I was engrossed in the comic story by Tonnerre Comics and I think you will be too. You can go read the current comic online right now and I’d highly encourage you to do so. I think you’re going to enjoy getting to know them better!
Bio from Tonnerre Comics:
i make cute and cozy comics about an ambitionless witch who lives in a boat stuck in a tree. it features realistic relationships, magical fun and lots of unsubtle themes of gentle femdom. i’ve been making it for a few years now, it started as short, jokey comics but has recently evolved into a long-form story which is 50% romcom 50% magic battle.
Interview
How did you get into creating art and when did you start doing comics?
an artist i admire posted a “kinktober” set of prompts one year. i really wanted to give them a go, so made a page specifically to share them. like most projects like this, i didn’t get through the whole month (i think i made 10 drawings) but i enjoyed drawing the characters i made for it so began using them in comics. some of them are still in the comic story i’m working on today.
What is The Ongoing Adventures of Tonnerre?
“the ongoing adventures of tonnerre” was a place holder name from my comic, but i never came up with anything else so it stuck. it’s my first foray into drawing comics which aren’t just short jokes, but a long story. right now it’s currently about a witch (tonnerre) returning to her small hometown in wales after being in a pleasure dimension for two years. thinking she’s the center of the universe, she’s quite shocked to find that all her friends have continued with their lives while she’s been away. i always describe as something like “a cute and cozy comic about realistic relationships, magical intrigue and gentle femdom.”
How would you describe your style?
cute and cozy! i draw simple characters and write complex ones (hopefully).
Who are your comic influences?
saucier materials i like are a graphic novel called “curvy” and a hungarian comic called jucika. the non-saucy stuff is the cartoons i watched as a kid plus gorillaz.
You are producing comic pages one at a time and presenting them on the web. Why did you choose that avenue versus creating a full comic and either soliciting it to comic stores or doing crowdfunding campaigns?
i’m very shy, painfully so. making a comic just to post online is the easiest way to create it without having to have stressful conversations. it also means i get immediate feedback on pages, which is always nice to read.
Please tell us what your art process is like on a comic page. What kinds of tools or apps do you use?
i use clipstudiopaint for everything. i’m still very much “learning” so the process takes me a long time. i’m sure as i get better there are parts i can cut out. right now i’m scripting a few chapters at a time, drawing thumbnails, doing a rough sketch to block out the page, doing a better sketch with the characters faces etc, then inking/coloring/lettering etc. when they’re all done i spend the most time just slightly tinkering with overlays and halftones and trying to fix anatomy.
The Ongoing Adventures of Tonnere is not strictly a NSFW comic, there’s a lot going on besides erotic content. Why did you choose to add erotic content to your comic, and do you think it helps or hurts getting your work out to a wider audience?
i did it the other way, i started with erotic content and then realized it hits so much better if i care about the characters and emotion involved.
the nsfw art community is so great, i think being part of it definitely gives you a boost and i’m so happy to be involved with, but it’s also harder to breakthrough into the sphere of sfw art once you have the label “NSFW artist.”
What do people say about your comic? What is the thing that someone has said that touched you the most?
anybody noticing ~anything~ about my comic blows my mind. i’m so grateful for anybody who follows the story or notices details. there’s so much entertainment in the world and i’m so pleased whenever someone uses their time to read my weird little tale!
What works best for you to get engagement in social media? What would you suggest to people who are struggling with social media, particularly as someone who does NSFW content.
my biggest tip would be to not care about the numbers. if you’re getting 10 interactions per comic then you’ll be annoyed you’re not getting 100. if you’re getting 100, you’ll be annoyed you’re not getting 1,000. the important thing is making genuine connections with people and having good conversations over the art.
How long do you plan on doing The Ongoing Adventures of Tonnerre?
until i’m old. the storyline i have planned out probably won’t finish for a year or two, and then after that i know where i want to take a new story. i try to age tonn up with me so she can go through life parallel to me.
What other projects would you like to do in the future?
i keep planning side projects too often! some get finished, some don’t. i have a few zines started that exist in the same universe that hopefully i’ll finish one day. the current one is some black & white comics set during the time tonn lived in the demons’ realm.
Thank you very much for this interview! Is there anything else you’d like to add?
thank-you for interviewing me! i’ve never been interviewed before and it was a fun experience!
Links
The Ongoing Adventures of Tonnerre: https://tonnerrecomics.thecomicseries.com/
The previous webcomic Tonnerre the Witch (64 pages) is available for a very reasonable price here and I’d love for everyone who reads this to drop a couple of bucks and help support a NSFW artist!
https://tonnerrecomics.itch.io/tonnerre-the-witch-webcomic-collection
