At some point, I think I'll just amalgamate these into a Collection or a singular post or something. It's getting really clunky navigating around here to be brutally honest.
Anyway, as before,... not just twice, but in fact 2023-12-01 17:32:51 +0000 UTC
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...and 2023 draws to a close, we find ourselves in an interesting juncture…
Originally, I’d written this to be a big “Woo, 8 years!” piece and lay out my plans going forward. However…
First and foremost, it turns out that the merry-making marauders’ place is still intermittently active. And you know what? I get it. Nobody likes paywalls.
2023-12-01 08:41:22 +0000 UTC
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... and start clearing out the older posts and things. I'll do a journal but consider this a heads up for now.
2023-11-27 18:51:27 +0000 UTC View PostRecently, I had a rather unpleasant reminder that a certain festive piracy site was back from the brink, and some strawhat has come after me for my work*. And today... (Saturday 25th November):
... the old system of sorting through 'posts by month' has now vanished. I only knew ab...
2023-11-25 13:23:15 +0000 UTC View Post
... and if I'm worth pilfering from, then I must be doing something right. Hurrah. Ego-boost.
And to think, all this stemmed from me trying to find out what episode it is Pey'j apparently wrestles in... the dangers of looking up unconventionally spelled names on an image search...
Anyway, thank you to every single legitimate Patron for continuing to have my back. You GOATs.
Whoops, I almost forgot to actually fulfil my obligation given the positive reception to my poll last month. The old default profile pic used to be a fox but they changed it in October to differently-coloured blobs that are meant to reflect the newer logo. So 2023-11-23 10:38:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to all 51 who participated in the poll last week.
2023-11-21 21:13:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Dah-na-na-na-naaaaaaaa!
Thanks for waiting! Originally, I was going to run a poll to determine who won but it seemed a little trite and the end of the month was fast approaching. After all, isn't it better to get some form of content than none at all?
Regardless, thank you for your support. As always, you can catch up on the complete version of Poking Around via the 2023-11-21 16:07:51 +0000 UTC
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I've booked my booster and given the last time I was 'crowned'* back in April, I was out of action for almost a week, I wanted to give due diliegence. It happens on Thursday this week and may lead to the comics being delayed. But we'll see happens and naturally, I'll keep you all updated.
Thank you for your support.
* I don't know if there's less skittishism towards it nowaday...
Because I quite frankly don't care anymore.
For context, I've a long and complicated history with this franchise. I've never played it, mark you... it was always more of a second-hand experience with me because exes, friends, people I know used to be into it. And I found some of the characters and concepts intriguing. But the past few years... 😬 .. for reasons both w...
With it being my 8th year anniversary on here (come the 15th) and Christmas next month, my gift to you – if you permit it – is to take on an entity I’ve avoided for the longest time.
What prompted the change of mind? Well, a) you’re worth it and b) one can’t improve if they don’t challenge themselves, no?
So there’s this Zambia-based superhero showand he was a minor antagonist in it for I think two episodes. I don’t even know his name to be honest – thank this account on formerly-known-as-Twitter for highlighting him. Enjoy this bonus!
2023-11-12 07:23:30 +0000 UTC View Post
So 20 years ago (since it’s 2023 at the time of writing this), there was a video game that followed a photojournalist spy-activist called Jade and her porcine guardian, Pey’j (pronounced 'page'). The human protagonist lived in a world that was otherwise populated with anthros, many anthros.
Jump forward two decades – 2023-11-11 21:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post
... that is to say, sorry I've not done a new journal entry or anything. I've been busy juggling between producing art here and doing commissions, and journals take a while for me to cobble together. So I'm prioritising the art most have come here for rather than any extra fluff like jo...
2023-11-10 13:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeah, I drew the guy from that movie (which I actually really liked; probably the best one from the studio I’ve seen in years). Granted, I’m a full-on year after the fact but better late than never, no? And I have the Making Of/ Art Of book!
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity and enjoy!
2023-11-10 12:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post
So this is Kaiman from Dorohedoro.
The gyoza-stan protagonist is cursed by someone to have a reptilian head and has… a very unique way of trying to determine who is responsible and possibly get his memory back in the process.
A bit too gruesome for me to detail here and the very reason why I didn’t bother reading 2023-11-08 18:18:40 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s poll; the results were a bit closer than I expected this time around. Please forgive the visual mess, trying to better determine what my style should be on here going forward and what's easiest to read.
I have my orders so please look forward to what I’ll produce this month. Bye!
2023-11-06 10:14:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Fealty meaning loyalty to one's sovereign. Last month, I drew Fenrir and Nir (shortened from Gleipnir) from Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, which you can view here. 2023-11-05 12:19:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I think Garoo has to be the first playable kangaroo character I’ve ever seen in a Japanese action-role-playing video game (don’t at me, it’s what it’s been categorised as), namely in the Rising 2023-11-02 03:33:27 +0000 UTC View Post
... I wanted to do what the current generation call a 'vibe check'.
I'm grateful that I've been afforded the opportunity to return to this platform and continue this career for however long it will be I'm able to. The sudden user interface change caught us all off-guard, didn't it? A notable side-effect is that there are a lot of 'Free Members' (more info 2023-10-30 04:12:24 +0000 UTC
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I have my orders, so thank you to everyone who participated. Your feedback helps me out a lot.
I do have a trove of JRPG characters and that, including a kangaroo, so please look forward to what will appear over the course of next month.
So I recently held a poll for the Behemoths and now it is your Towering Champions’ turn and I present the following:
Basic, yes, but I’ve some characters in mind to depict yet no theme to unite them except from which part of the world they originate from. I'm talking general media -- games, novels, etc. I try to go for those who wouldn’t necessarily get a lot of attentio...
2023-10-29 18:39:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Full credit goes to Calvin Dyson who made me laugh with his original joke.
What do I mean by it? Well, let's be real here: I don't have much appeal to anyone outside of the very specific niche I cater to and that's OK. I'm ext...
The response to last week's question was unanimous:
So yeah, look forward to that next month! Thank you to the 45 who participated!
2023-10-25 12:15:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, upon checking the archives, the last time I did one of these was back in February, eh? And even then, it was because I had a certain video game in mind…
Anyway, it used to be a bit of a tradition on here that I’d hold monthly polls to determine the subject matter for the subsequent month’s pinnup. But as time went on, I rather ...
2023-10-22 10:57:37 +0000 UTC View Post
In reference to what happens if you push your luck too many times in Oracle of Seasons…
The character is this guy.
Please accept this as a holdover image as comic pages...
2023-10-21 08:08:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Not much to say here other than thank you for your patience and continued support. As always, you can read the entire story in its complete form in the Poking Around Completely Collection.
2023-10-20 18:50:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Felt I had to update this given the new default profile pictures nowadays are blobs and I've already had to bat away some suspect accounts (since when do furries use their real name and 'real name at generic email service' dot com?)
Anyway, with a resounding yes from Patrons back in January, I'...
... being that size. I’m a few months after the fact, but yes, this did indeed happen in the inter-season special, A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day. Sorry this took so long... enjoy!
2023-10-18 13:21:26 +0000 UTC View Post
So this ‘ticketed digital experiences’ company being officially acquired by this platform is now a thing. Boy, it’s a good thing I’m constantly on the lookout for surprise announcements like this.
Perhaps I’m overreacting here, but the first thing that came to my mind was “Friends Are There...
2023-10-17 20:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post