Support:

• Voting for Slightly Damned on Top Web Comics helps it climb the ranks and gain new readers. Plus, you'll see an exclusive NEW drawing! http://www.topwebcomics.com/vote/5903
• Slightly Damned and my other projects are supported by generous patrons on Patreon! Depending on the amount pledged, you can suggest ideas for illustrations and see exclusive art! http://patreon.com/raizap

Community:

• I stream on weekly Picarto for patrons only on Tuesdays, and publicly on Thursdays! (But also whenever I feel like it) One random attendee may get a free drawing when the stream ends! http://picarto.tv/raizap
• There are Slightly Damned communities made and run by fans on both
  
  Discord https://discord.gg/pyVrJz7
  
  and Telegram https://t.me/SlightlyDamned 
  
  If you know of any more I would like to share, just let me know via email or PM on social media!
• I am quite talkative on Twitter. It's a great way to keep track of what I'm up to! @sdamned
• I maintain several art sites with mirrored content!: deviantArt // FurAffinity // tumblr

Upcoming Conventions:

• Arizona Fur Con ~ October 26 - 28, Phoenix, AZ
  
• Midwest Fur Fest ~ November 29 - December 2, Rosemont, IL
  
• Further Confusion ~ January 11 - 15, San Jose, CA
  

I've applied to Midwest Fur Fest, Furry Weekend Atlanta, and Further Confusion. I'm also debating on whether or not to renew my table for Phoenix Comic Con/Fan Fest/Fan Fusion. More info as it comes!

Iratu plushies and enamel pins are now available in my online store! http://chu.storenvy.com

Act fast, though, because I'm closing the shop for approximately two weeks starting this Friday, January 5! That's because a couple of my friends are visiting from the other side of the country, and we're going to go on a mini-road trip that will ultimately end up at...

Further Confusion 2018 in San Jose, CA! (January 11-15) I'll be a dealer, and you can find my table here:

I am ALSO going to be presenting a panel on Monday, the last day of the convention, entitled "Exhibiting at Conventions"! As you can probably tell from the tile, it's aimed towards teaching people how to apply to exhibit at conventions, and what to bring and do once you've gotten a table or booth. It'll be in the Marriott, in the Guadalupe room, on Monday from 1-2:30pm. If you're still around the con and have got nothing better to do, why not drop by? I'm told I'm a pretty good public speaker!

...and then I have to drive hundreds of miles to get back home, so, uh... Slightly Damned updates will be a bit late this month. I don't think I'll have anything ready for January 13, or even the 20th, depending on when I make it back. Sorry about that. At least I won't have any other major trips or events to distract me, so I think I'll be able to make up the missed pages. I hope by February I won't have any other work to make up so I can finally implement my plan for better balance in my life. Phew.

Thanks for your patience and support!

You can find me exhibiting at Midwest Fur Fest in Rosemont, IL this weekend! I'll be selling plenty of prints, stickers, and plushies, as well as copies of The Junk Hyenas Diner: Volume One and same-day commissions!

The hiatus is over! Thank you so much for being patient through Slightly Damned's longest break ever (a whole two months). And thank you very much to all the wonderful artists who helped me out by sending me their guest art! Be sure to check out their art galleries! I'm going to leave their submissions in the archive until the end of the month. As much as I love them, it's a little distracting for readers to come across a ton of filler as they're working their way through the archive.

Here's a post I made on Patreon regarding what I was up to while I was "gone", and what I plan to do moving forward in 2018. The important part is that Slightly Damned will continue to update once per Saturday!

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Upcoming Conventions

Arizona Fur Con ~ Scottsdale, Arizona - November 17-19

Midwest Fur Fest ~ Rosemont, Illinois - November 30 - December 3

Further Confusion (come see my panel, "Exhibiting at Conventions"!) ~ San Jose, California - January 11-15

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Bonus Guest Art

Unfortunately I was not able to upload Zionus' art during the hiatus, but here is their artwork of Rhea meeting one of their characters! (click the thumbnail to see a larger version)

You can check out more of their artwork here: https://silentone51.deviantart.com/

Also, look at this amazing Buwaro costume TimmCosplay made for Halloween!

You can see him and his girlfriend dressed up as Kazai and Kieri, as well as tons of photos of other awesome cosplays, in his gallery! https://timmcosplay.deviantart.com

October 7's whopping three-page guest comic was provided by my pal, Princessnapped! It's her interpretation of how the purple bird demon might have met that wind Angel they're so sweet on. Hey, you never know: it could be true...

If you like fluffy art, then waste no time checking out the rest of her art!: http://princessnapped.tumblr.com/

October 14's guest art was a three-part series of illustrations done by Sun! It really highlights how much the trio went through on that fateful day in St. Curtis. Super awesome work!

You can see more of their work on their tumblr! https://poo-ichi.tumblr.com/

October 21's guest art is a rad piece done by birb! I really like the lighting here. Don't you think this would make for a rad album cover or something? I bet it would be some sort of fantasy power metal.

You can check out more of their work at their tumblr at: http://kingbirb.tumblr.com

September 2's filler art was provided by Devin Slack! Don't worry, Kieri, this is all just pretend, right? Right??

Check out more of Devin's art at http://judasb3tr4yer.deviantart.com/

8/8September 9's art was provided by Arkaniwulff! They said they took inspiration from a Gundam 0079 poster for this, since I goofed on a Gundam Wing poster a while ago. I should do stuff like that more often!

You can find more of their work here: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kojikogel/

September 16's art was provided by the unflappable Wingu! Having characters lie down in grass together is such a classic composition; I should try it out myself sometime! Thanks for the cute art, Wingu!

 You can check out more of his stuff at: https://twitter.com/WingnutXLV

September 23's art was provided by Stront! Sakido's got kind of a rad Osamu Tezuka feeling to her in this picture they did, and I absolutely love it. Thanks for the awesome art, Stront!

Be sure to check out Stront's webcomic, Heros of Thantopolis! I love it, so you probably will, too! http://heroesofthantopolis.com

September 30's art was made by Lady Brightcynder! Wow, it looks like Kieri has her work cut out for her. I would love to play a Mega Man mod like this, but would Kieri be able to use the Demons' powers somehow? Well, anyway, I think this piece is great. Thanks for all your support and the great art, Lady Brightcynder!

You can check out more of her stuff at https://ladybrightcynder.tumblr.com/

I am taking a break from Slightly Damned pages in September! And maybe October. I'm not sure yet. Anyway, there will definitely not be any new vote incentives or page updates in September! (The comic will update normally throughout August. The last page before the break is #835.)

"Oh, have a nice vacation!"

I'm not going on vacation! I'm simply not going to work on Slightly Damned pages or vote incentives for a month or two. Instead, I'm going to do any combination of the following: working on The Junk Hyenas Diner, The Legend of Buwaro: Soprano of Time, my 151 Pokemon challenge, new Kickstarter campaign to reprint Slightly Damned books, fixing up outdated parts of the Slightly Damned website. I'll also be helping some close friends of mine with moving.

I'm not sure how much I can actually get done in a month or two since I intend to fulfill every Patreon reward EXCEPT specifically Slightly Damned comic pages and vote incentives. I just know that I'm going to keep busy! So it's not a vacation! And I'm not going anywhere, so you can keep up with what I'm doing on all my usual social media sites.

"But I only support you on Patreon because I want Slightly Damned comics! I'm removing my pledge!"

Hey, that's perfectly understandable and you don't have to justify your decision to me. This and any other time, I welcome you to adjust or remove your pledge anytime you want. But in my defense, my Patreon is for supporting ME, and all my projects; not just Slightly Damned. But FYI: pledging just $1 to an artist's Patreon is a huge help emotionally as well as financially-- it affects the way that fees are calculated and deducted. Instead of removing your pledge entirely, why not just reduce it to $1 for a while?

"So... do you want guest comics/art?"

YES! I would love guest comics and art to put up each Saturday that I'm "off" of making SD comics!

If you would like your guest comic or art to be featured here, please email it to chu [at] raizap.com! Please include your art, your preferred name and pronoun, and a link back to your website/art account/other work!

If you send it any other way, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep track of it (since I manage a lot of different accounts). Also, depending on how many I receive, I can't guarantee that all of them will be featured. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but... either way, I'll share what I get the best I can.

EDIT: I've got enough guest art to tide me over until I start updating again in November. Thank you all for your contributions!

Thank you all for your patience and support!

Support:

• Voting for Slightly Damned on Top Web Comics helps it climb the ranks and gain new readers. Plus, you'll see an exclusive NEW drawing every Wednesday AND Saturday! http://www.topwebcomics.com/vote/5903
• Slightly Damned and my other projects are supported by generous patrons on Patreon! Depending on the amount pledged, you can suggest ideas for voting incentives, weekly illustrations, get backstage access, and even make the comic update more often! http://patreon.com/raizap

Community:

• I stream on weekly Picarto on Thursdays at 1pm Pacific, but also whenever I feel like it. One random attendee gets a free sketch when the stream ends! http://picarto.tv/raizap
• There are Slightly Damned communities on both Discord https://discord.gg/pyVrJz7 and Telegram https://t.me/SlightlyDamned  If you know of any more I would like to share, just let me know via email or PM on social media!
• I am quite talkative on Twitter. It's a great way to keep track of what I'm up to! @sdamned
• I maintain several art sites with similar content. You can find the links at the top of the page, but here they are again just in case: deviantArt // Weasyl // tumblr

Upcoming Conventions:

• Itty Bitty Fur Con ~ July 22 - 23, Mesa, AZ
• Arizona Fur Con ~ November 17 - 19, Phoenix, AZ
• Midwest Fur Fest ~ November 30 - December 3, Rosemont, IL
• Further Confusion ~ January 11 - 15, 2018, San Jose, CA

...Lastly, the next episode of StarForce Media's Slightly Damned adaptation is now available!

I stream on Picarto on Thursdays at 1pm Pacific, but also whenever I feel like it. One random attendee gets a free sketch when the stream ends. https://picarto.tv/raizap

Voting for Slightly Damned on Top Web Comics helps it climb the ranks and gain new readers. Plus, you'll see an exclusive new drawing every Wednesday AND Saturday! www.topwebcomics.com/vote/5903

I am quite talkative on Twitter. It's a great way to keep track of what I'm up to! @sdamned

I maintain several art sites with similar content. You can find the links at the top of the page, but here they are again just in case: deviantArt // Weasyl // tumblr

Upcoming Conventions:

• Phoenix Comic Con ~ May 25 - 28, Phoenix AZ
• Biggest Little Fur Con ~ June 1 - 4, Reno, NV
• Itty Bitty Fur Con ~ July 22 - 23, Mesa, AZ
• Arizona Fur Con ~ November 17 - 19, Phoenix, AZ

It's been a long time coming, but the prototypes for the Sakido and Iratu plushies from the old plushie Kickstarter have finally been finished.  Everything has been paid for and they will go into production next week. They should be ready for sale as soon as they arrive at my place in late spring/early summer.

Thank you for being so patient!

You can see more photos of the dolls by checking out the Kickstarter update.

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I am quite talkative on Twitter: @sdamned

Upcoming Conventions:

• Phoenix Comic Con ~ May 25 - 28, Phoenix AZ
• Biggest Little Fur Con ~ June 1 - 4, Reno, NV
• Arizona Fur Con ~ November 17 - 19, Phoenix, AZ

For those of you who liked ye olde Slightly Damned radio play and were sad to see it go, this should come as great news to you! Eric Shonk of StarForce Media has assembled a new crew of voice actors to create a new comic dub adaptation of Slightly Damned! You can check out the first part here:

Be sure to let Eric know what you think of it, and support their future endeavor in making more! Thanks, Eric!

(By the way, I am aware that there are other potentially great comic dubs out there on Youtube (and possibly elsewhere). I'm just an old fart who drags their feet at watching videos, and Eric has been the most proactive about making me aware of their project. I don't want to discourage anyone else from working on their stuff, too! You just have to bug me about it!)

I am going to Further Confusion 2017! I will be hosting panels on Saturday and Monday, and I will have an Artist Alley half table on Sunday ONLY. See you there!