announcements Archives - Kelci D Crawford

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

Updates For Webcomics, Games, and Streaming Channels

I’ve got lots of updates, so let’s get right to it!

FREE RPG DAY

Last Saturday was Free RPG Day!

Did you know I have *three* free role-playing games for you to play? You can download Dragon’s Roost, Toe Beans & Broomsticks, and Strongest at the Table FREE through my Ko-fi shop.

Go play as dragons running a coffee shop, witchy kitties and other critters on Saturday morning adventures, or embrace the fighting game silliness!

AN IGNORANCE OF ROMANCE

The webcomic An Ignorance of Romance launched yesterday! New pages will be posted Mondays and Thursdays. The end of each chapter will have a two-week break before the next chapter starts.

You can check it out now on the official website.

For backers who helped its launch on Crowdfundr, I have an update. Now that I’m moved into the new place and settled, I can resume fulfilling on the rewards “Get Drawn in the Comic” and commissions! Stay tuned for further updates.

YOUTUBE AND TWITCH

New video dropped on YouTube on Friday! In it, I chat about how A2CAF went, how the move went, and changes to the YouTube channel coming down the pipeline.

One of those changes? I’m not doing livestreams on my channel for a while. If you want to catch me live, check Ben’s Twitch and YouTube channels. I’ve been joining him and Chloe as we play through Wadanohara and the Deep Blue Sea. Streams are usually on Tuesdays at 8, though tonight it’s at 8:30 om EST.

A heads up – Ben’s Twitch channel has been raising funds for The Trevor Project. One thing we want to talk about regarding it leads into the next point.

ACTIVISM

The current administration announced they want to shut down 988, the Suicide Lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth. We *all* know this is because the current administration is taking the knee to Christo-fascists and bending over backwards to please their sugar daddies.

Right now, The Trevor Project is circulating a petition to save 988. Here’s the link to that petition.

I will also urge you – if you’re an American citizen – to make calls and emails to your representatives and Senators. 5Calls.org is a handy way to get their contact info if you need a place to start, though you can also go to house.gov or senate.gov, plug in your ZIP code, and get their contact info that way.

If you’re calling, odds are high you will either go straight to voicemail or get an aid. Here’s a sample script if you need it. Feel free to adapt it as necessary, but keep it short:

“Hi, I’m [NAME] and I’m calling from [TOWN, ZIP]. I’m urging [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to support 988, the Suicide Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth. This service has saved millions of lives and can save more, but only if you save it from this administration’s childish whims. Save this public service and keep our youth alive.”

(I also suggest you call about their murder bill, also known as HR1, the budget bill. You think the nursing shortage is bad *now*? It’ll get a whole lot worse if this bill becomes law. It would also take away our health insurance, and our right to regulate AI, as well as defunding the arts and public libraries, and a whole lot more. I know here in Toledo, if this murder bill becomes law, Toledo would lose our grant to rebuild two of our major streets, and that would be jobs lost and our economics down the toilet. If you need sources, 5Calls.org, linked above, breaks it down by issue and provides links to everything.)

That’s all I’ve got for now. For new news, be sure to sign up for my email newsletter! It’s free and send out once a week on Fridays. I also don’t sell your info to anybody.

Thank you for reading!

You. Are. Awesome.

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

I’m Moving!

Yo! I’m letting you know that I’m moving in the next 3 weeks.

What This Means for You

Webcomics (The Legend of Jamie Roberts and Vanita and the Demon King) and the email newsletter will update as normal, since those are scheduled out in advance. Updates on Ko-fi are also updating as normal.

If you’re a member on Ko-fi, especially a Zine + Sticker or Art Club member, your rewards will mail out from my old address. Your June rewards will ship from the new one. (Also your rewards for this month got delayed another week. Sorry! They should ship out by May 19.)

These are on pause until June:

blog posts,
YouTube anything (videos, livestreams, etc),
Crowdfundr fulfillment for An Ignorance of Romance (between May 23 and 31 especially),
and the launch of An Ignorance of Romance.

My Ko-fi shop and commissions are accepting orders UNTIL MAY 23.

From May 23 to May 31, I have to pause shipping physical shop orders and making commissions until we’re done moving. Any orders for digital rewards (Like How To Promote Your Work Without Social Media) will stay open. I just won’t be able to send you a thank-you note right away.

That said, any and all proceeds from Ko-fi these next few weeks will help us with the move – especially with groceries! So if you have the means, leave a tip, shop, or get a commission on Ko-fi.

I appreciate your patience during this time.

That’s all for now. Thank you for your support!

You. Are. Awesome.

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

I Made A Comic About Lake Erie and the Toxic Algae Blooms

I made a comic about Lake Erie and the toxic algae blooms! You can read it now, freely, on Crucial Comix and The Revelator.

This is my first nonfiction comic publication, aside from a 3-page explainer for a Columbus, OH zine about the 3 Sisters crop arrangement (that’s coming later). I had not made a science comic like this before, and I’m glad I accepted the challenge!

On Crucial Comix, it’s, “Lake Erie Was Declared Dead. Now We’re Fighting For Its Life.” On The Revelator (a publication of The Center for Biological Diversity), it’s, “In Ohio, Facing A Future Without Clean Water.”

Here’s a sneak peek of it:

To read the rest of the comic, head to Crucial Comix or The Revelator. Links are above the art.

I want to make more comics like this. The scientists who got me in touch with the biologists for this are expressing interest in working with me again on a separate project. We’ll see who likes the pitch and where we can go with it!

During the making of this comic, I learned *way too much* about Lake Erie. So if you have questions, leave them in the comments and let me know.

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading!

You. Are. Awesome.

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

We’ve Started Making Pages!

Kai and I are now making pages for An Ignorance of Romance!

Here’s a peek at the thumbnails for the first 4 pages…

This is the stage where I read the script, then I lay out what I think the pages will *roughly* look like. Once sketched, I send them to Kai for approval. If approved, I can start actually drawing the pages.

Good news – Kai approved of these thumbnails! So now I can start drawing pages.

Thanks to the funding raised so far, we can cover webhosting and domain registration, and covering costs for the first page or two.

As an FYI – there will be extras in these opening scenes, like castle staff, stable hands, and market folks. So if you (or a friend!) want to be drawn in this comic, there are spot available for you to claim that reward!

You might be asking, “Will this comic be drawn in color?”

Surprise: this comic will be drawn in black and white with tones. This is so we can post two (or more) pages in a week, because black and white pages are faster to produce. There’s a LOT of story here, so we want to post more often!

Got more questions? Ask them in the comments and we’ll get back to you!

That’s all for now. Thank you for your support!

You. Are. Awesome.