Patreon FAQ

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I see you have something called a “Patreon page.” What’s that and why is it awesome?

Patreon is a form of crowdfunding, like Kickstarter, that has changed my life. Support from readers like you on Patreon has allowed me to quit my day job and work on these comics full-time. That’s something I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do.

With Kickstarter, you try to raise a huge amount of money in a short period of time to finish a specific project (like printing a book), but Patreon is different. Patreon still involves a bunch of regular folks getting together to make something happen—that’s why it’s “crowdfunding”—but instead each person pledging $25 one time, Patrons agree to pledge, like, $5/month to support a creator’s ongoing work. Patreon accepts international currency, and Patrons can pledge any amount they like and they can stop and start anytime they like.

This has the huge benefit of giving me a predictable form of income every month. Thanks to the support of my readers I can honestly say I make my living as a writer now.

But there are also lots of benefits for being one of my Patrons.

What kind of benefits do I get for supporting you on Patreon?

Those who pledge $3 or more get

• access to my Patreon Activity stream (where I’ll post the comic pages up first!)

• work-in-progress pages for every update (script pages, thumbnail pages, penciled pages)

• voting rights for pin-up wallpapers made from comic page art

• access to Patreon-only short stories

• access to the exclusive True Fan Lounge on The Young Protectors Community site

• and my thanks for supporting my work!

Those who pledge $5 or more get

• all of the above plus

* you get to read one page of The Young Protectors: Double-Cross ahead of everyone else here on my webcomic site

* access to the uncensored pages of Legendary here on my webcomic site

• access to over 55 (SFW and NSFW) high-quality pin-ups on my Patreon page (see the Galleries below!)

• I’ll add a blue YP (Young Protectors) logo to your Disqus avatar like this:

• and if the the current month has a Special Digital Reward (usually NSFW), you get to download it

Those who pledge $10 or more get

• all of the above plus

• immediate access to a download library on itch.io that includes every NSFW pin-up I’ve ever sent out on Patreon (over 30 in all!)

• you’ll also get a high-res file with double the resolution of any pin-up art (including Panel Pin-ups) I post in the current month.

Those who pledge $25 or more get

• all of the above plus

• immediate access to a download library on itch.io that includes high-res versions of every pin-up I’ve ever sent out on Patreon

• your name will be included on the Leaderboard of Awesome on my Web site (but only if you want it to!)

• I’ll add a special SILVER YP logo to your Disqus Avatar that you can use on my site (and elsewhere) so you can show the world how awesome you are. It looks like this:

Those who pledge $100 or more get

WOW! Ok. First, you totally rock!

• And of course you get all the above rewards plus

• your name will be included on the Leaderboard of Awesome on my Web site (but only if you want it to!) with specialdistinction.

• I’ll add a GOLD YP logo to your Disqus Avatar. Like this:

• And, at your request, once a month you’ll be able to get any one item from my online store for free! (bundle products and shipping not included)

When will I be charged?

If you are a new Patron, or if you are an existing Patron who is upgrading their pledge (e.g. from $5 to $10), you will be charged immediately and will have immediate access to all the currently posted content for that pledge level.

After that, you will be charged on the first of every month. According to the Patreon FAQ, it can take 72 hours for all pledges to process at that time, so don’t stress if you don’t see the charge right on the 1st. 🙂

What’s going to show up on my credit card/bank statement? I prefer to be discreet.

According to the Patreon FAQ:

What Does A Patreon Pledge Look Like On My Bank Statement?

All charges will appear on your bank statement as one of the following:

Patreon* Membership
CKO Patreon* Membership
VISIT PATREON.COM/INFO
PAYPAL *PATREON IN

The names of creators you are supporting will not be included on the statement.

Once I’m a Patron, how do I find the pin-ups and other rewards you’ve already posted?

Patreon isn’t so awesome about indexing previously posted rewards so I created my own indexes right here on this page.

In the dropdowns below, you can find links to the short stories I’ve posted and the work-in-progress pages (script pages, thumbnail pages, and penciled pages).

All the SFW pin-ups and some of the more popular NSFW pin-ups are available to current $5+ Patrons in their original posts on the Patreon site. I’ve created thumbnail galleries for those pin-ups with their own drop-downs on this page. Just click on the thumbnail image in the gallery and it will take you to the post on Patreon where you can download the wallpaper.

The remaining NSFW pin-ups are available to $10+ Patrons at a special download library I created on itch.io.

And $25+ Patrons get to download high-res versions of all these pin-ups at this itch.io library.

How do I read the Patreon-exclusive pages on your webcomics site?

Here is a step-by-step for how to read the Patreon-exclusive pages on my site.

Help! I’m a $5+ Patron and I’ve followed the steps to read the Patreon-exclusive pages on your site, but it’s not working!

If you’ve followed the steps to connect your Patreon account to my site, and you’re still not able to see the page, it’s likely a browser cache issue.

One thing that seems to work is force-refreshing the page you are trying to see — hitting [Ctrl]-[F5] in most Windows browsers, or ⌘R on the Mac. If you’re having trouble, please give that a try—it almost always seems to fix the problem.

Sometimes a browser really, really wants to keep hold of its cache. If you’re on a Mac, and a simple refresh doesn’t do it, this URL gives some other easy solutions to clear your browser cache: http://osxdaily.com/2016/01/17/empty-cache-safari-mac-os-x/

And this link tells you how to force-reload mobile browsers: https://www.sleeplessmedia.com/2016/04/20/how-to-hard-refresh-on-a-mobile-device/

If, for some reason, that doesn’t work, there is an alternative way to view at least the Sneak Preview pages: they are also posted over at our Community site. So you don’t have to wait, this post explains how to get to the Preview Pages on the Community Site.

But if you are still having trouble after the force-refresh, please let me know. I want you to be able to enjoy these pages on my webcomic site, as they were intended!

Patreon Rewards and FAQ

Patreon FAQ

I see you have something called a “Patreon page.” What’s that and why is it awesome?

What kind of benefits do I get for supporting you on Patreon?

When will I be charged?

What’s going to show up on my credit card/bank statement? I prefer to be discreet.

Once I’m a Patron, how do I find the pin-ups and other rewards you’ve already posted?

How do I read the Patreon-exclusive pages on your webcomics site?

Help! I’m a $5+ Patron and I’ve followed the steps to read the Patreon-exclusive pages on your site, but it’s not working!

Patreon Rewards Index

SFW Wallpapers for All Patrons (Gallery With Links)

SFW Wallpapers for $5 Patrons+ (Gallery With Links)

NSFW Milestone Wallpapers for $5 Patrons (Gallery With Links)

NSFW Wallpapers for $10 Patrons on itch.io (Gallery with Original Links)

Winning Panel Pin-ups (Gallery With Links)

Short Stories

Script Pages

TYP: ETE – Chapter 3

TYP: ETE – Truth or Dare Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Flyboy Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Chapter 4

TYP: ETE – Interlude 2

TYP: ETE – Chapter 5

TYP: ETE – Coda

TYP: Legendary Chapter 1 – “Legendary”

TYP: Legendary Chapter 2 – “Together”

TYP: “Spooky Jones: Past Sins”

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 1

TYP: Fallen Chapter 1

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 2

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 3

Thumbnail Pages

TYP: ETE – Chapter 3

TYP: ETE – Truth or Dare Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Flyboy Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Chapter 4

TYP: ETE – Interlude 2

TYP: ETE – Chapter 5

TYP: ETE – Coda

TYP: Legendary Chapter 1 – “Legendary”

TYP: Legendary Chapter 2 – “Together”

TYP: “Spooky Jones: Past Sins”

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 1

TYP: Fallen Chapter 1

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 2

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 3

Penciled Pages

TYP: ETE – Chapter 3

TYP: ETE – Truth or Dare Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Flyboy Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Chapter 4

TYP: ETE – Interlude 2

TYP: ETE – Chapter 5

TYP: ETE – Coda

TYP: Legendary Chapter 1 – “Legendary”

TYP: Legendary Chapter 2 – “Together”

TYP: “Spooky Jones: Past Sins”

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 1

TYP: Fallen Chapter 1

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 2

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 3

Page Updates

TYP: ETE – Chapter 3

TYP: ETE – Truth or Dare Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Flyboy Bonus Comic

TYP: ETE – Chapter 4

TYP: ETE – Interlude 2

TYP: ETE – Chapter 5

TYP: ETE – Coda

TYP: Legendary Chapter 1 – “Legendary”

TYP: Legendary Chapter 2 – “Together”

TYP: “Spooky Jones: Past Sins”

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 1

TYP: Fallen Chapter 1

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 2

TYP: Double Cross Chapter 3