Author: Kelci

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Preparing for KickStarter Fulfillment and Genghis Con

For the next week and a half, I am preparing for KickStarter fulfillment AND Genghis Con Cleveland.

KICKSTARTER FULFILLMENT

Backer surveys didn’t go out on Monday because I took some time off (and started a new job yesterday).

Instead, they are sending out before the end of today. So keep an eye on your inboxes.

In other updates:

  • the files for the book have been sent off to the printer. I’m waiting on the proof to come back.
  • I will tally up the orders by the end of today to determine how many zines, mini-prints etc need printed.
  • the webcomic site for The Legend of Jamie Roberts is going dormant for a couple of weeks. Regular updates will resume Dec 3 – when we start posting the Basho and Norsa short comic we unlocked!

Full disclosure: I will open up for commissions for the holiday season. But KickStarter backers get top priority/billing since you claimed the spots first.

I should have new updates for you within the next week. Stay tuned! (And if you need more comics in your inbox, sign up for my email newsletter if you’re not on there already.)

GENGHIS CON CLEVELAND

November 30, find me at Genghis Con Cleveland!

Just like last year, this year’s event is at the Pivot Center for the Arts. The show runs from 11 am to 5 pm, featuring tons of indie comics (not just my own). Plus there are a handful of panels happening!

small press/independent comic con Genghis Con, with zines! Comics! Art! And it's FREE to attend! Thus declare crows wearing party hats with their wings on fire. Genghis Con is Sunday, November 30th 2025, 11 am to 5 pm, at the Pivot Center for Art, Dance, and Expression

This year I want to be sure I bring extra copies of my books, because last year I sold out of some titles before the end of the day. It’s a good problem to have! But I want to be sure I have plenty for the new readers to get their hands on.

Full disclosure: The Legend of Jamie Roberts, volume 3 will NOT be ready in time for Genghis Con Cleveland. Sorry, Cleveland peeps. But if you’re interested in getting a copy, let me know.

That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates!

Thank you for reading.

You. Are. Awesome.

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LAST DAY to Support The Legend of Jamie Roberts, Volume 3 on KickStarter!

A young genderqueer person with blonde hair and glasses sits on the edge of a mesa. Two young men stand behind them, one with dark brown hair and the other with light blonde hair. All three wear a light green cape and are gazing out over the horizon. In the distance is a long, winding path leading to a mesa and a castle town sitting on top of it.

Today is the LAST DAY you can back The Legend of Jamie Roberts, volume 3 on KickStarter! This swashbuckling genderqueer adventure is about to sail over the digital horizon, so this is your last chance.

A lot has happened since we launched this campaign a month ago.

  • We’ve raised over $1400 for volume 3!
  • We’ve unlocked the first stretch goal, and are very close to unlocking the next one.
  • Volume 1 is under threat of being banned! (More on that in this post.)
Three comic panels sit wide, showing off desert landscapes as the characters traverse. Panel 1 shows early morning, panel 2 shows afternoon, and panel 3 shows evening. In panel 2, two young men sing, “I’ve been a while rover for many the year, and I’ve spent all me money on whiskey and beer…” Two other voice speak over the panel. “Basho?” “Hm?” Panel 3 shows the characters at camp, a young genderqueer person with glasses holding a sword and gazing up at the stars. Voiceover narration asks, “There are other spirits besides Mocktaw, right? Because…You remember Pim?”

We’re closing in on the finish line now.

If you have not backed this campaign yet, this is your last chance to do so. You have until 11:59 pm EDT tonight.

While there is a 24-hour grace period for pledges, all the prices go up in the grace window. So today’s the last day to claim rewards at a discounted price.

“But wait,” you might be thinking, “this is for volume 3, right? I haven’t read the comic yet!”

Well good news – volumes 1 and 2 are also available as rewards (in both digital and physical copies)! That’s not to mention the other rewards available, like commissions and even original art.

So, once again, if you haven’t backed this campaign yet, this is your last call to do so.

Check out the KickStarter

If you backed this campaign already – thank you so much for your support! (And feel free to forward this email to folks you know who like comics about pirates and dragons and magic treasure! Word of mouth has been my only method of spreading the word about this campaign, so every share helps more than you know).

Thank you for your patience during this month while this campaign ran. We’re just about done.

That’s all for now. Thank you for reading!

You. Are. Awesome.

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The Legend of Jamie Roberts, Volume 1 Got Banned! Here’s the Story

I got an email this morning from a concerned citizen in Steubenville, OH. Apparently there’s a hate group trying to get The Legend of Jamie Roberts, volume 1 and other LGBTQ+ books banned. 

Their tactic? To get voters to reject funding for the library. (Of course they’re trying to paint this as “concern for children” and “we’re not trying to defund the library.” But they’re trying to defund the library for carrying these books.)

I’ve been reaching out to Authors Against Book Bans and some other groups about next steps.

Why am I mentioning this?

So in the main page of The Legend of Jamie Roberts, volume 3 on KickStarter, I wrote, “This might surprise you, considering the political moment of being a genderqueer artist in the United States making a webcomic about a genderqueer pirate…but I’m not stopping anytime soon. Come hell or high water, I’m making this comic, and I’m going to get this comic to as many readers as I can reach.”

If these book banners are trying to get me to stop making comics, it’s not working. I told some friends about the situation and one of them said, “Damn! That’s definitely gonna make people want to read your book more.”

And judging by your support of this campaign for volume freaking 3, I think we’re all in agreement – this comic needs to exist. If these people are trying to ban my book, I must be doing something right.

And that something is connecting with readers who want a story like The Legend of Jamie Roberts – a story about a genderqueer pirate and their best friends – to exist.

I wanted to share this with you for a bunch of reasons. Because I carry no shame in “concerned citizens” trying to ban my books. I care about readers who want to find my books. I believe this comic needs to exist, now more than ever. 

And because I’m so grateful for your support. Thanks to you, this comic can reach more people, especially the people who need to read it.

Thank you.

You. Are. Awesome.

P.S. Want to fight book bans? Put in requests at your local library, go to board meetings, write letters to your library board and “letters to the editors” of your local papers. Talk to your friends and encourage them to do the same. It takes effort but the effort is worth it.

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An Ignorance of Romance is Cancelled, Here’s Why

An Ignorance of Romance is moving to email newsletter updates for this week and next. And then the comic is cancelled.

It’s a long story, especially for those of you who just found my work through RICE. (Hello to all the new folks from RICE!). In short – the old collaborator on An Ignorance of Romance, who also is my sibling, and I are not on speaking terms anymore. (That’s a whole other story). To give you an idea of how bad the drama was, we blocked each other’s phone numbers months ago.

Then, I came back from RICE to check the webcomic site for An Ignorance of Romance, and found that they left spiteful and hateful comments. (You did not see them because I have all comments set to “wait for approval” before they get posted. But it still sucked to come home from a fantastic trip to see these comments in the digital equivalent of a waiting room.)

Well, I’m not putting up with this shit. They are now blocked from all of my webcomic sites. Once An Ignorance of Romance, page 17 gets posted next week on the newsletter, the webcomic is over.

The original plan was to keep working on this with the story notes from before the mess. Why? Because the comic had been crowdfunded on Crowdfundr, and the fans who supported the comic deserve a return on their investment. I do my best to do right by the fans, especially when funding is involved.

But now this comic is cancelled. Eventually I’m going to rewrite the whole thing to take it in a new direction. Because fuck it. My sibling was a goddamn nightmare to live with and work with. Leaving hateful comments was the final nail in the coffin in this project.

So what does this mean for the fans who supported the comic on Crowdfundr?

Well, if this comic comes back, I’m going to start the whole damn thing over from scratch. This will not be fast, since I’m starting a new office job in a fortnight. The Legend of Jamie Roberts and Vanita and the Demon King will continue as normal, because those projects are MINE from front to back. (And I put protective measures in place so the harassment won’t make it to those sites.)

My apologies to the fans who supported An Ignorance of Romance. I wish there were better circumstances instead of…THIS.

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Find Me at DC Zine Fest and RICE

Yo! Y’all can find me at two DC-Area shows this weekend: DC Zine Fest, and the Richmond Indie Comics Expo (aka RICE).

DC Zine Fest is Saturday, Nov 1 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Library.

dc zine fest poster. November 1 11 am -4 pm. MLK JR Memorial Library. Free and accessible!

Then, on Sunday, Nov 2, I’m at RICE from 1:30 pm to 7 pm! The event is at the VCU Commons in the Richmond Salons and Commons Theater. (907 Floyd Ave).

RICE, Richmond Indie Comics Expo. VCU Commons at Richmond Salons. Sunday, Nov 2nd, 2025, 1:30 - 7 pm. Local artists, unique panels, and more!

AS A HEADS UP – because of campus policies, RICE is a cashless event. So get your Venmo, PayPal, cards, and Cash Apps ready.

Both events are wheelchair accessible and mask-mandatory. So be prepared.

I will be at DC Zine Fest milling about with the crowd unless they take me off the waitlist. I won’t know until the day of the event, probably. But keep an eye out for The Himbo’s Guide to Cooking Chicken and other zines I’ll have on my person. I’m bringing extras with me to trade with folks.

At RICE, I will be behind the table and showing off my wares. This will be my first cash-free event, so we’ll see how it goes!

If you’re in the area, I hope to see you there!

Can’t make it? Then there are lots of other places to find me online – like The Legend of Jamie Roberts, volume 3 on KickStarter, or even YouTube!

Also, the KickStarter campaign is still running, and we hit out 20-backer stretch goal! Can we make it to 30 backers? Want to help us get there? (Even $1 racks up!)

Check Out the KickStarter!

Broke? Share this post far and wide across the virtual seas!

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading!

You. Are. Awesome.