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Wonderful Wednesdays #5

So! Y'all blasted past the $4000/month Milestone Goal, which means I can now start showing you the NSFW Digital Kickstarter Rewards. 

And you did it with perfect timing -- just in time for another Wonderful Wednesday posting! 

So what is your very first Not Safe for Work reward? It's the Sexy Height Chart for the Guys which shows the male members of The Young Protectors team lined up by height against a height chart for a government-mandated team physical! 

It...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 107

Thanks to hitting our very first Milestone Goal, Patrons get to see Adam DeKraker's original pencilwork in addition to the regular updates. Enjoy!

The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 107

Uh, oh… So, Adam left for New York today, and Vero will return to Argentina tomorrow. We spent the weekend signing over 2500 books for the Kickstarter, and then we had a couple days to just hang out together, for the very first time. I brought them to my favorite restaurants, we talked about comics, future ideas for The Young Protectors, our favorite movies, how we met our partners, and lots more. I’ve always really enjoyed working with Adam and Vero, but I just had the most amazing week ...

Sneak Peek Sundays #6

This time I'm sharing the pin-up inks from The Annihilator's Origin Card, again by artist Gabriel Mayorga. The Origin card pin-ups show early uses of a character's powers. Before The Annihilator became the notorious super-villain we've all grown to love, he got his start as a young man working enforcement for the Mob. Here we see him easily handling some bodyguards while shaking this guy down. The Annihilator is in his twenties here, so when this is colored, there will be no grey hair. Hmmm. ...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 106

With all the excitement about hitting the Milestone Goal and posting the Spooky story and having Adam and Vero in town for signing 2500 books, I totally forgot to post the comic update and its penciled page here on Patreon. Sorry! Hope you enjoy this! :)

The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 106

Where is she going with this? Since the last page, y’all blasted past the Milestone Goal of $3750/month for the Patreon, and so all Patrons can now read the “How Spooky Got His Cap” story on the Patreon page. So far reactions to that story have been “This is so much more than awesome that my deep, masculine and manly squeeing (which is being FORCED out of my inner being) implies.” “Sad and very touching. I’d expect nothing less from a Spooky story. I’m glad to be here to read ...

Story: How Spooky Got His Cap

From the August 12th issue of The New Amsterdamer, “Talk About Town” section: GHOSTS Spooky Jones strode into the bustling cafe bundled up with his reversed baseball cap, hoodie and Burberry trench, as oblivious to the 85 degree SoCal city heat as he seemed to be to the sudden appearance of mobile phones, all desperate to capture this rare daytime sighting. As young women (and more than a few young men) tittered and Twittered with excitement nearby, he slid into his seat. An iced mocha a...

We just hit the "How Spooky Got His Cap" story Milestone Goal! So, two things: 1) The most important thing: Thank you so, so much for your amazing support! You all are totally awesome! and 2) I'm going to send out that story with the next update in just a few minutes. When you get it, you should click through and read it on the Patreon page (under Creations). The Patreon text interface is very limited: no italics, no real formatting at all, but somehow it sometimes gets even worse when the up...

Wonderful Wednesdays #4

Since y'all blasted past the 2nd Milestone Goal, I've been sending out one of the Safe-for-Work Digital Kickstarter Rewards every Wednesday. 

This week, I'm sending you the Powers Card art for everyone's favorite anti-heroes: Hunter and Killer! 

With linework by Fritz Casas (The Blood Queen) and colors by Alex Sollazzo (Morning Glories), this shows our lovable vigilantes from Volume One, Hunter and Killer, stopping a bank robbery in their own, signature style. 

I thi...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 105

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The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 105

Is it just me, or does The Platinum Priestess look like the most bad-ass fairy godmother ever in that first panel? Bibbity bobbity ka-BOOM! Since the last page, y’all blasted past the previous Milestone Goal of $3500 for the Patreon, and so Patrons received a colorful, anime-style wallpaper of the entire team. We’re now at $3642/month and just $108 away from hitting the next Milestone Goal, which is something very special: a short prose (non-comic) story about how fan-favorite character S...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 104

Somehow these didn't get posted with the last update. Enjoy! :)

Sneak Peek Sundays # 5

I thought you might like to see Gabriel's Mayorga's pencil work, before he inks. This image is hot off the press -- it's the pencils for Red Hot's Origin Card, which shows one of the very first uses of his powers. After quelling a number of forest fires, Kyle made an early name for himself in the heroing community by preventing a major disaster at the San Andreas Nuclear Facility. That's what's going on here. Even though Kyle was ultimately rejected by the Young Superhero Development Program, ...

$3500/month Milestone Goal Reward: Colorful Patreon-exclusive Wallpaper!

You did it! You blasted past another Milestone Goal! Y'all just blasted past $3500/month! That means that in just four weeks, we're now already halfway to me being able to support myself while I work on these comics full-time! That also means that I have a fun Valentine's Day gift for you: a colorful, Patreon-only wallpaper of the team, done "anime-style" by artist Julie Wright! Julie Wright is a a graduate from Columbus College of Art and co-creator to the fantasy-punk webcomic, Ianua. She al...

The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 104

OK. I’m the furthest thing from straight, but on this page, The Platinum Priestess is *hot*. We’re just $30 away from hitting the next Milestone Goal over at the Patreon Page! At $3500/month, Patrons get an a super-colorful, Patreon-exclusive wallpaper of the The Young Protectors team anime-style. And then at just $3750, Patrons will get something very special: a short prose (non-comic) story about how fan-favorite character Spooky Jones got his special cap and why he wears it everywhere....

Wonderful Wednesdays # 3

Time for another SFW Digital Kickstarter Reward! 

This time it's pin-up art for Kyle that will be used for his Powers trading card. 

With linework by Stephen Sadowski and colors by Shane Rooks, it shows Kyle saving a dude from a building fire (and looking very shiny while doing it!) 

You can download a wallpaper version of this for your mobile phone here: 

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"How Spooky Got His Cap" Milestone Goal

So, based on your feedback from the survey, I've added a new Milestone Goal to this Patreon. If we hit $3750, all Patrons will get sent a short prose (non-comic) story about how fan-favorite character Spooky Jones got his special cap and why he wears it everywhere. Have you ever wondered about that cap's origin story? Trust me, it's not what you think. And if we hit this goal, you'll get to find out! I'll be thinking of more fun short-story stretch goals for the future, but this is a story ...

Sneak Peek Sundays #4

It's no secret that I love a complicated villain and The Platinum Priestess is no exception. She's lived for 6000 years and it's been a very full life. What you're seeing here is artist Gabriel Mayorga's inked page for The Platinum Priestess's Origin Card, which shows one of the first use of her powers. Gabriel has created much of the linework for the Kickstarter's Trading Cards and this was my note to him for this one: "The image should be of The Platinum Priestess fighting a horde of demons ...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 103

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The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 103

Nice work, Paul. OK. So I have some bad news to share with you all and I’m just going to get right to it. Adam’s father has been sick. And this week his father passed away. As you know, we’ve never missed a page update, but obviously, this is an extraordinary circumstance. Adam very much wanted to keep things going here without skipping a beat (and he, in fact, finished this page up while traveling home to be with his family), but he needs to have his focus there and so I told him it wa...

Wonderful Wednesdays #2

So, last time we had a wallpaper with the heroes. This time, the villains get their turn with a Digital Kickstarter Reward based on a pin-up called "Something's Brewing," with linework by Adam DeKraker and colors by Veronica Gandini. 

I love all the details Adam and Vero put into this: the painted quality of the curtains, the exquisite details of the shield on the wall and the brazier, the shine on the crystal ball in the back, The Platinum Priestess' hair... I know I shouldn't gush about...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 102

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The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 102

Temper, temper… YOU DID IT! We’re now at $3169/month with 344 Patrons! That means that the third Milestone Goal at $3000/month was triggered and The Young Protectors IS NOW OFFICIALLY A TWICE-WEEKLY COMIC! WOO HOO! You all are TOTAL ROCK STARS! Thank you all so, so much! And because of the previously hit Milestone Goals, Patrons now get a behind-the-scenes look at Adam’s penciled page along with the regular comic update, and are currently receiving the Safe-for-Work Digital Kickstarter ...

New Milestone Goals Based on Your Survey Answers!

OK. So the survey I posted up yesterday has been up for 24 hours and the answers are very clear and consistent, with pretty much the same percentages no matter how many new folks answer. Here are the results! IS REMOVING ALL ADS FROM MY SITE AN APPEALING MILESTONE GOAL? The answer to this question was a resounding "NO." Less than 5% of you said removing all the ads, whether they were animated or not, would make you happy. Perhaps for that 5%, it would add real value, but for almost everyone e...

Sneak Peek Sundays #3

This image of Spooky was actually the first image that came to my mind when I thought of creating the Romance Card Art as calendar pin-up type pics: Spooky in his boxers, pulling the classic rabbit from a hat. This is the note I sent to Adam: SAFE - Standing, in regular boxers (with little hearts on them). I was thinking he'd be working in a playful way with a top hat, a magician's magic wand and a rabbit. He could be smiling at us knowingly, holding the top hat pointing his wand at it with th...

Would you like more awesome Milestone Goals?

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Alex_Patreon_Milestone_GoalsHowdy! So, y'all have been kicking butt in blasting through these Milestone Goals. In less than three weeks, you've already triggered three of them: penciled pages for Patrons, SFW Kickstarter rewards for Patrons, and Officially Turning The Young Protectors in a Twice-Weekly Comic. You ROCK! The next milestone goal (at $3500/month) is fo...

January 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

YOU DID IT!

Y'all just blasted past the $3000/month Milestone Goal! That means that all the money I put into the art and webhosting for 8 pages of The Young Protectors each month is now covered. It also means that I can officially turn The Young Protectors into a twice-a-week comic! YOU ALL ROCK SO MUCH! THANK YOU! Of course, there are still even more awesome rewards ahead (including unleashing the NSFW Full Monty Kickstarter rewards at $4000/month). And I'm going to be sending out a survey shortly to fi...

Pencils for Ch 3, Page 101

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The Young Protectors - Ch 3, Page 101

Boy… it looks he’s losing some blood there… You can find the page on the site here: http://webcomics.yaoi911.com/archive/ete-ch3-page-101/ We now at $2810/month with 297 Patrons! Our first two Milestone Goals have already been triggered. Patrons now get to see the pencil art along with the colored art for each update, and Patrons who chose to receive the Special Digital Rewards are now getting...