Trick or Treat!

Hello my squirrel friends,

Today, on All Hallows' Eve I bring you Jocey, Genie and Taylor dressed up as our favorite trouble  makers from The Nightmare before Christmas!
Shield your eyes from the twisted surprise on this spooky night!
Genie as Shock, Jocey as Lock and Taylor as Barrel.

Look at Genie as she stares into your soul. Look at Jocey who as she scares you out of your wits. Look at Taylor as we sneak a peak at the face behind the mask.

This was such a treat to draw and color!

Wishing you all a safe and candy-filled Halloween

- The JGT team

Dedicated Series: Happy Birthday, Taylor!!!

Ello, everyone! Genie here with another JGT Birthday post!

Thank you, Jocey, for the wonderful Magic poem and drawing; I felt so honored and happy when I saw it, and its words will truly stay with me. Seriously, thank you.

And now, here's Part 3 of the JGT Birthday Prophecy Cycle; here's to you, Taylor!

So, the children's story I wrote for Taylor is called A Boy Named Errol.

It is a Cinderella-like tale about how a little boy sneaks into a library one night and meets a librarian, and together, they read Errol's first book. And now, I am so excited to have Taylor and little Errol meet and share the page...

I feel like Taylor's kindness and Errol's spirit will lead them to dance and sing and then curl up with a good book, and a wonderful friendship will form.

Speaking of which, Taylor, I hope you had a truly amazing day. I hope you run into stories that you will adore and carry with you through thick and thin. I know your passion is going to take you to awesome places, and your voice will ring and you will make a difference, for good.

Happy Happy Birthday,

Genie

Adjusting to a New Style

Ello, everyone! Genie here with Page 46! After a few months of comic hiatus!

Again, thank you all so much for being patient. I've spent the hiatus adjusting to my new lifestyle across the country for school. So, because of that, the comic had to wait a bit.

Tomorrow is when I officially begin classes, and before that, I really wanted to try my best and get a comic page done. But here's the thing: I don't have a scanner anymore!

Dun. Dun. Duuun.

So, since I couldn't hand-draw and scan comic pages anymore, I had to, again again, adjust my style. For the first time in the official comic canon, a page has been drawn 100% digitally.

And...I was fine with it!

It was a little weird at first, but I will get better at it with time. I really hope you enjoy this new update on the JGT comic style; it definitely wasn't the first and it will not be the last, for sure.

The page-making pace will still be a bit slow as I find a steady school-pace, but, again again again, I will get better at it with time.

Until then,

Genie

JGT Episode 10: OZ ~ PAGE 46

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Magic

Hey everybody!

Jocey here! Long time no see! I'll make a much more in depth post about where I've been soon, because today is an important day.

It has been 21 days since Jocey's birthday and now, on the 21st of August, it is Genie's birthday.
Genie, I am now 2,649 miles away from you, which is crazy, but you are still the greatest friend I have.

You have magic, in your words, and in your stories and I hope you continue to shine. Spread your  magic, give us stories that touch our hearts and remind us of friendship, love and family.

This was originally going to be a mirror of both us to show how far we have come, but there were some words I had to share and then your gift became this poem.

I hope you have an awesome day today! Full of books and stories!

- Jocey

Dedicated Series: Happy Birthday, Jocey!!!

Ello, everyone! Genie here with the start of the JGT Birthday Prophecy Cycle!!

Now a super fun tradition for this site, the JGT Birthday Prophecy Cycle celebrates the birthdays of the real Jocelyn, Taylor, and me. In real life, we were all born 21 days apart. So, to commemorate that, we hold a theme for each year's birthday cycle.

This year's theme is very simple, but it means a lot to me. It is called the Dedicated Series.

As you may or may not know, I am about to start grad school and earn my M.F.A. in Writing for Children. I have stated before that the JGT comic has been a big inspiration to my creative goals. In saying that, the real Jocelyn and Taylor have been big inspirations as well.

Some years ago, for their birthdays, I wrote original children's stories inspired by each of them. And I promised them that if those stories ever got published, I would dedicate the book to them.

So, for this special year, I have revisited those children's stories and reunited each character with the person to whom their story is dedicated.

The children's story I wrote for Jocey is called The Girl Who Broke the Moon. Below is the original cover I drew for it 4 years ago.

It follows a little girl named Rossy who thinks that she accidentally broke the moon and then tries desperately to apologize to it. Now, JGT Jocey and Rossy meet for the first time to celebrate Jocey's birthday!

To this day, I love working on The Girl Who Broke the Moon, and I cannot wait to write "Dedicated to Jocelyn Lopez" on its first page.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday, Jocey! Because of you, JGT and little Rossy exist. Thank you for being such a supportive and fun and all-around amazing friend. And again, I am so, so proud of you. May the world continue to be filled with your light and your brightly colored ideas, too!

Genie

So...Grad School...

Ello, everyone! Genie here. It's been a while, huh? I'm sorry I've been MIA lately. It's for an exciting reason, though!

Earlier this year, I posted about how I got accepted into grad school. Well, that was a few months ago, and now, I am about to move to my new apartment across the country and officially start grad school in the fall.

So, how does JGT come into play?

Right now, I am on a little hiatus, as I have to take some time and settle into my new home for the next two years. And as I've said before, my drawing pace will slow down once I start studying, but I am keeping, to you and to myself, the promise that this comic will continue. It's just going to take some more time, that's all.

It's all a big adjustment, founded upon by an amazing opportunity. I am very excited to continue my education in a field I absolutely love, even though I do have to make some sacrifices.

However, I will still be around this summer for the Birthday Prophecy Cycle, and maybe a few extra posts here and there. The next OZ page will probably be finished and posted once I am officially moved in.

Again, thank you so much for your patience, and your support. My journey is merely shifting, but that does not and never will mean that JGT's journey is ending.

Until then,

Genie