Frequently Asked Questions

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About the Collective

  • Foxglove Comics is a re-branding, restructuring, and reorganization of Dreamy Star Comics, a label owned by Ashley Nichols. This came about due to the members of Dreamy Star Comics forging their own paths and careers that did not lend well to a collective anymore.

    With most of the members having left, Caytlin Vilbrandt and NeonNoble brought in Gunny Waffle, IzzySqueakzy, and Ari “Metajoker” Noble to rebuild the collective into Foxglove Comics as the founding team, revealed September 5th 2020.

  • Caytlin Vilbrandt and Gunny Waffle are the co-directors of Foxglove Comics, and together own and manage all of the accounts, services, and registrations related to it.

    As for each individual webcomic, they are each wholly owned by their respective creators and are by no means co-owned by other members of the collective.

  • You know how there are small circles of friends that use their abilities to help each other out as best they can? That's us, with a fancy code name. We want to see each other succeed in our creative goals, helping each other along the way.

    By operating in a collective we can dial our efforts to 11, exposing each other to a shared audience. This further enables us to foster a larger community that does the same for others.

  • Members are recruited by invite only so the answer is no until you are invited. While we would love to have many members, it would be irresponsible to invite every webcomic creator we love. We have to consider a lot of factors such as our community stability, audience compatibility, time availability, collaborative capability, and much more. Consider it no different than the decision making process for becoming business partners.

About the Comics

  • Each webcomic operates independently, often bringing a pre-existing website to the collective. We actively collaborate and help each other in regards to web development, but we do not render any services as a business would.

    That said, there is an internally developed technology used by several of our websites called comic_git, which is also widely available for others to use as well! Each webcomic may also have multiple hosting solutions, such as Tapas or Webtoon.

  • It may look like Caytlin and Gunny run the show at times, but as a collective everyone has a say. We have a private Discord server where we discuss most everything as a team. Few topics require everyone to participate: the topic may not apply to everyone, it might involve a timely decision, or folks may otherwise be unable to contribute.

    We act as faithfully as possible knowing our peers. Too many cooks spoil the broth, so we do our best to maintain a healthy balance of collaboration.

  • A healthy mix of both! Foxglove Comics exists in order to help each other out, as widely stated in our goals. However, this does not mean that we work on each other's webcomics. For the most part, we work together on the collective, personal growth, and support where needed.

    There is a fine line between help and servitude, though, so we put education first. For example, the very first draft of our website was developed by Gunny despite Caytlin being the resident website guru. This taught him how to update the website without her aid.

    However, if the task at hand is of equal footing, work is doled out to whoever wants it. In the end there are no lofty expectations, and we work organically with each other or alone. Point is, we are always working together to an extent.

  • Not at all! This is made possible by carefully considering a webcomic and its creator before inviting them to the collective. We would never want to impose our community's standards and culture upon someone that would feel stifled by it. Rather, we make sure it would resonate with them and motivate them further.

About the Community

  • During the early development of Foxglove Comics, Gunny came to realize that all the present comics had bats. Tamberlane has Belfry, Mothorial has Ava, and Kalzeria has background character #3. This was taken further by noting that Foxglove is a well known bat character from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.

    This led to many inside jokes, some making their way into production — such as accepting our Discord rules with a bat emoji 🦇, after which the welcome message states "A new person has signed the bat pact!" Later on, Star Warriors and Circus Animals joined the collective bringing yet more bats — Sylvain Hart and Armitage respectively.

    All these prominant bat characters attract a large number of bat lovers to the community, who further the presence of bat love. Gunny could not be more pleased with himself, as our Community Batmanager.

  • You can find a full explanation over here. The short answer is that we lack the time and energy to do everything with open arms to the public. The @Affiliate Creator role on our Discord server marks users that we will often go to first for collaborative or feedback needs. Applications don't open often.

  • It is important to recognize the difference between entertainment media and social interaction. To put it bluntly, it isn't a secret that your parents had sex, but that doesn't make it open conversation. Sometimes our stories include more mature content and watering it down mutes the story, but that doesn't make such things community appropriate. We aim to host an inclusive environment where everyone can partake. Our Discord's rules draw a clear line so that our webcomics don't set the wrong example.

  • Generally yes, unless advertised otherwise. We use Discord for its tools and widespread adoption. It also acts as our home base. It just makes sense for us and keeps things simple. We understand if you don't want to stick around; feel free to bail after the event!

About You

  • You can support the collective directly via our Ko-fi. Additionally, our comic creators could always use support! Visit each of their comic pages to learn how. Typically it's through Patreon, but some artists may be offering commissions so check their socials too!

    Outside of financial support, partaking in the community Discord is a wonderful way to stay in the loop and help when able. Volunteer positions and hired assistance are not very common, but if you are looking to work for us or any of our comics then follow our Bluesky for news.

  • Yes, you may! We absolutely adore fanart! We just ask that you keep it PG-13 and SFW. If you are uncertain or have questions, then contact us. We don't mind and it never hurts to ask!

    We provide references for our mascot, webcomic characters, and fursonas or personas. Should you wish to cameo us to any degree, please request permission first.

  • Sure! However, some of us keep DMs to friends only. We ask that you respect our personal choices of limiting or refusing conversation. There are a lot of people that wish to socialize with us, and some of us have drawn some lines for comfort. Your safest bet is to contact us by other means if you have something to ask.

  • Absolutely! In fact, we encourage it. While we may host official events, that does not mean you can't host gatherings of your own. Play some games, schedule an art study, form a reading club, have at it! We love to see the community get together. It genuinely puts a smile on our faces.

    Just don't use our names, logos, or likeness to advertise in an official capacity. Hosting a game night doesn't mean you can advertise it as the official game night of Foxglove Comics. Make it your own thing and be proud of it!