Tales from Treehollow: Bonus Comic Repository (Patreon)

Can't get enough of Tamberlane? Tales from Tamberlane is a collection  of short canon comics drawn by guest artists for the Tamberlane Patreon! Each comic is released via private message as a PDF download. The PDF contains not only the 5-page guest comic but behind-the-scenes artwork and writeups, extra lore and worldbuilding, and lots of awesome stuff you don't get to see in the main comic!

Every month a new one is released to all patrons who, on the fifth of the month, are pledging $5 or more. After 1 month, they're made available for purchase to all patrons; after 3 months, the public can purchase them as well!

Half of all sales go to the artist who drew them. Support your local indies!

Have Questions About the Tales from Treehollow Comics? See the FAQ below the repository!

Timmothy's Folly

When the Follybrook corgis conduct their business in Treehollow, Head Councilman Timmothy struggles between his ideals and reality, and trying to do his best for all parties involved.

Starring Patron Cameos: Tagg (Taggianto), Danger (Danger), Timmothy (TimmoWarner), Trisha (Whyaylooh), and Stoker (StokerBramwell).

Artist: Grey White
Writer: Caytlin Vilbrandt

Originally released 10/20. Available on the Shop. 

Heart Questions

Although Briar's nerves are getting the best of her,  she's got to figure out the answer to her most burning question. The  only problem is... how do you ask a guy out?

Starring Patron Cameos: Reno (DireTaco), Gunner (GunnyWaffle), and Milo (Darch).

Artist: IzzySqueakzy
Writer: Caytlin Vilbrandt

Originally released 11/20. Available on the Shop. 

A Glow in the Dark

A Wulfnacht Special: Ainsley struggles with seasonal depression when out shopping for Wulfnacht gifts with Oakewood.

Starring Patron Cameos: Reno (DireTaco), Isaiah (Nolan "Note Worthy" Slover), Jonas (Jonas), John (Long John), Wanderer (Jared Dark), and Puck (Codesign).

Artist: Jonas
Writer: Caytlin Vilbrandt

Originally released 12/20. Available on the Shop. 

The Campsite Rule

A young Oakewood romance: After his boyfriend's recent departure, Claude Oakewood is feeling the heartache. But perhaps his wandering friend Julian can cheer him up...

Patron Cameos: None.

Artist: Michael "Neon Noble" Nicolosi
Writer: Caytlin Vilbrandt

Originally released 1/21. Available on the Shop

February 2021

Tainted

When Cur runs away again, the Treehollow Council must figure out how to aid him. They can only hope that his social worker, Lizette, has some idea to help the young cub out.

Patron Cameos: Cur (Chaon), Lizette (Lizette), Timmothy (TimmoWarner), Honey (Ashley Nichols), and Bleddyn (Dorian Inman)

Artist: Minty Messerly
Writer: Caytlin Vilbrandt

Originally released 2/21. Available on the shop with code: picklebelly25

The Wild Walligog

Jason tells (or sings) a grand and extremely believable tale of adventure, a mysterious monster, and TREASURE to Piper and Anthony. How did the Guppy and her crew make it home?

Patrons Starring: Captain Gillian (Hindae), Winnie (Third), Artie & Hattie (Lightfox Lowell), Jason (Marco262)

Artist: Scott Fraser
Writer: Ari "Metajoker" Borhanian
Originally released 4/21. Available on the shop with code: brambleberry9000

School of Hard Talks

Milo is asked to teach Tamberlane and her peers for a day. He may make a good student, but how will Milo handle being a teacher?

Patrons Starring: Cur (Chaon), Kira (Ashley Nichols), Jonas (Jonas), Callie (Zaukodar)

Artist: Lauren Pierre
Writer: Ari "Metajoker" Borhanian
Originally released 5/21. Available on the shop with code: catsarerealcool540

June 2021

The Parent Trap

Piper (finally) learns a valuable lesson in empathy from Anthony after a prank against her mother goes predictably awry. Will she actually learn anything, or will this be like...every other time?

Patrons Starring: None

Artist: Knack Whittle
Writer: Ari "Metajoker" Borhanian  
Coming to Patrons Who Pledged $5 or More on May 5th

Upcoming Tales from Treehollow:

First Night Alone

Young Belfry babysits little Briar, and it goes about as smoothly as you'd expect. Can the two sisters overcome their differences and realize what it means to be a family?

Patrons Starring: None

Artist: IzzySqueakzy
Writer: Ari "Metajoker" Borhanian
Still in progress as of 6/24/21.

Tales from Treehollow FAQ

Hey all! There's always lots of questions about the Tales from Treehollow (previously called Monthly Bonus Comics), so here's a handy FAQ!

Ready to get your comics? Pledge $5 Here

Q: What are these bonus comics?

A: I've always wanted to do more canon, bonus comics but my disability keeps me from making as many main comic pages as I want, much less extra ones! So every month, I hire a guest artist to draw a short canon comic written by either me or my co-writer Ari "Metajoker" Borhanian on a subject you guys suggest and vote on! They come packed with lore and commentary, as well as bonus behind the scenes art (as available).

Q: Is this a new comic, or a comic that was already released?

A: This is a brand new comic, written with the help of Patreon every month!

Q: How do I access this comic? Is it available now?

A: The comics are made on roughly a one-month cycle, and they are released via Patreon Message all at once (NOT via a post!). Once the 5th of the month passes, I have a list of everyone pledging $5 and more, and within a couple weeks of the 5th, the comic gets distributed! (Depends on if the guest artist needs extra time. I want to make sure my artists are working safely!)

Once the comic is distributed, I will always drop a post that lets folks know the messages have gone out. That way if folks didn't get it, they can reach out.

Q: Is it only for new patrons?

A: Nope! This is for ALL patrons at $5 and above! You just have to be pledging at $5 or above on the 5th of the designated month to receive it.

Q: Is there any way I can get previous months' comics?

A: You may purchase previous months' comics on the shop! Some may have a passcode to access, which you can find on this post up above.

Q: How do you decide on the topics of the guest comics?

A: As a $5+ patron, you are able to throw suggestions into the hat via the #oakewoods-inbox channel on the Foxglove Comics Discord! Once I have a handful of ideas, I then put them up for $15+ folks to vote on. I've lately started to gather multiple top-voted ideas together at once so we can write a bunch of scripts in a row, to cut down on the wait for my guest artists to get their script.

Q: How do you decide on the guest artists?

A: First priority for me is to showcase the talents of the others in Foxglove Comics. After that, I have a handful of friends and contacts I'm able to ask, and I often poll folks for artist ideas. There are a number of other artists that folks have been hopeful for, and once I've had a chance to reach out to them, we'll find out how feasible they are. Cross your fingers!

Q: I hear you put cameos in the bonus comics! How do you decide on those?

A: I do try to slip in as many Patron cameos from the cameo tiers ($50+) as I can! And I do this simply because the main story takes so long, and several cameos have been waiting a long time for a feature. This frustrates me endlessly, because I always want to give my awesome supporters their rewards as soon as possible. So I started squishing cameos into the bonus comics!

I choose the cameos primarily on who's been waiting the longest to have real page time, AND who fits into the premise the best. These cameo pages do count toward your total page count.

Q: Why do you have a cut-off date for qualifying to receive them that's so much earlier than the delivery date?

A: So, I'm using Patreon's special offer system for the delivery of these comics. That means that I need to set a deadline, and that it results in a list of recipients for me when the offer ends. The deadline is set far ahead for two reasons:

1. While I'm making the PDF for the comic, I need everyone's Patreon name far enough ahead that I can actually fill out the Thank You page in the PDF, and make sure everyone's had time to update their nickname as needed.

2. Although I have a loose deadline for my artists shortly after the Patreon deadline, I often grant extensions so that they can get the work done without overworking themselves. On the same token, I can take that extra time to make sure the PDF is nice and polished on my end. The release date is wiggly so that I have that freedom to keep my artists from working themselves to death, since I work with some ambitious sorts!