August Bullshit

August was a surprisingly productive month! In addition to the expected art and comics, I also de-rustified some rusted-ass hedge trimmers, making some Washi tape, repairing a car window shade, and then even made some time for a couple’a podcast/radio interviews with non other than Dan Savage and WORT 90.9 FM! Check it ouuuuut:

🔒 Comic: Just Puzzling 🔒 (Patrons only)

Guys? Guys. I friggin’ love learning French. I’m so bad at it. And I love it. I love this batshit language. J’adore cette langue batshit.

Comic: Pardon My French

Much like Tinkerbell, I need attention or I’ll die, so I decided to publicly release this slightly older comic for everyone to read and not just keep it locked away for my (beloved and appreciated) paying patrons. (It got a pretty passionate response on Reddit! Francophones? Passionate? Quelle surprise !)

🔒 Discombobulated (& life drawings) 🔒 (Free Followers & Patrons only)

I’m not sure if these are “life drawings” or “gesture drawings”? They’re the real quick sketches I make of the people around me in the great outdoors, who are typically in motion so I’ve only got a few seconds to ✨capture their essence✨. Also, I rambled a bunch about the bullshit in my life. People who sign up to follow my Patreon for free get to see this post… for free! Did you know that is a thing you can do? Just hit the “Join for free” button that shows up at the bottom of the post or my Patreon’s front page and, next thing you know? You’re following ✨for free✨.

The Vorpal Blade Went Snicker-Snack

In my continuing quest to acquire actually useful life skills in my 40s, I took a garden tool sharpening class and then went to town on my friend’s hedge trimmers! Snicker-snack, motherfuckers!

I Can Make My Own Washi Tape

Well, I can.

No Shade

I can also repair our disintegrating car window shade

SavageLove #979

Eyyyyyyyyyyy, yer girl chatted it up with America’s Sweetheart, Dan Savage! We talked about vibrators and life-size sex dolls, as you do.

Radio Star: Sex Education Comics Are For Everyone

Radio station WORT 89.9 FM honored us with another feature on our work on Oh Joy Sex Toy! It is always a delight to talk to Matvei Mozhaev, who asks us such insightful, thoughtful questions about comics and sex education and making sex education comics.

Oh hey! Helioscope, my comic book studio, released a great video showing off our new office space! (You can see my little fenced-off work area at the 1:10 minute.) And in miscellaneous news, I ruined a meme, tightened my own bike brakes and then promptly got my wheels stolen, reunited with an old friend, and got some encouragement from my husband. Also, please check out my plum harvest over on Instagram.

Alright, that’s it, I think! I’m off! Farewell! Au revoir ! À octobre !

-Erika