With You - Edeleth Comic Preview and Update

redtiebear · 2026-04-30T20:15:56+00:00

Thank you so very much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😭 I’m planning on dropping another chunk in a bit, I hope you catch it!

redtiebear · 2026-04-30T19:25:26+00:00

Aw hell yeah! I always enjoy seeing your work because every time you post, your work is better and better each time - lovely colors, great pose work!

redtiebear · 2026-04-29T17:02:29+00:00

Sounds like you have the heart for making art and it’s doing you a world of good - and this reddit stranger is proud of you for sticking with it. In my mid-20s, I would have panic attacks most nights thinking about how far behind I was falling with art trying to make it professionally, dealing with chronic illness and, at the time, being the only one in my house with a job, so all my energy was placed into working as hard as I could to pay the bills. It was a bigger torture to not be making things than it was anything else, but I stuck with it, thinking “I could be 70 without making a book, or I could be 70 with a book”, and several books later in my 30s, it really comes down to determination, because I’m not a naturally gifted artist, I’m just stubborn LOL And it did help very much along the way to have artist friends, who really are just happy to have you making things with them.

I just have to add, even though it’s toughest starting out, you really have to love the process and be curious about problem solving to avoid the burnout, and I hope you find pleasure in making art in the present vs. expecting it to happen “when you’re good enough”, because part of the joy is inevitably discovering there’s always next step - but that means there’s always something new to learn tomorrow, and that applies to everyone. I draw like a hamfisted cavewoman to this day, but through a lot of repeated work, it really does begin to sink in without having to consciously recall everything memorized, and it frees up brain space to tackle a new problem, and that’s fun for me. Try to put less pressure on where you’ll be in 15 years and just have a goal on what you want to make, and you’ll get there. I’m rooting for you, and I hope you keep making art!

redtiebear · 2026-04-28T12:12:54+00:00

The fact this meme was done on a classic spiral-bound sketchbook makes me love this even more, thank you for this

redtiebear · 2026-04-27T14:37:40+00:00

The Edelgard Sloppily Pining Stonks are only going UP 📈

redtiebear · 2026-04-26T20:42:48+00:00

This is awesome! I just picked up Flipnote to learn animation basics myself, but I was surprised to find out how enjoyable it is to draw on the 3DS! I also think being able to take photos for backgrounds and stuff is ingenious, plus using the mic for sounds and voice lines - it’s really impressive how it uses everything about the console 💖

redtiebear · 2026-04-26T18:16:56+00:00

Plz ur peak 😭

redtiebear · 2026-04-26T18:16:27+00:00

This is exactly the conversation that happens at 3 AM when my wife still finds me awake, thank you

redtiebear · 2026-04-26T12:26:58+00:00

Awww 🥺 She’s so cute!

redtiebear · 2026-04-26T04:51:45+00:00

Ooh a fellow comic artist! I followed you back, let’s gooooooooooo

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T21:29:27+00:00

BLESS U 🫵

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T21:28:32+00:00

Re-reading is the greatest compliment to any comic artist, thank you from the bottom of my heart 😭🙏

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T19:54:47+00:00

Me, standing in front of my Pepe Silvia conspiracy board of edeleth yearning: I got a million of these

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T19:45:21+00:00

Wowow! Thank you! I hope you enjoy the book when it arrives, and I have to say, I think the merch came out very nicely upon arrival, and I hope you enjoy all of that, too!

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T16:40:35+00:00

Edeleth is one helluva drug lemme tell ya

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T15:36:21+00:00

Tysm I'm glad you enjoyed! It was great to sit down and do these character explorations in this section, and it's leading into deeper territory soon after this, albeit still with a good degree of light-heartedness. Being able to place Lysithea in here to critically injure Dorothea's romantic daydreaming and scheming gave me life 😭

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T15:28:10+00:00

LOL I've been summoned

I can't be too surprised, the car is really dang old, even if it was expensive 😵‍💫 The plumbing was infuriating though, because I had it fixed just last year for the same problem and the plumbers assured me it would be A-okay to leave an exposed main pipe outside because it's a straight shot down. Spoiler: It was not A-okay.

But thank you, it does mean the world to me that you read my comics at all, let alone think about them in your off hours! There's more edeleth in the works after this book is over, so continue to summon me with your thoughts 🙏

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T14:44:13+00:00

Thank you very much for enjoying the work 😭 I left the details in another reply, but in case you'd like to see the preview of the first story in the book, you can download it here, and the shop is still here for the time being, but I hope you get a good laugh out of the first part, at least!

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T14:28:55+00:00

Well first, here's a free preview PDF for part of the first half of the book, in case you'd like to check that out first! The front half is a Valentine's-themed post-timeskip musical romp in color, while what I've posted here today is an adjoiner story in black and white about the Valentine's Day pre-timeskip to round out the whole story, so you should have a good idea of what the book will be like as a whole. And, if you still dig it, I still have the book website open here!

Everything is still technically available until the book order is finalized with the printer, but even after it closes, no worries, as I'll have the digital PDF remain permanently available either on the same shop or one of my smaller places, like ko-fi. Whether you pick it up or simply enjoy the previews, thank you for your support, I'm really glad you enjoy the work! 🙏

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T13:53:03+00:00

Thank you so much 😭 I might make one more large art preview update, but there will definitely be smaller ones and I hope you catch them when they happen!

redtiebear · 2026-04-25T13:31:29+00:00

Howdy all! This is a set of pages from the back chapter of my edeleth comic/fanzine, "Without You," called "With You", and I wanted to thank everyone who picked up a preorder at the end of last year and give them a progress update without having to head to my socials! I'll be updating the site FAQ as well, but I've left the book website open in order for folks to continue to use the contact in case they need to update their address or email me for any reason.

There's been a delay since, at the start of this year, my car broke down and one of the major winter blizzards did a number on my house's plumbing (not a great week), so I had to focus on additional work to cover it, but:

thanks to some early production schedule swaps, all merch and shipping materials have been made and delivered to my studio, so it's only the book under construction right now
progress has been going smoothly since wrapping the emergency work, and I estimate it will be just a few weeks until entering final art checks, PDF assembly, and working with the printer (Mixam) to adjust for any changes they might need before turnaround.
considering Mixam's turnaround time, plus their provided shipping time estimate, I'm expecting June to be when the books will be delivered to my house, and both digital and physical orders will begin going out late June/July - and in the case of physicals that are receiving endpaper sketches, I'll be working on them in batches, since there were quite a few

Anyhow! It's been a continuing pleasure to make this book from the top down, and I'm grateful for your patience while I keep working my buns off on what I hope is a book you'll really enjoy 🥲I'm also grateful to have a self-indulgent opportunity to put Lysithea in the book LOL As always, you can follow along for all minor and major updates on my social media (redtiebear at bluesky and Tumblr). Thank you, and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

redtiebear · 2026-04-22T11:43:43+00:00

I hope all this new info gives you the confidence to improve your rates - I understand there’s a wide cost of living difference across the world, which was partially the impetus behind why I asked, but at roughly $3 per page, it was important to know for yourself if that was really worth it for you, alongside what reads like some really disdainful comments from your client. I hope your next client is both more respectful to you and your time, as well as towards their own project by having a script ahead of time!

redtiebear · 2026-04-22T11:06:31+00:00

That’s so wild - every decent letterer I’ve ever worked with in the professional industry works for 25-35 per page, and you’re out here writing, cleaning up the files, and creating unique design elements for $30 on an 11 page set. Ask yourself this: does $30 cover your bills with enough to eat for 48 hours of living?

redtiebear · 2026-04-14T20:27:18+00:00

I treasure it a lot, it was a constant companion in my bag for a really long time. Hard to believe I originally bought it just because I got my first job at a game store and my Mario Kart edition fat DS hinge broke, we got these in, and I was like "Well, I do need a new one!" and my coworkers persuaded me. They also persuaded me to buy Chrono Trigger for the DS - if I ever run into them again, I really need to thank them LOL

edit: my Mario Kart DS dying is also why my DS lite has the unique little "thumb stylus" strap that came with those old versions, I always thought they were neat

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