Updates on THURSDAYS! [starting 10/16/2025]
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Posted October 14, 2025 at 12:00 am
Hello everyone!

Crow Time usually updates on Mondays, and Namesake on Tuesdays. However, this schedule is making my workload a bit smushed together, so we are officially moving the Namesake update to THURSDAYS from now on!

There’s a few reasons for it. Mainly, it makes it a bit easier for me to work on both comics this way as I won’t be inking and coloring both at the same time, making the workload a bit more varied and my wrists less burdened. This also allows me to work around employment / weekend events. 

Here’s a few other updates on things on our end!

As you all know, Namesake used to update 3 times per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays!) In 2024, my goal was to step down from a full-time job and focus on comics for a few months, to re-build a webcomic buffer, get back to the old update schedule, and finish a few projects that are incomplete - including the third Valor book and the 4th Namesake book. Unfortunately, my spouse lost his employment during my break, so I had to commit to more contract work and temp work than initially planned.

The good news is, I’m now in a situation that will allow me to work part-time for a longer period, so I have more time for comics! The bad news is that the outstanding projects are still incomplete, and that the buffer doesn’t exist yet. Other things we need to do - merch prep, site repairs, finding a new ad supplier, etc - are also piling up. We JUST got our store a new coat of paint last month.

For folks unfamiliar with the term, a “buffer” is basically a batch of comics drawn in advance of the date they are getting posted. Having a buffer in webcomics makes it easier for an artist to generate ad revenue on platforms, to work around their job, and to plan a story. It’s just an overall useful thing to have. I don’t have one right now for Crow Time or Namesake.

I thought that after a bit of rest, I'd regain my pre-burn-out project completion speed, but I think my current slower drawing speed is my new normal at this point. I used to be able to juggle posting 3 pages per week along with full-time employment. Even with more free time, I can barely get through the work that needs to be done each week. My art did improve in some ways thanks to rest - While I'm still slow, my lines regained a lot of their cleanliness when they were super shaky in early 2024. That is still a huge relief to me!

Long story short, I'm making changes - such as this schedule change - to create a workflow that works better with my current limitations, rather than continue pursuing the productivity ghost of my 30’s. I’m going to make choices to prioritize generating a buffer and finishing those outstanding projects, so I can start 2026 well, and hopefully have time to make more of the stories Meg and I are planning after outstanding stuff is done.

Patreon is still my primary source of funds at this time, so I gotta take a moment to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone supporting us on Patreon, and everyone buying our crow plushies, and everyone being so kind on social media. Things are really rough for a lot of people right now, and the fact that we have a community of folks supporting us despite the *gestures at everything being on fire* is touching, humbling, and appreciated. Thank you, so, so, so much.

We are working to have good news soon regarding Valor 3, Namesake 4 and Crowmance!

Also - Namesake is 15 years old this month. Dang, that’s crazy. 

tldr; Namesake will now update on Thursdays. I am prioritizing creating a buffer for our webcomics and finishing Valor 3 during the last months of 2025, knowing I need to work slowly.

Isa
Tags: Kevin, Whisper
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Posted May 15, 2021 at 01:16 am


Hey everyone! Last year, we polled folks online and on Patreon on what our next plush Kickstarter will be, and y'all picked cute plush wolves! While we are not ready to do that Kickstarter yet, we decided to do a limited run of the wolves! If this initial sale does well, we hope to produce more. Please check these cute wolves out. They are square and soft and love long walks in the woods, cozy bedrooms, and cuddling with Mothmen and Cheshire Cats.