Things have been a bit rough with my hands being unreliable for the past few months, and we’ve got bills and a cat vet appointment coming up, so it seems like as good a time as any to put our comics on sale for the next week! You get cheap comics, we get to survive a little bit, so everyone wins!
All of our comics (and CSP brush pack!) downloads are automatically 50% off in our itch.io shop. You can also download everything as a giant bundle for just $15! That’s a lot of comics!
I’ve been in physical therapy for around two months now, and I’ve been slowly working myself back into drawing. Bluntly, physical therapy kicks my butt and I tend to feel sore and awful for around a day afterwards, and doing this multiple times a week is a bit of a rollercoaster. We’ve moved on to working on my shoulders lately, which are a literal sore point, and that’s been rough going. But things are improving overall.
I am still working on comic pages, and have been posting progress for the Chio Club as usual. It’s been a bit more of a mountain climb to get anything to completion than I expected, but I’m doing my best. I most recently posted a batch of rough sketches of ideas for the Chio Club sticker tier (discussed further down this post) including a bunch that weren’t shown during the stream where I started working on them!
Among some of the other less drawing-heavy projects I’ve been working on, I’ve also been dabbling with some fiction outside of the Messenger/Follower-verse. I’m not sure if anyone would be interested in checking out drafts of that story in process, but it might be a future Chio Club feature if there’s interest.
I posted my first ever storytime video on our Youtube channel this month, to pretty good reception! Not so coincidentally, it talks a bit about some of the problems I’ve been having with my hands, so if you want to watch me draw a little bit and listen to me talk, check out my video!
It would also be really helpful to us if you subscribe to our Youtube channel! Like every other webcomic artist out there, we’re always looking for another trickle of revenue to make this whole thing possible, and we can’t even get paid for ads until we reach 1,000 subscribers. We’re pretty close to approaching 100, and while that’s only a tenth of the way, once the snowball starts rolling it gets easier and easier to reach new viewers. It also helps us to have more watch hours, so if you’re interested in our comics, I highly recommend checking out one of the art stream playlists we have and letting it run!
After sleuthing for some opinions and data, I’m tentatively going ahead with the idea of a physical sticker tier for the Chio Club. Whether you join via Patreon or Ko-Fi, I’m planning to introduce a tier where you can get a monthly sticker. You can get all the details in this blog post: https://www.radiochio.com/sticker-club-update/
Our Teepublic store will be up to 35% off March 8-11 and March 23-26.*
*Sale dates are not final and therefore subject to change.
I’ve been attempting to get back into regular streaming, but I’ve been thwarted twice so far: once by weather, and once by health, so I’m shaking my fist at the universe and insisting I’m going to continue anyway. My next stream date will most likely be during the week of March 6th. Keep an eye on my Twitch schedule page for changes!
As usual, some caveats apply: I have to go by how my health and joints are doing that day, even if something is scheduled. I try to move things by a day or two, but sometimes I have to cancel outright. It is what it is, unfortunately. The best places to find out when I’m streaming are on my Twitch page and on the Discord.
I’m also planning on dual streaming to Twitch and Youtube whenever possible, since my YT audience has been growing a bit!
And, as usual, our Discord is always open and welcoming new folks! It’s a little slow and quiet, but that’s not always a bad thing. Pop on in for comic updates, general chat, and potentially some new community events in the coming year!
Hey hey comic readers and Chio aficionados of all sorts! It’s February, and that means it’s time for another news and updates post!
What’s Up?
To get straight to the point: I’ve been doing physical therapy for my hand and joint issues for the past few weeks, and according to the therapists I’ve been working with, there’s already been some improvement, which is a great sign. I’m working on strengthening the muscles around my joints so that everything is better supported, but that’s a bit of a process. That said, I’m still working more slowly than normal so as not to strain my joints. My current plan is to keep working on a buffer so I have some more flexible time between new Follower pages. Chio Club folks have been getting early looks at what I’ve been working on, so if that’s your thing, come join us!
As it’s been lately, I’m slowly working on Follower book revisions and new Follower pages. This is mostly hindered by, of course, the problems I’m having with my hands, but again, I’m hopeful this will improve over the next few months. My main goal is getting that Follower buffer going, and I’m part of the way there. I don’t have a solid date for Follower’s return yet, but I’m optimistically guessing during this spring.
To help save my hands, I’ve been working on some less drawing-intense projects, including some video content. I’m not quite finished with the first, but it’s going to be a storytime type of video on the topic of what’s up with my hands, since I’ve learned some kind of interesting things in the process of figuring out what’s up with them. It’ll likely be up in a week or two, since I have a bunch of stream archive content queued up between now and then and I’d like to let that run out first. I’ve got a few ideas for other types of videos, too, but they’re a bit more labor intensive and will come out in due time. Meanwhile, if you want to be the first to know when the new content drops, subscribe to our Youtube channel and (as they say) don’t forget to hit that bell for notifications!!! I hate myself a little for typing that sentence, just so you know.
Get all our digital mini comics on itch.io for 50% off each, or $5 as a bundle, during Valentine’s week! Show us a little love and get some little comics!
This month, I’m slowly getting back into streaming while I work on comic stuff! I am also going to work some gaming back in as well, but I’ve got to start slow. Right now my plan is to try and fit in one stream a week, and you can always find out the latest schedule by visiting my Twitch schedule page or the streaming page on Radiochio.com. My streams are pretty chill, so if you just want to drop in and talk comics, or even drop in and lurk while I draw, that’s all great. Watching my Twitch is an easy way to help the comic, because I do get paid for ad views. Subscribing helps out even more, and if you have Amazon Prime you get a free Twitch subscription each month to the channel of your choice! Not saying you have to use it on mine, but I’d surely be grateful if you did. *wink wink*
I’ve also heard that Twitch has loosened up some of their affiliate exclusivity rules, so I might be able to simultaneously stream to other platforms? I have to do a bit more research, but if you tend to watch streams on other sites like Picarto or Youtube, there’s a chance I’ll be coming there as well. Always gotta be looking for new ways to reach new readers!
And, as usual, our Discord is always open and welcoming new folks! It’s a little slow and quiet, but that’s not always a bad thing. Pop on in for comic updates, general chat, and potentially some new community events in the coming year!
Hey folks! It’s 2023, we made it! We’re off and running into a new year once again, and we’ve got plans, kinda.
What’s Up?
I always expect to get so much done at the end of the year, and without fail it is always a fool’s errand. I had hoped to get more new Follower pages done, but haven’t quite gotten there yet due to ongoing issues with my hand. The good news is, I was finally able to have it looked at, and it might be a long-term issue to deal with, but I’ll be doing physical therapy in the next few weeks which may start to help. Overall, I’m optimistic about the situation, just slightly disappointed in how long it’s taken to make progress.
What’s Next?
My current plan is to continue working on a Follower buffer. I was hoping to get some work done during the holidays, since everything was closed and nobody could ask anything of me and there was a huge blizzard, so everything would be extra super closed! But unfortunately, our internet went out for 6 days during this period thanks to the blizzard, and so I couldn’t access my comic art files which I keep in an online cloud storage service. Frustrating! New pages will be up first on Patreon and Ko-Fi as I work on them.
I am also planning on working on Follower edits, probably live on stream. This week has been exceptionally busy for me, but I’m hoping to get back into it starting next week. Follow me at twitch.tv/radiochio for schedules and updates!
Our Discord is always open for new members! Come and hang out, share your own art and creative projects, or propose some kind of community activity. Help our little community grow!
It’s that time of year once again! This Friday (11/25/22) only, get all of our comics as a bundle, or get each one individually for 50% off! Get a heap of new comics to read over the long weekend, and support a couple of independent creators (and their cat)!
Starting April 3, our itch.io shop prices are going to start melting like snow; everything is 50% off to celebrate the Great Thaw that’s (hopefully?) happening just outside your own door! If you’re looking to pick up some digital copies of Follower or Messenger, this is the time to do it! Hurry: this sale ends 4/16!
It’s That One Week of the year again and we’ve decided to do some capitalism and make our boy Tom Nook proud. That means basically all of our merch is discounted pretty deeply through this week!
All of our digital comics are on sale 11/22-11/30 on itch.io, ko-fi and Gumroad! Get your hands on something new with instant delivery!
We’re extra thankful for all our readers this year, so thank you yet again for reading this super long post! When you buy comics or merch from our shops, you directly support our ability to keep producing Follower and our other stories. From our family to yours, we hope you have an excellent Thanksgiving if you’re in the states, and just an excellent Thursday if you’re everywhere else! 💖
It’s #furrybookmonth, and since our comics are kind of furry-adjacent it seems like a great time to drop a discount for everyone and put the spotlight on our books!
Through October, all of our digital comics will be 20% off on Gumroad and itch.io. (To receive the 20% discount on Gumroad, use the code radiochiofbm!)
All of our comics are included, but some of the highlights are:
Follower issues 1-3
The first three chapters of Follower in book form! Take these PDFs anywhere you go, internet connection or not! Each comic includes a bonus story that hasn’t been published anywhere online! Collect each issue individually, or get a handy 3-pack bundle that includes all the comics.
Set in the same universe as Follower comes this tale from “sequel” comic, Messenger! Best Friends is the story of how protagonist Eldora meets her best plush friend, Icy, and the history they have together. One of our best-selling short comics, you can add this cute tale to your collection for just $2.40!
Ghost Cat is a silly but true story about moving, new neighbors, cats, and ghosts. It’s cuter than it is spooky. Actual comic is 8 pages; total page count includes covers & extra info.
A small collection of the true stories about my cat I’ve drawn in the past year! Available in print at conventions, and also here as a digital download! 7 comic strips + covers and notes.
