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Hey all, Chu here! In February I'll be working on preparing for the Slightly Damned Book Three Kickstarter! If you drop by my art streams on Twitch during February, then you'll be able to see me work on updating the Book Three cover and redrawing certain pages. Time permitting, I also plan to make the long overdue chapter covers for Book Five: Part Nine and Part Ten.
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The Ursa Major Award nominations are open until February 11!
https://ursamajorawards.org/nominations.htm
It would mean a lot to me if you could write in to nominate Slightly Damned for "Best Graphic Story"! Getting nominated-- and ideally, winning-- helps attract new eyes to the comic, which is essential for its ongoing success. But don't forget that you can nominate up to 5 creations per category, so please be generous and vote for other works that you enjoy as well!
The Ursa Major Awards also have a Fursuit category, and 2022 just happens to be year where I got my very first fursuit! You may have seen it in person at a few conventions or as stretch and hydration alerts on my Twitch streams. It's a really great suit, and it was made by Remi of Wild Dog Works ( https://wilddogworks.com/ ). I think that they definitely deserve the recognition for their professionalism and quality, so please write in to nominate my suit if you agree!
Fursuit nominations must be submitted with a photo. This is one of my favorites: https://www.sdamned.com/uploads/1674873662-FjkQXMBUcAEeo23.jpg The character's name is Chu, just like me, and the photo was taken at Midwest FurFest 2022.
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Upcoming In-Person Events:
Furnal Equinox
Toronto, Ontario // March 17-19, 2023
Anthro Weekend Utah
Layton, Utah // July 14-16, 2023
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Online stores:
https://hivemill.com/collections/slightly-damned
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You can find me streaming my artwork on Twitch on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
On Sundays I do first time playthroughs of JRPGs.
No microphone when I draw. Video game streams are captioned.
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/sdamned
Patreon: http://patreon.com/raizap
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/chu63425
Art mirrors: FurAffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/the-chu & Tumblr: http://hyenafu.tumblr.com
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Slightly Damned (ongoing webcomic): http://sdamned.com
The Junk Hyenas Diner (webcomic on indefinite hiatus): http://junkhyenas.com
Main Website: http://raizap.com
Commission info: http://raizap.com/commissions
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Hey y'all, I'm doing great! Just keeping my info updated so you know how to find me!
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Upcoming In-Person Events:
Midwest FurFest
Chicago, Illinois // December 1-4, 2022
Further Confusion
San Jose, California // January 12-16, 2023
Furnal Equinox
Toronto, Ontario // March 17-19, 2023
Online stores:
https://hivemill.com/collections/slightly-damned
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You can find me streaming my artwork on Twitch on Tuesdays & Thursdays.On Sundays I do blind playthroughs of JRPGs.
Twitch: http://twitch.tv/hyenachu
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/sdamned
Patreon: http://patreon.com/raizap
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/chu63425
Art mirrors:
FurAffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/the-chu/
Tumblr: http://hyenafu.tumblr.com
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Slightly Damned: http://sdamned.com
The Junk Hyenas Diner: http://junkhyenas.com
Main Website: http://raizap.com
Hoo boy, what a year! 2021 was a really rough one for me, y'all. It had everything: death, betrayal, anger, romance (spicy stuff), property damage... but thankfully no personal illness as I got my three doses of covid-19 vaccines this year. I just about hit rock bottom when my beloved cat Hana passed away, but life had several more cannonball-sized screwballs to lob at me before the year was done. I started seeing a therapist for my first time ever, and it's been great just to have someone to talk to who can help me understand and organize my throughts. After a few dramatic life changes in my personal affairs, I find myself feeling good about the future again, and things are looking pretty bright.I think everyone is feeling pretty weary these days, so I think you'll understand when I say... I need a vacation! So I'm taking one! Starting right now, I won't be drawing anything for a whole month! There will also be no more updates to Slightly Damned until February 2022. I will, however, be a vendor at Painted Desert Fur Con (Phoenix, AZ) and Further Confusion (San Jose, CA), so please say hi to me and my wares. My friend Princessnapped will be visiting and she will be with me at Painted Desert Fur Con!Even though it took a long time due to a number of small delays outside of my control, the Slightly Damned Book Two campaign was a smashing success. All the orders have been sent out, and everyone who reached out to me about something wrong with their order received what they needed in the end. If you missed out on the crowdfunding event, you can still get copies of Book Two, both as a physical copy or a PDF, from Slightly Damned's Hivemill store: https://hivemill.com/collections/slightly-damnedThanks for being patient with me and sticking around through thick and thin. I'm going on this break so I can keep doing my best for you all. I'll get some rest and come back even more powerful than before...!!🌠===Upcoming In-Person Events:Painted Desert Fur ConPhoenix, AZ // December 31, 2021 - January 2, 2022Further ConfusionSan Jose, CA // January 13 - 17, 2022Furnal EquinoxToronto, Canada // March 18 - 22, 2022Golden State Fur ConLos Angeles, CA // April 8 - 10, 2022===You can find me streaming my artwork on Twitch on Tuesdays & Thursdays.On Sundays I do blind playthroughs of JRPGs.Twitch: http://twitch.tv/hyenachu===Twitter: http://twitter.com/sdamnedPatreon: http://patreon.com/raizapArt mirrors: deviantArt: http://raizy.deviantart.com & Tumblr: http://hyenafu.tumblr.com===Slightly Damned: http://sdamned.comThe Junk Hyenas Diner: http://junkhyenas.comMain Website: http://raizap.com
2020's Almost Over!
Hey folks! Just wanted to write a new journal to let you all know how I'm doing these days, what's coming next, and update information on where to find me.
The Slightly Damned Kickstarter to print a new and improved version of Book 2 was a smashing success! I just finished drawing nearly all the bonus material for it, and before you know it, it'll be off to the printers.
2020 was a pretty tough year, as I'm sure all of you know. It got even tougher when a friend of mine suddenly passed away in fall. A week later, one of our cats became ill and we had to put him down. I still did my best to hold things together, work on the Kickstarter campaign and work on the book while also keeping up with my normal obligations. And, well, now I'm really tired and I need a break!!
Slightly Damned is fast approaching its 1000th page. Quite a milestone. I have decided that once we reach it, I am going on a short sabbatical. There will be no new pages from the 1000th page's debut on January 2 until the comic's 17th anniversary on March 14. I love working on Slightly Damned and I'm still excited for its future! But I'm burnt out and my arm feels like it's about to fall off. I need to rest.
I'm not sure how I'll spend those two and a half months yet, but I'm keeping my options open. I've got some ideas: giving the Slightly Damned website some much-needed TLC, drawing fanart and gifts for friends, commissions, experimenting with animation in Clip Studio Paint, maybe even Junk Hyenas? I'm not going to promise much since my main priority will be rest. I'll still be around, though-- not like there's anywhere to go, anyway!
Lastly, I just started streaming on Twitch! You can find me at http://twitch.tv/hyenachu I stream art on weekdays and video games on Sundays. I've also revived my old Youtube account to use an archive for my video game streams and speedpaints for my art: http://youtube.com/c/raizap
Your support means a lot to me, so I want to make sure I can keep going for a long time. An important part of that is taking breaks when necessary. Thanks so much for understanding and being patient!
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/sdamned
Twitch: http://twitch.tv/hyenachu
Patreon: http://patreon.com/raizap
Art mirrors: FurAffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/the-chu/ & Tumblr: http://hyenafu.tumblr.com
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Slightly Damned: http://sdamned.com
The Junk Hyenas Diner: http://junkhyenas.com
Main Website: http://raizap.com
The long-awaited Kickstarter campaign to fund Book Two has finally launched!! I've made a ton of new goodies like prints and bookmarks that you can get when you pledge!
Book Two is a HUGE full-color volume that covers the events of Slightly Damned from the trio's time in Riverside City to Buwaro and Kieri's first kiss. Plus it contains a bunch of bonus material that I made exclusively for the book. Please check it out, pledge if you can, and even if you can't, spreading the word would be immensely helpful!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1858050352/slightly-damneds-second-bookification-project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1858050352/slightly-damneds-second-bookification-project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1858050352/slightly-damneds-second-bookification-project