To get early access to my webcomic check out my new account over on Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/analienadventure For as little as $3 a month you could experience nirvana. Well maybe...

Page 12 Chapter 2

 I have uploaded the next page of chapter 2 over at Tapas. https://tapas.io/series/An-Alien-Adventure

I'll get this synced with my Ko-fi account this week so that my monthly supporters get it a week before everyone else. The last couple of weeks have been hectic with several projects taking priority over AAA. 

In the meantime here's what I was working on about 25 years ago. Her name is Ravage and was part of my answer to Jim Lee's Wildcats. The comic was going to be called Force 10. I'll post more of the character drawings in some upcoming posts.

Enjoy and keep safe,

Bill

My Facebook Exit

Over the past few years I've taken extended Facebook sabbaticals. The last one was almost 2 years. Every time I do one of these it is a huge relief. So my friends I have decided to leave the almighty FB, for the most part anyways. I am still a part of the comic book, webcomic and coloring book groups, along with FB messenger. My posts will be here if you want to see what I'm doing. 

FB, in their infinite wisdom, has seen fit that it's impossible to delete your account. So I did the next best thing. I deleted almost everything. In doing so FB looks like it has put serious restrictions on my Instagram. I cannot add hashtags or tag other creators. This is a serious restriction. How am I to reach beyond my current followers? Just now I am unable to upload anything at all. They are trying to tell me that I need a better connection. I have one of the fastest residential connections in Tucson and my son is in the other room playing games across the internet with who knows how many friends from everywhere. If I didn't rely on Instagram for much of the promotion of my art I'd shit-can it too. I'm thinking that the frustrations, at this point, are not worth the reward. 

Anyhow, I hope you'll follow me here. New comics and coloring books are in the works. I will be adding links to my blog on FB to remind everyone that new content is out for your viewing.

Thanks for sticking with me

Bill

Patreon shut down. Now on Ko-fi

 I have decided to cancel my Patreon account as it's imminent implosion looms ever nearer. I had thought about this almost two years ago when Patreon became part of the cancel culture. At that point there was almost no alternative to it's platform. Now we do have a couple of choices and I have decided to go with Ko-fi right now. My account has been cancelled on Patreon, so if you support AAA and get charged on the 1st of September please let me know. 

For those that wish to continue donating to my meager efforts my Ko-fi account is here https://ko-fi.com/analienadventure

Thanks for those that have supported me in the past. 

Bill

Tons of new stuff!

Here it is August 1st and I haven't made a post in over a month. Not that I've been slacking. Quite the opposite. A second coloring book has been published through Amazon. It's based on all my characters from the webcomic. https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Adventure-Creature-Robot-Coloring/dp/B08CG2RW65/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=bill+simpson+coloring+books&qid=1596318050&sr=8-4

I've already started the next one and it will be fantasy based. Dragons, wizards, knights and such. There are 8 images already done! 

More pages have been added to the webcomic. https://tapas.io/episode/1839831 

Starting August 1st my Patreon supporters will get access to the new episodes a week early. For as little as a dollar you can support and get access to episodes 7 days earlier than the rest of the people on earth. www.patreon.com 

For supporting for $5 I'll draw and color a custom creature, alien or robot to be added to the Hall Of Fame on the comic. Check it out.

 

NEW Coloring Book on Amazon

I'm excited to announce that my first printed coloring book is available on Amazon! OtherWorld Spirals is a challenging yet fun geometric patterns book that the designs look organic. Some resemble flowers, leaves and pedals and are created using straight lines almost exclusively. 

To celebrate I've reduced all my digital downloads over on Etsy. Single pages are $.69 to $.99 and include the Spirals, Fantasy and Sci Fi coloring illustrations. Here's the link to my store https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotOfThisEarthComic?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=780215442

This is the design for the front and back covers. 

New Page For AAA...

Page 3 of the second issue of An Alien Adventure has been posted over on Tapas. https://tapas.io/episode/1783566
This has taken a bit as I was completing work on some other projects. I know, excuses, excuses, excuses.
If you haven't subscribed over on Tapas, please do. It helps me get closer to being paid by Tapas for the work I put into this comic. If you wish to contribute directly head over to my Patreon page and for as little as a dollar a month you can support the creation of An Alien Adventure. Thanks.

New Coloring Book - Hyper-Spirals

For the last few weeks I have been working on my next coloring book called Hyper-Spirals. The digital version is 22 pages of geometric spiral patterns and a couple of bonus pages from other coloring projects that I'm working on also. Right now it's a printable digital download on Etsy. In the next week or two it will be available as a physical book. So check back often. https://www.etsy.com/listing/802605106/hyper-spirals-22-page-coloring-book-pdf This project kicked my butt. Time to take a day off I think...

Ch 2 Pg 2 has been uploaded!

Sometimes pages just cause me anxiety for no reason. This was one of those. Once the line art was done and the flat tones layed in for the color my brain had a cramp. For 5 days. Finally I said enough with this BS and got it done. Lettered and uploaded to Tapas.

https://tapas.io/episode/1760401

Top Webcomics...

One of the websites that I promote An Alien Adventure on is Top Webcomics. It's a listing service for readers to find new comics to read. There are several genres and an overall monthly vote ranking. The idea is that your reader go there and vote for your comic up to once a day. The more votes you get the higher up the list you can potentially be placed. Also, the higher the ranking the more likely new readers are to click your banner and read your comic.
Please consider voting as it will help grow AAA's reader base.
Thanks,
Bill

http://topwebcomics.com/vote/25829

Heart Of A Lion - More fantasy based coloring pages

Heart of a Lion

Back before the turn of the century (holy crap does that make me feel old) I did quite a bit more fantasy illustration than comics or sci-fi. I used to travel from art fairs to medieval fairs all around the PNW and sell art and prints. This particular image was, by far, my most popular. It's now available at my Etsy shop as a digital downloadable coloring page for only $1. Print it as many times as you want and color it in as many different ways as your imagination allows. While your there check out the other coloring pages and my coloring book too! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/794491868/heart-of-a-lion-adult-fantasy-coloring

The stippling took almost 40 hours to complete. 

New Coloring Pages

I just uploaded a couple of coloring pages to my Etsy store. One based on my webcomic, An Alien Adventure, and an older fantasy dragon that I had originally created for a set of limited edition prints. They are digital downloads and can be printed and colored as many times as you want. https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotOfThisEarthComic

It's been awhile...

I started this blog way back in 2008 as a way to share my creative endeavors. Nothing serious. Then Facebook really took off and it seemed easier to have friends and family see what I was up to on Camano Island. Fast forward 12 years and a lot has happened. I mean a lot. First off I'm back doing comics. This time it's a webcomic that I write and illustrate. As of today 25 pages have been uploaded. The most recent is the first page of chapter 2. You can read it for FREE on Tapas.io  An Alien Adventure  an all ages comic with lots of pop culture references and clean humor.

Hope you enjoy it

Thanks,

Bill

Censorship. It's becoming a way of life.

This is the joke that got me a ban from FB:

Why can't men get mad cow disease?

Because all men are pigs!

It wasn't the whole joke just the punchline. FB labeled it as hate speech.
If you can't laugh or chuckle at that please leave. Now. Just go. GTFO.

That said, censorship of our ideas and counter ideas is happening. The story is that it's for your own good. Offering different opinion on platforms like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook can get you a temporary or permanent ban. It's happening at an alarming rate. Look at posts and videos by doctors stating facts that are counter to the narrative provided by politicians and the media. They've been removed from mainstream sites.
I've said, more than once, a variety of ideas is good. Healthy in fact. If we all thought the same way it would be dangerous. We are like lemmings running towards the cliff.
The key to having differences is that we need to be open to different ideas and compromise. To much of our modern society has an all or nothing mentality. This is bad for us as a whole. Because, everyone is fallible. Not all of your ideas are good. Accept that fact. I've had many "yes, you are correct and I am wrong" discussions in my life. It's not easy sometimes. Well, most of the time it's not. To admit you are wrong is a hit to the ego. If people are willing to be open to new or old ideas, yes, old people are typically wiser and more seasoned than younger people, true growth of our society can happen.
Swallow your pride. Listen. Enjoy the fact that you may have just learned a better truth. One that can help you grow as a person. One that can help you understand the people around you. As we grow older our eyes are opened to the ideas that our parents and elder were right some of the time. But, it's new ideas that keep us progressing forward. The older generations need to remember that things change. Things are changing all the time. What was once good has been replaced by a better idea.
This is a dangerous idea for those that are vying for control, your money and your unconditional compliance in everything.