Song of the Week

Buffalo Nichols, “The Fatalist Blues”

Hello again!

So, I attended an ICE observer training call with the ACLU the other day. I typed up my notes and put them in the newsletter, and I’ll put them up here later this week when I have time, in case that’s something that might be useful to you. They’re having another call on February 5 as well.

In other news, I’ve got new pages of Last Watch Before Dawn for you, and they’ll be up on Tuesday and Friday. I’m enjoying this break from markets and things, especially now that it’s winter, but I’ll be getting back on the road soon! I’ll let you know.

Some petitions for today:

Via Watchdog.net: Restore UNRWA funding

Via National Campaign for Justice: Prohibit ICE raids on public schools

Via the Center for Human Needs: Not another dollar for ICE’s lawless attacks on our communities

Thanks for being here. Take care and stop by again soon!

Slight change of plans

ICE OUT! Justice for Alex Pretti! Justice for Renee Good! NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN! JAN 30, 2026 2pm March in Downtown Minneapolis NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.
¡Todxs con Minnesota! ¡ICE Fuera! ¡Justicia para Alex Pretti! ¡Justicia para Renee Good! ¡PARO NACIONAL! 30 de Enero, 2026 2pm Movilización en Downtown Minneapolis No trabajo. No escuela. No consumo.

In solidarity with the nationwide strike, there will be no new comic page today. I encourage you to also participate to the greatest extent you are able!

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 24

I had about a month’s reprieve between sleep regressions, and I am regretting not appreciating that time while I had it. Baby is happy and healthy, though, and crawling like a pro! She’s going to be walking so soon, and I’m not ready for it.

Unfortunately, “happy and healthy” does not describe the situation in the page below, so viewer discretion is advised.

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Song of the Week

Mediaeval Baebes, “Adam Lay Ibounden” (traditional)

Good morning!

I wanted to warn you that the newsletter will be going out on Saturday, so if that’s something you’re interested in (it does include pictures of my cats), put your email in the box at this link. Be sure to then check your inbox for a confirmation.

New pages of Last Watch Before Dawn will be up Tuesday and Friday! This chapter is going to be pretty dark, but I promise the following one will be much more hopeful. Things have to get worse before they can get better.

I hope that in the real world, we’re also in the part where things have to get worse before they get better. Unlike fiction, we don’t wait for the writer to get to it; we have to make it better ourselves.

So, here’s some petitions, as a small effort you and I can make:

Via the National Campaign for Justice: Keep ICE out of public schools and publicly commit to vote against funding DHS

Via CodePink: Tell the British Embassy to take action on the hunger strikers

Via Win Without War: Stop a new nuclear arms race

Take care of yourselves, and stop by again soon.

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 23

Past Me, being very dumb and kind of a jerk, decided that a top-down view would be the best way to establish the scene and the two characters in relation to one another. The version of me who had to draw this was very upset. I am comfortably two pages ahead of you right now, down from three, and I think this particular panel was why.

Anyway, we’re moving along in this chapter, which is the third of five. This one is earning us the “dark” in “dark fantasy,” so be aware of just a miserable situation including obvious addiction in the page below.

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 22

I’ve been having fewer crashes! Did I get a Windows update that actually made things better?

Here begins the third chapter (of five) of the first volume. Fair warning: last chapter was dark, this one is significantly worse. It’ll start looking up a bit after this.

You will find this page below the cut:

Continue reading “Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 22” →

Song of the Week

Wickerbird, “Riverborn”

Good morning. I hope you’re safe and warm today, and that the arc of the universe will bend toward justice, as the saying goes.

We’re starting a new chapter of Last Watch Before Dawn this week! New pages will go up Tuesday and Friday.

Petitions for this week:

Via Daily Kos: Pass the Dream Act

Via UNICEF USA: Support funding for UNICEF

Via The Swarm: Stop funding ICE

Via Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid: Report on what is really happening in Gaza and the West Bank

That’s all I’ve got for you today. Thanks for being here.

New Patreon Post/ Last Watch Before Dawn Bonus Art

A digital sketch of a young man regarding the viewer with a suspicious expression from behind some branches.

As per usual, here’s a preview, and you can find the whole thing here. Bonus art is for paid subscribers ($3/month), or you can purchase each one individually for $3 each, if that’s something that interests you. If not, each of these drawings will be included in the eventual print version of the comic, and regular comic pages will resume next Tuesday.

Thanks for being here!

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 21

Here ends the second chapter of the first volume! Bonus art on Friday, and then the next chapter starts next week.

Things continue to be on fire, so be aware.

You can find this page below:

Continue reading “Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 21” →

Song of the Week

Blanco White, “Samara”

Good morning!

I’ll use this song to remind you of a little Star Wars story I wrote about a character named Samara.

I’ll have another page of Last Watch Before Dawn for you tomorrow. This will conclude the second chapter, so on Friday, I’ll have some bonus art on Patreon. The next chapter will commence the following Tuesday.

Some petitions:

Via Just Foreign Policy: No war with Iran

Via AFT Activist: Keep ICE out of schools

Via the Friends Committee on National Legislation: No war on Venezuela

The eight-month sleep regression has hit the household (and me in particular), so my brain is currently made of pudding, but I love you and appreciate you. Take care of yourselves, and stop by again soon.