“FIVE AND FOUR, BLOCKED BY VIRTUE.
CHAINS PIERCE THE SKIN.
EYES PEERING GRAVESWARD.
STARS ONCE SHATTERED CONVERGE
IN SORROWFUL REUNION.”
Chapter 4 Release Dates
on March 6, 2023
at 7:06 am
Good morning everyone. Just a reminder that Page 55 will be releasing this Friday, concluding Chapter 3. You can expect something of a bonus page on the 17th, and for the first page of Chapter 4 on the 31st. Hopefully this is the last time I need to take such a long break like this, since going forwards I’ll be taking a week off every 10 pages (Page 60, 70, 80, etc).
I’m looking forward to getting to 99 pages! 50 pages sorta snuck up on me so I wanna plan something long in advance, maybe I’ll put it up to a poll?
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Chapter 3 Wrap-Up and Info Regarding Breaks
on February 18, 2023
at 3:04 am
Morning(?) everybody, there are a few pages left of Chapter 3 so I hope you’ve enjoyed it! Following the release of Page 55 I will be taking a two week-long break to recuperate, as I ended up adding a few pages to it because I wasn’t quite happy with the pacing initially. Since this will likely be the shortest chapter in Nine Gates I have decided that to avoid burnout, every half-chapter (or every 10 pages, whichever is shorter depending on the chapter) I’ll take a week long break.
I’ll leave you with something to look forward to that I’ve been working on between pages:
Have a good one.
-Soma
Page Delay for Feb 24th, 2023
on February 6, 2023
at 9:04 am
Quick heads up that the page that’s supposed to release on the 24th will likely be a few days late. Thank you for understanding!
Patreon Update
on January 14, 2023
at 11:18 am
Hi everyone, I finally knuckled down and put some benefits on the Patreon. There are currently two tiers which will be detailed below, but there may be more in the future with more benefits, so keep an eye out.
Tiers
$1 Pledge – Dust: Gives you access to the new Nine Gates discord server where I’ll be doing art streams once or twice a month.
$5 Pledge – Bone: Early access to pages a week before they release (Though they will be in linework form for the time being just because of my workflow), as well as WIP previews of future pages.
Monthly Patreon money means I get to focus more on the comic, so I can continue to improve the way it looks and hopefully get pages to you faster, so please consider pledging to support me and the comic!
Soma Journal #8
on January 13, 2023
at 10:30 am
Long time no see everybody, and happy Friday. I hope you all have been enjoying Chapter 3 so far, as of today there’s six pages left before a brief break, and then we’ll move onto Chapter 4. Page 47 also marks the beginning of the first action scene of the comic. This IS an action-adventure comic I swear, it’s just first and foremost a story about a sad girl and how she interacts with and changes the world and people around her, and vice versa. I’m a big writery type so I like writing dialogue, and you’re either here for it or here despite it– Either one is fine by me.
We’re also rapidly approaching the comic’s first milestone: 50 pages! I would love to do something special for it, so if you have any thoughts or ideas, please do reply to me here.
Since I kind of ran out of things to write for COOL GATE FACTS I’ve decided to adapt the format so that they’ll be attached to relevant page descriptions if I have something to say about it.
I hope to see you again next week
-Soma