Well, we didn’t really, we work from a list in advance of what the next Folklore Thursday is gonna be. The list is pretty far in advance, and, apparently, this week, changed. So instead of whatever-this-weeks-topic was it became insects. BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST WEEK I WAS ACTUALLY AHEAD! so, poop. Instead you’re getting too Folklore strips. Locker, was my new fav.
Davy Jones’ Locker. The deep-sea Hell of the drowned, according to pirate-lore and later nautical-lore. Davy Jones a diabolical figure, sometimes said to be glimpsed among the rigging during a storm. More often than not though, the sea-devil simply waits below.
I love stuff like this, instantly I could see it all – deep-sea Hell of the drowned? Class! Trying to get something of a narrative in there – the sailer with the red scarf, drowned in the waters. And shifting to a symbolic skull in the water, was fun in the last panel.
I enjoy drawing gruesome faces, so that much is fun for me.
I love stuff like this, soldiers laying in a battlefield with wounds found they survived better if their wounds had been glowing overnight –
“During the 2 days of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, over 16 000 soldiers lay wounded in cold, muddy fields waiting for rescue. During the night, some of the men noticed that their open wounds began to glow in the dark A greenish blue glow”
“The men had no explanation for this strange glow. Doctors discovered that soldiers who had reported seeing their wounds glow had a much higher chance of survival than soldiers who did not.”
Hey ho, decided to come back and mull over patreon. I think I can think of a way to make it work – Monday will be a look back, I’ll find something old and post it up – usually the lineart, sometimes the pencils. This will be for level one patreons.
Friday will be more interesting, I think. Friday will be “The Week So far” – I’ll drop bits and pieces of what I’ve been working on. This will be for higher level patreons.
My plan is to set two patreon levels – $2 and $5 (and maybe $10 for you billionaires out there, determined to spend all your money supporting artists)
This new way of using Patreon will start in September – that’s when the tiers change. (and there will be tears)
Before then I’ll start to build the muscle memory/habit of shoving interesting things up here maybe with a Friday update – available to every level of Patreon, so you can see what you’re getting.
Look, thanks for sticking with me, if that’s what you’ve done (and apologies if you just haven’t been paying attention and the whole thing has happened without you realising)
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to make Patreon afford to pay me to make comics, so instead I’m gonna use it as a little window into my work-life here.
(Clearly, I’m not in a position to have to ponder the ethical questions of what would I do if substack offered me $100k to do a comics newsletter, but until patreon do the same thing, I think I’ll be very happy to make a nice even $100 per month off here…)
Like every site in the world, this blog uses cookies. I honestly can’t tell you what they all do, I don’t think they’re tracking you, but who knows, right? For Your own sake, by continuing to visit the site that means you’re cool with it. (I’ve done this in lieu of those obnoxious browser popups).
Unlock with Patreon
Recent Comments