Going forth by Lanternlight

 

My comic Paper Doll Veronika is now available to read on Arktoons! The above is a special promotional page I put together for use there.

Unfortunately at present, there's a technical problem with the first three panels, but we're working on fixing that. 

The Arktoons version of the comic will be higher resolution than on my own site! However it won't have the animation. Read it either place as you please!

There haven't been any new pages in a long time, because I haven't had time to make them. But this will give me more drive to make further progress!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 16

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 16 - "A Good Haul", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 15

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 15 - "A Bear's One Weakness", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Reaction to a loathsome image

There's a photo of Pete Buttigieg holding a baby he acquired by money and making him or her drink from fake breasts he is wearing. I'm not going to share it because I'm not having that on my blog. It is the most disgusting image I have ever seen. Anyone who thinks he's not getting off on it is lying to themselves. This is a man abusing his slave-child for his own sexual enjoyment. And we let these people rule over us. This is worse than Caligula. This is a whole troupe of perverted freaks rubbing their insanity in the face of the American people and demanding we applaud them for it. And many do.

On Deviantart, I used to have long discussions with a certain former friend. I said the LGBT agenda would soon move on to pedophilia. She said maybe they'll try, but normal people will never tolerate it. Well it's happening right now, and normal people are going right along with it! Drag queen story time is child sexual abuse. Gay adoption is child sexual abuse. Sex and gender "education" for schoolchildren is child sexual abuse.

Another acquaintance on Deviantart, a Russian lady, used to draw allegories of Russia as a mighty bear led by a pure maiden, and America as a grotesque rooster draped in a Pride flag. We Americans have no right to complain of such treatment. This is the face we present to the world. And with the COVID cult in control, "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave" is an absolute joke.

You may say my harsh words will just drive people away, but I am not trying to persuade opponents. You do not have civil discussion with demon worshippers. What I am trying to do is strengthen the resolve of Christ worshippers.

What can we do? Look to the Christians under the decadent Roman Empire and refuse to offer the pinch of incense to the emperor. That pinch may be a mask, an injection, a set of pronouns, a concealment of disgust. Don't do it. It will come to persecution, it already has. But no matter what, hold fast in Christ. His victory is eternal.

River crossing

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 14 - "Table Meat!", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 13

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 13 - "We'll Walk Through this Night", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

It's been a while, but my living situation has changed so production fell behind. Now I'm going slow but steady, working on it every weekday.

Ghosts of the forest

 Bovodar and the Bears Episode 12 - "Don't Look at Them", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

 

With a lack of internet access, I can achieve anything!

Based on my experience having taken a week offline, I've decided, henceforward, other than for specific tasks, I will only allow myself on the internet on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This way I feel I can really do all the projects I've set out to achieve!

Hopefully, soon the Fridays will include posting Paper Doll Veronika updates once again. I'm going away again, for at least four months, and I won't be able to take along all my supplies, so I've been trying to make all the backgrounds, props, and dolls needed for the rest of Part 2 - Mountain, so I can just take all that and be able to assemble the actual pages at my destination. And now I'm thinking, maybe this is the way to do all the Parts: first make the components so I don't have to stop along the way. Seems good to me.

This feeling of potential even has me planning the return of comic projects of my own that I haven't touched in years... mainly, Batman: Decadence. I've come a long way 'round on my thinking bout stories that are subject to corporate ruination. I'm not even going to acknowledge what the entity calling itself DC does now. I'm just going to act as though they don't exist, and carry on telling a story about Batman.

And I have plans for changing the media to make it faster! Waterbrushes are a lovely boon. I can draw so much better now too, it'll look so good when I get back to it!

While I'm away from home, a lot is going to change for how I work, but this abstention from the internet has me energized!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 11

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 11 - "You're Coming With Us!", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

A place far away where we can go and live

 

Fanart of the comic Lovely People by Minna Sundberg, mixed with imagery from this video for the Miku Hatsune song "World's End Umbrella" by Hachi-P:

I wanted to do it for last Easter; that's when I sketched and inked it, but didn't have the opportunity to color till now.

This comic is very powerful. Go read it here!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 10

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 10 - "We Now Have a Mission", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Bakers' Dozen 8 - Minigame

 

It's been a long time, but I'm still doing the 13 Ace Attorney fanart prompts I started last Inktober! The eighth theme is Minigame, and I chose Logic Chess from Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Path.

It's not my favorite of all the minigames, but the visuals are cool while the concept is amusing. And the final game of it is a really great dramatic sequence. Fling those chess pieces!

The prompt list is here.

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 9

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 9 - "We're Gonna See More of This", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 8

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 8 - "We fly to the North!", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Bovodar and the Bears return!

 

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 7 - "Meeting at the Sacred Elm", is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

And the writer, Jack Mikkelson, explains our plans at this point.

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 9 of Part II, "Lullaby in the Depths", is posted!
The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.

The story begins here.

For a while at least, the comic is going to switch from weekly updates to every-once-in-while updates, but still always on Fridays.

I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages. 

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Bovodar and the Bears will return

 

There is not a new episode of Bovodar and the Bears at Arktoons this week; since the last episode was the end of Issue 1, we thought it a good time to take a short break to give me time to be caught up on the art considering I'm going on a trip soon during which I won't be able to do the coloring. It is planned to return June 27.

Read or reread what there is so far here!

Instead, there's a new episode of Go Monster Go!, a paranormal hot rod comic written by Chuck Dixon, which had been taking a break of its own till now. The Arkhaven team has been great to work with on this matter and others!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 6

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 6 - "We're Returning to the Forest" is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

I've been looking forward to sharing this panel since it was drawn. It was very inspired by the visuals of the end credits of The Secret of NIMH, my favorite movie in childhood which, a couple years ago, I saw again after decades. So woodsy, natural, and homey with a touch of the mystical.

Clockwork Dancer #2

 

The second issue of Clockwork Dancer, written by Jon Del Arroz, drawn by me, and colored by Emmanuel Ordaz Torres, is now available in ebook and paper!

And with this one, I got to do the cover!

It's a cool steampunk story about an automaton, mad scientists, secret agents, mafiosi, and a certain holy relic. If you haven't yet, do give it a try! You can read Issue #1 on Arktoons.

Clockwork Dancer #2 coming tomorrow!

 

Writer Jon Del Arroz has announced, Issue 2 of Clockwork Dancer will be available tomorrow, Wednesday, June 2!

I can tell you, the action scenes in this issue are really something, and my art is highly improved over Issue 1!

Issue 1, by the way, can be read on Arktoons or bought as a paper book!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 5

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 5 - "It was the She-Bears!" is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 4

 

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 4 - "Stop mockin' his domicile!" is now on Arktoons! Read it here!

No Paper Doll Veronika this week, busy with Bears

 

I am very busy at present, and was unable to prepare a Paper Doll Veronika update for this week. This is because Bovodar and the Bears goes up every Sunday on Arktoons, and I have to keep up the pace. Especially since I'm going on a trip in June and won't be able to do the coloring while I'm away, and probably won't have time to do much of the sketching and inking either, so I need to prepare enough pages before I go to cover the updates while I'm gone. 

I also won't be able to work on Paper Doll Veronika while I'm gone, but I haven't yet determined if there will be more of it before I go or if it will have to go on hiatus until I return. I would prefer not to take such a long break, but I'll have to see how things shake out. Thank you very much for your patience and for reading!

April/May 2021

 

I have a series of Ace Attorney drawings depicting events on significant dates, usually holidays, which I mostly also tried to do in the year they occur, based on the only year revealed in the games: 2001 for the death of Gregory Edgeworth. From that, you can extrapolate the rest.

Thus you can also extrapolate the years in which Professor Layton events occur, based on the fact that the crossover is between Trials and Tribulations and the Magnifi Gramarye case on the Ace Attorney side, and Diabolical Box and Unwound Future on the Professor Layton side.

Thereby, we know that Katrielle is born this year, 2021, in April or May since she is a Taurus. It is very fitting that Taurus time is always mostly within the Easter season.

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 3

  

Bovodar and the Bears Episode 3 - "This is Our Home!" is now on Arktoons! Read it here.

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 8 of Part II, "Slip into the Pit", is posted!
The chapter begins here.
The part begins here.
The story begins here.

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Bovodar and the Bears - Episode 2

 

Episode 2 of Bovodar and the Bears is now up on Arktoons! Read it here!

Since the pages making up Episode 1 were previously made available as a preview, this is the first time you get to read all-new continuation of the story! Please enjoy it!

Non-professional pysanky

 

While it's still the Easter season, here's the pysanka I did this year.

I considered no longer posting them here because I thought to restrict this blog to kinds of art I can do at a professional level, but that's kind of needlessly fuddy-duddy overthinking, plus there's a "pysanky" label, so might as well!

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 7 of Part II, "The Other One", is posted!
The chapter begins here.
The part begins here.

The story begins here.

 

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Meeting at the Sacred Elm

 

First comic book cover for Bovodar and the Bears by Jack Mikkelson, now available to read here on Arkhaven Comics new site!

Arkhaven's plan is not to print individual issues, so this image might not get used as a cover, but that's okay. The more cool pictures of this story, the better! I very much hope you enjoy it!

Bovodar and the Bears now on Arktoons!!

 

Joining the throng of awesome comics on Arkhaven's new platform is... Bovodar and the Bears!!!

Along with: 

Chicago Typewriter by Brandon Fiadino

Swan Knight's Saga by Chuck Dixon and Richard Bonk based on books by John C. Wright

and AI Wars by Jon Del Arroz and Felzbug Formosa

Read all about 'em on Bounding into Comics!

That's right! Arkhaven will be releasing Bovodar and the Bears on this digital platform and eventually, hard copy! It's tremendously exciting for this to be happening. Read the first episode of the comic here! 

At this point, yes, it's the same amount as the preview, but that will change in a week, and then we'll really be rolling! Plus this format is much better for reading on mobile! Please enjoy it!

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 6 of Part II, "The Thieves of Thief Mountain", is posted!
The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.
The story begins here.

Sorry I'm late!

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Clockwork Dancer now on Arktoons!

 

You can now read the first episode of Clockwork Dancer for free on Arktoons! Here it is!

Arktoons is live!

 

Arkhaven Comics' new online platform went up today! So far, they've got the first episodes of the following comics free to read:

Deus Vult by Jon Del Arroz and Jesse White

The Hammer of Freedom by Luciano Cunha

Alt☆Hero by Vox Day

Midnight's War by Vox Day

Go Monster Go! by Chuck Dixon and Tim Lattie

Crusaders, cat people, fighters against communism, superheroes, vampires, and ghost cars! And there's much more to come, including a certain steampunk automaton. Check it out here!

Clockwork Dancer will be on Arktoons!

 

See the official announcement here! 

This will mean you can read it for free, but if you want to support it and other great comics, there are also subscriptions that will lead to bonus perks.

Arktoons is coming April 28!

Paper Doll Veronika awaiting supplies

I apologize that there is no Paper Doll Veronika update this week, as the next page to be made requires a piece of material that I currently lack. I have ordered it, and the next update will be the Friday after I receive it, hopefully this next Friday, April 30.

Thank you for your patience!

Asteroid sighted!

 

Art from Arkhaven Comics

Arkhaven comics is launching a new comics platform on April 28, Arktoons! Read all about the details here!

Similar to Webtoons, but focusing on American-style comics, and with conscious, built-in resistance to SJWism. This is gonna be a big deal. 

And while I'll remain vague until I can give you links to particular works, I am incredibly excited to be somewhat involved.

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 5 of Part II, "Refrain from the Pit", is complete!
The update starts here.

The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.

The story begins here.

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Paper Doll Veronika update

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 5 of Part II, "Refrain from the Pit", has begun!
The chapter begins here.
The part begins here.
The story begins here.

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Bovodar and the Bears banner for Patreon

 

I made this banner illustration for the Patreon that writer Jack Mikkelson has set up for our collaborative comic adaptation of his novel Bovodar and the Bears! The Patreon is here.

Soon, soon, this comic will be available to read, and eventually, to purchase in book form! Stay tuned for details! 

Happy Easter!

Paper Doll Veronika update

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 4 of Part II, "Dinnertime Speculation", is posted.
The chapter begins here.

The part begins here.

The story begins here.

And may you all have a holy Good Friday.

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Paper Doll Veronika update

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 3 of Part II, "Abandoned Halls", is posted!
The chapter begins here.
The part begins here.
The story begins here.

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Nib it in the bud

 

It's another art medium breakthrough for me and I'm a dummy for not doing this sooner. The other day I started messing around with a steel-nib dip ink pen, which I hadn't used since college drawing class. I've been using Pigma Sakura Micron felt tip pens for decades. Well, in smoothness and versatility and ease of making a beautiful line, the steel nib blows the felt tip out of the water.

Here's what I doodled. Nothing special, but the lines have a quality felt tip doesn't deliver.

This is especially fortuitous as I'm working on The Vampire's Saint by Corinna Turner, my first comic solely in black and white. With it, I really want to expand my capabilities with black and white, and I was frustrated at the roughness of my lines so far, so this will be perfect. 

And I have this book to help me out: 

Rendering in Pen and Ink by Arthur L. Guptill, published 1976. It's great! Check out these examples:

I have a lot to learn. I will still need the felt tips for initial outlining on pictures to be colored with alcohol-soluble marker, because such markers cause India ink to smudge. But for purely black and white pieces, this is going to be the way to go.

Paper Doll Veronika back in the ring

 

Paper Doll Veronika has updated; Chapter 2 of Part II, "Voices in the Depths", is posted!
The chapter begins here.
The story begins here.

I'm so glad the site is now back and running fine!

It updates every Friday (occasionally Saturday). I recommend using the "Save your place" gadget, even once you catch up, because the site starts at the beginning and updates are several pages.

Veronika Bosch, who's never left her father's estate, has to go on a journey when envious animals kick her out. Half collage, half puppetry, it's the traditional media equivalent of an elaborate sprite comic.

Paper Doll Veronika down but not out

 

Unfortunately there will be no update for my webcomic, Paper Doll Veronika, this week, since the site is down; my web-host says they're having server problems. Hopefully this will not extend too much longer; if it does, I'll have to figure out something else, a different host perhaps? I understand little of how websites work. At least I'm not at all dependent on a "cloud" for my files.

Return to Society6

After ignoring it for a long time, I returned to my Society6 print shop, cleaned it up, and added some new pieces! Here are the pictures I added: 

I was pleasantly surprised to see that their interface update, unlike most sites', was actually an improvement, and excited that they now have stickers available. This will work well with my plans for my shop ultimately to be full of Paper Doll Veronika goods. More about that later!

Marked with Eclipse

 

An illustration commissioned by Laramie Hirsch for a blog post about the 2017 and 2024 solar eclipses and what they might mean, omen-wise. Read the post here.

The water turned out particularly well, I think.