet form). The news of this perks Sharpe up a bit...
Meeting up with Cerventes, Tyran inquires where Rawn and Fiola are. A freak out occurs when the burly guard informs his boss the two missing women are out of the castle.
All turmoil abruptly ends when the proximity alarm is triggered with an enthusiastic "Meow meow meow!"
These were the first strips where I began experimenting with dynamic action shots that didn't...well, suck. XD
Some readers complained that Funny Farm got too serious with its stories and wanted the more slice of life nonsense similar to the earlier material. To be honest I did too, but there were a lot of loose ends to tie up! This was me getting that process a-goin'.
In Patreon news: The new setup is continuing! In a couple of weeks I'll detail everything I have in store for you supporters! :D
As part of the new reward system I'll be rolling out in the beginning of 2019, please don't forget to take this poll! It ends Saturday.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/poll-for-secret-22635397
I'll write up what to expect starting in December so you'll know all the details before then. :)
I've been receiving more of the b/w Master Beasts pages from CodyVFrost and...I feel so bad for what I made him illustrate. Considering this miniseries is 20 pages instead of the usual 15, I've had 5 extra pages to flesh out the characters before focusing on just the NSFW stuff and...yes. When the it starts it snowballs.
A lot.
Thanks again for supporting our comics! Plans are in the works for more rewards for you people very soon! :D
Enemies are no match to the Master Beasts!
Gulius is being extra gross.
Next update with be a new NSFW page for the $10 tier tonight!
The big update for our Patreon continues to be worked on for more interaction and rewards. Stay tuned! :D
This is an experiment for a future Patreon reward idea.
For now please vote on what scenario you like the best. :)
Poll closes on Saturday Nov. 17th
Josh was experiencing some technical issues, but all the pages in the coloring queue are arriving.
This next page has Doctor Sharpe face off with Tyran (aka Wizard). The story of these two is ever since Tyran rescued Rawn, Sharpe, Fiola and Cerventes from being chased by law enforcement (similar to how Sansregret arrived to pick up Coven in the previous book) they've been given new roles in the castle in order to hide in plain sight.
Sharpe's is that of personal doctor to Tyran.
The problem is Tyran doesn't need a doctor because the tiger eye has healing properties, so they sit and pretend in order to keep up appearances.
Sharpe wants to take this opportunity to continue studying the paranormal and insists on examining the tiger eye. Unfortunately for Tyran is he's inexperienced with the doctor's methods of conducting research...
Miss Reese's cover is blown!
I also want to mention that a new "State of Ryancomics Patreon" post is going to be planned for the beginning of December. There's going to be a few changes implemented to improve the type of content you receive by supporting our work here.
We'll still have the NSFW miniseries and physical rewards, but there'll be new additions for the people who pledge $5 can enjoy also.
More details on that soon enough! Thank you all for your support and stay tuned for the new updates! :D
We're still getting to know the characters a little bit as the warriors bravely/recklessly engage the enemy!
You can see the final version of the previous page here:
http://accurseddragon.com/index.php?date=2018-10-23
Here is a continuation with Paul and Romyn getting themselves prepared for the day. After getting properly fed and following up on proper hygiene, the two begin their journey to the fancier part of the Capitol whereupon the airship is noticed. Paul casually mentions a big deal with representatives from all the provinces is about to happen any day now.
Inside a tower, possibly in the heart of the Capitol, Tyran Winters removes his eyepatch and frowns as a voice off panel exclaims it's time for his checkup.
Tyran, if you recall, is Wizard's real name. Also we see why he's not horribly scarred as he should be, since the tiger eye most likely has healing properties...
A brand new adventure, separate from all the other comic universes and full of new characters begins! It's not going to be a complicated epic, but I did my best to be creative and avoid your typical fantasy adventure lewdness. CodyVFrost dedicated a lot of his drawing here and if you've enjoyed reading what's been done so far, this story should be no different.
While we have been (and still are) producing the black and white pages since summer, there is yet the process of coloring to go through. We'll update as often as we can once the final versions arrive for lettering.
Let us know what you think and if you have any questions we'll do our best to address them. :D
Thank you for your support; enjoy the new miniseries!
Ront is always so sceptical, but is pretty accepting when the nonsense manifests itself right under his nose...
Vince (who I'll be referring to as the alias CodyVFrost mostly) did a nice shot of the characters during their downtime. When approached for an idea of what the cast could be doing, I optioned this since there's plenty of fighting enemies in the comics already.
Here is the initial sketch proposed...
Here's my followup edit to help give the scene more life...
I was in a bit of a hurry with that one. XD
Comics begin next Monday! Thank you for all your support in our work!
It's morning and Romyn groggily awakens from the bender earlier. It's Paul's voice that rouses the visitor; a weary glance over shows the gentleman perfectly groomed and surveying the morning market amidst the sunrise's rays of light.
Paul's being a wicked flirt as he passingly comments how he'll help find Romyn's sister in this maze of a kingdom.
Taken back with surprise, Romyn is quick to show his gratitude and promises to hook him up with Rawn when they locate her.
Paul takes the hint and does up the top buttons as Romyn inquires if he already has a girlfriend...
Here is a high res version of the more NSFW version of the cover that was previewed earlier...
Only one more week almost!
Our new NSFW series begins Monday, October 22nd and has an official title!
Master Beasts: The Scepter of Bronreldrunth will be a 20 page fantasy miniseries written by me, illustrated by Vince and fully colored.
This is one page that will look MUCH BETTER after it goes through the coloring phase. XD
Anyway, it looks like Nathaniel has the upper hand until he hears the creak and blister of wood from the carriage behind him. Brett appears, and if you were wondering what happened to Time Kitty, meet Time Tiger.
All the fight drains from Nathaniel instantly and he surrenders while commenting that this is a bit too much.
"Is there anything else traumatic Gulius has been through?"
"Well there's this slash fanfic about my brother he read--"
"Please...stop."
The conclusion of Three For All!
This is the page I've been looking forward to the most. ;D
The whole miniseries itself was fun as it was a good opportunity to just write absolutely silly nonsense.
TooMuchDynamite also really took advantage of the material and was super professional to work with. Maybe someday in the future we'll work on something else again (nothing planned yet as his schedule is super full).
Hopefully you all enjoyed it too! Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments and if there's anything you want in future NSFW miniseries we're certainly up for suggestions.
Like I mentioned previous posts, the next story is fantasy adventure along the same lines of NSFW-ness as older miniseries, but I am thinking of doing a NSFW ghost story (NSFW due to spooky things, as opposed to adult situations). Is there an interest in that?
Thanks again for your support! Everything helps to get our comics made. :D
Here are some rough design sketches for Fiola and Rawn's burglar outfits. They didn't intend on them being cat themed, but a certain individual insisted. ;D
Also some Wizard (Tyran) in "civilian" attire.
The next miniseries, Master Beasts, will be starting on October 22nd, but initial concepts began way, way, way earlier this year. Here we see the first character designs presented to Vince, the artist working on this adventure.
York is meant to loosely be the paladin of the group and is kinda' sorta' inspired by the polar bear in The Golden Compass (the final version has changed a lot).
Durand is depicted with ninja themes; was changed with something more of a Mad Max/Fist of the Northstar feel.
York is like a monk. He just wears a skirt now.
Lee was also originally meant to be a martial arts fighter, but was changed into something with a Samurai Pizza Cats vibe to it.
Max is an otter whose specialty is hand-to-hand combat. To make him look distinct I went with a gladiator-like appearance, even though he won't be fighting like one.
The dragon character is a barbarian and his role will be revealed when the miniseries begins.
Some of the enemies they'll be encountering are rock golems so a small assortment were scribbled up for Vince to use.
More pics as we get closer to launch date! ;D
Nathaniel, proving himself as a master swordsman, taunts the women attempting to burgle him. Exasperated, Rawn reveals herself and that she knows the swordsman's true agenda in the old war between Corvus and The Parliament.
Nathaniel pauses as he recognizes Rawn from their brief encounter within Castle Morden. Enough of a pause that allows Fiola the chance to call for their emergency backup.
Brett rises up from the leafy growth and grumbles "it's time".
Sorry for the late post! I just got back from the last comic con of the year and am catching up on all my work. :o
Thank you for your patience! We'll have a nice steady flow of material soon enough now that there's no more traveling for a while.
That lone merchant who Romyn interacted with in one panel back in the first page was no ordinary encounter. Nathaniel Painchaude first appeared in Castle Morden before Rawn and Coven met Lance. Nathaniel admitted to being an importer/exporter along with Lance's father being his most important client.
It's evening and the wheel to his carriage is still broken. Nathaniel wonders what happened to his corvid, the magical bird delivery device, requesting aide when a voice from the woods interrupts.
Two women appearing as bandits approach and explain the corvid was intercepted and that Nathaniel has only one option: surrender and come with them.
The two were not expecting Nathaniel to introduce the second option of taking them both on in a sword fight...
It's fairly obvious who the blonde bandit is, but her friend is Fiola, the attendant to helped Coven and Rawn escape Lavenham and niece to Samuel.
The epic game of Three For All is over! With a winner declared only one page remains in this NSFW miniseries...
I'm back from vacation and there's a bunch of material to start posting before I leave for the Edmonton Comic Expo this Friday!
Remember how Mr. Ridley was hypnotized? Gulius discovers this fact and has a little fun...
I'm gone for a week on a trip with my mom and things have been pretty busy here leading up to it. I apologize for not having much material to post in the meantime. :x
Attached is the WIP for the next Three For All page. Next week is the start of the new Accursed Dragon story and I'll hopefully get to start sketching some new Banished material and showing preview of that!
As always thank you for your support! More from us next week. :D
A familiar face from the previous story sits rather unhappily within one of the few modest taverns still open this late summer evening. A voice at the bar catches his attention and Paul thinks maybe there's something to salvage from this day afterall.
Romyn is skeptical of the stranger buying him a drink, but the two quickly become chums over their tales of adventure and happening to have a common friend in Coven...
Paul is officially introduced in this story! A few things have probably changed since fleeing Forrest Town during the dragon incident. His attire isn't quite that of an officer and there's a notable lack of Shane, his large in stature partner. We'll find out the details as this new friendship continues.
One last gambit! No more rules!
That's how you win in Three For All...
The more pressing piece of info probably is Three For All. There's 15 pages so indeed we are close to concluding this miniseries. Attached is a preview sketch of the page with the final version being worked on as we speak! It takes a fair bit of work coordinating with an illustrator and colorist, but I'm confident the time and effort will be worth the wait. :)
The next miniseries is going to start in October. Perhaps Monday, October 8th. I'm not 100% certain on this yet, but it's a good bet that's what we'll schedule it at. Master Beasts will be colored and Vince has been making his way through the pages rather steadily these summer months.
It'll be 20 pages and feature a bit more story and characters. I rather like the setting we made and Vince is having fun drawing it, so hopefully you'll enjoy it too!
Much like the other miniseries that came before, Master Beasts will gradually creep into the very NSFW territory...
If you have any questions let us know! We'll get you the newest material as soon as it's ready! :D
Sun is setting and the well worn road leading up to the Capitol is trotted upon by in Rawn's older brother, Romyn. Throughout the scenes we'll see excerpts of a letter Romyn received from his sister as he happens past a distinguished man in need of help and the bustling crowd of people on their way home from their afternoon errands.
The letter is a message to indicate she's safe and inviting Romyn to the sprawling city...except he doesn't have a clue where to begin looking for her...
The page still has to be colored, but you get a good idea of how our next adventure begins! People with really good memories might even recognize the gentleman who is in panel 2. ;D
It's the end of now, but not for too long. We'll be back with the pages of Banished probably late spring 2019. We'll see a few things have changed as Zeiss hasn't been idly sitting by during this time. ;D
Maybe that explains the new upgrades here. We'll see!
Thank you for all your support in our comic during this time. It wouldn't be anywhere near as professionally made without the help of our readers like you! Of course you'll get first dibs and exclusive looks at our work leading up to the new story, but for now we're gonna' decompress a bit.
More in a little while!
Joy and Mike finally have their wedding. They're about to new life together away from all these crazies.
Mop is the hapless victim of OVERTIME!
Who will come out as the winner of this tie-breaking event??
Art by TooMuchDynamite
Colors by Josh
We see Loammi's welcoming committee! Ardith and the crew are searching for their captain and they're expecting to get some answers.
A few changes have happened since Rak set his friends loose. Scarlet is no longer confined to just being a car; rather a jacked up looking all terrain tank with a bipedal soldier alternate mode. Same thing happened to Bootlox, except it appears he's the entire ship.
Bootlox, the engineer of the group, obviously had a lot of time to implement these upgrades...
SMOL is seen as a wrist weapon with Gavol, who is sporting an assortment of cartridges and Lyre's a bit more punk, but still an excellent communications specialist.
Ardith has matured the most and appears to be the temporary leader of the group, but all are loyal to their original captain and are doing everything in their power to get him back.
Thus concludes Book 2 of Banished! Thank you all for your support in our scifi adventure! Much like what happened in Accursed Dragon we'll be taking a vacation away from this series and give ourselves a chance to recharge our creative batteries. Maybe late spring/early summer we'll return to this story and begin the epic conclusion of Rak and Timbo's adventure. ;D
It won't be for a couple months at least, but we'll fill you in on what's happening and provide previews when they come. More from us in a little while!
The Stock was where the Canters escaped to and it's kinda' implied that's where Loammi is. The experiments were possibly to recreate the psychic array they lost using the Arctide's special abilities.
Something happened though and someone unexpected is there to greet her.
Loammi feels weak, but determined to discover her whereabouts. With the support of an I.V. pole, the psychic Arctide explores. All she can discern is that whatever facility this is, it's completely abandoned.
Surrounded by what appears to be experimental projects, she feels there's little time to investigate their purpose. Instead a, what could be described as a freight elevator, is found functional and takes her to the exit.
Someone unseen immediately greets her...
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It appears a few things have happened since being put in a temporary coma back in Hub World. Luger, Rak and Timbo are no where to be found and Loammi finds herself alone in an abandoned test chamber.
One score is tied
but there's second score yet to contend with
Illustrated by TooMuchDynamite!
"wake up"
"Wake up"
"WAKE UP"
Loammi abruptly sits as she's brought back to consciousness with a shock. Wearing a helmet still, she feels around and suddenly realizes things aren't right. The helmet is part of an apparatus, and she's confused why her clothes have been replaced with a type of medical gown.
Looking around she finds herself in a very alien environment. Almost as if part of a medical experiment, except abandoned.
Abandoned rather hastily by the looks of things.
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Luger, the luddite he is, reads off a paper he saved a cryptic password and informs his employers that the bounty has finally been obtained. Who exactly are his employers? The STOCK was overheard by Timbo back at the Inclinstation when the Canters talked about their destroyed psychic array...
It's quite possible Luger's not going to like what he sees when he reaches their final destination.
Wake up, Loammi!
I haven't posted much about Accursed Dragon: The Final Dragon only because there's been a fierce debate in my head over what the best way to begin the story was. My final decision is we're going to begin with Rawn's brother, Romyn.
I was tempted to kick things off with a flashback, but that's been done already! Instead we're going to initially follow a guy who is absolutely new to everything and you'll what Romyn learns.
The point of view will shift to someone else later, yes, but it'll be nice to see a character who has only appeared at the beginning of Accursed Dragon almost a decade ago. XD
No pins this time. To celebrate Three For All we're giving away 2 fridge magnets of our absolutely original character, Obe!
Company coming to your house will be "What's Obe thirsty for?" Something from the ice box naturally, but SHH! We know the real truth. ;D
If you'd like to have 2 of these magnets mailed to you please email me your:
1) complete mailing address
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I'll wait 2-3 weeks to accumulate addresses and then away they go!
Luger reads off the symbols on a worn piece of paper he's been carrying that apparently grants him access to a very restricted line of communication that reads "STOCK". The individual on the other end acknowledges the Canter and confirmation of Rak's capture has been made.
He's pretty pleased with himself and promises Loammi she can have some of the reward when she wakes up.
The words "wake up" echo in Loammi's mind...
It's funny how Luger doesn't know about the good quality friends Rak has now.
I currently have some finished comic pages ready to put words on, but this week has been a mess in regards to productivity. Mostly I'm concentrating on getting the recent Kickstarter rewards all sent (4 more left to mail!), but this weekend should allow me some time for comicking. Expect updates on your fave pages soon! ;D
Since Vince started teasing our next NSFW miniseries (updating once Three For All has concluded) I thought I could reward you with some additional previews. Master Beasts is a fantasy series closely resembling the world of Dungeons and Dragons starring a group of beastly warriors. As you can see in my preliminary sketch above they were originally meant to be knights.
They're a mishmash of different classes and personalities and they work together to protect their realm from invaders.
These designs have changed since Vince began making the pages and there is a sixth Master yet to be revealed. I deliberately cropped him out here so you can make an accurate guess what to expect. ;D
I really don't like being predictable, so you may think you know where this NSFW story is going, but I kinda' sorta' think you'll be surprised...
Also she's my favorite character in this miniseries. If I get a chance I want a NSFW series with her!
Stay tuned for more! Thank you again for your support!
Utterly defeated, Rak is now in Luger's care.
Asking his captor why he's bringing Loammi's unconscious form along, Luger replies "A deal is a deal" and buckles her in for their long ride.
Rak tries to reason with Luger saying he's sorry for stealing the ship (not that he could return it since being refitted by Bootlox), but has more than enough sovs to pay off whatever Mut'la's bounty is.
Luger responds by asking "What makes you think it was Mut'la?"
He realizes it was his homeworld, Katrime, that placed the bounty all along and is quickly silenced.
The woeful tale of the Mayers clan.
Back when this was made I experimented with just using black and whites. It was a good try, but some details are easily lost in the stylized panels....
Silk gets the assist he desperately needs.
No, you are not supposed to be hearing what Timbo says.
The Timbo shell....ain't doing so well.
This is pretty much the end of Timbo as Rak knows him and the mechanical boy's space friend is taking it as is expected.
Rak's not confident he can be a good guy without his pal's moral compass by his side, but Timbo knows he can.
Before the shell shuts down, Timbo departs one last piece of information: where to find his real self.
People were thinking Timbo could deconstruct and combine with the metal surrounding him, but how do you physically connect with a chunk of solid garbage?
Unfortunately this does not bode well for Timbo as we know him. :(
Luger's a little upset that he's going to miss out on that sweet robot reward money now, but not nearly as upset as Rak is.
Without thinking, Rak leaps to turn off the contraption, burrows through the debris and discovers Timbo just in time before his torso is completely crumpled.
It...might be a little too late for him though...
Timbo also has heat vision eyes, but I reckon' he was too distracted by Rak's words to notice the big ol' menace behind that door...
With the score tied, how will they determine who the winner is?
Written by me, illustrated by TooMuchDynamite
It's time to exit this underground labyrinth of a facility and finally being a new journey.
Or not.
Luger uses his special eyes to catch them by surprise.
Timbo is especially surprised....
One of my earliest writing regrets is having Mileena's initial appearance be so one dimensional. These comics are me kinda' venting about my past self's inability to make a well-rounded character...
It's almost the second half of 2018 and we thank all our supporters for what they've done to help! Here is what to expect for the rest of the year. :D
THE FOURTH FALL
Kevin is doing great work with the pages and we're slowly but surely getting them colored by the wonderful David and Josh (who colors Banished currently). This unique take on the Accursed Dragon characters will definitely take and unexpected twist. ;D
THREE FOR ALL
The finale of our currently NSFW miniseries is creeping up and the artist, TooMuchDynamite, is absolutely pushing the limits...
THE NEW NSFW MINISERIES
Coming up immediately after Three For All is a fantasy adventure starring puma, buffalo, bear, wolf and otter knights. People who recognize the artist might also already guess some of the content that'll be illustrated...
For the rest just wait and seeee
"Ryan, how come your NSFW miniseries are all gay furries?"
I'm glad you asked! I am desperately trying to be as inclusive as possible with these stories and I have characters and plots of all sorts staring women, men, binary, robots, you name it. The problem is once the project gets off the ground it comes to an immediately halt due to the artist's sudden lack of availability.
Here is a glimpse of a fantasy adventure staring a woman weapon's trainer...
And yet another fantasy adventure that had to come to an abrupt end also. These and more can/will be made, it's just a matter of finding the right artist to commit and follow through. :)
BANISHED, ACCURSED DRAGON and FUNNY FARM
Accursed Dragon will resume updates around September, so I'll be posting previews as I finish them during these summer months.
Banished will be concluding its current story very shortly, but I'll be posting concept sketches and material until the next arc begins (which won't be for several months as Brandon takes a vacation).
Funny Farm, well, I'll still keep posting previews a week in advance. We're almost at the point where I'll be drawing the material I had to skip out on during the strip's original run. :O
and that's about it for now. We'll still have a unique pin made available for the end of the miniseries. It's just I haven't designed it yet. XD
If you have any suggestions, concerns, or anything else on your mind I'm definitely open to hearing them! Whatever we can do to make your experience here better, feel free to let us know.
Thank you again!
Rak and Timbo's dirty trick worked. Loammi's not severely injured, but in no condition to fight.
Also, apparently Brandon drew you guys a view of Luger's Canter bottom!
Westone's convoluted plan unravels and he resorts to the simple, no-nonsense approach of using Pete to do his dirty work.
This basketball game has suddenly slipped into them playing doctor.
Art by the great illustrator, TooMuchDynamite
Very sorry for not being able to post much this week! I hit the ground running IMMEDIATELY upon my return from BLFC. This weekend I can finally catch up on things and rest a bit. :x
I'll post more stuff ASAP!
Loammi's going alone and Rak's prepared a deal. He'll happily go freely with her and Luger to wherever they've got planned, if she can tell what Timbo's thinking.
What could go wrong?? ;D
A quick emergency meeting before the wedding.
It's been a while, but if you recall when Rak first escaped out of a ventilation shaft back on the Boscis base hidden in Strix 13 he wasn't quite so nimble. Our Canter has grown a lot since those carefree days...
It's crunch time again as I'm getting ready for my flight to Reno where I'll be exhibiting at BLFC this week. I'll be preoccupied once again, so things might be slow here again. I thank you very much for your patience!
If you're attending the con and want to say hi, please c'mon over! :D
Tickle or tackle, it doesn't look like Luger's enjoying this.
As they escape, Rak comes to the conclusion that running is not going to solve this particular problem and they're going to have to face L&L head on. Timbo agrees to help.
Who doesn't agree to help? Loammi. She's going on without her Canter counterpart and avoiding the groping tentacles.
It's time to hop in there and offer an assist
Illustrated by TooMuchDynamite!
Considering all that has to be absorbed, Rak's handling this situation relatively well.
I apologize for the delay in uploading content! The Calgary Comic Expo was amazing, but busy. Being home now there are a pile of things to catch up on, but I'll get some new comic material up and ready for you great people! Stay tuned!
It's convention time!
I'll be in Calgary for the Calgary Comic Expo starting Tuesday April 4th until Sunday April 29th.
Not long after that I'll be exhibiting at BLFC in Reno starting Thursday May 10th until Monday May 14th.
Considering that, updates will be a bit unpredictable. I'll post material when I can, but it might be light until mid-May. I'll try my best!
Also if you happen to see me at my table at either of these conventions please do come and say hi. I'll happily even sketch you up a request pic. ;D
A lot of liberties are being taken with the rules of the game, but that's what happens when the characters are being written by a thirsty fanfic shipper.
Immediately fleeing the garbage scow, Rak hears a robotic voice beckoning him. Recognizing it instantly, the drone reassures Rak it's not what he thinks.
Timbo (mostly unassembled, yet it's unmistakably him) emerges from the disassembled metal bits explaining their last encounter with Zeiss inspired another new ability of his.
Rak begins to think how the mystery data Timbo's shell is transmitting back to his equally mysterious home is advanced technology, but remembers they're on an escape mission.
Controlling the drone, Timbo commands it to tickle Luger.
"TACKLE!" Rak corrects him.
In case you're wondering how this story fits in the Accursed Dragon universe, what we're seeing are the events leading up to the time reset before our current adventure with Coven, Rawn, Wylla and everyone else.
Hence the title "The Fourth Fall"...which of suggests there's three other resets, but we'll worry about that some other day. ;D
When these strips were originally made I didn't know much about the RL Naked Broadcasting Network. It's good the website's still going! I'm absolutely certain it takes the news more seriously than I've portrayed it in this series...
Just some bros having a good time on the court.
Illustrated by toomuchdynamite!
I'm a bit preoccupied with the Kickstarter, social obligations and taking my mom to a surgery appointment (minor eye procedure) AND getting ready for the upcoming Calgary Comic Expo in two weeks. I'll try to finish up other comic pages (including the NSFW) as soon as I can, but for now I'll post this Banished preview.
Rak beckons Luger closer with his whispers only to sneak attack! Rak is absolutely not taking any more guff from anyone and isn't afraid of fighting back. Luger and Loammi are about to have a challenge on their hands...
The adventurers escaped prison and survived traps, but the enemy has caught up and is ready to subdue them. At the end of it all is a surprise they did not expect!
It might've been a while, but hopefully you remember who Duke Danton is. :o
Sorry for the repost, but I deleted the previous pages to reflect the new title and direction of this story. As you recall this was originally The Final Dragon, but I've since changed that due to the scheduling issues our artist had. It took some reworking, but I've altered the direction of this story which is now called The Fourth Fall.
Since none of this is going to be in the Final Dragon, I had to rework a lot of that also. That's fine. It's not terribly difficult coming up with a new story. XD
I'll leave this be for now, but I'll answer any questions you might have!
Now on to page 4...
A cursory probe of Rak's mind to see what he's been up to doesn't seem to be working. Loammi speculates it's due to changes to Rak's biology.
Luger's still hesitant to have his mind looked at, which is why he's lurking, but approaches to offer a different approach to finding out what happened to his ship.
Thank you for everyone who participated in our Accursed Dragon Kickstarter! I'm very humbled to have received such support in this projct. :D
As mentioned before the campaign, the Coven pin is also available to the people pledging in our Patreon at the $10 level. All I need is your name, address and your Patreon handle.
You'd best be quick sending the info. I'll stop taking orders on Tuesday and begin mailing the pins (since I'll be bogged down handling Kickstarter packages soon after).
Timbo comes to the realization something's amiss and sees his old friend Canter Emissary Drone.
It's not IG-996, but same model. After learning about the drone from Luger, Loammi reprogrammed this one to have the same hunt and retrieve protocols as the one on Strix 13.
Timbo also remembers from his Strix 13 experience to pretend being unconscious in order to see where they're being taken...
It's time to be the "three" in "Three For All".
Art by toomuchdynamite
Colors by J. Perez
Truth be told the "l337" speak was getting pretty, pretty old at this point. I probably should have removed it after the first year of introduction, but I didn't know any better...
"Hey. After the mayhem the last time we visited Hubworld how're we going to hide you, Timbo? Wait don't worry! I've got a plan!"
As we see in the last panel the disguise didn't fool someone...
There was a bit of a delay with this one, but here's the final version!
I was originally gonna' have more exposition, but I think the message is clear that these two took some time to bond and become better friends during the time it took to fly from the Inclinstation to Hubworld.
Preview of next page goes up tomorrow! :D
The adventurers journey to help the militia do not end how they expect (but end exactly how YOU expect), but their escape takes a curious detour as they enter their first actual dungeon.
I can safely say this is where the story actually gets interesting. XD
Not only are the players and I better at figuring out how to play, but the editing is better also.
The special fanfic starring "Mop" and "Obe" has been found!
This chapter is called "Stretches With Benefits".
Written by me, illustrated by TooMuchDynamite, special coloring by Josh Perez
Surprise again! The PC family is reunited.
I apologize for the lack of updates here this week. I've been scrambling around getting this Kickstarter AD book ready, prepping the Kevin Kim Accursed Dragon AND The Final Dragon (plus it was a D&D night this week)...
I'll post a new NSFW page later this evening, I swear!
This version of The Final Dragon was conceived as a fun experiment where I map out the story to a precise page count, commission a great fantasy illustrator and concentrate more on the writing. What happened is Kevin was hit hard by RL turmoil. I mean real demoralizing stuff. He still wants to commit to illustrating, but realistically we can't have a webcomic update with several weeks inbetween comics...
That's why I'll be illustrating The Final Dragon, and allowing some liberties that I could not afford due to the strict page count of the original version (meaning what I create won't be identical to what you've seen setup so far).
But what do I do with the pages I already have and will continue to receive from Kevin?
I got to thinking what if we made this story, but not call it Accursed Dragon: The Final Dragon anymore. What if we made this an alternate universe and go off the rails with a self contained story in fun, unexpected directions?
It would be a Patreon exclusive until completed, then I'd put it all online somewhere. Do you guys think that's an idea you might be interested in seeing? Lemme' know if you have any opinions.
In the meantime I'll start work on the version of The Final Dragon I'll be drawing. More on that when things get rolling. :x
Once again thank you all for your support!
The thirst
Written by me, Illustrated by TooMuchDynamite
This page will be a little different. Think of it as a montage scene as Rak and Timbo converse and play during their long trek back to Hub World. Here Timbo will bring up the Catagas and how he'd like to visit their system. Rak brings up questions about Canters being at the Inclinstation, among other things.
Some moment of peace, considering we know who's waiting for them on the giant Arctide space station...
It's the Level 2 chapter of our campaign (Level 1 was pretty much the tutorial) and the REAL adventure is beginning. The group have new skills, items and weapons as they prepare for their bizarre and magical upcoming quest!
A new NSFW miniseries is upon us.
This time in the vein of Funny Farm.
Illustrated by TooMuchDynamite, we present the first page of Three For All.
Deep in the almost entirely evacuated Inclinstation hangar bay, Rak laments how there's a severe lack of ships capable of far reaching travel that he requires.
To the Canter's surprise, Timbo appears out of no where. Rak's mechanical ally says he got a body thermal scan update; that's how Timbo found him.
Timbo enthusiastically guesses what happened:
1. Rak took all the sovs so he can pay his debt to Mut'la
2. Rak protected his crew by going alone (since Mut'la wants robots and probably the Mammazon).
3. The Boscis made a scene last time so that's why they're not here also.
4. The crew was put to sleep because Rak knew they would never leave without their captain willingly.
As Rak hears this he is wrought with feelings and gives in to Timbo's words. He's absolutely right on all counts.
Timbo says "lil' help!"
Grab whatever you want! I'll start promoting it in public on Tuesday, or somethin'. ;D
What kind of blackmail are the Canters accumulating, and for what purpose? :o
Thus ends what everyone probably considered the most frustratingly long story until the reveal in this strip's history.
Stay tuned this Friday as FF's NSFW miniseries begins.
It's not live yet, but this preview link will show you what to expect:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1985603883/2007898351?ref=447021&token=87a102ea
I'll activate the campaign officially on Monday, but won't announce it to the public for a couple days. That way you guys can have first grabs at anything that interests you (I'll make another post telling you when it starts). :D
Also if you have any comments/concerns about the Kickstarter feel free to ask! Maybe I made a glaring mistake. Who knows. Any feedback is welcome. :)
This is pretty much the "boss fight" of our first sit down with DnD.
As vicious a boss fight can be when everyone is at level 1. XD
It was a fun experiment and basically was a big tutorial for all of us. We've already played our second sit down and I can safely say that's where the real story begins. We also learned a lot from our first game, so the level 2 portion will be a lot easier to listen to (hopefully).
Hope you enjoy listening!
Progress on the Kickstarter for our new book, Accursed Dragon: The Infernal Dragon is coming along!
I thought I'd preview the new pin that's going to be accompanying it. :D
There will be a pledge tier just for the book and a separate tier for the book and this pin. Only a limited number will be available, but our $10 Patreon pledgers will automatically receive one regardless.
More info as we get closer to launch date!
The Inclinstation is utterly, completely inoperable. We see the aftermath inside as a Canter agent reports the damage. General Gowler (who has only appeared in one previous strip, so I don't expect anyone to remember him) explains this valuable asset of theirs, which mined information from influential individuals from all over the universe, is lost to the Canters forever.
The agent asks why not recreate the station, but Gowler states the "borrowed" Catagas technology cannot be reversed engineered and obtaining it again is impossible as apparently all the Catagas are dead.
A bizarre looking portal opens and the agent escapes.
Timbo, on his hunt for Rak, happens to hear everything.
Timbo and Rak on another solo adventure? It's almost like old times. ;D
It's been real busy for me getting the Infernal Dragon book compiled and its Kickstarter ready, so thank you guys for being patient with me. :x
I also know now that mole removal isn't as big a procedure as these comics suggest, but oh well. It at least leads to a funny lil' story. ;D
I look at these strips and I think how absolutely exhausting it must be to live their lives.
Except Mr. Mayers. I'm positive it helps him keep the blood pressure low by being a huge, wealthy dink to the people he dislikes.
The ship's on autopilot. The robots are hidden away in a small room. Everyone else is put on hibernation...except Rak. As the ship flies towards a worm hole (unseen here but will be put in during the coloring stage) a small vessel is seen taking flight back to the corrupted space station.
Rak must have stayed behind and Timbo is not abandoning him.
It's no surprise that Paul reappears in The Final Dragon considering it was hinted he knows Wizard and Sansregret (back when they lived in the Capitol together). We're also going to be introduced properly to his employer, but that's a post for another day...
Since Paul's not working for the same person and Shane's not around anymore, we were going to see more of the suave swordman's family. Mostly his sister, Ambrosia.
Ambrosia was going to be pleasant and bubbly, despite Paul stealing a boyfriend from her once. Without giving too much else away, Ambrosia was to study under Professor Sharpe and become more knowledgeable with medicine.
Their mom was also going to appear. Not much was fleshed out except she'd look like a Disney stepmom and disapprove of Paul's lifestyle...
Ambrosia could show up someday in a different story. I hope she does, because I really did like the character and it kills me to have to cut her out of The Final Dragon.
Accursed Dragon: The Final Dragon will be starting this year, so let's take a look who is NOT going to appear in it. ;D
A lot of ideas were brainstormed as to who/what was going to be written into this story. The Infernal Dragon was tricky to organize due to how many characters were being juggled (which was necessary if some of them were to get a satisfactory resolution after the events of the Dudgeon War story arc) so that left me wanting to go the opposite route and trim as much as possible from this new adventure.
Since it's a new era of peace, the Capitol was going to play host to a Corvus ambassador named The Lord of Lore (replacing Lord Dudgeon, who was the Lord of War). As you can see from the beginning to the end of this character's design a key element was his/her identity being a secret. I won't talk about it, though, as this person as been amalgamated into another individual...so there's still the potential for spoilers if I bring up the details.
The Lord of Lore could still show up in future stories, but I'm guessing with drastic changes to the designs you're seeing here...
This month has been so busy for me that I did not even have time to edit the awful dialogue in some of these strips. I don't like to change TOO much from the original material, but...ugh. Upon reading I'm sure you'll know what I'm talking about. ;D
Rak's final plea is for Timbo to turn off again and sever the connection between him and the psychic link of the resort. Upon doing so Timbo immediately reactivates but finds himself in a dark storage compartment with the other robots who appear deactivated. Crawling out and peering out the window reveals the space station in complete disarray...
The resort continues to spiral into failure, but an override message appears. Either the masked entity is being categorized as a corruption, or Rak and Timbo are...
They just want to find these missing wolves so much! What's wrong with this village? Why are there weird sounds coming from the forest?
At least they get to fight in this episode.
Our final page reveals the pitfalls of anonymous hookup-ing.
Also we learn Arctides can conceal weapons pretty darn easily.
We hope you liked our second Gavol & Lyre miniseries! Brandon did a phenomenal job with the artwork and MAYBE there's at least one more miniseries with these characters in us...
Thank you again for all your support! It is deeply appreciated!
The scenes change into the...abstract? Historic? Rak and Timbo aren't quite sure. No time to think as a familiar figure manifests itself. Not much information is verbally spoken as the resort experiences critical failure...
After the fiasco last year with Patreon I admit I am investigating alternate methods for reader support. Top on my list is Kickstarter's "Drip", but it's not past the beta stage yet. For now Patreon it is!
Thank you everyone for your support with last year and hopefully in the future as well!
The adventure continues as our 1st level heroes escape with their burgled prize.
This is a fun lil' experiment between myself and friends. Do share your opinions if you happen to give it a listen. :D
I created a basic Youtube channel to collect the story also:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSY-Gpb0lZil-CohRBguS3Q
I'll begin mailing them out next week to all our $10 supporters! :D
Firstly, this isn't real flesh. It's like a printer malfunctioning and producing errors. Is it due to the resort that manifests people's thoughts into reality going haywire upon seeing Timbo's psyche? Is it a result the Strix 13 statues appearing?
Either way no one is enjoying this. XD
Happy New Year!
It's just another day, so don't feel obligated to do anything special. I'm just playing a board game with 3 other people. I'd be just as happy watching 30 Rock repeats all night. XD
Take care and thank you very much for all the support you've given us despite the tremendous number of setbacks I'm sure we've all endured this 2017...
I'll try to get a nice summary of what's planned for 2018 very soon!
The second last page of your filth comic is here!
Thank you for all your support! XD
I'm trying something different and thought it'd be perfect to share with you Patreon folk first!
Myself and six friends never played D&D before and really wanted to give it a try, so a story was made, characters rolled for and I recorded, edited, posted it here for fun.
Is it going to be a legit podcast down the road? I dunno'. For now I thought this endeavor would be a fun bit of exclusive content for you Patreon folk to enjoy. It's a campaign fleshed out by me, so hopefully it's a tale that will take everyone down an unexpected path. ;D
Download link is available here. Try playing it in the background of whatever you've got going on and let us know what you think!
(remember it's our first time playing, so things'll be a bit bumpy!)
Our $10 supporters will be getting the latest pin in the mail starting next month. Not too late to grab one! Next week is the cutoff date...
Rak's prodding of Timbo to see if his psyche can be registered by the resort has shaped the landscape into an environment our Canter was not expecting...
I didn't want to fill up the page with a whole lot of exposition, so some of the information is going to have to be implied.
That's the Strix 13 night sky they're viewing ripped directly from the psyche of Rak. His wish and desire is only to relax and appreciate space.
(and I'm leaving it a mystery for now until the actual pins arrive, but believe me it's a fun one)
For those unaware, people who pledge for $10 get access to all sorts of comics, but also receive a really neat pin in the mail. Any country. Here's the previous two we made:
If you're currently a $10 supporter, please send me your mailing addresses (and usernames). Between now and Jan. 5, 2018 I'll take your orders and will mail your gift pin out once the holidays are behind us. :D
Send those complete addresses AND usernames to:
dalvatron@gmail.com
Thank you!
Just in time for the holidays!
A highschool reunion themed story.
Guess you can expect the Xmas material in March. ;D
This is it. The last page of our story before The Final Dragon begins next fall. Cervantes and Fiola look up at the sky in awe of the unseen airships. The large weapons master thanks "Wizard" for this opportunity to visit the Capitol.
Taryn Winters reprimands his oafish associate with a reminder not to use his pseudonym where anyone can hear him.
Taryn explains he was administering aide to Time Kitty, who is feeling the effects of the orb of magicka's destruction. When Rawn approaches with Brett (who is angrily correcting Taryn for calling him Humpbrett) she's concerned for Coven's well being.
As contact with Sansregret has ceased, Taryn prepares for the worse. Finding Coven is their new priority...
Lastly, Rawn mentions how good Brett's paintings have become. We see his painting in the last panel (which is how The Final Dragon will be illustrated also).
Thanks to everyone for reading and supporting our work! It may seem like a long time before we visit the Accursed Dragon gang again, but starting early 2018 I'll begin posting previews and such for The Final Dragon. :)
Now that this book is done, it'll also be time to investigate getting a Kickstarter made for a print edition. More on that when I'm ready...
Rak goes into further detail about the resort they're at. It's a space station on the fringe of the Arctose galaxy and even he doesn't know who properly owns and operates it. This very illegal (in certain areas) vacation spot is popular for the elite and wealthy as it's basically a very private wish fulfillment.
Rak goes on to say this experience basically is his wish come true. Finally an escape for him to do what he wants.
What's he escaping from, besides possible debtors? Guess Timbo's not the only one wish secrets. ;D
The evening sky they're admiring is what Rak psychically conjured up from their one evening on Strix 13 together.
SPOILERS: This very well may be an attempt by Rak to see if the environment will psychically connect to Timbo and reveal some of his secrets...
Will Rak like the answer?
If it was old Rak, probably no. Whose to say how new Rak will react. ;D
I admit when I read the above strip now I was very tempted to have Ront accept Mewn's request, they discover how comfortable they are with each other on their date and I change every comic afterwards to reflect their new relationship.
Really mess with the heads of people who read the series the first time around. ;D
It's double the consequences for this Arctide as he's assaulted by the two Boscis...
It's trying times as Patreon continues their plans to change how they charge patrons. We thank you for your support, but absolutely do not blame you if choose to reconsider using their services.
In the meantime I'm hurrying with the physical reward and I should be reaching the stage where addresses are requested soon! :o
It's night time and everyone's unwinding. Bootlox explains this very, very, very expensive resort uses illegal psychic technology to shape itself and create a presentation of what the clients want/need during their stay. It's quite possible the environment is a little basic as it doesn't work for robots, and everyone else isn't terribly imaginative...
Rak in the meantime appears deep in thought before Lyre interrupts. It seems Rak's been suspicious enough about Timbo's origins that he requested his communications expert to monitor incoming and outgoing transmissions as soon as the blue explorer reactivates. Lyre admits there IS a new outgoing signal detected, but he can't discern what it is exactly.
Upon being asked how he met Timbo, Rak explains the events of Strix 13 and comes to the conclusion it's time to finally discover the not-robot's secret.
It's the second last page of this story! I'm very pooped and getting this ending done is taking all my energy unfortunately. XD
Once the last page is done there will be a good sized break to help me recharge, but The Final Dragon will still be made. I'll be posting those pages here the hiatus happens...
Anyway, poor Pidherny is elderly and a bit confused. He forgets what's happening now and Vilhelm is more than happy to explain as they prepare for their travels.
After Despond arrived on Ternion, a wondrous, magical land manifested and in the middle is the Golden City. In it sits the time well that the Castmasters use to continue warping the events of history until they're able to reach a point that the fate of Ternion can be salvaged.
There'll they'll meet with their younger selves.
Cut to Humpbrett (older now) eagerly working on his painting. He's interrupted by a familiar face as the Empress' airship is about to arrive and Rawn knows he wanted to see it.
For those who have read the NSFW miniseries they can attest to Gavol preferring the lack of pants.
Oh no a high school reunion! What wacky hijynx will ensue?
Actually I peeked ahead and it's kinda' fun despite being made in 2005 and it's obviously apparent I'm still getting used to drawing with a tablet...
What's been going on while you were away?
THE TEAM'S NEW VIGOROUS WORKOUT ROUTINE THAT'S WHAT
(Timbo asks why Gavol's not wearing pants. Rak points out the robots don't care. Ardeth doesn't care. Lyre really doesn't care. Rak just let it go...)
A little bit of old FF trivia for ya'.
Flink's granny, who we see below, was originally planned to be put into rotation as a recurring villain. All the bad guys (Mr. Mayers, Pete, Mr. Westone) would be eventually written out and replaced with Magda Mayers, Vanessa and...this grandma whose name I am forgetting.
Granny would introduce (to a limited degree) some magic to the group using that cursed french book. She would have also made herself younger.
I'm not entirely certain what I planned to happen to the bad guys, but I remember Mr. Mayers apparently being killed, but then taking Craid Proctor's identity until he recovered...
Anyway it sounds convoluted and dumb and I'm glad we didn't go that route. XD
Look. Get Gavol drunk and you have to expect something like this to happen.
Thank you to all your support, people! We're super grateful and the comics wouldn't be what they are without you. :D
A physical reward is on its way...
This page isn't much to look at; it's going to be a whole lot of talking so any backgrounds will be completely obscured anyway...
Vilhelm states that his memories are a bit convoluted, what with remembering over a thousand year's worth of events, places and people. To make things more complicated everytime events change and create a new timeline, he remembers both. With that in mind, he asks Pidherny "I could have sworn you passed away back in Lavenham."
Pidherny replies that he thought so too, but after all the excitement died down he found himself awake again. He guesses the magic that imbues his body and gives him life still lingers, but there's not much left.
As the two sip tea outside, Vilhelm recalls he still has the tiger tail if he wants it back. His elderly counterpart declines saying they know someone who'll make better use of it.
"Oh, that reminds me...!" exclaims Pidherny as he brings up his student. You, the reader, might not remember him but there was a young man who appeared annoyed and uninterested in regular human lives that hung around Pidherny a lot. He was apparently a recruit by the old sage in their struggle to bring peace to the world of Ternion.
Vilhelm recounts a similar story with Wylla. It seems she too was carefully selected by the duo to keep alive as the bard also plays an important role in their struggle (according to them anyway).
Anyway, they see the time and realize "Well it looks like it's time to throw our mortal forms into the writhing abyss of the time well again!", which Pidherny asks "Is it six o'clock already?" (or something along those lines).
*Spoilers*
This so-called "time well" is actually a bit of a journey to a place mentioned ONCE before called the golden city. It's beyond the cataclysmic veil and apparently full of all sorts of chaotic magic and powers...
Here we see Scarlet coping with the events from the previous chapter. Ultimately she has decided to change to best reflect her new beliefs and honor her coefficient's last desire in helping their friends.
Bootlox is assisting in obtaining that new dream and Scarlet confides with Timbo that being laid bare and vulnerable really helps her trust the team more than ever.
Timbo wonders how everyone will do without a car around, but Scarlet is certain they'll make do...
A nice lil' song will be playing as we see Wylla and her new travel companions slowly make their way to the Corvus Province. Somewhere hidden far, far away is Rastus/Coven in his prison awaiting whatever the Castmasters have in store for him.
Playing this melancholy music from a quaint farm house in a grassy field is an old familiar face...who receives a visitor with an ever older familiar face...
Clifford opens up a new division under his corporate umbrella, while Boe contemplates his future unemployment. Almost like foreshadowing... ;D
Timbo wonders how he can be gone for the equivalent of a week where he's from, but apparently months went by in Rak's galaxy.
All the while Rak and the gang have been keeping busy! To help pay for ship parts and keep everyone on board living comfortably they've been taking up smuggling and contraband transport. The kind of travel Rak's been dreaming of honestly.
Our Mammazon friend also shows up and to Timbo's surprise she introduces herself in the common language. The young woman clone introduces herself as Ardeth.
It's a Boscis boyfriend montage! Insert your preferred 80's rock song.
Don't be afraid to share you thoughts! :D
How long was Timbo asleep for? Long enough it seems as Rak's pretty excited to see his old friend again.
Also Rak has a beard. :o
This difference in time Timbo is experiencing compared to what's happening in Rak's world is going to be quite the mystery to our lil' explorer as pages go on...
Sansregret and company know just where to head off to next (The Capitol) and make a speedy escape via Hudaqil's Claw. Over by the bottomless pit, Wylla and gang look down in a hopeless attempt to see where Coven went.
Without any ideas what to do next, Blagden and Florina insist on the bard accompanying them to anywhere in the empire where they'll be safe and maybe see if they can figure out what happened to the dragons.
This is the last we'll see of them for a little bit as this story is about to conclude in a few more pages. :o
...and that was just their FIRST night! ;D
Thank you for all your support in this miniseries! Brandon worked super hard getting these pages made and deserves a lot of the credit for making them what they are. Hope you're enjoying!
This next page has Sansregret explaining how everyone and everything important to the story so far is now going to be conveniently centralized in The Capitol. If played correctly, Despond will be able to achieve his goals in one fell swoop once all the players are guided into proper position...
The page will appear like a game board loosely based on how The Capitol looks. It's a bit plain and boring here, but the finished product will look fun. ;D
This is definitely when I stopped drawing on paper and exclusively made the comics using a Wacom tablet. It may not be 100% apparent, but there was a definite learning curve here...
Time has passed since escaping Zeiss' robot colony and Timbo was due for some rest. He reactivates his shell-body, but what's been going on while the lil' explorer was away....?
Regrettably the relationship between Mavis and Mewn was initially rushed and kind of ruined any actual fun the otherwise very juvenile toy collector video game enthusiast. This was my way of putting a hold on things between the two...
Up before anyone else can see it! :D
Thank you very much for your support everyone!
It's important to communicate with your partner in this, the latest NSFW page written by me and illustrated by Brandon. :o
Ever since the hospital incident, Loammi and Luger have agreed to work together since they both have to go into hiding from Mut'la, who practically owns Hubworld.
While waiting for Luger's eyes to properly heal/adjust to the implants, Loammi hatches a scheme. Her abilities have her convinced Rak will show up in Hubworld again. If she helps Luger catch his bounty, in return he'll helps Loammi escape Hubworld.
Also it turns out all this time Luger's color setting were off. ;D
Despond congratulates his son, Allone, for using the cursed arrow to destroy the orb of magicka pieces.
The demigod did not particularly care for humans using the shattered pieces of his corporal remains against him...and since Despond finds them almost useless anyway...
Sansregret (she'll still be referred to as Sansregret since she prefers it in her human form) finds absorbing Sian to be distasteful, but casually inquires about Scarrow.
Allone asks "Who is Scarrow?", which amuses the witch.
Thank you for your patience, but the work the others put into this page is so wonderful I think it's worth the wait. ;D
JUST A REMINDER
as we continue with getting "Bunk Buds" made for you, the next NSFW series is in the midst of being created...
Josh is still catching up on all his comic work (IDW Transformers, etc.) after being put out by the recent bout of hurricanes, so Banished updates will take a hit, but that's okay. The wait will be worth it. ;D
It's no secret I sketch material for Brandon before he illustrates and here is the follow up page to the previous Patreon post. Luger is still getting used to his optical implants and discovers a few color adjustments are needed...
Gavol and Lyre continue to use the bed they share for not sleeping.
Illustrated by Brandon.
Comments always welcome! :D
Oh yeah Flink got a job at Gulius' building. I to double check, but yeah I did post the strips showing that. Feels like a while ago!
Hello sorry for the delay in posting comics! Getting ready for the Edmonton Comic Expo and then returning home to a lot of work has slowed me down a little...
I'll have some good content going up here steadily, including a new NSFW page in a couple of days! :D
It's a big ol' family reunion almost here in Accursed Dragon. Time has passed and Mortlock is looking a lot more healthier. He doesn't quite understand what's going on with Tristesse and Sansregret, but is soon schooled and warned to stop being stupid with a bolt of electricity.
Allone also arrives and with him a new trail to where Despond's missing daughter may be located (hint: It involves the Shadow of the Sun)
Day 2 of Gavol and Lyre's personal down time.
Illustrated by Brandon.
Any feedback is absolutely welcome. :D
It's a still and quiet moment under the moon light as Sansregret stands in her golden yellow attire. The woman's moment is interrupted by a voice as he inquires why she is so quiet.
Since being fully restored, Sansregret reasons she has thousands of years of memories to recollect. Despond, who appears more warped than usual, casually refers to her as Tristesse...
I could have sworn I posted this earlier, but I can't find it anywhere here. Please forgive me if this ends up as a duplicate for you...
Loammi and Gale's arrangement has come to a conclusion. Loammi's cloud is now infiltrating Mut'la's surveillance and Gale is now in possession of the crime lord's intergalactic black market dealings (to use at her discretion).
Luger, who is still partnered up with Loammi, is not too happy making deals with Boscis and isn't afraid to express his distrust...
Josh was affected by hurricane Irma last weekend and still doesn't have power. Since comics are going to be delayed I'm staggering the updates accordingly. Please enjoy the final version of this page before it goes live on the website! :D
"W-wait. Why is your head growing larger--
"Oh...oh my god...!"
Page one of our new NSFW miniseries, illustrated by Brandon, has begun! See how Gavol and Lyre learn to adjust to a new life without military rules and regulations getting in the way.
Hope you enjoy!
Loammi is in hiding after the hospital incident, and an expected knock on the door reveals the woman Boscis who was introduced earlier.
She's a touch upset after not being warned how terrifyingly unhinged Mut'la is.
It's implied Loammi and her Boscis friend prepared this charade of being a reporter and interviewing the Hub World crime lord as a pretense for sneaking in a drone to unleash a cloud of nanobots.
What is their relationship and ultimate goal? We'll find out next page!
The shadow creates a barrier depriving our dragons of their abilities and confines them to the circle; Rastus realizes Ayari was just buying time for their capture.
Baffled, Rastus questions why his red counterpart would allow them both to be ensnared. An attempt to reason that Coven is innocent is made, but Ayari doesn't care.
The ground begins to sink as they're sent to what will be their prisons and the Castmaster is left wondering how is there a red dragon this time....?
Please enjoy this larger version! Thank you for your support in helping us make these comics with the quality they deserve. :D
I distinctly remember being frustrated with this week's worth of comics due to how boring they were. Hence the motivation to do the FBI smoke bomb gag...
The outside of the police station had to be redrawn as the original was TOO AWFUL for me to put up without cringing. In its place is now a replica of the station from Police Squad.
The new NSFW miniseries is almost set to go! I anticipate the first page being posted Friday, September the 8th.
Bunk Buds will star Gavol and Lyre once again, this time exploring their new lives out of the Boscis army and free to explore their burgeoning relationship. The attached cover was by Casey Johnson, and the comics will be illustrated by Brandon.
More in just a week!
Attached is the PDF file, but if that does not work please try this temporary link from dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds9w81xbqtdnd7o/X-Zone%20Strikers%20Episode%20One.pdf?dl=0
Enjoy the complete Episode One of X-Zone Strikers, including behind the scenes material, such as sketched page samples by me and more! :D
The story continues in 2018 with Episode Two!
Clifford Mayers has gone from boring ol' shadow organization villainy to fun Mr. Burns style villainy. :D
Also Spoilers for Boe. It pretty much does become oil and thongs for him.
When we last left Rastus the ice behemoth stated he and Ayari are not too different from Despond and Hudaqil. The red dragon comforts his kin by stating they may be created from Despond and even though they want each other dead, they still have the capacity for peaceful discourse.
Rastus brings Ayari close and begs the question why does he want him dead? Ayari then confides it's Rastus that Despond chooses as his new vessel and he doesn't want that to happen.
Making Rastus look up, Ayari reveals they're in a shadow. A magic-dampening field brought upon by a Castmaster...
I'm still away from home, but Brandon sent in the first page of our next comic! I'll post the high resolution finished page once it's colored and then you'll understand what's going on. ;D
A look at how Ternion was affected by Despond and his altercation with fellow universe hopper, Hudaqil. The devastation is what brought about The Cataclysm Veil and all sorts of magical chaos that side of the planet.
Rastus then laments how he and Ayari are no better...
Here we see Vanessa Sykes adjusting to her new role by Mr. Mayers' side, and Miss Reese has a larger role to play other than mere personal assistant?
Things have been very busy for me currently and I haven't had the opportunity to get a lot of work accomplished. I'm also taking my mom on a vacation to Prince Edward Island here in Canada for a week, but I'm trying my darndest to get material ready for you guys! Thank you for the continued support. Updates will become more regular once September hits. :)
Apparently there was a rejected comic also. I'm guessing it was rather unnecessary...
But here you go!
Work is steadily continuing with the conclusion to the current Accursed Dragon story with our new artist. I'm not entirely certain when it will officially begin, but I'll personally most likely be taking the winter season as my break and we'll launch this story spring 2018.
As shown here there'll be some new characters, but
*spoilers*
all existing AD characters who weren't in the last two stories (The Winter Dragon, The Infernal Dragon) will be in The Final Dragon. It'll be an interesting reunion and I'm looking forward to getting this story finished for you guys. ;D
More info down the road! Thanks for your support; this wouldn't be happening without you!
Ayari pauses to inquire if Rastus still remembers the days they lived in the reality they called home. He explains how Despond leaves a universe once it begins to erode and collapse to a new universe. His appearance disrupts the fabric of reality and brings destruction, but Despond at least lives another day.
Despond realizes if a universe can collapse due to time, ultimately he will to. That's what sparks his fascination with producing offspring of his own. The initial wave of three children are the progenitors of dragons...
Note: This is the only clear appearance we'll ever see of Despond in his original, true form. Even then, once colored, it will be VERY obscured. Despond is meant to be a terrible, inconceivable beast and drawing him in full would never do him justice...
Brandon and I are wrapping up what's left of the second NSFW miniseries starring Lyre and Gavol. This story will start off where Banished left off; the two Boscis aboard their strange, new ship and sharing a room for the first time. They're relationship grows and bonds strengthen and some of the story will go beyond what's currently happening in the main comics and there's a tiny glimpse of the character's future.
Just like the last NSFW story, this one is obscenely not safe for work. It should be starting some time mid September for the $10 pledges.
**on a related, but side note**
After each miniseries there's been a free gift for the $10 supporters. The last two were enamel pins. While a free gift is planned during this miniseries also, it will most likely not be a pin, but something I'm hoping will turn out much, MUCH cooler. ;D
Just FYI...
The sketches I make for Brandon before he properly illustrates a page are generally not super detailed, and this is no exception. :x
Rak and his new crew fly away with Zeiss' robot colony behind them, and that's how the last chapter ended. Originally there was meant to be one more page showing a now composed Zeiss atop a platform with Fehr and her infected robot minions surrounding her.
Harnessing the power of the black hole, Zeiss generates a wormhole large enough for the entire colony to warp into and then...they vanish.
If you remember some of the conversations Zeiss had with Timbo, you might be thinking "Oh! They're warping to Strix 13." but you may be surprised. ;D
Reasons why this page wasn't used:
- I simply thought, when it happens, it'd be more fun when Zeiss & company arrive from the worm hole without any context or warning. Except...you guys now know...oh well! ;D
*spoilers*
The nature of their worm hole warp will distort time as well. What will seem like a moment to Zeiss will be a bit longer for everyone else in the galaxies.
Here's the thing about Castmasters:
- They're the ones responsible for the time loop. Because of this they live multiple, multiple lives and grow more powerful as they continually train.
- The Edge of Sanctuary (the two statues that have that weird transdimensional-like gate inbetween them) is one of the Castmaster's sanctuaries that hold some of their history. These special sanctuaries survive the time resets.
- Castmasters are well aware of Despond and the dragons. The Castmasters are very interested in learning Despond's methods of exiting and entering higher planes of existence.
- The staff is Castmaster Luxuria (2/7) conversing with Lokalia remotely. There are 7 Castmasters, but only 2 are active right now.
- Castmasters created The Shadow of the Sun.
That's all for now! More behind the scenes info will be revealed as needed. ;D
Taking place just before the last page, we see the source of the magical explosion is the appearance of a Castmaster from between the two odd statues seen earlier...
I've been making the sketches for comics Brandon will reference when illustrating (this is how they traditionally look at the very beginning stages) so I thought I'd share some excerpts of what's to come.
The first sample shows our new lady Boscis character interacting with what appears to be a drone. Very similar to the type of drone that antagonized Rak way back on Strix 13.
The second sample has her meeting up with Loammi; suggesting they're in cahoots with each other.
The last sample has Luger and Loammi lounging in their hideout, apparently still keeping out of sight of the Hub World crime syndicate.
I'll still be making edits to the pages before sending them off to Brandon, so some of this material might not survive to the final version.
If you want to see more sneak peaks like this, let me know! I'll be happy to provide similar content in the days to come. :D
Getting Banished ready for its Book 2 conclusion is well under way and here's the first look at the preliminary designs of one of the new characters. A woman Boscis has never been seen in the comics before and that's an error I'm correcting now!
You'll learn more about her when the new comics launch, but she lives in Arctose and wears leg enhancements due to the strong gravity.
Rak getting mixed up with some Mammazon physical traits was a long time planning. Brandon even played with the idea a bit maybe close to two years before the actual pages were going to be made!
Long story short, I had Brandon working on what would be Book 2's final chapter (the chapter we're about to start this September) before the robot planet story even began. Here's what the first and only page of that arrangement looks like:
Circumstances have changed a lot since then when plans fell through. This scenario is now non-existent and...while yes these characters are on the same ship, their situation is a bit more dire. ;D
Showcasing small NSFW comic stories has been an experiment and so far we're happy with the results. The support we've received has helped immensely in keeping Banished drawn and Accursed Dragon colored.
X-Zone Strikers was created in an attempt to have a story that can 100% embrace the NSFW concept, but the execution was a bit of a learning experience. We felt we needed something to update on Patreon while the future projects were being created and that brought about delays and difficulties and...well, we're just very happy with how patient you've been.
Now here we are to let you know that this whole time we've been steadily getting the next series 100% finished before posting begins! Up first will be a sequel to Gavol and Lyre's story (illustrated by Brandon again) that takes place in current comic time.
After that is another story drawn by TooMuchDynamite that takes place in the Funny Farm world.
Third is X-Zone Strikers: Episode Two (still in the early development stage).
We'll have some previews of the first miniseries up in the $10 tier shortly.
That's it for NSFW news! If you have any questions, post them here. We'll be sure to answer. :D
Thank you!
Blagden observes how dragons are a veritable force of nature, yet Wylla knows Coven is still there fighting (not knowing it's Rastus) and keeping them safe. She starts shouting words of encouragement and is promptly joined by her friends as they cheer their hero on.
That's when a catastrophic explosion interrupts...
*spoilers* A castmaster has appeared. They used the portal between the two statues to manifest themselves to this location. The explosion we see are the statues being destroyed so no more unwanted visitors can blunder their way into castmaster business again.
(This is going to be seen in the following page)
It's the conclusion of X-Zone Strikers: Episode One! Yuuma may have discovered the strange, undocumented planet, but it's hardly unknown to everyone. The strangers from the X-Zone are now aware! What will become of the our explorers and their quest for genetic samples? Stay tuned for Episode 2!
I'll have a little write up on my experience with this miniseries, along with what's in the future (both X-Zone related and the other upcoming NSFW miniseries currently in the works) in a couple of days. I want to thank you all again for your patience and support in our endeavors!
Please also don't forget to send in your mailing information for the pin. The deadline is Sunday night, July 30th! :D
The second batch of pins in our Patreon exclusive series arrived and they turned out better than I expected! I might be able to start mailing the first wave of them after this weekend (but not all of them, so some people will have to wait until early August).
If you're seeing this and haven't sent in your address, you still have until the end of the month! :D
Thank you all again for supporting our comics, even though the summer months are a bit slow comic-wise! Still a lot of work going on behind the scenes that I'll be sharing very soon...
Ayari's attack may not have seemed like much at first, but upon meeting with Wylla, Blagden and Florina it exploded with devastating results.
They're safe, however, thanks to Rastus' ice avatar shielding them from the blast.
The countryside, as you can see, has become a wasteland of fire and lava...
Now that Patreon has allowed multiple image uploads, I'll try updating the strips as follows.
If anyone objects, don't hesitate to let me know. :)
Ayari unleashes a burst of fire that quickly weaves a path on the ground. Rastus is quick to realize his foe's plan and does the same. Both elemental snakes race to where Wylla, Blagden and Florina are wandering.
Wylla is the first to notice the oncoming doom...
Here you can see some of the early concept sketches I made, along with the more finalized versions Thy produced.
If you haven't already, be sure to email me your mailing information for your pin. We're giving these away to our $10 supporters, but you only have until the end of the month before our cutoff date.
The Concordat initiation continues. Truth be told I was wanting to do a supervillain sequel to Funny Farm starring PC. It was called "DOS Boot" or something like that...
It would be a weird story about PC on the run from the world governments and the Concordat, somehow manages to get a chunk of the moon to fall to earth and he claims it as an independent nation, etc. etc.
I've moved on to more interesting ideas since then. I have another, proper sequel to Funny Farm in mind and once these reruns are caught up and Accursed Dragon has concluded I might consider working on that next. :)
While Ayari's attacks are more indirect, Rastus prefers up close and personal. Getting a good chomp in appears to have really disabled the red dragon, but Ayari immediately smells something in the air and turns to his foe with a devious grin.
Spoilers: Ayari is not really that damaged. He's playing up his injury to catch Rastus off guard. What immediately happens next is Ayari catches the scent of is Coven's friend, Wylla. Time to start fighting dirty.
Happy 4th of July to our US friends!
Here we see the start of the super villain processing for The Concordat. Fun story: I was having fun and thought about doing more with this whole villain business lot, but Brad Guigar came out with Evil Inc. and I didn't want to step on his toes.
That was kind of a dumb reason in retrospect. If it's fun, do it!
The second last page of Episode One! Don't forget to check out the free pin and send in your mailing info. :D
I'll be posting the second-last page for Episode One tonight, so the time's right for celebrating your support of our comics and collecting addresses to mail your free pin!
The pins aren't here yet. Coming up with a design we liked took longer than anticipated, but we made up our minds and they'll arrive around the middle of August. It's rather unfair to make you wait another month before offering the pin, so for the whole month of July I'll be taking in your mailing info.
Expect shipments to take place late August and throughout September. :D
Like last time, email me at dalvatron@gmail.com and include your:
- Patreon handle
- Real Name (or name you want with your mailing address)
- Complete mailing address
If info is missing I'll try to get it later, but do try to remember. ;D
More details about the pins as I get them; thank you for all your support!
All the villains are about to head off for villain camp!
Hope you enjoyed this chapter on the robot planet! Once we start work on the concluding chapter you'll be the firsts to see the pages. :D
Ayari escaped the giant ice block by burrowing underground in the lava; erupting out in a safe location. No sooner than he resurfaces but a giant ice ball full of spikes comes racing towards him.
A well placed volcanic eruption blasts the ball upwards, sending debris all over. Little does Ayari realize but Rastus is hiding in one of the jettisoned spikes...
Now it's time for close quarters fighting!
As previously stated, The Final Dragon has begun production and will be illustrated by another artist. I figure if this is going to be the finale to the CORE Accursed Dragon saga it should go out in style.
The artist's name is Taehwan Kim and I love the fantasy style he brings to the story. You can see in some of these sample the detail is extraordinary!
There will be lots of returning characters and a few new ones as well in this high stakes adventure against the forces of Despond.
More on this once the pages start getting colors and words. :D
The next page is being made, but as you can see in the attachements there's a complicated scene to illustrate. Denton and I should have the finished version available late this week!
Currently at Accursed Dragon the comic is reaching its climactic conclusion to the second book of this trilogy (making it the 5th book in the whole series). The cover is still in the works and it follows the "Dragon" theme by being titled "The Infernal Dragon".
You may have known this already, but what is new is the next story's currently in production and will be titled "The Final Dragon". This has a couple of meanings:
1) The last of the three dragons will be introduced.
2) This is will be the conclusion to Accursed Dragon.
Is it the end for Accursed Dragon forever though? No.
I'll probably take a break and then write some miniseries starring the various characters who still exist. Short 30 page stories tying up the lingering mysteries and introducing fun new situations and individuals. :D
There won't be much of a schedule. The pages will be put up on Patreon as they're made and then the entire story will be uploaded to the website upon completion.
TL/DR: Accursed Dragon as it is now will end after "The Final Dragon", but new comics will be made...just done differently and at a leisurely pace.
Oh. And someone else is drawing the pages for "The Final Dragon".
More on that later... ;D
Despite the large, crushing ice block falling right above him, Ayari has a good chuckle and gracefully falls back onto the ground. He doesn't touch it, though, as instantly the surface is turned to molten lava.
Rastus' ice hits the lava and the steam which erupts outward is so powerful that it deforests the surrounding area.
Ayari's lava creeps outward creating a hellish landscape for the dragon battle...
Things have slowed down a little with our comics due to the summer months. Brandon needs a vacation before getting to the VERY INTERESTING conclusion of Banished: Volume 2. Denton is still toiling away at XZone Strikers Episode One and I'm drawing up the dragon-filled conclusion to the latest Accursed Dragon story.
I wanted to let you know there's a lot going on behind the scenes to be released over the summer months (in their respective tiers)!
Accursed Dragon: The Infernal Dragon will be completed and the collected print version will be produced. Conjointly the next Accursed Dragon is also being made, but with some drastic changes. Changes no one expects and full previews will be made available months before they're put on the website...
Two NSFW miniseries are being made right now! It's true XZone Strikers is going slow and we apologize. To help minimize delays the next miniseries will begin once all the pages are completed in advance. We have a choice between a story featuring characters from Funny Farm, and a sequel story staring Gavol and Lyre. Which ever gets done first goes up here first. ;D
Finally the Patreon exclusive pin. We're still finalizing the design, but it'll be ready come near the conclusion of XZone Strikers!
Thank you again for your support! Every contribution helps get some great comics to you guys! I am eternally grateful and any comments/suggestions are always welcome!
Sorry for the delay! Been working on too many projects, including getting that special gift made for our $10 subscribers. You guys hopefully recall what that is. ;D
Blasting through the tornado of flames, Rastus' ice penetrates the clouds.
As Ayari continues to stoke the inferno, he sees the massive block of ice now falling from the heavens directly above...
Bootlox was surrounded, so the only option for him was to fly Rak's (refurbished) ship and meet the gang at their location. Some items of note:
- This ship is not 100% repaired but it can fly. Since it was built using parts from Hacos' vessel it can generate a gate for their escape.
- This marks the end of the current chapter and Banished will be on summer vacation. The next chapter is the conclusion of Book 2 and will commence sometime early September. You'll definitely see previews of the material and pages beforehand!
Zeiss didn't take into consideration that the Mammazon would imprint herself upon Rak and...
It allows for the perfect moment to escape with their lives, is what it is.
Earlier Zeiss told the others that a synthetic soul couldn't possibly interpret what true betrayal is. Zeiss demonstrates this by coping with such an instance with maddening laughter.
This page has been sent off for coloring, but by the time it returns I'll be in Reno, Nevada exhibiting for BLFC. Then I'll be free from conventions for a little bit! Woo!
This update has Ayari and Rastus catching up a little bit, considering it was about 127 years since they last saw each other (maybe over 500 years in Ayari's case). The powerful assault by two dragons also erupts as Paul n' Shane see a cataclysmic twister of fire and glaciers of crushing ice emerge from the forest below.
It's a good thing the two soldiers evacuated the town when they did!
The large version of our current Banished update for those who wish for it. :D
I apologize for the delay! I finished up the next page in our current NSFW series illustrated by Denton! The last of the backstory before everything gets exceedingly inappropriate...
It's also almost time to start getting the special reward for you, our generous backers, made. Much like last time, as we approach the conclusion of our Patreon exclusive miniseries a special "you-know-what" will be made to commemorate the occasion. Stay tuned! ;D
I'll be heading off to Reno for BLFC this week, and then I can finally take a breather and catch up on some of the other projects around here.
I hate to leave without getting another NSFW update up, so that's what I'll be doing tonight!
Speaking of BLFC, I don't generally like commissions but if you see me there and happen to mention you're on my Patreon I'll totally make an exception and draw something for ya'. ;D
Our robot friend is brought to pieces! Everyone screams to stop, but Zeiss is certain this is an act of mercy. She says it wasn't her that put "The Call" into their programming, but some other group snuck it in to wield control of them. She simply took advantage of it before anyone else could.
The brain module is destroyed and Zeiss can't have any witnesses. Rak is up next.
Spoilers: Zeiss says to Rak "Canters made you to resist me. They have failed." implying he was also manufactured.
May is almost over and the last convention for spring will be upon me next week. Apologies again for delays in comic updates, but once this last distraction is done with I can focus more on Patreon exclusives and other fun things!
Thank you all for your patience!
Another excellent final copy drawn by Brandon and colored by Josh!
Rastus has returned and is far more powerful than Deacon can handle. The time for masquerading as a human is over and Ayari takes his true form as the red dragon.
Spoilers: The circumstances that allowed the dragons to escape Despond's world left Ayari and Rastus heavily damaged. While Ayari survived his injuries, Rastus had to take a human host in order to live.
Afterwards Ayari could not fully become human, hence his apparent disfigurement. Now that he's transformed into a dragon, he'll never be able to become human again...
I'm slowly recuperating from that whirlwind weekend I experienced at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. I do apologize for the comic delays, but boy am I exhausted!
BLFC in Reno is next (in about 2 weeks) and then I'll be able to get back to a somewhat normal routine again...
I'm sorry for the comic update delays! Doing three conventions practically back-to-back unfortunately kills my productivity. D;
First was Calgary, this weekend is Toronto Comic Arts Festival and at the end of the month is BLFC in Reno. After that things will get easier and I can start unveiling my plans for the future of Accursed Dragon exclusively to you Patreon supporters. :o
Back in the dream! It's come to a stand still as Coven gets progressively more perplexed how Deacon has been conspiring against him since the beginning of the "curse". What's Deacon's motive?
Falling into despair, Coven wonders if any choice he's made was his free will, or someone else's manipulation. Rastus assures his host if he's allowed to take control it will be his mission to get the answers. That, and survive Deacon's fierce and brutal attacks.
Enter Rastus: The Ice Dragon
I'm pretty sure there's a lot better reasons to have your pet fixed than what's offered here. :p
As per the request of one of our Patreon supporters, the final version of the Banished page is now being previewed.
If you have any suggestions as to what you'd like to see here, never be afraid to ask! :D
A new page of our space gene romp miniseries! We've reached the halfway point and it could not have been done without you awesome supporters!
I'm certain Ken and Yuuma's visit to Double Dong Central will be very uneventful for the duo...
Y'know, when you first hear about a live action Transformers film with Steven Spielberg involved...you just can't help but get a hopeful feeling well up inside you.
No one could have possibly guessed what it'd turn into...
Sorry for the delays, but I'm back from the Calgary Comic Expo and can start catching up on posts!
Paul and Shane have exited the story and it's back to Wylla as she sings her song to Adrian. She finishes only to see the ghost-like being more wispy than usual. The powers that bonded him to this realm are gone, so Adrian/Servant begins to disappear, but not without thanking Wylla for the one last song.
Wylla takes a moment to remember her now gone friend only to be interrupted by the appearance of Blagden and Florina. These two came at the request of Vil to take care of the injured bard.
I'll be at the Calgary Comic Expo from today until Sunday night so updating material will be difficult, but Brandon did finish up this latest page before I got busy.
Rak makes the decision to leave but notes they won't all fit in Scarlett. Too late though as Zeiss has arrived!
You know something bad is about to happen because the Mammazon tubes are being retracted so they won't be harmed. :
It's the year 2017 and I still get a phone book delivered to my house and I hate it.
You can't see it yet, but the first panel is going to be full of hysterical screams as a demon-looking pyramid thing apparently caught Forrest Town unprepared.
So Paul observes that at least the people are running, but Shane comments that the Onyx Pyramid (he doesn't call it that, since these guys don't have a clue what it is) ain't there anymore. It's gone!
Paul utters "that can't be!" and peers into the sky with intensity. That's when he observes a bird hitting some kind of an invisible wall. The pyramid is still there, he realizes, it just can't be seen.
That's the end of this investigation, though, as Shane picks up and joins the rest of the crowd, because that guy is DONE with EVERYTHING.
This is also the last we'll see of these two for this story. They're off to the Capitol now and (SPOILERS) we'll see them again as the next story centers around The Parliament.
Lyre finally found a way to communicate with Bootlox again after finding the backdoor Zeiss' Omega Virus used to initially spread. Gavol congratulates his partner, but the captain insists on no hanky panky until at least they hear what's going on.
What's happening is panic as Bootlox frantically explains there's a horde of zombie robots heading his way...
All the main cast is reunited and lots of hints that FF Phase 2 is about to begin!
The next page of our X-Zone Strikers series! Ken has a brush with death, and Yuuma experiences a possibly greater surprise.
Denton has been moving into a new apartment, so that unfortunately caused a delay in production. We certainly do appreciate your understanding as we try our best to get you this Patreon exclusive content.
Do know there is another NSFW miniseries in production at the same time as this. Our hope is the next story will experience minimal interruption...
Thank you again for your support!
Everyone's wondering what's happening, but Rak asks them to pause as he...expels all the clone chamber fluid out of his lungs.
SMOL informs his captain that that was no ordinary fluid. It's a slurry of Mammazon DNA used to help accelerate the growth process. Rak is stunned, but not as stunned as he is when robot eyes perceive hair follicle growth on the Canter's noggen.
Timbo comforts his friend....and imagines....
Now you'd think introducing an alien specimen to some foreign DNA wouldn't cause such a change, except Rak's a special case...and, well, that's a spoiler for another day.
Mr. Mayers arrives on the scene just to gloat about how diabolical and great he is.
We're almost at the point when Funny Farm originally took a year hiatus. Almost all the loose ends are tied up and the comic will be focusing on more interesting story arcs and more humor (such as it was written by 2004 me)...
Paul and Shane's initial attempts to get Forrest Town to evacuate prove difficult until...
Remember when the Orb of Magicka was recently destroyed and it was suggested anything affected by its presence would revert to its original state? Well the Onyx Pyramid's back to its original size again...
The gang starts getting back together and introductions are made.
Someone forgot that Strix and Boscis don't get along...
Now you can read the entire adventure of Gavol and Lyre's shower in a convenient PDF format! Includes new artwork by Falcon McCooper and sketches by yours truly.
Thank you for supporting us in our comic endeavors! :D
All the bad guys are meeting up together for a fun bad guy road trip!
Wylla recalls how she's heard of Adrian Ritske before (the map artist in Paul and Shane's room) and is a bit taken back by Adrian's sudden flirtatious behavior.
Adrian apologizes and admits he's a fan of Wylla. That's what makes Wylla realize Vilhelm wasn't just from the future, but this same person (Adrian, Vilhelm and Pidherny) going back in time over and over again.
She then deduces the REAL Adrian must be alive somewhere in Ternion. Ghost Adrian admits that's true, but if he recalls correctly the other Adrian is mostly likely beyond the Cataclysm Veil.
Finally Wylla asks how did he get trapped in the Orb of Magicka. The Adrian here admits his memory is foggy on that subject, but a song might just help jog it!
Spoilers: The real Adrian is in a horrible mindset after being persecuted for heresy and incarcerated in asylums and prisons. He escaped beyond the Cataclysm Veil to ponder his role in this life and if Ternion is worth saving.
Also the land beyond the Cataclysm Veil is very much different than what we've seen so far in Accursed Dragon...
O begins his grand journey of finding the NOT-TECHNODROME at the bottom of the ocean and Ms. Sykes makes her entrance as Mr. Mayers' new lady friend.
In the middle is a silly page mimicking the style of 1950's newspaper funnies. Because it'll be April Fools and that's a thing to do I guess...
Stuff like this was more interesting to do back in the mid 2000's.
Ken's bravely engaging his own quest a few light years away from Yuuma and we're introduced to 2-B. This bot is not quite as cooperative as its first generation counterpart. 2-B might be enough to challenge Ken's normally pleasant disposition...
Introducing our new artist, Denton! Sorry for the delay, but we'll definitely make it worth the wait as this story progresses!
Thank you so much for your patience. We all greatly appreciate your support and are doing our absolute best to provide top quality material!
Here's some amazing art done by Amber Graves (http://quasarface.tumblr.com/)
Ice dragons are suspicious of hot springs.
The tubed Mammazon is taking a keen interest in Rak, but the Canter wants nothing to do with it. Creeping back as far as he can in the tube, there's an audible *CRACK* and the enclosure breaks. Our robot ally is revealed to be the one who breaks the clone chamber to free its occupants.
The Mammazon and Rak are then seen getting better acquainted.
Thank you very much for your patience with this NSFW miniseries. Denton is still working super hard to create a quality page you'll definitely enjoy. It takes time to adjust jumping right in the middle of a new comic afterall. I don't want to promise the finished page will be up this week, but I'm pretty confident the finished page will be up this week. ;D
In the meantime here's a preview drawn in the awful scratchy style that I send to artists!
How embarrassing weeeee!
FYI, I'm currently working on 2 NSFW miniseries simultaneously. That way there should be VERY MINIMAL delays come the next story.
It's by a different artist and a different set of characters and it's hush hush secret for now. :o
Wylla's a bit shocked to see Servant metamorph into a lil' old man named Pidherny Sophasath, but finds the situation even more confusing when he turns into his even younger self, Vilhelm.
Wylla is beginning to want an explanation, but before that happens she gets to see an even younger version of this entity: Adrian Ritske.
Spoilers: Ritske hasn't actually appeared in the comic, but has been name dropped a lot. He painted the map of Ternion we saw when Chatel and Wylla searched Paul's room. Ritske also painted the portrait of King Morden that Wizard stole a few years back in Lalancette's castle...
Mavis learns a bit more the different types of shady business men are (Spoilers! The old white man is the worst) and O does a tribute to Tank Girl (I didn't know this was a Tank Girl thing until after it was drawn).
Fun story: that Nurse Maw lady is based on someone in real life. She was just as awful as portrayed and I guess drawing her was the safest way to vent. It looks KINDA' outta' place to me now, but it's not unrealistic to have dramatic loud mouths in the comic character's lives...
Upon being inadvertently ushered into a Mammazon (Eve) clone chamber, Rak initially has a panic as he believes to be drowning. He is forced to inhale and realizes the liquid is breathable.
That's when Rak notices his intrusion has not gone unnoticed...
Hello dear comic readers! Thank you for being so patient with me as I catch up on all the work I left behind while on vacation.
There are many updates in the works, but for now I want to discuss what's happening with the ol' NSFW series, X-Zone Strikers.
Thy loves working with the characters and story I have lined up for this series and it would take an AWFULLY important real life situation to drag him away from making this, let alone illustration in general...........aaaaand that's exactly what happened. :\
He's okay, but sometimes reality hits us and we cope the best we can. He'll come back to the series once his other much more important priorities are taken care of, but in the meantime allow me to introduce our next artist, Denton (Kazushi)!
Denton has already shown me the work he's made on the next page and the finished version will be well worth the wait! ;D
If you have any issues or questions to bring forward, I'll be happy to address them. In the meantime I'll keep the comics coming!
I've been so preoccupied I forgot to post this on Monday! Mavis' nurse training is going well and Dr. Day is about to be inaugurated into Ront and Mewn's boarding home.
Still catching up on things after returning from vacation (jet lag and daylight saving stuff doesn't help) but while I was away Sean got the next page finished!
With the orb of magicka destroyed, what's going to happen to everything that was influenced by its power? We're going to find out when it comes to Servant! Seems now that he's not binded to the orb some memories are coming back and he's not exactly what everyone thinks....
I'm still not home yet but while on vacation Brandon finished the page!
Quite a difference from my scratchy sketches, yeah?
Unfortunately Brandon won't have the next page done before my flight, so for this preview I present to you the sketch I made that Brandon wil use as a reference. XD
Gavol and Lyre notice Timbo's already been rescued, so they're about to go join them. SMOL explains there's no more air for Rak to use, so the Canter will have to be emergency ejected into the ventilation system. Here we see a lil' Rak being bounced around, but ultimately ejected into a Mammazon clone tank...
If I can I'll post Brandon's version before the final version goes up!
I've been planning this trip with friends since last February, so I'm pretty excited to fly to San Diego and then board the JoCo Cruise!
There won't be WiFi there, but I'll try and schedule some interesting material to have posted here while I'm away.
I'll resume comic making duties upon my return Sunday March 12th and there should be a new Accursed Dragon, Banished and X-Zone Strikers pages lying in wait!
Thank you everyone for your support. See ya' in a littler over a week!
If there's an undocumented, unrecorded and otherwise undiscovered new planet, then surely the same can be said for its wildlife, right?
That's what Yuuma and Toby are about to find out in the latest page.
This ends ACT 1 of this story, but ACT 2 will begin mid March once I return from vacation!
Thank you all for your support! :D
Back in 2000s I liked conspiracy shadow organizations. I guess I still do, but mixing that element into FF probably turned some people off of series supposed to be primarily wacky nonsense. Ha ha, oh well! ;D
What if....
What if I were to hint that something involving Pom might be the next NSFW series?
This is more tying up of loose ends as 2004 era Funny Farm ends and a much better 2005 version begins.
Ms. Sykes was introduced during the Siliconopolis story as she stole the robot Flink's head at the behest of Mr. Mayers. She'll be put in as a regular cast member soon after this...
It's 127 years ago in Castle Morden and Coven's pretty sure this isn't how he looked back when he originally was in this tower. Rastus explains this is how Coven now remembers his past self, since the shock of the "curse" and the amount of time that has past warped his memories.
The man at tha balcony addresses Coven, as he appeared fresh from the 127 year old curse, and bestoys the advice that the only way to remove it is to perform good deeds.
Coven is understandably upset when he sees Deacon was the one who was bestowing the words of wisdom over a century ago. Rastus hypothesizes that Deacon did this for personal gain, but what could it have been...?
Hacos and Lyre react accordingly upon discovery their ex-admiral is a robot.
The pull of the black hole is too much and Hacos is sucked in. As he approaches light speed, time itself speeds up and he catches glimpses of what's to come.
Then he's gone!
Zeiss is satisfied.
It's the reoccuring dream sequence Coven's been having...except this is the final time we visit it. Rastus admits he's the one who brought about the coccoon to protect Coven, because it's time the dragon warrior knew exactly what's going on.
Rastus, being the noble floating blue dragon spirit he is, hasn't invaded his host's thoughts sooner out of respect for Coven's wishes (Coven demanded Rastus to leave him alone). It's time to see some of the truth behind Coven's curse, and the mysterious man in red who recommended that only good deeds would be what reverses it...
It's a new page and it's a new character! Ken is here and as Yuuma's best bud they're about to engage in a bit of friendly rivalry over who is come out on top of this gene collecting adventure!
As always comments are encouraged! We'd love to get your input on this series. :D
Thank you for your support and helping get this made!
Do you remember way back when the Boscis and Strix were waging battle above the planet Strix 13? An entity appeared on the surface planet and annihilated The Thyorn. The same battle station Hacos was aboard...
Yeah...turns out he didn't survive that. Meet the Hacos AI that hid bedhind all that hard light who took the original's place.
After the adventure of finding Flink, Ront and Mewn come home to find the guys are living like filthy animals. Enter the maid....
The original ending for this lil' storyline was unfortunately fairly mean-spirited and I don't appreciate how it made fun of a character. I'm certain many readers would agree with me, so the full run won't be appearing online. an abridged and modified conclusion will be used in its place.
Deacon sees the arrow, but it's too late. The arrowhead inverts in upon itself to reveal toxic-looking tendrils that immediately latch onto the orb pieces.
As a reaction occurs, Deacon rushes in to stop it. A huge explosion throws him back, though. It would appear the orb of magicka is now destroyed.
Meanwhile inside the ice coccoon, Coven still sits as ice is jostled off from the blast...
Once again we got a sooner-than-expected colored version.
Zeiss confesses that she's been navigating the colony (by mental-link) all this time and was distracting Hacos until he was specifically aimed at the event horizon.
Realizing Extra-Large-Hacos would be easier to get sucked in, he separates but it's too late for a couple of the hard light clones...
Yuuma's got his ship keys; the adventure is about to begin!
Who is the competitor that's taken a sudden lead in the mission to collect rare and lucrative genes???
Amazing art by Thy Carker! Check out his twitter if you want to see more illustrations by him: https://twitter.com/CartoonrockeR
Thank you all for your support in our comic ventures! We hope everything meets your expectations. Do please voice any ideas and criticisms. All comments are read and valued.
The colored version got finished sooner than expected, so here ya' go!
Everyone's witnessing the spectacle that is Giant Hacos, and Zeiss would appear to be defeated...except she reveals she's been guiding the whole colony remotely this entire time.
Zeiss' goal: to aim Hacos directly at the event horizon of the black hole.
Here is the second page of X-Zone Strikers with art by Thy Carker. Toby the sample retrieval bot is very good at his job...
Thank you for your continued support with this and our other comics! :D
So Lenette has decided to stay in Bucket and Flink is returned home. He's now on a quest to reunite all his friends under one roof again.
Now we get to see PC and his new robotic creation, "O"...
Here are the flats and dialogue-less version of the next AD page. Back with Deacon, his meditation has resulted in the coveted 2nd orb piece to arrive (the one on Florina's forehead). Deacon comments how all this trouble, all the effort for this one, tiny object was worth it to be in his possession once more.
That's when the third piece of the orb joins its brothers.
This is unexpected, because Deacon knows the third piece is with Despond...and if the third piece manifested itself that means Despond is close.
Allone, with the myerstious arrow his father presented him, observes and fulfulls his final mission. The arrow is sent flying....
Thank you for supporting our comics and keeping this story going! We're almost at the final chapter of this. :D
Thank you guys for your support on our last project! As Brandon takes a break and focuses exclusively on the Banished series, Thy Carker takes over NSFW duties by illustrating a brand new story. It's dynamic, humerous and absolutely very messy.
We hope you enjoy and please leave any comments you may have.
Rapier may be done for, but before leaving he is comforted that the idea he had to keep Florina alive and well succeeded. Both her and Blagden are ready to send their ally off, but not before hearing some odd flute music.
Vilhelm is there and plays a melody that takes Rapier to the afterlife in a very magical way...
Hacos may think he outmaneuvered Zeiss, but the hard light generator orbs are also capable of creating a convincing robot-body-explosion.
Also Zeiss #$%&ing LOVES robot cliches.
Ever since Flink escaped the evil clutches of the sentient computer, PC, we now discover how he made it back to homeland. It's...interesting....
Our next exclusive story available as a $10 reward is a space adventure titled X-Zone Strikers, and is illustrated by the very talented Thy Carker. You can see some of his work here (very NSFW! view at your own discretion):
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/thymilph
and here:
https://twitter.com/cartoonrocker?lang=en
If you couldn't tell, this story is going to be another m/m theme. The original plan was to diversify, but working with Thy was an opportunity I didn't want to pass up. ;D
I'm in talks with another artist for a story that will feature a good variety of genders, but more on that once X-Zone Strikers: Episode 1 is complete.
We'll have the first page of this new series up Sunday, Jan. 22! Expect a very wild and very graphic romp as two space mercs embark on a cutthroat mission for the enigmatic TenSec Corporation.
See ya' then!
Their investigation continues down a bizarre path, but things are looking up!
Wylla is taken care of as she informs Servant that Vil disappeared to help find assistance.
Servant, who was recently dismissed by Deacon, is super relieved to find her alive. He vows to protect Wylla and morphs into what he vaguely recalls a bear looking like.
He did pretty good going without a reference!
We've begun work on our next Patreon exclusive NSFW series so I figure it's alright to talk a bit about it. It all began when I wanted to give Brandon a break since he's been working very hard on the comics lately. I figured I'd ask another artist if he'd continue on with the Gavol story I have in mind.
Our new illustrator tried and didn't like how the bird-guys came out, so instead of losing this amazing artist I went and made a brand new concept and...well...here's some of what we've come up with. Once we have the pages ready later this month I'll reveal more and begin posting.
Much like the last NSFW series I'll definitely endeavor to make it worth the $10 contributions.
Thank you again for your support!
Happy new year everyone! Myself, Brandon Zuckerman, Sean McNally, Deanna Poppe and everyone else who helps us out with the comics thank you very much for your support in 2016! All the contributions you've made go directly towards better pay for the artists who help with Accursed Dragon and Banished. It also went into buying and reparing equipment essential for making the comics (ie. Brandon's light table) and...well boy we're grateful for your support! :D
Our experiment with the first NSFW series was also a success. As a small token of our appreciatioin all our $10 supporters received a Gavol pin (one of the stars of our premier miniseries). Will there be more NSFW series? Is another pin going to be made? A quick 2017 Patreon FAQ will address these concerns...
1. Will Banished update once-a-week again?
Deanna's still pretty occupied looking after her newborn daughter. This January we'll see if she's able to take up coloring again...in which case YES. The series will be weekly again. More on that when we know more...
2. Is there another NSFW series planned?
Yes.
3. When will it start?
I'll announce that when we have actual pages done. The plan is for January...
4. Will it be Gavol and Lyre again?
No, but I have future plans for them.
5. Can we vote who stars in a NSFW story?
There is a goal where if we reach $800 a month than YES. Vote for whatever you guys want. In the meantime I'll be deciding. Bear in mind I have NFSW concepts for Accursed Dragon, Banished, Funny Farm and new brands.
6. Will there be women in the NSFW stories?
If the artist I work with doesn't mind drawing women then yes.
7. Will there be another free pin at the end of the next NSFW story?
Probably. ;D
If you have any other questions just drop them here. I'll do my best to answer them for ya'.
Now that the bulk of the holidays are behind us, Brandon and I can focus on our comic updatin' schedule again. When we last left off Zeiss managed to get a hardlight generating orb for herself, but Hacos doesn't seem to care. A snare also leaves him unphased as he begins his attack: Multiple Hacos Barrage!
Oh yeah we haven't seen Flink since he was replaced by a robot clone and kidnapped to the dystopian capitol of Siliconopolis. Guess we'll be checking up on that guy next.
Remember when Scarrow first appeared and was bounty hunting that werewolf? Then we got to the city of Lavenham and Sian was doctorin' at the university? Sian was for the most part in control of their body, allowing Scarrow some free time to do whatever to release the pressure before taking the reigns again.
After being traumatized by Coven and Sansregret, Sian lost control and it went to Scarrow; it's been this way ever since...until Rapier banished out Scarrow's soul.
Sian, being confident he can take it from here, gets rid of Rapier in case Scarrow every got the idea to use the Soul Slap again. Unfortnately Deacon's orb summoning ritual is now in effect and Florina's piece is answering the call.
Things don't look great!
Unfortunately for Gavol he was a bit TOO distracted and didn't really notice which of the communication officers it was that serviced him so well...
That brings an end to our first NSFW miniseries here! Brandon and I want to thank you very much for your support during this experiment and do hope you enjoyed it.
Will there be more? Yes, but not until after New Years. Maybe late January. I'll be making a year end post discussing our plans for this Patreon and how we can best serve you. It'll answer any questions you may have about our future projects. ;D
Until then happy holidays and thanks for reading!
The conclusion of Mewn's flashback story and the resolution to whatever lingering love interest Lenette may have had for Boe. The Christmas Sunday comic replaces a different colored comic that had Boe and Pom making ammends also. The punchline was a "Bro no homo" kinda' deal and I really didn't feel comfortable putting that up. I'd like to avoid having these characters portrayed demonstrating toxic masculinity stuff...
MEANWHILE...back with Florina, Blagden, Rapier and Scarrow.
The concern is "What if Deacon takes the orb piece from Florina's forehead?". Will she cease to live? Rapier has the thought that infusing her necklace with more of his power might help retain her consciousness.
Remember when Scarrow complained he needed another Soul Slap to keep Sian at bay? Well, our psychotic ranger isn't pleased how he's not getting any of that Rapier magic and decides to act out by pretending he needs that Soul Slap right now!
Rapier complies...except unbeknownst to him Scarrow hasn't been in control for a few pages now.
Spoilers: Sian is back.
Another round of pins have been sent! Hopefully you folks have begun receiving them safely in the mail...
If you're reading this and haven't emailed me your info it's not too late. Simply email me your username and address and that's all.
The last page of our NSFW story draws near!
More Mewn Catholoic school antics...
I made one small edit to the Sunday colored comic. The stained glass windows used to depict the images of Donatello, Speedy Cerviche and Optimus Prime.
Now that Coven is kinda' out of the way, Deacon ponders the last mystery of the Orb of Magicka. If the individual shards bestow powers of Despond, just what IS the Servant of Magicka then? How does this individual tie in with all this?
Deacon can't afford the luxury of this distraction, though. Meditation begins and it's time to summon the orb pieces once more.
Unbeknownst to Fehr, Gavol planted a homemade explosive outside the room. Fehr is sucked out and a big ol' piece of metal scrap seals the hole after.
Gavol and Lyre examine the console and come to the conclusion something fishy is going on. Being able to find a means of communicating from the tower, Lyre gets ahold of Bootlox. The robot is asked to see if anything suspicious is going on outside with the robots. Cut to outside and we see one robot in the midst of being affected by the Omega Virus.
This will probably the be the last Banished page for 2016 as Brandon is about to set off for Christmas vacation (and he wants to finish the last NSFW page before going). As Deanna is still tending with her newborn, Brandon's taken up a lot of duties and we thank you for your patience with these slower updates. I'll let you know when we can regularly pump out once-a-week updates again...
Mewn's brief adolescent moment in Catholic school is explored now. One strip a few years ago hinted Mewn flunked gym and this is the result...
Deacon laments the loss of his piece of the orb (due to Rawn's amulet) and confides he performed the ceremony that would combine the pieces back, but the one piece he wanted went to the golem.
The golem (Florina) retreated to the lair of the Castmasters, which was magic-proofed and thus prevented Deacon from going further (lest he be defenseless). That's why he allowed Paul to escape so the others would do the job for him...
Anyway, Deacon continues to torment Coven. Perhaps a little too much as it causes the ice dragon to hide in a frozen coccoon.
Hey, everyone! The people who have sent in their mailing info now have their pin sent. One thing though:
If you live outside of North America I cannot estimate when the pin will arrive. The option to include tracking is way too cost prohibitive, but shipping by small packet air shouldn't be TOO slow. If you don't get anything by the end of New Years 2017, send me a message and we'll see what's happening...
There are still some $10 supporters who haven't sent in their information. It's okay if you choose not to, but the pin is free, so...
Reminder: Pin offer will no longer be available at an unspecific date mid-December; send in info (Patreon name + mailing address info) to Ryan (dalvatron@gmail.com)
Thanks again for all your support this year! Plans for new NSFW exclusive stories (and exclusive collector pins for each?) are on their way for 2017!
Sorry for the mistake, but because of my error you get two updates in one night! ;D
They're....just a bit out of order.
Oh well. I'll field any complaints if you have any.
It looks like I made a goof and posted the wrong page. The page that's supposed to be BEFORE this one will be posted in a couple of hours. Sorry for the mixup; it's been a distracting weekend...
The second last page of our first NSFW series is now up! What conclusion befits these two Boscis soldiers? We'll find out relatively soon...
Come the posting of that last page will also be when the opportunity to get your free Gavol pin (in celebration of your support) closes. Check out the Patreon post for details. Don't delay in getting us your mailing info!
To help not only commemorate our first experiment with Patreon exclusive comic pages, but also help show our appreciation to our supporters, we present to you a free collectors pin!
Loosely based on the NSFW story it's a gold, metal Gavol pin and it's only for our current Patreon supporters pledging $10. It will not be available anywhere else online and may make rare for sale appearances at conventions Ryan's exhibiting at.
If you'd like this mailed to you, please email Ryan at dalvatron@gmail.com with the following information:
- Your Patreon handle
- The mailing address you wish your (1) pin mailed to
You have until the last page of the NSFW story concludes (approximately mid-December) to get your info sent. After that no more requests for the pin will be accepted.
Thank you and don't delay! It's our hope you receive this before Christmas! :D
Lennette moves in and we begin to hear the story of how Mewn's business came to be..
I'm still missing my computer and probably won't have it (or a new replacement) until next week, but I'm trying valiantly to get comics made using my slow ol' laptop.
This new page has us see Deacon talking about how he could still be in two places at once (dragon part controlling Chatel's body; Deacon being off separate) but just not very far apart. That's why Wylla was knocked out by that powder a few pages ago, as "dragon arm" had to separate and join Deacon in order to capture Shane and Paul.
Anyway, Deacon recalls Coven's attack of shoving ice into his body and attempting to freeze him from the inside out. Deacon attempts the same tactic on Coven, except with fire. The end results are probably too unpleasant to show...
The ol' desktop is still in the shop for repairs; I'm still getting by on my laptop. Turns out the entire FF archive is backed up on here, so I can still do the week preview bonus...
and what a bonus it is!
because this boring ol' storyline has finally concluded!
Things do get a lot more fun with these characters now that all those dramatics are behind us.
My computer's in the shop for repairs, but it's no biggy because you guys are a tremendous help supporting us. You have my eternal thanks! My make-shift workstation makes everything a bit more awkward, but I can at least share the next Banished page.
It's a "MEANWHILE" situation where we see what the real Fehr's up to. Remember when Zeiss referred to a certain virus earlier? That's what Fehr is activating right now until, in cheesy 80's action movie fashion, Gavol interrupts. Using an imaginary gun he pulls an imaginary trigger and somehow manages to unleashe a massive explosion.
It's probably too late to stop what's going on, but at least we'll uncover what the virus does.
Orwell is making his exit and PC makes sinister hints that he's going to be involving himself more in the heroes lives.
Next week: Just how did Mr. Mayers and Pete frame Mr. Westone?
It's a continuation of some of Deacon's past. Upon getting the orb of magicka piece, Deacon is able to use his foreknowledge to impress the Corvus leaders to make him Lord of War (a title he retains for over a 100 years). With the abilities to be an influential member of the Corvus and Parliament armies at the same time, he guides the direction of the war in his favor.
Deacon also mentions key allies he created/enlisted to help cement his hold on the empire. Most of those figures should seem familiar, except one. That one gentleman is Lalancette Danton's father, who we see in the next story.
Finally Deacon also mentions how Chatel came about because of her investigation into Castle Morden. As an inquisitor it's her job to discover who was helping the Corvus army infiltrate the Southern Province. Unfortunately for her she suspected Deacon...and thus she was eliminated before this story began and was turned into a puppet.
It's the climax of our NSFW short story...at least for Gavol.
*spoilers* we've still got 3 pages left.... ;D
I mentioned this before, but we have a pretty nifty exclusive reward for you generous $10 supporters. You'll have the opportunity to get it upon our next page update (just in time for holidays)!
This brings us to the end of the year 2003, which is when these strips were originally made. It also concludes one of the most uninteresting (IMO) storylines in the FF archive. I took a peek at what happens after this and was relieved to see we return to absurd silliness.
From the explosion (most likely caused by an attack of Hacos'), the ex-Boscis admiral fires off his near indestructible hard light orbs upon Zeiss. What Hacos didn't count on was how hack-able the orbs are. Zeiss shows off her new toy...
It's Deacon sharing some backstory of how he came in possession of the Orb of Magicka piece. Remember when Wizard first tricked Coven into going into that mountain and retrieving the red magical orb? Deacon was there about a 125 years earlier, managed to take out that one sliver and gain the ability to control the dead essentially. This is important to him as it allowed him to be in two places at once from great distances (among other abilities like making dead body golems, etc.).
The end of that adventure seems to be winding down. So Mr. Westone was Pete all along....wait no. That can't be right, but as to the other characters it may as well be true.
This new page shows us a glimpse of Gavol's past. There's a lot that's happened back in his home world in the Beren system, but for starters we're introduced to his first commanding officer...and their relationship was a lot more unconventional than expected.
We might see more of Gavol's past relationship/adventures as a new recruit in the Boscis infantry. We'll have a lil' vote and see what subject will be next in our NSFW series. In the meantime Brandon and I greatly appreciate your support and remember! At the end of this story we'll have a nice surprise for you $10 patreoners. ;D
Wylla sits up realizing she's unharmed, except for the fact she still can't feel her legs. Vil immediately informs her it was him who quickly saved both of them from a death by dragon flames. This marks the third time Wylla's been saved by this peculiar gentleman and she's starting to question what it is about her that's so important. That will most definitely be explained more before this story's end.
Wylla also considers Coven might need their help. We see Coven embedded in the ground, flames and debris all over. A figure that appears to be Deacon stands before him amongst the flames. Could it be we're about to find out what Deacon and this red dragon arm are all about? :o
Thank you all again for your support with our comics! We appreciate all the help you've provided us!
SMOL prevents the continued float towards a blackhole (with Rak inside and Timbo in tow) while Hacos appears unphased by his discover...and a conflict literally erupts.
The perils of Pete crashing the wedding nears its conclusion. Will the identity of the masked rogue be revealed??? :o
The fight above the wedding continues!
Between you and me I'll be so glad when this story concludes because...well...Funny Farm does get better once these lame loose ends are tied up.
Being the voice of reason, Paul persuades the others that they cannot help Coven and instead should focus their energies on getting Florina as far away as possible and alerting the Parliament forces what's happening.
Considering how Deacon left them so abruptly, Paul also reasons that he must have a means of getting that orb piece, so Blagden, Florina, Rapier and Scarrow should be on their guard.
In the end we see Wylla alive and well...
*Sorry for the initial post and reposting of this. Seems I accidentally had the wrong file attached originally....*
Thank you for your patience with this page. Things take a slightly different turn as a strange new narrative appears. Perhaps something that will be revealed in the next page? Could it be there's more to this than what we're seeing?? ;D
I am taking the liberty of expanding the backstory between the characters involved in these NSFW vignettes; we're going to learn a little more than we would within the normal Banished setting.
Also thank you all for your support! I do have a special reward planned for you folk at the end of this story so do be sure to stick around with us until then. ;D
FYI I do have the next NSFW Banished page ready, but I was waiting for Brandon to finish the page following it just so we had a lil' buffer. It'll get posted before the weekend I swear!
As for regular Banished, Zeiss is surprised to see Fehr present. Fehr is supposed to be implementing the part of the master scheme that involves the robots...which will be shown shortly.
Zeiss immediately sees through the disguise and we now see what Hacos has been up to this whole time...
*SPOILERS* Big fight between two antagonists is about to start. :0
Wedding story is about to come to an end....of some sort
Some readers are speculating that Chatel is flying Coven upwards to reveal to him some revelation that can be only be witnesses from high above. That's not really the case. Chatel's plans are to bring Coven crashing down with such an impact that with A) Best case scenario kill Coven, or B) Injure Coven enough so that he won't be a nuisance.
Paul watches and suggests a hasty retreat.
*Spoilers* That isn't REALLY Chatel doing this. Chatel was long dead since she crossed paths with Deacon. She was an inquisitor for the Parliament and investigated the odd events that happened at Castle Morden which brought her to Deacon (Lavenham's trusted advisor). Unfortunately Deacon wasn't going to have any of that and swiftly took control of her body using the dragon arm.
Deanna's now on maternity leave from coloring duties, so Brandon's taking over. That's why this preview is the final (wordless) version.
Zeiss starts sucking up the energy required to power his battlestation, while Rak floats high enough that he starts suffocating in the vacuum of space. Fortunately for him SMOL's primary function is that of a Strix environment suit, which comfortably fits one Canter.
The folks prepare for what's supposed to be a quaint lil' wedding....
This is when Coven realizes he may be attacking the wrong end of the Chatel/Red Dragon Limb combo. Chatel utters a little taunt to Coven and immediately prepares herself (itself?) into a launch position. With a fearsome blast both Chatel and Coven fly into the air.
Coven's a bit surprised!
We apologize for the delays, but we're back on track with the comic pages.
Lyre is braver than Gavol first thought. He doesn't mind.
Still working from just my phone here, but here's what's happening next in Banished! Seems the robot colony is actually a giant war ship and Zeiss just activated it... :x
A fallen tree knocked out my internet so that's the reason getting content to you guys has been delayed. I apologize but we've got material all lined up and ready to go! I...took a pic of this update using my phone just so SOMETHING could be posted in the meantime. Hopefully it's readable...
Thank you very much for your continued support!
Brandon's setup is functioning again and he's catching up on the pages, but I've gotta' head to the Edmonton Comic Expo this weekend and won't be able to update anything until next week. In the meantime here's a preview of what's coming up. I do a basic sketch and panel layout to help Brandon along. Nothing fancy, but I think you get an idea of what's going on...
Chatel appears to be having a merry ol' time trapping Florina (and her orb piece) and preventing their escape. Coven has other plans. Considering how Coven and company did against the dragon arm last time (when it was attached to Lord Dudgeon), it might not be as easy as he thinks...
Brandon has his equipment working again, so the next NSFW page is currently being made now.
Just FYI.
Zeiss figures out they've been listening to her conversation and just as quickly creates a patch to correct this oversight. After letting Timbo go it's a kinda' happy reunion, but it's time for Zeiss to activate "phase 2"...
If you remember Deacon from the earlier stories he had this dragon arm and now its time for the grand reintroduction. The history of his...unique appendage will be expanded upon, but for now the characters are a bit too taken back by its sudden appearance.
Also of note: it can change sizes to some degree.
We've reached the point of no return here. This is where the comic begins to earn its NSFW title. There is still a surprise or two left to help keep you on your toes so stay tuned, thank you for your support and as always any feedback is welcome! ;D
Due to some technical issues on Brandon's side of things there will be a slight delay with the next page. It might be two weeks before it goes up, considering how long repairs and catching up on work goes...
We'll let you know!
Here we have s'more old material dating back to the beginning of November, 2003. I think I was still working on Pete's "brand" of being a weapons loving lunatic.
*spoilers* that letter Mr. Mayers has there was sent by Pete.
Firstly thank you guys for your patience with the recent Banished updates. As Deanna expecting newborn arrives in about a month, time (and energy) for coloring comics becomes more scarce. Brandon has taken over coloring duties for some of the material, so updates won't be too far and few inbetween. :)
Timbo is about to tell Rak everything he's learned until Zeiss does a "zip it" gesture and puts the blue boy in a cylinder of silence. Zeiss is amused to see the Canter here (spoilers: She knows more about Rak and any of the other characters).
Fehr, Zeiss' right-hand bot, also enters the subterranean lair and is once again greeted by Curator. The loving pats...don't end well anymore...
Lyre is privy to more of Gavol's "confidentials" than he every imagined. A big thanks to our supporters in this lil' comic series! It really does benefit the comics and artists involved and we're all very appreciative of you guys! That's why it's important to let us know what you think so we know what to do for future material.
I actually like writing stuff for Lukis and Shelley. If I had time right now I'd make some brand new strips with them. Maybe in the future, but there's other new comics I'd like to make first...once that aforementioned "time" and the lack of it ceases being an issue. :( Here we see a bonus FF strip really making me embarrassed for my 2003 counterpart!
Considering how the last page ended, Chatel has pretty much lost whatever trust the other had in her....and she couldn't care less. Seeming somewhat relieved not to have to keep appearances anymore, Chatel begins to revel in the situation. Wylla also comes to a realization and tries to warn Coven, but is it too late?
*Spoilers* Wylla is thinking about if Chatel needs a magical item to control the Orb of Magicka piece, what magical item might she have? Then she remembers that Deacon's red dragon arm is still unaccounted for...
Thank you all for your support! Brandon and I value any comments and questions you might have about our premier NSFW series, so do not hesitate to ask.
One such inquiry might be "I notice nothing really explicit has happened between the two characters yet. Is that going to be a thing?" to which my reply would be "Next page prolly' introduces that...."
These strips were originally published in late October, 2003 and to be perfectly honest this is probably the most boring this series ever was. I think I noticed that not too long after these strips were made as the story now heads towards concluding all these unfun plot points...
No one is taking Chatel's request for the piece of Orb of Magicka very well and she doesn't seem to understand why. All she wants is to make sure no one else will have the ability to create another golem, which apparently that gem has the capability of doing.
This is when Wylla (using previous comics as an example) explains how Chatel is an established liar. Back when Wylla was exposed to that exploding dust envelope, Chatel explained it away as a booby trap set by Paul. Later Paul denies it, meaning it was probably placed there by Chatel...
For what reason? They don't know yet and before the conversation continues the Servant of Magicka pops out. Now folks are really confused because he's supposed to be gone...unless someone else now possesses the orb piece that summons him.
Seems like that someone is Chatel. :o
I've been so preoccupied lately that I honestly am not certain if I posted this already. Apologies if you've seen it before. :x
Here Puppet Wizard explains what he knows about The Orb of Magicka and its effects on Florina. That's when Lady Chatel arrives. She saw the smoke of the campfire and came to investigate and is pleased to see the golem menace has finally be put to rest. Wylla confides with Coven not to trust the woman, however, and her suspicions appear to be correct. Chatel now requests that piece of the orb Florina has...
Page three of our Gavol/Lyre NSFW story; Gavol teaches Lyre how to use his hands. :x
If you have any questions or comments about this miniseries, don't be afraid to voice them.
Scarlet is freed and both her and her coefficient contemplate their futures considering what they know about their so-called robot leader.
Together they're determined to spread the word to the rest of the robots and continue the journey of self enlightenment they began oh so long ago.
First they need to find Rak and apologize for giving him that scare a few pages earlier. Oh, and to also save him from the clutches of Zeiss. :x
*spoilers*It absolutely is not going to be that straight forward.
The turnaround time for this one was super quick, so here's a color preview (as opposed to the usual b/w ones).Our very disappointed and disillusioned robot friend recounts his fight with Fehr. Instantly regretting his actions, he watches as Ferh emerges from the firey missile barrage unscathed. Begging for forgiveness from Fehr, he hears the words "pathetic" as the cyclops leaves.
And now he's with his love, who happens to be a space car. Wouldn't that be an interesting NSFW story? ;DThanks to all who are supporting us, btw! The money really helps our artists out!
No romance yet as there's still a job to do!
The story continues on with Clifford being captured by Westone, and the exposition that ensues. This ol' series did suffer from periodic info dump, but that's probably because I kept putting it off until the last moment.
Despite puppet Wizard's claims thata) he HELPED Wylla (sorta') andb) this is just a puppet avatar being strangled; not the real thingCoven is still taking out his anger on the old antagonist.
Wylla has to stop the dragon, however, because this constant reminder of her legs not working is going to start freaking her out soon.
That's when the carriage jostles and Coven accidentally bonks her face a lil'. Seems Florina is keenly interested in that talking puppet!
I noticed some folks asking about why Wizard is a puppet in this story so I thought I'd clarify it here a little as a *Patreon Exclusive*Wizard and Sansregret had set up a base in The Parliament and while Sansregret was off finding Coven, Wizard was on a mission to find Rawn. Currently he has Rawn, but still can't be in two places at the same time...hence the puppet.Plus, considering his true identity (which is mostly revealed at the end of this story) he can't really be out hunting Coven without his absence being noticed.
Anyway there ya' go! Once again thank you for your support!
Time for a special team building exercise.I added the comic as an attachment to this post. Hopefully that works and you guys won't be automatically assaulted by NSFW bits. :x
Gavol, Lyre and Scarlet arrive on the scene...but one of them can't seem to fit in the entrance. The two Boscis go and see what they can do without her and as soon as they're gone a shadowy figure appears.
It's Scarlet's beloved, but he seems a bit down. Probably because he's still recovering from being the missile firing monster he's been trying to avoid becoming all this time...
The first NSFW page will be up soon, so like I mentioned earlier click responsibly!Some info:- It will star Gavol and Lyre.- It will gradually become more and more NSFW as the pages continue.- It'll update maybe once a week (or every two weeks).- Brandon will be drawing it.- For $10 patreon supporters and up!
If you're unfamiliar with Funny Farm, it's the comic series I did starting in 1999 which are being reuploaded presently. Here we see material from 2003...which is right in the middle of a story, so it'd be understandable if you read it and feel a bit lost.
Anyway, this is part of the new Patreon package for everyone who donates! Thank you all!
I thought this went through last week (during Deanna's vacation), but I guess it didn't? If you've already seen this, then pardon the repeat.
Rak's nausea while examining the Mammazon tanks seems awfully suspicious. We know he doesn't really like observing them in general, but this appears a bit extreme. Maybe there's something to it?
Also WetVac Bot!
In an attempt to generate more Patreon exclusive content there will be some changes in the near future. The first experiment will be NSFW comics made available to the folks pledging $10. The first of which will star Gavol and Lyre (from Banished).
Like I mentioned, this is an experiment. If the reactions are positive we'll branch out, making voting available, etc. for future stories.
So, if you're a $10 tier supporter, I want to warn you in advance that there may be email notifications warning of NSFW comics in the near future. Please click responsibly. XD
Thank you again for all your support!
Wylla feels like she's in a bit of an awkward position. It looks like Coven n' gang are celebrating and Wylla's hesitant to spoil it with bad news. Puppet Wizard and Vilhelm Figgins rattle off a list of issues that need to be addressed (Sansregret, Allone, Shadow of the Sun) but Coven interrupts to happily greet his friend.
It's when Coven keeps insisting that Wylla steps out to meet everyone that Wizard shouts out "She can't! She can't feel her legs!".
Stunned, Coven is quick to blame Wizard.
Thanks are given and jokes are shared as everyone thinks their adventure has come to a close. Loud, excited honking interrupts things though as Wizard's carriage pulls up abruptly in front of the adventurers.
Looks like Wylla's arrived to fill everyone in on the next threat...and on the way they acquired an angry horn...
There's not going to be a lot focused on Wylla filling the others in on what's been happening, as the next threat kinda' pops up rather quickly. :o
*Spoilers*
it's not Allone.
A very limited number of this book has been printed. It's almost 300 pages of material and contains the first 25% of the complete Funny Farm archives. I'll be putting it online for sale in about a month, but everyone here can have first dibs!
It'll be $20 (plus whatever postage applies probably imagine a $35 total), which is cheaper than it will be when made available to the public.
Hit me up at dalvatron@gmail.com if you're interested. :D
Some questions are about to be addressed in the first panel, such as:
- Why did Deacon take Paul and Shane?
- Why was Shane with the golem while Paul walked away free?
The answers are they were meant to be bait to lure the golem (and its orb of magicka piece) out. When it became apparent that wasn't working (Florina/golem instead protected Shane), Paul was sent away in the hopes to get Coven & company to go in and ferret out the golem.
In a way it worked....
While all this is going on Allone appears and regretfully informs his father the golem was not their cursed sibling afterall.
Allone's father has another task for him, however, as a very ominous arrow appears from a portal beside him...
Gunfire followed by immediate radio silence?
Time for Boscis Bros!
and Scarlet.
Since my vacation delayed us so, I thought I'd give you a preview of the sketched page that continues from the last preview. Yes in the middle Allone does his revolting transformation again. Fortunately the sketch doesn't go into much detail. ;D
More info about what's happening after the flats are colored!
Apologies for being a bit behind with the comics! The last convention really was a time consuming one. I'm back on track, however.
Here the gang relaxes in the forest as Florina recounts what she can piece together happened to her.
She remembers being defeated in battle and regaining some of her mind when the orb of magicka piece found its way to her. As you can see it's still affixed to her forehead...
From there she recalls her memories of Blagden and calls out to him, which is heard by Rapier. It's not obviously shown, but Rapier is contemplating ending his life until he hears Florina's call for help; giving him a purpose.
I'm working on the next AD page right after this, and Deanna is still fighting her way to finish coloring the latest Banished. More in a bit! :D
I'll be away for a week, so thought it best post this before my flight. SMOL escorts Rak down to the basement, where it's presumed the commander is. SMOL needs to alert a higher authority of the attack and conspiracy, afterall.
Upon seeing all the Mammazons, however, Rak gets a little upset...
I'll be off to a con this week, so either this next page will appear this Tuesday night, or next Monday evening. We'll see!
Florina witnesses the sunrise for the first time in a long while and surprises herself when she speaks in her real voice. Blagden is crying away still and his wife is quick to console him.
Paul comments how lovely it is to see the couple and makes fun of Rapier for being such a romantic at heart. Rapier explains how the necklace charm Florina is wearing generates a mask that covers over top of her "zombie" form leaving Paul to wonder what kind of relationship that will lead to.
Coven is just happy things have turned out. Scarrow reminds him to thank his mystery voice for his contribution to their quest also. Coven's, like, "are you serious?", but concedes. Rastus feels appreciated.
It turns out if you walk further into the cabin it eventually leads out the invisible portal inbetween the two statues of the Edge of Sanctuary. Paul notes this is probably how they never found the golem during the hunts.
Shane shushes him, as through the portal emerges the rest of the group, including Florina in what appears to be her human form.
I say "appears" because the magic of the necklace is what's doing that. More explanation about that the follow page...
The robot of peace and meditation isn't down and now he's ready for a fight. This may be more than anyone was prepared for, though...
This is a more simple page, but some important pieces of info are being brought up.
The golem is drawn very minimally here because very little of it should be showing up in the final version....
Coven asks what they can do for Florina and Blagden comments that putting her out of her misery is their only option.
Rapier has another idea, though. True he was expecting to push her soul out so Florina could rest in peace, but he produces a very special amulet. This particular piece of jewelry might have a surprising affect on the poor victim.
Also of note: Rapier has many chains around his neck. Supposedly all of them have magical properties.
Zeiss deduces Timbo came from a natural forming worm hole near Strix 13, thus confirming that the planet is indeed where she should be focusing her attention. Meanwhile, Rak's crew overhear everything and ponder their next course of action until SNEAK ATTACK!
Coven is about to go full ice dragon on the golem, but Rapier intervenes. He pleads with the golem at first begging for it to remember him. How the soul in the golem reached out to his thoughts and called for help. Rapier asks if the golem remembers Blagden and there appears to be some recognition.
Rapier then asks why does the golem have it out for Coven. A question the dragon doesn't know, but speculates it's the dragon arm Deacon used.
It was Deacon, afterall, who created the golem using the bodies of fallen victims of war. The same war Blagden and his wife, Florina, fought in.
It takes a bit for them to realize that Florina is the lost soul in the golem. The reason for Blagden and Rapier to hunt the poor creature.
A sad reunion, but maybe there's a happy ending???
We're doing something a little different with the AD pages. I'm working with someone on doing the flats (base colors) now before sending them for coloring. It'll help streamline the process further so come the (hopeful) day we reach the $400 I can follow through on my twice-a-week promise. ;D
In this page the characters wonder who this robed horror is and Coven pops in with a "Hey! That's the Orb of Magicka!"
The golem creature doesn't take kindly to Coven's presence for some reason and the full body golem appears and is ready to fight!
Next page: The final secret of the golem is revealed.
Here we see the conclusion of the "flashbacks" to the scientist story and the end of her planet. Her and the visitor have only one chance for survival and that's the gate which was originally used. As the world comes crumbling down around them, they take an extreme risk. While the gate is functional, inorganic material teleportation is problematic.
Using it could result in...complications, or death.
Timbo makes the correct guess that Zeiss is that woman scientist. It will be brought up in future pages, but the teleportation process did harm her enough that she had to be remade and with that the dawn of true artificial intelligence was created.
Timbo and Zeiss share a conversation in this update. It's an interesting bit of dialogue, because Zeiss not only shares some knowledge about herself, but of her origins before becoming a robot. :o
It's a happy reunion between Paul and Shane. Despite what he's been through, Shane still dotes on his partner. Paul insists they're leaving, but Blagden is not satisfied. He didn't come all this way to find an empty chair in an abandoned cabin. He wants answers as to who built this cabin. Who was it that kept Shane here.
Shane points to a quiet figure who now sits on the chair with a red jewel suspiciously looking like something from the Orb of Magicka. Is this what's been motivating Deacon to find the golem perhaps?
Everyone is now connected through the robot network. Bootlox is still steadily getting Rak's ship flyable and Rak's company make their way into the inner workings of Zeiss' fortress.
Unexpectedly another voice is added to the network. This is all the character's first introduction to Zeiss as the interrogation with Timbo continues....
A lil' Strix robot! This bot doesn't like using biological handicaps such as names or gender. It has a title and that's all and gets very irritated when asked for anything else.
Like other robots, it took on a new job and nothing pleased it more than being in a security position.
That said it can't and won't let anyone without authority into Zeiss' fortress.
Gavol has a way of handling raw recruits however...
There's an old FF story in which Orwell hosts a quick game of Dungeons & Dragons with the gang and we're fast approaching it again on the site. It wasn't very involving, BUT I want to do something more significant this time around.
I haven't made the comics yet, but I've plotted out an adventure and got the characters ready. Now I'm sketching them out to see what designs I want to work with. Their D&D characters have a few details, but here's their basics:
Mileena - monk
Boe - gladiator
Mewn - magic user
Pom - thief
Ront - cleric
As you can see Ront's character is a woman, but he don't mind...
Blagden is off to a start! It seems he recognizes this building, which is odd considering its location. Rapier is in on this mystery too and Paul has had enough. He suspects The Hellion Patrol has known more than they've been letting on about the golem and wants answers now.
Scarrow is there to politely remind the Parliament soldier to mind his manners around Rapier....
Blagden bursts through the door shouting "Florina??" and is surprised to find an unexpected familiar face sitting in a corner.
Next page we get to see the owner of the cabin!
It took a while, but a plan that actually might work is beginning to form. Lyre, being educated in communications, figures out a way to link the robots in a way similar to a radio. Rak's robot pal reveals he has cloaking abilities for himself and whoever else is in close proximity. With this they now travel to Zeiss' fortress to bravely retrieve Timbo!
Little did they know the place is not without guards...
This one's a double sized page. The writing on the wall implies that Despond was ultimately defeated by using the same twisted force referred to as magic against him. Despond is encapsulated into a small orb and cast aside. This orb we know as the Orb of Magicka. So, SPOILERS, the shard pieces that have been used by Wizard, Rawn, etc. are fragments of Despond.
That doesn't really explain the Servant of Magicka though does it? We'll get into that in later pages...
Scarrow confronts Coven about the voice in his head, which Coven finds very surprising. The dragon asks for advice; Scarrow recommends if the extra voice isn't trying to kill you like his is, keep it on a tight leash.
Then the crew make it to the bottom. What do they find? A mysterious cabin just sitting in nothingness.
The cabin kinda' has been brought up before, but I don't want to ruin the surprises by showing you where. I will say the secret behind the golem lies inside... ;D
Firstly thanks to everyone who has helped support our comics! We did reach the $200 goal and I promised more frequent Banished updates. Brandon and I are up to the task no problem, but Deanna is now expecting her second child and...you can imagine she has more important priorities than coloring comics. ;D
We'll see what happens here. Might be we'll just have a bunch of b/w updates with colors to come sorta' thing.
Next up are the new Accursed Dragon: The Winter Dragon books. They're here! Thing is I'm about to leave for the Calgary Comic Expo (where the books will debut, so if you're going you can pick it up there and I'll refund the postage cost) and won't be able to start mailing until my return. For anyone contributing to our Patreon, however, I'll mail your rewards this very instant! Just message/email me your name, Kickstarter user name, address and what you pledged and I'll get them out before I leave this weekend.
If not, no prob. You'll still get the rewards as I start mailing them out in May. :)
Thank you guys for all your support! We really do appreciate your contribution to our comics!
Despond's original body is pretty gross. I don't think it could ever be drawn in a way to adequately represent that, but you get a general idea of what his appearance resembles in the first panel. Below we see the symbols representing his three children: The Warrior, The Hunter and The Muse. They're not Despond's biological children; rather they're experiments that lead to the perfected creations: the three dragons.
As Coven/Rastus reads this, the platform the gang are upon begins to move down similar to an elevator. Where they'll end up is a mystery at the moment. All they can do now is continue the story written.
Here's where we see Hudaqil.
Back with Rak and the gang and they still have no clue what to be doing it looks like. Gavol comes up with the idea of charging the base naked to give them the element of surprise. Rak disagrees.
The group is going through a lot of adjustments as each individual becomes accustomed to the wide array of personalities present. Something Rak begins to acknowledge.
A captain requires patience and he asks to hear more of the plan.
Not the charging in naked plan, Gavol!
Coven and his crew enter this new antechamber and discover the bust of a woman emitting a strange glow. Her last name (which will be written on the pedestal) is Forrest. She's probably who the town was named after...
Inside the room are dusty ol' bones and old robes and on the walls are various alien looking writing. Coven (with the help of Rastus) translates the words and discover that appears to be a history of Despond.
Scarrow is also getting a bit suspicious that Coven's getting help. He can recognize when someone has another voice in their head, afterall.
Thank you guys for your wonderful support! Please let me know if there's anything else you think I should be sharing/to be done differently. :D
Timbo, being the clever little guy he is, starts deducing Zeiss has had a hand in the events that have transpired since near the beginning. Timbo also suspects the little diagnostic droid might be incorrect as to the true purpose of the Mammazons. Timbo surprises Zeiss with some quotes he brought back from his experiences with the "strange" statues and...poof! Back to normal again.
Now he's got a rattle in his head.
A lil' behind the scenes look at what a Banished page ressembles before sending it to Brandon for lines and Deanna for colors. Sometimes it's on pencil and paper, others digitally. Ultimately Brandon does a good job taking my scribbles and creating something of a masterpiece (in comparison). ;D
Here Coven and the gang happen upon a barrier, which happens to be a door leading to whatever secrets are being kept by the Shadow of the Sun. The secret word that opens said door happens to be known by Rastus (the voice in Coven's head).
What lies ahead for our heroes? A lot of answers, that's for sure. Including a lot of info about what the secret society has accumulated on Despond...
Thank you all for your generous support! Things have been busy, what with getting the Kickstarter done and finishing up the details for our latest book.
The Catagas came to a relatively primitive planet, bestowed upon the inhabitants technology to travel space and were betrayed. Someone or some race sabotaged the experiment and extinguished all survivors. Zeiss is going to find out who it was, starting with Timbo.
Inside the carriage, Wizard (in puppet form) is wondering what's going on and why is there a younger version of Pidherny Sophasath with Wylla. His inquiries are cut short as Wylla explains that Sansregret is gone and is most likely in Despond's clutches right now.
Wizard is taken back a bit and immediately informs Wylla that Forest Town is not what it seems (based on his research at home). He was going to warn Sansregret about this, but was interrupted by Scarrow's take-down.
Seems the town was built on top of a top secret Shadow of the Sun magic forge. What magic experiments they were conducting...we're about to find out. Is the Golem involved somehow? :o
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You may recall this story had some pages where a "journal" of some sorts was being written of magical items of interest. Here we see it a final time recounting information on the mysterious group called "The Shadow of the Sun". Turns out it was Wizard writing them all along...in his Not-Wizard persona. This is a hint we'll learn everything there is to know about the guy who calls himself Wizard in the story following this. ;)
Anyway some voices are heard coming from a tiny tiger statue. It looks oddly similar to the one Sansregret used waaaaaay back when communicating with Lord Dudgeon long distance. I guess that suggests even more things *coughTigerEyecough* but Wizard checks on Sansregret's carriage and finds Wylla in the midst of inspection.
Wylla is alert now, thanks to some magic meds Vil found, but her legs still aren't functioning the way they're supposed to...
The ultimate fate of the space station is just as horrific as what happened to the homeworld. Somehow the robots are involved, but are not the ones who instigated this disaster.
Timbo is now face to face with the first robot, Zeiss.
Good news! We launched the next Accursed Dragon volume's Kickstarter! We want to give you Patreons first grab at anything that might strike your interest. There's small number of tiers that are limited in number, so grab them up before we announce the campaign on the main site Friday. :D
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1985603883/accursed-dragon-the-winter-dragon
As always thank you for your support!
Heyo. The KS for our new Accursed Dragon book will be going live around this Thursday, Friday or Saturday. I want to show our Patreons this first because once this campaign launches I'll let you guys be the first to know.
Just in case there's a tier you really want first grabs at...
Thank you again for your support on our comics! It's super appreciated and I'm incredibly thankful. :D
This page will be an extra long one once it's through. Wylla begins to panic as she realizes Allone is doing to her what he did to Idzerd. Wylla begins contemplating as everything begins turning to black.
She awakens, slowly, realizing she's alive. Beside her a fire rages as Vilhelm explains Allone doesn't much care for the stuff. Vil asks if she can get up, but the injuries are too great...
She's not dead though.
Noella is pleased to see Wylla has changed character (in the previous story she admitted to not trusting Coven's travelling companion), but Wylla is still a bit ticked...and then remembers Noella saying this wasn't a dream.
and indeed it isn't.
Allone has entered Wylla's mind via...unconventional methods. :x
We get to read our lil' robot's version of the origin of the Mammazons and their purpose on Strix 13. I say "lil' robot's version" because she might not comprehend what their true role is.
Timbo's pretty excited to see Fehr isn't necessarily the bad guy Rak paints the robot to be. He also can't wait for the tour.
Wylla's dad was not a very good person. Maybe that's why he's seen as a faceless monster in her subconscious. Wylla doesn't seem to be affected by his presence much, which suddenly transitions to a conversation with Noella (the only way Wylla knows of Allone).
There Wylla shares the story of how she had to bury her dad. Noella/Allone listens and maybe can't help but think of her/his own father.
It's the Mammazon cloning/incubation tanks! This room first appeared at the end of Book 1. Obviously there is a relation between these, the robots and what happened with that moon & planet in the previous page. Looks like we're going to find out how all these details are intertwined very soon...
It's pretty tricky getting a page done from a hotel room, but I've got you supporters to think about! ;D
The wolf part of Allone charges, shocking Wylla to lose her grip on the tree and fall.
She lies unconscious on the ground, but wakes with a start in a wooden cabin. It's a bit of a shock, because the man weeping before Wylla is her deceased father.
What will probably follow are some revelations about Wylla's past. Is this Allone's doing? Stay tuned!!
Allone seemed convinced that Sansregret may have been his long-lost sister, but that may not be the case...
That means it`s back to hunting the golem, who is also a possible candidate for his cursed sibling.
Meanwhile Wylla is caught by surprise!
I`m not certain when this comic will go up. I have to be with my mother as we fly to a specialist to treat the cancer in her eye. There we`ll have to stay for a week and...I dunno` how much time I`ll have for comic-making. I do want to thank you all for your support with Patreon, however! It really does help make a difference getting all these comics made. :D
We visit with these "non-Rak & Timbo" characters in a double sized update. A cataclysmic event transpires and...it must have something to do with the story of robots and what-not, right? Probably!
I'll be away and preoccupied next week, so here's the preview of this and next week's AD pages together. It's kinda' good to do this as it completes the introduction of Allone in this story (or at least Allone with one of his heads).
Surprise he was Idzerd all along!
You may recall when we last left him and Despond they were talking about finding his lost sister. Could it be Sansregret is a possible suspect?
For the first time we get to hear what Lyre has to say. He wants to make a good first impression with his new captain and thus tries to overcome his shyness. Plus Lyre wants to make a good impression on his new boyfriend, so I guess Gavol is a source of encouragement for coming out of his shell.
You'll see what I mean when this goes up.
This will be going up Monday, but I'm about to post the preview of the page AFTER this....so thought it best to reshow this one for context.
It's robot 'rasslin time!
Vilhelm has lead Wylla to the outskirts of where Idzerd took Sansregret, but her reaction to Vil's sudden disappearance leads to a deep internal struggle whether or not to carry out the rescue mission.
Good thing Stupid Bitch has arrived to help!
Zeiss has shown up in just one page, and is referenced here and there, but this is the stronghold in which he or she resides in. Rak discovers the rag tag team of misfits he's assembled isn't exactly the best mix suitable for the job of infiltrating and helping rescue Timbo...
This probably won't be completed before Christmas, but hope you all have a great holidays and thank you very much for all your support this year!
The previous page had mentioned people known as Castmasters making secret passage entrances hidden in plain sight. Well turns out those two statues are no exception.
So that's where that golem has been hiding!
Secret passages are tricky, but are even harder when masked by some powerful magic. Seems the window LOOKS and FUNCTIONS like a window should, but one turn reveals a gateway to somewhere entirely different.
Plus the purpose of the statues are about to be revealed once it gets dark.
Rak rallies support as plans to retrieve Timbo carry on.
Good news is we reached our first Patreon milestone, which means more frequent Banished updates. Thanks to your contributions I'll be able to pay our artists more so they can make this comic their primary focus. Thank you very much!! :D
We see where Paul has lead the gang in their search for Shane's trail, which appears to be a church. Scarrow drops in brandishing a tattoo that harkens back way back in the archives to when Wizard soul swapped with Rawn and visited Sian...
You might not recall, but last time Wylla conversed with Vilhelm she deduced he was either from the future...or something else. Anyway she's none too pleased to see him, since that usually means something bad's about to happen.
It takes a lot to break the concentration of a focused Boscis...
I dunno' if you ever noticed, but things usually go horribly, HORRIBLY wrong whenever something happy like this happens...
"Y'want proof we're not the bad guys, huh?"
"Alright! Here's ya' proof!"
*insert wacky Rak face*
Here Blagden divulges some information about his past. Primarily about his beloved.
Those statues make an appearance again. Something fishy about them!
Bootlox has a secret and that he can fit inside a larger version of himself.
Also a couple of surprise Boscis found in a most unorthodox manner.
Just some characters catching up, and lil' toon Coven partaking in the festival dedicated to him.
A lot of characters from my comics are based on material from when I was a kid. Accursed Dragon is no exception!
It's not the FIRST piece of Wizard art I ever drew, but it is a rare colored version...
We get a glimpse at the festival that was hinted at back when Coven first defeated the golem (in armored form).
What Idzerd is doing with Sansregret is not meant to be creepy...
Here is the rough of the next page. Is this the end of Deacon?
Just between you and me: NO
Here's what's coming up in the next page drawn by Brandon!
Preview of the next AD page!
Hello. The final changes to our Patreon for AD and Banished have been made.
You'll notice very little deviations in what you'll receive (based on your pledge tier), but the goals are very different from when I first created this account.
If you wish to read details, please visit the site.
Please accept my deepest thanks for what has been pledged thus far. Myself and the artists I work with very much appreciate it.
Ryan
It won't be affecting you folks who have already been pledging, but the changes are being put in place to assist more with the comic production/coloring.
As it is, Accursed Dragon cannot update with colored comics unless we receive enough money to help properly compensate the artists. Once it becomes worth their while dedicating their free time to coloring (ie. paying them a fair wage) we'll be able to update on a regular schedule again.
Banished, which updates VERY infrequently, will be drawn by me personally if we reach a high enough goal. I can at least guarantee you a b/w update once a week (although it will most likely get colored also).
Like I said, the changes won't interfere with your already generous pledges and I aim to keep getting you your rewards.
I probably won't start making exclusive artwork until the end of October (for you $10 pledgers).
Just FYI.
Thank you again for your super support!
Ryan
While going through material to include in the upcoming Funny Farm book, I found this lil' gem. It was made, I dunno', circa 1993.
There's also some early sketches of what is now Accursed Dragon from that time. I'll see if I can find them. :D
Sorry for the delay in getting previews out. The vacations have really thrown our schedule for a loop.
Also of note is I'm planning on re-working the Patreon page a bit. Something to reflect its current standing and reward you for your donations even more appropriately. More details on that as they come. :)
Meanwhile thank you very much for your support!
Sorry for the delay in getting previews out. The vacations have really thrown our schedule for a loop.
Also of note is I'm planning on re-working the Patreon page a bit. Something to reflect its current standing and reward you for your donations even more appropriately. More details on that as they come. :)
Meanwhile thank you very much for your support!
Preview of the next AD comic.
Is this the end of puppet Wizard?
(spoilers: yes)
Preview of the next AD comic.
Is this the end of puppet Wizard?
(spoilers: yes)
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD page! It sure looks like something's transpiring. ;D
Preview of the next AD page! It sure looks like something's transpiring. ;D
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD page. Coven's feeling self conscious...
Preview of the next AD page. Coven's feeling self conscious...
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next AD page!
Preview of the next Banished page!
Preview of the next Banished page!
Preview of the next AD page. After all this time, we finally get a map!
Preview of the next AD page. After all this time, we finally get a map!
Preview of the next AD page. Sorry for not showing the sketchy version, but I accidentally deleted it. Items of note include: new Wylla outfit, Chatel characterization and SpOoKy PuPpEtS!
Preview of the next AD page. Sorry for not showing the sketchy version, but I accidentally deleted it. Items of note include: new Wylla outfit, Chatel characterization and SpOoKy PuPpEtS!
Preview of the next Banished page!
Preview of the next Banished page!
A preview of the next Accursed Dragon!
A preview of the next Accursed Dragon!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
The preview of our next Banished page!
The preview of our next Banished page!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic
Preview of the next AD comic
Preview of the the next AD update! Spoiler alert: this will not be the last time Wylla will use Wizard as part of a puppet act...
Preview of the the next AD update! Spoiler alert: this will not be the last time Wylla will use Wizard as part of a puppet act...
Preview for the next AD comic. A naughty exchange of dialogue takes place and Wylla totally loves it.
Preview for the next AD comic. A naughty exchange of dialogue takes place and Wylla totally loves it.
A preview of the next Banished page!
A preview of the next Banished page!
Preview of the next AD comic. There's...a bit of a surprise in the last panel...
Preview of the next AD comic. There's...a bit of a surprise in the last panel...
Agh my Internet is dead. Please forgive me, but I had to take a pic with my phone for this AD preview...
Agh my Internet is dead. Please forgive me, but I had to take a pic with my phone for this AD preview...
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic! Here's a little "Did you know?" trivia, but it's kinda' spoilery so stop reading now if that bothers you... Puppet Wizard is taking off in popularity, but including him in the story was a very last minute decision. What happened was that I realized in the NEXT story, we see Wizard again...except in his true identity. Not the robe n' cape wearing character we know. To shoe-horn him in I needed a vessel for him to control, because it's impossible for him to be where he is now and in Forrest Town at the same time.... (I got the idea from watching the puppet episode of Gravity Falls.) I wanted to give Wizard one last hurrah before he's gone for good...except he's not really gone for good... You know what I mean. ;D
Preview of the next AD comic! Here's a little "Did you know?" trivia, but it's kinda' spoilery so stop reading now if that bothers you... Puppet Wizard is taking off in popularity, but including him in the story was a very last minute decision. What happened was that I realized in the NEXT story, we see Wizard again...except in his true identity. Not the robe n' cape wearing character we know. To shoe-horn him in I needed a vessel for him to control, because it's impossible for him to be where he is now and in Forrest Town at the same time.... (I got the idea from watching the puppet episode of Gravity Falls.) I wanted to give Wizard one last hurrah before he's gone for good...except he's not really gone for good... You know what I mean. ;D
A preview of the next AD comic. Wizard sadly retired his inflatable cap it seems...
A preview of the next AD comic. Wizard sadly retired his inflatable cap it seems...
Luger has a sewing machine! He's a practical guy. ;D Here we see Timbo taking advantage of the equipment available to sew the new suit Rak will wear. Not very exciting stuff...so that's probably why this was all cut in the final version...
Preview of next the next AD!
Preview of next the next AD!
Preview of the next AD udpate!
Preview of the next AD udpate!
What is this? Human-like beings? Whoever they may be, that individual in the last panel is a representative of the last alien race to be revealed in the series: The Catagas.
What is this? Human-like beings? Whoever they may be, that individual in the last panel is a representative of the last alien race to be revealed in the series: The Catagas.
One of the brand new characters to appear in the next chapter is Bootlox. He's an enthusiastic robot that specializes in mechanics and loves ships. He's especially delighted to meet Rak, since he originated from the same Canter homeworld.
One of the brand new characters to appear in the next chapter is Bootlox. He's an enthusiastic robot that specializes in mechanics and loves ships. He's especially delighted to meet Rak, since he originated from the same Canter homeworld.
Here's a look at the Robot homeworld, as illustrated by Alexander. It's not a planet, but rather a very large asteroid, similar in size to Hub World. It's hidden in an asteroid field on the outer rim of a black hole, which the robot denizens use to help hide their presence. It is totally mobile.
Here's a look at the Robot homeworld, as illustrated by Alexander. It's not a planet, but rather a very large asteroid, similar in size to Hub World. It's hidden in an asteroid field on the outer rim of a black hole, which the robot denizens use to help hide their presence. It is totally mobile.
The next Accursed Dragon! Wizard does something sneaky and Servant pops into Wylla's dream.
The next Accursed Dragon! Wizard does something sneaky and Servant pops into Wylla's dream.
The doorway Rak and Timbo discover apparently lead them too Luger's secret art room. Here we see examples of the bounty hunter's painting talents. There's been some tiny references in the comics that Luger can draw, but I dunno' if it'll ever be mentioned outright in the story... One thing I should point out is the room was meant to be MUCH smaller. I mean, Luger's ship isn't that huge in the first place. Imagine a closet crammed full of drawings and paper...
Here's a sketch preview of the new character, Zeiss, direct from Alexander's sketch book. Zeiss appeared very briefly at the end of Book 1, but will be properly introduced in the next chapter. It's pretty obvious this character plays an important role with the "home world of the robots" theme the next story has, but certainly not in a "BWAH! EVIL VILLAIN!" sorta' way. Zeiss has a very interesting backstory and...well...the story of the robots is hopefully not going to be one you'll expect. More about the new chapter in Banished later!
Here's a sketch preview of the new character, Zeiss, direct from Alexander's sketch book. Zeiss appeared very briefly at the end of Book 1, but will be properly introduced in the next chapter. It's pretty obvious this character plays an important role with the "home world of the robots" theme the next story has, but certainly not in a "BWAH! EVIL VILLAIN!" sorta' way. Zeiss has a very interesting backstory and...well...the story of the robots is hopefully not going to be one you'll expect. More about the new chapter in Banished later!
Banished Book 2 Chapter 2 meandered a bit. It went through three artists (the third being the magnificent Brandon). Instead of immediately heading to Hub World, the original script had Rak and Timbo explore Luger's room where they discover a secret... More on that later. ;D
This here is a preview comic that might not make much sense without the benefit of color. One thing we never much explored is what is Deacon like? What are his favourite foods? Well...now we kinda' know. Happy holidays everyone and thank you for the support you've given! ;D
This here is a preview comic that might not make much sense without the benefit of color. One thing we never much explored is what is Deacon like? What are his favourite foods? Well...now we kinda' know. Happy holidays everyone and thank you for the support you've given! ;D
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
A preview for the next Banished comic! This marks the end of the 2nd chapter of Book 2 and leaves us with the potential for an unexpected alliance... More info on what happens next in the series will follow shortly, but I can guarantee no new comics until January some time...
A preview for the next Banished comic! This marks the end of the 2nd chapter of Book 2 and leaves us with the potential for an unexpected alliance... More info on what happens next in the series will follow shortly, but I can guarantee no new comics until January some time...
Preview of the next AD!
Preview of the next AD!
Preview of the next AD comic. It seems a lot of familiar faces are showing up this storyline. This one...maybe the most surprising...
Preview of the next AD comic. It seems a lot of familiar faces are showing up this storyline. This one...maybe the most surprising...
A preview of the next AD comic!
A preview of the next AD comic!
A quick preview of the next AD! This one has Wylla describing to Coven who escorted her to the town. Coven quickly realizes it's Sian...
A quick preview of the next AD! This one has Wylla describing to Coven who escorted her to the town. Coven quickly realizes it's Sian...
A preview of the next AD comic! This one is really confusing in its unfinished state. Each of the characters present will be getting brief bios depicted in card form. The finished version should be much more impressive!
A preview of the next AD comic! This one is really confusing in its unfinished state. Each of the characters present will be getting brief bios depicted in card form. The finished version should be much more impressive!
A preview of the next AD comic!
A preview of the next AD comic!
A preview of the next AD!
A preview of the next AD!
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
A preview of the next AD comic!
A preview of the next AD comic!
A preview of the next Accursed Dragon...featuring three colorful new characters...
A preview of the next Accursed Dragon...featuring three colorful new characters...
Here's a preview of the next Banished!
Here's a preview of the next Banished!
A preview of the next AD comic! Ha haaa I gotta' stop making these so last minute-like....
Here's another comic from the abandoned Rawn and Sansregret comic series I toyed with. It's the last of them before deciding best to quit...
A preview of the next Accursed Dragon!
A preview of the next Accursed Dragon!
Last year I worked with an artist on (what I thought) was a fun comic idea. A very light-hearted series starring just Rawn and Sansregret. A few comics in and I realized this wasn't fun for me and the project was abandoned. Here's a lil' look at what we made though!
Here's the next Banished comic. Rak starts freakin' out!
Here's the next Banished comic. Rak starts freakin' out!
A preview of the next AD update! It...it kinda' doesn't make a lot of sense without the color stuff included. XD
A preview of the next AD update! It...it kinda' doesn't make a lot of sense without the color stuff included. XD
So much exciting stuff happening! I hate how my distractions have caused a delay in posting Patreon material, though. I feel so bad I'll share with you an inside joke no one outside here knows about. My Twitter icon (ryancomics) is actually taken from a porny picture of Coven that Alexander drew. ;D If you see me change twitter icons, it's probably from something else porny.
Sorry I didn't get this sooner! There's been a lot of distractions recently and I apologize. Here's a preview of the next Banished!
Sorry I didn't get this sooner! There's been a lot of distractions recently and I apologize. Here's a preview of the next Banished!
The current chapter of Banished is almost over and Alexander has already begun the next instalment. Here is a preview sketch of a new character who'll be introduced! You may also recognize him on the Banished website as the new "news" representative...
A preview of the next Banished comic. Will it be a happy reunion??
A preview of the next Banished comic. Will it be a happy reunion??
A preview of next Tuesday's comic!
A preview of next Tuesday's comic!
A couple of soldier class designs from the Accursed Dragon card game. Alexander made some very nice early development sketches!
I won't get to finish this comic until Wednesday's update, so you may have a preview of the next Banished comic fully colored.
I won't get to finish this comic until Wednesday's update, so you may have a preview of the next Banished comic fully colored.
Preview of the next AD comic!
Preview of the next AD comic!
It's always a treat collaborating with Alexander on our various art projects! Here you can see the Accursed Dragon Vol.3 back cover from my conceptualized sketch to his final inks.
Just some more sketches Alexander made while making up illustrations for the card game. Here we see some Coven and Rawn poses.
Here's a look at the next AD comic!
Here's a look at the next AD comic!
The line art for the next Banished comic. Surprise! Hacos!
The line art for the next Banished comic. Surprise! Hacos!
It's gone through at least two major revisions, but some friends and I are casually building a fun, simple card game loosely based on the Accursed Dragon universe. Here's a sketch of a card and character from some of our initial designs. A lot has changed since then.... I can't guarantee it'll ever get finished, but in the meantime it's a project I'll slowly chip away at my leisure.
Here's the preview line art for the next Banished comic. Uh OH! Someone likes what they seeeee...
Here's the preview line art for the next Banished comic. Uh OH! Someone likes what they seeeee...
Coven is very "DO NOT WANT!"
Before the previous AD story came to be there was a different idea we tried with different artist. Things didn't work out due to time constraints. Here we see the first page where the Parliament army are defending against the attacking Corvis golems.
Here's a preview of an upcoming Accursed Dragon comic featuring a pair we've not seen for a long time!
Here's a preview of the next Banished page, submitted to you with no context. ;D
Here's a preview of the next Banished page, submitted to you with no context. ;D
Here's a preview of the next Banished page, submitted to you with no context. ;D
The current Banished storyline originally began with a different artist. When they suddenly became unavailable, ANOTHER illustrator was located. Coincidentally, when that person also became too busy, Brandon suddenly announced to me he'd like to continue drawing for the series. :D
Here's the lines for the Banished comic, which is still in the coloring phase. Did you know Krma'Kt (the Arctide seen with the laser sword) is based off a reader's character who made a SUPER cameo pledge in a previous Kickstarter campaign?
Today's Funny Farm (2014-08-12) is a rare example of how I completely changed the dialogue for the characters. Initially, back in Christmas of 2002, Pom's original dialogue is making fun of a Keenspace comic called "Life's So Rad". My primary concern is that it's mean spirited...but no one would understand it anyway, which brought me to my second concern. Instead we see Pom drunkenly fawning over Lenette, which isn't great, but it's better than the alternative. :x