November 17, 2025

To any real humans who visit this site,

Just letting you know that I’m leaving comics. SHADOWS OF THE SEA is my last published work. It’s been a good run.

Making comics is a very labor-intensive and vulnerable experience, and I’m not up for all that work and vulnerability anymore. It doesn’t make sense to pour my heart out, suffer muscle aches and worsening vision, while sales and reactions dwindle…

Still, over the years I’ve heard from people the world over, and that has given me a glimpse of where my work has landed. I’m so grateful for the reach my publisher has afforded it.

But the last thing I want to be is a drain on my publisher’s resources.

The only thing that matters in our new economy is monetized attention. This is a problem if you’re an artist who needs time to think about things. I’ve never made money doing this. If anything, I’ve lost money, which is probably the definition of a labor of love.

But even love has its limits.

To anyone who’s read my stuff, THANK YOU. I really appreciate you taking the time. To those of you who’ve written to me over the years, not asking for favors but just connecting, THANK YOU. I’ve really appreciated your appreciation of my work.

And…I hope you’ve been entertained.

Thanks again,

CathyM