Thank you all so much! (Patreon)

On Monday I posted that since the Pandemic my finances were in bad shape, and my monthly income had dipped below my ability to pay my basic bills. I am floored that so many of you immediately signed up to become patrons, or increased your existing pledges. Thank you all so much! I am very grateful for your support. Things will still be tight, but thanks to your patronage I won't have to worry about basic expenses, and I can spend most of my time working on my own art and comics for you to enjoy, instead of looking for freelance work and commissions that eat up all my time. I'll still be doing some of that of course, but far less than I thought I'd need to. That's such a huge deal for me.

Again, thank you all so much. I'm so grateful.

If you're a new patron, here's what you can expect form this Patreon:

- Almost every month I create a new sticker-of-the-month for $15+ Patrons. This is usually Modest Medusa in some kind of cosplay outfit. Suggestions are always welcome! I post the art for everyone to see. I do NOT ship these stickers every month. Instead, expect a bundle of stickers every few months (this saves a lot of money). Don't worry if you end up canceling your pledge before I ship the stickers. I'll send them anyway!

- About every other month I create a new Modest Medusa themed wallpaper for $5+ backers. Over the past 2 years these have been less frequent, but I want to focus on doing these at least every other month. Backers can download the wallpaper packs, and everyone gets to see the art.

- Twice a year I do a set of marker sketches for $10+ backers. These are 6 x 6 original illustrations featuring Modest Medusa or other characters from my comics. These will be mailed to you twice a year, usually in late Spring and Fall. Last year I only was able to produce one set, but this year I'm committed to doing two. In fact, I've already started. If you have a request, please let me know.

- I used to do art streams, but I haven't in a few years. If enough of you are interested I may start streaming again. Let me know!

- All patrons are invited to join the Modest Medusa Discord. We have a nice community, and Discord is the easiest way to contact me.

2022 Goals: The last 2 years have been really busy for me, and unfortunately what kept me busy has been MOSTLY working for other people. With your help it looks like I'll be spending a lot more time working on my own projects this year. Here's what I hope to do:

- Modest Medusa Season 8 will continue twice a week. I expect to launch a Kickstarter for the next Modest Medusa book this Spring. I'm also excited to return to producing the kind of fun Modest Medusa artwork I just haven't had time for in awhile.

- Ghost Kiss will return this year. I'm hoping to complete 2 new episodes, although 3 would be nice! I spent the last two week of January penciling and inking new GK pages,  and I hope to be able to share a new episode with you next month.

- I have a secret comic project that I've been slowly working on with a  friend, and that I hope will be finished and shareable by Fall. Its a lot of work, but I think you'll like it.

I think this year will be really busy, but I like being busy when I can work on my own stuff. Your support makes that possible, and I really appreciate it!

- Jake