Hey guys! With the Vault wrapped up, conventions over until Fall, and other non-comic topics sorted out, I've been working hard to get Jikoshia up and running again. I'll even be doing a livestream tonight of some upcoming pages! Care to join me? Head to http://twitch.tv/waywardstudios at 5pm MST for a couple hours of art and chit chat (and maybe some request sketches).
August 26, 2017, 14:22 EST
Hittin' the Road (again)
Posted by thealmightym
Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of comic, but I have a really good reason: my husband and I are relocating to Colorado!
We're making the move next month, so to help lighten the load, Wayward Studios is having a sale! Get 20% off just about everything with code MOVINGSALE and 50% off scuffed copies of Jikoshia with SLIGHTLYLOVED.
The sale runs until 9/22, so take advantage of the chaos to grab some comics.
Also, September 16-17 is SPX and will be my final show on the East Coast for the forseeable future. I hope you'll attend and say hi/bye to me at C8 along with my good friend Kristy of Infinite Spiral.See you there, and wish me an uneventful cross country drive!
May 21, 2017, 12:11 EST
Uniforms!
Posted by thealmightym
Hey guys! I'm sure you all noticed I changed up the school uniforms. I just really disliked what I had designed years ago and, after much debate and mulling, decided to go ahead with a new design. Hope you all like the new look and will forgive the inconsistency with the previous chapters!
May 13, 2017, 00:01 EST
Posted by thealmightym
Sup, guys? Crystal came down with good old bronchitis, so please forgive the incomplete page! Pretty proud of this one, regardless. Desks are now the bane of my existance. Enjoy!
April 7, 2017, 00:00 EST
Posted by thealmightym
So, due to a death in the family as well as apartment renovations, this page only made it to the flatting portion of completion. Crystal is working on shading and all that fun stuff, but until they finish up here, I physically can't get to my computer (hooray for tablets!). Sorry!
If you're near Cecil College tomorrow, stop by and see me at Cecil Con! I'll have all our comics PLUS fun little dragon charms you may have seen me plugging on Tumblr or Facebook in previous months. Catch ya next week!
That said, this is also convention hell month for me! I'll be making not one, not two, but FIVE appearances in April! Today I'm at Nippon Con in Westinster, MD. Sunday, I'll be with my Square City crew at Kame Con in College Park, MD. Following that it's Cecil Con in North East, MD on April 8th. Then you can come watch me suffer eating things that are too spicy for my poor Midwest tastebuds on April 15th at a panel at Bmore Into Comics in Baltimore. Finally, we round out the month in Silver Spring, MD at Creator Con. Hope to see some of you at any or all of the above! Bring caffeine!
March 28, 2017, 22:02 EST
Jikoshia Returns April 1st!!
Posted by thealmightym
GUESS WHO'S BACK?!?!
Sup, guys! I'm finally back from the dead with new pages for Jikoshia. We've got a new update schedule for you guys too:
We'll be updating here as well as to Patreon and Tapastic. Patreon will be getting the newest page first, a week before the update arrives on this site. A week later, Tapastic users will receive the update. Every Saturday. New page.
Thank you guys for your patience while I get my act together. 2016 was rough for me in a lot of ways and I've been striving to get back on track with this and all my other projects. Hope you enjoy the new pages!
January 16, 2016, 00:40 EST
Back, in a manner of speaking
Posted by thealmightym
Hey guys! First of all, I'm so sorry I've been absent for so long. Last year, while amazing for me convention-wise, was terrible for me production-wise. I don't really know what happened, I just got caught in a slump and couldn't dig myself out. I've gotten your messages asking if everything's ok and asking when the comic would be back.
Truth is, I can't say when I'll be back and updating regularly again. If I do come back, I can't promise Crystal has the time to work on finishing up the coloring. I am, however, going to make a valiant effort to get pages up more often. Again, they'll be flat color and not weekly, but I'll get them up.
I did a lot of conventions in 2015 which I think may have been part of the problem. I ended up being so focussed on the shows that it detracted from my output. It was AMAZING to make it to so many of them and to meet so many new readers, but I've decided to limit it to only a few this year. That said, I've already booked Katsucon in February and Baltimore Comic Con in September. As a special treat, I'll also be appearing WITH CRYSTAL at Sakura Con out in Seattle! It's my first time out that way, so I hope you West Coast readers will stop by our booth in the Small Press Section!
Thank you guys so much for your patience. It's been rough, but I'm doing my best to come back and move the plot forward! Look forward to it!
July 5, 2015, 19:52 EST
I have an excuse, I swear...
Posted by thealmightym
So you guys are likely wondering why I've gone missing (again). Sorry for not reporting in sooner. The past couple of months have been less than ideal for me.
My grandfather was diagnosed with cancer so I've spent a good portion of my time putting together the means to go visit him and other members of my family, a trip which finally begins this week.
This was followed by a car accident a few weeks ago (DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN!). If you happened upon my tumblr recently, you probably saw my post talking about it and opening commissions to cover the cost of a new vehicle since mine was totalled. We've finally settled with the insurance company and acquired the new car. The sale will run until the 19th of this month with 20% off all my books in the WS store and discounted commissions.
Finally, this is all while I'm working on a piece for the Square City Comics anthology which will be coming to Kickstarter in the not so distant future. Keep an eye out for that!
I don't expect to be able to put out more Jikoshia till the anthology is over and I'm back from the trip. Look forward to more pages come August! I'll be tabling at Otakon at the end of this month so make sure to come by, say hi, and scold me for not letting you in on these things sooner. Thanks for sticking around!
April 27, 2015, 14:22 EST
Posted by thealmightym
Guh! Sorry for the delay again, guys! I ran out of thumbnailed pages and this scene has been tricky for me to get all the camera angles and such how I like them. Good new though! I've made a lot of progress on that front so pages will resume THIS SATURDAY, just in time for Free Comic Book Day!
Speaking of! If you're in the Towson area, you should stop by Legends Comics and say hi to me! I'll be there all day giving out free sketches and have books available for purchase! Mention you're a reader and I'll even give you a FREE minicomic! You heard me right. FREE sketches and FREE comics. See you all there!
February 14, 2015, 00:00 EST
Workin' Like a Dog
Posted by thealmightym
Hey gang. Sorry, no new page today. Been trying to crank out as many pages as I can for a couple other projects I'm working on at the same time and didn't get as far on Jikoshia as a I wanted to. I'm aiming to have the flats up Monday or Tuesday, so come back then!
In the meantime, did you guys know I got an instagram? I'm hip and cool now like all y'all youngins'! I've been posting WIPs and such there, so follow it and see what I'm up to!
Thanks for your patience guys! Treat yourselves to some discounted V-day chocolates on Sunday for me!
January 24, 2015, 00:16 EST
New Page AND a Whole New Comic
Posted by thealmightym
So you guys might remember that I love taking part in the annual 24 Hour Comic Challenge. Well, I finally finished cleaning up my latest one! Go check out All You Held Dear now! Hope you guys enjoy it!
January 3, 2015, 01:54 EST
Happy New Year!
Posted by thealmightym
Hey guys! Happy new year! Have an update! I've also put together a kind of long explanation of where I've been and what I've been doing while the comic was on that impromptu hiatus. Hope 2015 has lots of good things in store for you all and thank you for sticking with me through 2014.
June 28, 2014, 00:00 EST
THE END
Posted by thealmightym
...Of chapter 5. FINALLY. Still playing catch up on shading these last pages, but you guys should be happy to hear that I've been getting ahead on chapter 6! Look forward to more regular updates (though, then end of August might be a bit rough since we'll be moving). Fingers crossed and noses to the grindstone!
July 26th is the next installment of Bmore Into Comics which I participated in back in May. This time, it's conveniently located at The Wind Up Space, just a short walk from the light rail. Free to attend and if you buy me a cider, I'll do a sketch for ya (limited to three people, I gotta be able to drive home, people)!
March 22, 2014, 00:00 EST
Posted by thealmightym
Hey gang, sorry for the delay on this latest page. Last weekend was the result of MORE panel changes and this one is a result of some shoulder pain I've been having lately. That's not to say I haven't been working on comics, just that I find myself unable to work on them as long as I hoped to ge this one done in time.
So, while you wait for this page, how about I share a short comic I finished recently? This was made for the upcoming Monsters of the Deep zine (coming soon to a Kickstarter near you!). Hope you guys enjoy it and I'll let you know as soon as that Kickstarter launches. It's looking to be a pretty cool collection of sea monster art!
