Next comic and Log Myu talk + poll (Patreon)

Hi all,

I believe it's time to talk a little about the current state of Log Myu, and what's coming after it.

Log Myu has been running for a while now. It was initially well received, probably a bit too much as it created hopes that it couldn't nor was meant to fulfill. As time went on, people started to see it for what it is: a slow comic with parsimonious weight gain.

If you've followed me for a while, you're probably aware that I'm constantly trying to improve what I do here, be it the way I run my Patreon, its polls, the quality of my drawings, or in this case, comics. When I started to work on Log Myu, I wanted it to be an improvement over my previous comic. It was meant to be a slow weight-gain comic with a story, lore, a page format I could publish several times a week, and something that could help kickstart this Patreon. Log Myu is certainly all that.

Nowadays the comic is less popular than it was at first and I believe people's expectations of it might be more realistic than they used to be. However, its popularity didn't fall for no reason either. While its formula couldn't satisfy everyone in the first place (assuming it's possible!), Log Myu is far from being flawless. There are critics I agree with, others I disagree with, but at the end of the day, if I want the comic to be coherent with itself, I can't alter its current course, even if I feel like it's a liability. The story is still progressing and the beginning of the climax still a bit ahead.

What I can do however is to prepare what will come after Log Myu. I've already learned quite a bit creating it, even if its formula and horizontal format aren't meant to be reused for other long running comics. I'm currently starting to evaluate the different options as to what will come after it, and it's where you enter :)

You'll find below five weight gain comics ideas that are on the table, some of which I've already started to work on. Their descriptions are limited on purpose (they're less than forty words long) to make voting more easy. My question for this poll is pretty simple: which of the five options below intrigues you the most at the time?

Option 1 - When her elderly friend and neighbor Gil passes away, Lyra is surprised to learn that she is the sole heir to her considerable inheritance. But the mischievous old woman didn't leave it unconditionally.

Option 2 - In a world where appearance is key, Ezio's peculiar taste in women drove him to abandon love life. After a life-changing event, two of his coworkers, the maneater Janna and the shy Zelie begin fighting over him.

Option 3 - After years of nutritional excess without consequences, Kune's gluttony eventually starts to impact her daily life. Vowing to respect a past deal, her roommate Sarina tries to keep her under control.

Option 4 - Despite her small stature and numerous idol schools rejections, Nami dreams big: sooner or later she'll mesmerize crowds with her singing and dancing, and she'll do whatever it takes to achieve her goal.

Option 5 - In a disastrous financial situation, the fit Chae reluctantly accepts a job to harvest abyss sugar, a precious resource growing in a place full of waist-threatening dangers and merciless competition.

This poll won't be decisive. I'll probably do a few like it in the future, kick some ideas, bring others in, refine summaries. My current plan - once Log Myu will be over - is to release the first few pages of the comic ideas I'd have worked on the most, and do a popularity poll to see which one I should go with.

As usual, feel free to comment, whether about the poll, the ideas, the plan, Log Myu. Or even if there are themes you'd like me to try to work on for these comic ideas!

Thanks!