Kamidu

Poking Around Pt 103

This part was some rewritten from what I had in mind originally, but I’d be outright lying if I didn’t say certain events around the time I drew this hadn’t gotten to me in some fashion.

Anyway, my great big thank you goes out to everyone who has supported this comic over the years, and who have also conjured viewpoints, thoughts and ideas that I didn’t initially plan for. It was pretty interesting see how much this comic has changed visually (Kuroki’s definitely shrunk since ...

Their Last Stand

I don't know why I drew this...  oh well, enjoy.  

From a Cold Place...

From Russia, with Love was a bit of a difficult one to derive from. Not because it’s a movie I didn’t enjoy – it is nice to have on in the background from time to time. And it is an interesting time capsule reflecting the concerns of the Cold War at the time in 1963, and showing off a far more liberal Turkey.

But it doesn’t have any big set pieces that later Bond films wou...

PUBLIC NOTICE

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The Tier Change is illustrated below:

* I'm not 100% sure if I'll continue the Bear With comic so I'm not listing it as a benefit.

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2021-01-04 11:38:28 +0000 UTC View Post

The Evolution of Gullet

So I was starting to clean out the ancient posts from late 2015 when I began Patreon and came across a now-lost early version of Gullet.  Since everyone on Twitter is doing that whole art respective thing, thought I'd do the same -- and that's it.  Enjoy.  

On the Eve of the End of 2020

A quick reminder that all pre-existing Patrons (as of 31st December 2020) will not be charged for December's content.  Anyone who edits their pledge, or anyone who just pledged will be.

Starting tomorrow (New Year's Day), I'll be cataloguing work and deleting older posts ahead of the Tier Change.  I'll also put up a big pu...

Plans for 2021

Hello again and thank you very much for being a loyal Patron, especially through a year as difficult as this one.

This journal will serve as a notice-of-intent for 2021. These changes will take place in February.  It can’t be January as I cannot realistically get everything in order in just under two weeks.  And at the time of writing this, it’s Christmas Week.

Fol...

Diamonds are Expensive...

The title comes from a spoof ending credits song of this film.

I didn't plan this, Diamonds just happened to air on tv as a tribute to Sir Sean Connery, who popularised Bond by being the first to potray him, and 2020-12-20 23:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post

"What?"

This is Varkon.  Yes, he's actually pot-bellied canonically.  That's all.

With many thanks to Jinne/Jynnan for giving me the idea.

(Sorry, not a fan of the show!)

Gar-Trio at his Back and Call

It took a while to think of something that would be a nice companion piece to this earlier iteration, and so it is. Of course, you should be familiar with Garga(ntuan Dragon) but this is the first time me depicting the Gar-Trio: 2020-12-12 15:48:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Cocodrilo Gordito Mucho

So, there's this one cartoon predominantly centered on MesoAmerican mythology and specifically aimed at a Latin American audience.  I quite like it.  Anyway, one episode featured alebrijes, which are kind of like brightly-coloured pape...

Come 2021...

So it has almost been a week since the tier proposal went up (thank you very much to everyone who participated in the poll) and I feel I should explain the reasoning behind my thinking.

TL; DC (too long, don’t care):  This Patreon needs to change in order to better balance what I can realistically produce, whilst also ensuring you Patrons continue getting value for money.  I also n...

"Why Doesn't the Metabolism Affect the Middle?"

3rd December and I realise I hadn't posted up anything on Patreon yet because commissions.  So have this, my attempt at the Lizard... 🤷🏾‍♂️  I can't draw him very well, so maybe best left to the experts...  

A Bit Cheeky...

So there was a sharp-eyed ninja and a fiery ant-eater in that Eating Contest episode… that’s about it.

A wind-down piece after working hard on a commission at the time.  Enjoy.   2020-11-30 22:32:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Should my Patreon Tiers Change to This in January?

Poll closes on Monday 7th December 2020.  Not just one response per Patron this time.

This scenario is hypothetical and isn't a gurantee of things changing in the New Year.  Any extra feedback would be very much appreciated.  Stay safe, stay sane, and thank you.

Age of Inquiry

There, I got it out of my system (it's a reference to this recent-at-the-time-of-posting-November-2020 video game).

EDIT: Re-uploaded because thanks to Stomps the Croc, I finally learned what the big one's actual name is.  It's Sooga.<...

Your (Linkdragon) Order Has Arrived!

So the character in question is Firstaid, Manako, (slightly better quality official art here) who didn’t make it in the anime but is part of the Linkdragon Orde...

Gaze Upon the Blaze

So my personal final episode of this thing I've decided to give up on features this fire chicken. 

That's about it really.  I just really wanted to draw a derrière.

Important Update 27/11/2020

TL;DR: I am going to pause Patreon billing again for December, so Patrons aren’t charged come New Year’s Day.  (Please note, this only affects existing Patrons who do not change tiers.  If you join or alter your pledge, you will be charged.)

Frankly, I am fast losing interest in this venture.  It no longer feels rewarding to complete a comic page or a piece of artwork.  I don’t seem to feel anything by...

Poking Around Pt 102

The title is a really hard-reach phoentic misnomer of budgerigar.  I tried.  Enjoy.

And thank you to all who continue to support this story.  Only two TL notes this time:

• True blue: A reference to the game box art for 2020-11-26 20:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Poking Around Pt 101

And here we are with the next part, huzzah.

This page ended up stopping in a different place to what I originally envisioned, but that's half the fun of a comic as organic as this one.  At least we’re wrapping up on Kuroki’s motivations, right? And look, action!

Can you tell I’m not a fan of Genshin Impact or v-...

Gargantuan by Name, Gargantuan by Nature

🎺 Dah-nuh, dah-nuh, dah-nuuuhhh! 🎺

Finally got this piece finished!

(Re)-introducing ガルガンチュア・ドラゴン Gargantua Dragon, or ガルガン Garga for short, the final Buddy of the anime series. 

There’s not too much to say about Garga ...

"Here's My Answer!"

Am I the only one who's formed a connection between this spider-monkey and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?   

Initially, it  stemmed from me riffing on its name being revealed in the Japanese movie it was...

I, Zarudio

I know it's not much recompense for the recent (at the time of posting this) revelation of my pausing Patreon again, but I hope this goes someway to show I'm still committed to drawing, even if it's not at full capacity.  

This is a bit of a kneejerk response to this: https://youtu.be/XfDP4V6_gmA which I'm amazed about considering the Japanese version wasn't out yet.  Interestingly, it's the first time the o...

Mid-Month Update

Thank you so much to everyone who has continued to support me on Patreon, whether you’re a recent addition or a veteran.  Given how this year has been a complete disaster for many of us (for more reasons than one), I am extremely grateful to all of you for the continued financial backing and appreciation of my artwork.

I know me gushing platitudes is almost cliché now, but frankly, when I think of an alternate timeline where I hadn’t embraced this anthropomorphic art thing and...

Poking Around Pt 100

It feels odd coming back to drawing this after a month-long absence. Anyway, hurrah, we have hit triple-digits for this comic, so thank you very much to everyone who has funded this story over the past five years. I’m working on a separate thing to commemorate how long this comic has been going for, but I thought it’d be nice to have a call back to what the original story was going to be before this series evolved in a different direction.

The wheel-spinning will soon draw to a clos...

And We Are Back...

As the above indicates, no one should be charged this billing cycle (usually happens 1st to 5th of the month) for October (it's always done in arrears) unless they happened to join or edit their Patreon pledge during October.

This now marks my return to Patreon proper so please look forward to the content I'll be posting up over the course of November.  Please be...

"Must I Do Everything Myself?"

Who is this? King Igos du Ikana whose name is an anagram of スゴいド田舎 (sugoi do-inaka). This translates loosely as “way out in the sticks”. I’d drawn him before, back in July.

A personal piece produced on a semi-sleepless night.  Experimenting with brushes mostly.

Enjoy.

“Are You Lost, Little One?”

So the Egyptology bug briefly bit me after my watching Gods of Egypt and I really wanted to draw Anubis. This was originally going to be a Twitter doodle but I’ve goofed off enough and given out enough freebies. It’s time for me to return to form, producing exclusive art for you wonderful Patrons who have kept me afloat for so long.

Moo

This is me being really predictable... the writers of that show know what I like.