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Hey folks. Small update regarding…updates. Tl;dr my hands are not doing well and the only thing I *can* do is take a break. Here’s the details: https://follower.messenger-comic.com/hands-on-fire/
Whoa! We made it to 30 subscribers!! If we can get to 50 I’ll make some special art to celebrate! Let’s keep this sub train rolling! Tell your friends~ 🚂💖
Hey! In case you missed it, Follower is updating again! I’ve been going through some difficult health issues but I’m planning to do my best to keep up with updates. Thanks for sticking with me during my long break, it means a lot. I’m doing a lot better lately. Tapas will continue to be staggered a week or two behind the main website to help me keep my buffer going, but you can always read ahead there or even farther ahead by joining our Patreon!
Anyway, thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy what’s to come!
Anyway, thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy what’s to come!
Hey all! Small schedule update!
In my last post, I wrote about expecting to resume updates at the beginning of February. We are close to that now! However, I've found that my working pace is slower than I'd hoped, so in order to let myself have enough resting time between pages and account for bad days with my wrists and shoulders, I'm pushing the return date out a few weeks to February 21. I was maybe a little overly optimistic about how fast I'd be able to work, and I'm coming to terms with the reality of that. I'm really sorry to disappoint with this, but I have to take care of my body first or I'll just be making more difficulty and delays for myself in the future.
That said, I've been doing significantly better now that I have an actual means to control some of my chronic pain. I still have some ongoing issues with joint dislocations which throws me off, but that's going to be dealt with over the long term.
In any case, thanks for reading, and thanks for sticking with me!
In my last post, I wrote about expecting to resume updates at the beginning of February. We are close to that now! However, I've found that my working pace is slower than I'd hoped, so in order to let myself have enough resting time between pages and account for bad days with my wrists and shoulders, I'm pushing the return date out a few weeks to February 21. I was maybe a little overly optimistic about how fast I'd be able to work, and I'm coming to terms with the reality of that. I'm really sorry to disappoint with this, but I have to take care of my body first or I'll just be making more difficulty and delays for myself in the future.
That said, I've been doing significantly better now that I have an actual means to control some of my chronic pain. I still have some ongoing issues with joint dislocations which throws me off, but that's going to be dealt with over the long term.
In any case, thanks for reading, and thanks for sticking with me!
Hey friends! It’s been a while since I’ve updated, so here I am, because I have one!
So, Follower has been on an extended hiatus while I’ve been dealing with health issues and pain problems, and I think I’ve finally made some progress dealing with all this. You can read more about it in the latest Chio Chronicles newsletter or in more detail on my personal Tumblr, but in either case, I’ve been feeling significantly better over the past couple days, to the point where my really problematic shoulder is practically normally usable again. I’m in disbelief and very, very happy about this development.
Anyway! I’ve been working on drawing, specifically on Follower updates, and assuming things continue in this way for the foreseeable future (I have no reason to think they won’t) I’m aiming for a return to regular updates at http://follower.messenger-comic.com February 1, 2024. (Updates on mirror sites like this one will come afterward, probably staggered by a week or so.) I’m overshooting a little, I would have liked to start at the beginning of January, but I want to be realistic about my limitations. And this date could still change if I keep having trouble over the long term, but I feel like I’m finally on track to things starting to get better.
Thanks for continuing to stick with me despite how complicated and slow this has all been! I’ve been dying to draw for months and now I can and it’s absolutely wild. I can’t wait to get more pages done and posted! As usual, subbing to the Chio Club via Patreon or Ko-Fi will get you access to whatever I’m working on at the moment.
Thanks again for reading, and I’ll see you on February 1!!!!
(A better version of this post is available with links on the Follower site at https://follower.messenger-comic.com/follower-updates-in-the-making/)
So, Follower has been on an extended hiatus while I’ve been dealing with health issues and pain problems, and I think I’ve finally made some progress dealing with all this. You can read more about it in the latest Chio Chronicles newsletter or in more detail on my personal Tumblr, but in either case, I’ve been feeling significantly better over the past couple days, to the point where my really problematic shoulder is practically normally usable again. I’m in disbelief and very, very happy about this development.
Anyway! I’ve been working on drawing, specifically on Follower updates, and assuming things continue in this way for the foreseeable future (I have no reason to think they won’t) I’m aiming for a return to regular updates at http://follower.messenger-comic.com February 1, 2024. (Updates on mirror sites like this one will come afterward, probably staggered by a week or so.) I’m overshooting a little, I would have liked to start at the beginning of January, but I want to be realistic about my limitations. And this date could still change if I keep having trouble over the long term, but I feel like I’m finally on track to things starting to get better.
Thanks for continuing to stick with me despite how complicated and slow this has all been! I’ve been dying to draw for months and now I can and it’s absolutely wild. I can’t wait to get more pages done and posted! As usual, subbing to the Chio Club via Patreon or Ko-Fi will get you access to whatever I’m working on at the moment.
Thanks again for reading, and I’ll see you on February 1!!!!
(A better version of this post is available with links on the Follower site at https://follower.messenger-comic.com/follower-updates-in-the-making/)
Hi I drew a Hawk and Flo Adventures/ Infinite Strike crossover Desktop. In this one Xepholen has Hijacked Hawk and Flo's usual Subscriber cake :D. I drew this to commemorate my comic's upcoming 2nd anniversary. Here's a link to my series if you're interested. ^^
https://tapas.io/series/Hawk-and-Flo-Adventures-/info
https://tapas.io/series/Hawk-and-Flo-Adventures-/info
So, first thing's first, Follower is returning to updates in May! I've got a batch of pages buffering away, and I'm working through more. You can subscribe to my Patreon/Ko-fi right now and get access to a month's worth of early pages! Check out http://chio.club to see more about this and get the link to the support site of your choice. Supporting the Chio Club directly supports Follower and my other comic projects - it literally keeps them alive by paying for webhosting, domain renewals, software upgrades and subscriptions, and more. Plus, you get rewards depending on the tier you subscribe to. Everyone wins!
To join, visit: http://chio.club!
Speaking of the Chio Club, I've added some new options for supporters! I'm experimenting this month with starting a monthly Sticker Club! I just got the first batch of exclusive stickers and I love how they came out. If you join at the Sticker Tier, you'll get one mailed directly to you. If nobody joins, I probably won't be able to continue the Sticker Tier. Like I said, it's an experiment! I'm feeling hopeful, though.
I've also opened back up the Create a Chio/Chio Geneticist tier! I need a whole bunch of background Chios for the chapter I'm working on, so if you want to support the comic and be in the comic, you can do that! I'll work with you to create your own custom character, who will appear in the comic and on the cast page. You'll also get a reference sheet featuring everything about your custom Chio.
To join, visit: http://chio.club!
Speaking of the Chio Club, I've added some new options for supporters! I'm experimenting this month with starting a monthly Sticker Club! I just got the first batch of exclusive stickers and I love how they came out. If you join at the Sticker Tier, you'll get one mailed directly to you. If nobody joins, I probably won't be able to continue the Sticker Tier. Like I said, it's an experiment! I'm feeling hopeful, though.
I've also opened back up the Create a Chio/Chio Geneticist tier! I need a whole bunch of background Chios for the chapter I'm working on, so if you want to support the comic and be in the comic, you can do that! I'll work with you to create your own custom character, who will appear in the comic and on the cast page. You'll also get a reference sheet featuring everything about your custom Chio.
Hey Chio Crew! Follower is the winner of Best Anthropomorphic Comic in this year's Drunk Duck Awards on http://www.theduckwebcomics.com! Thanks to everyone who nominated us, reads our comic, and supports our projects! We couldn't have done it without you! 💖
Hey folks! Follower is eligible for an award this year on The Duck Webcomics! I've made a post on our main website about how you can help us win! Everything you need to know is in the post, and it's really simple.
🎉 Info post here: https://follower.messenger-comic.com/nominate-follower-for-the-2022-drunk-duck-awards/ 🎉
🎉 Info post here: https://follower.messenger-comic.com/nominate-follower-for-the-2022-drunk-duck-awards/ 🎉