The end of Behind the GIFs on WEBTOON, and a new upcoming comic adventure! (Patreon)

Hey, everyone! Sorry this took so long - I meant to post about this before the series ended on WEBTOON. Turns out preparing for the end of a series is a lot of work, though, and I really wore myself out on it. I haven't been sleeping nearly as much as I should the past couple weeks, and I've also conveniently come down with some very coughy and chest-hurty symptoms in the past few days. So, in light of the current state of things, I have been self-isolating and taking some time to recover.

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But anyway!

Yes, Behind the GIFS has finally wrapped up on WEBTOON. After four years of sharing these goofy gif comics with all of my loving and supportive readers, I can't pretend I'm not sad to see it end. In fact, when I first heard we were being cancelled, I was pretty heartbroken. Nothing will quite replace the zaniness and versatility of storytelling through gifs, and these comics will always have a special place in my heart. Seriously, it's been a great four years, and I'm so thankful to all of you for sticking with me for this long. You guys are positively wonderful. <3

At the same time, though, I felt like it was a long time coming. In all honesty, I've been a bit worn out on this series for a while - not because I don't enjoy making them, but because I haven't had the time or energy to work on other things I've had on the backburner for far too long now.

I've wanted to create a longform story for years, but I just didn't see myself being able to commit fully to it while also doing Behind the GIFs twice a week. With Behind the GIFs, it is inherently impossible to work traditional longform narrative in, and just as hard to establish and develop main characters.  I did my best with what I had every now and again when the itch got to me - that's why you'll see a few short story arcs and recurring characters throughout the series. But I crave more, damn it! MORE!!

I want to create characters that people fall in love with as much as I have. I want to weave intricate stories for them in a world with weird animal people and magic and monsters. And I want you to consume big ol' portions of it every week, leaving hungry for more. My goal is to make that a reality.

If you're only in it for the silly one-off gifcomics, though, fear not! I am not discontinuing them entirely. My goal right now is to continue making them once per week for the time being, plus early access (and one extra monthly comic!) for patrons. So I'll be taking a partial hiatus, if you will, in order to spend time working on some *other stuff*.

What will that stuff entail, you ask? Well, I don't know if you've taken a good look at that cluttered storefront of a Patreon I've got going on right now, but for like the past four years, I've had an idea for a fantasy comic sitting around gathering massive amounts of dust. Now is the time for it to come to life!

I'll be real, it's going to take me a month or so to figure out exactly when and where this comic will be featuring (still working on my pitch, and definitely going overboard with it - I want it to be as good as possible!) But I'll be keeping patrons informed of the goings-on! In the meantime, I have a pretty sizable random chapter sketched out for patrons to take a look at, so be on the lookout for a post about that. :)

Overall, I am SO excited to be moving forward! I haven't felt this optimistic or motivated in quite a while. I was in a bit of a slump for a while, doing nothing but Behind the GIFs every week, and this just feels like a fresh new beginning for me.

Again, thank you everyone for supporting my dumb little comic up until now. I am so grateful to all of you. And I'll do my very best to continue providing more silly adventures for us to all go on together. <3