Exciting news! I'm launching a brand new monthly reward! This reward will be for the $5 tier, currently named "Pen Pal Tier." (name change coming soon) But this month, everyone gets it!
In May's video, we have an intro to the series and questions for Pogo and Belmont!
(this video can be watched muted without missing anything other than bg music.)
DOTU Character Interviews!
How it works:
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2022-05-30 17:24:00 +0000 UTC
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In case you missed it, Cooking with Belmont was just released! Be sure to grab it if you haven't already:
https://bob-artist.itch.io/cooking-with-belmont
Password: perfecteggplants
As a Secret Gallery patron, you're also getting the walkthrough free! Download the attached PDF, which is much more legible than Patreon's preview image. :)
2022-05-27 15:06:01 +0000 UTC
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Cooking with Belmont is now available FOR ALL CURRENT PATRONS!
Download the game by June 30 to get it free!
DOWNLOAD HERE:
Password: perfecteggplants
*$1 and $2 patrons: Keep this email! Access to...
2022-05-27 15:05:01 +0000 UTC
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BIG NEWS: COOKING WITH BELMONT RELEASES THIS FRIDAY MAY 27!!!!!
And before the end of May, I’ll also be unveiling a new monthly reward for the Pen Pal tier!
Cooking with Belmont is *extremely* close to completion. The game is fully coded and complete except for one optional illustration sequence I want to add to one of the endings. I’ll finish those illustrations over the next couple days, and then the game will go out FREE for all patrons!
More info coming soon…..
2022-05-23 22:21:22 +0000 UTC
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Would I even be happy as an artist or a writer if I wasn't making things awkward for Merritt with every update? XD
Of course, we need a detail shot of this panel:
Anyway, updates two weeks in a row! We're now back on the "right" week for DOTU updates. :)
I'm still expecting to release Cooking with Belmont for patrons this month! Keep an eye out for details...
2022-05-10 00:48:26 +0000 UTC
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Scene compilation time! This set doesn't include today's page. I realized while working on today's page that the previous page was the best place to cut the scene, even though it's super short and includes a bit of the next scene. So, here you go!
By the way, if I don't shift anything around, there's only 7 pages left of this chapter!!!
2022-05-03 00:22:36 +0000 UTC
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Keeping it quick since it's a little late in the evening! Since this page was originally meant for last week and I want to get back on schedule, there'll be another new page next Monday!
Also, if you missed it, three new Secret Gallery posts went up for February-April, so we're caught up there too! They're all in the miscellaneous album.
2022-05-03 00:15:55 +0000 UTC
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First off, the next DOTU page will be next week instead of this week!
I the meantime, CWB updates!
For those of you who missed it, Cooking with Belmont is a visual novel featuring Merritt, Belmont, Pogo, Samsid, Annie, and Charles! (plus a cameo from Archer). It's Pogo's birthday, and Merritt is throwing him a dinner party. Just one problem: disaster chef Belmont wants to help cook. The game takes place in a theoretical future after DOTU.
I'm ...
2022-04-25 23:33:58 +0000 UTC
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I live for Merritt and Samsid’s awkward motorcycle rides. :D
Patreon sketches for last month have been sent! I’m still working on getting the Secret Gallery updated. Aiming for this week after *cringe* taxes. Yeah, they really got shoved to the last minute this time…
But on the bright side, I got to draw a brand new Horrible Bridge™!
Also, this is Merritt's "everything is normal and I trust everyone around me" face:
2022-04-11 21:30:36 +0000 UTC
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Here's sketches 13-16. If you're in a sketch tier, let me know your choice by Friday so I can send them over the weekend!
The sketches are as follows:
13. Merritt's Story book 3 - The Mint Tin (excerpt below)
14. Merritt's Story book 3 - A strategic discussion
15. Merritt and Belmont sharing an umbrella
16. Samsid holding a kitten
And, the excerpt! (usual disclaimer: this hasn't been through edits yet, so excuse any roughness.) This one goes out...
2022-03-31 01:01:33 +0000 UTC
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Here's sketches 7-12. If you're in a sketch tier, let me know your choice by Friday so I can send them over the weekend!
The sketches are as follows:
7. Blaze's Story - Underground defenders - Gray/Merritt
8. Blaze's Story - Underground defenders - Samsid/Freya
9. Blaze's Story - Blaze and his lighter
10. Blaze's Story - Alastor
11. Blaze's Story - Evie test design
12. Blaze's Story - Father Judd, Father Vik, and Mel the gardener
2022-03-31 01:01:22 +0000 UTC
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Quarterly sketches are here!!! These usually come in February, but they had to be bumped to March. May's sketches will also be bumped to June so I can finally finish Cooking with Belmont. For now, I'm planning to keep August/November as is, because I'm reeeeeally planning to be done with CWB by then.
A wide variety this time! Some standard DOTU stuff, some Merritt's Story book 3 stuff (I swear I haven't forgotten it!), and some Blaze's Story stuff (which I'm hopi...
2022-03-31 01:01:08 +0000 UTC
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Heeeey, look which d-bag we haven't seen since like a hundred pages ago! Well, we briefly saw him training, but I don't think he's gotten to talk since all the flashbacks way early in chapter 4. I know you guys all missed him so much. XD
With any luck, quarterly sketches should go up tomorrow. Keep an eye out! Secret Gallery stuff will come shortly after.
2022-03-28 19:53:13 +0000 UTC
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Pogo's come so far... XD
A few scheduling updates! I'm *super* behind on February rewards. I had about 10 days of a mysterious and kinda scary health issue around the end of February, and it's been a nightmare to catch up because January-April are my heaviest freelance months. The Patreon isn't at a level where I can prioritize DOTU over freelance anymore, so I only have every other weekend to do DOTU stuff other than comic pages. I'm still aiming to get the quarterly ...
2022-03-14 19:54:20 +0000 UTC
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Another scene is finished! There's only 10 or so pages left of this chapter too, so we're getting super close!
NSFW warning for this batch. Again, mild in the grand scheme of NSFW art, but definitely not safe for work by literal definition.
Compilation incomiiiiiiing......
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2022-02-28 16:29:10 +0000 UTC
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And that's the end of the scene! Only a couple scenes left of this chapter too... A scene compilation will go up for all patrons in just a moment!
February is a Sketch Tier month, but it's also a short month and I lost a bunch of time across several days last week from a stupid health thing, so I'm behind on everything. I have a full freelance week too, so I probably won't be able to wrap up sketches till the weekend or early next week. But as always, if you pled...
2022-02-28 15:41:20 +0000 UTC
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Don't mind me, just scheduling all my posts today for 2/22/22 2:22pm...
I didn't think I'd have much time this month for Cooking with Belmont, but somehow I managed to finish all the background art! I'll post them to the Secret Gallery this month. And yesterday I finally finished up the illustration of Pogo and Samsid's grand entrance. Oh, and Annie's :D
Some closer shots:
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2022-02-22 20:22:59 +0000 UTC
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Only one page left of the scene!
Fun fact, those of you who've read Merritt's Story might remember the custom that North Sphere citizens drape their ties around their necks before putting on the rest of their clothes. Well, here we get to see the West Sphere equivalent in action! :)
Freelance has picked up a lot, so I've barely had a moment of free time. But February is a Sketch Tier month, so I'll find a way to squeeze that in. But that means I probably won't ge...
2022-02-14 23:55:38 +0000 UTC
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I posted these to the Secret Gallery for January alongside a biiiig blog post with process shots and info, but I wanted to post the standalone art for all of you! I've been calling these "Chicago-flavored" environments because they're very Chicago-like with buildings based on real architecture, but the scenes don't exist in real life and not everything is factually accurate. (DOTU takes place way in the future, so...)
More to come soon! :D
2022-02-09 18:45:59 +0000 UTC
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New page! I’m expecting to post a new Secret Gallery update related to the surface soon too, most likely tomorrow. It’s a big long post with lots of art (basically what I’ve been quietly working on this month), so keep an eye out!
I took a break from Cooking with Belmont this month to get a jump start on the next project, but in February my goal is to wrap up all the remaining CWB art and program the next few scenes. I’m giving myself a firm April deadline to get the full game f...
2022-01-31 16:33:21 +0000 UTC
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New page! This is how sex works, right?
I hope y’all had a good new year and stuff! As you can see, pages are back after one update off for the holidays. Not much other news right now, but I’ll probably have some for you later this month!
Also up on the main site:
https://www.demonoftheunderground.com/comic/p374/
2022-01-17 20:45:17 +0000 UTC
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Some art of a character from the surface! I fixed up one of November's sketches. :) We'll be seeing a little bit of Blaze in chapter 5 (which is getting increasingly closer)....... and maybe elsewhere too. (I promised you Secret Gallery folks some more details about this, and I haven't forgotten! I'm just still organizing my thoughts...)
I needed to skip last Monday's page update, but pages will return on 1/17.
Big thanks to everyone who replied with feedback to ...
2022-01-08 16:16:00 +0000 UTC
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The Cooking with Belmont demo is here for ALL PATRONS! It includes the first ~20 minutes - about a quarter of the game - with a tiny taste of each of the three cooking scenarios.
"It’s Pogo’s birthday, and Merritt’s promised to deliver a mind-blowing dinner party. All he has to do is keep disaster boyfriend Belmont out of the kitchen. But what if cooking wit...
2021-12-27 17:18:16 +0000 UTC
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Someone just got the rudest awakening of her life. Poor Annie. XD Also, be glad for those speech balloons in the first panel, because they're covering up the winner for Most Disgusting Wall in the Underground.
The Cooking with Belmont demo releases for patrons NEXT MONDAY!!!!!!
Why next Monday? Because it's December 27, Pogo's birthday, which just happens to be the day the game takes place! Be sure to keep an eye out for it!
2021-12-20 18:47:44 +0000 UTC
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I’m so excited! I finally have my big promo/main menu art for Cooking with Belmont!
Keep an eye out, I’ll share a shot of the main menu soon too!
Cooking with Belmont is a visual novel about two happy, dorky boyfriends throwing their friend a birthday dinner party. Will Merritt and Belmont make an amazing meal? Or commit a culinary crime? 🔥🚒🔥
This game takes place in a theoretical future after the comic. BUT it's designed for people who know no...
2021-12-16 18:21:00 +0000 UTC
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New page, woohoo!
I’m too tired to ramble. But here, have a Cooking with Belmont screenshot. The Secret Gallery got another big update last week!
I redesigned the GUI! The original was pretty basic, and I knew I’d have to tweak it after I was done designing the logo, which I did over the weekend. I’m trying to get the main menu art done this week. Cross your fingers for me! :D
2021-12-06 22:15:49 +0000 UTC
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Here are sketches 13-18! If you're considering joining a sketch-eligible tier, please read my comment on the sketches 1-6 page first!
If you're requesting a sketch, let me know your choice by Thursday December 2!
The sketches are as follows:
13. The Surface (before DOTU) - Blaze the Spirit Medium
14. The Surface - Otto, Blaze's cat
15. The Surface - Judd, a priest
16. The Surface - Alastor, a spirit
17. The Surface - Simone, lead exorcist
18. Th...
2021-11-30 14:34:27 +0000 UTC
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Sketches 7-12! If you're considering joining a sketch-eligible tier, please read my comment on the sketches 1-6 page first!
If you're requesting a sketch, let me know your choice by Thursday December 2!
The sketches are as follows:
7. Cooking with Belmont - Archer Profile
8. Cooking with Belmont - Jordana Profile
9. Cooking with Belmont - Pogo Profile
10. Cooking with Belmont - Samsid Profile
11. The Surface - Pogo
12. The Surface - A demon
2021-11-30 14:34:12 +0000 UTC
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Quarterly sketches are back this month! As you may recall, I put monthly/mailed rewards on hold while I worked on the art for Cooking with Belmont. *Most* of the game art is now done, so sketches are resuming!
***Monthly letters are still on hold!*** But if you're in a sketch tier, you'll still get your sketch in the mail on time.
Since it's been a while, here's the drill: If you're in a sketch-eligible tier, you can request a sketch of your choice in ...
2021-11-30 14:33:41 +0000 UTC
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It's scene compilation time! We're also getting pretty close to the end of the chapter. I don't remember the exact number off the top of my head, but I think we only have about 10-15 pages to go! I'm looking forward to chapter 5. Chapter 4 was a little more low-action/back story/political/relationship driven. Chapter 5, we get back into action and some demon-y stuff. :D
Reminder, I've been posting a lot of detail shots with the $5 page releases, so go back ...
2021-11-22 18:33:27 +0000 UTC
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