Still here! Just super busy and a little sad... (Patreon)

Hey everyone! 

It's been longer than usual since my last update so I wanted to show you what I've been scribbling in the background to prove that I'm still working hard on preparing for the next comic. 

That said, I found out earlier this week that a good college buddy of mine, Glaide passed away suddenly and that really threw me into a depressive spiral for a few days. Even now it's so hard to believe he's gone- I almost expect to log into Discord and see his avatar light up green again. I'll always miss him, but I know he'd be pissed at me for using him as an excuse for falling behind, so it's back in the saddle and keep going until the wheels fall off! It's the least I can do to remember him. 

Thanks to all of you who caught this on Twitter and expressed your condolences- that really means a lot to me and it definitely helped to know that I wasn't alone, especially reading the comments of all the other people who knew him.  I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he impacted so many other people's lives! 

Moving on from sad things, you may have noticed the bird in the header! Her name is Kaera and she's gonna be the baddie Maeko's gonna face off against in the comic.  I should have her design done by tomorrow I think...

This is a concept drawing for Chief Danno- the Chief Engineer in charge of Tsenaya's section. He'll be making an albeit brief appearance in the next comic so I thought it best to get him designed now as well. He's an Ibian, which those of you who are familiar with Alps' Circus of Stones stories should be familiar with, if only in description.

Next, we've got the motley crew that will accompany Kaera aboard the prison shuttle! These were chosen from suggestions my Pharaohs provided. I apologize if the character is taller or shorter than they're supposed to be, I tried to be as accurate as possible! The height chart I used for them is sadly not visible in the sketch, but I'm pretty sure I got them right. We'll do the official roll call once I finish this lineup properly ;)

Finally, here are some concepts for the Peacekeeper uniforms I'll be using in the comic. I still might need a character or two to form the guard detail for the prisoners, so I may still surprise a Pharaoh or two with a role in the comic. Stay tuned!

Again, my apologies for a bit of a light month but prep-work like this isn't flashy as a pinup or a comic page. I'll do my best to make your patience worth it!