I've talked a bit about how when the series reaches episode 1000 I want to circle back and redo all of Bread Knights rise to greatness as a 24 page book, but importantly, should it just be the art and chronology that improves, or should there be more panels per page as well?
2025-09-04 04:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes]
589 responses to the Annual Survey so far - keep 'em coming
Please welcome our newest God Tier supporter, Red! Thank you Red!
Swordtember begins tomorrow. The first prompt is WONDER.
Today's ep was my first high performing comic on 2025-08-30 22:42:26 +0000 UTC
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Imgur fired all of their staff a month ago, after being purchased, and the front page is currently all people trolling the new owners. I don't need to doompost about how bad the social internet fracturing even more is for creators like me (whoops I just did), but since I'm trying to guide people over here I just thought I would say hi and set some expectations about what Swords is aiming for o...
2025-08-26 04:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes]
The Swords Annual Survey is still open if you would like to drop in some feedback.
When I reach 500 responses in the next day or two, I will make a "Comments to comment on" style Patreon post, addressing some of the things raised.
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I'll be doing Swordtember! Here is my per...
2025-08-24 01:12:08 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes, plus a handful of old drafts]
(There were early drafts where Dualwidow was going to be a swashbuckling crab, but I couldn't get the vibes quite right.)
The Annual Survey is here, a little earlier than I planned, but it will help with some decision making for the rest of this year and beyond:
2025-08-16 23:11:42 +0000 UTC
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Hi gang,
I've been invited to a coaching thing. I don't know all the details yet, but part of it will involve tightening all the loose screws on the my glorious digital empire, which for sure includes making my Patreon better by using all the features available to me.
I've always had a comics first, Patreon second approach to content, because I want everyone to ben...
2025-08-12 00:52:05 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes]
At my current pace I will be starting Swordtember at around episode 945, which will take us all the way to episode 975! And then at 1000, the Witch's Curse will be broken!
Who is keen to do Swordtember with me this year? You don't have to make whole comics; or even get cursed by a Witch.
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Choplet's Dungeon commissions are still coming in, so ...
2025-08-10 00:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes]
"Gazebo Head" is a character I designed a really long time ago (2009? Earlier?) and I thought about how with AI slowly filling up the internet, the best thing to do is explore what makes Swords authentically weird all on its own. It sort of backfired because everyone thought I was ripping off a Gazebo Mimic that is a DnD meme, so I guess I'll try harder next time....
2025-08-03 01:13:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I opened up Choplet creation to the community over on BlueSky and they have been making $5 Ko-Fi Donations to get a Choplet added to the game. So this is the first build that features a few of them.
2025-08-02 10:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I found a bug that made Chadpole immortal!! Sorry.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wD2iDVIgjK6drzVV0fGNPbJzSjpeXp_O/view?usp=sharing
Changes since yesterday:
Made Chadpole mortal, but gave him a bigger battle sprite
Added two secre...
2025-07-30 08:10:18 +0000 UTC View Post
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_UMYiMZZT4e2F8ezoQ0oC3_NHgXqwgJ/view?usp=sharing
Some notes
There's no storyline yet, it's just combat with all four characters already unlocked
This is a .rar file for Windows - I haven't started putting ...
2025-07-29 22:10:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Choplet's Dungeon in RPG Maker is kind of playable now, but I'll need to spend a bit of time balancing combat to make it fun before I release a playable build.
2025-07-29 06:25:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while since I crunched the numbers, so I thought you might enjoy a Swords-eye View of the series and the journey it's been on.
I think it's easy to lose sight of some things when you're standing in the middle of them. I maybe didn't fully appreciate the magnitude of how the Patreon has almost doubled slowly over the last 18 months! Thank you!!
People get worried someti...
2025-07-28 01:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes]
I've been offered a big opportunity with Swords. I'll be thinking about it carefully for a while.
People are complaining that I complain too much, so you are now in agreement with me that that ends here and you are only allowed to complain about me complaining if I complain past this point. This is the point of no return. You deserve a safe space to have f...
2025-07-27 00:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post
No new comics this week - my Surface Pro 8 keyboard has stopped reliably connecting to the device and it's the only way to charge the pen. I'm typing this on the touch screen and it's painful.
If you're a cool dude you can throw $3 towards a new one, but don't feel obligated (especially if you're a patron already). Of ...
2025-07-19 22:07:53 +0000 UTC View Post
[2 new Swords episodes]
I've included an episode draft that I got told is too similar to a Spongebob gag.
The episode "Happy Endings" was just a sort of little continuity reward for long-term, detail orientated readers. Most people were confused, annoyed, thought it was Loss or thought it was a sex joke. It's just an episode from Swords seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 getting a bonus panel ...
2025-07-13 00:52:37 +0000 UTC View Post
[3 new Swords episodes]
More work on Cut the Deck - we've passed 81% shipped and are chasing up all the loose ends. Shipping will be closed from July 19-August 10 while the USA team take a break; but we'd like to wrap up as much as possible before then. You can cont...
2025-07-06 00:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm drowning in stuff and my next convention appearance isn't until October, so I'm offering some deals to people in Wellington, New Zealand first (available to pickup at Caffeinated Dragon, or in person):
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Swords: Cut the Deck Hero Edition bundle (game + dice) - $99
Swords: Cut the Deck God Edition (last one in the country) - $220
or God Edition ...
[2 new Swords episodes]
There was a continuity error with Choplet but I've fixed it. Sorry to cause Eternal Chaos.
With Wellycon behind me, I planned to hit the ground running on Monday and take care of a lot of things, but I was blind-sided by some big, ikky webcomic community drama. I'm pretty offended by what I've discovered, but to give you more specific details could p...
2025-06-29 02:07:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A lot of people signed up recently on Gift Memberships, which should be expiring soon. I just wanted to remind you that to get the most out of your membership, to check out the Collections page and enjoy some archived work while you can.
While you're all here, some small life updates...
2025-06-26 23:29:28 +0000 UTC View PostI'm just feeling out where people's hearts are right now
Not to be dramatic, but if you complain I never work on [the one you like], I'll generally stop working on [the one you like] because every time I try to draw it, I'm just cycling through all the negative feedback I got and overthinking it. So focus on what you like and why you like it, because positive reinforcement works better f...
2025-06-26 09:17:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
Thanks to all the new people who signed up today! Here are 10 things that changed in my mind between the series starting and now:
Harpe and Edge were the original team-up
Originally, Edge the Merblade who was introduced as a child in episode VII, and Harpe the Barbarian Princess who was introduced as a child in episode VIII, were going to be the ones who ...
Please find attached a ZIP file containing printable paper minis for Choplet and his friends (and Zungir!) created by the very talented Paper Golems, who I have been supporting for a while now (and you should too!) These will be available over there as well.
Brave the depths once more by combining these minis and...
2025-06-24 02:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
[3 new Swords episodes]
I've spent the last three days at WELLYCON, teaching people how to play Cut the Deck! Everyone truly loved it; I saw some genuinely epic combos get pulled off; and I met lots of cool people too. I'll definitely be going again, even though a display wall fell on me when someone on the other side leaned too hard on it! lol!!
Thanks to all the patreo...
2025-06-22 06:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post
[6 new Swords episodes]
The Tipping episode was originally going to be something like "Capitalism vs. Communism" but it didn't make sense in the Swords setting without really scrutinizing what system each Kingdom is running on. Orcs have clearly decided on techno-bro capitalism, but Hiltshire has it's third King! In any case, the tipping one made a lot of people angry but it's the most ...
2025-06-15 01:27:34 +0000 UTC View Post
[3 Swords episodes and 2 Stars episodes]
SPOILERS : CHOPLET LIVES!
Once again reminding you that I will be at Wellycon in two weeks! Cut the Deck has made a huge step forward on shipping - thank you ...
2025-06-08 01:03:27 +0000 UTC View Post
A recap of the current Choplet adventure
2025-06-06 03:39:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Choplet and his first sword! A mobile wallpaper too. Bye, sword!
2025-06-06 02:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post
TheImmortalThinkTank and I have collaborated on some character sheets for Choplet and his friends -- you can support either one of us and get access to more characters per tier!
2025-06-06 02:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostComics:
Read SwordsComic.com
(Season 1 is now in chronological order)
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