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lia/penguinsledding's omgcp sideblog. bc my feelings about this silly hockey comic literally could not be contained within the confines of a personal blog. sidebar/icon by ngozi.

[omgcheckplease]

👋 Hi Wellies,

First—

Ukazu says, a rising tide lifts all boats, including the S.S. Check, Please! She’s hopeful that the success of Heated Rivalry, as well as another queer romance graphic novel-turned-TV show Heartstopper, will make the dream of seeing her work onscreen into a reality: The book has been optioned for adaptation. — Vanity Fair

Check, Please! has been optioned for a film/television adaptation. A while ago, actually—and that’s lovely. Nevertheless, the vast majority of options do not become television because it takes a million things going right to get projects off the ground.

That being said.

Ahem.

Speaking of getting projects off the ground...

From when Bitty first stepped out into the rink at Faber, to when he kissed the ice at graduation, we've all been part of this fun, weird, magical world of Samwell hockey. But when I left the world of Samwell hockey, I left knowing Jack and Bitty's story was done. Bitty's journey as the first openly gay NCAA Division I hockey captain was done. We baked the last pie; we shut off the lights at the kegster; the story was complete.

…But as I looked around I realized, I had one more story to tell.

Which is why I'm thrilled to announce that a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. Dozens of new comics, exciting update drops, your favorite characters with brand new storylines, and characters you've yet to meet.

Hello, Internet Land—SMH is coming home.

This fifth year of Check, Please! will be filled with shenanigans, drama, hockey, pies, Haus parties, and a new message of acceptance that is near and dear to me. And it's been brewing over the last year and half! But with the latest boom in queer hockey stories, I figured, hey! ¯\(ツ)/¯ Here's another one to look forward to. :)

Marginalized athletes still face harmful bigotry, and for this reason, queer sports stories are more important than ever. I love Samwell hockey and how each of you has embraced this roster of athletes.

There's so much more to come.

Ngozi 🏒🥧❤️

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MORE NEWS? SURE:

I’ll be at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and yes, I will be dropping exclusive details about Check, Please! Year Fived during my spotlight panel: Ngozi Ukazu - From Check, Please! to DC and Back! (Be there!)

Follow me on Patreon for behind-the-scenes on the making of Check, Please!: Year Five. I'm gonna livestream...a lot.

If only there were an original mm romance that you could read right now while you wait for more Year Five updates! Good news—John Rich & The Big Picture is very cute and laugh-out-loud funny and you can read it now, for free.

My latest graphic novel FLIP has made the best-of lists for the New York Public Library, the A.V. Club, Kirkus Books, School & Library Journal—and more. Get it here.

[fffuckthelaxbros]

[uncoolly]

Bitty and Jack from Ngozi Ukazu’s comic, @omgcheckplease!

I heard that Ngozi had just finished inking the final pages, so to honor you during this bittersweet time, here is a quick animation style practise from an episode way back!

Here’s to a happy ending pals!

[parvuls]

"Oh, and... I started seeing someone."

(July 4th, 2015)

[snugglyducklingbrewhouse-deacti]

[wrathofthestag]

[stanthefrogs]

which upperclassman does dex have the biggest crush on (in your opinion)

jack and his shockingly large ass

bitty

ransom

holster

shitty

Voting ended onFeb 13, 2023

[dingdongyouarewrong]

gay webcomics on tumblr in 2014

gay twink and jock who bullies him

blonde princess and her ethnically ambiguous lady knight

gay rats with undercuts sitting on a dumpster chatting

homestuck

[freebooter4ever]

nursey is no longer chill

[zim-tits]

Lardo my beloved ❤️

[providencefalconers]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

When Jack’s son August turns eight years old, Jack decides to commission a cake from August’s favorite vlogger. Lucky for him, Eric Bittle is based in Providence.

HEY, Y’ALL! Over the last week or so, I impulse-wrote almost 9,000 words of a zimbits single dad au because, well… why not? I hope you enjoy it half as much as I enjoyed writing it!

[decaf-draws-deactivated20230923]

i truly meant to finish this, but i need to hop back to work a little early, so today is sketchy instead of polished. hope folks are having a lovely friday

sorry to spam so much haha

(also huddle #3? i yelped!!! a… public service)

[likeshipsonthesea]

It’s late, and they’re drunk, and Dex’s head is heavy and warm on Nursey’s thigh when Farmer asks, “How would you describe falling in love?”

Nursey watches Dex blink, slow, long red eyelashes fluttering. “Like, technically, or poetically?” he asks with too many syllables.

“Truthfully.”

Dex frowns. “Ach.”

Farmer giggles.

“S’like a shutout,” Chowder says, from somewhere vaguely to Nursey’s right, but he hasn’t looked away from Dex since he dropped his head onto Nursey’s thigh, so Nursey can’t be all that sure. “S’like, you did a good thing. And you got a good thing. S’just, like. Good.”

“I’m assuming,” Dex said, eyebrows doing that condescending thing he likes to do but all wonky, because of the alcohol, “if this fake person doesn’t know what falling in love it, they won’t know what hockey is either.”

Nursey snorts and Dex looks at him. Nursey can’t breathe for a few short moments and then he smiles and Dex smiles back and Nursey really, really wants to touch his hair.

“That wasn’t in the rules,” Chowder says back, from somewhere to the right, and Farmer backs him up mildly, but enough to satisfy him. Dex mumbles something inaudible, but tonally dismissive, and Chowder says, “How would you describe it then?” and Nursey’s heart perks up in his chest.

“I don’t–” Dex purses his lips. “I– I don’t know, it’s just, like, there.”

Chowder snorts, victorious, and Dex hurries to add on.

“No, like, it’s just there. It’s like you were going in this direction the whole time even though you thought you were going somewhere else and it’s, like, it’s a great trip and you’ve got-got all the snack and music and it’s scenic and shit and then you look over and someone’s in the passenger seat and you’re like oh, that’s– that’s why it’s been so nice. You know?”

Nursey stares at the cluster of freckles on Dex’s cheek. The room is silent, like no one is breathing, but Nursey knows he is breathing, mostly because he’s surprised that he is.

“Oh,” Chowder says, from somewhere to the right. Farmer hums.

Nursey takes a moment to gather his resolve and then reaches out to tangle his fingers in Dex’s hair. Dex’s cheeks pink up, and he stares at the ceiling, but he doesn’t pull away.

[zim-bone-me]

one time when dex and nursey were roommates they got into a super heated argument about like how to fold a fitted sheet or something stupid like that and nursey says ‘you wanna kiss me so bad right now’ to make dex angrier and dex just screams ‘no you wanna kiss ME’ and the two of them are just yelling ‘no you wanna kiss me’ at each other over and over again at the top of their lungs and the team is downstairs in the kitchen eating breakfast like 

[dykeseinfeld]

when ransom and holster get married they’re each other’s best men called it

[dykeseinfeld]

look u don’t just break super secret best bro d-man partner promises from freshman year just bc u happen to be marrying each other.....that would be a violation of everything the super secret best bro d-man code stands for

[pawspaintsnthings]

Trading crowns. n.n

[foryouandbits]

where is the pic of that tweet of “this is all I’m going to talk about for the next five years” because I may or may not reblog this every time I see it from now until eternity look at jack’s posture and shorts I have lost my damn mind

[olliewicks-deactivated20230612]

IT’S THEEEEEM

[generalghosty]

i read this thing the other day and it’s… so sweet. it’s the hockey frat romance i didn’t know i needed.