Did you literally ask the exact same thing a month ago?
I just finished drafting the first part of Limerick’s script. While I’m waiting for the next part, I’m working on a script for a “magic board game” transformation comic.
Over the last couple days I’ve moved the comic store to itch.io. Primarily a indie gaming site, they also have quite a large comics section and, more importantly, a lot of incredibly useful and flexible features for sellers!
What will change?
Mostly this is a cosmetic change for buyers, I’ve just changed sites, however there are some difference I think people will appreciate!
The site is a lot more robust than e-junkie, meaning there should be far fewer issues with comics not downloading properly.
Comics are tied to your account, meaning that if you lose them you no longer need to wait for me to re-send download links! (This unfortunately does not apply if the comic was previously purchased through e-junkie).
itch.io makes it incredibly easy to create sales and bundles, so look out for those in the near future!
What happens to blackshirtboy.com?
My website will stay, you’ll still be able to find the gallery there, as well as the comics page, they’ll just redirect to itch.io!
I’m still new to the site so it’s entirely possible there will be some kinks to work out! If you have any questions, comments or concerns shoot me a message at blackshirtboy18 [at] gmail.com!
Anonymous asked: About that "recurring TF and bimboization" project you've been contemplating and which has been held up by the question of how to coherently reset everything...have you considered using that Fairy from Bimbo Reader? If she has the power to magically bimboize, she probably has the power to start over if what she did didn't satisfy her or whatever?
Yeah, that could definitely work, a trickster god protagonist. There are tons of similar examples in TF: the Spells R Us wizard, BSB’s Scarred Man, Morpheus’ Miss Chiff etc. I’d have to come up with some overarching plotline and motivation for them besides “causing chaos”, though. Otherwise, they’re just plot devices –sentient versions of Master PC. Loosely connected short stories are fun, but they’re not what I have in mind when I think “ongoing narrative”.
At the same time, though, these characters require a certain degree of mystique. Reveal too much and they become humanized. At that point, we start delving into the ethics and morality of their actions and all sorts of interesting but not particularly sexy aspects of TF.
Realistically, I think the closest I’ll get to a recurring TF project within the next few years is simply a comic with multiple chapters. I still have a lot to learn about making comics and smaller, more manageable stories are a better way for me to ramp up without being overwhelmed.
“Wish Upon a Pornstar” Lucky for her the fairy prides itself in complete wishes, so it changed reality so that she’s always been a slutty porn fox! She’s the only one who’ll ever remember how things were. How thoughtful of it! It’s quite sure she’d be thankful if her mouth weren’t full.
Anonymous asked: What tools do you use in drawing things (not just your comics)? For example, do you use a special sort of desk? Stuff like that. How much a studio do you have, in other words.
There’s nothing really special about my setup. I’ve got an Ikea desk, a docked laptop + external monitor and I draw on a 4 (or is it 5?) year-old Bamboo Create. I’m thinking this is the year I finally upgrade to some sort of Cintiq (and eat nothing but ramen). My only other “drawing tool” is a soft Moleskine sketchbook that I carry everywhere for note-taking, life-drawing, etc.
Even though I’ve got a case full of mechanical pencils, markers and pens from years past, I’ve lately been happy using just a plain old HB 2 pencil. Most of my completed work is done entirely digitally, anyway. The only parts I do on paper anymore are comic page thumbnails and story layouts.
Anonymous asked: Why did Limerick send you the script one chapter at a time? That sounds like an awkward way to do things.
We never really discussed it. From my perspective, drawing out a chapter before asking for the next one proved my commitment to seeing the project through, especially since I would sometimes stop working on it for months at a time. Frankly, I was just happy to be working on a script by Limerick. I didn’t feel like being difficult about the specifics.
Anonymous asked: "My main sticking point is coming up with an in-universe way to have them turn back to normal again and again." - maybe they're stuck in a Groundhog Day loop until they find a bimbo transformation that's right for them?
That’s an interesting idea, but it makes it difficult to have an ongoing plot where characters’ past actions have rippling effects. Thanks for the suggestion, though! It might be fun for a one-off story.
Anonymous asked: I also bought B&B. Have you thought about creating supplementary comics concerning some of the background characters? I was always a little disappointed that we didn't see what happened to the serious news anchor at the start of the comic. Also, I would have liked a closeup of the cheerleaders at the end :P
I agree! I even mention it in the Collector’s Edition extra commentary: I wish we could’ve followed the minor character’s transformations in the background. Not doing so was an unfortunate side effect of working on the art without having the full script: I only received each “chapter” once I was done illustrating the previous one. It’s also the reason there isn’t much foreshadowing of Catherine’s “maid” transformation.
I’ve often toyed with the idea of revisiting past works. Before Bed & Breakout, when my paid products consisted mainly of sequences, some people complained that my work lacked “sexy times” and ended “right as things got interesting”. I briefly entertained the idea of a “Where Are They Now?” bundle. It would gather all my older premium sequences into a single product plus some pinups and epilogue sex scenes to wrap them up.
I’ve also thought of doing a sequel to the Mind Control POVat the beach! I’m pretty fond of its format, it would probably also work great as an interactive story/game.
As for Bed & Breakout, I doubt I’ll be revisiting it any time soon, though I have been contemplating a more long-form, ongoing bimbofication project with recurring characters that keep getting TFed and bimbofied in various fun ways. My main sticking point is coming up with an in-universe way to have them turn back to normal again and again.
Anonymous asked: Did the recent controversy increase your sales, decrease your sales, or have (so far) no sales effect?
It’s honestly hard to say. Here’s a graph of my revenue and pageviews per day for 2017 (specific numbers removed):
As you can see, any increase in sales was definitely not proportional to the increase in traffic. Sadly, my analytics aren’t perfectly set up so I can’t tell exactly where my buyers come from. I’m assuming some are new people who discovered my work because of the controversy, but the vast majority of visitors (like 99%) were just curious to see what this “bimbofication fetish” is about. Very, very few of them were potential customers.
Sales spike whenever I release anything new and the whole controversy started just as Study Break was winding down. It’s hard to say if those minor peaks would’ve happened anyway but it’s definitely telling that, on the revenue graph, going viral is practically indistinguishable from any other day.
There’s tons of ways to interpret the data, but I think it’s heartening to realize that my income results from hard work and my fans’ support rather than random, unpredictable “viral events”.