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Is He/her on any other website like webtoons? I just don't wanna miss any of it, it's good.

Good news: It is on Webtoons Bad news: There ain't a lot of it. I've got two other much more established webcomic series taking up most of my time. I'm intending to revisit He/Her on ocassion when I can.

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I have a reblog account now

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Me and my two pornbot followers are having a great time over here

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A new entry for He/Her is in the works but here's a bit of artwork to tide you over in the meantime.

Did you know I have a Patreon page? It's full of concept art, secret bonus comics and a few art tips as well. Stuff like this:

And more recently, a Ranma 1/2-inspired He/Her pic:

I'm just gonna drop the link here, and whatever happens, happens.

patreon.com/dukestewart

Thanks for all your kind comments and tags. Rest assured, I read every single one of them.

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Devil May Care (Chapter 3 - Part 2)

Also available to read on WEBTOON

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Devil May Care (Chapter 3 - Part 1)

Also available to read on WEBTOON

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Your He/Her comic is super interesting! I caught myself up by doing some reading about it, and I noticed Sam mentioned being able to physically change genders for his/her/their entire life, and I must ask, when was the first time it happened?

Since before they were even born. Needless to say the ultrasounds were less than conclusive.

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Does the He/Her genderfluid protagonist have a name?

Sam, short for Sammy

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Only thing they’re flirting with is disaster.

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I actually have a question, I'm wanting to start a webcomic at some point in the future myself, do you have any recommendations or advice for me?

Okay, I have a million things to say on the subject but to save you a lot of scrolling I’ll cut it down to the main things I wish I knew when starting my webcomic.

Don’t overprepare

It’s easy to fall into the trap of perfecting your art style or developing your character arcs before you actually, like, make the thing. The truth is you get diminishing returns on the pre-production phase, and too much planning will just waste your time. I once wrote an entire script and sketched out 200 pages for a graphic novel version of my webcomic Roundhouse, 90% of which is now redundant or contradictory. Probably took me hundreds of hours. Whoops. Make a basic plot line and some concept pictures by all means, you gotta start with something, but you’ll be much more motivated to make the comic when you’re already making it.

Collect references

This might sound kind of contradictory to my previous advice but bear with me. It’s important to prioritise creation over planning but gathering a compendium of your favourite artworks and writing techniques will save you time in the long run. If I’m ever stuck on how to draw a certain expression for example I know I have a folder full of expertly drawn faces to remind me how nostrils work. Personally I keep separate reference folders for colour, anatomy and character designs. Fantastic cure for artist’s block, swear by it.

Get someone to proofread

You have no idea how important it is to get a second opinion. No one in the history of media has ever been better off without a different pair of eyes to catch a mistake. They’ll see the obvious things you missed, a typo, a pacing issue, a joke that makes no sense… if you’re embarrassed to show it to anyone in your life then get an internet friend to have a look. Hell, I’ll have a look. Send me a message, I’m easy.

Even the most talented creators struggle to be seen

A good comic will always have a better chance of success than a crap one but that’s only a part of the equation. We’re forgetting our two troublesome neighbours, Monsieur Marketing and Lady Luck. It stinks, but we operate in an algorithm-based economy, and getting things out there takes a lot of hard research. I hate the marketing side of things, personally. I’d much rather make a page every week and not care whether it’s seen or not but such is the nature of capitalism that I have to try and monetise my work any way I can. Knowing someone in the business can’t hurt either.

Look, I’ll never be able to condense everything I know about webcomics in a single post so consider this my declaration to give advice to anyone who asks for it. Got a specific question about comics? Message me.

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HOLY COW DEVIL MAY CARE AND HE/HER ARE SO GOOD I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

May I draw fanart some of the characters if I credit you?

Shit yeah, I’d love that!

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He/Her #2

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Recommending your stuff to some friends and realized I didn't know what pronouns to use! So - do you have pronouns?

He/him will do for me I reckon

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I take it back, I want to draw more of this.

An idea I would be exploring further if I wasn’t doing two other comics already.

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Sooo, genderfuckery webcomics? Anywhere we can read them? 👀

That was my first stab at genderfuckery I'm afraid, but I kind of enjoyed making that last comic so I may revisit it on Webtoon alongside my other series.

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An idea I would be exploring further if I wasn’t doing two other comics already.

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Burnout Pt. 3