A heavy update

This has been a very strange and difficult year for a variety of reasons, and many things are coming to a head all at once in my personal life, making the future uncertain for me. Much of this involves major issues with my mental and physical health that I am diligently working on, my grandmother, my closest family member suffering from Alzheimers rapidly deteriorating over the year, and the near nonstop personal hardships piling on here in New Orleans, some occurring through my own doing, and of course the misery of the violence and post Hurricane Ida/covid life, events I have never taken the time to confront.

A note on the subject of my grandmother, my all time most popular comics, "Behind the Curtain" and "GateKeeper 5000" were drawn while caring for her in FL, including the Christmas r/comics collaboration and the Ellen/Colm collaboration. That entire time was pure and total chaos and it's a miracle those entries ever happened at all. I did not make it known to anyone during that period what was going on, and perhaps I should have, because I never really got it together upon returning to New Orleans.

Anyhow, I've found myself in the situation of contemplating enormous decisions regarding my status in the city while juggling the upcoming calamity that will be assisting my grandmother in a big move this summer. Unfortunately, the nature of my work requires a consistent output despite the state of things behind the scenes, but luckily I also have a mobile set up. The remainder of 2023 could be very patchy, with some bizarre comics on the horizon, but I have no plans to suspend dates for upcoming collaborations, commissions, benefit packages, and long form releases. I write all this to inform y'all that if for whatever reason I fall off, things like "The Chosen One," are still in progress, and other exclusive content may slow down in fall.

Aside from all of this, this has been my most successful year thus far, and it's all because of you guys. It's clear I'm deeply behind on giving back, but none of this was possible without your support. "Thrill Seeker" and "The Chosen One" are both comics I never thought would ever come to fruition due to the sheer scale of both, but your patronage made it happen. This era of my life will be extremely difficult going forward, but I am so, so grateful that I've got the means to make the kind of art that I initially felt was a pipe dream when I first started out.

Thank y'all so, so much, and I hope you enjoy what's to come for the latter half of the year, however odd some of it may be.
Love y'all. ❤