Our newest novel is out and ready to buy! Cross’ latest dystopia venturing into the dangerous world of perfection will take you for a ride and possibly some self discovery! Only available at Barnes and Nobles online just click the link and you’re there! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imperfect-cross/1140149331?ean=9781668543092
So…. The Mill’s got a new look! With new features!
SITE UPGRADE!
Look around, get a feel for things. Check out the awesome!
With a special thank you to Roy Sivan, check out the Developer link at the veeery bottom of the site if you have any developer needs.
Not sure how much enjoyment of your weekend revolves around the Sov, but it was my birthday the other day and I got some pretty amazing surprises that derailed my plans for getting some more Sierra done for today. Instead of forcing it I’m going to bite the bullet and say enjoy your weekend and I’ll be back with some more Sierra next week!
Have fun!
Since this week is business as usual, thought we’d use the news post for something a little different this week.
Encouragement.
Just a little nudge to encourage you to encourage someone else this week. We’ve all had a year this past year, we’ve all been going through things, and you never know just how MUCH someone else is going through because we all tend to be pretty guarded on the sensitive stuff. So let’s practice random acts of mutual encouragement this week. Reach out on the phone, online, or in person if you feel safe, and just encourage someone. Tell them they look great, or their work is wonderful, or that you know life’s been tough but they arent alone and are doing a good job.
All it takes is that one act and you’ll find your day brightened right alongside theirs.
Let’s see where being hopeful and shining gets us this week!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Friday, The C-Files
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
Since this week is business as usual, thought we’d use the news post for something a little different this week.
Encouragement.
Just a little nudge to encourage you to encourage someone else this week. We’ve all had a year this past year, we’ve all been going through things, and you never know just how MUCH someone else is going through because we all tend to be pretty guarded on the sensitive stuff. So let’s practice random acts of mutual encouragement this week. Reach out on the phone, online, or in person if you feel safe, and just encourage someone. Tell them they look great, or their work is wonderful, or that you know life’s been tough but they arent alone and are doing a good job.
All it takes is that one act and you’ll find your day brightened right alongside theirs.
Let’s see where being hopeful and shining gets us this week!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Friday, The C-Files
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
One of the best past times you could ever develop is the love and joy of reading a book. With the unique ability to transport you across an endless multi-verse, expand your imagination, fuel relaxation, and heighten your brain power, all things considered it’s a relatively cheap form of entertainment.
PLUS! There’s the added bonus of supporting your local favorite small press, Near Mint Mill!
That’s right, our first novel Seed is a full blown triology, a complete one that’s available for purchase and enjoyment. Simply check our NMM Print tab and away you go! Order, read, enjoy, and pass the time until our next book release!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Friday, The C-Files
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
After much too long a wait Season 5 of The C-Files has begun! Opening last Friday the season is off and running!
Which means our weekly line-up of comics for you is back to full strength! But does that mean we stop creating? NOPE! The Mill has a list of comics in the wings in various degrees of production. Our staples will remain, of course, but we’re also looking to put out some new ones, including another Fairy Mill special!
Excited? We are!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Friday, The C-Files
Saturday, The Sovereigncy: Codices
Oh yes! It’s been long overdue, but finally, the NEW season of The C-Files begins this week!!
And in this one, we’re introducing some X-Files standards, a group of people that are a fan favorite and ones we had a blast, and have been itching to see in The C-Files.
So get ready, Big Potatoes is coming!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Friday, THE C-FILES
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
It’s time for our annual Spring Pin-up this week! If you’ve been following Cross she’s been posting some work-in-progress pics of it this past week, if not…well we’ll give you a little hint.
Wedding pic.
ok, that is all. Enjoy!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy Spring Pin-up
It’s been a while since we last released a novel, completing the entire Seed Trilogy. Which, btw if you haven’t already read, is available for purchase at Barnes and Nobles online, with a quick and easy link right here on our site!
But we didn’t want you guys to think that three novels is it for us. Oh no. Far from it. NMM Print is busy behind the scenes as we speak, a NEW novel is completed and in the final stages of third party read throughs, so be on the look out for more news on that in the weeks to come. Not only is NMM Print working on new novels but our first printed version of one of our comics as well!
There’s plenty down the road for you to be able to hold and enjoy! Also if there’s something in particular you’d like to see, let us know!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
It’s been a long while, we now. A C-filesless year last year, and already three months into this year. BUT we haven’t forgotten OR neglected Agents Bulder and Sully, far from it. It’s been plotted and worked on for a while now. It just seems that life had determined to continue to delay its progress.
But no more!
We have several strips done and ready and are now prepared to announce the official release date for Season 5 of The C-Files!
APRIL 9th!
Mark it on your calendars and get ready!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
It’s been a long while, we now. A C-filesless year last year, and already three months into this year. BUT we haven’t forgotten OR neglected Agents Bulder and Sully, far from it. It’s been plotted and worked on for a while now. It just seems that life had determined to continue to delay its progress.
But no more!
We have several strips done and ready and are now prepared to announce the official release date for Season 5 of The C-Files!
APRIL 9th!
Mark it on your calendars and get ready!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
If you’re aware or not but today is International Women’s Day. A day to appreciate and embrace the women and contributions of women in your life. So this is a friendly reminder to do just that! Send some flowers, candy, pay for lunch, do whatever you can to the special women in your life to let them know you care and they are appreciated.
Also, thank you for supporting this woman owned business! The Mill is proud to say that two thirds of our staff are women, which we believe is unique in this industry. Comics and publishing can be hard for women, in several ways, and we fully, truly appreciate your support in all the ways that you give it. It really is part of what keeps us going.
Now we promised C-Files news and we are now prepared to 100% say that, next Monday we’ll have a firmly set release date for you!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
Just a simple recap of what all we have going on lately.
Merch wise, we just publicly released our Facemasks! Also we’ve been doing a bit of adding to other things as well, so if you take a look around our shop you’ll find new travel and latte mugs, as well as some kids clothing! (which we’ll be adding to as well)
Books, if you need a longer read than a weekly strip, the complete Seed Trilogy is available and on sale. We’re also working on new books as well so keep your eyes peeled.
Comics, we have the weekly standbys of The Sovereigncy and Mint Tea, and we’re also working on the long awaited new Season of The C-Files. Of which we plan to give you a firm release date on that next week.
We got things happening in the background as well, things we can’t yet say but are excited for. So stick around and spread the Mill love!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
It’s that time of month, Sov Codice week!
As we’re back onto our normal schedule, once a month you get a Codice, and that my dear friends is this week!
Beyond that, we’re still getting back on the work train and working on the NEW season of The C-Files, we’re about 6 or 7 strips in and will have an announcement with a firm release date soon.
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy: Codice
It’s that time of month, Sov Codice week!
As we’re back onto our normal schedule, once a month you get a Codice, and that my dear friends is this week!
Beyond that, we’re still getting back on the work train and working on the NEW season of The C-Files, we’re about 6 or 7 strips in and will have an announcement with a firm release date soon.
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy: Codice
We’ve been quietly working behind the scenes here to come up with some new designs and new products in our store!
If you haven’t been lurking around our merch you probably haven’t noticed the addition of Facemasks!
That’s right, we care about your health and the health of everyone around us, and given the timeline in which the pandemic is going away, we at the Mill wanted to provide you with some options for your face! Ranging from Ultra premium masks to Premium, Regular and Youth, there’s a size and strength for you all. With 8 designs including the first of our ‘Near Mnt’ series, our company tartan and even a little Red, there’s plenty to choose from.
Also! If you have a design in mind you want to see done, let us know!
Easy to find, just click on our MERCH button in our menu, and go to our Accessories section. OR follow this link right here: https://nearmintmill.threadless.com/accessories/face-mask/ultra-premium
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
Not much on the news side this week. Our weekly comics will be out again this week, OH we are working solidly on the NEW season of The C-Files so keep your eyes out for that!
Also…we’ll just hint, but don’t be surprised if there’ll be something…or somethingS we’ll be giving away in the months to come.
This Week:
Wednesday: Mint Tea
Saturday: The Sovereigncy
Not much on the news side this week. Our weekly comics will be out again this week, OH we are working solidly on the NEW season of The C-Files so keep your eyes out for that!
Also…we’ll just hint, but don’t be surprised if there’ll be something…or somethingS we’ll be giving away in the months to come.
This Week:
Wednesday: Mint Tea
Saturday: The Sovereigncy
We’re back to the normal flow of things here at The Mill this week. Mint Tea and a regular Sovereigncy. With a special thanks to Kris for picking up the slack these past couple weeks.
Never fret though, The Sovereigncy: Codices will return at the end of this month! Until then, strips as usual!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
As some of you may know, Cross and Stephanie Marie have suffered a heavy loss in the family, while they are finding solace in getting back to work and comfort in the routine, time is needed. As such you’ll be getting another Sov: Codice this week provided by the wonderful Kris.
Beyond that, our schedule will be back to normal and a fresh regular Sovereigncy will begin again next week.
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy: Codices
it’s not often that i weigh in on much, other than what’s going on here at the Mill. i believe i did it once in our almost 7 years. last year during the civil unrest surrounding racial injustice. i feel now that i’d be remiss if i didn’t weigh in on what’s been going on in the U.S. over the past few months and week especially.
this probably won’t be long as there is so much to say and my mind hasn’t parsed it out into anything entirely orderly as of yet. but who knows.
my main thought is this. so many people have been wrapped up in, and washed away with the ‘idea’ of a man. the propaganda, the down right PROVABLE lies, that they’ve risked their lives, taken other people’s lives. for a lie. no that’s not true, for MANY lies. throwing in their lot with what one man perceives as right and what one man tells them is truth. that isn’t patriotism, it isn’t enlightenment, it isn’t bravery, it isnt courage.
it’s blindness.
when one lie stretches to another, when one conspiracy spreads into five, you must begin to ask yourself, ‘is this true?’ ‘is this really possible?’ or perhaps my favorite question, one i ask myself constantly, ‘am i right?’
if it takes believing that nearly ALL of government and society is rigged to believe what ONE man told you, then you need to reassess. become serious about examining doubts, become a lover of critical thinking. and yes, to do that properly, you MUST look at opposing views, not as something to debunk, but on the potential merit of IT debunking YOUR belief.
it’s a Biblical concept. that introspection. we’re called examine ourselves, to see if we are genuinely in the faith. well, i suggest, no i’m telling you, this is no different. be frank, not misguided. be honest, and open to your doubts. be critical of what you’re told, not blindly accepting of it. experience DIFFERENT views, be open to news from ‘opposing’ sites. above all think.
think about what’s true patriotism. what it means to stand up for your country. for that, i believe it best to leave you with some quotes, from those who came before, from those who truly built this country.
― Theodore Roosevelt
― Theodore Roosevelt
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
—George Washington
“If ever the time should come, when vain & aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
—Samuel Adams
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
—Thomas Jefferson
be vigilant not just of leaders who would subvert the freely elected will of the country, who would see its ruin over accepting defeat, who would enjoy the chaos as they laugh in safety. be vigilant not just of leaders who would cower under the pretext of outrage, who fail to act out of fear. but be vigilant of yourself. your own thoughts, beliefs and actions.
do not align your support so strongly with a man that you’re blind to his failings, deaf to the calls and disturbances around him. he is but a man. not God, not principle, not an idea with which you should plant your roots so deeply as to be unmovable. the honor of that dedication belongs squarely on the shoulders of such beliefs as Truth, Justice, Freedom and God. covet those, seek those. and let go of anything merely human, small, violent, and selfish.
be vigilant of the times. be a steward not of criminality, not of upheaval when it’s cause is unfounded, but be a steward of the light. accept humility, embrace differences, support the will of the election.
donald trump is a man. a deeply flawed man. our instructions as patriots do not come from one such as that. our loyality is to the Constitution, the nation, the flag. not one single person…ever.
i know i may well be talking to the wind. but sometimes it may be worth it
Happy New Year everyone! As such we resolve not to look back on the unmentionable year and instead keep pushing forward!
So along those lines, a couple bits of news for you this week, firstly The C-Files are under construction! Yes that’s right, we’ve begun production in earnest and are looking towards a February release of their next season! Several strips are already drawn and beginning the coloring phase.
Also! A little while ago we introduced to you Sovereigncy Codices. A written form companion to our regular Sovereigncy comic. Well, we’re officially making it a monthly thing! That’s right, a Codice once a month. You’ll not only get to a peek into the universe you don’t normally see, but one into basically what a script for The Sov is like!
we also have one or two surprises planned for the year, so be excited, look forward and embrace the newness!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
Well it’s the last news piece of this atrocious year! Like probably almost all of you, we’re eager to see 2020 go. As such, this is the end of the news for the year, for the week.
See you next year!
This Week:
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, The Sovereigncy
Well it’s Christmas week, and you know what that means…Pin-up week at the Mill!!
The Sov and C-Files annual Holiday pin-ups are coming at the end of the week, but given the year, we wanted to make sure you all had extra special stuff this time round. SO not only are you getting two pin-ups you’re getting TWO editions of Mint Tea this week!
That’s right, both Artist vs. Writer AND The Girls in the Back are new and Christmassy for you! The Mill’s Christmas week starts Tuesday!
This Week:
Tuesday, Mint Tea
Wednesday, Mint Tea
Saturday, C-Files pin-up, The Sovereigncy pin-up!
