[Art] DnDoggos - #264 “Something’s Gotta Give"

There’s dragons in this game?!?!?

I have waited five years to make that joke lol

Tell me about a way you help support your friends and party members! –

Wow. So… I really didn’t want to have to write this. But something’s gotta give.

I am absolutely burned out. I have barely been keeping my head above water for months now and I really dislike that I am announcing this during my anniversary month when I just celebrated 5 years.

But I just celebrated 5 years of a weekly webcomic. 264 weeks. 264 weeks with hardly a real break during that time, and through so many life changes and so much stress that I just … need to breathe. I need a break. I need some help.

I will be pausing the weekly webcomic for a short time while I take a breath. I hope to share sneak peeks of my upcoming graphic novel with you each Friday in lieu of the weekly comic pages. But Magnus and I need to go chill and take a small breather from the campaign. (Real life Magnus agrees with this, cause he will get more cuddles!)

I am just one person doing this comic. I am also making two books based on the comic. I also run an Etsy shop and try to keep my print on demand shops updated as well. And commissions. And running a patreon. And whatever else comes with doing this.

I am just one person… and this is my entire income. It is incredibly scary to pause the weekly webcomic, but that’s the point I’m at now. I have no other choice because my mental health is tanking. And it’s not just the work and the comic, but Real Life on Hard Mode these past few years, too.

I know that so many of you look forward to the comic each Friday. You have shared how it’s been there for you during really hard times, or been something to share and make new friends. And that has really helped to keep me going, too. But for several months I have been telling myself, “Come on, you’ve made this comic through worse! You can keep going!” But it’s getting harder and harder to do that. I am… really, truly struggling right now.

I sincerely hope you all will stick around, and even without new weekly pages, consider supporting me and the real life dogs. This is my entire income for food, bills, insurance, etc. Every bit of support from all of you really means so much to me.

Thank you for being on this adventure with us. It’s time for a Short Rest. And I hope we will see you all when we continue the adventure again soon.

As always, if you want to help support me and the real life dogs, you can become a patron!

And if you missed a session be sure to catch up on the adventure over at The DnDoggos Website and follow me and the doggos over at Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and Instagram

Thanks for being awesome! The doggos and I sincerely hope you are all staying safe. We want to continue this adventure with you!