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🕑 Added 2025-10-23 13:12:44 +0000 UTCThis post is just a quick update for you all. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve moved—literally escaped the city and headed for the mountains. I’m now living in a cabin my sister offered me, and my older brother helped me haul five massive, heavy boxes full of my stuff. The 11-hour trip went smoothly, though sadly, a few of my miniatures got damaged from all the bumps along the way. Nothing a little glue and patience can’t fix.
My new home is small and rustic, but I love it. The mountain silence is incredible (well, except for the songs of countless bird species), the nighttime darkness is a bit spooky, and I’ll need to get used to the cold—but I’m adaptable. The yellow cat who adopted me came along too… and he’s loving the new place. A huge backyard with plenty of spots to explore and play. We’re going to be just fine here.
Now, let’s talk about what really matters to you: the production of my comic. I’m still settling in, unpacking boxes, but I’ve already reinstalled my gear (PC, drawing tablet, printer) after a much-needed deep clean (PCs are basically dust magnets, it’s wild). The internet here is decent—not as fast as in the city, but that’s okay. I actually plan to spend less time online and more time outside, soaking up the sun and listening to nature.
I’ll be resuming work on the comic pages soon—inking, coloring, and adding dialogue balloons (the English translation/adaptation is already done, as I’ve mentioned before). But I’m also looking into ways to protect my work. Recently, I found out someone took an old version of my comic and uploaded it to a porn comic site without my permission. That hit me hard. I do create sensual art, yes—but not pornography.
It hurt so much to see my work twisted like that that I decided to delete my DeviantArt account and retire the “Nicklaw-Arts” identity. From now on, I’ll be signing my work as “H.B. Pilgrim.” And like I said, I’m exploring ways to safeguard my creations. I didn’t spend years studying storytelling, drawing, anatomy, light and shadow, perspective, and so much more just for some jerk to reduce it all to mere porn. The story I wrote for the Zara/Silky saga has drama, action, danger, humor—and yes, some sensuality—but it’s all perfectly safe and NOT PORNOGRAPHIC.
Once again, thank you for your patience, your understanding, and your sincere, respectful support of this project. New things are on the way—stay tuned and trust the journey.
Sincerely,
H.B. Pilgrim
Comments
Siky Sedosa
I apologize for the delay in responding. I explain everything in more detail in my most recent post here on Patreon.
Zack Morris
I'm glad to hear you're settling in well! Absolutely do whatever you need to to defend your work. I'm sorry it had to come to you deleting your Deviantart.
Siky Sedosa
It's okay, I don't care that "they" won in this case. I wasn't happy, and I think I moved more than just my house.
Mr. Metzger
Glad to hear the move went as well as one could realistically hope for :-) Sad to hear *they* "won" and made you remove an (as far as I can tell) well-established online presence. As for protecting your work. I guess you could probably add a disclaimer or text-only pages before and after the comic itself describing your vision for it and how it is a rather erotic and not a pornographic work. But beyond that? I mean even if you somehow knew who uploaded your work elsewhere, what could you do beyond banning them? And what would stop them from re-subbing using a new fake account? I doubt that you could hold them legally accountable, you're not Sony nor MGM ;-)
