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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
The Ins and Outs of Webcomics, comic page. "What is a webcomic?" 6 small panels show various ways people draw comic panels; steamy bubbles, speech bubbles, beat panels, hatching, sound effects, and motion. Jey is sat at a computer and gestures to a comic page on the monitor while saying "A webcomic is a comic that you self-publish online to your own website, a dedicated platform, or social media. They're usually free to read and don't take a lot of resources to create. There's no set style or genre in webcomics so there's infinite possibilities on what kind of story you can tell." Jey says "Webcomics can be made with minimal resources. What you use is up to you and your comfort level. One tool is not inherently better than the other, so it comes down to preference." While holding pens and a drawing display under their arm. "You can go traditional: pencils, pens, ink, and paper" the panel shows these items next to a pros and cons list. "Pros: tactile feel, screenless, whole comic vie." "Cons: can be messy, harder to edit, added scanning and clean-up" "Or you can do digital: a computer, tablet, & art programs" showing these next to the pros and cons list. "Pros: no mess, scanning, or clean-up, infinite tools & brushes, shortcuts & ctrl-z" "Cons: more screentime, more expensive, requires charging or electricity"

Ins and Outs of Webcomics REMASTER – 1

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Page 2 of 11, don’t forget to check out the previous page.

Page 1, what is a webcomic? A quick overview. Honestly a webcomic can be anything you want it to be with whatever tools and experience you have available to you. The best thing about webcomics IS that they can be anything.

Want to buy a digital or physical copy? Check out the Topaz Comics Shop!

Or you can also grab the PDF on Patreon, or itch.io

Cover of "The Ins and Outs of Webcomics" by "Jey Pawlik". Black and white illustration with halftones of Jey, a nonbinary person with short cropped black hair and big rectangular glasses running through a panel in a comic page. The background is made up of many blank comic pages with panel layouts on them.

Ins and Outs of Webcomics REMASTER Cover

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Page 1 of 11, be sure to click ahead for the next page – which is already up!

I was inspired while teaching my students to come back to this comic from 2020 and remake it with new up-to-date info & art.

I redrew and re-lettered the entire comic and I’m quite pleased with it. I’ve also included all the old art in these weekly updates for you as well.

This comic was originally done for the Canada Comics Open Library during my residency in February 2020. You can download the 2020 version here for free.

Want to buy a digital or physical copy? Check out the Topaz Comics Shop!

Or you can also grab the PDF on Patreon, or itch.io

November 2025 Newsletter & Glad Day Author’s Fair

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November has come and gone, but here’s some art and comic updates for y’all~

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ALSO Join us November 30th at 32 Lisgar, Toronto for the first ever Glad Day Local Author Book Fair from 12pm-6pm!

 

HRT Diary – 20

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Last page of my mini series about HRT and expections from my HRT Diary. Funny how seeing different kinds of characters on screen can make you feel better about yourself!

Whoa it’s also my 35th birthday tomorrow, so a reminder that it’s never too late!

Want to see sketches, thumbnails, and comic pages early? Join us on Patreon!

Black and white comic. Narration box reads "As a teen I so desperately wanted to look like a twink. There was many an anime boy I wanted to be!" a young Jey stands pondering while various beautiful anime boys circle around them. Narration reads "However, there were obstacles." Young Jey, a chubby teen with thick glasses, dark hair in a ponytail and boring clothing stands looking down at themselves disappointed. A list beside them reads "1. Girl, 2. Everything else about my body"

HRT Diary – 16

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I was excited to come back to more HRT Diary comics so I have a 5 pager that’ll go up every Tuesday for the next few weeks on HRT and expectations. Something I’ve thought about for a while. It has a happy ending!

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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.

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