Notices by War and Peas 🧿 (warandpeas@mastodon.social)

Millions of people see our work every week, yet the system’s set up so we earn nothing from that. Creativity becomes this tightrope walk – balance your passion or fall into burnout. Patreon isn’t just support; it’s balance, sanity, sustainability.

By helping, you ensure that our niche can continue to exist. And for that, we can’t thank you enough.

https://www.patreon.com/warandpeas

Spice Things Up

Lovely Flower

HI, EARTH – Release Day!

Our new book "Hi, Earth" is available now via Andrews McMeel 📚

Crash 🚗🚙

K. Thx.

This comic is available in our ongoing 🫧 PRINT DROP 🫧

https://warandpeas.shop/pages/full-moon-print-drop

Cat's Guide to a Successful Day

Made this during the pandemic. Anyone remember?

❄️

Mr. Foot

Kitty Shall Never Starve

Yes, we have millions of followers and social media is great for validation, but not so much for paying bills. Turns out, likes and shares don’t magically turn into rent money.

Platforms don’t pay us, and while some of you do (which we deeply appreciate), the conversion rate is... let’s call it laughable tragic. If exposure paid rent, we'd be landlords. But alas.

Ever fall in love with a show or comic, only to find out it got canceled due to lack of support? We don’t want that to happen here.

Creating these comics is a labor of love, but love alone doesn’t pay the bills. Without financial support, even cherished things fade away. By joining our Patreon, you’re not just getting awesome perks – you’re keeping this comic alive. If you love what we do, help us make sure it doesn’t disappear. Your support means everything.

https://www.patreon.com/warandpeas

You smell that?

Scrub, Daddy!

Alright, so yesterday’s post somehow managed to make a few people angry on social media. And here’s the thing: we get it. We totally understand that not everyone has the budget to support an artist’s work, especially a stranger's. Not everyone’s in a position to toss a few bucks our way just because we happen to be trying to do something as irrelevant as funny comics. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea; we understand that we may occupy a highly specific niche that some people view as optional.

Maybe you’re still upset, maybe you really want to kick us in the face and you do get the chance. Jonathan is going to Vienna Comic Con this month and you can meet him there and tell him he’s awful. Sarah Andersen is also coming – and she’s the sweetest person so please only be mean to Jonathan.

Ok, talk soon!–Elizabeth & Jonathan

https://viecc.com/2024/war-and-peas/

But, by the same token, if you see us making the ask, please don’t misinterpret it as anything other than what it is: two people with rent and grocery bills, just trying to sustain a livelihood in the way we know best.

And hey, even a like or a nice comment on social media – something that’s super helpful – is no small thing.

But we need to make a living. It's not a side gig or a “let’s see where it goes” experiment. This is our main source of income, and that’s why we ask for support via Patreon. It’s not about guilt or entitlement – it’s simply logistics. Whether you choose to care or not is entirely up to you. If you’re not in a place to contribute right now, we’re not resentful or the slightest bit upset.