May 2024 Check-In (Patreon)

Howdy folks!

First off, a tremendous thank you to those who have stuck around and to the new patrons too. When i started this up I had intended to be a little more active, even if I made no promises. The good news is that I've been busy, but not with anything I can share in detail here. I owe y'all an update - something, anything! - for sticking by me.

On the personal projects side of things:

• BumbleKast is decidedly a part-time job now. We have a pair of semi-regular thumbnail artists, and a backlog of BumbleKast Minis running back to January. You wouldn't think answering questions would be so time consuming, but boy howdy does it demand a lot of time and effort.

• Drogune is trucking along. Adam Bryce Thomas is hard at work on Book One, and Book Two has a finished first draft. I hope we can share the fruits of our labor later this year.

• The Nine Lives of Klaws McGee is on hold while I focus my time and finances on Drogune. That said, I am looking at other avenues to potentially get it out the door faster. Fingers crossed!

On the professional side of things:

• I have many a Sonic comic project in the works. Some of it Modern Sonic, some of it Classic Sonic. Some you could probably guess, others you'd never dream of. I hope you'll enjoy it when it all as it rolls out.

• I'm working on an art book chronicling the visuals of a well-known videogame franchise. It's been a lot of research, and there's still a lot to do on it, but it's been an interesting experience to be sure.

• There's lots of wheels turning over at Aether Studios, and I've gotten to flex my creative writing muscles on a few short-term and long-term projects there. Keep an eye on their socials as we roll out stuff throughout the year.

• I'm collaborating on two original comics with professional friends of mine that I've wanted to work with for a while. I'm not the lead on those, which is rather nice, as I get to focus on the scripting rather than the managing. Those are very early in production, so hopefully they'll be announced next year.

• I'm one deck for two videogame projects, and just wrapped on two others. I've had a lot of fun with them and I'm eagerly awaiting the green light on the others. #KnowingSmiles for years to come!

• There's another super-secret project I'm involved in. I can't think of a clever way to tease it without tipping my hand. It's very different and very cool. It's...nope, stopping there before I get in trouble.

• If you've enjoyed my Archie works, especially anything Crusaders related or Sabrina related, you'll be happy this year. I'll leave it at that.

There's all that and potentially more on the horizon.  As with any freelance career it comes in lulls and waves, and in the lulls I want to get BumbleKing stuff moving as far as it can before the next wave comes. If I can get everything in order then maybe I can finally do something for this patreon in the next lull. Wouldn't that be nice?

Again - immense thanks for supporting me here. It helps me get the BumbleKing projects going a little faster, and it helps make the slow times less scary. I appreciate you!

Be good to yourselves. Be good to each other.
- Ian