I got a new cover for my comic, done by Mork0!

(You can read it here)

That's a partial lie. It's BEEN on Webtoon, but I forgot to announce it here <.<"

Read it here!

That said, there are some more updates! Since the last one, I've released another chapter of Reaper's Storm, and the next chapter is already in the works! We've just got past the drafting stage after a short delay :)

I'm very excited! Once the story gets far enough, I'm gonna start seeking out collaborations, and I also have a behind-the-scenes video cooking up. Stay tuned!

Or don't. Not like I can force ya.

Also, the comic's Creative Commons now! You can read up what license it is in the Tapas page's description. Have fun, share alike, and remember that more's to come >:D

Love y'all!

And if you have fanart, PLEASE send it! I love to see it, send send SEND! Give me it all! I require sustenence >:(

So yeah! That's all <3

After 2 years of development, Reaper's Storm has been released! The comic's description is as follows:

The world of Reaper's Storm has experienced several extinction-class events that have left it flooded with creatures from another world. Everything is turned on its head, and our cast of seemingly average human beings have to navigate this hellish world in hopes of finding a place for themselves. From indestructible robotic regimes to soul-ripping monstrosities, nothing is safe...

The path to salvation will be long and treacherous, but worry not! Even the dimmest light can keep the shadows away; all it takes is a little perseverance.

You can read it here!

Very excited to announce something soon! It'll knock your socks off >:P

It's glorious

Anyways, project's on a bit of a hiatus

...again

Okay bye

*Technically not the first, it's just the first public beta read of the new version. The one I updated and made considerably uh... less dogshit?

Anyways, as the title states, I'm launching the first public beta read for our book! It's only the first 7 chapters, so it's mainly a setup of the world and its characters. If you're interested, please fill out the form below!

https://forms.gle/1gkHzciG7NZg3hyN9

Keep in mind that there are some missing/placeholder images. I'm a broke bitch, I'll commission them eventually >:|

I updated my website to have more details, as well as cool button graphics at the bottom! There, you can either donate to me, join my Discord server, or buy RStorm merchandise!

...which is the other cool thing! We have RStorm merchandise now :D

Home (rstorm.net)

Scroll to the bottom and check it out!

I have a website now!

https://www.rstorm.net/

Just proud of it is all x-x

Sooo...

I've got some news for y'all regarding the book. I have most of Book 1 complete in terms of drafting. Actually, pretty much the entire book (or at least part 1 of it) is written in a readable format as it stands, though I might just release each part as its own thing and instead label the books "Episodes" or something quirky like that 💀

Disregarding this, though, the final 3 chapters are still almost entirely in a draft-only format that reads like a script. As a matter of fact, the final chapter isn't even properly drafted yet. It's literally just a collection of my thoughts written onto a page on how it should go... so yeah-

I do still need to go back and rework a lot of things either which way. For instance, I'm re-adding gunpowder-based ammunition because it simply isn't practical to have electronic guns be the primary weapon. That will warrant a rewrite of at least one chapter and a lot of changing things up. Another big things is I want to introduce a little more screentime for the enforcers so that they're more intimidating and interesting, especially since they're mentioned so much.

That aside, I also have a few tweaks to the general story and some massive revisions to make, as well as some data logs to insert for some generally interesting lore tidbits.

Then, after I have everything set in stone, I'll begin to commission people for the project... this will include things such as a new book cover, updated character designs, proper weapon drawings, some specific scenes, etc. I dunno how many illustrations will be in the final book, but if my wallet lets me, hopefully it'll be a bunch.

After all that, it'll be done... I think. Probably. Maybe. As for a time estimate? Can't really give ya one. Sorry. I'd love to but at this point, I really don't know. Feeling rather unmotivated lately and anxiety keeps bubbling in my chest when I don't work, leading to some... less than well feelings. Yet I have a hard time picking up the good ol' keyboard and writing things out regardless of how I feel, which is a really weird and frustrating form of procrastination to deal with. It's like "Hey, you should do this! You feel almost incapacitated and as though your heart will explode! But nah, let's just stare at the page for an hour and then just watch YouTube."

Why are we made this way ._.

P.S. Cuz of all that, I'm not so sure if we're gonna do a 300 member milestone video or not to be honest? I think I'd rather put all my effort into the book at this point-

So yeah, that's sort of how things are. Not great, not too zesty, but uh... it's goin'?

After everything is said and done, I do kinda wanna make a sort of mock-up video. Kinda like an "Anime in so-and-so minutes" sort of recap that makes fun of the story while also recapping it. A meta sort of "Yeah, I know it took a while, I know it's not that great" sort of thing to hopefully save myself from a lot of the soon-to-come "This is all we get?" comments when it releases-

So yippee.

I really appreciate my community for being so patient with me. I set out and promised an animation, shifted to a comic, and now I'm making a novel. How did we get here? Shit planning a lack of foresight. I was naive and didn't understand how the world worked... and now that I do, it's a bit too late and I'm sorta on a time crunch in a sense.

So I ask for a little bit more patience if at all possible.

I really do appreciate y'all.

Yup! It's the final stretch! It'll take a few weeks/months, still, but we're pretty close!

These last few chapters are especially hard to write cuz

✨plot and emotions✨so yayyy...

After that, I've gotta go back and revise the entire thing, and THEN I gotta update the drawings and add some new ones!

Once that whole process is done, the book is (in theory) ready for publication, at which point I'll be seeing about some proper beta readers! Gonna see about getting people $10 a piece for reading the whole thing and giving feedback! That may not seem like much, but each chapter is about a 6 minute read tops, so... yuh

And I'm broke <.<""

Might up it to $15 or something, we'll see

If I do that, I'll definitely be willing to pay those who ALREADY proof-read it for free, though! I'll let y'all know if I end up doing it and, if so, just reach out to me if you've already helped :0

Then, if the feedback is positive enough not to warrant going back and rewriting a lot of stuff, I'll see about making some physical copies and launching the book with a Kickstarter of some kind with some fancy stuff like posters! We'll see! It IS only part one of two, but it's been a long journey to get here so

I definitely wanna start it off with a bang!

That's all for now, I just wanted to let people know my plan!

(Side note, working with a coder friend to potentially get a proper website up for the book... I was thinking of making the URL "https://www.rstormis.gay" or "https://www.rstormisdumb.lol"... namely cuz it'd be funny as shit, and both are available 💀)