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Editorial cartoon book, and Valley of the Silk Sky progress report

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LGBTQ editorial cartoons

The next stage of my Big Cartoon Archiving Project is nearing completion: a collected volume of all of my editorial cartoons for the Texas Triangle and TXT Newsmagazine.

I’m currently awaiting a proof of the print version of the book. Once I’ve had a chance to look that over and approve it, I’ll make it available for purchase. As with The Outfield book, it’ll be available as a POD print volume, a high-res PDF for a few bucks, and a web-res PDF for free.

While I’m pretty sure most of the world isn’t clamoring for a collection of political comics from a dozen years ago, I can definitely see the value of this book for anyone studying queer history during the Bush II years, or librarians who have an interest in archiving material from the now largely defunct queer newspaper scene. Or, ya know, anyone who’s looking for a stark reminder that Bushism was absolutely a dry run for Trumpism. Ha ha. Whee.

ANYWAY. I expect the book to be available probably in early December, assuming all goes well with the proof review process.

On a totally different note, Valley of the Silk Sky chapter 8 is coming along. I have four pages completely colored (still need to clean up and letter the scans), so I’m looking at a Dec. 14 launch to start publishing the new material (or Dec. 11 for $1+ Patrons).

For those of you keeping track, this means I’m shifting my regular update day from Wednesday to Thursday. Mostly this is because Wednesday already seems overcrowded with webcomic updates. Will Thursday be any better? Who knows! It’s kind of an experiment to see if it makes any difference.

Anyway, point being, VotSS returns in less than a month!

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky on Amazon, and Up Next: MALCon

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Valley of the Silk Sky The Long Run Part One

I sold out of the first print run of Valley of the Silk Sky: The Long Run Part One, and for various reasons it turned out to be easiest to reprint through CreateSpace. So that means VotSS is now available for sale on Amazon! This is especially good news if you’re in Europe, since you can now get it from their European distribution centers and won’t have to pay the absurd international shipping rates and duties from the U.S. Woo!

If you already have Part One or are enjoying the webcomic, please do leave a review for me, thx.

And if you’re wondering when the heck I’m ever going to around to chapter 8, I’m about to start penciling it just as soon as I finish this post.

The next convention on the schedule is MALCon Denver, a.k.a. Myths and Legends Con, happening August 4-6. I’ll be tabling with Out in Colorado. I’ll also be on a buttload of panels:

Sat, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, To Self Pub or Not: Is It Really Easy? (Serenity)
Sat, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, It Ain’t the Writing, It’s the Rewriting: The Power of Revision (Helms Deep)
Sat, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Pitching to the Editor (Nevernever)
Sat, 10:00 PM-10:50 PM, Ow, My Spleen! (The Shire)
Sun, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Marketing for Writers (Room of Requirement)

So if you’re in Denver, you should ought come to that, and maybe forgive me if I’m a little loopy on Saturday.

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky progress report, and a Feep sale

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Feeping Creatures monsters for every occasion Etsy sale

Perhaps you’re wondering what the heck is up with Valley of the Silk Sky. Well, I’ll tell you.

I am currently in the process of revising the thumbnails for Chapter 8, and inching ever closer to being ready to start pencils. This particular chapter was a bit more rough in the draft than some of the others, so it’s required more revision than some of the others. I think it’s just about THERE, though. I know one scene that needs some work, but otherwise I’m feeling pretty good about it.

In the meanwhiles, I’ve been posting some sketches and concept art and whatnot to my Patreon blog, so if you want to peep those things you should drop a dollar (or more!) in the can.

Also, if you follow my Feeping Creatures artwork, you may be interested to know I have a sale going on for items in my Etsy shop.

My car just racked up a substantial repair bill, so the sale is helping defray some of those costs. Hence the discount code YAYCAR. Anyhow, that code snags you 20% off your purchase, so why not buy some monster art today, eh? Why not?

I’ve got a couple of shows coming up (Denver Pride the weekend of June 17-18, and a group show at the Spectra Art Gallery starting June 23), but I’ll post more info about those next week.

Cheers,

Dylan

DiNKy business

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queer and trans comics by Dylan Edwards

DiNK Denver is coming up this weekend (April 8-9, 2017), and I will be there with a pile o’ comics for sale! I’m one of the local artists profiled in this here Westword article.

I will also be on a panel on Sunday April 9 at 2:15 – Cultural Influences of the LGBTQ Community on Indie Art

And. AND. Valley of the Silk Sky is nominated for a DiNKy Award for Best Webcomic!

If you’ll be in Denver this weekend, please come to the show and support indie creators!

EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT:

Back in November I was interviewed by American View magazine, a publication of the U.S. Embassy in Japan which seeks to bring American culture to a Japanese audience. Well, that interview is now live! It’s available in both English and Japanese (there’s a button at the top right to switch languages), so you have no excuse not to read it.

Finally, I’m wrapping up a comic I’ve been working on for an upcoming anthology. I got really sick this past month and there was other family stuff going on, so my productivity has been very slow of late. I’m gradually getting back on track, though, so hopefully I’ll have some new stuff to show off soon.

As per usual, my $1+ Patreons are getting sneak peeks at works in progress, as well as behind-the-scenes fun. A mere one dollar a month snags you these fine perks, and helps keep me creating new stuff. Pitch in if you can!

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky chapter 7 concludes! ALSO: New comic on The Nib!

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Valley of the Silk Sky queer YA webcomic

Page 71 wraps up chapter 7, and you can read ALLLLLL about it here:

What next, you ask?

I need to work on an anthology comic for a bit, so I’m not sure yet when chapter 8 will start. It’s already thumbnailed, though, so hopefully not too terribly long.

In the meantime, I have a new comic up on The Nib as part of a series on trans bathroom stuff. You can read it right now with your very own eyeballs.

As ever, if you want to peek behind the scenes to see works in progress and other goodies, pledge $1 a month (or more, if you like!) to my Patreon.

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 70 is just behind that bush

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Valley of the Silk Sky queer YA sci-fi fantasy comic

VotSS page 70? Point your eyeballs hither and/or thither:

MEANWHILE. I will be at the ol’ Emerald City Comic Book Symposium this weekend, March 2-5, tabling with Northwest Press once again. You can find us at booth 1719.

I will have a NEW MINICOMIC by jiminy:

QAT Person issue 2 cover

This one contains my trans/ace comic what was published on The Nib last year, and also this one from PEN America, and a couple of sketch comics about my trip to a trans bar in Japan.

Anyhow, ECCC will mark the debut of this mini, so this is your first chance to snag it. I urge you to do so!

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 69 is hiding the evidence

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Valley of the Silk Sky queer YA staring contest

I meant to say, evidence? What evidence? I know nothing of any so-called “””evidence”””. [Do NOT seek evidence at these links, there is NO evidence to be found.]

There IS some evidence to suggest I’ll be at the Emerald City Comic Book Concern and Symposium next (!) week. If such a thing were indeed true, I would be found at the Northwest Press booth #1719.

Maybe if you’re going to be in attendance, you should do some sleuthing to find out if, in fact, this lead is legit. Investigate all possible leads!

Secretly,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 68 awaits your eyeballs

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Valley of the Silk Sky queer YA webcomic

Deposit eyeballs here:

In non-VotSS news, last night I finished up the thumbnails for an upcoming anthology piece. So that’s two short stories for two different anthologies I’ve thumbnailed in the last month.

One of ’em is for We’re Still Here, the all-trans anthology from Stacked Deck Press, which was officially announced last December.

The other one has not yet been announced, so you’ll have to wait patiently to learn more. But I’m really excited about both stories, so I’ll be sure to keep you updated as to the proceedings.

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 67 is taking stock of the situation

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Valley of the Silk Sky queer sci-fi and fantasy comic

What’s that? You wanna see the latest EXCITING page of Valley of the Silk Sky? Well, take yer pick o’ venue:

What’s the diff? Tumblr is tumblr, if you’re into tumbling. Also: functions as a standalone website, is mobile-adaptive, has extra content not found elsewhere.

Tapastic is a platform for a bunch of different webcomics, is mobile adaptive, and lets you do fun things like save your place in a story and get notifications when new pages go up. I get a couple pennies of ad revenue from folks who read here. (“Pennies” is not a euphemism for “not much.” I genuinely get maybe a couple cents a day.)

Studio NDR is this site you’re reading this on right now, my “home page” if you will. I get slightly more pennies of ad revenue if you read here. (Again, not a euphemism.) But alas the site is not mobile adaptive and badly needs an overhaul that I don’t have time to perform.

Honestly, whichever of these is most convenient for you is fine. Do as you will!

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky page 66 has emerged from the underbrush

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Valley of the Silk Sky queer YA sci-fi webcomic

You can find out what sort of brush, and just how under, right here:

WHAT INDEED OF THE OTHERS.

Speaking of others, in other(s) news, I am thumbnailing away on a couple of comic scripts for a couple of anthologies. Both are autobio, talkin’ about queer/ace/trans stuff.

More shall be revealed of these projects in due time, but know that they’re happening.

Cheers,

Dylan

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