Hello readers!
5 years ago today, I posted the 8 page comic of Runaway Drakaina I now call the prologue. I had originally illustrated it for a comic making contest I thought would be fun to enter while the pandemic kicked into full swing. I didn't win the contest but I did gain a new passion project! Here's a fun fact: I decided May 27th is also Jane's birthday. Why not Ellie's? Because I decided HER birthday is December 1st :3 so everyone clap and cheer for Jane or Ellie will stare at you with big wet eyes.
It has been so rewarding to work on this comic and see how many people really love the characters! Every time someone comments on a new update and hits like on a drawing of these characters I smile so big. It's also been a massive artistic work out, I think I've improved leaps and bounds as an illustrator AND author since I started! The comic's also coming up on another huge milestone: we're less than 30 pages away from 200 total! That's WILD!! And even better, we're getting REALLY close to the end of what I call "Act I" of the story! Which will we see first?! Stay tuned to find out!!
It's hard to put into words how much this comic has come to mean to me over the past 5 years... I've learned so much, and I've also grown and met tons of new people who love the same comic making work as I do. Shout out to the Webcomics Garden and the Spiderforest Collective for being full of amazing, talented, funny, lovely people who are so fun to talk with!!
SPEAKING OF THE SPIDERFOREST COLLECTIVE!
The collective is opening applications for comic artists starting June 1st! These applications will be open the entire month, so if you have a project you're equally passionate about, come join the fun! SF has been an extremely supportive community, and being a collective member really helps open up opportunities like art collabs, help with website hosting, and access to tons of people's advice/feedback! Click here for more information!
Thank you, everyone, from the bottom of my heart, for reading, for supporting me, for being here! I'm so excited to keep sharing this story with you!
