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August Minicomic - Digital Download

Hello friends,

This is the update to share the digital download for August's minicomic of the month, FUN TIME, Is This The Real Life? or also simply, Guitar Solo. Find it attached to this post or download it from this Dropbox link here 2025-08-30 16:32:31 +0000 UTC View Post

August mini going into the mail!

August mini going into the mail!

Hello friends,

Just a post to let you know I received the August minicomic back from the printer, FUN TIME Is This The Real Life? and am starting to drop physical copies into the mail today. I will have them all out by Monday. Keep an eye on your mailboxes!

I have mater...

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Newest Mini off to the printers + upcoming comic preview

Newest Mini off to the printers + upcoming comic preview

Hello friends,

This is a post to let you know that I sent the files for the August minicomic off to the printer's yesterday. I am hoping to receive them back sometime between the middle and end of next week (around August 27-28th-ish) so I can get copies out into the mail before the end of the month. It's 20 pages, full color, digest sized, and I think an all around nice package.

F...

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Minicomics Box. Does this sound cool?

Hello friends,

I am not sure if this is the most effective way to go about this, as I am not sure if all patrons check each of my updates too granularly, I expect most subscribers are just mostly happy to look out for their new minicomics each month, which is fine by me as it's the main thing I offer, but I have an idea percolating for a project and would love to know if it sounds interes...

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Getting Ahead of My Haters

Getting Ahead of My Haters

I'm currently writing an all-new diary comic, and I know once I post it to my Instagram I'm likely to receive comments about how there are way too many words in it. I can't help myself! But like Eminem in the final rap battle in Eight Mile, I'm thinking if I own up to it up front it'll neuter that particular criticism.

More seriously, I do put a lot of words into some of my diary comics,...

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Cover reveal - August's Minicomic of the Month!

Cover reveal - August's Minicomic of the Month!

Hello friends,

This is a post to share the cover I've created for August's Minicomic of the Month. I'm keeping with the FUN-TIME logo for the moment, because I did indeed have a fun time paying homage to this classic Queen album cover.

And, obviously that reveals the overall theme of this issue, Queen, Freddie Mercury, and my ongoing evolving relationship to their ...

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Update on August comics and Beyond...

Update on August comics and Beyond...

Hello friends,

This is a post to check in with all physical and digital Monthly Minicomic Club members, to let you all know I've been putting together a comic for August, and that you can most likely expect to see them go into the mail during the week of the 25th.

I am not totally ready yet to make the public "here's the comic of the month!" post for non-members, as I am still circl...

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FUN-TIME Summer Special 2025 Digital Download

FUN-TIME Summer Special 2025 Digital Download

Hello friends,

This is a post to share the link to download July's minicomic of the month, FUN-TIME Summer Special 2025. You can access the PDF for the comic at the following link

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/7swo...

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FUN-TIME SUMMER SPECIAL - going into the mail

Hello friends,

This is a post just to let you know I'm dropping copies of the FUN-TIME SUMMER SPECIAL 2025 into the mail for all physical minicomic club members today, and I'll be posting the link to the PDF for all digital members tomorrow. I am very happy with this one, and am excited to send it out ...

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FUN TIME Summer Special 2025 - off to the printer!

FUN TIME Summer Special 2025 - off to the printer!

Hello friends, this is a post to let you know that I have sent all the files for July's Minicomic of the Month out to the printer, and expect to receive copies back in the next 8-10 days, which I will then send out to all print members of The Monthly Minicomic Club. As always the digital PDF will be distributed here once all those print issues are in the mail.

2025-07-16 16:41:46 +0000 UTC View Post

FUN-TIME Summer Special update

FUN-TIME Summer Special update

I am sharing this panel because it was originally intended to be part of a new comic essay I'm putting together for the July minicomic, but it doesn't really fit anymore, so I am having to "kill my darlings", and by that I mean, not include it in the cartoon, but post it here, and also probably still include it somewhere in the minicomic anyway.

This is also a good excuse to provide an up...

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Important Career Advice




2025-07-07 20:39:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Fun Time Summer Special 2025

Fun Time Summer Special 2025

I had a blast drawing and coloring this cover to July’s comic (which I shamelessly swiped directly from an old Dan DeCarlo comic, “Archie’s TV Laugh In #4”), and what is a Monthly Minicomics Club for if not to have fun? I think I’m a decent cartoonist, but it’s always very humbling to copy from one of the greats.

This will be digest sized, full color, will feature a potpourri...

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This Isn't What The Internet Was Meant To Be

2025-07-02 19:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Chrissy! Wake Up! - digital download

Chrissy! Wake Up! - digital download

Print copies of this comic went out to all subscribers last week. All physical Monthly Minicomic Club members keep an eye on your mailbox. This is a post to share the digital PDF. You can download the file here or find it attached to this post

2025-06-30 19:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post

I Messed Up My Algorithm




2025-06-30 14:51:07 +0000 UTC View Post

New Shirt




2025-06-28 17:44:59 +0000 UTC View Post

"Chrissy! Wake Up!" going into the mail

"Chrissy! Wake Up!" going into the mail

This is a post to let all print members of The Monthly Minicomic Club know that I have dropped copies of my newest self-published effort into the mail. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for an envelope from me.

I will be posting the link to download the PDF for all digital members over the weekend. Keep an eye on your inbox for that one.

Thank-you as always for the support!

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My Best Pal and I are a Lot Alike




2025-06-26 17:48:29 +0000 UTC View Post

"Chrissy! Wake Up!" - off to the printers

"Chrissy! Wake Up!" - off to the printers

This is a post to let you know that I've sent the files for my newest minicomic, full title "Chrissy! Wake up! I don't like this!" off to the printer's. It's June 16 today, so I expect to receive copies back by sometime around the middle of next week, which means I will successfully get minicomics out into the mail for everybody before July. Yay me! As always, the link to the d...

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Trying to crack the case!

Trying to crack the case!

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Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Minicomics?




2025-06-12 22:06:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Trainer Hau

I was very proud of my s...

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Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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A Part, Apart - Digital Download

A Part, Apart - Digital Download

Hello friends,

This is a post to let you know that I have dropped all physical copies of the A Part, Apart minicomic into the mail for print subscribers, so all members of that tier can be on the lookout for an enveloped from me. This is also the post where I share the digital PDF of the comic, which you can find attached to this post, or download directly here

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A Part, Apart, now in the mail

An important message here from me, Mike, President and CEO of Mike Dawson's Monthly Minicomic Club. Copies of A Part, Apart all went into the mail this morning. Thankyou for your patience!

There are two little extras going out to all print club members, a small hand-cut and hand-folded bonus comic, and, bizarrely, the BFDI Smiley Mouth sticker that my son had me make for him. Next time t...

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The Barf Diner

New Jersey is famous for ...

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Happy Mouth Sticker

Hello everybody, this is a quick post to let you know I received stickers back from the place I used to get them printed, and now I have these little Happy Mouth stickers to send out to all members of the physical Monthly Minicomic Club.

This was a little bit of a learning experience (though it wasn't ...

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Sweet Child O’ Mine

Sweet Child O’ Mine

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Simple Tips and Rules For Making Comics

Simple Tips and Rules For Making Comics

2025-05-21 13:26:41 +0000 UTC View Post