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The Power of Pride Is Running On Itch.io!

Am I making this post 3 weeks into Pride Month? Yes. Am I going to shout out about this new bundle on itch.io anyway? Also Yes.

This is the Power of Pride, a new bundle on itch.io featuring over 280 creative teams (including myself!) and over 300 different projects! There are comics, games, and more, all themed around LGBTQ+ pride.

My comic, The Legend of Jamie Roberts (volume 1) is in the bundle, along with some games that we’ll be looking at over on Ben’s Twitch channel! (Dead Ringer has been a LOT of fun, and Cryptid Crush is right in my lane, tbh).

There are two levels of support available. One is the full-priced bundle at $60. The other is Pay What You Can at $10. Same bundle. Two price points (we’re trying to work with folks with limited income and irregular paydays).

I love being a part of bundles of games and comics over on itch.io, and I’m happy to be part of this. Hope you give these comics and games a shot!

The bundle is on itch.io until July 6, 2026.

Get the Full Bundle!
Get the PWYC Bundle!

That’s all for now. Thank you for supporting queer games and comics!

You. Are. Awesome.

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Announcing New Memberships on This Website!

Today, I’m announcing that I have built new members-only features on this website, and now folks can sign up to be members!

FIRST, THE WHY

Why make my own members-only features when Patreon and Ko-fi already exist?

Well, I left Patreon (that’s a separate story, though this talk with Jade highlights some core reasons why). And then, between the kerfuffle with Ko-fi (written about in this post) and then Ko-fi getting hacked, I thought to myself, “I need my own site.”

With this new membership system built into this site, I can now keep members-only content AND publicly available works all under one roof – a roof I maintain. Not being reliant on outside platforms, especially ones that could be hacked or capricious, is huge. In our new internet age, it helps to be in charge of your own stuff rather than relying on a middleman platform like Ko-fi or Patreon.

NOW, THE HOW

How does this membership thing work? Where do you go to sign up?

Well, you can sign up on the Join Us page! (There’s also two links in the Menu above: “Memberships” and “Join Us,” both of which lead to the same place.) There are 3 tiers of support available, to work best with your means, each of which are detailed on the “Join Us” page. Payment options include PayPal (which can also connect to Venmo) and Stripe.

Once you pick your tier, you will be billed once a month for the amount you subscribe for. In return, you get:

  • To see the members-only posts here on this website
  • Early access to webcomic updates
  • A members-only email newsletter once a week
  • Plus other rewards detailed in each tier

FOR MY PEEPS WHO ARE SIGNED UP THROUGH KO-FI

If you currently already have a membership through Ko-fi, I have two options for you.

Option 1, you can cancel your membership on Ko-fi, and then sign up again through the Join Us page. This would not involve me unless you come across any issues (in which case, please email me at contact@kelcidcrawford.com).

Option 2, the membership software I use on this website would allow for importing members from one place to another. I have not tried this option yet, but the fact that it exists is huge. This would be some lifting on my end, but not that much since I have contact info from you, my members, already.

Please let me know which option you prefer by emailing me at contact@kelcidcrawford.com! I will accept answers until next Friday, June 12.

FOR MY PEEPS WHO ARE SIGNED UP THROUGH STRIPE

A while ago, I had tried building a membership feature using Stripe and my own determination. This new system is going to be much easier to work with than that.

If you’re still a member through this old system, first of all, wow, that’s dedication! Second, please cancel your membership (you can use this link to do so), and if you want to stay on as a member, sign up through the Join Us page.

QUESTIONS?

If, after all of that, you still have questions or concerns, please leave them in a comment below or email me at contact@kelcidcrawford.com, and I will get back to you as soon as I can. (If enough folks have the same questions, I may do a follow-up post!)

Thank you all so much for your support and understanding.

You. Are. Awesome.

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CATS – Week 1

It’s the two-year anniversary of CATS: A Sketchbook coming to print! To celebrate, I’m sharing some of the sketches from the sketchbook. Here is this week’s batch of sketches.

Come back next week for the next batch!

Thank you for checking in.

You. Are. Awesome.

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So…How Did 2025 Go?

At the start of 2025, I had one goal shared here on the blog: The No-Buy 2025.

In short, the goal was to not buy anything superfluous in 2025. Only necessities. No buying from major corporations (because fuck you, Amazon and Wal-Mart).

How Did It Go?

I actually managed to fulfill this objective…for the most part.

There were only two times that I lapsed: the end of August, and the first weekend of November. The reasons being that the end of August was hell week (I’ll get to that in a minute), and the first weekend of November was a trip/quasi-vacation to the DC area.

Now, I did keep to my promise of No Amazon, No Wal-Mart, No Home Depot. Technically, I didn’t buy from Target, either, especially during the boycott organized by the Black community at the start of the year. I have to add “technically” because in October-ish, a very kind lady from the UU church I attend helped get me a new slow cooker and a Ninja toaster oven (because my actual oven in this apartment is doing *something* that makes the alarms go off any time I cook or bake over 400 degrees).

Still, I didn’t buy from major corporations (except Kroger or Michaels sometimes). If I had to buy anything, I thrifted, traded, found mutual aid, and found local stores.

So What Was the Hell Week?

So, long story short – my younger sibling (and co-creator of Seeing Him and An Ignorance of Romance) moved in with me in January. We moved apartments in May/June. And then they moved fully out in August. During this time, and especially during the move-out period in August, they became the roommate from hell. Folks who have been on my newsletter since July know what happened. But the TL;DR of it is that this sibling needs some fucking intervention and it can’t be from me, because I’m tired of being the savings account of a borderline personality patient who treats animals like a pair of pants to be replaced when they die, and drops everyone and everything as soon as a boy comes into their life.

Part of the reason I even did the No-Buy Year was because I knew, going into the year, that this sibling would be living with me, and they have no savings whatsoever. They’re in the process of trying to file for bankruptcy for a second time (they failed the first time because the paperwork wasn’t in order).

But since September, I’ve been living on my own, and trying to rebuild my savings. On top of that, I do not like this apartment complex I was forced to move to. We only moved here because of my sibling’s garbage credit score, and they moved out within 3 months of signing the lease. As soon as this lease is out this upcoming May, I’m moving again. Which means I have to build up savings again.

My Goal For Next Year

I’m going through YearCompass, which helps to reflect on the year just lived and plan for the year coming ahead. I did my reflection for 2025, and if you thought what I wrote above was rough, that was just half of the year. It doesn’t cover:

  • losing a roommate of 4 years.
  • losing a beloved pet of 18 and a half years.
  • losing a home I lived in for 2 years.
  • having to pay over $2,000 to the state of West Virginia (a long story).
  • breaking contact with both of my siblings (which is a story I will *not* get into publicly).
  • one of my books under threat of getting banned (that’s detailed in this post).

But also that did not cover:

There were also more personal wins, but those wins are for my private life.

I’m still meditating on my goals for 2026, but the biggest one is: save back as much money as possible. I want to rebuild from this past year, and I want to move to a better apartment with better management than the people at this current complex.

Everything else? I will write about at the start of 2026.

I don’t know about you, but I’m taking a break for the rest of the year. That means, until January 2026:

  • no blog posts.
  • no Member newsletters.
  • no email newsletters.
  • and after tomorrow’s livestream, no YouTube *anything*.

The Legend of Jamie Roberts will still update on Wednesdays, and Vanita and the Demon King will still update on Fridays.

With all of that said, it’s time for the break to start. I hope you also take some time for yourself during this season.

Thanks for reading.

You. Are. Awesome.

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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.