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Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Veins

Apparently MIDNIGHT’S WAR is a little more real than anyone, including the authors, ever suspected:

A Chinese man was kidnapped and held captive for months as a “blood slave” in Cambodia after being lured by a fake job ad, according to the South China Morning Post.

The man, identified only by his surname Li, managed to escape earlier this month with the help of a member of the gang in the city of Sihanoukville that was holding him captive. He is currently being treated in a hospital and reportedly in stable condition.

Since August 2021, the gang reportedly took 27 ounces of blood each month from the 31-year-old. The blood was believed to be sold to private buyers.

Li’s arms were badly bruised and covered with needle marks when he was admitted to the hospital last week.

Li, who had worked as a security guard in Shenzhen and Beijing, told reporters he refused to participate in the gang’s fraud scheme and after learning he was an orphan and couldn’t be used for a ransom, they opted to use him as a “blood slave.”

He said at least 7 other men were detained in the same room with him. Li said that because he has the universal blood type O negative, the gang took more blood from him than other men.

On the plus side, it would be more difficult for governments to create inflation on a blood-based currency. But that’s probably outweighed by the criminal incentives created.

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Arktoons 5 Million

Today Arktoons hit the 5 Million pageviews landmark. Thanks very much to all of the subscribers, writers, illustrators, and colorists for making this significant event possible. And, of course, particular appreciation is due to the dev team and the production team, both of whom are leading the charge in this cultural offensive.

MIDNIGHT’S WAR Episode 35: A Sufficiency of Evidence

QUANTUM MORTIS Episode 37: The Missing Guard

SEASONS Episode 36: Between Death and Life

VEGFOLK FABLES Episode 48: Literal Orders

THE RED TATTOO Episode 2: Prologue

CHUCK DIXON PRESENTS: COMEDY Episode 38: Game On

BEN GARRISON CLASSICS Episode 31: Terrorism American Style

There are some significant new features coming in the next three months, which we believe have the potential to increase the traffic by at least 50 percent. To support the continued growth of Arktoons at the expense of the converged mainstream comics industry, don’t hesitate to subscribe now.

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Thursday Arktoons

STONETOSS Episode 62: Blind Faith

ALT★HERO: Q Episode 43: Intimidation

A THRONE OF BONES Episode 37: An Unwelcome Visitor

VEGFOLK FABLES Episode 47: Debate Prep

EVIL MONKEY MEMES Episode 2: Walking Shoes

CHUCK DIXON PRESENTS: ADVENTURE Episode 34: Courtly Intrigue

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ALT★HERO: Q

As we approach 5 million views, we have also burned out a statistically significant percentage of our volunteers. So, Arktoons is once more calling for those who are interested in helping us continue to build the platform that provides an alternative to the converged institutional comics of DC/Marvel/etc. Specifically, it is the Restoration Team that requires restocking, hence this message from the Arktoons Production Editor:

Part of what we do at Arktoons is restore classic comics to allow new readers to enjoy these rarely seen gems. We’ve restored art and stories by legendary comic creators like Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Jack Kirby, Basil Wolverton, and Chuck Dixon, and re-introduced characters such as Plastic Man, Charlie Chan, and many others. We need your help to continue restoring these often overlooked classics.

If you have at least five hours a week you can spare, and can help in one of the following ways then let us know:

  • We need people with Adobe Illustrator to create new lettering. You don’t need to be experienced using Illustrator, as our processes aren’t complex once you learn how we do things.
  • If you have Photoshop you can help us in multiple ways. If you’re new to Photoshop, you can create frames. If you’re a little more experienced, you can combine the art and lettering, and those with more experience can carry out some of the technical restoration processes we employ.

If you are willing and able, and wish to join the front ranks of the culture war, email: ArkhavenComics@outlook.com

The Arktoons Dev Team is also working hard on some important new features that will be of particular interest to subscribers that we expect to release before our first anniversary in April.