Where Have I Been???

Hi, friends!

I know that it’s been a very long time since I’ve posted. I thought I’d come on here and explain what’s been going on, since I owe you an explanation for my disappearance.

First of all, I’d like to apologize for being away for so long. I know that I left all of you hanging for a few months and that’s very unlike me. Next time, I’ll make sure to let you all know if I’m going to be away.

So, where to begin? As I’m sure you all know, 2020 has been a rollercoaster. It has affected us globally and no one has been through anything quite like this. I think quarantine affected me more than I thought it would. Honestly, my mental health hasn’t been too great. I lost all motivation to do things that brought me joy, including making this comic. All of the current events have been really upsetting to me and everything feels dark and hazy. Overall I’m doing okay, so please don’t worry about me! I’m safe and healthy for the most part.

If I had known I would be away for so long, I would’ve said something. Every week I would think to myself, “It’s time to start making comics again! It’s a new week so just do it!” and then it would end up not happening. That’s the biggest reason why I haven’t said anything. I would keep thinking everything would be back to normal for me, but about 3 months has passed.

I feel that being away for so long without a word is unfair for you guys. I don’t think I’ve been through anything quite like this, but no one can predict how they’ll feel or act under these strange circumstances.

I promise to return. I’m not sure what that’ll be, but it will be soon. When I start working on thumbnails and getting back into the groove of things, I will let you all know. I’ll update my social media and things will start. I just need to get out of this rut.

Thanks for sticking by. You have all been so sweet and kind during my time away. I have the best readers in the world!

I’ll see you soon!
- Michelle <3

No Update Today

Hello all!! Thanks so much for reading.

There will not be an update today. There has been a lot on my plate for the last week, so I haven’t had the time to work on the comic :( There should be an update up next week!

I hope you’re all doing well and taking care of yourselves. See you soon!

Introducing: Puramus Pantry

Hello, my wonderful friends!

I am happy to announce Puramus Pantry! It’s tea blends I made on Adagio’s website. There are currently 6 different blends representing different scenes from the comic.

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Here are the 6 blends you can get:

Friends and Flowers

Apricot Green Tea with Chamomile, Lavender, and Blueberry Accents

I Am King

Zesty Earl Grey with Cinnamon Spice, Citrus, and Ginger Accents

Puffpuff In Space

Hojicha Green Tea with Citrus, Earl Grey Notes, and Rose Petal Accents

Purple Planet

White Tea Blend with Sweet Berries and Lavender Accents

Slam Poetry

Spiced Apple Chai Tea with Summer Rose and Marigold Flower Accents

The Soda

Maple Creme Oolong with Vanilla, Fruit Medley, and Lemon Verbena Accents

If you put sampler tins of every blend in your cart, you will get this nifty little sampler box!

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Click here to see all 6 blends!

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Why tea?

If any of you guys know me in real life, you might know that I am obsessed with tea. I love trying different flavors, hot or cold, and drink it daily. We Are Here Forever doesn’t have any mention of tea, but I thought it would be fun for any tea lovers out there.

Why Adagio?

Adagio is a tea website with a “Fandom Blend” feature. This allows anyone to make their own blends for their favorite fandoms. I decided to make my own We Are Here Forever set from a website that I buy most of my tea from. I’m not sure if any other tea website does this, but it’s definitely a lot of fun!

What do you gain from all of this??

I am not affiliated with Adagio in any way. Anyone can make their own blends on Adagio. I don’t make any money from this, only points on their website.

Are these teas any good?

Yes! I bought samples of every blend and I even bought a full size tin of Friends and Flowers. I wanted to make sure that they were good, so I had some friends try them out. I ended up making a few adjustments but I’m happy with how they came out!

I have an allergy or food sensitivity. Are the ingredients there for me to see?

Yup! All of the ingredients are listed under each blend. If you have more questions, please contact Adagio about their teas.

I don’t like tea… Do you have anything else I can buy?

Unfortunately, not at the moment! Although… I have been working on a We Are Here Forever merch store! It will most likely go up a few weeks or a month from now. Please stay tuned!

Update Being Posted on Friday!

Hello, friends!

Unfortunately I won’t be updating today (Wednesday) and the comic will be up on Friday.

Thanks for reading and I’ll be back soon!

- Michelle

Where have I BEEN?

Hi, all! Thanks so much for sticking around! I should be back next Wednesday. See you all soon <3

I am MOVING!

Hello, my wonderful friends! I’m just letting you know that I am moving to a new place! This means I can’t update this week, as well as next week.

Thanks for your patience and I’ll be back soon!

WE ARE BACK!

Hello, my good friends! WE ARE BACK!

I am going to be updating once a week every Wednesday! I hope you’ll enjoy this chapter!

So, with the beginning of this chapter, I should mention that my schedule is going to be insane from now until the end of the year.

I am going to be:

• Moving in a month

• Tabling at another convention

• Going on vacation for a week

• Starting a new project that will take up a giant chunk of my time for the next year

Along with a full time job and trying to live a healthy balanced life, it will be very tricky. I plan on updating every week, but I may skip a week every now and then.

Anyway, thanks so much for your patience and I hope you enjoy this new chapter!

FlameCon 2019!!!

I’m going to be at FlameCon 2019! I’m really excited to have a table this year! I went to FlameCon last year for the first time to walk around and I loved the vibe. I feel very lucky to be a part of the convention and I’m sure it’s going to be a great time.

I will be at table A3 if you are interested in giving me a visit. My table mate is Sam Schechter. Her stuff is really awesome and you should check her out! Follow her on Twitter (@sam_schechter) and Instagram (@sea.yum). I tabled with her before at SPX and it was fun!

So, what will I be selling at FlameCon this year?

See below!

I will, of course, have copies of my new graphic novel, We Are Here Forever! I can sign a book if you purchase one! I will also have bookplates if you purchased a book beforehand and didn’t bring it to the convention.

WAHF poster (8.5x11)

Puffpuff Poster (11x8.5)

The bread sign from Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service! I illustrated it in my style, backed each piece with foam, and assembled them like the actual bread sign.

Good Burger Boy enamel pin! He’s a good, good boy.

Yummy Snack Time sticker sheet!

GEN 1 Pokemon Fan Zine! All first gen Pokemon are in this booklet. Below are the first 3 pages.

Here are the gen 1 Pokemon in a poster! (11 x 17)

Hello From the Magic Tavern poster! (8 x 10)

Flower Mini Print

Flower Mini Print

Little Ghost Mini Print

Big Ghost Mini Print

Moon Ghost Mini Print

Mushroom Buddy Mini Print

Stump Buddy Mini Print

In addition to these things, I will have stickers and postcards!

Again, I hope you guys are able to stop by! Thanks for reading!

We Are Here Forever the graphic novel is HERE!

It’s here, everyone! Excitement! We Are Here Forever the graphic novel has finally hit stores! It is available wherever you buy books! If you don’t have any book stores in your area, you can order it from a bunch of different places! If you’re interested, all the information is on my Graphic Novel page!

I’m so, so excited for you guys to read this book. It’s all never-before-seen content that will not go into the webcomic. I also have some reveals about the puramus that I think you will all enjoy!

Here is a friendly reminder that I’m going to be at Brave New Worlds for a book signing tomorrow (July 31)! To see the event on Facebook, click here. You can also find more information on the Brave New Worlds website.

I love you all and I hope you are able to get your hands on the book! Thanks again for all of your support!

Build End + My Book is Almost Here!

Hello, my amazing readers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I had fun making it!

So, I’m going to take a 1 month hiatus. This is because my book comes out next week and I need to prepare for FlameCon! I have a table! I will post more about that soon.

Yesterday I went to Bryant Park and spoke about my book. It was an awesome experience! I met a lot of awesome people and had an amazing time!

My book is going to be out next week (July 30th) on my birthday! What are the odds?? Preorder now to get it that day!

Also I’m here to remind you all that my book signing is on the 31st! I’m going to be at Brave New Worlds in Philadelphia. More info about that is here.

Thanks so much for reading and I will see you all soon! Check back for more updates about the webcomic and the book!

Quirk Pop-Up Shop!! (San Diego Comic-Con!!)

Hello, my wonderful friends!

Quirk Books is setting up another Pop-Up Shop for San Diego Comic-Con!

What does this mean? Well, to everyone that isn’t able to go to Comic-Con, they set up an online store so everyone can get awesome con exclusive stuff! This means you can order my book a few weeks earlier than the release date!!

The shop will open from July 18th - 21st and the link will only work during those dates, so mark your calendars and get your goodies while you can!

Here is your Pop-Up Shop link!!

I'm Speaking at the Graphic Novel Book Club! (NYC)

Good news, everyone! I’m going to be in Bryant Park, NYC, speaking about We Are Here Forever! The event will be hosted by Tres Dean, Quirk author of For Your Consideration: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson!

Here is all the information you need to know:

Graphic Novel Bookclub: We Are Here Forever

Tuesday, July 23, 2019
12:30pm - 1:45pm

Bryant Park Reading Room
Bryant Park, NYC

I hope to see some of you guys there!

Book Release and Signing! (Excitement!)

Guys! I can’t believe it’s already July! My book is coming out in just a few weeks!

If you didn’t already know, my book is available for preorder! For more info, please click here.

So, what else is going on? I’m going to be doing a signing! I would love to see you guys there if you live anywhere near Philly! Here is the info:

We Are Here Forever Book Signing

Wednesday, July 31, 2019
6pm-8pm

Brave New Worlds
55 N. 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA

Here is a link to the Facebook event if you’re interested! Come meet me and hang out!

Thanks so much for your support. Check my blog for more cool news and upcoming events!

ALA Annual Conference!

Hello, my wonderful friends! It’s announcement time!

This Sunday (June 23rd) I am going to be at the ALA Annual Conference! I’m going to be doing a panel, as well as a book signing! If any of you guys end up coming, please say hi!

Here is the info about the book signing:

We Are Here Forever Book Signing!
PRH Library
Booth #1805
1:30pm - 2:00pm

Panel!
The Many Paths to Comics
Graphic Novel Stage
3:30pm - 4:00pm
(20 min signing to follow)

Thanks and I’ll see you there!

Puramus Reaction GIFs!!!

Hello, friends!

So, earlier this year I made these fun little reaction gifs for you guys to use! There are 9 in total and I had so much fun making them! To be completely honest, I’m not an animator, but I really enjoyed the process.

There are 9 in total. You are free to use them wherever. Spread my purple creatures around the internet!

Quirk Pop-Up Shop!!

Hello, friends and book lovers!

So, BookCon is this weekend, which is very exciting!! There will be awesome Quirk Books con exclusives, such as my book!

If you are able to go, awesome! Although I’m sure there are a bunch of you that are unable to go. Luckily, Quirk is setting up a Pop-Up Shop just for you! It will only be open this weekend (June 1st & 2nd) so once the link begins working, make sure to check it out! Here’s the link:

QUIRK’S BOOKCON POP-UP SHOP

If you can, please pick up a copy of We Are Here Forever! It would mean the world to me!

Thanks and I hope you guys have a great weekend!

No Comic this Week!!

Hello, my friends!

So, because I have a tight schedule this week, there will not be a new comic on Wednesday. I’m sorry for taking off yet another week! I promise to return next Wednesday.

To those of you off for Memorial Day, I hope you have a relaxing day with your favorite people!

I love you guys and I’ll see you soon!

FOC for We Are Here Forever is May 18th!

Hello, my wonderful readers!

I just wanted to let you all know that the Final Order Cut-Off for the We Are Here Forever Graphic Novel is May 18! If you go to your local comic book shop and pre-order my book there before the cut off date, that would really really help me out!

https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY191876

Thank you all for your support!

We Are Here Forever is now on LINE WEBTOON!

Hello, all!

How have you all been?? I’m doing great! I hope you’re enjoying the chapter so far!

So, I wanted to announce that I am putting We Are Here Forever on WEBTOON! I noticed that there is an awesome community of creators and readers on that platform. Hopefully they will enjoy the comic!

I’m going to upload each page around one day at a time. I might skip some days, but I’ll continue until we are all caught up. Then I’ll start uploading at the same time as all my other platforms.

If you’re trying to find my comic on mobile, search “We Are Here Forever” and it should come up! The same goes for PC/MAC, but here is a link if it helps you guys out:

We Are Here Forever on LINE WEBTOON!

I hope you guys have a great weekend!

GoodReads Giveaway!

Hello, my wonderful readers!

Quirk Books is hosting a GoodReads giveaway! They are giving away 60 ARCs of the book for free!

Click HERE to enter!

You can enter until May 1st. Make a GoodReads account (if you don’t already have one) and enter to win! US only.

Good luck, everyone!