The Scoop – Page 26 – Studio NDR: Comics & Art by Dylan Edwards

Some PiQue and Taxo Unbo to make you groan

January 2, 2015 Dylan Edwards No Comments

This week’s PiQue update on Tapastic has a whopping four pages.

This is the first half of the first multi-page story I’d ever written for Todd & Archer, back in 2003. It definitely shows some of the weaknesses of a first attempt, but Todd’s arc still strikes me as amusing.

I have to say, they’re both exceptionally loathsome in this story. I don’t blame you if you’re overcome with an impulse to smack them. They unquestionably deserve it.

You also get a new-old Taxo Unbo this week, another perennial favorite (or is that perineum favorite?). This andropomorphic comic includes a bonus horrible pun in the title.

Yes, it’s been a lot of reruns recently, but new work is barreling your way. Next week’s PiQue will wrap with the second half of “Typical,” Taxo Unbo will be a new stinker, and then the week after THAT, on January 14, Valley of the Silk Sky will debut.

So! Stick around for new work in this, the new year.

Cheers,

Dylan

PiQue, Taxo Unbo, and VoSS

December 26, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

So yeah, I guess I just flat out spaced on updating here? It’s all reruns anyway; I figured it being the holidays basically no one would be paying attention.

NEVERTHELESS, here’s what I’ve posted on Tapastic and Tumblr since last time: Politically InQueerect: Play Ball! Part 5 of 5, Taxonomically Unbound: The Wilde Adventures of Oscar Wilde, and Taxonomically UnBound: Misspent Youth.

A big part of the cause for my distraction (besides the requisite holiday season madness) has been working on getting Valley of the Silk Sky ready for the January 14 debut. That means finishing pages for the buffer (two done so far, about a third of the way through coloring page 3), and making the website usable.

I installed a new theme on the VoSS site that’s more webcomic-friendly, but that does mean I basically have to redo a bunch of the design. So yeah. DISTRACTIONS. And I want to get a little more content up before the comic actually starts. Will that happen? Why knows? Getting pages done is the main priority.

Anyway, sorry for being a rerun-posting flake, but new stuff is headed your way in just over two weeks!

Cheers,

Dylan

Politically InQueerect: Play Ball! Part 4 of 5

December 17, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

Another from the archives, as the Johnny Damon reference will attest (he could run really fast, okay?). This comic originally ran as The Outfield #43 on OutSports.com.

If you don’t follow baseball at all, the important thing to know here is that baseball fans are stat-obsessed to the point of sometimes drawing meaningless conclusions from the data at hand.

“Jerry” is a reference to Jerry Remy, one of the Red Sox announcers since forever.

Meanwhile, work progresses on Valley of the Silk Sky, which is set to debut on January 14, 2015. Eight pages penciled, five inked, and one about halfway painted.

Once the series starts it will update regularly on Wednesdays. OR, if you are feeling generous and supportive, you’ll be able to read updates on Mondays over on my Patreon blog by pledging at least a dollar a month. Until then, $1+ pledgers get to see sneak previews of pages in progress.

So! If you can, throw some bones my way and help me keep this webcomic train a-rollin’.

Cheers,

Dylan

When Sarcastic Marine Animals Attack!

December 12, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

In this week’s episode of Taxonomically Unbound, look on in horror as sarcastic marine animals make sarcastic remarks. You can witness the carnage here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.

Oh, hey, and the collection of LGBTQ comics for the Side By Side International Film Festival is now available! While this book is marketed to Russian queer folk, you can help support their efforts at outreach by buying your own copy.

As you probably know, news out of Russia for sexual/gender minorities has been pretty grim lately, so you can help throw some support their way by buying comics. PRETTY GREAT, no?

Cheers,

Dylan

The latest PiQue on Tapastic, and Silk Sky news

December 10, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

Politically InQueerect: Play Ball! part 3 of 5 is now up on Tapastic. This comic originally ran as The Outfield #33 back in the day.

We know Todd & Archer get off on conflict, so it’s no big surprise that a core source of contention for them is the ol’ Yankees vs. Red Sox rivalry.

It does beg the question of whether or not Archer chants “Yankees suck” when they’re having sex.

Meanwhile, I’m still plugging away on my brand new webcomic, Valley of the Silk Sky, which is scheduled to start on January 14. I’ve got 8 pages of the first book penciled so far. In order to have some of those pages actually, you know, finished in time for a Jan 14 start, I’ve switched over to inking for a bit.

And, of course, there’s the 16-page Silk Sky short story that will be in Beyond. When does Beyond come out, you might be wondering? And the answer is, I don’t know the actual date yet, but it will be early in 2015.

There’s been a lot of discussion in the queer comics world lately about the dearth of stories available to queer youth that are about something other than coming out angst. Not that works dealing with coming out aren’t important, but maybe fun adventures are also important, ya know?

So my intent with Silk Sky is to keep it in the YA range. That’s part of why it’s getting its own website, but also because it’s such a big world with a lot of characters and environments and creatures and whatnot, it’ll just be easier to digest if it has its own space.

I may redesign said space once more before I officially launch, but anyway, that’s what the deal is with that.

Cheers,

Dylan

New Taxo Unbo to perk you up

December 5, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a new Taxonomically Unbound. A Roasted Development is now up on Tapastic and here on Studio NDR.

Also, my very first Patreon payment is en route, so once that clears I will be sending out rewards to folks who have signed up to receive stuffs in the mail. EXCITEMENT.

Also also, we are approximately six weeks away from the debut of my new queer sci-fi webcomic, Valley of the Silk Sky. MORE EXCITEMENT. I’m midway through the pencils for page 8, which feels like a safe enough amount of padding to be confident about a Jan 14 launch.

Meanwhile, I’ve been sick all week, so now I think it is time to curl up into a ball and watch cartoons and feel sorry for myself.

Cough,

Dylan

Reamstered PiQue and repriced PiQue

November 26, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

First up, the latest of the remastered Politically InQueerect strips from the archive is now up on Tapastic.

This time around, we find out what happens when Archer tries to unwind. THE ANSWER WILL SURPRISE YOU*.

* (Disclaimer: Answer may not actually surprise you.)

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE.

Turns out the price originally listed for the Old Ghosts print comic was incorrect. It is not $7.99 as previously advertised, but actually merely only $5.99!

Northwest Press has submitted the correction to Diamond. The correction won’t come until after orders for NOV are technically due, but please know that the final list price will in fact be $5.99. If you have further questions, please contact Northwest Press for clarification.

Cheers,

Dylan

Todd really wants you to pre-order Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts

November 19, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

Here’s a little book pre-order graphic I threw together that will hopefully get your attention (and please do look up at the words, if you don’t mind). You can pre-order this book via your favorite local comics shop using Diamond item code NOV141558.

In this all-new tale, Todd joins Archer and his mother on a journey to England to help Archer’s grandmother move. Gran is adamant that her old house is haunted, Archer is adamant that it isn’t. Will Archer’s skepticism lead to his peril, or is Gran amusing herself with a huge wind-up? Includes a selection of choice PiQue strips from the comic’s 14-year run!

Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts — 48 pages, $7.99, full color comic book. That Diamond item code again: NOV141558.

Meanwhile, there’s a freshly remastered version of a classic PiQue strip up now on Tapastic.

This is the third-ever strip I did starring these two, and the last one with the “Young Republicans in Love” moniker.

I think this was the strip where I finally realized that Todd was not a corporate tax lawyer as I’d originally envisioned him. More a law school dropout who switched to a history major.

Archer, meanwhile, whom I’d originally intended as a sweet, innocent little thing, turns out to be neither. Seriously, characters have little to no interest in your plans for them and will just do whatever.

Cheers,

Dylan

Big PiQue News and new Taxonomically Unbound

November 14, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

It’s pre-orderin’ time! Yes, indeed, the Northwest Press print edition of Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts is now open for preorder via Diamond Previews. From the NWP blurb:

Politically InQueerect: Old Ghosts — 48 pages, $7.99, full color comic book.
Use Diamond item code NOV141558.

As you may know, pre-orders help enormously with a book’s success, so please ask your comics retailer to reserve a copy for you (or, if you ARE a comics retailer, order a bunch now!).

And, because the excitement doesn’t end, here’s a new Taxonomically Unbound for ya. You can read it here on Tapastic, or here on Studio NDR.

This one is titled Pasta Point of No Return, and involves EXCITING MATH JOKES. Does the internet have enough math joke comics? I submit to you that it does not.

I have more stuff to talk about, but we can save it for later. But rest assured, MORE NEWS IS IMMINENT.

Cheers,

Dylan

Reamstered PiQue – Lexus Prey

November 12, 2014 Dylan Edwards No Comments

In this episode of vintage Politically InQueerect, Todd and Archer have a passionate discussion about the proper use of luxury SUVs. This was the fourth PiQue comic I ever drew, and here it is remastered for modern internet speeds and computer monitors. You can also check it out on Tapastic.

Back in the day, Lexus had a website where you could do a virtual custom-build of their current offerings, so I got to design Todd a ridiculous monstrosity of a car. I’m not sure what he’s driving now, but you can be sure he’s swapped out cars a couple of times since.

It IS a little weird to shop for a car, on behalf of a person you made up, that you yourself could never afford.

Anyhow. Check back Friday for a new Taxonomically Unbound!

P.S. – Obligatory Patreon mention. Please note that a Lexus SUV is NOT featured in my funding goals.

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