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6/30/2026
My monthly reappearance is here! Barely...hehe.
Let's start with the biggest thing that happened to me this June. I had a few small hit comics over on my beloved Bluesky. To be honest, getting a laugh out of a few people with some drawings is one of the highest honors for me. I feel like a cartoonist! What could be better than that?
Speaking of artwork, I have updated our desktop sidebar images to have some of MY OWN ARTWORK! It's something I always dreamed of...Lum deserves a vacation after faithfully serving the site for nearly 3 years! Hopefully there are no major glitches or problems here...! I've also taken some time today to clean up the category menus. You should see some bigger fonts and images, especially on mobile. My testing seems like it's okay, but again, hopefully no glitches ^_^;. Lastly for site updates, I have (for now) taken away the link to the Guestbook. It's a sorta broken feature that's run somewhere else, so I'm really okay losing it for now.
Now, if I can only figure out how to code a burger menu...
I want to say thank you to everyone who read Ms. Schofield's piece from last month, earning this site a mention on the highly esteemed Critical Distance!
I also went two TWO cons this month! I talked about HeroesCon again, in video form this time. It was a big year for me cause I got some cool SIGGYS!!!
See y'all later!
5/27/2026
Thank you to my social media manager for holding the fort down! This is the REAL Jane Parker...
Anyway, big news for fans of reading and transgender writers, ASHLEY SCHOFIELD IS OUR LATEST GUEST FOR EMOTION ENGINE! As I say in my intro, it's crazy that we could book a known writer like this! Ashley comes aboard to discuss her disappointment with how Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy drops the ball with its handling of grief in the story. I'm actually quite fond of when people critique the stories in games...I'm sure this will be as much a treat for you as it was for me!
By the way, I decided to add Ashley's signature font to the site for her article. It's been literal years since I had to add a font to the site...so it was good to do just the barest little webmastering again. I know you can embed fonts (like, say, Google Fonts) and download them in your header, but the way I do it is to have them hosted here as files on the server. Is one way better than the other?
What I want do to, while I focus on some other things, is have MORE guest articles to fill in! I don't really have a large audience or anything, but I'd like to think I could help nurture some budding writer out there. I'm still working out what the exact process for this is gonna be. I only have so much budget for writers, and I don't know if I want just anyone to be able to submit. So, hm...
Last thing for now, I did this cool drawing of Tentomon! It's an honor to draw Digimon, even unofficially!
4/16/2026
Howdy Jane fans! It's me, the well known yet rare character of Jane's social media manager. Bluesky is basically down, so I have nothing to manage right this moment.
So, it's been basically a month since this site was updated. Jane has some article ideas, but she's been pretty fixated with drawing lately. This has excited her and taken up a lot of her free time. There was a post back in January, but you can most easily see her drawings on Newgrounds, a site she's very fond of! She's telling me that so far her April art is "lowkey flames."
There's a new YouTube video too. Jane goes over some of her Darkstalkers comic collection! I wonder when she's gonna do a more elaborate video or another short. I liked the shorts... but anyway, yes. Jane is putting a lot on her plate lately, so I'm rooting for her!
3/19/2026
I saw that the site hadn't been updated in three weeks...it made me feel so bad! My poor, neglected baby...
Hehe. So, I've had TWO new videos. One of which is a low quality, mostly improv rant about how much I hate AI slop. I had fun making that, but I don't see myself doing that much in the future. On the comics side of things, you can see my pickups from the Charlotte Mini-Con! I'm still really sorry that we didn't get much footage of the actual event. How do the pros do it? Do they have like a chest or head strap and a camera? I have no idea...haha.
I also recently quite enjoyed Marvel Cosmic Invasion. I've also gotten back into playing 3rd Strike with a good friend. I gotta say, Pokopia has me eyeballing a Switch 2. I found out that it actually IS the same developer as Dragon Quest Builders! I never got to play the second, but I loved the first one.
The Mercari sales I mentioned last time have gone REALLY WELL! I'm going to talk about that as a video I think instead of a text post. Maybe. We'll see.
2/23/2026
Well, well, well! I haven't written about Pokemon in a while, but here's a new article about the scalping/market thing going on. It's been going on a long time, but I thought maybe I could offer some insight as someone who has been a player and collector of various different things. It was supposed to be a rant about how scalpers are assholes, which is true, but I guess I'm too soft and sweet to spit that heat.
I have a new side project going on where I'm trying to sell some comics and manga just to see if I can. I consider it a challenge! I think I'm going to have better luck on Mercari than eBay, and I've only got a handful of listings. It's hard to compete on eBay, but less people overall are on Mercari, so I guess it's like: take your pick. I'll have a lot to say about this, and I might turn it into a YouTube video instead of an article. We'll see! I've been really busy lately, but there's a comic show this Saturday and I'm hoping to get some footage from that. I love those kinds of videos, so maybe I can make one!
2/11/2026
Hiiii. I'm not really sure how this happened, but last night I wrote basically a whole article in one sitting! I couldn't unlock if I tried! I guess I had a lot on my mind! That's why it's good to sit down and start. I've got a new article about the currently hot new comic, D'Orc by Brett Bean. I am really in the weeds with comics right now, in a fun way! So that's why I keep writing about them.
By the way, I started reading Naruto for the first time. I only caught it sporadically on TV back then, but I can't really say I'm going in blind. I mean, everyone has seen or heard a few things about Naruto in life. I read the first volume and I'm really liking it. It's funny how old school it is, but it's also just like some of the shonen manga that come out now. I guess some stuff never changes.
1/30/2026
Hey everybody! Well, this site went a little bit on the backburner this month. But don't think I haven't been doing much. First, I have a fun helping of YouTube videos, including some shorts which I have been having a ton of fun making! Though, if you're reading this here, you've probably already seen them or heard about them through Bluesky.
Next, I have been working on my drawing skills. This has been really exciting and enjoyable for me. Right now, the fastest and easiest way to see my drawings is Newgrounds! NG and Bluesky are where I'll be posting my decent drawings. I also want to thank Mike and Catgirl Island for regularly, and enthusiastically, hosting my artwork in the Guest Gallery. Meowza, what an honor!
Right now, I'm splitting myself between all of these things, so no one thing has been super regular or 'the main thing'. So it goes, though! By the way, I recently finished my read of Yugioh, and it was amazing, so if I get cracking on a new article, that'll be the next one most likely. But who knows.
My friend Alli just did a special post on her site about Pokemon Gold, Silver, And Crystal. Who could say no to that?
01/08/2026
Oh my goodness netizens, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I was supposed to have some new stuff for you all, but I got very sick with a nasty cold the day after Christmas. So, that really sucked and slowed everything down. Almost no writing, no YouTube, etc...
I have a fun(?) new post Jane Parker's Guide to Discovering and Buying Comics. This was a doozy to write up but I really enjoyed it. This is everything I do to shop and find out what's coming out in the world of comics and manga! I always feel the need to include both... it seems like a lot of people are only interested in one. I like to think the comics world is one big family though. Hopefully my guide makes SOME sense to somebody...
It's only this week where I'm starting to get the "Wow, 2026..." feeling. I've been posting visibly online and doing lots of stuff for some time now. I have posts here from the end of 2023. Jeez. Anyway, I'm really happy to update the site again after so long. I am still loving my Linux Mint setup, and I did get my Switch battery mostly fixed. I have been playing so much Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, which is probably the best game ever made.
I'm really sleepy, so, see you all later!
