Yuki Clarke | Making "Rita & Josey" Comics

A comic page shows Rita panicking while Josey falls and attempts to catch her. Rita grabs Josey's hand but it slips out and she keeps falling while Rita screams out "Nooo!" Josey however reassures Rita, saying she has an ace up her sleeve as she teleports away with a power she harnesses from inside herself.

A comic page. Josey reappears next to a door saying it was a close call and Rita runs to hug her. Scared to lose her again, Rita hugs tight and Josey offers to put the adventure on hold. Rita agrees until they see something that makes then question a lot.

Red Dirt Ruin pgs 14-15/20, final published edition!

Bit delayed sharing, but with the Itch io chaos and going on comics retreat it's been a week lol

Hope you're liking these! You can find previous pages in my profile or read ahead thru the links at www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-... #ritaandjosey

A comic page shows Rita panicking while Josey falls and attempts to catch her. Rita grabs Josey's hand but it slips out and she keeps falling while Rita screams out "Nooo!" Josey however reassures Rita, saying she has an ace up her sleeve as she teleports away with a power she harnesses from inside herself.

A comic page. Josey reappears next to a door saying it was a close call and Rita runs to hug her. Scared to lose her again, Rita hugs tight and Josey offers to put the adventure on hold. Rita agrees until they see something that makes then question a lot.

Red Dirt Ruin pgs 14-15/20, final published edition!

Bit delayed sharing, but with the Itch io chaos and going on comics retreat it's been a week lol

Hope you're liking these! You can find previous pages in my profile or read ahead thru the links at www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-... #ritaandjosey

I was testing tags and seeing if the lgbt tag was what was delisted or the work itself. Turns out it was the work itself but i haven’t gone back to add it.

Go check this article out, I'm in here a bit reflecting on the Itch situation!

Go check this article out, I'm in here a bit reflecting on the Itch situation!

I submitted to this since I was affected by the Itch.io deindexing sweep, and you should too if you were affected! And if you weren't affected, support these artists!

Weird feeling putting a work rated for ages 12+ on a list mainly for NSFW work ngl

thank you yuki! you shouldn't have to list your work like this 😭 so dangerous for itch & payment processors to lump LGBT and adult content together in their censorship!

I submitted to this since I was affected by the Itch.io deindexing sweep, and you should too if you were affected! And if you weren't affected, support these artists!

Weird feeling putting a work rated for ages 12+ on a list mainly for NSFW work ngl

A screenshot of my Ko-fi store and the first few items

Fyi to anyone else reading, I have a mirror of my comic on Ko-fi, which isn't better for 18+ stuff but hasn't shadowbanned me for being gay so hey there's that: ko-fi.com/yukiclarke/s...

Hey mate, it's not just adult NSFW content. My SFW sci fi comic that's no worse than a standard Marvel movie also got deindexed... but it had the LGBT tag. WTF is this mess Itch?! It's such a dangerous precedent to set by complying in advance.

The Cartoonist Cooperative Making comics better for everyone!

📢 Now feels like a good time to mention that the Cartoonist Co-op is a really fantastic place to find community support!!! NSFW and SFW artists both welcome!! 👉 cartoonist.coop/join/

I'll go ahead and do that ^_^

I mention it here bsky.app/profile/yuki... but yeah I had a scifi comic with content no worse than a Marvel movie get deindexed and it had the LGBT tag. Itch isn't anywhere near my money lifeline or anything, but its infuriating to see compliance in advance.

A screenshot of my Ko-fi store and the first few items

Fyi to anyone else reading, I have a mirror of my comic on Ko-fi, which isn't better for 18+ stuff but hasn't shadowbanned me for being gay so hey there's that: ko-fi.com/yukiclarke/s...

Hey mate, it's not just adult NSFW content. My SFW sci fi comic that's no worse than a standard Marvel movie also got deindexed... but it had the LGBT tag. WTF is this mess Itch?! It's such a dangerous precedent to set by complying in advance.

Drawings of a shocked dog person with a sword in their head and a grinning tiefling woman. Text reads: monochrome headshots £15/each!

Set up a donation goal and doing some cheap headshot #commissions towards a new iPad that isn’t falling apart and lightly electrocuting me haha! They’re £15 each.

(You can also dm me if you prefer)

ko-fi.com/c/23ab5b9b2b

Page 10 of the comic Red Dirt Ruin. Josey runs in concern for Rita after hearing them scream goddammit, but turns out Rita is just disappointed in how gutted the shuttle ship is. Josey then explains she scanned to find no disturbances for 700 Martian years.

Page 11 of the comic Red Dirt Ruin. Josey goes on an infodump on her theories of the arrival of the Adimasians to Mars and how she's been looking hard, but then gets self conscious and shrinks herself down. Rita encourages her to Josey's internal panic as they realize the door to the inside of the ship is sealed and may be in better condition.

Page 12 of the comic Red Dirt Ruin. Rita & Josey break open the door and notice the ship's decks are completely crumbled, leaving only the outer edges to their fright.

Page 13 of the comic Red Dirt Ruin. Josey notices a door that has electrical traces open, and directs Rita to stay safe while she leads. Rita argues saying they care about Josey too but gets cut off by a loud crack and Josey falling through the floor.

Red Dirt Ruin pgs 10-13/20, final published edition!

This batch features some new lore and going over the edge... literally lol.

Hope you're enjoying it! You can find previous pages in my profile or read ahead thru the links at www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-...

#ritaandjosey #webcomic #yuri

A sketch of a person posing with baggy street clothes.

A sketch of a model posing with flowing fabric.

A sketch of part of KAJ's performance at Eurovision.

A sketch of a posing larger woman.

Started hosting and leading a figure drawing night on a Discord server last week, and it was really fun doing art with everyone!

Honestly, for having limited time (10, 5, 2, or 1 minute) with each drawing I think they turned out really good and glad I got some practice on clothes and poses ^_^

A sketch of someone sitting in a yukata with a parasol.

A sketch with someone standing.

A rough sketch of someone in a power stance from a downward angle.

A rough sketch with swords.

More sketches from last week!

A sketch of a person posing with baggy street clothes.

A sketch of a model posing with flowing fabric.

A sketch of part of KAJ's performance at Eurovision.

A sketch of a posing larger woman.

Started hosting and leading a figure drawing night on a Discord server last week, and it was really fun doing art with everyone!

Honestly, for having limited time (10, 5, 2, or 1 minute) with each drawing I think they turned out really good and glad I got some practice on clothes and poses ^_^

New Toronto area zine show is happening, it's Grafficker Alley, it's happening Sept 6th, and table applications are now open for comics creators, zine makers, cartoonists, and all kinds of artists! Tables are $50, admission is free, tell your friends, find out more at graffickeralley.ca !!

Panel 1: A big "KRAASH" sound rings as Rita utters "Ow..." in the dark. Panel 2: Still dark, Josey asks "You packed the lights, right?" and Rita responds "Yup. Down in the big pocket, love!" as Josey unzips and ruffles through the backpack. Panel 3: Three sci fi lights launch out and turn on as Rita and Josey look up and Josey says "There we go!" Panel 4: A large zoomed out view of the spaceship hanger, with dust, wires, broken shuttles and holes with both Rita and Josey saying "Wow, it's so..."ER ACTU Panel 5: Josey looks up confused and says "...empty?" and Rita looks excited and says "...Massive! Ohmygod we're actually in a real alien hanger!" Panel 6: Rita leans over to look at the broken shuttle and with a giddy look says "Oooh! What could this be?!

A comic page. Panel 1: Excited Rita looking into this small spacecraft babbling questions Panel 2: Josey looks over to a squeeing Rita with love and says she'll look around for clues. Panels 3 and 4: Josey says "now then.." while she takes off her googles and opens a clip. Panel 5: Josey looks around, bewildered by how empty the hanger is and why thats the case. Panel 6: Josey scans around to see there's organic matter to process with her "omniclip" Panel 7: Josey is surprised by the results. Panel 8: Josey gets scared when she hears a loud "Goddammit!"

Red Dirt Ruin Pg 8 and 9/20, final edition! ♥️

If you wanna read ahead, its available now digitally and print which you can find here at www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-...
Enjoy!

#ritaandjosey #webcomics #comicoop #yuri #comics

Panel 1: A big "KRAASH" sound rings as Rita utters "Ow..." in the dark. Panel 2: Still dark, Josey asks "You packed the lights, right?" and Rita responds "Yup. Down in the big pocket, love!" as Josey unzips and ruffles through the backpack. Panel 3: Three sci fi lights launch out and turn on as Rita and Josey look up and Josey says "There we go!" Panel 4: A large zoomed out view of the spaceship hanger, with dust, wires, broken shuttles and holes with both Rita and Josey saying "Wow, it's so..."ER ACTU Panel 5: Josey looks up confused and says "...empty?" and Rita looks excited and says "...Massive! Ohmygod we're actually in a real alien hanger!" Panel 6: Rita leans over to look at the broken shuttle and with a giddy look says "Oooh! What could this be?!

A comic page. Panel 1: Excited Rita looking into this small spacecraft babbling questions Panel 2: Josey looks over to a squeeing Rita with love and says she'll look around for clues. Panels 3 and 4: Josey says "now then.." while she takes off her googles and opens a clip. Panel 5: Josey looks around, bewildered by how empty the hanger is and why thats the case. Panel 6: Josey scans around to see there's organic matter to process with her "omniclip" Panel 7: Josey is surprised by the results. Panel 8: Josey gets scared when she hears a loud "Goddammit!"

Red Dirt Ruin Pg 8 and 9/20, final edition! ♥️

If you wanna read ahead, its available now digitally and print which you can find here at www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-...
Enjoy!

#ritaandjosey #webcomics #comicoop #yuri #comics

SO excited to be a part of my first #SmallPressDay here in #Leeds! I'll be at The Brew Society on Saturday the 19th July from 11 am - 5 pm and I'll have some really cool zines along with the rest of the LCC crew!

Also, we'll have ~ ❄️✨ aircon ✨❄️~ which in this heatwave is reason enough to hang out!

A comic panel from "Rita & Josey in the Red Dirt Ruin" as the two characters look at a mysterious ruined spaceship.

A 4 panel comic called "Rita & Josey Minis Pillows" Panel 1: Josey looks up "Welcome Home, Sweetie! How did your classes go today?" Rita opens door frustrated saying "Absolutely Terrible!" Panel 2: Rita says "My group project team mates are trash! Lazy asshats acting like my work is theirs but can't even grasp basic engineering!" Panel 3: Rita sits next to Josey saying "Augh I just need to scream into the nearest pillows" Panel 4: Rita stuffs their head between Josey's boobs and screams while Josey holds Rita and says "I got you!"

An illustration of chibi Rita & Josey as astronauts floating above the earth

A Pride 2025 illustration of Rita & Josey having a small moment of Josey kissing Rita on the forehead while the latter tinkers with some alien tech.

Here's to a new intro!

I'm Yuki Clarke, a cartoonist creating a sapphic scifi adventure #comic titled Rita & Josey!

Their 1st one shot, Red Dirt Ruin, is out online & in some 🇨🇦&🇺🇸 stores: www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-...

More one shots & a full series are in the works, so stay tuned!

my summer series of comics workshops with Enoch Pratt Free Library starts today!! ☀️☀️☀️

come see me WED JULY 9, 2:30-3:30p at the PATTERSON PARK branch for ✨MY COMIC STORY✨✏️ interactive drawing session!

I’ll be back here on July 17 for ✨HOW TO MAKE A ZINE✨✂️

#baltimore #comics #prattlibrary

A comic panel from "Rita & Josey in the Red Dirt Ruin" as the two characters look at a mysterious ruined spaceship.

A 4 panel comic called "Rita & Josey Minis Pillows" Panel 1: Josey looks up "Welcome Home, Sweetie! How did your classes go today?" Rita opens door frustrated saying "Absolutely Terrible!" Panel 2: Rita says "My group project team mates are trash! Lazy asshats acting like my work is theirs but can't even grasp basic engineering!" Panel 3: Rita sits next to Josey saying "Augh I just need to scream into the nearest pillows" Panel 4: Rita stuffs their head between Josey's boobs and screams while Josey holds Rita and says "I got you!"

An illustration of chibi Rita & Josey as astronauts floating above the earth

A Pride 2025 illustration of Rita & Josey having a small moment of Josey kissing Rita on the forehead while the latter tinkers with some alien tech.

Here's to a new intro!

I'm Yuki Clarke, a cartoonist creating a sapphic scifi adventure #comic titled Rita & Josey!

Their 1st one shot, Red Dirt Ruin, is out online & in some 🇨🇦&🇺🇸 stores: www.yukiclarke.com/comics/rita-...

More one shots & a full series are in the works, so stay tuned!

It me! I'm glad I was able to be a part of this collab, thanks Co-op and StickerApp!

A colourful pack of die cut stickers, designed by 12 different artists. The label shows the Cartoonist Co-op logo with the StickerApp logo with a doodle of Inkling saying "In collab with!"

Hey co-op members! Our collab sticker pack with StickerApp is OUT featuring 12 of our very own. Make sure to take advantage of the $30 credit before the end of the month: details in the recent members newsletter!

Check out each selected design in the thread 🧵
Photos by @angelaanimates.bsky.social

A graphic from Bluesky Header: "Get Notified when someone posts" Text: You can now choose to be notified when specific people post. If there's someone youn want timely updates from, go to their profile and find the new bell icon near the follow button.

Oh that's a neat new feature, I'll definitely be using it to keep up with some folks.

And if you wanna keep up with me easier, well guess there's a bell to hit now in my profile heheheh.