Aug 2026 Draft (Patreon)

HEWWO

It's been a week since we got home from Aurawra 2026 and I've been scrounging around trying to get things back up to pace. Aurawra 2026 was a much needed (winter) break and our first time in Sydney and said convention. We really do miss small-con vibes and turns out that our vinyl-appreciation panel was relatively well-received! I would've loved to make more new friends but that's always a challenge for me personally. There's a lot to think about being furry in our 40s, especially with how the cultural landscape of furry fandom has shifted over the past few years - although perhaps a topic best discussed over coffee!

Coming fresh off Pridestar and Snares' flashback, it felt confusing to cut simply back to the present without warning. Long formats allow for smoother transitions, but 4-panel strips usually mean working with very compressed time. I was originally going to resume from the hilltop scene where time-lapsed stars signified the start of the flashback, however I've decided to add a transition scene to help ease readers back to our current timeline.

We start with a polaroid of Young Snares, then in the subsequent panel revealing a present-day Snares behind that same photo. I think having the photo helps set a connection between the flashbacks we've been seeing and helps alert the reader that we're back in current times. As for new readers popping in, I think this just works as a simple but funny before-and-after reaction comic.

In the mean time, I'm formulating how I want to cover future discussions of a long format comic, and what exactly the story might be. The third year of my BA in Communications starts in mid-August, so I'm aiming to iron out some details as soon as possible.

Stay swole and take care.

SnaresAug 2026