Good morning! I've got a few different things to note today about changes to the website and future plans so let's get to it.
You might have noticed a few minor changes to the website! I decided to go in and clean up this site as well as my personal site a little bit, make things nicer and a bit more organized. Eventually I'll go in and replace the glitter text on all the pages to some hand-drawn graphics, but we'll get there when we get there; I've basically put most of my art on halt while working on an art zine so that'll come in a few weeks. A few other notable changes are the return of the art gallery (which I've completely overhauled and it'll only have newer art in it), the "about the author" page now links to my personal site, and I've removed the mini comics page. I decided that I didn't actually like making the minis that much. It's a cute idea, but I'd much rather focus on the main story instead of slice-of-life side stories. They serve nothing to the main plot, the stories weren't that interesting or funny or fun to come up with, and I just never really liked the outcome of them. Don't worry though- The page with all the minis still exists, the front page just doesn't link to them anymore. I'll be putting them somewhere for an archive soon, there just won't be more in the future!
Another thing is I've been thinking of ways to make money off of Roadkill. This is a free webcomic made out of passion so obviously money isn't and never was the main goal! But I want to be able to somewhat support myself off of the art I make, even if I'm making barely anything at all. One option is obviously merch, and I recently got a printer and plan to get a new laptop today so something like stickers or pinback buttons could very well be an option! Another idea I've had is user-submitted ads. Yeah, boooooo, we all hate ads, so I've been very carefully thinking that one over before I actually implement them. I ran a poll in the Discord server and most people voted that they would be okay with ads, but only a few people voted so I haven't set anything in stone yet. Worry not because the ads would NOT be targeted ads from big companies. Ain't no way I'm letting myself become a shill for McGenocide. The ads would be paid for and submitted by people who visit the website and would only appear at the bottom of each page, not disturbing the main content. This is similar to how sites like Derpibooru and FurAffinity run user-submitted ads for things like commissions, indie games, small businesses, social media platforms, etc and I think it'd be a neat way to make some extra money while still providing a benefit to you guys by promoting your stuff! But again, nothing is set in stone and the same can be said for merch. (Honestly, selling stuff online is something I'm still figuring out right now, lol.) If I decide on either of these I'll make another blog about it.
That's all the updates for now! I'll be back later today with the new page!
Hello everyone, I've decided to take the physical copies of Roadkill off sale due to a lack of interest. Nobody has bought one - And frankly, if I were to ever sell them again, I'd want to take a different approach! The print was very low quality (not the company's fault), I'm not a major fan of print-on-demand services, and I would love to be able to sell copies directly in limited amounts, sort of like a zine, which I've been interested in making zines for a while anyways! There'd be a lot of things that go into me making physical copies the best quality they can be. The plan is that when I eventually sell physical copies again (if interest is high enough) I would like to sell them as a bundle with some stickers, but we'll get there when we get there!
Hello hello! Just a quick blog this time, but I recently put out an ad on FurAffinity for Roadkill! While the ad is limited to only show for users with the mature content filter turned on, likely due to the more mature themes of this comic, I'm still excited to see where this goes. If you use FurAffinity and stumble across the ad, let me know! And if you're here FROM FurAffinity, welcome aboard! Feel free to join the Discord server or pick up a physical copy if you'd like. That's all for now! The next page will be posted later today!
Good morning! Guess what? Physical copies of Roadkill's prologue are officially available for purchase on my book store! If you're at all interested in buying yourself a copy, check it out - Once again, physical copies are $13.00 USD. I'm super excited to have these printing after over a year of wanting to do something like this! Enjoy!
Hello! I know it's a little late right now, but I have some big announcements that I'm suoer excited to share with you all, so strap in!
1. I'm going to be going back to a weekly update schedule, every Saturday, instead of bi-weekly. My IRL work schedule proved to be reasonable with a weekly update schedule. While i'll probably never be able to go back to the twice weekly schedule, but a weekly schedule will still mean I can get pages out much quicker. Admittedly, the bi-weekly schedule made me start becoming detached from the comic, despite how absolutely passionate I am about making it. Paired with the few skipped updates due to IRL stuff and the global strike, pages have barely come out lately, and I want to change that for the sake of both me and the audience!
2. A new mini comic will be out soon! I don't have an exact date or even an estimate for when it'll be out, but it will definitely be some time in the very near future. It's one I've been working on for a while that I had to set aside when I moved and haven't picked back up until now. It's a bit longer than the others so it might take a while to complete but I think you guys will like it!
3. And finally... the biggest announcement... PHYSICAL COPIES WILL BE UP FOR SALE SOON! If you're in the Discord server you may already have been aware that I've had physical copies in the works. And if you're not- surprise!!! A physical book of the prologue will be available for purchase very, very soon! Another blog post will be made the moment it's available. The book will be $13 USD and features brand new cover art and a bonus illustration on the first page. It will be available as the first ever product posted on my book store maniczombiebooks.neocities.org/! Stay tuned and get hyped!
That's all for now. Take care!
Hi. First things first, to get it out of the way, yes, there's an issue with page 1 where it won't display the image. I think the link broke while I was trying to remove the cover art. But hey, why did I want to remove the cover art in the first place? And why has every instance of my real name online been replaced with the alias Viscera Zombie? To keep it short because it's personal, I'm removing every instance of my real name and face on the internet that I can find for my own privacy and safety. The only thing that will change from here on out is what I want to be called online. Please, especially on other websites, if you know my real name, don't use it. Call me Viscera instead. I'll be reworking the gallery soon to remove my real name from the artwork. I'm also doing this on my Instagram, possibly on my Newgrounds too. For now, the link to the gallery page will be taken off of the home page. Please also don't ask me for more details. Thank you.
Hello, if you've been following this comic for a while, you may notice that I don't usually announce when an update is skipped outside of my discord server, and the reason for that is that I don't usually plan for this, it usually happens due to my chronic pain or mental health problems, both causing me to need a break. This time is different though as I've been planning this for days. Starting tomorrow (Feb. 18th) until the 25th, there will be a global strike for Palestine. In solidarity with the Palestinian people facing Isreali genocide I will not be posting the next page next week. Updates will continue as normal the following Saturday. I'm also going silent on all my social media, outside of information on the situation Palestine.
If you're able to, here are some places you can donate to help the people in Gaza during and after the strike:
The Palestinian Children's Relief Fund
Various GoFundMe links to help families evacuate Gaza
That is all I have to say for now. Free Palestine.
I'll just cut to the chase here - my laptop broke. Thankfully, I got a new tablet today, so I can post the next update on time! I gotta say that HTML is a bit weird on a touch screen, I'm so used to coding with a physical keyboard, but at least I CAN code on this thing. The next update will be posted some time tomorrow so stay tuned!
Hi hi! As ya might have noticed since you're here (or maybe not, who knows), I made some small adjustments to the website. This really just came down to the placement of the hyperlinks on the front page, I think it looks a little bit nicer. I also updated the personality descriptions for the characters to be a bit more accurate! That's it for the website, but I also want to share something kinda fun I did, I made a personality quiz! It's just a fun silly thing, not meant to be taken seriously at all, the questions are all pretty goofy. I'll be putting this in the 'links' section of the website for anyone who wants to check it out! But I mean, obviously I'm linking it on this blog post too. It's just there so people can find it later :) That's it for now! Seeya!
Hello hello roadkillers! It's 8:00 PM as I right this so apologies for the late blog post. I finally decided a decent update schedule that works for my work schedule, so I'm making this as a quick announcement - From now on, updates will be posted bi-weekly on Saturdays. I know that this unfortunately means updates will be WAY less frequent than they used to be, and I'm sad about that too since I seriously love making Roadkill, but this is the best schedule for me and I hope you all understand! The comic will stay on hiatus until after new years and I should be able to pick it back up on the 6th. Thank you all for your patience :3
Been a while since a new blog post, huh? Happy holidays! I have some important news regarding Roadkill during this time: Since Monday is Christmas, I decided that I will NOT be posting an update then. I'll also be keeping it on hiatus until after New Years. Not only so I can step away and spend some time with my family, but I'm starting a new job soon that might very well require me to work Mondays and Fridays, so I need the time to think about what I'll need to do to get updates out on time when I do. Chances are that I might have to go back to a once weekly update schedule or even a bi-weekly one to give me time to make pages and also focus on work, personal art, my other hobbies, and real life stuff. While I'm sure that's disappointing to hear I hope y'all can understand that whatever I go with will ultimately be for the best! Nothing is set in stone yet but I'll hopefully have it all figured out soon enough. I DO have a mini comic sketched out that I'll have finished and posted some time after Christmas, so you can at least look forward to that while the main comic's not being worked on :3 Hope all of y'all have a wonderful holiday season! And if you don't celebrate anything, then I still hope your day is great! ok byeeeeee
Welp, it's that time. Time to reveal the winners for the contest! Everyone has already been contacted and their prizes will be finished and dished out next week. I wanna thank every single person who entered - I loved every single entry and I'm so happy that you guys participated! Now let's get into it.
Third place goes to _vialstars on Instagram! I love the dark colors and glitch effects. The changed posing for Controller and Tamagotchi make this redraw of the cover art feel very tense, which I adore! Picking third place was really hard with all the great entries, but I think this piece is very deserving of a top spot. Congrats.
Second place goes to manliker_liam on Twitter! The art style is adorable, the monochrome color palette evokes the original comic's art style while still feeling unique, the halftone texture feels like other comics of the 90's, and this is one of the few entries to redraw an entire page - Something I think is extremely impressive!!! I love absolutely everything about this piece and I'm happy to put it in the top 3!
Finally, the first place spot goes to oddities_unknown on Instagram! This piece is absolutely AMAZING. Everyone in my server loved it and I'm pleased to say I'm one of them! The colors are vibrant and fun. The composition is incredible. The art style is gothic and cool. There's so many little details that you might not catch all of them immediately. This drawing is something I would absolutely kill to have as a t-shirt design, and I think it's VERY worthy of first place.
Congratulations to all of the winners! You can view the rest of the submissions (excluding those who did not provide proper credits or requested not to be added) on a dedicated Toyhouse page! Thanks again to everyone who entered. The prizes will be finished and given out before Roadkill returns on December 1st!
The DTIYS contest is officially over! The winners will be announced soon. Also, some small changes will be made to the website today. Just a heads up! That's all :)
Hi guys! I really don't like begging for money at all but my family's in a bit of a financial rut right now. So, I put a link to my ko-fi in the 'links' section of the website! If you're a fan of the comic and want to support me, you can drop a few bucks to me there. It'd seriously mean the world. No pressure, of course, but it's there if you're interested - The money helps not just me, but my whole family to be able to support ourselves, and gives us just a little extra boost outside of our normal jobs. If you choose to donate, thanks in advance, and if you don't, that's totally okay, keep enjoying the comic :)
Good afternoon :D Today I updated the art gallery a bit. A while ago I added some more art to it, including some older stuff that I couldn't add before cuz of some weird technical issue or something? But today I added another section to the gallery dedicated to official human designs of the characters!! For now there's only two, Controller and Glowy, but the rest will be added shortly. I'm taking a short break from art for now, afterwards I'll get right back to making the human designs, I'll also get back to work on the mini comics after that ;3
Heyyyy! So as you can probably tell, chapter 1 has finally come to a close! Just like with the prologue, I'm going to take a hiatus from making any future pages until the end of November, to give myself time to rest and regain motivation. (Of course I love working on this comic! But god, I need a break after working on it twice a week, every week, for months at a time!) That being said, I've gotten barely any entries to the DTIYS contest - So I'm extending it to the end of November as well, ending on November 20th at 4:30 PM CST! Mini comics may come out occasionally during the hiatus but the main comic will be on hold for a while, so stay tuned :)
Good morning Roadkillers! Imagine I'm laughing maniacally right now. Instead of finally continuing the current mini comic I hatched a fun idea for reader interaction to celebrate both chapter 1 coming to a close soon, and over a year of Roadkill existing! We'll be doing an art contest - more specifically, a 'Draw This In Your Style' contest! You have from today (Thursday, October 19th) until 4:30 PM CST next week (Thursday, October 26th) to redraw in your own art style any of the following:
Your submission is free to change aspects of the scene to fit your style, edit the character designs to include headcanons, include multiple panels, or even use alternate designs (human/furry designs, animal designs, etc)! Submissions must be colored and you may only submit once. To submit your DTIYS entries you can send them in the #contest-entries channel in the discord server. If you aren't in the server, you can DM me on Instagram to submit your art. In your submissions on Discord make sure to add how you'd like to be credited! The three winners of the contest will be announced on this blog soon after the contest's end date. Winners will get the following prizes:
All contest entries will also be put on the characters' Toyhouse pages (unless requested not to by the submitter). That's really all there is to it! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the Discord server or in Instagram DMs. Have fun! :D
Nothing really special here. I updated the art gallery! I removed all the shitposty doodles and instead decided to leave only the higher quality art. I also added some recent art I did. If you still want the silly doodles, join the Discord server, I post them in a dedicated art channel :3
Hey. Notice something new on the front page? That's right! I finally made a mini comic! The minis will take place around 1 year before the events of the main story. So yes, they're all canon. There's a few characters that will only be seen in the minis and not in the main story - one of them being featured in today's mini :3. There's also no specific schedule for these, I really just write them whenever I want, and they'll all just be short stories that last maybe 10 pages at most. I hope yall enjoy them!
Happy 9/11 everybody. The hiatus is over! I also finally found a fix to making the pages smaller without losing a significant amount of quality. All the pages have been fixed!!! Yay!!!! That's all.
Hello! So, some of you may have noticed that occasionally there's been no updates on scheduled update days. Usually this is due to my own lack of motivation to draw that day. While I love making this comic, burnout is pretty inevitable when you're drawing two pages every week, on top of focusing on work, commissions, and other personal projects. I decided that it's for the best that Roadkill goes on a short hiatus to give me some time to focus on my personal life and regain my motivation to work on it. I'm not sure when the hiatus will end, but it shouldn't last more than a few weeks, and I'll post another blog when I decide to get back to work on the comic. Thank all of you for being so patient with me, the fact that I have any sort of fanbase, even though it's small, has really helped me feel more confident in working on this project :)
I've gotten a few complaints about the image quality in the Discord server and it's pretty unanimous that everybody would prefer higher quality images even if it means having to scroll more to see the full page. So, I did exactly that! While I couldn't update all of them, pages 11 through 19 have been changed to higher quality versions. The only real issue at the moment is that they're REALLY big, and again, you'll need to scroll to see the full page. I haven't been able to figure out a fix for this without sacrificing image quality (newbie coding stuff), but once I do, I plan to fix it ASAP. Until then, you can just open the image in a new tab to see it in full, LOL. It might be a bit inconvenient, but at least the text is legible now. Well, as legible as my messy handwriting can get. Hopefully this will work a lot better for everyone!
Hi! So if you follow me on my main art Instagram, you'll notice that I haven't been active at all in a while. Well, the reason for this is that I decided to delete Instagram entirely. I made a whole blog post about why I hate using the site. Not to mention that I don't wanna keep giving my data to the Zuck. The comic will still be updated regularly on this website!
I also decided to change the posting schedule. Once a week is obviously manageable, but very slow, especially with only one page per update. That's why I decided that from now on, I'll be updating twice a week on Mondays and Fridays! This is really the most manageable schedule for me with work and stuff and gives me plenty of break time in between new pages. So, yeah! That's about it! The comic will be coming off hiatus tomorrow!
OK so I know this isnt directly related to the comic buuuut... today's my 18th birthday, I'm an adult now! I'm so excited! I made some minor edits to the site to reflect this but that's about it. Also, next week Roadkill is coming off of hiatus! :3 I've been considering bumping it up from a once-a-week update schedule to a twice-a-week one, to make the story go faster mostly, so stay tuned for updates on that! :3 Hope u all have a great day! Ur legally obligated to buy me something!
So I'm over here, drinking my caramel frappe from Starbucks, remembering i scheduled a post about this exact thing on Instagram at like 2AM last night, but I'm still gonna make this blog entry just to go into a bit more detail 'bout it. Basically Instagram continues to suck so I'm very heavily considering moving the comic to this site entirely and just abandoning the IG account. I'm sick and tired of how IG treats its users and keeps fucking itself over. It started with fucking up the feed, then forcing everyone to post videos as reels, then they fucked up all the functionality of hashtags. Basically everything they're doing is just the Zuck's way of collecting more data and pushing more algorithmic bullshit :/ and now I'm hearing that they've apparently started banning a shit ton of users for like... ABSOLUTELY no reason, and ppl are suspecting that it's mainly targeting users that don't have their face or full name on their profile. Yknow... private info not everyone's comfortable sharing! And yknow, obviously, I have no reason to be sharing that shit on the Roadkill account in the first place, let alone any of my other accounts. Even if that's not the case and it's just coincidence, it wouldn't be the first time IG started wrongfully suspending a bunch of users. It happened to me twice! And if it happens a third time, there's no way I'm coming back on yet another alt, cuz that's just bullshit, ladies and gentlemen. I've had it with Instagram and really just wanna jump ship entirely before they can terminate my account themselves. Up until now Roadkill was the only thing stopping me from doing so, but now that I have this website, I have no reason to not just up and leave already. Anywho... Sorry 'bout this longwinded rant. It's sorta rambley, I know. But I figured that I owe y'all a slightly better explanation for that update post I made. Besides, this blog IS meant for updates. That's all. Seeya.
HOLY SHIIIIT! After a long long long time period of coding and fixing dumb issues, the website is finally up and ready to be used! I'll basically be using this page as a sort of blog for news, updates, maybe even the occassional fanart feature or silly event - We'll see, but it'll all be related to the comic in some way, so check this page often if you want regular updates :)
My birthday is in 5 days as of writing this so it honestly couldn't come at a better time. Sure the website is basic, but HOLY SHIT i taught myself HTML, how cool is that?! I hope y'all enjoy this silly little website! I'd appreciate if y'all would share this site instead of the Instagram from now on.