Dylan Edwards's Blog, page 32

The Outfield collection in the works, and a complete website overhaul

Now that convention season is over for me for the next few months, my goal is to redesign my website at long last, a task that has needed to get done for many a year.

At the moment, my site is more of an archaeological dig, less of a usable portfolio. I don’t even have my more recent award-winning comics on here because I don’t know where to put them amidst the clutter. So I’m going to remove all the series I no longer update, and archive them in one fashion or another.

In the case of The Outfield, the comics will be made available as a $20 POD print book, a $5 high-res PDF, and a free low-res PDF.

I’ve finished setting up the Outfield book in InDesign, and it’s currently awaiting approval to go to proof at CreateSpace. Once I have the proof and have confirmed there are no corrections, I’ll make it available for sale. $1+ Patreon subscribers will automatically get a copy of the high-res PDF.

I’m planning on a November release for the Outfield book, so stick it on yer calendar.

As to when all this stuff gets yanked offline here, I don’t know yet. I’m still giving thought to how I want to arrange things. I’m also probably going to have to change my WordPress theme, since the one I’ve been using isn’t maintained and is broken as fuck. Fun!

But I expect what I’ll do is wipe the whole thing clean, and then add things back as I deem them worthy. I’ve been making comics for 17 years now, and it’s past time to bring some focus to my body of work.

Cheers,

Dylan

New comic up on The Nib – Banned Books; CXC this weekend

I have a new comic up on The Nib, as part of their Banned Books feature. Be sure to check out all six comics, with a bunch of different artists discussing their fave banned books!

As you can see, I elected to talk about Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home. When I was working on Transposes, I studied FH closely for tips on how to put together a compelling non-fiction narrative.

Before that, Dykes to Watch Out For was a big influence on my own early attempts at an ensemble cast comic, namely Politically InQueerect. While PiQue eventually went more in a traditional comic format direction, you can see in the early strips where I basically just lifted the D2WO4 format.

Anyway, thanks to Alison for being a big inspiration, and to The Nib for giving me a platform to talk a little bit about her awesomeness.

ALSO: I will be at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus this weekend, Sept. 30 – Oct. 1. I am not actually sure what my table assignment is? But I will definitely be there and you should find me and buy a bunch of comics. Yep.

Cheers,

Dylan

STAPLE! this weekend, New Threadless store, and a shout-out from Buzzfeed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll be returning to the STAPLE! Independent Media Expo for the first time in 4 years! It’s happening this weekend, September 9-10, in good ol’ Austin, Texas.

This will be the convention debut of my new enamel pins, the and the , so come snag ‘em while they’re hot! (Or if you can’t make it to STAPLE, you can buy them online in my Etsy store.)

MEANWHILE. I have set up a Feeping Creatures Threadless shop for all your POD monster needs. Shirts, bags, phone cases, shower curtains! All kinds of fun stuff. Click on an image to see all the different designs associated with it.

I need a new phone case anyway, and am thinking I might go with the Toxoplasmoids version. I mean, why NOT cover your phone in adorable bacteria.

Finally, I got a shout-out in this Buzzfeed listicle of 28 Trans, Queer, and Nonbinary comic creators. Check it out, because there’s a TON of amazing artists in there.

Okay, gotta go get ready to head to the airport. Upon my return, it’s back to penciling chapter 8 of Valley of the Silk Sky!

Cheers,

Dylan

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

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

We’re Still Here Kickstarter is live!

My current project is my comic for the all-trans We’re Still Here anthology, and you can back the Kickstarter for it even now!

This 300+ page tome is, believe it or not, the first (that we know of) comics anthology dedicated exclusively to trans comics and trans creators. And there are a ton of great folks included: Melanie Gillman, Sophie LaBelle, Sybil Lamb, Ajuan Mance, Annie Mok, L Nichols, Ronnie Richie, Bishakh Som, Scout Tran-Caffee, and tons more.

Added bonus: both of the editors (Jeanne Thornton and Tara Avery) are trans, and the publisher, Stacked Deck Press, is trans-owned and operated. So every penny goes to support trans folks!

I’m doing an autobio piece about my trip last fall to a Japanese trans guy bar. Folks who pledge a dollar or more a month to my Patreon are being treated to work-in-progress images.

So if you wanna peep some process pix, put in a pledge!

And don’t forget to back the Kickstarter and help make this book a reality!

Cheers,

Dylan

Secret Loves of Geeks anthology officially announced!

This has finally been officially announced! Dark Horse is publishing a new Secret Loves anthology, edited by Hope Nicholson, wherein we all reveal our embarrassing secrets about our nerdy passions.

I have a short story in there about my love for Luke Skywalker, despite his hopeless uncoolness, my headcanon of him as asexual, and how he factors in my earliest glimmerings of transness.

More deets on the anthology on the other end of this link.

There are tons of amazing creators in the book:

Margaret Atwood!

Patrick Rothfuss!

Hope Larson!

Sfé R. Monster!

Becky Cloonan!

AND

MANY

MOOOOOORRRRREEEEEEE

(including me!)

It’s set for release in February 2018, so PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

Cheers,

Dylan

“Prelude” art show at Spectra Art Space

Spectra Art Space here in Denver, Colorado is hosting a comic-themed show, and I’ve got some stuff in it!

The opening reception is June 23 from 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, and it is, like, totally free, omg. There will be live music, there will be refreshments, and there will be art for sale! Oh yes indeedy. RSVP with Spectra.

I’ve included some brand new Valley of the Silk Sky art in the show, stuff what no one else has seen (well, no one apart from my Patrons, that is).

The show will be up for the next month, so even if you can’t make it to the reception you should swing by!

Cheers,

Dylan

Denver Pride this weekend

I am up at the crack of ass so I can go set up at Denver Pride and sell folks some queer comics. I’ll be tabling with Out in Colorado Fiction, which is nestled in booth J25.

Where the heck is booth J25? It’s between the main stage and the art museum, over by Broadway.

If you’re gonna be at Pride, come swing by and snag some books!

Cheers,

Dylan

Valley of the Silk Sky progress report, and a Feep 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

QAT Person 2 on Gumroad, Butch coloring book, WisCon approaches, and more

Lots of announcements to make! First up, I added my newest minicomic to my Gumroad store. QAT Person 2 contains comics I’ve done for The Nib and PEN America, as well as some extras. So if you’ve been wanting print versions of those, here ’tis!

I also have two illustrations in the upcoming Butch Lesbians of the ’20s, ’30’s, and ’40s Coloring Book, which is scheduled for a June release from Stacked Deck Press. You can preorder now, though!

Next week, May 26-29, I’ll be at WisCon. You will mostly be able to find me in the vendor’s room with my comics and Feeping Creatures stuff. I’ll also be on three panels:

Small Everyday Forms of Resistance in SF/F

Saturday, May 27

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Alt-Comix, How Do They Work?

Sunday, May 28

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM

World-Building through Profanity

Sunday, May 28

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM

So THAt oughta be a bucket of fun. (That profanity panel I am extremely excited about, I gotta say.)

Finally, I’m sorry to say I’ve decided to remove my comics from Tapastic. Their most recent update to the terms of service was unacceptable to me, so I’ve deleted all my series on there. You can, of course, still read my comics right here at studiondr.com, or you can follow Valley of the Silk Sky on tumblr.

Cheers,

Dylan