Chapter: Issue 5

It’s been a few years huh? Well, let me explain-“What does this mean? How are you still alive? How is that possible? Is the comic returning? Is this real life?”

Well, it’s complicated…

Yes, the comic is returning for the foreseeable months. Meaning Chapter 5 will be done in about 2 months from now…probably. After that, I’m planning to add another chapter that will work as an “Epilogue” to the whole series.

All of that means a total of 5 or so months of work from now up to December. All the While I’ll be posting Two Alpha Luna Chronicles which are being translated for my Patreon where I also post in advance the AL Comic Pages ahead of the website with better resolution.

But yeah, it’s been quite the rough years for so many, including myself who had to take care of RL issues, work, and family. Priorities took my life on a path that couldn’t bring myself back to draw again and mentally I felt exhausted for a long time.

But here we are still kicking and howling! Why? Because as I said before this will be a proper send-off for the series. But then, what? Well… after December I’ll probably be working to publish the last book in my country Chile.

But the good news is that I don’t want to say goodbye to Alpha Luna and be done with it, just like that. I have something special that I’ve been trying to work around the characters for a while now. What it is? Well, I’m sorry to nag you with Patreon again but that is the place where I’ll be sharing the news about this other AL project down the line.

But again, we have a few months to celebrate no? To hang around and especially to talk about Alpha Luna whenever you want or can. I’ve recently been starting to use my Instagram account which I hope work as a better place to receive feedback: https://www.instagram.com/alphaluna/

And well Twitter also will have more life from now on at: https://twitter.com/alphalunanet which will share anything related, pics and news 🙂

But along the way I’ll show you what I’m preparing for the future of Alpha Luna, I’m thinking I’ll probably make a video or something where this interaction becomes more “alive” and real for you guys, for that there is my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlphaLuna

In any case, I hope you enjoy the Return of Alpha Luna as I work on bringing at least two new pages every month.

Until next time!

Leo

Back at the end of 2014 I started a dream, that I could create a comic that could reach people in love with werewolves as much as I loved them, as amazing creatures that could be more than horror icons but fierce heroes too. The story of a girl named Luna in a story of self discovery. It’s been almost 15 years and after many and a few road bumps and hiatuses along the way I’m still working on it as much as I can.

But the time has come to look forward to her farewell. But before you send flying your table out of the window, let me tell you Alpha Luna is not ending today but soon, as we reach chapter’s 5 ending. Which means, about two months of drawing works from today. Time which will add at least 8 pages or more depending on the layouts I’m working atm. That means pages will be posted more regularly from now on and the Alpha Luna Chronicles being posted at my Patreon will still happen, in fact they may last longer than Alpha Luna main story line.

So then, Why is Alpha Luna ending? Well to start, it’s been a long time. Through the years It was always an uphill road as I never took AL to another level of production, it was and it always been a solo endeavor  and many times through the years I took time out as I grew up as an artist and as a creator. But I couldn’t focus or learning other things as each AL page took me about 12 hours of continuos work to make. I did many sacrifices of my life time for it, but my art and narrative was never as good and neither consistent to reach an audience big enough to go to another level. It drained me over time and the hiatuses repeated itself over and over digging a bigger hole scaring old readers away and making my goals just a wishful thinking.

The good side of these hiatuses is that I managed to recover energies and gain inspiration for what was to come, write down the script, get new ideas and get excited for the future but at the same time my slow pace drained the patience of most readers away, and I can’t keep doing that. 

And that passion I had at the beginning is not with me anymore, I feel like Bilbo after the ring has passed to Frodo, and I can’t keep forcing to draw what is not there. I loved the characters, I loved that they connected with so many readers like you who loved Luna, Collie and Fang. I loved the response and I loved the community that we created over time.

But this is an anticipated farewell. I took this month out to think all these things, to rewrite a bit of the last pages of AL which won’t and can’t bring a closed ending to the story. A few things will inevitably just end up hanging, like a series that was cancelled before another season. 

But at least some sense of closing will be there, a sense of achievement I hope to convey through the last pages where Luna will be happy for who she is now and what may lie  in the horizon on a full moon.

But remember I’m NOT leaving right now, I have at least 2 months of Alpha Luna works still to do. I’ll be publishing in my country (Chile) the 3rd and last book (next June) that will “end” the series and that means a new cover work to make.

So I hope you still stay around for the months to come. The new AL Chronicles comics at the store and Patreon are amazing and I can’t be more happy of what the artists have made. I’m uploading 4 new pages of those each month to Patreon.

My work with AL will end, but I’ll keep drawing for my own from time to time and taking commissions here and there. But this a chapter in my life that was due to happen sooner or later and I think I can be glad that at least I’m doing it in my own terms.

Thanks to all of you who loved my work and followed me through the years. Thanks to you who did those amazing art-gift you send, even if I didn’t reply all your emails, thanks from the bottom of my hearth, you made my life a bit happier.

All of this has has been an incredible journey for me and while I feel a sense of sorrow due this announcement I also feel grateful for the experience I gained working on it. I won’t say good bye just yet, the last howl is on the horizon but for now I look forward to it with a content spirit.

Thanks to all of you, the true pack. 

Leo

Update : Fang’s Journey is already available at the store and for all the info you need I did this nifty video!

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The battle continues!

The fight continues as Luna reflects on what she is feeling at the moment. Will this be enough for her to beat this ugly beast?

Drawing battle scenes is exhausting and you can’t imagine. Kinetic lines and the amount of detail is making me insane 😛 Who asked for Azar to also have tribe markings on his body? XD – I don’t know!

Anyway, I’ll try to keep up the pace of one page every two week or so.

And here is just another picture as a reminder a new Alpha Luna Chronicle Story is hitting My Patreon Page! ( https://www.patreon.com/alphaluna )With the amazing work of Jade!

Below you can see an sketch cover as we’re still working and producing the comic. “Soul Bonds” has just started with one page and will continue with 2 this month of February and so on for upcoming months. That’s about it for now, read you soon!

Leo

So it’s been over a month since the last double page. Things should start going more frequently for the following pages since I plan on ending this chapter by April. We’ll see.

At my Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/alphaluna/ I have some new content that will start rolling out this month with a new AL Chronicles “Souls’ Bonds” by Jade, a great Chilean artist. You’ll probably love it! I’ll be sharing some previews of this project very soon! One page of this will published at Patreon this month and 2 more next February.

Also , FINALLY “Fang’s Journey” will be available this week at the store for direct purchase, I’ll be making a video and some buzz about it, stay tuned.

So yeah, Luna’s fight is starting here, expect some a bloody brawl and get hyped!

Leo

It’s been a while eh?  Double the page, double the work!

Luna’s Revival is here and she prepares to unleash her revenge the Anima is shocked to realize this something he did not anticipate.

I had a long post prepared with some important info prepared but after an accident (deleting my own text)  I decided to put that on hold or I wouldn’t have even time to upload this page! xp So…  never mind.

In other news “Fang’s journey” has been moved again further to be available at the gallery next December. Sorry! – Also as promised 1 brand NEW AL Chronicles will start next month at AL’s Patreon and another one next January! So stay tuned, until then! Howls!

Leo

Luz gives to Luna her few last words and love before the inevitable departure…

So first things first, I believe 2 pages each month will be the standard from now on. That means 1 page every 2 weeks. I know I sad 3 before but I was trying to cover more ground when actually my deadline (for the book publishing in my country) was a tad further down the line that I initially thought. In any case this way I can bring more quality pages instead of rushed ones. As always, I do work on many art projects besides AL, so I hope you also understand. This also helps me to not now burn out in the way. You don’t want more hiatuses, neither I do >_>

Well, in other projects. I’ve also pushed “Fang’s Journey” coming to the Store as a Digital book for next month. Looking back it didn’t make sense for me to push so many sales together after “Beta Collie”.

So, again, a reminder for my Country fellow people (from Chile) I’ll be publishing BOOK 3 this coming year, for the Comicon of Santiago next year! Stay tuned!

And as always keep howling!

Leo

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Hey there wolves!

So Luna is again with her mother, this team having this new “hybrid” appearance that I call “anthro” form in the comic. Since last page . I didn’t mention but this is actually the first time she is looking like this. It’s something I’ve always depicted in covers and just pin-ups of Luna, but never in an actual comic page :p – Welp, it took some time. Eh?

What matter now is that Luna finally understand what she is and she is totally ok with that. Feeling the uneasiness of her own persona fade away is a great feeling , “this is who I am and this is what I can do” , for a character who didn’t have memories of her own childhood is an important thing. It’s a feeling that mirrors a bit what I, as the author can relate to. Is funny to think that for many years I questioned my sanity on my own art and thinking to just give up and with that throwing away the identity of who I am as a person. It’s really difficult to reach adulthood and beyond and still don’t feel like you’ve achieved the things you thought you’d had by now, and it’s difficult to say “I’m ok with who I am” when so many people will tell you to be someone else.I think is a good thing to keep your head up and keep moving forward with passion and confidence. Aaand… Welp, anyway… sorry for the derail.

Ok, I’m gonna be honest. I’ve had to move and move the update on the Alpha Luna Chronicles that will be up on the Store very soon. “Luna’s Strength” will be available first, let’s hope tomorrow. If not Monday.  The other : “Fang’s Journey” should be available through mid or late October. I’ve decided to make a better cover for that one, thus why I moved it for later.

In term of PAGE UPDATES: Here is the thing. There WILL BE 3 new pages EACH MONTH. Always Patreon receiving the page first and a week later here. And for now Saturdays seems to be the perfect day for

SO: October 13, 20 and 27 (pages 38, 39 and 40) > Public Release Dates

I’ll always be taking the first week of each month off.

That’s all for now! I’ll be making a new post in any case with the release of each Alpha Chronicles on the store. Until then!

Oh and don’t forget to follow me on social networks, I’m finally trying to use Twitter more, follow me there and I’ll thank you for any retweet ^^ Howls!

Leo

The Site is back and with that I want to thanks to all the people who cared about me and my well being. Big thanks to Takyoji who managed to bring back the site from the dead, without his help this would’ve not been possible. That said the site may not be working 100% and some areas may not be working as intended because we moved from one system to another comic format, this time with wordpress.
Due all this the art here and there may not be up to standards and the mobile version may need some rework, but what is important is that the site and Alpha Luna is alive again! 🙂

In other news Patreon is on hold until I resume my work here again, so don’t despair, I’ve been arting for some time since I’ve been away and AL has been neglected, I know. But soon enough “Beta Collie” will be available for purchases as I promised last year, after that I’ll be resuming works with AL.

So have some patience and we’ll be back rolling and howling again. Thanks to you all and any positive input will be welcome. Thanks wolves 🙂

Leo

Hey there.
First and foremost I want to address directly to @bigbadwolfgirl57 comment on my previous page. And it’s about my last hiatus from back in December until April this year.

Well, the thing is I didn’t quite make any big explanation of what happened during that period when I came back because I mostly thought ,most of you were aware I was in a difficult time.

Yes, I was mostly busy from December to the end of Febraury because I took care of my two cats: Shiro and Koshi due very bad circumstances with both of them.

To facilitate the understanding of what was like, I’m gonna share this album with you guys, there are videos and photos during different times of those months:

https://goo.gl/photos/FAaDYZivqAEatK4YA

Shiro was hit by a car and crushed his hip in pieces, by miracle he survived and maybe, just maybe it would have been easier for us and him to just end his suffering. But he showed me so much love and courage that I just decided to take all chances and try to save him, his spine marrow was fine despite all so there was a chance for full recovery.

The process was not easy because the injury caused an infection that wasn’t properly treated by the first vet, so I had to travel to Santiago (2 hours from where i live)for better medical treatment.

It was a 4 hour travel to check on him almost every day waiting for his recovery, pay the bills and expect the soon surgery when the infection could be removed, firm papers, talk with the doctors, the usual. Once the surgery was done I only had to care for his post recovery, but at same time something happened.

Like some kind of stupid joke, my other cat was sneezing too much so I took it to another vet who accidentally pinched his sciatic nerve from his back leg ….which paralyzed his leg. It was like a cold bucket in my head. So I had to take both of my cats to Kinesiology recovery that you can find on some videos at that gallery.

Yeah, it was a very rough time. Also, from December to February we have Summer and Santiago is know to have one the hottest times during that season. Not the best time for me to just sit and draw, when you’re sweating just by breathing, seriously.

After the recovery during March I only had to take care for the meds and I was really Really glad to see both of my cats have an amazing recovery, specially Koshi who’s back leg was completely healed. Shiro in the other hand walks and run comfortably, but gets easily tired and has some pain issues so he sits in awkward positions and ended up getting a weird breathing congestion that now is part of him. Despite this, he works mostly as a normal cat and I’m glad I did what I did.

I also have to address and say thanks again to all the people who helped me when paying the bills, it wasn’t an easy task. The surgery and med costs were around $2500 so I was afraid was taking a big with no return risk.
So thank you , all of you : Andy Lewis , Cynfall, Berry White, Aegis, Violet, Darius, Ziten Xu and many other that I’m probably forgetting.

Besides all that during March I could finally settle down and start to think on what to do in the coming future and have a time to enjoy with my family because my cousins from Brazil and Switzerland were around.

Sadly on April 9, just when I was drawing to resume my work my only grandmother passed away. It was a very hard time, because she was always the bond that kept our family together. It was a painful time specially for my mother, so I decided to move back and support my family for the time being. Losing someone in an unexpected manner is pain difficult to endure.

Yes , the first thing you saw here was on May, but that is because most of my work started a month before and that page was posted before for Patreons as I usually do. Alpha Luna is just a piece of the cake I work each month and if you hop into to any of my streams you’ll see how active I am. I dont post the url stream here, ’cause AL is a pg13 comic and on the stream I may be doing drawing most of the time that are not AL related.

I wish I could say AL is the main thing I do, but that is not the case and have to live out of commission works and more. But I’m just glad that despite the slow burn that it is, there are still people here who like it enough for me to continue drawing it.

Beta Collie will be posted soon next month and also other Chronicles comics will also be available in the future as they are now being posted at Patreon.

Again, thanks to those who support me.

Leo

Welp, time flies and I couldn’t work on the third page the same month of May. While this second page was posted in fact also in May I forgot to mention that it’d be up first at Patreon. So forgive me if you only saw one page last month.

I’ve had a lot on my plate and to be honest you’ll probably only see one more page after this one this month of June, one of the reasons is because I’m working to finish “Beta Collie” which you can already see the preview at my Deviant Art Gallery here.

Also last month I posted the First of the 3 AL Chronicles I worked on between 2012 and 2015, it was a collab effort between the Guest Artist and me. The first is centered around Collie and is a prequel before the eventos of Chapter 1 “Collie’s Spirit” that you can find at the support button on top, or here

The other two Chronicles are right now being posted at my patreon page (1 page each week) here

Well I really hope you enjoy this page as the other works I’m working on ^^

Leo