New instalments of Infurlation Redux and Flora-Fauna-Fen SURVIVE would go public the same time as being posted here. The same would apply to some of the one-off drawings I post too...
2021-07-23 08:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon emailed me the following:
On July 6th we sent an email with updates about required sales tax on Patreon. We’ve since received additional guidance from Canadian tax authorities and need to make a correction.
Our email said that the GST rate we’ll charge is 5% across Canada, other than Quebec where the QST rate is 9.975%.
We wanted to clarify that the 5% federal GST rate applies in addition to any local/prov...
2021-07-23 06:24:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Good news, Poking Around fans! I’ve finally completed the first part of the Complete Companion Guide, which you can find in the Poking Around folder in the Archives. (Those who haven’t yet got the keys to the Archives, please hold on until next month; Patrons agreed it was best to do this on a monthly rotation).
For those who don’t know what I’m on about, when Poking Around was initially posted here on Patreon, each page used to have TL notes to ...
2021-07-21 14:56:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I get it. Partially.
What am I on about?
Well, it’s in light of that pirate site playing 4-dimensional chess and brazenly announcing on bluebird social media whose content they acquired and why you should use their website. Predictably, an outrage mob manifested and a few days later, the orches...
2021-07-18 11:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Your co-operation and support is much appreciated.
And the free-marketing, if you're that way inclined.
I think I know what to do going forward, so thanks very much!
Another slow-burn page, I admit. Maybe I was too influenced by Beastars or this one manga I've been collecting or the recent (at the time of posting this) translated version of the early Pocket Monster Lore or somet...
2021-07-15 12:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post
I know about my content getting leaked and I have mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I guess I should take it as a badge of honour that I'm still worth cribbing from (which is why I switched to a pay-upfront system years ago when this happened before, so at least I got something back). On the other hand.... umm?
Taking a step back momentarily, I guess it was an inevitability. And despite it happening, I'm fortunate enough to have...
Man, I thought about this page way too much…
A lot had to be cut out so the story wouldn’t grind to an absolute halt, but I hope this glimpse into Bo’s abode proves insightful, given what we are about to go into this story. I’m working on it so hopefully the wait won’t be too long.
In the meantime, please do enjoy and thanks so much to all those who support this series.
Unlike the previous post, I'm posting this one of my own accord because I've seen no one talk about it and what has been said was very quietly hidden away on the Patreon Blog
In short, they've clarified what their policy on ... baring all (to put it euphemstically) on here:
This includes your frontpage b...
2021-07-07 05:07:26 +0000 UTC View Post(Patreon emailed me to post this, though I'm told Patreon will email Patrons directly on 12th July 2021, ahead of the change being enacted on 15th July 2021).
Hi everyone,
I wanted to give you a heads up about a small change to required tax on pledges. Patreon already adds sales tax/VAT/GST to pledges from patrons in most US states and several other countries—anywhere that’s required by law. They’re now required to start adding tax in a few new places: ...
It’s been just over a month from the last page, but I had a lot of trouble figuring out what Kuroki’s house would look like. I’ve never seen the interior of a plane’s wheel bay before and they’re way roomier than I initially expected. Whoops. Still, I think I managed to get something decent together. Not as much has progressed on this page as I would’ve liked, but that’s alright. I had envisioned as a scene transitional page anyway.
I’m looking forward ...
2021-07-05 09:39:34 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I'm at an interesting juncture and would like your input.
How often should I message you Patrons with access to the archives (since the passwords expire)?
Or should it just be a newcomer-only procedure? Please let me know what you think.
One vote per Patron, I'll close it off next week (Tuesday 6th July), 8pm BST (British Summertime).
2021-06-29 19:48:44 +0000 UTC
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As Saruto and Tori make their exit from the story, so do the dialogue-free panels of this comic. The sequence is a shout-out to one of my favourite modes of fast travel in a video game. Anyway, it is just a few more pages until the new arc begins! Please look forward to it and thank you very much for continuing to support this story.
TL Note: "up in the air" means uncertain; I don't know if the ...
2021-06-04 15:32:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry to have kept you waiting! It’s been a very long time since I last drew one of these pages, hasn’t it?
Granted, not much happening plot-wise but I wanted to further reinforce how close Bo and Saru’s relationship is. And I’ve finally drawn Huki-Moana-Tan House from above, to show where Saruto and Tori were sparring, homemade dohyō (sumo ring) and all.
Will Deany be able to teleport Saruto and Tori to the hospital?
I’ll do my best to continue this seri...
2021-06-01 01:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis isn't a joke or prank or anything, just a simple update.
I'll pause Patreon next week once the payment cycle for March is complete (probably next Friday as Easter is a four-day weekend here in the UK). This means that any pre-existing Patrons who stay on the same tier shouldn't get charged (so if you change Tiers, you will be charged) come early May for April's content.
Just to be clear, you will ...
2021-04-01 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So I was clearing out my hard drive and came across something I'd completely forgotten: my initial sketches exploring what the human versions of the Howlers, Corvix, Thymos and Peyra (who back then was a dormouse) would look like in Flora-Fauna-Fen Survive.
This was from way back in January 2015.
I haven't uploaded anything here in the past few days, so have this as a bonus.
I’m going to step back from producing Patreon content next month.
I’m struggling to fulfil my final two objectives for the month (the next page of Flora-Fauna-Fen SURVIVE and the Patrons’ Choice image), I’ve not thought of anything for next month’s poll and wanderlust has set in – figuratively speaking of course.
So once the payment cycle for March is completed after Easter (4th/5th April 2021), I plan to pause this account so you Patrons are not charged for t...
2021-03-22 09:58:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Here’s another almost wordless page that despite its simplicity, it was a bit of an ordeal to put together.
There was a more elaborate health check sequence planned but it got shortened drastically. Mostly because this page would never be done, so any medical majors don’t come for me, I’m just an ignorant prokaryote (very simple bacteria).
Anyway, two TL notes/trivia this time:
Especially to all you new Patrons who joined me the tail end of February and throughout this month.
I had forgotten to turn my email notifications back on to alert me to new Patrons joining until earlier in the week, so I apologise for the delayed response, and for what must be a rather sparse looking Patreon.
I’ll message you directly with how to access the archive come Monday ...
2021-03-19 20:07:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Now it’s time for you Champions to make your Patrons’ Choice! Who gets a nice image drawn?
The one entry with the most votes will get an image. If there is a tie, there’ll be a random draw chosen with video evidence. &...
2021-03-08 15:04:07 +0000 UTC View Post
In a surprisingly wordless page, we’re back.
You can read the past in the archives…though maybe I should do a recap for newcomers?
Anyway, only two TL notes this time:
The archives were opened on Monday and the access codes sent via Message to the relevant Patrons.
You should have recieved an email about this but if not:
a) please check your spam or junk folder as it has been known that some emails not directly affiliated with a Patreon post may end up in there.
b) you may still be on the old Tier system, or be at an odd-numbered pledge. Admittedly I sent the messages based on the Tiers, and not b...
Whether you are a veteran Patron, or you’re new and just happen to see this, please read on.
I’ve been Patreon Content Creator for over five years, though it may not look like it. Believe me, at one stage, I had over 700 posts, 1,000 images and a lot of journal entries. So, what happened?
I archived it all, because it’s not so easy to navigate through that much m...
If you're not familiar with my long-running comic, then here's the place to start. This will detail the entire plot of this series, starting from its earliest story back in 2007!
You can read them on my DeviantArt, or on FA under AOKComics. Why are they not here on Patreon? Because Patreon didn't exist until 2015, and I first began this current ongoing chapter (Flawed Fealty Furtherance) in late December of that year. There have been many stops and ...
I don't know why this site's refusing to upload images this morning... but this is too important to delay, so I'll have to do it in a text post instead. 
The ETA is the 8th February but it could be sooner.
In any event, the old Tiers will be unpublished and the content removed to fit in the new Tier system. I'll announce in due course. Please...
All change next month.
Thank you so much to everyone who has been a Patron thus far. The new Tiers will be enacted around about the 8th, or sooner, depending on when the payment cycle is completed. If you haven’t yet saved the images you like under the old tier system, then I’d advise doing so now. Old posts will soon be deleted. You will be charged for this past month.
Please look forward to the new banners and things. Normal content will resume though I apologise for there...
I tried. It's supposed to be based on this.
2021-01-27 19:31:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I apologise for not having much to upload here on Patreon, so please accept this as a placeholder. The sooner February comes along, the better; I feel so done with January and all this constant gloom and stuff. I need to remind myself of the importance of you Patrons who allow me the luxury of doing these coping images.
2021-01-27 11:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a reminder that the old Tier system will be replaced next month with a whole new system and new ... ambassadors? Buddies? I'll think of something...
2021-01-24 20:40:28 +0000 UTC View Post
And here we are with the final Poking Around page at its original tier.
Seems a bit cheap that I’d leave on a cliff-hanger, but feh… I wanted to end on a rather dramatic note, now we’re done with the confessional. I also wanted to flesh Albert out a bit more, in that he may be nice, but he’s just as human (well, humanoid) as the rest of us with thoughts and desires of his own safely tucked away. Life isn’t going to stop because self-serving revelations,...
2021-01-20 15:22:23 +0000 UTC View Post