#11: Deplete your copium reserves.

Happy New Year! And also happy Andrew Tate-getting-jailed. News of Dave & Carl-related happenings in 2023 will come on Monday the 2nd of January.

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First off, Merry Boxing Day! Second of all, it's Monday, so take a gander at the last Patreon post of the year if you're so inclined!

Thirdly of all, let's get into the bulk of the post.

On the 'ChazDude' side of things, 2022 most prominently marked the release of Potatoman: Wrath of Phrax. Not quite the longest in terms of pages (Regrown has that accolade) but certainly the most impressive visuals wise. Other events in the Dave & Carl universe included hijinks such as Dave getting flash mobbed and Carl eating a lettuce burger. Never a dull moment with those two, and 2023 will surely contain further such moments.

On the real world side of things, you'd think 2022 would be a period of post-Covid normalcy after the blur that was 2020 and 2021. Events like a conflict in Ukraine or a certain monarch popping her clogs have somewhat dented that notion. For someone possessing an interest both in world affairs and creating visual entertainment, there's obviously been quite a few occasions of the two morphing together. On a related note, there will be one more comic (and thus one more news post) for this year on Friday, which just so happens to be a certain anniversary...

That's the thing about art; it's a fine way of expressing oneself, unlike the jumbled, lazy mess that is artificial intelligence. There's no art without human eyes overseeing it, and this site has taken the sane and wise decision to banish A.I. from the portals. Cheers, Tom!

On the topic of NG, something I'd quite like to do for 2023 is be more active when it comes to the social aspect of the site rather than just putting art and comics out there, moreso since apartheid emerald man took over the blue bird site. Back to the topic of art though, assuming the Art Portal finally gets co-authoring functionality I'm also quite keen to test that out with some other art-minded folk who lurk this place!

NG would be nothing without its community. A community-oriented site, even if small, will always be superior to a corporate husk. Speaking of the community, as I type this I still await one of the trademark Christmas cards produced by none other than @DrSevenSizeMD. I look forward to receiving it, along with the sea of glitter accompanying it!

Do you get Christmas cards from YouTubers or fellow Tweeters? No? I thought not.

NG4EVA.

Thank you for reading these ramblings of mine. Let 2023 be a tolerable, if not happy year. Allow me to end this post with arguably the greatest Lego set of all time.

-Chaz

Dave's reign as Supreme-King-Dictator-Overlord of 25 Oak Avenue would turn out to be thankfully brief.

Merry Chazmas to all!

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Several new faces for the character bios section dropping in early January can now be viewed early in this week's Patreon post!

Also, well done Argentina for beating France. Good deal of back-and-forthery right there!

It's a good thing Motor Madness still has physical copies!

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Once again, this week's comic is out early for Patrons of mine. Check it out!

Coming this Friday for everyone else!

Armin's cousin was killed on a Smart Motorway.

Uploading a day early since I'm travelling for much of Friday. Final page coming next Friday as usual!

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That's right, this week's comic released early for Patreon backers!

Also, 'Taterman is wrong; this week's comic has its public release on Thursday, seeing that I'll be out and about for much of Friday...

Who needs a punchline when you have unfiltered wholesomeness?

Page 2 coming next Thursday! (gonna be out and about most of the 9th)

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Alongside the rather small last batch of concept artwork, all six chapters of Potatoman: Wrath of Phrax in glorious FULL RESOLUTION are now available to Patreon backers! A hundred pages all presented in 1600px wide goodness.

A new 3-part Dave & Carl comic will begin on Friday. With WOP outta the way it looks as though the early release of pages 2 and 3 from said comic will be Patreon-exclusive early releases!

Furthermore, thank you for 690+ fans! How long before 700, I wonder?

Thanks for reading, and a bonus thanks for those backing!

-Chaz