When I came into this industry of indie comics about 5 years ago, there were a lot of words being thrown around that spoke to me. "Meritocracy" was a big one. That if a creator did right by their backers, put together a good book with a good story, solid art, and got it out to their backers, that they would be able to build something in this space. That the doors were open. And for a while this seemed genuinely true. Over the years, I have seen that truth wane. Doors that were once open now being closed. People who were friends one minute, were enemies the next. But it didn't matter to me, I was just here to contribute my small share to indie comics because, I love doing it and I am grateful every day that I am able to make these books for you guys. It still doesn't. I see people talking on feeds about all these things going on in this weird little corner of things and as disheartening as it is to see, I continue. And hey, thats not to say I haven't had my own mishaps. I had to pause fulfillment on a book once because my life literally fell apart. The Embrace 2 is on a delay because our artist is having to redraw a solid portion of the book after his tablet went down. We all, as creators, get hit with lapses in judgement, logistical errors, or just straight up Murphys law. But I continue, broken wallet from page rates and shipping invoices, because I love telling these stories and so long as even one person out there wants to read the stories I have, I am going to do my best to deliver. What I guess is the point of this post? Nothing in the grand scheme of things. Just a thank you for letting me do this for 5 years and here's to hopefully 5 more. And dont forget, Elysian Fields Reborn still has late pledges open, just paid the printing invoice today, would love to get you your books! Cheers #indiecomics kickstarter.com/projects/ely…