I am trying to make sure I am keeping folks in the loop about what is going on with me week to week. As I had discussed last time, I have a bad habit of dropping out of social circles when I have certain things going on.
So, how about a quick update about the projects I am working on?
RGBots
RGBots comics took a week or two off, but are still going strong, for lack of a better word. I find it interesting that among the mirrors, the comic does most well on Bluesky,. Mastodon as a close second.
The comic has been a very, very helpful outlet for me to just tell jokes, and I think the archive is very solid at this point. As long as I keep updating, I think the project will find its fans.
While we wait for me to do another RGBots spotlight post, why not read one of my more recent favorites?
Oh, and Happy Pride.
Cosmic Dash
The outline for the Cosmic Dash novel is complete at 32 pages. This is going to be a pretty ambitious book for me, and I am still trying to figure out some stylistic choices. My two beta-readers seem excited by what is going to happen. I think the way to best consider the novel from my perspective is that it is like Cosmic Dash: The Movie compared to the episodic releases of the comics. There is a scale and ambition to this storyline that I feel is only accomplished in prose that has really sold me on moving on from the comic.
Of course, there will still be illustrations; Full color chapter headings, inserts, and things like that. Also, I am working on the cover this week. I’ll be sharing about the design process on my next sketchbook update, so keep an eye out.
More updates soon. I know I have some more archival material to repost here at hpkomics.com, for example.
Fang & Bone
With The Dead Life on a break, I am fully focused on Fang & Bone, and I will be posting the new chapter tomorrow. Now is a great time to catch up.
Part of some outreach I am doing to pull in new readers is a series of social posts that provide laconic summaries of the chapters with some details sprinkled in. You can follow those on Bluesky and Mastodon. Eventually, I’ll try that on Threads, though I have not been able to do much with engagement there. Nothing seems to break through unless it is video, it seems.
Also, keep up those comments on chapters. The more I receive, the more I am motivated to draw out chapter images.
Course Preparation
Not quite ready to spill a whole lot about this just yet, probably closer to when the class launches, but here is my shitposty class image. It’ll all make sense when I knock out another educational post in the near future.
It’s a six-week class that is meant to cover 18 weeks of material, so as you can imagine, I am pretty busy with that.
Anyway, that is about all I have for now. Sometimes these are going to be quick rundowns.
As always, share your thoughts if you feel compelled to do so.
Take it away, Paul Simon.
