#dungeon critters

[natalieriess]

(painted bg by me, characters by @smgoetter )

Dungeon Critters illo as a last minute print for STAPLE! Hopefully they get here in time 😅

I really wanted to try ink/digital characters on top of a traditional painting and I think this looks cool! Much more to explore here I think…

[smgoetter]

I know you and Natalie probably get the question that if there will be a sequel to dungeon critters, and I also know that in the current situation (or at least I think) you two aren’t planning on writing one. But, that left me wondering; did you guys ever think about writing a sequel, or even the plot of a sequel? Did you write the Dungeon Critters thinking it would be a series? Or- maybe what I’m trying to say is: Do YOU think there will be a sequel to Dungeon Critters in the future?

(Natalie helped with writing this, but we both talked about it a lot)

Thanks for writing in! Dungeon Critters is really, really special to us, and we’re both really happy that it continues to find its audience. In a perfect world, we’d be diligently working away on volume 4, and designing the Baron’s minivan that he would use in the climactic fight (I’m serious).

I don’t know how much inside baseball I’m allowed to give about the inner workings of publishing, but basically: we signed a contract to do the one Dungeon Critters book, with the hope that it would sell well and we would get to continue making more Dungeon Critters books. Once we wrapped up the first book we immediately wrote and pitched a sequel that we were really excited about, with lots of ideas for more. However, while our publisher did support Dungeon Critters, they weren’t interested in any sequels. But they did still want to work with us, at least!

Which is where The Bawk-Ness Monster comes in! While we were understandably crushed we couldn’t work on Dungeon Critters, a lot of heart and hard work went into pivoting to a new series. And I’m proud of the work we’ve done on it.

Working full-time, we don’t have the time or resources to draw and self-publish a graphic novel by ourselves, and even if we did, having a publisher gives it better reach, especially ones for kids and young adults. We think there’s hope that eventually :01 might be interested in a sequel for Dungeon Critters, which is why we haven’t posted the old summary and concept art online yet. We’re currently reworking it a bit as well, along with some other ideas…we just have to wait and hope for the best.

All that being said, selfishly, hearing from people who read and liked Dungeon Critters helps us keep that hope. It’s niche and weird and doesn’t explain itself and the most purely self-indulgent and fun thing we could have made. Even if we never get to make another one, knowing someone found it and it spoke to them is really precious to us. Thank you again for asking.

Please know that no one are bigger fans of Dungeon Critters than we are, and we are keeping these characters close to our hearts. 

(Also, (in response to the other message) thank you for the game recommendation! We enjoyed Hades very much when it came out a few years ago hehe. Our current gaming update is that Sara is a normal amount of hours into Balatro and Natalie is looking forward to the new Stardew update.)

[nyaatalie]

More pixel art…I’m still figuring out how to export these for posting but they are SO fun to make!!!

[traff1csstuff]

Dungeon Critters fandom I summon thee [there's MAYBE two other people and that's wishful thinking]

[teenagechildtyphoon]

They look completely different

[jupitergal42]

Hehe I recently reread Dungeon Critters and it's so good! Very underrated. Rose is my favorite <3

I love lesbians

[plish-plash]

Oh yeahhh

@viciousvampirevillain @lxvenderjewel

can i make a tag game is that allowed??

i am currently obsessed with

listening to this

watching this

playing this

reading this

add four pictures and tag your mutuals :)

i’ll start

yes i am obsessed with reading my tumblr feed what about it.

@nicknelsonblog @a-nerdy-bi @butterfliesareamyth @shy-sapphic-ace @ticcywhaleshark @sillylittlecheeto @zaddyazula @shortgaything plus anyone else

okay go.

[r-aindr0p]

Oufgdhdsh done with a few stuff for a con this june, Dungeon meshi lil guys and gals hehee

I still have a few other merch designs to speedrun though :")

[jinaxxo]

the dunmeshi party if i were to be the lord of the dungeon.. just a glimpse into my dark reality..

[ouroborosreilig]

park selfie :D

more moe chilchuck under the cut cus i couldn't decide LOL

[ziforyu]

the brave gobbo-- the brave shortstack

[saltwort]

made a li’l calico critter izutsumi. I bought a few used calico critters a couple of years ago & when the dungeon meshi anime premiered, well, I finally decided to modify one. her clothes are made from a scrap of leather a friend found, wire, a pleather band that was used to hold something I bought, felt, bookbinding fabric, and cord.

🩸 twitter 🪦 instagram 🌿 bluesky

[smgoetter]

i try not to post abut work on tumblr, but I saw your ask about dungeon critters sequels, and can say as a children's librarian, I hope your publisher knows that there are absolutely kids interested in more Dungeon Critters. We recently had to replace a copy because it was falling apart from use

Thank you for this ask, we love hearing from librarians! Since we've been able to do signings again, some readers have brought us similarly well-loved copies...it's a huge honor tbh

[natalieriess]

It occurred to me that new followers interested in our animal fantasy work might not know about DUNGEON CRITTERS, one of me and Sara’s other graphic novels! It’s about a group of animal adventurers trying to solve a botanical conspiracy. It’s 200+ pages long!

You can read the first act of it here (online, for free!) as a webcomic, and then buy the whole book to find out how it ends : 3

Contemporary apple date Rose and June + details…I miss them! I’m also enjoying messing around with a more painterly approach to digital illustration.

Using the lesbian tag mainly so I can see the cute rainbow effect lmeow ^w^

[cyansixfour]

♫ Let's Battle... Together!! ♫

An original composition for an Undertale boss battle against @fourleafisland 's Critter!

animation credit goes to @typenull

[cat-cosplay]

Here's to journey's with friends!