kevinbolk

I’ve been quiet on here for the past year or so while I was helping my dear friend and creative partner Sarah tie up loose ends on this and providing whatever support I can in general.  Here’s the update we put together about what’s going on and a special note from Sarah:

Hey hey
You may have noticed that www.interrobangstudios.com is no longer online. There’s been some big changes and we want to update you. Long story short, Interrobang Studios as a business entity has closed its doors.
+ Sarah’s health has changed and she needs to—and we want her to!—take a step back and focus on her wellbeing.
+ Without Sarah? There is no Interrobang Studios. We have decided to retire the name. Kevin will pick up where Interrobang Studios left off with Sarah’s full encouragement and blessing. He will focus on his own artist business and K-Bo brand.
+ Our team is selling the last of the Interrobang books, prints, posters, and cards here at forms.gle/oLWJ7QrsP7myrf7i8. Proceeds from the sales will be split between our crew. We’re still determined to support one another and appreciate your help.
+ Kevin is still making art, filling commissions, and working on new projects! Follow him on his social media to keep updated! He hopes to have a full website again by the end of summer. The old comics will also be going back up in a new space, stay tuned!
+ Our team will be retiring the Interrobang Patreon and sending out one last ‘thank you’ pack to all our loyal supporters. We deeply appreciate all their help over the years.
+ Kevin and Sammi will be back on the convention circuit starting in 2021. Look for them at Baltimore Comic Con in the Baltimore convention center October 22-24th.
Things are changing, but the art will keep flowing. We appreciate your love for the work we do!

Stay connected to Kevin at:
Twitter: kevinbolk
Instagram: thekevinbolk
Facebook: Kevin Bolk

~~~A Special Note from Sarah:

I cannot say ‘Thank You’ enough for the incredible times we’ve had.
In the early 2000s, I never would have imagined what was ahead for me. Interrobang Studios debuted at a local hotel in 2005 and stayed in business for 15 years. From after-work hours making comics in a basement in 2004 to learning Canadian Import Law in preparation for our first international shows, we covered a lot of ground! I published 17 books with Kevin and visited you all at more than 200 separate conventions across half the United States plus Canada!
And at every single one of them, the most incredible part was each of you. Every time one of you came by the artist alley table, it was a firework of excitement. We had a guest! A visitor! A friend!
You brightened my days in a way I don’t think you realize. I was so excited to talk to you. About anything! Fandom and Kevin and the convention and the costumes and the best local restaurants and our big plans for the next year. Y’all were lifesavers who helped us with the odd bathroom break and the much needed food run. You showed me the coolest swag and we each talked up our favorite vendors. You modeled your latest costumes and your most mind-blowing props for me. I got to meet some of your families and so many of your friends and it was fantastic!
I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything.
Thank you for sharing so much of yourselves with me. All your enthusiasm and affection for the work we were doing—and for who we are as people on a creative team—it 100% made all of the work worthwhile. From the bottom of my heart, I could not be happier to have met you. You’re all my sunshines. <3 -Sarah

Now that Interrobang is winding down, I’m enthusiastic to share what I’m working on now with you guys in the coming months, but I can’t help but look back wistfully. Sarah and I still keep close contact and she’s cheering me on from the sidelines while she takes care of herself, so it‘s bittersweet.
With that, feel free to grab some of our classic stuff in the fire sale before it’s gone. Thank you all for supporting Interrobang over the years and stay tuned for the next arc in the K-Bo cartoonist saga. Hope you guys have missed me as much as I’ve missed you.

Hey gang! Can I get some recommendations on “boy-centric” anime/manga? Preferably ones that take place in a school setting. Also, your favorite “beautiful/bishonen” male character from any genre? Doing some seeeeecret research for a future project. Thanks in advance!

::EDIT-By "boy-centric" I actually mean stuff aimed at girls but about cute boys, more on the shojo end of things. Sorry for the confusion.

Hey gang! This entry's been a long time coming and I've got a lot of ground to cover, so let's just jump in!

First off, to whoever got me the core membership: THANK YOU!! Your kindness was a big factor in my decision to be more active on dA again. That was a wonderful present so much gratitude and hugs. Wow. 

NEW FOLLOWERS (and curious onlookers!)

Welcome! Welcome! And thank you so much for your interest in my work. Regardless of what got you here, I really appreciate your time and energy. I've gotten a lot of questions about my work, views, and all sorts of other stuff. Since I've been away for a while, I'm gonna do an FAQ in a week or two to get you guys up to speed. I did want to give you folks a shout-out though since I know there's been an influx with some of my older work making the rounds again. I'm very grateful to have you here.

Now, to my longtime friends here: You're are probably wondering "Where have you been, K-Bo?" Wow. Where to start...  Without getting into too many explicit details, my life got turned upside-down in 2016 and early 2017. My mental health took a pretty bad spill, and my fiance and I split up after more than a decade.  Sarah and I are still business partners and dear friends. We're still working together on Interrobang Studios, but things are moving a little slow since we're still trying to put our respective lives back together. A lot of progress has been made, but there's still a ways to go. We reached a point around August where we started to get the Studio up and running again.  That's why many of you guys have been unable to contact the studio or order books We're hoping to get that part of the operation ticking again in the coming weeks. Same deal with the Patreon. I'm also planning a new comics series and a game project that I'll be slowly unveiling in the coming months. I'm also up and doing Mascot comics again to (with a bit of an irregular update schedule.)

Along with all this and the influx of new friends, I wanted to make a concerted effort to be more active here on dA again. That means I'll be posting more as well as doing a better job keeping up with my notes, mentions, requests, etc. I'm slowly working my way through the inbox now, so thanks for everyone's patience on that.  I'm a pretty approachable person and love hearing from you all, so don't be shy about reaching out. I'll do my best to try to get back to you in a reasonable amount of time. 

I also plan on catching you guys up on the art I've done from 2016 to now that didn't make it on dA, as well as some previously unavailable material from my comics (including Sucks to be Weegie) and more. Gonna try to have at least have 2-3 deviations a week until you all are caught up.

So I think that's just about all of it. Again, thank you all so much for your time and support. I'll be back with that FAQ in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy the art and comics and feel free to reach out to me anytime. Take care, friends!

Hey gang. Sorry for the radio silence over the past year or so.  It's been kind of a rough one with a lot of ups & downs, changes, and challenges. I'm getting caught up on commission work and I'm working on getting comics up and rolling again, including a brand new series and the return of Trigger Star. Got some big plans for 2016 and I'm looking forward to sharing them with you guys (hope you like card games, by the way.)

So for the next couple weeks, I'm gonna be catching up on posting the art from the past few months here that you guys haven't seen yet. From there, I'll be showing you what I'm working on now.  Gonna try to be a little more responsive to notes and comments, but I am just one guy and it all piles up super fast. Please know that I've just gone through all 5,000+ you guys have been leaving me and I REALLY appreciate the support and feedback. Thanks you all so much.

Ok, now that the Inbox beast has been more or less slain, I'll start getting some of this art up. Hope you're having a pleasant 2016 and don't be shy about letting me know what you've been up to. Looking forward to seeing a number of you during my convention appearances this year. Take care and keep on art'ing!