Bite

Bite by The Winter Cynic first appeared in issue Issue 94 in 2021.

Creator's Notes

I initially set out to do two things: make a comic for December issue and tell a story that didn’t need a lot of backstory. I had a completely different story planned with butch for butch exes getting back together but somehow I could never make it happen. Then I drew a lewd thing and now you all have to read a gremlin man getting railed into next week by his hot boyfriend.

I took a lot of cues from CTK’s work and the webtoon XXX Buddy for my art and paneling. I’m glad to have seen so much improvement since the last real comic I’ve submitted to SSBB, A Hot Chicago Weekend. There’s no confidence booster greater than drawing so many panels of the same characters and actively working hard to keep them distinct and interesting looking.

Julian and Dylan have in fact been not-dating for years. And Dylan is a gremlin whisperer. He knows if he leans too hard into being affectionate, he’ll scare Julian away. They’ll be fine. And yes, those are stretch marks on Dylan. Dylan’s had a lot of body issues so the lights are mostly for him.

I had a giant life thing come up which prevented me from putting together a super polished product. I definitely will come back to this and fully polish it. I hope you enjoy! Thank you.