Character: Willis

The Patreon preview for this strip is about the decision process of where to put details when drawing a strip.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Jillian Taylor-Dolan, colourist of the award-winning Lost At Windy River, is Employee of the Week, which means they are one of the folks helping support Hell, Inc. and my other non-freelance art endeavours! Patreon can make that possible! Even $1 goes a long way, and adds up pretty fast when enough readers show their support.

You can also support Hell, Inc. for free by telling your friends about it, because that is infinitely better than any promotion I can do. Also voting on Top Webcomics by clicking the banner below is very helpful!

Next Week: Helen returns to the office. Read it early on Patreon!

This week’s Patreon preview was about pivoting on joke ideas, as well as one of the recurring themes of the comic. I’m also still tired from Calgary Expo, because a four day convention is basically a week.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Caitlin is Employee of the Week! Hurray! Patrons can currently read ahead on my next webcomic/graphic novel, Dropkicks & Dragons! Patrons are going to be able to read a fair amount ahead of the general public when that one launches, and it kicks ass, so please check it out!

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Next Week: Helen is hard at work on her presentation. Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

The video is raising a lot of questions that should be answered by the video. The Patreon preview post for this strip was about the effect in the fourth panel, with the film strip overlaid on the computer video, and how I did that.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Robbie Dorman is Employee of the Week! He is co-host of The Simpsons Show, the only podcast about The Simpsons, and also the only podcast about The Simpsons that I have done a guest spot on. You should also check out his website to learn about his new novel releases. He writes that good good scary shit. Indie artists need your support now more than ever, so check out his stuff!

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Next Week: B.L. Zebub emerges from his lair. Read it early on Patreon!

The last Hell, Inc. of 2024! The patron preview for this strip talked about how Willis’ experience comes from my own teaching experience.

In other news, I got a Retroid Pocket 5 for Christmas, and now I must pry myself away from it to draw more Hell, Inc. strips.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Caitlin is Employee of the Week! Patreon is a predictable form of income, which I appreciate, because freelancing and doing cons creates a wild income rollercoaster! If everyone who reads the comic chipped in a dollar a month, I’d be able to stop panicking about picking up freelance work and do more of my own stuff, which would be ideal.

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Next Week: Bridget has notes on Helen’s notes. Read it early on Patreon!

Brought to you by every presentation where some computer thing doesn’t quite work! The Patreon preview for this strip was about unsolicited tech support, comics as choosing a series of moments, and school AV carts.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Trash the Stampede is Employee of the Week, and can be found on the internet at The Word Eater. They could also be found next to me at my last market of the year, which was last week! Patreon is also a predictable source of income, which helps calm the increasingly rough waters of freelancing, so I very much appreciate the people who support me on it!

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Next Week: What does a workplace orientation video in Hell look like? Read it early, and with author commentary, on Patreon!

You know what’s a great way to make a strip take a long time to draw? Make each panel have multiple characters, and only one of them is a main character that I’ve developed muscle memory for!

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Ben Hamlin, host of Syndicated with Lesley and Ben (among other casted pods), is Employee of the Week, and I’ve made yet another guest appearance! This time, we talked about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury! We talk about the Prologue, which is an insane rarity – a first episode that is also the best episode of the series. You also get to hear me say some absurd Gundam character names, which I could have done for MUCH longer. You can also hear me talk about a bunch of other shows, like Better Call Saul, Newsradio, Workaholics, and Ugly Americans!

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Next Week: Back to the office, where things are very normal. Read it early on Patreon!

The Patreon preview for this strip was about how I treat coming up with background character designs like jazz. In other news, I have finished rebuilding the book design file for the Big Hell, Inc. Book that I’ve mentioned a bunch of times. It took several weeks, and involved recolouring/lettering about 30 strips as well as the front and back covers, and redoing all of the page layout. But now it’s done! It also has a real title, Hell, Inc. Afterlife-time Employment. I don’t know when it’s coming out yet, though. It might get a publisher? Who knows! But you’re reading this, so you’ll definitely hear about it when I have updates.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Robbie Dorman is Employee of the Week! He is co-host of The Simpsons Show, the only podcast about The Simpsons, and also the only podcast about The Simpsons that I have done a guest spot on. You should also check out his website to learn about his new novel releases. He writes that good good scary shit. Indie artists need your support now more than ever, so check out his stuff!

You can also head over to Top Webcomics by clicking the banner below, where voting can help draw new readers to Hell, Inc.!

Next Week: We learn about death. Statistically. Read it early on Patreon!

The Patreon preview for this strip is mostly about the original joke idea for this strip, which got cut. Patrons will be the first to know when I eventually recycle it later.

EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

Brien Aronov is Employee of the Week, and you can, too! I deeply appreciate your support on Patreon, which is a predictable source of income that, should it grow enough, can reduce or replace the need to freelance. That means more of the stuff you like, and less trying to figure out how to get work as every industry funnels all of its money into the C-suite. You also get benefits like early comics, pages from my graphic novels as I work on them, and other stuff like my video game, or Big Robots, Big Feelings, which is the tabletop game I just dropped!

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Next Week: Orientation! Read it early on Patreon!