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Nordguard

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'''Nordguard''' was an unfinished [[W:Graphic novel|graphic novel]] series by [[Blotch]]. The first volume is titled ''Across Thin Ice''. A canon card game also exists, with an expansion released in 2015.

==Books==
* '''''Across Thin Ice''''': Set in an alternate-universe version of the Arctic North in late autumn 1903, a professional rescue organization known as Nordguard, responsible for rescuing and delivering first aid to travellers caught in the extremes of the White North, receives a dispatch from the mines of Tartok. Nordguard sends a team to the mines, but the team becomes caught in the middle of a world-changing intrigue over a substance unearthed at Tartok.
* '''''Under Dark Skies''''': The second volume, to continue from the previous novel. It was to be released in 2013,<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/about-the-comic/f-a-q/ Nordguard FAQ]</ref> but this date was missed,<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/under-dark-skies-2/ Under Dark Skies], Nordguard website (20 June 2013)</ref> and as of 2014 Blotch's collaboration was on hiatus.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5478293/ Room Party Preorders! & Hiatus] - Blotch, Fur Affinity (3 February 2014)</ref>

==Card game==
* '''''Nordguard: The Card Game''''': A game based on the first Nordguard graphic novel. Limited-run editions, a standard and an expanded deluxe edition, were released at [[Anthrocon 2012]].<ref>[http://sofawolf.livejournal.com/39742.html Anthrocon Is Coming! Part #2 — Stuff To Buy] 2012 June 7 post to [[Sofawolf Press]] LiveJournal. Retrieved 2013 January 7.</ref> A 2nd printing of the card game was released 2012 November.<ref>[http://sofawolf.livejournal.com/43292.html Nordguard Card Game: New and Improved!] 2012 November 6 post to Sofawolf Press LiveJournal. Retrieved 2013 January 7.</ref>
* '''''Nordguard: Tribes of the White Land''''': A second edition of the game was revealed in June, 2015, including improved gameplay and an expansion pack, Tribes of the White Land, which features new canon characters and new art from Blotch.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16956792/ Nordguard: Tribes of the White Land] Tempo321, Fur Affinity (2015 June 28)</ref>

Original art created by Blotch, game designer was [[Tempe O'Kun]], mechanics lead was [[Nic Wald]], playtest lead was [[Jeremia Heupel]] of ThinkTank Games and graphic artist was [[John O'Brien Schroeder]].<ref>https://www.sofawolf.com/products/nordguard-card-game</ref>

==Characters==

===Core Nordguard team===
* '''Pi''': female leader of the Nordguard team. Ambitious and head-strong daughter of a Midwestern lawman.
* '''London''': Point-dog for the team, several years older than Pi. Born and raised in the wilderness, but cautious to a fault. Trained Pi when she joined Nordguard, but never offered a team leadership of his own.
* '''Nickel''': Happy-go-lucky yet caring Scout for the group. Born to a well-off family, but left the high life for the northern wilderness.
* '''Geri''': Brutish Wheel-Dog for the group. The twin brother to Freki, both hail from Thule and were welcomed by Pi into the group.
* '''Freki''': Shy, soft-spoken wheel-dog for the group. Twin sister to Geri.

===Military corpspersons in team===
* '''Lt. James McKay''': Medic for the team.
* '''Oleg Kutakov''': Ranking Corps member, included on the mission to Tartok.

==Reception==
Jim DeVries of IGN rated ''Across Thin Ice'' 8.0 out of 10, signifying "Great". He calls it "exciting, funny and one of the best-drawn indie books I've ever seen.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/118/1184560p1.html|title = Nordguard Book One: Across Thin Ice Review|date = July 27, 2011|author = Jim DeVries|publisher = IGN}}</ref>" At ''[[Flayrah]]'', [[Fred Patten]] called it "very satisfactory first installment of a tense thriller which is bound to enhance Garman’s & Gavet’s already-stellar reputation.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flayrah.com/3624/review-nordguard-across-thin-ice-tess-garman-teagan-gavet|title = Review: 'Nordguard: Across Thin Ice', by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet|date = 28 Jul 2011 - 16:38|author = Fred Patten|publisher = Flayrah}}</ref>" Shaun Noordin, columnist for Malaysian tabloid ''The Star'', praised the book for its artwork and story.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2012/7/20/lifebookshelf/11686187&sec=lifebookshelf|title = An adventure story starring talking animals|author = Shaun A. Noordin|publisher = The Star|date = July 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
In 2012 ''Across Thin Ice'' got the most votes in Comics category of the 2011 Tor.com Readers’ Choice Awards.<ref>[http://www.tor.com/2012/02/20/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2011-torcom-readers-choice-awards/ Announcing the Winners of the 2011 Tor.com Readers’ Choice Awards] posted Feb 20, 2012 to tor.com website. Retrieved November 19, 2017.</ref>

In 2012, BlackTeagan was named as one of five nominees for the 2012 [[wikipedia:Russ Manning Award|Russ Manning Award]], in recognition of her penciling of ''Across Thin Ice''<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_manning.php|title = Comic-Con International Announces 2012 Manning Award Nominees|date = June 21, 2012|publisher = Comic-Con International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flayrah.com/4113/blotch-penciller-blackteagan-russ-manning-award|title = Blotch penciller BlackTeagan up for Russ Manning Award|date = Thu 21 Jun 2012 - 11:55|author = Rakuen Growlithe|publisher = Flayrah}}</ref>. The award, targeted toward newcomer comic book artists whose professional works have appeared within the previous two years, is to be awarded to its winner at the Eisner Award ceremony during Comic-Con International. This is her first personal nomination for an award.

''Nordguard: The Card Game'' was nominated for the [[2012 Ursa Major Awards|2012 Ursa Major Award]] for Game of the Year.

==References==
{{Flayrah|node1=3624|title1=Review: 'Nordguard: Across Thin Ice', by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet|node2=3629|title2=Interview: Blotch on 'Nordguard: Across Thin Ice'|node3=4003|title3=Nordguard: The Card Game|node4=4113|title4=Blotch penciller BlackTeagan up for Russ Manning Award}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150524033225/http://www.nordguard.com/ Nordguard] (archived May 2015; domain now links to [https://www.amazon.com/Nordguard-One-Across-Thin-hardcover/dp/1936689111/ Amazon])
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nordguard-1/ Nordguard] at [[Wikipedia:Firefox Background Themes|Firefox Background Themes]]

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Dog's Days of Summer

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| ended = August 6th, 2007
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'''Dog's Days of Summer''' was an adult, interactive [[webcomic]] by [[Blotch]] and the sequel to [[First Time for Everything]] which featured Diego and Bayshore on their first summer together, approximately one year before Dog's Days of Summer.

''Dog's Days of Summer'' won the 2008 [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work''.

The main character was a [[Dingo (species)|dingo]] named Diego. Other [[List of characters in Dog's Days of Summer|characters in the comic]] included a red [[kangaroo]] named Jack, a zorse ([[horse]]-[[zebra]] [[hybrid]]) called The Brumby, Bayshore the [[otter]], the [[tiger]] Raj and a female black [[cat]] named Zeb, among others.

The comic was set on the fictional Bendigo Beach in Australia. The premise of the comic was Diego's day to day life as he and his friends try to woo the tourists as well as deal with Diego's ex from last summer.

The summary on the back of the graphic novel describes the story as:
"Diego the dingo spends the better part of his days in the company of his local friends, trolling the popular Bendigo Beach for tourists and one-night-stands. However, with the near limitless possibilities before him and the sudden reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Diego finds himself struggling to make up his mind and sort through his conflicting feelings. Is he happy to remain a footloose beach bum with a voracious sexual appetite, or can he throw away his lifestyle and reputation for an old flame?"
[[Image:DogsDays-Diego.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Dog's Days of Summer placeholder for it's release in June 2008.]]
The comic initially began as a webcomic. Every Sunday an installment of ''Dog's Days of Summer'' was posted on the DogsDays [[LiveJournal]], along with a multiple choice [[wikipedia:Opinion poll|poll]] that influenced the next installment of the story. Voting ended each Wednesday.

Now that voting week to week on the comic has ended, the LiveJournal is used for updates on the comics publication and ''Dog's Days'' related art produced by Blotch.

The comic ran the summer of 2007. The entire comic (including the un-posted second half of the story) has been published by [[Sofawolf Press]] in color for it's debut at [[Anthrocon 2008]].<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/dogsdays/4897.html Dog's Days Publication Announcement. Retrieved 2007 December 22.]</ref>

The Dog's Days of Summer was successfully released at AnthroCon 2008 (June 27th) and sold out of all 300 printed copies the first day of sale. A reprint was issued by Sofawolf Press and the initial online release of the comic was delayed several weeks until the new books were in-stock (July 2008).<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/dogsdays/8944.html Dog's Days Livejournal Announcement "Round Two"]</ref>

==The Dog's Days camp shirt==
On 2008 April 8 it was announced that a Dog's Days [[Wikipedia:Hawaiian shirt|Hawaiian-style shirt]] was being produced with Sofawolf Press and would be available for pre-order starting April 15.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/dogsdays/6575.html Dog's Days Shirt Competition!]. 2008 April 8 post by Blotch to Dog's Days of Summer LiveJournal community.</ref> Sofawolf said they would print only 200 shirts for the first run. 75 shirts were available via pre-order and they sold out in “1 hour and 20 minutes” and the other 125 shirts would be available to be bought at [[Anthrocon 2008]]. Any shirts not sold at Anthrocon 2008 would be sold via Sofawolf website starting July 7, 2008.<ref>[http://www.sofawolf.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=82 Dog's Days Camp Shirt in The Sofawolf Press Catalog]. Retrieved 2008 April 18.</ref>

==Characters==
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*'''Diego''' is a local [[Dingo (species)|dingo]] currently living in Bendigo Beach. Known for his fame of being one of the most promiscuous studs on the beach, Diego's reputation is what he relies on for 'tourist hunting season' on Bendigo beach.

*'''Bayshore''' is a young American river otter. It's his second visit to Bendigo beach on his college summer vacations. He met Diego about one year ago, when Bayshore was on a trip covering New Zealand and Australia.

*'''Jack''' is a red kangaroo currently living with Diego and 'The Brumby'. Diego's life-long friend, they met when he was neighbors with Diego during school years.

*''' 'The Brumby' ''' is a horse-zebra hybrid currently living with Diego and Jack. He is mostly known for hunting girls in the American vacations and the creator of most of the rumors that haunt Diego, which in much like, make up Diego's fame on the beach.

*'''Rajiv''', or '''Raj''' as most know him, is an Indochinese tiger from Malaysia. He is currently a college student in Australia, working on Bendigo beach to pay off his tuition.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Flayrah|node1=8567|title1=Blotch and "Dog's Days of Summer" - The End of Two Stories - A Retrospective}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806051710/http://www.dogsdaysofsummer.com/ ''Dog's Days of Summer'' - Official Website]: you can read the first 33 pages of the comic here. (Archived from 2012.)
* ''[http://dogsdays.livejournal.com/ Dog's Days of Summer]'': the [[LiveJournal]] where the comic was originally hosted and voting took place. Now used for contests, news and related art.
* ''[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/DDoS/index01-by-date.html Dog's Days of Summer]'' (the first 33 pages of the comic) on [[VCL]]
* ''[https://www.sofawolf.com/products/dogs-days-of-summer Dog's Days of Summer]'' at [[Sofawolf Press]]
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dogs-days-of-summer-diego/ Dogs Days of Summer Diego] at [[Wikipedia:Firefox Background Themes|Firefox Background Themes]]

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'''Blotch''', also known as '''Screwbald''', was the alias of the collaborative works between the artists [[Kenket]] and [[BlackTeagan]], one sketching and the other painting.<ref>[http://www.coyote-tangent.com/screwbald/artist.htm untitled document (webpage about Blotch)]. Retrieved May 23, 2007.</ref>

==Fandom involvement==
Blotch won the 2007 [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Published Illustration'', for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/FAunited.jpg the cover of FA:United's] [[con book]]. In the 2008 Ursa awards, Blotch won two awards: one for ''Best Published Illustration'' for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/Suhl.jpg the cover of EuroFurence 14's conbook cover], and another for ''Best Other Literary Work'' for the [[Dog's Days of Summer]] graphic novel. Blotch again won ''Best Published Illustration'' in 2009 (for the cover of [[Kyell Gold]]'s novel ''[[Out of Position]]'') and 2013 (for the cover of Kyell Gold's ''[[Divisions]]'').

Blotch has been [[Guest of Honor]] at [[FA: United]] 2007, [[Oklacon 2007]], [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2008]], [[Further Confusion 2011]], [[ConFurgence]] 2014, and [[Furry Fiesta 2014]].

===Character===
Their representative character '''Blotch''' was a [[anthropomorphic|anthropomorphized]] [[male]] [[leopard]].

===Convention attendance===
Blotch had attended many conventions, including [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], [[EuroFurence]] and [[Midwest Furfest]], where they sell prints and original sketches.

==Art==
The Blotch team officially started working together in August 2006. Together they contributed artwork to the multi-artist calendar [[Wish You Were Here]], as well as the [[Werewolf Calendar]] for 2012, many [[Sofawolf Press]] publications, such as ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'', ''[[New Fables]]'', cover and interior illustrations for [[Kyell Gold]]'s novels ''[[Out of Position]]'' and ''[[Isolation Play]]'', and several cards for the [[Wild Cat Card Deck]] and the [[Endangered Ark]], among other projects.

Blotch also created ''[[Dog's Days of Summer]]'', an interactive webcomic that ran through summer 2007, and was printed by [[Sofawolf Press]] in summer 2008.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/dogsdays/4897.html Dog's Days Publication Announcement]. Retrieved December 22, 2007.</ref> In April 2008 and during [[Anthrocon 2008|Anthrocon 2008]] it was announced that a prequel would be released called ''[[First Time for Everything]]''.<ref>[http://www.dogsdaysofsummer.com/2008/04/13/first-time-for-everything/ First Time for Everything!] - Diego (13 April 2008)</ref>

In Spring 2009, Blotch announced working on a new graphic novel, ''[[Nordguard]]''. The first part of what has been envisaged as a three-part series is called ''Across Thin Ice''. The first book is 75 pages printed in full color, and was released at [[Anthrocon 2011]]. The comic has received positive reviews both within the furry fandom,<ref>[http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/07/book-review-nordguard-thin-ice/ Book Review: ''Nordguard: Across Thin Ice''] - [[Earl Z. Madness]], [[Furry News Network]] (18 July 2011)</ref><ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/3624/review-nordguard-across-thin-ice-tess-garman-teagan-gavet Review: ''Nordguard: Across Thin Ice'', by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet] - [[Fred Patten]], [[Flayrah]] (28 July 2011)</ref> and without. IGN rated "Across Thin Ice" an 8/10 in a review from July 2011.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/27/nordguard-book-one-across-thin-ice-review ''Nordguard Book One: Across Thin Ice'' Review] - Jack DeVries, [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] (27 July 2011)</ref> The graphic novel is available in comic book stores across the USA, Canada, and Europe.

As of January 2012, the Blotch duo were working on the second installment of [[Nordguard]], to be tentatively released in summer 2013.<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/about-the-comic/f-a-q/ Nordguard FAQ]</ref> In June 2013, Blotch announced that this date would be missed.<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/under-dark-skies-2/ Under Dark Skies], Nordguard website (20 June 2013)</ref> On February 3, 2014 it was announced that Blotch would be on a bit of a hiatus while Kenket pursued a job opportunity and BlackTeagan worked on a couple of solo projects.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5478293/ Room Party Preorders! & Hiatus] - Blotch, Fur Affinity (3 February 2014)</ref> Two weeks later Blotch was GOH at [[Furry Fiesta 2014]] where they were panelists at Story Improv event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/436966622129950720 "Join us @KyellGold and a bunch of awesome folks for the story+improv show! Main Ballroom at 3pm! #TFF2014] - Blotch, Twitter (February 21, 2014).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127002405/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/e0376fa1456ed9599e66e2f4f1e75301#.VHZxTYevz-k Story Improv With Blotch / Kyell Gold / Fox Amoore event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref>, ''Making Graphic Novels With Blotch'' event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/437322991995609088 "Thanks for everyone who came to our Graphic Novels panel today! :) #TFF2014"] - Blotch, Twitter (February 22, 2014)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127002944/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/396a1dddea67dee6942f4146d4ffbc25 Making Graphic Novels With Blotch event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref> and ''Storytelling Through Illustration: Taking Your Art Further With Blotch'' event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/437391238447132672 "Check out our panel Storytelling through Illustration tonight, 9:30pm in Panel RM2 (Spectrum)! Fun for both artists & art fans alike! :]"] - Blotch, Twitter (February 22, 2014). Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127003935/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/127738a14cf0251a74b82154302e154e#.VHZza4evz-k Storytelling Through Illustration: Taking Your Art Further With Blotch event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref>. The hiatus seems to have been for much of 2014, with no posts to Blotch website in 2014 and no journal post to Fur Affinity since the hiatus announcement, although there has been 29 tweets on Twitter (during 2014 Feb 4-Dec 31). When asked in September 2015, Kenket said that she is no longer working with BlackTeagan, confirming the end of the project.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tessgarman/status/643240233958400001 "Teagan and I are no longer working together so, RIP Blotch."] - Kenket, Twitter (September 14, 2015)</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Flayrah|node1=3629|title1=Interview: Blotch on 'Nordguard: Across Thin Ice'|node2=3839|title2=Blotch's Skyrim fan-art sells for $5500 at FC 2012|node3=|title3=Blotch penciller BlackTeagan up for Russ Manning Award|node4=4046|title4=Two new anthologies of Furry short fiction coming in June|node5=8567|title5=Blotch and "Dog's Days of Summer" - The End of Two Stories - A Retrospective}}
* [https://www.screwbald.com/ Screwbald.com] - Blotch official website
* [https://screwbald.deviantart.com Blotch (Screwbald)] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/blotch/ Blotch] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/ Blotch] on [[VCL]]
* ''[https://screwbald.livejournal.com/ Blotch, Screwbald Spotcat]'' - Blotch on [[LiveJournal]]
* ''[https://www.nordguard.com/ Nordguard]'' ({{lj-user|nordguard}}) - a comic by Blotch

===Media===
* [http://furros.dasoluciones.com/portal/content.php?258-Red-Furros-interviews-Blotch Interview of Blotch] by [[Red Furros]] at [[Further Confusion 2011]]

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{{wikify}}
{{copyedit}}
{{unref}}
'''Blotch''', also known as '''Screwbald''', was the alias of the collaborative works between the artists [[Kenket]] and [[BlackTeagan]], one sketching and the other painting.<ref>[http://www.coyote-tangent.com/screwbald/artist.htm untitled document (webpage about Blotch)]. Retrieved May 23, 2007.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Blotch won the 2007 [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Published Illustration'', for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/FAunited.jpg the cover of FA:United's] [[con book]]. In the 2008 Ursa awards, Blotch won two awards: one for ''Best Published Illustration'' for [http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/Suhl.jpg the cover of EuroFurence 14's conbook cover], and another for ''Best Other Literary Work'' for the [[Dog's Days of Summer]] graphic novel. Blotch again won ''Best Published Illustration'' in 2009 (for the cover of [[Kyell Gold]]'s novel ''[[Out of Position]]'') and 2013 (for the cover of Kyell Gold's ''[[Divisions]]'').

Blotch has been [[Guest of Honor]] at [[FA: United]] 2007, [[Oklacon 2007]], [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2008]], [[Further Confusion 2011]], [[ConFurgence]] 2014, and [[Furry Fiesta 2014]].

=== Character ===

Their representative character '''Blotch''' was a [[anthropomorphic|anthropomorphized]] [[male]] [[leopard]].

=== Convention attendance ===

Blotch had attended many conventions, including [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], [[EuroFurence]] and [[Midwest Furfest]], where they sell prints and original sketches.

== Art ==

The Blotch team officially started working together in August 2006. Together they contributed artwork to the multi-artist calendar [[Wish You Were Here]], as well as the [[Werewolf Calendar]] for 2012, many [[Sofawolf Press]] publications, such as ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'', ''[[New Fables]]'', cover and interior illustrations for [[Kyell Gold]]'s novels ''[[Out of Position]]'' and ''[[Isolation Play]]'', and several cards for the [[Wild Cat Card Deck]] and the [[Endangered Ark]], among other projects.

Blotch also created ''[[Dog's Days of Summer]]'', an interactive webcomic that ran through summer 2007, and was printed by [[Sofawolf Press]] in summer 2008.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/dogsdays/4897.html Dog's Days Publication Announcement]. Retrieved December 22, 2007.</ref> In April 2008 and during [[Anthrocon 2008|Anthrocon 2008]] it was announced that a prequel would be released called ''[[First Time for Everything]]''.<ref>[http://www.dogsdaysofsummer.com/2008/04/13/first-time-for-everything/ First Time for Everything!] - Diego (13 April 2008)</ref>

In Spring 2009, Blotch announced working on a new graphic novel, ''[[Nordguard]]''. The first part of what has been envisaged as a three-part series is called ''Across Thin Ice''. The first book is 75 pages printed in full color, and was released at [[Anthrocon 2011]]. The comic has received positive reviews both within the furry fandom,<ref>[http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/07/book-review-nordguard-thin-ice/ Book Review: ''Nordguard: Across Thin Ice''] - [[Earl Z. Madness]], [[Furry News Network]] (18 July 2011)</ref><ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/3624/review-nordguard-across-thin-ice-tess-garman-teagan-gavet Review: ''Nordguard: Across Thin Ice'', by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet] - [[Fred Patten]], [[Flayrah]] (28 July 2011)</ref> and without. IGN rated "Across Thin Ice" an 8/10 in a review from July 2011.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/27/nordguard-book-one-across-thin-ice-review ''Nordguard Book One: Across Thin Ice'' Review] - Jack DeVries, [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] (27 July 2011)</ref> The graphic novel is available in comic book stores across the USA, Canada, and Europe.

As of January 2012, the Blotch duo were working on the second installment of [[Nordguard]], to be tentatively released in summer 2013.<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/about-the-comic/f-a-q/ Nordguard FAQ]</ref> In June 2013, Blotch announced that this date would be missed.<ref>[http://www.nordguard.com/under-dark-skies-2/ Under Dark Skies], Nordguard website (20 June 2013)</ref> On February 3, 2014 it was announced that Blotch would be on a bit of a hiatus while Kenket pursued a job opportunity and BlackTeagan worked on a couple of solo projects.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5478293/ Room Party Preorders! & Hiatus] - Blotch, Fur Affinity (3 February 2014)</ref> Two weeks later Blotch was GOH at [[Furry Fiesta 2014]] where they were panelists at Story Improv event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/436966622129950720 "Join us @KyellGold and a bunch of awesome folks for the story+improv show! Main Ballroom at 3pm! #TFF2014] - Blotch, Twitter (February 21, 2014).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127002405/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/e0376fa1456ed9599e66e2f4f1e75301#.VHZxTYevz-k Story Improv With Blotch / Kyell Gold / Fox Amoore event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref>, ''Making Graphic Novels With Blotch'' event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/437322991995609088 "Thanks for everyone who came to our Graphic Novels panel today! :) #TFF2014"] - Blotch, Twitter (February 22, 2014)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127002944/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/396a1dddea67dee6942f4146d4ffbc25 Making Graphic Novels With Blotch event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref> and ''Storytelling Through Illustration: Taking Your Art Further With Blotch'' event<ref>[https://twitter.com/screwbald/status/437391238447132672 "Check out our panel Storytelling through Illustration tonight, 9:30pm in Panel RM2 (Spectrum)! Fun for both artists & art fans alike! :]"] - Blotch, Twitter (February 22, 2014). Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127003935/http://furryfiesta2014.sched.org/event/127738a14cf0251a74b82154302e154e#.VHZza4evz-k Storytelling Through Illustration: Taking Your Art Further With Blotch event page] at sched.org, archived by Internet Archive on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.</ref>. The hiatus seems to have been for much of 2014, with no posts to Blotch website in 2014 and no journal post to Fur Affinity since the hiatus announcement, although there has been 29 tweets on Twitter (during 2014 Feb 4-Dec 31). When asked in September 2015, Kenket said that she is no longer working with BlackTeagan, confirming the end of the project.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tessgarman/status/643240233958400001 "Teagan and I are no longer working together so, RIP Blotch."] - Kenket, Twitter (September 14, 2015)</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.screwbald.com/ Screwbald.com] - Blotch official website
* [https://screwbald.deviantart.com Blotch (Screwbald)] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/blotch/ Blotch] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Blotch/ Blotch] on [[VCL]]
* ''[https://screwbald.livejournal.com/ Blotch, Screwbald Spotcat]'' - Blotch on [[LiveJournal]]
* ''[https://www.nordguard.com/ Nordguard]'' ({{lj-user|nordguard}}) - a comic by Blotch

=== Media ===

* [http://furros.dasoluciones.com/portal/content.php?258-Red-Furros-interviews-Blotch Interview of Blotch] by [[Red Furros]] at [[Further Confusion 2011]]

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