Torsten Hewson

New Merch Drop!

New Beware of Chicken merch drop is live through The Merch Guild!

Chun Ke has finally been deemed round enough for a plush, and pre-orders are open now. The plush is scheduled to ship in Jan/Feb, and there will be limited numbers of stock available. All orders of Chun Ke will also get 1 x randomly selected bookmark from the new bookmark set thrown in for free in when they ship, only for orders made this week (till end of Nov).

This wave also includes:

• A Fa Ram Boo...

Update: Plan for December Break.

Hey everybody! Just letting people know in advance, but I will be taking from the 22nd of December to the 2nd of January as a break to finish editing and have some time over the holidays, and then chapters would restart again on the 5th of January.

v7c10: The Virtuous's Reward.

Guan Chyou of the Azure Jade Trading Company loved what was becoming a bi-annual journey north; it was a full third of her year that was spent traveling, and yet, every moment was worth it.

The wind in her hair, the strain of travel, the feeling of adventure… all of it was fantastic. She could tell why her ancestors chose this profession. It was freeing.

They traveled light, making very good time on their horses… and better time on their carts. Their last trip north had allowe...

BOC art: Manga Style Xiulan+ Mother and Son smell Saeurkraut

By https://x.com/nakomo017

v7c9: Joyous Days Ahead

The Lord Magistrate of Verdant Hill leaned back into his chair with a contented sigh and a wide smile. Another year, another spring meeting complete—and another year of his subordinates’ praise, backdropped by his dear wife’s wonderful music. Truly, the highlight of every spring.

His darling wife graced him with a smile and a wink as she entered his study, placing down tea and confections on his desk, and then sauntering over to place a kiss upon his lips.

“A wonderful job...

Boc Art: [Fell the Trees]

From v5c44: Will of the Weak

"Through the strength of one's arm, and the sweat of one's brow, can the mightiest and most ancient beings be brought low," came a whisper, in two layered voices as it carried on the wind.

"It matters not their power, nor their age; with my axe, do I bring down the old giants—and prepare the way for new growth."

The man stood before Rong, his hand raised, like a child might imitate a blade. The edge of his hand cracked and fla...

v7c8: Party Formation

It was only once we started really planning things out for our little adventure south that it really hit me that this was going to be the longest amount of time I would be spending from my home since arriving here.

This wasn’t going to be the roughly two weeks I had spent at the Dueling Peaks. This was going to be closer to five or six months. Five or six months of constant travel, constant meetings, and constant cultivator… stuff.

Five or six months where I ...

BOC art: Tianlan

Tianlan Shan. Spirit of the Azure Hills. Stately Queen. Adorable Gremlin.

The highest power in the province with an axe to grind against all who would dare harm whats hers.

Art by https://x.com/nakomo017

v7c7: Truly Welcome

What was it to truly be welcome?

It was a thought that ran through Su Nezuhua’s mind often these days. They had been in the Azure Hills for perhaps a month and a half. When they first arrived, they had expected, at best, to live in a quiet, isolated little village with their kin. A place that was safe, but a quiet refuge. A place where they would live alone, with just each other for company, and serving at Master Jin’s or the Cloudy Sword Sect’s pleasure. Perhaps, they would occas...

BOC World Building: On Bowu and the Steam Furnace

I saw some discussion about the steam furnace in the comments, so decided clarify some things about it, and the way it came to be. Some people seem to think that they are a direct 1-1 with some 1800s steam engine. They are not. They are explicitely partially magical, and right now most of their fuel is magical as well.

The Steam Furnace was first conceptualized by Bowu when he was fairly young. He was reading out of a scroll on formations Xianghua had smuggled out from the Sect Library,...

Baby Tigu by Navae

A small comic about Tigu when she was very young by Navae

v7c6: Growing Around a Thistle

“So, you’re going then?” Meiling asked Gou Ren under the early dawn light. Their breath was visible in the air on this cold, damp morning, but the sun was steadily warming the earth.

All of the Azure Heroes were packed… as was Gou Ren. He’d be heading south to be introduced to the Misty Lake Sect as Xianghua’s husband. A possibly dangerous position, from enemies within and without the sect.

“Yeah, I am,” Gou Ren said, bending down slightly to embrace her, mindful o...

BOC Art: Laundry Day

"Wa Shi!"

"I thought I saw a spot of dirt!"

https://x.com/nakomo017

BOC Art: Jin, Disciple of Shennong

Jin's super mode. Art by: https://vgen.co/maoxfhan

v7c5: Just a Blade of Grass

The sound of instruments filled the air, and Cai Xiulan bounced a giggling Zhuye along to Rags’ ballad. He was belting it out right into Jin’s recording crystal. Jin and Biyu had worked together on a simple array so that the crystal would continue to play sounds without anybody touching it—and now he was getting songs from everyone he knew, so they could play them in the evenings.

It was a wonderful idea—and thankfully, they were going to copy the recordings over when they got a...

v7c4: The Moon and the Earth

It was Fa Bi De’s fourth year upon this glorious earth.

Every experience, every precious moment that had thus far been his life had happened in but four years.

It was no time at all; and it was all the time he knew. He had had many adventures; he had experienced a thousand different things.

And yet, there was no place Bi De would rather be at this very moment.

It was the beginning of a new cycle. After the weddings of Bi De’s fellow disciples, and the settling of t...

BOC art: The Grand Marshal

Xiulan on her gamer chair

https://vgen.co/Ork_art

v7c3: Steam and Glass

Liu Bowu didn’t know if he could get any happier. The wind was in his hair, and the Steam Furnace below him was rumbling with a steady burning heartbeat. Ty An was beside him as they worked on the engine together, making sure she ran smoothly.

This week had truly been something special.

He had gotten to see his Elder Sister, the most important person in the world to him, married to the man she loved. Her smile hadn’t been one of her fake masks. It had been smaller than her nor...

Artwork: The Dandelion's Seeds

"They say our goal is impossible—but we are cultivators. Accomplishing the impossible is what we are meant to do. Why would we back down from something because its hard?"

Art by https://x.com/nakomo017

BOC AU Art: Jin and Qingyi

Gremlin mode and non greamlin mode, courtesy of Tsuu

v7c2: Foxy Foundations

“And thank you all for coming!” Gou Ren shouted at the next load of people in the cart. The people cheered and waved him goodbye, Spooks pitching in to help cart them all away. Chun Ke and Bei Be were already out delivering their own loads of people.

“Safe travels!” Xianghua said from beside him. Her smile was absolutely fake.

“We’ll catch you around!” Yun Ren called.

Biyu just waved.

Eventually, even the most determined partygoers had enough and were sta...

BOC AU: Elder Younger Sister 11: Heracles

“You add a bit of sugar, and then you just keep whipping it like this.” I instructed Qingyi, showing her how to make some whipped cream. Normally, giving this task to a new chef would count as hazing them, making them whipped cream by hand.

Qingyi just nodded seriously, took the bowl from me, and with a sound like a jet turbine spooling up, her arm blurred. Not as fast as I could currently move my arm, due to the fact that I was a higher cultivation, but there was such utte...

V7C1: A Week Of Celebrations

I couldn’t help the small smile that came to my face as I beheld the rolling green hills of my farm. They stretched out and over the horizon, meeting the beautiful blue sky that was dotted with fluffy clouds.

The winter had been long and hard. And while winter had its own charms… this time it had gone on for long enough.

My family had endured an attack from a Demonic cultivator army, a battle that had scarred the land for kilometers around us. The damage done by the Demonic cu...

v5 Hardcover Preorder Available NOW

https://store.podiumaudio.com/products/beware-of-chicken-5-limited-edition-hardcover

Hey everyone, there was a bit of a mixup, so the hardcover is avalible NOW. This will be available until Friday, December 19th. 

Boc Art: Unwanted Catch

Wa Shi up to his old tricks again.

Art by https://x.com/nakomo017

BOC AU: Elder but Younger Sister Chapter 10: Rest

A full week passed for Shen Qingyi in the blink of an eye. 

After so many monotonous days, so many things happening made time seem to slip forward into a blur that she wished would slow down, so she could savour the moments more.

Especially the moments with her new brother. She had spent but a week with him, and she could safely say that she liked him… and that he liked her. A fast friendship, and he really did feel like the brother she was supposed to have. A sibling who c...

BOC v5 Harcover Preorder soon+Happy Halloween!

The v5 hardcover preorder will be available November 3rd—the same day Beware of Chicken Mainline is coming back to patreon!

Secondly, Happy Halloween from Tsuu!

BOC AU: Elder But Younger Sister 9: Seeds and Eggs

While a general assembly was called in the Cloudy Sword Sect for the next day, Lu Ri was told to remain where he was, Elder Ge frowning as he went over the report Lu Ri had given him.

“Assisting a gang? How in the hells did that happen?!” Elder Ge demanded, fixing his eyes on Lu Ri.

“The criminals proved that they had at least some cunning. Eleven out of the twelve that we were called to deal with were indeed criminals. Killers and rapists that while not demonic were close e...

BOC Art by Various Artists: Swingset, and The Many Tigus.

#1 is by https://x.com/nakomo017

#2 is by Tsuu

3,4,5, 6 are by Navae

7 is by Alicelle Yamada

8 is Anoruh

People like drawing the cat.

BOC art: A Moment of Rest

Xiulan having a nap.

Also starring Fuzzy, Pom Pom and Afro the sheep.

Art by: https://x.com/nakomo017