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Jey Pawlik (they/them) is a nonbinary comic artist whose goal is to make queer comics for anyone to enjoy! They have been working in comics since 2013 as the artist for Topaz Comics with two completed webcomics “Dead City” and “Gender Slices” under their belt, and is currently a permanent guest artist on Oh Joy Sex Toy. Their specialty is autobio and character-focused short stories. They love tea and sharks. https://jpawlik.com
Black and white comic page. Narration box reads "In my teens", where someone is pointing at a young Jey and saying "Wow, you look so much like E---- Page!" Jey, with big oblong glasses, low bangs and a ponytail, grimaces at the person and replies "Nooo, I don't actually." Narration box reads "I got this comment a lot." In the next panel, the narration reads "In my 30s" an older Jey, with square glasses, short cropped hair and a little bit of facial hair says "I don't look like Elliot Page but we are both trans now which is a fun happenstance. I believe we also got our top surgery at the same clinic."

HRT Diary – 14

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I was hit with an inspiration bug for more HRT comics so a bunch are INCOMING over the next few weeks!

This is a two-parter on a common comment I’d get as a teen. Other transmasc folks said they’d also experienced this so it’s all trans all the way down!

 

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August 2025 Newsletter

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Rectangular image with the text “2025 Updates, August Edition” over top of a film photo showing a line of trees and a lake. The text “jpawlik.com/blog and patreon.com/jpawlik” is at the bottom of the image.

Hey hey I’m back and here’s August’s newsletter of updates! My August newsletter is up and it’s got all the comic updates I’ve been working on + some previews for stuff on my Patreon, comic recs, shop updates and more!

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July 2025 Newsletter

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Hey everyone, hope you had a good July and your summer isn’t too hot so far. My July Newsletter is up and it’s got all the comic updates I’ve been working on + some previews for stuff on my Patreon, comic recs, announcements, and more!!

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A badly drawn comic for "Make a Terrible Comic Day 2025" on "June 24, 2025" The comic is drawn traditionally with a black ink and no undersketch. We can see the edges of the paper. Narration reads "While out doing groceries, a true story" where Jey, a nonbinary person wearing a ball cap, a black t-shirt, shorts and big square glasses. They're holding two boxes of pastries in their hands while saying "Chocolatines? Or croissants?" the pastries are 50% off. Jey decides "Croissants today!" then turns around to leave. They're stopped by an elderly man in a wheelchair who points to the croissants and says "I wanted those!" to which Jey holds them out and says "AH! Please take them then!" the man in the wheelchair suddenly looks bashful and says "Oh no, I was joking!" and Jey shyly replies "Ooh. Okay." with an awkwardness between the two of them. Narration reads "An 8am, 40°C day fumble."

Make a Terrible Comic Day 2025

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Hey did you know it’s Make A Terrible Comic Day? Here’s a fumble that happened to me this morning. It was so hard going straight to inks, I need an undersketch!!! I also didn’t do any edits to the page, this is how it looks straight from my scanner.

Character sheet for Salvator Ozmen and Vasilios Rotulus from The Curse Eater. Salvator is a smarmy looking slender man with long black hair pulled back into a low pony tail, he's a person of colour with vitiligo which is more prominent on his left side. Salvator is wearing a headband and a bandana, a big gold necklace, a black high collared under shirt with a light coloured simple jacket on top. He's wearing a blue sash that goes over his jacket which holds a leather pouch, a short sword, and a large gold belt. He's got simple brown pants and high black boots. Vasilios is a dignified fat man of colour with straight grey hair that frames his face and ends around his chin. He's wearing a conical hat that has a symbol on the front that looks like a wizard hat logo. His outfit consists of a short fancy cape that wraps around his shoulders, a pink tunic that ends above his knees, gloves, a sash that goes around his waist, poofy purple pants and lighter purple tights underneath. His shoes are slip-ons that curl up at the toe.Same art as the previous image but in halftones.Same art as the previous images but in solid greyscale.

The Curse Eater – Designs

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The final designs I went with for The Curse Eater pilot chapter. These boys have been through a lot of changes over the last few years and I’m really happy with where they’ve ended up so far.

Wanted to post this in place of a comic after the pilot chapter finished up, because I wanted folks to see them in colour and their full outfits.

Want to see the sketches and thumbs for The Curse Eater? They’re up on Patreon for just a $1 a month!

 

Topaz Comics @ TCAF 2025

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Topaz Comics will be coming to TCAF this weekend, June 7th-8th. Join Jey, Max, and Amiel at booth #222 on the ice rink for books, zines, prints, stickers AND a Cartoonist Coop stamp rally! Come by and say hi this weekend!

Jey will be debuting The Curtain Falls, a 70 page comic about Lupin in his 60s! (it comes with a free postcard)

We will also have:
Dead City
Gender Slices
After All
On The Job
I Built You a Sex Machine
Things Exchanged
Given & Taken
and more!!!

We’ll have all our physical items from the Topaz Comics Shop

Webcomic Day

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Promo image, with the Topaz Comics logo at the top in browns and warm gold tones. Under it reads
Happy Webcomic Day!

I’ll be posting throughout the day on social media, but for you here’s the big full post.

Want to read some queer comics written and drawn by some queer folks for free?! I’m Jey Pawlik, and with my spouse Max Parker, we’ve got hundreds of pages in our archive, like the post-apocalyptic gay romance Dead City, the nonbinary autobio series Gender Slices, a 4-koma comedy comic about Darumaka and Lupin III fancomics.

Start reading on Topaz Comics

Or see sketches, thumbnails, and pages 2 months early on Patreon

 

The Alola Darumaka Process

Comic page split into four quadrants showing the sketch, inks, colours, and halftone effects on an Alola Darumaka page. The comic itself is four panels done in black line art with four shades of dusty pink. Panel one shows Darumaka sitting and doodling on a piece of paper with an Alolan Meowth napping behind her, Darumaka is humming with a little music note beside her. Panel two, Darumaka is still drawing and another Meowth has appeared behind her and is napping. Panel three, Darumaka has her hands up saying "Hey!" as a Meowth lays down in front of her and on her drawing. Panel four, Darumaka still with her hands up looks angrier saying "Gah!" as she is now surrounded by Meowths napping around her, heat lines coming off her body which just gathers more Meowths to her.

Here’s my process for Alola Darumaka using the ScreentonesCast template showing my traditional sketch, digital inks, colours, and halftone effects.

 

Dead City

The book cover "Dead City", drawn with choppy black line art and coloured with greens, blacks and yellows, showing Mikael and JP kneeling next to one another holding their own backpack straps with a dark Toronto skyline behind them as the sun sets. The bottom reads "Michelle Parker and Jey Pawlik"Comic page done in thick black ink and one solid 50% grey tone. Panel one, Mikael is walking over to the couch and JP asks "Are you okay?" and Mikael responds "Yeah?". Panel two, Mikael has sat down on the couch, wine glass in hand. JP asks "Are you drunk?", and Mikael replies "YESS!" Panel three shows a medium close up of JP saying "Isn't that a bad idea with all the zombies around?" Panel four is a close up of Mikael's drunk but smiling face, he says "You didn't mind last time" a bit seductively. Panel five is a similar shot but a close up of JP's face saying "But-- we should still be careful." Panel six pulls out and shows both boys on the couch together. Mikael saying "It's been ages since we saw one and they're all slow and clumsy now." JP says "Now?" Panel seven shows just Mikael from the waist up holding his wine glass saying "Right, you weren't out at the beginning."

Comic page done in thick black ink and one solid 50% grey tone. Panel one, a flashback to Mikael hunkered down in his dark messy apartment as the TV is the only source of light and narration reads “There used to be a lot and they were fast and violent.” Panel two, present day Mikael and he’s happily saying “But since they’re dead they rot, right?”. Panel three, flashback again to Mikael out in a dark warehouse where he’s searching through boxes. Narration reads “One time I was out looking for food” the sentence is left hanging over panel four, which shows a scared Mikael looking over his shoulder and the sound effect “Wok!” above his head.Comic page done in thick black ink and one solid 50% grey tone. Panel one, a continuation of the previous page’s flashback where Mikael is face to face with a zombie who’s decomposing and slowly meanering passed him, not noticing him at all. The narration reads “and one walked right past me! It didn’t have any eyes.” Panel two, back to the present showing Mikael lounging on the couch with JP next to him. JP asks “So the ones now are all rotted?” and Mikael smiles saying “Right!” Panel three, a close up of JP pouring himself a glass of wine on the coffee table in front of the couch while he says “Alright.”

Dead City is a completed post-apocalypse gay romance comic that focuses more on survival and human connection than the zombie aspect of the genre. Written by Max, this was our first comic project that we started in 2013 and finished in 2020! It’s still available to read online, but a newer fancy version was made into a book last year.

https://topazcomics.com/deadcity/welcome

https://topazcomics.com/shop

 

The Curtain Falls Process

My Patreon exclusive comic “The Curtain Falls”, a 50 page Lupin III comic about Lupin in his 60s and coming to terms that nothing lasts forever. The comic is wrapping up THIS WEEK with printing and a digital PDF on the horizon, so I wanted to promo that today as well! Sign up on Patreon to read the whole comic!

Transfixed – Trans & Genderqueer Erotic FairyTales Anthology

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Preview of the front and back cover of Transfixed and an announcement that the campaign is LIVE! Text reads: Funding now on Kickstarter. Transfixed: trans & genderqueer erotic fairytales. 224 page softcover of 18+ erotic comics. 12 fairytale comics from predominantly Own Voices creators. Majority of artwork is finished and ready to print. Extra funding directly supports creators. Back this kickstarter. Support NSFW indie artists.

 

"Transfixed Anthology" panel, showing a modern day Paul Bunyan in a semi-realistic style. Paul, a handsome man with short black hair while wearing a toque and sporting a small moustache and beard, is smiling for a photo while holding a fish up for the camera. Text is overlayed over the photo reading "Paul Bunyan, transmasc he/him. Looking to get out and meet some more people in the city." Text below the panel reads "Now on Kickstarter" with a star emoji. "Transfixed Anthology" panel, showing Kaye, a fat and flirty transman with his hair pulled up into a curly bun and a tiny moustache, he's looking at the camera with a wink while wearing a sexy mesh shirt. Text is overlayed over the photo reading "Kaye 'heart emoji' TransMasc, he/they. A cutie looking 4 sum bootie" with three emoji following: sticking out tongue, wink with a heart, and a peach emoji." Text below the panel reads "Now on Kickstarter" with a star emoji.

TRANSFIXED is LIVE!

http://kck.st/3Fwd0e2

Something fabulous this ways comes! Get ready for monsters, gadgets, & gods. A NSFW Erotic Fairy Tales Anthology.

Max and I went all out on this comic about a modern, trans Paul Bunyan, you won’t want to miss this!

9am - Got up in a rush, applied for Dashcon 2 "I gotta get my dashcon 2 app in ASAP!". Reading online w/ tea, together. 10am - Max saying "Jey, my dad's asking if we'd like to go to Niagara with him today?" I answer "Let's do it! Avocado and egg toast, yum! Getting ready for the day! 11am - On the TTC. I say "I like the wool you're using." Max is crocheting and says "Yeah, I think this scarf will turn out well! 12pm - Picked up at the carpool "hello!" Catchup during the drive and fun chats. Mother in-law says "And Max and I had gone to the Bluebird cafe" Max's dad says "Without me?" and I say "And me?!" We all laugh about it.1pm - @ the Watering Can. In-laws say "You two look around and we'll wait for a table." We say "Are you sure?" Max and I look around at plants in antiques, plants in pianos, plants in old cars, I take photos. We both say "Wow!" 2pm - Lattes and good chats with plants all around us! I ordered the chicken, apple and brie sandwich with greens and apple thyme dipping sauce. "Wow! Yum!" 3pm - @ 13th street winery. Max bought us all tarts and viognier wine. It was so busy we sat on the porch. I bought some wine to bring home in cans! 4pm - @ the Mann Art Gallery. We're all looking at an abstract piece saying "Hm. Not sure this one is speaking to us" I take a photo. I point at a framed piece and say "Look! An original Henry Moore for sale!"5pm - Car rides are so cozy. GPS says "Continue right on QEW." I say "It sounds like Cutie W!" Father in-law laughs and asks "are you going to put that in your comic?" Max and I bought a bunch of beer from the Oast brewery. Excited for the roasted walnut and chestnut ones! 6pm - Drove through downtown Niagara. "Should we get out and look at the falls?" "Parking is $20!" "And it's -13 degrees Celsius out!" "Let's just stay in the car!" We all say "Agreed!" 7pm - @ Betty's restaurant. We're still full from lunch. I ordered the fish and chips but Max ordered the lasagne. I say "Wow." and Max says "Oh." as we both look at the giant lasagne and garlic bread. 8pm - Car ride home. So sleepy. I say "Thanks for such a nice day out, I had a real bad day with my dad on Wednesday so this really made up for it" In-laws respond "Oh! You're most welcome, Jey!" Max is crocheting.9pm - We're dropped off and say "Bye!" and "Talk to you soon!" It's Tea Time! Then, getting our KK songs in Animal Crossing. We recently restarted our game. 10pm - Drawing hourlies. Trying out J. Herbin Perle Noire ink in my Sailor Profit. Switching with Max in AC as I try to give Blathers my fossils "Blathers please take my fossils!" and Blathers apologises "Sorry..." 11pm - More hourlies while Max plays more AC! Both of us are quiet but cozy on the couch. 12am - Floss! Read RSS feed! Journal - good thing I took notes today. Brush teeth! DONE! Both Max and I slam our faces into our pillows in bed while a podcast says "Welcome to the History of Rome."

Hourly Comics Day 2025

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This year’s Hourly Comics! A bit messy because I was so busy, but remembering that hanging out with people who enjoy your company is important. Posting this for Tuesday comics this week, hope you enjoy!

All my previous hourlies can be read right here~
(2022’s is NSFW)

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