HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY (and massive mega important announcements!) (Patreon)

Good day agents and happy 2nd Anniversary! Two years have passed since we began this journey together and I am nothing but grateful to all of you who've believed in my vision and art style. Without your support the Hex would have fizzled as quickly as a passing wet dream!

Thus, the fact that you are still here enjoying these sweaty kicks and passionate grapples means the world to me, and the only way I know to give back to you - is to continue delivering these images of sensual combat between our favorite girls under the supreme tenets of quality and storytelling.

So what's the plan with The Hex 3.0 or Year Three?

Glad you asked! As you know by now one thing I absolutely hate is to fall into complacency and repetition because to me that leads directly into boredom. This is exactly why I choose to make the Hex a globetrotting saga where our characters engage a wide variety of opponents in different parts of the world. And although the one-storybook-a-month (or two months for the double issues) worked very well to put my skills to the test and optimize my workflow for serial production, I eventually fell into a grind that had me doing a singular thing over several days. Sacrificing ideas for the sake of meeting quotas and time slots, as well as twisting storylines to fit a specific narrative structure.

Don't get me wrong though. I'm very proud of the results we've had so far - but deep in my heart I know it can be BETTER.

This is exactly why we have a Discord and why I ran the End of the Year Review Poll in December: To get your feedback. To understand what worked. What didn't work. To figure out how to make our community grow. So now with all that data and a full year of putting our old format to the test, the time has come to EXPAND the production.

How? Asked Jimmy sitting back there - don't worry I heard you. For starters, we'll run TWO primary series in parallel:

- The Strikeforce Series will continue following the adventures of our sexy agents in their secret war against the Rook Company, focusing on high impact action, martial arts, cinematographic set pieces. Ex. Operation: Mile High Club, Operation: Dead Drop, Operation: Flying Dutchman

- While the Classified Series will return and give you a glimpse of the darker side of the Hex and though it will also feature all the sensual combat you know and love, it'll have a heavier focus on the sexual side of the hidden arts. Ex. Operation: Witching Hour, Operation: Snake Eyes, Operation: Calibration Run. And ye olde ... Classified: Private Lesson of course.

This allows us once more to redirect ideas into the proper track without having to force situations to fit a singular mold. Keeping in mind that both series will feature all the hallmarks of a traditional Hex storybook. All the fight-ing and all the funk-ing. Hey, what can I say... I like sex. Is nice. (Yes, with a Borat voice)

Sex to me is integral to this setting one way or the other, but the primary difference will be how each series will be weighted in these elements. Strikeforce will be heavy on the fight. Classified will be heavy on the funk.

But that's not all. Because I've decided to unleash the beast in me this year, I will also open up an entirely NEW TIER with its own series code named: the Black Book, for those who like me, want a little bit extra. I for one am a firm believer that there needs to be room for a R&D (research and development) division. A space for me to try things free of the limitations. A place where I can try a wide variety of themes, subject matter and styles beyond what the main series allows simply for #science.

Remember those things in the poll you marked as: no I don't want this in my primary feed? Well there is a high chance some of that stuff will go here. So honestly I don't recommend that tier to anyone if you just want to keep things as they've always been, but those who want to come along with me into uncharted territory and are willing to bite the bullet ... well I won't stop you - but you've been warned.

Now, ... I hear you say, that's crazy! How are you going to run three series at the same time?

Well this is how Jimmy. Unlike the Year 1 iteration of the split series format that effectively had no deadlines, now that I have mastered serialized production and know exactly how long it takes me to produce a batch of images, I can now pre-plan the production of these three series over a longer time period.

-Strikeforce will contain the most amount of images (around 30, which is the length of Mile High Club) and it will have a production cycle of 5 months, and although it will have the longest production cycle, it will payoff because the scenes will be more complex, the writing needs to be on point, it will feature the most characters-per-story and may be comprised a more than a single location (much like Flying Dutchman).

-Classified will contain around 24 images, but it will have a production cycle of 3 months. Since it will be a more focused production I can handle a faster turnaround time while still giving it all the love and care in the world. A good example is Snake Eyes.

-Black Book on the other hand will contain around 16 images, with a production cycle of 4 months. Because this branch is experimental, less time per month will be allocated into this project and I'll be very mindful not to overextend, thus it will have a shorter production cycle than Strikeforce, preventing me from getting trapped in it for longer than necessary.

So as you see, the releases for these products will be staggered in a way that each month something will be released, while also giving me the flexibility to retain quality in each individual product without locking myself in a grind. Plugging in extra images into a story that simply demands it, and avoiding the need of making "filler" for the sake of achieving a sort of quota. Thus optimizing the end result of each individual frame and each individual storybook when it comes to overall quality.

This of course also means that I won't be posting individual images along with text in a daily fashion as before. Honestly writing, setting up and scheduling posts does take time, and that's time I prefer to spend in creating more images or polishing the text for the final product instead of juggling Patreon posts. The previous release of the Xmas Special was a test of this format. In which you got the entire storybook in one go, allowing you to binge the story in one go instead of getting it drip-fed to you daily.

That doesn't mean I'll vanish into the depths of the secret underground space station to work and go radio silent though ... from now on, every Weekly Update will feature sneak peeks of the ongoing stories AND and update on their respective release timetables, so you will always know what is going on!

By now though, some of you may be concerned regarding costs, so let's talk a bit about the math. Understandable.

First things first, the base price for each individual storybook will go up slightly, and each series will have different pricing. More on that later. However, if it's the final product you want and that's the only thing you care about, I honestly recommend you acquire the books themselves on release instead of subscribing to the Patreon plan. That much is certain.

But I reckon if you are here it is because you also want to continue being part of the Hex community, supporting this project and helping me produce these storybooks while also providing the feedback that has so far helped me set course and navigate through these wonderful and uncertain times we live in. I bow to thee, Patrons of the Erotic Arts. Thank you again for being part of my life. Onwards and upwards into new adventures!

I feel this post is long enough, so I'll leave it here. But next week, I hope to share with the teasers for the three new series and update the Patreon tiers accordingly!

Over and out agents. <3