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XXXMas 2024

Just a preview.

Happy New Year! - A Retrospection.

Hello everyone, first of all, I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year.
I hope that it is everything that you hope for and that all of your goals and resolutions are achieved.

Onto the Retrospection:

Production concerning the comic work hasn't exactly gone well this past year. I've suffered burnout, but also mixed in were other negative emotions compounded by the fact that earnings have been so low, detracting from my motivation. It seemed to be a cyclical...

Witch's Conundrum Part 2

Hello everyone,

I'm back, just took some time away for a mental health break, plus, well, it's the holidays.

I've been working with Brioche's paperdoll system plugin for RPG Maker MZ, alongside slowly getting the comic work done. Additionally I've begun a Unity course with the intent of making 2D Unity projects in the future, and maybe sourcing some good employment as I moonlight creating a game that I have in mind.

Fun fact: I've clocked 2446 hour...

MassManic's Oeuvre

An 'Oeuvre' can also be called an 'Anthology'.

What is an 'oeuvre'? An artists entire body of work over their lifetime.
Who ever said that it's not an education experience being subscribed to my page? You're welcome internet.

Now that it's both redundant and superfluous to explain what the purpose of this post is, I'll now go on to post the most comprehensive list of everything that I've done so far. Oops, I suppose I did describe it, forgive my superfluousness. ...

Oi! Got a license to vote in this poll?!

What's that then? You have?

Well, why didn't you say? Let's hear it then! What do you wanna to see?

Witch's Conundrum Part 1.9

Hello, my wonderful patrons!

Whew! This part took a LOOOONNNG time to do. Sourcing locales (the Chika scene was an adapted one from a long-lost scene that someone else created), creating new characters (there are four more that are yet to be introduced), as well as rendering and editing.

Clocking in at 48 hours of work, I'm happy with it, but I jusssst missed out on the tf, so I'll be hosting a poll shortly on what work you want to see updated next. After the next update Icarue'...

Quick! A Witch Approaches and she initiates the Last Free Poll!

A witch approaches you with various fruit themed candies. These belong to hanging and non hanging species, and you must eat one of them.

Oddly, your attention is more drawn to the hanging ones...

Here they are, with size increasing in descending order.

Witch's Conundrum Part 1.8 + Patreon Changes

Hey all, PLEASE READ BELOW!

I'm not dead! My body's been purging the last of the infection out of my body with the assistance of antibiotics. Not a pleasant experience, but here we are.

In between bouts of boredom and pain I've been constructing/ altering maps as well as creating a bevy of new characters for this piece. It's going to be an in-depth story now, similar in tone to 'Journey of an Alraune'. I've tried my best to get pages out, so no voting this time, but next time we'...

A Witch's Conundrum - Part 1.5

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the little contact this past week, I've been a bit under the weather as I'm still battling through an ear and throat infection. I've been returning to the work as often as possible and have produced eight pages, a far cry from what I ideally wanted, but good all things considered. I'll mark this as a half update, and get the rest to you ASAP before moving back to the next chapter/ release of 'Star-Crossed Wishfuls'.

Speak to you all soon!

Wolf Girl Luna (May be retitled 'Hallo-Weeny') - P1

A comic that I experimented with a bit, each page taking a ton of time.

Not sure if I really attained the desired effects that I was going for, but sometimes you've just got to throw yourself at the creative process and not undermine your own efforts. Improvements can be made in the future, but you need to create the foundation upon which you then proceed to do so.

This was inspired by a short that I saw here:
2024-11-07 00:30:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Hurpy Halloween! Poll Results.

Damn... why didn't I think of 'Harpy Halloween' prior to this post?
I guess creative genius choses its moments when it wishes to strike!

Hello everyone!

 Poll results are in, and the Cowgirl TF has been decided on by democratic process.


I'll outline and elucidate on each of the options in the first round:

- Fairy Cake: Fairy TF with shrinking and p...

Witch's Conundrum First Round

Voting time my followers!

The first part of Witch's Conundrum has been released, which means it's time to pick your poison!

The main TF theme clue is 'A Whole Bodied Flavour'.

As for the candies and what they'll do... well, the witch did describe them, didn't she?

I'll come back in a couple of days after the results are tallied, in the mean time I'll be working on other projects and uploading them.

So... what shall the MC eat?

Witch's Conundrum Part 1 - Voting time!

Hello everyone,

Sorry that this took a little longer than anticipated. I re-edited some of the later pages, and looking at them now there's some questionable prose in there, but dangnabbit, I have taken enough time with this as is, and need to get the content out.
When it is finished I'll go through it with a fine grammatical tooth comb, but for now it is fit for purpose.

Mega File:
2024-10-29 01:45:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Hello everyone, Halloween progress report.

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Halloween comic is progressing nicely.

I know I was meant to upload what I have completed some day or two ago now, but I've been making sure to articulate succinctly exactly how this strange little 'game show' of ours is going to operate, and under what rules it does.

I have maybe two - three pages left until release now (seven are currently done, yet in need of refinement through editing) and then the voting and good times can roll! 2024-10-26 02:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post

The Witch's Conundrum Pages 6, 7, 8

Just need one more update to get to the voting. I've tried to speed it the pace a little as I need to remind myself that you're primarily here for the tfs, not the plot. Doi!

Next page or two shall set up the rules of the game, what the audience shall be voting for, and the first clues for the tfs.

See you on the 24th! That'll give us a week until Halloween!

The Witch's Conundrum - Intro

The set-up of the scenario, just so you don't harbour any guilt concerning what you're all about to do to the protag, or whom I should really call, the victim-to-be.

This is a bit of a a spoiler, but I promised to upload every other day, rather than when I feel as though it'd be appropriate. I want to keep the content train securely rolling down its tracks.

More shall be coming Monday, which, fingers crossed, shall begin the polling process on Tuesday for which tfs shall be chos...

Star Crossed Wishfuls Pages 15 - 16

A tease is revealed. Or something that was teased is revealed? Hm...

We're nearing the chapter's end!

More content coming in a couple of days! Maybe the Halloween comic? Are you ready for upcoming levels of spooky?

Star Crossed Wishfuls Pages 13 - 14

He's the very embodiment of resilience!

More cumming in a couple of days!

Spooky Halloween Plans and a Progress Report! Oooohh!

Hello everyone!

To ensure continuation of the plan to follow through with some content every other day here are some plans for upcoming content:

- More coming this week of 'Star-Crossed Wishfuls'.

The goal with this work has been to create a piece that is more comedic, flirty and more smutty than my usual work. I also got to try out some theories regarding KKS anime graphics/ new rendering techniques and model creation!

What genre of media...

Star Crossed Wishfuls Pages 11 - 12

Just how much resilience remains in this poor horny boi?

Shoutout to Reiko Lupus for the 'strings of sanity' comment!

More comic work coming Sunday!

Star Crossed Wishfuls Pages 9 - 10

Has anyone partook in the delicacy know as 'Cheese String'? For some peculiar reason I've been reminded of them...

Enjoy!

More coming in a couple of days!

Star Crossed Wishfuls Pages 7 - 8

Uh-oh! Foreshadowing! Is a surprise twist on the horizon?

More in a couple of days!

Star Crossed Wishfuls Pages 1 - 6

Hello!

Okay, so, new series just to test some new rendering techniques. It's pretty anime now, particularly regarding 'Koto'.

The lighting may differ on pages as I'm still experimenting as I go. Let me know which page you think looks the best, it helps a lot!

I'll be uploading more in two day's time with two more pages, the plan being to release two pages every two days in an attempt to be more active on the page. Other things are in the works, and I'll let you know how ...

Hello Everyone - The Big Return - October Billing Resuming

Hey everyone,

That's right, I'm not dead... yet!

As those of you who read the prior posts are aware I recently got a job at an agency, yet due to ridiculous UK employment legislation I couldn't simultaneously work at the agency and continue operating as a 'sole trader'.

As I was trying to earn by working two jobs and needed cash fast I had to decide on which to go for: comic work or agency work. Rationalizing that I'd have more financial security in doing so I opted to ...

An Important Update - The Big Freeze

Hello everyone, my beloved Patreon members.

Sorry for the little contact, but I have been extremely and profoundly stressed trying to secure a decent financial future for my father and myself.

Cutting short an extremely long story, my last update indicated I'd achieved weekend work. A cause for celebration, right? However...

Due to UK tax laws and laws governing how Agencies handle payroll and their workforce, I can no longer operate as a 'sole trader...