Norman and Cal @normanandcaliban - Tumblr Blog

UPDATE 5/9/19

Hey Friends!

After several months of growing the Black Key Incubus following, I’ve decided to post the pages on Tumblr! Check it out >>> https://blackkeyincubus.tumblr.com

I’m still unsure how Tumblr is since the adult content purge this past December, but I'm confident the comic is appropriate and meets the community guidelines where it is now. I mean, it’s done fine on Insta so we’ll have to wait and see.

-J

#update #comic #webcomic #black key incubus #bki

THE WEBCOMIC IS LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! It’s finally here! The comic is aliiiiiiiiiveeeeee!!!

It has been nearly 1 year and 3 months since I first began drawing and writing about Norman and Cal. And now they finally have an official comic!!!!! If you can’t tell from all my exclamation points, I’m really friggin excited about this biz.

ReAD iT HeRE

and HERE

and also here or search on Instagram @blackkeyincubus

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Thoughts on the new change for Tumblr

Hey all,

I wanted to give an update on the status of things here in light of the changes coming to Tumblr.

It’s come to my attention many posts regarding LGBTQ romance and art on this platform are now being flagged as “Adult content” subject for removal, and while none of Norman and Cal’s content has been flagged (yet) it raises strong doubts in my creative process on whether the platform will be beneficial for starting the official comic. Here’s my reasoning:

1) The story revolves around LGBTQ romance – something Tumblr is apparently cracking down on (on top of nudity and porn).

2) Norman and Cal are both in their mid-20′s, so their story is, by all means, an adult story. I don’t want to restrict my ability to share their growing relationship if I can’t have them kissing or doing things sexually suggestive (whatever that means nowadays).

I already intended to start the story on some other webcomic platforms, so I’ll keep you updated on how that progresses. But I don’t think I will continue the comic on Tumblr – I will, however, still continue to post my sketches on this account for as long as I am able.

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Update on the comic: The first chapter is DONE and I can’t wait to share it with the world!! \ ( ^_^ ) /

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Thanks for following

-J

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Under the Full Moon

Music: “The Moon” by The Swell Season

“I can’t keep my hands off you.” – Cal

“Good.” – Norman

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The Goat

Meet Belphegor, Cal’s half-brother! He’s a cross between a satyr – a type of half-goat demon – and an incubus (like Cal).

More to come on his backstory >:)

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Morning

Music: “Here Comes The Sun” by The Beatles

Cal hates mornings :]

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Spells and Junk

Music: “Close Your Eyes” by Kim Petras

I couldn’t decide which version I liked the most so here’s all of them, lol.

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Cuddles

Norman: Hello Mr. Horny

Cal: :]

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Embarrassed

Norman: I’m shy, don’t make fun of me.

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Demon Boy

Did another art trade with Calvin Lin for Cal so I could have his version of both :)

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#digital art #Illustration #Art Commission #Character Design #demon #norman and cal #caliban the demon #satanic #black magic #shapeshifter

Levitating is Life

My art friend Calvin Lin’s take on Norman ♥‿♥

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#digital art #Illustration #magic #spells #witchcraft #levitation #voltron #ghosts #spirits #pentagram

Dark Side

Music: “Human” by Vorsa

Cal is a shapeshifter, meaning he can alter his form to whatever he chooses. He is usually seen in his red demon form because it’s most like how he views himself, but he rarely ever lets his true form show – at least the parts that resemble his father (shown in the purple form). He constantly focuses his energies to bury that side of him deep under layers of disguises because he never wants to be (or even look) like his dad.

Even though he’s most powerful in his true form, he would rather overcome challenges on his own with his own power than use any help from his old man.

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#digital art #Illustration #oc #demon #demonology #shapeshifter #supernatural fiction #gay characters #hell #hellborn #devil #horns #Caliban the Demon #Norman and Cal

Practice Makes Perfect

Music: “Floating” by Yoe Mase

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It has been a HOT minute since I’ve put my pencil to my tablet. I just got back from a week-long vacation to Japan and I have been LIVING my best life – I feel v refreshed and ready to tackle my art goals once again with renewed vigor :) It feels good that the creative block is finally over so I can get back to creating my dorks so I can share their story.

A couple things:

1) I’m currently working with my favorite artist and long-time source of inspiration of mine to create the official comic. I’m hoping to get the technical details worked out by the end of August so we can get that project started soon. More updates on this to come. (づ￣ ³￣)づ

2) In the meantime, I will be posting more art like this, more rough sketches, and maybe some background snippets to build out my character profiles for Norman, Cal, and maybe a few other important characters here and there.

Woot \ (•◡•) /

3) With regards to the first bullet point, the title of the official comic is going to be changing and any subsequent pages for the comic itself will be indefinitely paused for the time being. I may still create some 1-pagers or comic shorts in their stead. I mean, it’s not like I had many pages to begin with ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I can’t wait to show you all the ideas that I have in store for these two. Thanks for following and thanks for your patience! :)

Jimmy

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