AlectorFencer

Hi everyone! I really hope you're doing well!

I decided to start releasing MYRE - Chronicles of Yria Vol. 1 as an online comic on a weekly basis. While I'm working on MYRE Vol. 2, this will give me a way to connect Myre to a broader audience and build a community around the worldbuilding!

For this, I decided to post Myre on TAPAS and WEBTOON (<- Webtoon coming soon), which comes with a very interesting format change: Since the pages are all vertical and mainly for mobile reading, I made changes to the format itself, resulting in an entirely fresh and different reading experience!

Read MYRE Vol 1 here: https://tapas.io/episode/2936952

For all of you who has the book, this is a new reading experience. I hope you enjoy. :D

Why do you post Myre 1 online? There is a bigger life update that explains everything as to why I made the decision. It's a bit of a read, but here you go -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/feeling-burn-but-84419717

Will you post the pages on DeviantArt too? I don't think it would be a good idea. Myre is a massive comic project with 180 pages. At some point, Myre Vol. 2 will be done and will need a lot of space to be announced. I don't want to risk my gallery being too cluttered for anyone to see important updates. However, I do plan to post crops and snippets every now and then. Sounds good? Let me know! What do you think? Let me know your thoughts!

Are you still working on Myre 2? YES! Every single day! :) Announcements will come when the time is right! Myre Vol. 2 is my most ambitious project so far, exceeding the amount of work I did on HoD. But it's going to be worth it. Thank you so much for your patience! <3<3<3

If you like my work and want to support me, I have many posts and the first chapter of Vol. 2 online on PATREON! There are already 121 posts for MYRE 2 alone! :D

https://www.patreon.com/AlectorFencer

Every bit helps, so thank you for your support!

Can I buy Myre Vol. 1 as printed book?

Absolutely yes! You can find my store over here: https://www.yriachronicles.com/shop

For now, have fun reading the first part of Myre 1 on TAPAS.

More updates soon! Thank you all for your incredible support!

All the leafy love!

Hi, everyone!

I am so sorry for my lack of activity on social media for the past several months, and throughout the entirety of the year... Never did I expect my year to become the turmoil it was, and still partially is. This is going to be a bit of a wall of text, but it encompasses the most important reasons for my lack of online activity.

You can find the update in this public post here (It's free): https://www.patreon.com/posts/74817117

Thank you for everything! <3

Hey everyone,

I'm normally not very open about my private life, keeping both sides, the art and life, separated fromt he public. But since I cherish this community for the immense support you've given me throughoutt the years, I feel the urge to keep you up to date with the things that have an impact on my life.

It's especially important to me to update you with this as to not leave you in the dark, wondering why things are moving so slowly.

On July 20th, I received the shocking phone call that my father had taken his own life. There were no immediate indications for his decision. He was a strong, healthy, successful man with joyful prospects and big plans in his life.

He was a great musician, well versed with the piano and acoustic guitar, and a wonderful singer. And he was a sports man, lifting heavy, running fast and cycling for miles, almost daily. The entire town knew and cherished his company.

Even the day before his decision, my siblings and he went out for a swim and ice cream, after removing right-wing-paroles from poles and buoys in the middle of a lake. Weeks before, he got himself a small dog whom he loved above everything, and his active lifestyle inspired a community of his own.

We both had many plans together. He would turn 65 on the 20th this month.

Last month, the 20th of August, my family and I held his funeral and celebrated the life he had and the life he shared with us; There's nothing but love.

In the past two months, I joined with my siblings and my father's wife in our home town, as well as spending as much time with family and friends as possible.

After all, what happened to us is probably something everyone of you can somewhat comprehend:

The year 2021 went by in such a hurry because every day has been the same. All of us were locked inside, and we got used to working ourselves to oblivion. And what happened to my father and my family, let me on a journey of searching for answers within myself and for everyone else. I know that this will take a very long time to process completely.

But speaking out about this is one step closer to healing. Seeing friends and family is another, and letting myself go with inspiration to try and understand mental health on a deeper level, then convert this understanding into art, will help not only to heal myself. I hope it will support others, too.

Times like these can be eye-openers. It was so for me. There is always so much more to learn, and so much more to give.

But it always takes time.

Of course, my work on Myre is never coming to a halt. If this is something you worry about;

The setback and my current life situation forced me to slow down my output and might eventually lead to a new personal deadline in the future. But my work continues, and I’m making more progress.

My Patreon currently hosts the first chapter of Myre Vol 2. It marks the end of the first chapter and the beginning of the continuation of Myre's story. Since Myre isn't intended to be a full online publication, I halted the posting of single pages there.

The full first chapter will be sent to my supporters via PDF very soon. The PDF is part of a reward, which supporters pledged on Indiegogo last year to help fund the making of Myre Vol 2. In the future, my Patreon rewards will include spoiler free snippets and high resolution artworks, including steps and WIPs... but more about it soon.

In memoriam to a wonderful person who also inspired me to become the person I am today.

Thank you for everything.

Hi, everyone!

Since the lastLivestream went so wonderfully well, I was invited by Behance UK to do a livestream with them tomorrow! If you can, join us and ask any questions related to Myre or art! :>

When?

28th of June (Monday) 12:40 (MEST)

Where?

http://www.behance.net/adobelive

For the replay, follow: https://www.behance.net/live/videos/12251/ In case you can't make it to the livestream. I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

Language: English

Adobe is capable of peeling me out of my art cave and be around other people. :')

All the love! I hope you've been doing well. <3

Dear friends,

I am sure you've been asking about my whereabouts and how Myre is going. It's been going wonderfully so far!

The wonderful people of Adobe DE and Behance invited me to do a livestream session with them tomorrow! You can join the chat, ask questions or enjoy watching me present and work on some of the newest pages of Myre Vol 2! The only twist: the stream will be in German. However, since it's on YouTube, there may be automated translations. In case you can't be there during the livestream, you can watch it later as it will get recorded.

Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJEIuVyYOto

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Have a wonderful rest of the Sunday and a great start into the new week!