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I made a quick update on things on tapas, posting it here too under the cut!

so! it's been Some Time since I last updated this comic. I'd been unsure where to go with things for a while - Sargentum was my first comic, and I'd pinned a LOT on it (a common story with webcomic artists!) I realise that this comic is important to a lot of people (people have recognised Archer at cons which is WILD), and it means so much to me too. However, I felt like I could tell this story better. I always felt awkward about earlier pages, and I was an adult working within a story and boundaries made by my teen self - staying kinda creatively stagnant. I wanted Sargentum to be SO so good, and everything /I/ wanted to read but couldn't find on shelves, but I wasn't allowing it to thrive and live up to what it could be. I've had some years away from it, (and to my shame near-forgot it) until my illustration agency mentioned that they were interested in pitching it to publishers. They were happy to pitch it as it was, but I'm not. I'm still really fond of these pages, but /because/ Sargentum means so much to me, I'm now working on a pitch for publishing with rehauled plot, characterisation, and art, and doing my best to make it what I always wanted it to be at 18. Currently, rehashing the plot is taking me AGES (society if I had access to ADHD medication) but it's looking good! I'm still working within a sandbox made by 18 yr old me, but I think I'm doing it justice now. This isn't really a big announcement as just putting this pitch together is taking Some Time, and even /if/ (a big if) I was so lucky as to be able to publish it, it'd be Even More Time (recurring joke about ADHD meds). But! This is to say I haven't forgotten, and I'm very much actively working with these characters again. I post on tumblr (not very professionally) under popsicle-stick, and I'm on insta (more professionally) as popsiclestickle - both of these places will have any updates as things happen. To any readers who see this - you're the Realest. Thanks for sticking around <3

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an update: sorry for the break! i’m currently working on redoing most of the first chapter - i’m hoping to get physical editions this year for thought bubble!

right now, it’s very much of it’s time and i’ve moved on a lot, artistically and storytelling-wise. i’m definitely ok for sargentum to be a document of my development as an artist and writer, but if i’m gonna sell physical copies, i want it to read well, especially at the beginning! so pages are gonna be slow, but there’ll be a cool new intro to compensate <3

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it’s the 27th nov!!! archer’s birthday! orelie leave him alone he is Trying to read up on chicken astrology

an update on the comic - i had a Slight tablet crisis the other week, which’s resulted in me getting a new one, so now i’m catching up on stuff i’ve fallen behind on. i’m still working on designs and thumbnails for the next scene (which is gonna be a big one! harsh words will be said! feathers will be ruffled! punches will be thrown!) all while i’m ALSO doing other work so it may be a couple weeks yet

if you havent read my comic (about witches, chickens, and hard cider) you can read it here!

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a few rough sketches for costume and characters for the next scene in my comic

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hold on archer, she’s having a coherent thought

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typeface change! i’m probably gonna go back and change all the previous pages oOf

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she’d like to speak your manager