Howdy all,
I hope you've been enjoying Drogune: Fortune's Lap, and a hearty welcome to all the new patrons!
Drogune: Compendium is coming along slowly but surely. For those just joining us, Compendium will be an illustrated introductory guide to the Drogune universe with sections on each of the spe...
2025-11-24 21:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostOver on the BumbleKast Discord, discussion of Drogune led to talks of a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) with some samples of very simple systems. I've been tinkering with something like this for a while now, and rather than sit on it until it's 100% tested and complete...
2025-11-15 22:23:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The book is here! At long last, it's here!
Physical and digital purchase links can be found on Drogune.com: https://drogune.com/read/
Thank you again for all your support! This is but the first step. Volume 2 ...
2025-11-10 05:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm supremely happy to announced Drogune: Fortune's Lap vol. 1 will be available for purchase Nov. 10th, 2025.
The book is 80 pages long in black-and-white. There will be a physical edition for $15 USD and digital edition for $10 USD.
Since this will be the "true" start to the series, I will be discontinuing...
2025-11-03 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you wonderful patrons! Are you ready for a boat-load of news and sample material?
First, Drogune is done! Almost! The book is fully drawn, but now comes the editing process to fix typos, visual inconsistencies, and other errors. We’re still shooting for a 2025 release window, so hang tight!
Second, one change tha...
2025-09-01 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostHello all you wonderful patrons!
Welcome to the newest members; thank you for joining! Hello again to those of you who have stuck around so long; you are appreciated!
Here's the deal: Book One and Book Two of Drogune are written, but production of the latter is a ways off. Even with the series plotted out, it's not going to ...
2025-06-30 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHello you lovely patrons!
Recently, a number of freelancers got together and put together a comic anthology called "sparkFLAME." Or "Spark>Flame." I dunno how to make the arrow work. Point is: you pay what you want and get 70+ pages of comic goodness. That includes a 5-page story set in the "Drogune" universe! You can download it here:...
2025-05-26 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you marvellous patrons!
Thank you once again for your continued generosity and support. As this month's thank you, we're sharing the reference art for the crew of Fortune's Lap! On top of that, since so many of you have been supporting us through the slow times, we're including two other reference sheets that aren't goin...
2025-05-12 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you wonderful patrons!
The end of 2024 was rough for me and super-busy for Adam, so things got unfortunately quiet here for a while. That won't do! Please enjoy three special sneak-peek pages!
We're still shooting for a Spring 2025 release for Book One. Thank you as always for your continued support as we make our way there...
2025-03-02 21:10:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Avast all you wonderful patrons!
The Good News: Book One has been fully roughed out! All eighty pages have their foundations laid and are ready to go into production.
The Other Good News: Adam landed a high-profile gig, which not only helps pay the bills, but will be quite the feather in his cap for months to come!
The Catch: t...
2024-11-01 13:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you lovely patrons!
As we chip away at Book One, there's a special other Drogune project on the horizon! We can't talk about it yet, but we can give you this sneak peek! Look forward to it early 2025!
2024-10-01 17:58:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you lovely patrons!
We're starting off the month with a WIP look at pivotal flashback sequence in Book One. If you read the original pass, you'll recognize this is where it left off. The scenes were heavily reworked, but the general premise remained the same, so now you can pick up where you left off! (kinda, sorta)
Thank ...
2024-09-02 16:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you wonderful patrons!
Today we're announcing the closure of our social media channels. They weren't seeing enough use, and y'all are likely following me and Adam already, so why have the poor things languish on the side?
Here are the four preview pages we're wrapping up the social channels with. Can you feel the raw power ...
2024-08-01 15:03:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you lovely patrons!
First up, we have a preview page from Book One! Who is this dashing and sinister figure menacing the crew of Fortune's Lap? He'll introduce himself to you!
Secondly, Book Two has a finished first draft! It still need a lot of work, but we've hit a major milestone with it, so I'm happy with the p...
2024-05-13 17:20:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you lovely patrons!
It's been quiet here, but that's because we've been busy!
Adam is well into Book One with about 50% either laid out or finished (pending revisions for Ian's "hilarious" typos).
Ian, meanwhile, is a little over 50% done drafting Book Two! Ideally, we'll be able to roll over immediately into product...
2024-04-06 18:04:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy all you lovely patrons!
We're steadily making progress in exciting ways!
Adam is about 1/8th of the way done with Book One and it's looking splendid!
I'm not sitting idly either! I'm happy to say Book Two is plotted out and the first draft is underway!
Exclamation point!
We'll have more to share wh...
2024-02-02 22:33:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year, all you lovely patrons!
Book One is in full production, with Adam setting an aggressive schedule for himself. He wants this in your hands by the summer, but I know how fickle fate can be, so I'm going to just say "2024 release." I can't wait for him to prove me wrong!
Since you've all been so patient, here's a sneak p...
2024-01-10 18:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Holidays, faithful followers!
Adam is hard at work on volume one, "Ether Ore," and we're hoping things will come together in 2024. To help tide you over, feast your eyes upon the B&W version of the first page!
Thank you for your continued support. We hope to have more to share with you soon!
2023-12-04 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy all your lovely patrons!
Book One is written! Now it's just a matter of getting the darn thing drawn.
Adam and I are looking at one more possible publishing avenue while also working towards putting it out ourselves. While we chip away with that, please enjoy this preview!
Or, if you don't want to be spoiled, please enjoy...
2023-11-06 14:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Bit by bit, we're making progress!
Here, for you to feasts your eyes upon, is the first look at the crew of Fortune's Lap!
We'll be sharing more in-production stuff with you as it comes along, so get ready for more Drogune goodness!
Thank you all for your continued support as we make this happen! 2023-09-19 14:48:44 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a small update, but an update all the same!
The Art
Behold! Final concepts for Wynd, Jobbun and Lisie. Foren still needs some tinkering but he's coming along. Also in the works are Fortune's Lap and Wynd's fol'drogune transformation. What does that last term mean? We'll get to that eventually!
Howdy all you amazingly patient patrons!
As I said back in May, we reassessed our plans and realized we couldn't be nearly as aggressive with pursuing production as we wanted. That, coupled with our need to fulfill our freelance contracts, has led to very little headway. It's incredibly frustrating, but that's life.
I hope you've bee...
2023-07-01 17:55:14 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy all you lovely, loyal patrons!
So I've mentioned here and there that we were working towards get a KickStarter up and running this summer to fund a concentrated effort to get Book One done. After reviewing our present efforts, our the immediate futures and other factors it's become clear that just ain't gonna work.
We're going ...
2023-05-05 22:11:57 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy all you lovely, loyal patrons.
So most of 2022 was spent looking for a potential publisher and financier. We were hoping to have some reliable backing to get Drogune out the door. After a great deal of back-and-forth and some false starts, it all ultimately fizzled out.
We are now shifting gears to prep for a KickStart...
2023-02-03 22:27:19 +0000 UTC View PostHello all you lovely & steadfast patrons!
It's been a long, quiet year, hasn't it? We had that fantastic 3D render by Elisha Smith back in July, but it's been very uneventful otherwise. Your continued support during these doldrums is immensely appreciated.
We're going to get the gears turning in earnest ...
2022-12-31 13:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! Welcome to our new patrons, and a sincere thank you to all of you who are sticking it out.
I didn't realize it had been so long since the last update, so first I want to apologize for the silence.
Second, and what you're most likely interested in, is what the heck is going on with Drogune?
I...
2022-04-02 05:47:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you incredibly patient and generous patrons!
We've hit a major internal milestone and are moving on to the next stage of Book One's pre-production. We wanted to both celebrate and thank you for your support, so attached to this post, please find a PDF sampler of the new visual direction.
If you've been following the project...
2021-11-08 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you lovely, wonderful patrons - new and old!
We're approaching a major milestone in our efforts to revamp the book. In thanks of your support, here's a sneak peak at the new look we're going for.
Thank you all again for your support, and we hope you enjoy!
2021-09-03 15:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you amazing stalwart patrons!
We're hard at work on the next step for Drogune. Since you're all sticking around, he's a little sneak peek just for you!
Thanks for being awesome,
Ian & Adam
2021-07-31 20:57:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all you wonderful, supportive patrons.
I want to start out with a massive thank you to everyone who has supported us here, past and present. Your patience, understanding and generosity mean the world to me. They are not something I want to take advantage of.
Adam and I have experimented a lot on how best to present this title, ...
2021-06-25 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post