Update!
Dear All,
Payment will be paused for August. If you are an existing Patron, you will not be charged for the month of August.
I wanted to get through some updates first:
✈️ Collector's Edition - ALL Shipped ✈️
As of today, ALL Collector's Edition preorders have been shipped🎉
Thank you again for the immense support throughout this book launch, it's by far the biggest thing I've taken on and it means a lot to see the CE get so much love from all of you. I hope you like it, and thank you for giving Take Off and the boys a safe home :')
I've been getting messages from some of you regarding your orders. For order inquiry, please reach out to my store manager White Squirrel here with your order number. Unfortunately I am only in charge of making the CE and shipping them over to White Squirrel, so for issues with your order, please reach out to White Squirrel directly!
📚 Vol.1-2 and NSFW Zine 3 📚
Take Off Volumes 1+2 and NSFW Zine 3, are set to release September 2025!
The tentative date is Sep 16th OR Sep 23rd (Tuesday). Once everything is set, I will formally announce the release calendar. There will be a bundle version for Vol.1+2, and NSFW Zine 3 will be at a discount for Patrons for a set period!
Once the release calendar is set in stone, more info regarding all books will be available here on Patreon as well as via the newsletter which you can sign up at www.juiart.com
I have a lot of extra postcards from the CE because the printer printed a lot more of 3 specific designs, and I'm thinking of giving them as freebies along with book orders!👍 NSFW Zine 3 also comes with a postcard and polaroid sealed inside the book, so it's extra special✨
📍 Convention Schedule📍
This August, I will be attending the following conventions in Taiwan:
| 8/16 (Sat) NiCE Booth E27 (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center)
| 8/17 (Sun) CWT70 Booth K35 (National Taiwan University Sports Center)
I have saved some CEs as convention stock, which I will bring to these conventions💥 And if there are any left, I will be bringing them to...
📣 New York Comic Con 📣
WE ARE GOING TO NYCC 2025!!!
I honestly don't know how this happened, but I have decided to commit to NYCC because I feel like there will never be another year where I'd get in!!! I am confused and I am coming for you New York. It's come full circle.
NYCC tickets are already selling out so be sure to get your tickets if you want to come by! I will bring books and some merch, and will be more than happy to sign your books!
| Date: October 9th-12th, 2025
| Location: Javits Center
Finally, on Take Off...
I apologise, I understand it has been what must feels like an eternity for all my readers, and I get the disappointment and restlessness. By now this is the longest hiatus I've ever been on, and I wish it wasn't so.
July has been a rinse and repeat of thumbnailing, drawing, and scrapping pages I no longer see fit for the story. Having time off meant a lot more second guessing every writing decision for the comic and its characters, and it's not been productive. Thing is I can't keep doing this for a serialised comic, and I should know better than to reach unrealistic goals of perfecting a story.
I'm setting a hard deadline with an exact time so I can get back to it. As such,
📣 Take Off will return on August 4th (Mon), at 9pm HKT on Patreon 📣
Pages are underway and this time, they will not be scrapped.
Thank you all again for your support and encouragement, and the boys will be back in 4 days! :)
Sincerely,
Jui
Comments (38)
I hope you’re ok Jui! I’m so glad you’re back but i hope it’s a sign you’re doing well ❤️
Are you bringing it back on webtoon?
I would love to see this story turn into a BL series on screen!!!😁💖💖💖
So glad to hear!! You made me a fan of Take Off which was my first BL comic to read!! I loved it and patient waiting for September to continue reading story!! Thanks so much! I'm staying tuned!!😁🙌🙌🙌🫶
So are you gonna be at NYCC on specific days or?
Will be there everyday from Thurs to Sunday! 🫶
OMG NO WAY I GO TO NYCC EVERY YEAR
Was finally able to open my pre-order today after traveling and it was sooooo much better than the pictures. The pictures just don’t do it justice. Darn it, Jui! You’ve done it again! I’ve fallen in love with these boys all over again! 💜
I just received the collector's edition this week 😁 It's really beautiful. I rarely saw such a great quality on books. Really perfect. You did an amazing job Jui. Love from France 🥰🥰🥰
Let me go buy my NYC comic con tickets!
We love you Jui and so proud of you for all your hard work and dedication you put into everything. Have fun on your journeys, be safe and make sure to take care of yourself. Take all the time you need, we’ll be here when you come back. You’re the best Jui!! 🖤🖤
Love you juiiiii
So excited to see what comes next. This story is worth waiting for.
Jui!!!! The collector's edition arrived yesterday and it is GORGEOUS! The box is gorgeous!! The whole thing is gorgeous
There's been so much going on for you personally and professionally the hiatus is perfectly ok. Looking forward to a new page though, and to adding a vol 3 copy to my 1&2
Um bit of wordplay here, but have you considered actually making a calendar featuring our two favourite boys........ obvs make a SFW and maybe a NSFW version......
Reading the first chapter in the CE again made me realise that their flight number *AN123* stands for Andrew & Nathan 😍😍😍😍😍
THANK YOU JUI 💞💞💞💞 it might have been the longest chapter hiatus, but you blessed us with all the conventions you attended and the CE and other special drawings like Jinu and the boys in Dokomi ❤️🔥 I can’t wait for what comes next, thank you for your hard work and passion ❤️
YOU ARE AMAZING! You are my inspiration! I’m so proud and in awe of you 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
❤️❤️
I'm so sad, I had put the collectors edition release date in my calendar, and my ADHD chose to ignore it 😭😭 I missed out big time. So proud of you - Take Off is such a good story and it's going to be awesome in print. Can't wait to get my copies when it comes out in September, at least.
Can’t wait to see what’s gonna happen next for the boys 😆
Have you ever thought of coming to Toronto for Fan Expo or anime north?
I second this idea since many of us are not traveling to the USA.
NYCC?! I wish I can go 🤧
Yay! So happy for you and be sure to take care of yourself through it all! I LOVE my collector's edition 🩵 thank you for all you do!!
I'm so happy for all these of your success and that I'll be able to read your comic again. Thank you really very much for everything!
You deserve all the success you’re having! All the orders and cons you’re setting up to go to. Extremely happy and proud you’re making it! So, I’ll definitely be happy and patiently waiting for the return. Goes to say quality over quantity any day, rather wait and have you put out chapters and stories you’re proud of, instead of ones that you release under pressure and frustration. Please take your time and make sure not to over work/overwhelm yourself! ❤️
My collector’s edition came this week and it’s incredible!!!!!! September is my birthday month so I’m very excited to gift Zine 3 to myself as a bday gift!!!
I received my collector's edition in the mail and it is SO beautiful. 💙 Art takes time and yours is well worth the wait. Thank you Jui!
Congratulations on getting into NYCC! You are accomplishing so much this year, it's blowing my mind! Glad to see the boys so soon though! ☺️
I'm so happy that you are so booked and busy and everything is going well💜 You've worked so hard over the past months and even attending cons and all!💜 No worries, patiently waiting for You,Andrew and Nathan to return 💜
Oh thank God!!! I was afraid you wouldn't come back 😭. I am in serious withdrawal!
I got my glorious box! Thank you! You are doing amazing work.
Jui, I love you ❤️
I don’t think you should apologize!!! IT IS WELL WORTH THE WAIT in my mind!!!!
I love this series sooo much!!!
I need to buyyy thissss