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Yale Stewart
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Award-winning cartoonist from St. Louis. He/Him.

Store & stuff: https://linktr.ee/yalestewart
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Discounted commissions are now open in my sale to save JL8.

Single characters for $125, from $150
Two characters for $250, from $300

Guaranteed holiday delivery for US orders, and I'll do my best on international!

Order at yalestewart.bigcartel.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Today would've been Darwyn Cooke's 63rd birthday.

Here's one of my all-time favorite pieces of his, a variant cover to Detective Comics (vol. 2) #37.
November 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Just shipped the first batch of orders! Thanks to everyone who's made a purchase so far!

Use codes SAVE50 for 50% off all merch and SAVE30 for 30% off all original art at yalestewart.bigcartel.com to help in my effort to raise funds so that I can continue to produce JL8 on a regular basis.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The future of JL8 is in doubt due to my financial situation, so I'm having a sale in hopes of raising funds to continue. Think of it like a PBS pledge-drive. This comic can continue with support from Readers Like You.

Visit yalestewart.bigcartel.com to purchase

Shares are much appreciated
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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A follow-up to yesterday's post (which you can find pinned to the top of my profile). My Patreon can be found at patreon.com/yalestewart and my online stores are yalestewart.bigcartel.com (physical goods) and gumroad.com/yalestewart (digital goods).
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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A very long and difficult post.

-Yale
The future of JL8 is uncertain. This is an difficult post to make for many of reasons, not least of which is that there are lots of people here in the States having much more difficult times, but I’ve been putting this off until the last possible moment, and it feels like it’s finally arrived. JL8 has been largely inactive for years until very recently. The lack of updates was never due to a lack of interest or desire to produce the comic, but because of a myriad of health issues—that I’d prefer to keep personal—that I’ve been struggling with since late 2018 that have been preventing me from working on the series with any degree or regularity. As I’m sure anyone can surmise, not working on a comic regularly is not a great way to find success when you’re trying to live as a cartoonist. So much so that at the beginning of this year, my wife and I had a serious discussion about whether it was time for me to accept that I’m no longer capable of making this my living, and that I need to move on. With the writing so clearly on the wall, and with a LOT of help from support networks, I threw myself into the work in a way I haven’t in years. So far in 2025, I’ve produced and posted more pages of JL8 than I had in the past four—nearly five—years COMBINED, even with occasional spates where my health prevented me from working as regularly as I’d liked. I was, and am, determined to save this project that I love so much, but the reality is that it may be too little, too late. Nine months into this return, and the needle doesn’t feel like it’s moved much. To be clear, this is a financial problem. I wish that we lived in a world where that didn’t matter, and people could make art for the sake of it without having to worry about how they’ll put food on the table, but that’s not the world we live in. As it stands, it requires about 30+ hours of work per week to maintain the current JL8 output, and that’s only if I have other things—commissions, shop orders—to also work on. If I d…
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight (3/3), by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

Keep an eye out tomorrow for an important update regarding the future of JL8.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight (2/3), by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

Keep an eye out tomorrow for an important update regarding the future of JL8.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight (1/3), by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

Keep an eye out tomorrow for an important update regarding the future of JL8.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Happy Halloween, everyone.

After the great Tim Sale.
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight, p. 12 of 12, by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Well. That’s one way to know your nib needs to be replaced.
October 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Finally saying farewell to one of my favorite Shonen series
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight, p. 11 of 12, by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I'm HOWLING.
October 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight, p. 10 of 12, by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

My next convention appearance starts today!

GalaxyCon St. Louis - St. Louis, MO, October 10-12
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Starting tomorrow!

Meet me in St. Louis for GalaxyCon, October 10-12!

Prints, merch, commissions, and original art!

You can find me right on the edge of the Celebrity Signing Area!
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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A little update about this week's update.
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Barely one week until my next convention!

Meet me in St. Louis for GalaxyCon, October 10-12!

Prints, merch, commissions, and original art!
October 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight, p. 9 of 12, by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

My next convention is just over a week away! Hope to see you there!

GalaxyCon St. Louis - St. Louis, MO, October 10-12
October 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The newest JL8 update is now available for paying members of patreon.com/yalestewart!

If you're a fan of my work and would like to see it continue, please consider becoming a member. You can join for as little as $1/month, and believe me when I tell you that every little bit helps. Thank you!
September 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight, p. 8 of 12, by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

My next convention is in my own backyard! Hope to see you there!

GalaxyCon St. Louis - St. Louis, MO, October 10-12
September 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The newest JL8 update is now available for paying members of patreon.com/yalestewart!

If you're a fan of my work and would like to see it continue, please consider becoming a member. You can join for as little as $1/month, and believe me when I tell you that every little bit helps. Thank you!
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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JL8 #270, Chapter Eight, p. 7 of 12, by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

Help support new content with Patreon!
Patreon.com/yalestewart

My next convention is in my own backyard! Hope to see you there!

GalaxyCon St. Louis - St. Louis, MO, October 10-12
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Shot and chaser, though as is the case with feeds, the bottom is the “first”
September 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM