Kay and P: Issue 30, Page 44
The end.
There is a part of me that wasn’t quite sure I`d ever get here at the end of Kay and P. To be honest, I started making this comic on a lark way back in 2009 because I just really liked the characters. I posted a few pages at a time on an art site, then started posting more frequently when people asked for a regular update schedule. I started making printed books, going to shows – and then meeting people who actually had read my comic over on the internet and came to see me in person. It was (and still is) a humbling and amazing feeling.
I’d be lying to say it never became tiring to keep the comic going on this long – but whenever I would get a nice comment or a new person binging the hundreds (!!!) of pages of backlog it was a little boost. It probably also helps that I am incredibly stubborn and wanted to see the story come to a proper close. It feels good to be here, to make it to the end – I finished the story on my terms. I’ve gotten so many lovely comments telling me how much they liked the story, who their favorite characters are, how long they’ve been reading… it’s truly an honor to have made something that has a reader base that has consistently been engaged and so nice to interact with. Thank you for reading, for commenting, for sharing – for being part of this big hunk of art I’ve made for a decade.
What happens next? While Kay and P has come to a close, I’ll be running the Kickstarter for the last printed volumes in the next few weeks, so please stay tuned for that. I’m working on a bunch of projects coming out in the next months, and also working on a couple book pitches! (If you’re a publisher reading this right now, well do feel free to contact me!)
You can follow me on social media as well – twitter – tumblr – instagram – pillowfort
Once again – thank you so, so much. This certainly isn’t the end of me making things for you to enjoy, so please keep in touch. It’s been a wild trip – let’s see where we can get off to next.
Likes, comments, reblogs and sharing has helped me immensely, so if you could share the comic today in it’s completion I would be forever grateful! If you’ve enjoyed my work and want to support me monetarily, links are down there!
Congratulations on completing this!! It’s been super fun to follow along and I know whatever you work on next will be just as incredible 🙂
Thank youuuuuu <3 <3 <3
Thank you so much for making this comic – I have enjoyed every page of it and your art is so beautiful. Good luck with your future endeavors!
thank you so much!
Aww, I think she and P will be ok too. What a graceful landing after a wild ride. I’m so impressed with your mad skills and imagination. I’ve really enjoyed partially living in your world (or origin story, not sure which) for the last n years. THANK YOU JACKIE and I’m on for the kickstarter!
Congrats, Jack. It’s been a wonderful journey.
Congratulations and 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Thank you so much for your art, Jack.
I’ve read Kay & P since very early on, and it’s been something that has helped me through some very difficult times.
I am genuinely upset that i’ve got to the end, but I’m so glad that you have got to the end.
I’ve loved every single frame… I really have.
What will I do on Thursday? It will be really odd… A small void in my life has opened up.
I might just have to go back to the beginning and start all over again.
Thank you again, and again, and again…
Much love and I Can’t wait to see what you do next xxx
That’s so sweet, thank you so much! Hearing it helped you means a lot to me. I still put out tons of art over on insta and twitter, so hopefully that can bring some joy to you as well! <3
I do follow you on several platforms… and one day I’ll get that tattoo you did for me. (Finances have dipped since we bought a house… so – ya kno.)
Oh boy do I know – we just bought a place and are getting rather familiar with just how expensive it all is ha ha.
Congratulations!
thank you!!!
Thank you so very much for letting us come along on this journey with you, and for letting us share in Kay and P’s story! Looking forward to finishing the printed book collection, and to seeing what comes next!
❤❤❤
Thank you for all this. I’m really gonna miss Peaches.
He’s a good lad, we’re all going to miss that bone boi! ❤
Thanks for all of your lovely and fine work on K & P, this was always a treat to read whenever you had time to update it. The characters were lovely and the situation was fun as you unfolded the complex plot. I will try to get to your other works and support the Kickstarter to obtain printed copies of this wonderful comic. Please take care, and I look forward to your next adventure!
Thank you so much! Kickstarter is coming soon so keep an eye out! ^_^
Thank you! Another chapter of my internet life comes to a close :’)
I think I’m going to read the whole thing start to finish when I get my hands on all the books at once. I’ll start saving up for the Kickstarter!
I haven’t read this chapter or a few of the ones before it, I’m just dropping by to give you a virtual pat on the back and a smile 🙂
Oh thank you!! I should hopefully have the Kickstarter up next week or so (I’ve been so exhausted lol)
Thank you so much! I’ve loved Kay and P for years now. It’s been quite a fantastic ride! Thank you for creating such a wonderful piece of work for us all to enjoy! Good luck in the future and can’t wait to see what you create next!
Thank you!!! ❤
I can’t believe it’s over, but what a lovely, wild ride it’s been! Can’t even remember when I officially started reading this, but it’s been a blast every page! 😀 Congratulations!
❤❤❤ thank you so much!
I am very sorry to see this comic end. I loved these characters so much and will miss them all. I guess it’s time to go back and read the entire archives again. 🙂
I wish you tons of success in your future projects, Jackie! I hope you’ll keep us all posted here when you decide what you’re up to next.
Thanks for bringing us these characters and this story! We’ve really enjoyed it.
cheers,
Phil
Thank you so SO much for reading and enjoying it! I will definitely check in from time to time here, especially for convention appearances and such. ❤
It’s been a long, strange, scary, sexy, funny, loving and incredible journey. Thank you Jackie.
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What a difference a decade (and some change) makes! Congrats!
Can I ask, though, if you can create an archive page? There might have been one on the old site.
You know, I have been trying to get the damn archive thing to work for ages and I’m having trouble sorting it out! I will see if I cant get it to work again, my apologies. T___T
Thanks and Oh and one other thing: have you ever thought about doing a Webtoons/Tapas-style vertical-scroll webcomic? Definitely not an ask or anything, just if it ever came to mind for this or future projects.
I haven’t really looked into it – what’s the benefit?
For comic creators those who have already finished their projects, I’d say that the vertical-scroll (aka infinitive canvas) probably reaches those who are more used to reading webcomics on phones and tablets, and also reaches an audience (perhaps a younger and growing audience) which is more used to subscribing via webcomic apps than RSS feeds. Artistically, vertical-scroll also allows for longer story updates, whether as multiple pages or stacked panels.
I was surprised a few days ago when I saw that “O Human Star“, which finished last year (and I never actually read it on the comic website until over a month ago and I was *very* impressed), had begun posting the entire comic run on Webtoons back in February this year as multi-page updates. Other in-progress creators who post to both their sites and to vertical-scroll apps (like Twin Dragons) may go for chopping their pages into vertically-stacked panels to make it easier to read on a smaller screen. And I know of at least one webcomic (“Heart of Keol“) which is drawn natively (and beautifully) in vertical-scroll for both their own site and for Webtoons/Tapas/etc.
Not trying to say that “exposure” would be the reason for the extra work, but the vertical-scroll audience is a good opportunity to artistically re-tell this story or create a new one. But it’s just an idea.
This has been such a delightful journey. I’ve enjoyed the plot twists, the characters, the world-building, the artistic skill (OMG the art and the lines and the color *chef’s kiss*) and overall the immense heart of the story. Thank you so much for creating it! Thank you for making my Tuesday and Thursday mornings better for so many years! Will you post here about the kickstarter for the last volumes?
Oh gosh, thank you so so much. I’m glad you enjoyed the story. ❤❤❤ I definitely will post about the kickstarter here as well as my other social media places!
Been reading for years, glad to see the story get a good ending. Props on seeing it through the tiring parts.
I’m not sure what you have planned for your future projects, but if there’s another comic in you I hope we’ll get to see it unfold like Kay and P.
It’s been one heckuva ride–thanks for seeing it through to the end. I’ll miss these characters, but as long as you’re still around, there’s always the hope that there are more good stories coming to get involved with. ^^
Thank you for the ride!
I NEED CLOSURE ON “DICKTROPOLIS”!!! And its sequel – “Bi-town: Lesboscity ensues”!
Pfft – this is the thanks I get for pushing your comic on an unsuspecting public since 2012. I mean, you probably did stuff to help too; like make the comic and whatever… but let’s not forget who the true hero is here!
I can’t believe this is the end. I’ve been reading since the start this comic was one of the first I read in adolescence that actually had a main character that looked like me and actually had depth and complexity. I’m so glad you saw it through and gave the world this work, it’s meant a lot for me and I’m sad it’s over and happy that it happened, and will soon see it on my book shelves 😊 お疲れさまでした (thank you for your hard work)
I’m late to the party, but thank you for taking us all on this glorious ride!
Just found and binged over the last few days. Sad a bit that I can’t buy the Physical books :). Wonderful story and art. Look Costa to your other projects.
Thanks so much for enjoying it! …..and reminding me I havent updated my shop yet. :/ If you’d like physical copies, just email me (jackie(at)kayandp(dot)com) and I’ll get you sorted!