10 YEARS ON PATREON!!!

Dear Penthou--wait......Dear Patrons!

Two weeks ago, I had the thought, “Hey! How long has it been since I first made my Patreon account?” And I legit had to Google how to check that (caveman Sneak didn’t know he could sort his own posts by “Oldest to Newest”.) and, turns out, the first post was - well, it looks like it was yesterday - but the first post that contained actual content was February 2nd, 2015!

I then spent the rest of that day thinking about the last ten years we've been through. in 2015, I took a massive leap of faith in quitting my relatively cushy QA job to pursue this weird dream of mine:

"Become a successful artist." 

While I'd technically been cultivating clients for commission work since 2008, it was still a gigantic risk. All I had was a few original characters (Ash and Miri, really) I'd built up over 7 years, which honestly didn't leave much to go on. I knew I wanted to put them in comics, so I had this weird idea that - in hindsight - was probably something I'd picked up from 4 years at art school:

"Make the Patreon into Captor Corp, and then tell the comic from the other side of the fence."

I have to imagine most folks didn't really recognize that, but that's what the Bounty Boards and Interrogation Rooms were supposed to be. This was our company, and you all were the employees. Obviously, we've stepped away from all that, and I think for the better! We've got two IP's now, with BOUND and Entangled, and even a Virtual Novel in the works! Kinda hard to believe we're here, in hindsight...

And, yet, here we are. I don't even know we got this far, but I can recall this one piece of advice I got from an editor at a Philly comic convention: "Consistency".  Make something and post it every day. That's the best way to keep your name out there. Well, obviously I couldn't post something every day, but I've strived for ten years to post something at least once a week, and I like to think that's a big portion of what's gotten us where we are today.

But I'd be an even dumber Sneak if I didn't recognize the biggest portion of what's gotten us here: You

Ten years on Patreon is only possible with your love and support. None of this was/is possible without everyone here. Together, you've helped make 13 comic books, and over 1000 commissions! We've just begun comic #14, and I can't wait to see where we get to after that!

As a thanks to you, and everyone who's supported us all this time, I've made a little something to show my appreciation! The BOUND gals have put up with us this entire time, and I thought - after ten years service - they deserved a little R&R...

Okay, I thought it would initially be that, and then we'd tie them up in fun and fancy ways, but I caught a bad fever this past week and lost a few days to my own recovery, so it is what it is XD

A huge thanks once more to everyone who helped make the Sneak Dream possible! We've got plenty more coming in 2025 and beyond, and I can't wait to see where it goes with all of you! Stay devious, and cheers for now! o7

--SA