End Of Year Reflection
Well, here we are, at the end of our first full year making comics, and a successful year it was! We thought we’d take a minute to look at everything we accomplished in 2017. Join us down memory lane, won’t you?
The first thing we published in the year was the short comic A Fine Catch, a silent story about an Inuk woman and her selkie love. It got passed about Tumblr about a thousand times more than we expected :) It can be found in Chubby Anthology 2 here:
Next up was a rather personal story about religion and female sexuality that was featured in the lovely Dirty Diamonds #8. The book is about to launch; get it here:
Our longest (and personal favorite) story to date is the creepy The Loyal Heart Conquers, published in Hellcat Press’ Tales from the Public Domain. It’s a re-imagining of E.A. Poe’s Ligeia, and features Scottish highlanders, queer themes and love overcoming death in a disturbingly literal fashion. It marks our first real foray into horror-romance, the genre dearest to both of our hearts.
We submitted two pieces to the charity zine Swim On 3: an illustration featuring hammerhead sharks and a plane wreck, and an short informational comic about the life stages of the zebra shark. Money contributed to this zine goes to sharksavers.org, so if you haven’t already, get a copy to help out a shark in need!
Another anthology featuring an illustration of ours is Lilies Anthology 4, soon to be available at the following link. This collection of women’s romance was themed around spooky characters and settings, and our picture of an Irish washerwoman and her ghostly banshee girlfriend fits right in.
We also made a few other personal pieces, as well as a short comic for an upcoming publication from Carnation Press. But what will 2018 hold?
(Tonight is the last night, actually, so hop over there quick, if you’re interested!)
Further, we’ve already been accepted into two other horror anthologies for 2018, so stay tuned for unsettling stories about a woman and her possessive aquatic “friend”, and two noir detectives who stick their noses into the wrong sewer. We’ve got more illustrations in the pipeline featuring monsters, sappy couples, and both at the same time, and if all goes well, our first foray into long-form comics!
Finally, we’d like to send a shout out to all you followers who’ve joined us during our journey so far. Although we may come off as a bit businesslike at times, it’s just because we’re a tad shy…but make no mistake, we notice and are so thankful for each and every one of you! You guys are the best! Have a happy new year, and may 2018 be a good one!