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#zines
#altcomics
#hourlycomicsday2026
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#一次創作
#同人誌
The cover of an illustrated zine that says ‘a quiet day’ and has drawings of tall trees with bare branches in red ink. An illustrated page with a person with dark hair having a hair cut…the fringe is cut slightly wonky. Then it is time to have a bath so that the hair doesn’t stick to your skin. Detective Tso is on the phone, chatting to a friend. It is a phone with a curly cord which you can twist around your fingers as you talk. The back cover of the zine with more tall trees and bare branches drawn in red ink.
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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it is the last quarter of the February moon - the flooded ground moon, on account of all the rain
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this set comes in a hand-made envelope illustrated with stickers and some raindrops drawn in orange ink :)
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#altcomics
#zineset
#smallpress
#envelopeart
#一次創作
#同人誌
The front of a hand-made envelope with stickers featuring some flooded ground, flooded trees and some red leaves. Here is the back of the envelope with more stickers of leaves, clouds, and a forest bird flying through some rainy skies. A set of four illustrated zines, covered in patterns and leaves, Oat the owlet and the Toad looking as grumpy as ever.
February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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first four for hourly comics day :)
I’ve set myself a time limit of ten minutes per drawing…so that I can do other stuff to then draw 🙃

#hourlycomicsday
#zines
#altcomics
#hourlycomicsday2026
#hcd
#一次創作
#同人誌
Detective Tso wakes up and looks tired…then goes downstairs to drink a hot drink. The radio says the weather isn’t looking very promising… Next it is time for a haircut…cutting a neat line can be tricky. The hair falls to the floor. Best to have a bath afterwards so that the hair doesn’t stick to your skin. Now it is time to get dressed and throw some clothes all over the floor. Then you can go for a walk. Detective Tso is surprised it’s a little sunny out. Time to eat. There is some bread and an apple to have. You can shove it all in your mouth at once and your mouth grows huge.
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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snailing away :)
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#stickers
#smallpress
#illustration
#drawing
#一次創作
#同人誌
Some illustrated envelopes, decorated with bright orange leaves and some little green leaves as well.
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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it’s snail mail time again, and the zine and stickers for this month look like…this :)
I drew the last of the winter berries (that the birds haven’t eaten)…and it also includes a little mouse who snuck into Tso’s house
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available throughout February 🐌🐌🐌
#zines #stickers #snailmail #altcomics #一次創作
The cover of an illustrated zine with red and green leaves and the word FOROST written above. A set of illustrated stickers featuring detective Tso, Fraser the cat, owlet Oat, the Toad, a forest bird, the Stoat, the blue fox, and a little mouse that crawled into the house. All the characters are under some red winter berries and black branches. A set of four illustrated zines, with detective Tso hearing voices…from maybe a ghost inside the bathroom!
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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February already!
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#zines
#calendar
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#handmade
#pattern
A February spread from a hand-drawn calendar, featuring a forest bird, leaves, and a sun.
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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by some miracle….i am up to date 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
#zines #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #comics
Two illustrated zines that have been bound with red thread. The cover of the first shows detective Tso trying and failing to open a door, and the second has the word TSO surrounded by patterns.
January 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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not too bad for my chequered history…only a week late this time 🙃
the quiet moon set features a sugar paper wrap illustrated with stickers of quiet, cloudy skies 🦔
#zines #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #comics #snailmail
A set of zines wrapped in sugar paper with stickers of cloudy skies and leaf. The first layer of the wrap is taken off and underneath is another cloudy sky sticker. Here are the four zines or comics from the set. Detective Tso is up in arms, amongst leaves, flowers, and Hiccup the cat.
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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inked 16 tiny pages in a day🫠 …trying to strengthen my comic muscles before hourly comics day next weekend
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#zines #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #smallpress
An inked comic page where detective Tso muses on whether Hiccup the cat is a genius…the ruling…yes, Hiccup is. Another inked comic page where genius Hiccup wonders whether Tso has really thought things through…and also Hiccup is very busy and can’t hang around all day.
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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I realised I hadn’t made a sticker page in a while that wasn’t for the snail mail club, so that’s what I’ve done. (I should have been focusing on comics, but…it was a nice distraction:))
I send some of these out with each zine moon set order :)
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#zines #drawing #stickers #smallpress #altcomics
A set of illustrated stickers with Hiccup and Fraser the cat, detective Tso, forest birds, the toad, patterns, flowers, leaves, and others.
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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draw, repeat :)
(there’s something interesting about the repetition of drawing an image…but also towards the end it can be a struggle not to get a little bored 🙃)
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#zines #drawing #pattern #smallpress #altcomics
A repeated drawing of a patterned border enclosing a cloudy sky with little patches of dots, and a half moon that says ‘quiet moon January 2026’.
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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a whole month late 😬 but I finally have the moon set for December up online :) it was the hermit moon for me, as I kind of crawled under a rock and stayed there until the new year arrived.
#zines #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #comics #snailmail
A set of zines inside an illustrated wrap, with a drawing of a winter forest with a house nestled in the trees, a lamp, a blanket, some books, a coffee pot, and some leaves. Here is the same set of zines but with the top wrap removed. The wrap underneath has two illustrated leaf stickers. Here are the four zines spread out. Lots of leaves and patterns illustrate the paper…and there’s also a washing machine!
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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four TSO comics went up online today! After a very, very long break, I’m slowly catching up. Work on TSO 157 has begun…but it might be a few days until it’s finished…and then I’ll have just one outstanding 🦉
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
A page of a comic where Fraser is trying to prove how decorations could be as strong as a cat. A page of a zine where Tso, Hiccup and the eggs are dancing. The toad refuses to get involved. Detective Tso is hearing a rattling…yet unconfirmed as to whether it is real or not… The title of a TSO zine with Tso and Fraser chatting about whether a possible ghost is bringing a ghostly chill.
January 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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detective Tso and Fraser the strawberry cat are striding into the new year with purpose and determination! (yes, they are two days late…but they’re trying their best 🙃)
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all are available throughout the month :)
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail
The cover of an A6 zine with detective Tso and Fraser the cat running in opposite directions. The sky is filled with branches and red berries. A set of illustrated stickers, featuring a house, some forest trees, patterns, birds, leaves, flowers, and Hiske the owl. A piece of paper with a question mark drawn on it. Behind it are pages from some comics that are nearly finished…but not quite…hence the mystery.
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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happy new year!
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#zines
#calendar
#smallpress
#handmade
#pattern
The January page of a hand-drawn calendar, featuring detective Tso and Fraser the strawberry cat, patterns and leaves.
January 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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I’m three weeks behind on my comics :( which I think is the furthest behind I’ve been. But I’m still not feeling too well so have had to pause things until I have more energy.
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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snail mail keeps snailing…. and I’ve still been creating stuff but just a bit more slowly as I feel a little run-down… here is the zine and stickers for December, displayed in my usual uneven fashion 🙃
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available throughout the month :)
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail
The cover of an illustrated zine, showing a starry sky of blues and greens and some black trees silhouetted in the foreground. A set of illustrated stickers featuring a tawny owl, a kingfisher, a heron in flight, a hare, a starling, a stoat, and patterns. A set of comics wrapped in illustrated paper of leaves, patterns and fireworks.
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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a day late oops 🙃 but here is the sparkling moon set for November, that includes my first attempts at colour printing (I still need to learn what ink works and what doesn’t)
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset
A set of four comics/zines wrapped in a paper wrap that has drawings of fireworks, patterns, and leaves. The set of comics with the first wrap taken off and underneath is a second wrap with a sticker of a red leaf.
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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in relatively exciting news, I will have some access to colour printing from next week. Only inkjet, but still :) so it means the November snail mail will be in colour. …
available throughout the month 🦉🦊🍂
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail
A drawing of detective Tso flying through the sky, arms covered in feathers, following a forest bird which has similar feathers, through a cloudy sky. A set of patterned designs that will end up as stickers. The patterns include mushrooms and leaf motifs. A set of illustrated comics/zines that are wrapped in a patterned paper sheet that features leaves, a bird, and a magnifying glass.
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Fraser-meaning-strawberry is swimming :+)
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#drawing #pattern #zines #illustration #artwork #newsprint
#characterdesign #characterideas
A drawing of Fraser the cat swimming through a sea of blue, green, and red patterns and waves.
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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drawing page 🦔🦔🦔
#drawing #pattern #zines #illustration #artwork #newsprint
A page of drawings with detective Tso, Fraser the cat, the toad, birds, patterns, a comet, trees, leaves, and a torch. The words say ‘Tso was picked up and carried into the sky along with the other seed heads. It was a cloudy autumn day. Despite the wind, the sky was peaceful. High up, the gulls circled softly.’
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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another comic/zine is up on time 😊 I’m on a roll…kind of :) …I never like to speak too soon…it normally precedes some kind of potato-like state where I fall into disrepair…but maybe not this time!1!1!11 🦉
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
The front cover of an A6 printed zine with detective Tso looking scared and beginning to run away from the new cat that has appeared in the forest. Detective Tso and Fraser the cat are talking animatedly about this intruder…what can be done?! They are talking in the top floor or the building under a ceiling light. There are plants growing up the outside walls of the building. Here is the same image of the pair but this is the original in colour before printing. The plants are drawn in red ink because I love red ink.
October 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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the October moon felt like the waiting moon as I did a lot of waiting around 🙃
🦔 also a new comic is up today 🦔
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #zineset
A set of four zines that are wrapped with an illustrated paper featuring leaves, raindrops and a magnifying glass. A comic page featuring Fraser the cat designing wanted posters and taking action. Fraser is no longer wrapped in a blanket but is fighting with the pencil, not the sword! An illustration of an owl flying through the sky. Leaves are also flying and there are patterns too.
October 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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new comic is up and on time (remarkably) 🙃
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Detective Tso is pondering good omens and whether they can be easily read. …the conclusion is that it would be nice if they were more clear-cut…then you’d know where you stand.
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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the first of the month has rolled around again…and I still haven’t properly looked into a colour printer, so, for one month only (as otherwise my hands might fall off), the snail mail stickers will be hand-drawn :)
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#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #snailmail
The cover of an A7 zine before printing, featuring leaves and patterns. A set of hand-drawn stickers - leaves, detective Tso, Fraser the cat, Oat the owlet, Hiske the owl, and the toad all feature. A set of four zines, illustrated with leaves, a basket of eggs, and Fraser skipping through the forest.
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM