Near Mint Mill

Happy Monday people! It’s Christmas week and we have a couple new things in store for you. First off we have a brand NEW work-in-progress video up in out Media section. This time it’s of the actual drawing process so you get to see how an image comes together. Just click on ‘Media’ and scroll to the bottom, and enjoy.

Also! We’re making a tradition of providing a Christmas/Winter image every year in lieu of a new strip. Last year we were romantic with Jake and Maddie, this year it’s about family. Cross is just wrapping up the picture and it’ll be up as our gift to you on Christmas!

Welcome to December!

We know it’s a very busy time of the year, very busy month for most people, so we’re just reminding you that there is more than one way to follow the Mint! You don’t have to come to the site to get updates, (though we thoroughly encourage all site visits ;)). But we are here for your convenience and am to make your time at the Mill as easy and accessible as possible.

So in that frame, we’re here today to remind you that Near Mint Mill is on Twitter and Facebook! Each of which contain links to art and posts and news as they go up, so you won’t miss a thing.

Our Facebook fanpage: NearMintMill
You’ll get links for the daily Sovereigncy marathon, as well as news posts. As well as art images, mid-week updates for the week’s new strips, and the all important link to every Saturday’s New Sovereigncy!

Our Twitter: @NearMintMill
Like thing’s concise? Well here you go. Easy access to links, daily marathon strips, new strips and news. As well as the occasional insight or randomness that Cross may decide to post.

So follow one, follow all! Be a part of the Mill!

It’s Thanksgiving week for those of you in America, and we didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to say a big thank you. While we’re still in our infancy as a company, we couldn’t have gotten even this far without the support of fans, family and friends. And we appreciate everything down to the simplest view.

Not only do we appreciate it we covet your continued support. We will be growing and we know along with good times, hard times will be had and we will need you all. So stick with the Mill! Help us to grow, share these posts, share the site, share the Marathon!

We thank every single one of you, glad you chose to read this, and pray you continue to choose Near Mint Mill. Great things lie ahead, more webcomics are coming, more art, great stories. All for you.

Thank you.

So we’ll try and get you a news and all around general update on all things Near Mint at the start of every week, this being our first one (yay).

It’s been one whole week since we went live, and The Sovereigncy marathon is plugging away. We have a long way to go, releasing a strip a day for a couple months until it’s all caught up to the most recent. For those of you who may not know, our flagship webcomic The Sovereigncy is closing in on 60 strips long and has been running for over a year over at Deviantart. And with the start of our site, we are in the process of transferring the comic here. Choosing to do so in the form of a marathon instead of just dumping the load in one go.

We are still releasing NEW Sovereigncy strips every Saturday on Deviantart, and will until we’re all caught up here at the Mill. Speaking of, a new strip went up Saturday and along with this one Cross made a video of the progress on making the strip as she’s known to do from time to time. The video just went up on our company Facebook page: found right here

Several years ago I had a vague idea of a company I wanted to create somewhere on down the line. Way way down the line, or so I thought. Basically all I knew was that I wanted a comic company, then landed on the most financially feasible idea of it being a webcomic company. At the time all I had was a name, and a vague concept. Then a little over a year ago it became more, a lot more. It became real. Ideas and concepts started flowing, many became realized, and others looked a lot more likely and less far and away as they had before.

Kris and I started doing The Sovereigncy as a time killer and creative outlet for when I was between projects. Needless to say it wasn’t long before the idea of a company I had before started to look much more inviting and the way to go. And by some miracle, thank the Lord, Kris wanted to partner with me in this crazy idea. And here we are.

So how will this work?

Basically Near Mint Mill will produce webcomics in a similar manner as printed comics. We get a story, find a team, develop and make the webcomic, then post them for you all to enjoy. These are mainly passion projects, passion stories, that will all eventually be available to purchase as a collected download. And Lord willing printed versions as we become capable.

While we embrace our flaws, we do strive for as close to perfect as we can get. We are also very open. This isn’t just Kris and my journey, it’s all of yours. You support us, you’re a part of us, and we want to share our growth, our struggles, our developments and our stories with you. Everything is a work in progress, and we welcome help and advice, and as you stick with us you’ll see every step we take as the Mill becomes a force. You are a part of us, a part of the Mill, so let’s watch this place grow!

~ Cross