Writer, Artist, Creator
Canister X Mailbag – Blackthorne Unboxing – May242020
Come join me as I unbox a comic book package from writer/artist Colin Work featuring his independent superhero, Blackthorne!
These are cool comics and it was very kind of Colin to send them into the studio here at Axiom-man Central.
For more on Blackthorne and Colin Work, please go here.
Be sure to subscribe to the channel. Videos are being added all the time.
Also feel free to shoot me a note with any questions.
Thanks.
The first full episode of Fredrikus aired this morning. This marks the first episode/story of the strip. The second episode has already been loaded into Patreon and into the master site for next week’s update.
In the meantime, why not head over to the main Fredrikus hub and have a read over a coffee or tea?
Enjoy.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Have a good day, reader.
Status Report – 052120:
Greetings, reader.
We are doing not too bad this morning. A little off but nothing that a few hours in the chair won’t cure.
Part of what we’re doing here is retooling working methods yet again because, it seems, the weeks are taking on a kind of pattern where the beginning of the week goes one way, the latter half another.
Part of the new paradigm, I suppose.
Today’s main job is finishing a new episode of Fredrikus in terms of color. As the page stands right now, flat colors are all laid in. Modeling is the next step (whereby shading and such is added). Once this is complete, then we’ll get it ready to air for down the road.
Not sure as yet what the other tasks will be. There are a few floating items that need tending to so might be one of those.
Let’s see what the day brings.
This has been your Status Report for 052120.
In our effort to Slow Down to Speed Up, we’ve been adjusting our workflow to One Thing at a Time. Yes, we have several irons in the fire at any given moment, but in terms of dedicated approach, we are working on one thing at a time throughout the day, sometimes for the whole day depending on what it is.
Example:
Today’s main task was proofing the second part of my two-part article series for Patreon on what to do if you feel your career in the arts isn’t doing well and then uploading it. This is complete and can be accessed here.
The next task was to promote it online (also done). Now we do this blog entry before moving on to something else.
However, the day had a priority task–the article–thus the One Thing at a Time approach.
Due to world events, I’ve had to adjust my workflow and for right now, One Thing at a Time is the best thing for how I conduct my day.
Gigantigator Death Machine has wrapped on Patreon and today we launched the new serial novel, Zomtropolis.
It follows the story of a guy all alone in a futuristic post-apocalyptic world. Done in a diary/journal/blog post style, Zomtropolis takes you to the heart of a once-bustling-now-dead metropolis with all the blood, guts, gore, and heart underground writer A.P. Fuchs is known for.
If you like intense fiction and the undead, this is a tale you won’t want to miss!
You can start reading Zomtropolis for just a buck by going here. The archives of Gigantigator Death Machine are still on Patreon so that’s two novels for a dollar a month. Sweet.
A public thank you to those who supported Gigantigator Death Machine during its original run on Patreon. It is appreciated and gratefully valued.
And, of course, my door is open for any questions.
See you there.
Fredrikus Webcomic Released!
In this video, I announce the release of Fredrikus to the world!
Check out the video below for the announcement.
To read Fredrikus every Friday–or whenever you want–head over here.
Don’t forget to subscribe. Helps fuel my comic making.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks.
At long last, Fredrikus the webcomic is released into the world!
Debuting today is the cover to the first issue and the opening page, which you can read on-line for free by going here. (Refresh your browser if you’ve visited before.)
Also released are the Fredrikus tiers on Patreon, which I talked about here.
Both platforms treat you to the comic on a weekly schedule. (The Patreon version, which includes bonus material, airs Thursdays; the regular version airs Fridays).
Follow the story of an anthropomorphic dog in a dystopian sci-fi world. Find out his quirks. Learn about his work. Read about his life.
Go check Fredrikus out!
See you in tomorrow’s newsletter.
This morning, I set up new Fredrikus tiers on Patreon and uploaded the cover and opening page to the comic both to the public Fredrikus site and to Patreon (where you get to read the comic a day early and get access to bonus material only available to patrons and the published editions). Patreon’s airing of the strip is every Thursday; general public version of the strip airs every Friday.
The new tier levels are two and they are broken down below:
Serial Webcomics
For $1, you get access to the FREDRIKUS comic strip and its bonus material (bonus material exclusive to Patreon and the published editions). Updates weekly (Thursdays) and you get it a day before the general public.
Regular Patreon-only blog posts, which include video.
Serial Comics, Novels, and Essays
For $3, you get complete access to the FREDRIKUS comic strip and its bonus material (bonus material exclusive to Patreon and the published editions). Updates weekly (Thursdays) and you get it a day before the general public.
Both serial novels.
Patreon-only essay blog posts.
Regular Patreon-only blog posts, which include video.
That’s quite a lot of content for a very good deal so please consider joining my Patreon journey and be treated to ongoing stories and patron-only material on a regular basis.
Thank you in advance for your support of these new Fredrikus Patreon tiers. Hope you guys dig the comic when it debuts along with the new serial novel, which starts airing next week! (Announcement soon.)
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Just uploaded a penciled and inked page of Fredrikus to the Behind the Scenes tier on Patreon.
By becoming a patron, you get access to looks at projects before anyone else and in a way that is typically not shown via my other online channels. The Behind the Scenes tier also gets you access to the serial novel, essays on the creative life (along with helpful tips), and, soon, the special version of the upcoming Fredrikus webcomic, which contains bonus material that won’t be available elsewhere online. Oh, and you also get a nifty Official Canister X membership card only available at this tier level and up.
Status Report – 051120:
As you can see, it’s a chilly day here in the Great White North.
Spring is never coming.
Sipping coffee. Still waking up.
We are doing computer work today because we have deadlines. Priority one is Web stuff.
Book and Comic Production Season starts this week and will run for a while as we get to work bringing you some things we’ve been working on since I’ve been back.
Time to log this entry then get to it.
This has been your Status Report for 051120.
