A Note About The Patreon-Only Pages
I’ve received a handful of emails, comments, and messages from readers who were upset and/or disappointed about the recent announcement of the NSFW Patreon-Only pages—and I wanted to address those all at once.
Pages 79, 80, 81, and 82 of Chapter 19 will only be available to NSFW-tier Patreon supporters. However, no major plot revelations will be revealed during these pages. After these pages we will return to our free-to-read format and the story will pick up at the next scene, seamlessly, even for readers who missed the NSFW pages.
Originally, this current scene was going to end on Page 78, but I extended it. Sequentially, missing the NSFW pages will not affect the main story—I want to make that clear. Normally, I would have posted these NSFW pages as an “extended scene” exclusively on Patreon, but since the color pages take longer to produce, there wasn’t time to do that and keep up with the regular DZO pages on the site. This is why I decided to post these pages here (or else there would be no website updates for the next week and a half).
As stated before, this is not something I’m currently planning to do again on the Danger Zone One website. I’m also aware there are readers who are either not interested in the NSFW pages, may not be able to afford Patreon, or do not wish to support the comic.
I do understand why readers have expressed disappointment, frustration, and, in some cases, outright anger about this. I’m sure that I’ll also receive the inevitable “I’m done with this comic” comment(s) over these pages.
However, if a one-time event of several exclusive Patreon-only pages is enough to turn a reader away from DZO forever, as utterly ridiculous as that may sound, then so be it. It will be unfortunate to lose any readers who feel that way, but if missing a week and a half of content is more important than the last 6 years of free content, then what can I say? C’est la vie?
There are currently over 500 pages of Danger Zone One that can be read for free on this website. The comic has been ongoing since June of 2016 and has never missed an update. Between DZO, The White Wraith, GunRiot, and Sailor Justice, there are 20 new free-to-read comic pages each month. The last 18 pages of Danger Zone One have been in color—those pages were originally going to be black and white on the DZO site and color for Patreon supporters only, but I decided to post the color ones for everyone.
I know most readers already know this, but though these comics are generally free-to-read, they are not free to make. The artists who work on Danger Zone One, The White Wraith, GunRiot, and Sailor Justice need to be paid. It costs money to host the comic. It takes a lot of time, more than most think, to do everything behind-the-scenes to create these comics—including both writing the comic and all the lore entries at the bottom of each page. It is only thanks to our Patreon supporters that these comics are able to keep going. Without their support, it would be impossible to continue producing any of these webcomics.
One of the main reasons for these NSFW pages was to also give a special bonus to our NSFW-tier Patrons for all of their support.
Dude, you’re good.
I’ll miss this week’s content since I can’t afford to Patreon right now, but I appreciate the content!
Anger and leave the reading of the comic? no. Dissapointed, yes. I would love to support the work on patreon but in my country…10 dollars are pretty much ( argentina is the ass of the world ) and i can’t affor patreon. So i guess i will be back when the regular page’s came out
Don’t go losing ANY sleep over this. If people quit the comic over a few NSFW pages they weren’t fans of the comic to begin with. Their loss, not yours.
I support you on Patreon and the amount of content you post every month tops every other creator I support. Hell, if I wasn’t on Patreon I’d STILL be damn grateful for the professional level quality you and Salaiix put out for FREE.
Not having the money to support a comic’s one thing and thats understandable. But these other people bitching about not getting more stuff for free? Disappointment sure, but actually being angry????? SMH
I originally wrote a comment expressing disappointment. I was confused by the move and the sudden uptick in NSFW content and then predictably the hammer dropped, even after the cannon was being built out ton include that content.
I do understand the reasons as they are laid out here and before, just in the future please just keep it to the Patreon. I’m not going to be angry or “quit” the comic and anyone saying that is being ridiculous.
I guess what I’m ultimately trying to say is keep the Patreon fan service, to the Patreon and don’t include it into the main comic.
On a side note, REALLY enjoying Sailor Justice, can’t wait to see where that goes. It reminds me of Ben 10.
It is what it is. I think I made my stance clear, it’s not so bad a thing for me that I’ll drop the series or anything, and I’m sure to support it on Patreon when I can fit comfortably in my budget, but it’s still not a move I’d encourage or support, and not repeating it is the right choice.
Just a pebble in an otherwise smooth highway.
I tend to find the NSFW side of DZO a little too intense for my taste anyway, so I’m into it mainly for the story and characters to be honest.
On that note though, I also don’t support the angry backlash, and by what you describe, the reaction is definitely overblown, ungrateful and laughable. I do feel bad for international fans for whom $10 is no pocket change, but art in any of its forms is a privilege, not a right.
It would be nice if you could at least give us a 5-minute free viewing of those NSFW Canon pages for some of us that can’t afford your payment on your site. You could at least do that, can’t you? Still love your series regardless, Midnight. I really do!
On one side I am kind of disappointed. But not the point of being done. The artists need to be paid as well
Sounds like the next 3 pages are out of reach for those of us on a fixed income. So be it. As long as the artwork stays adult and sophisticated, I don’t care.
$10 is way too steep for a few NSFW pages per month. I’d love to support your comic, it’s great… but you’ve created an unnecessary barrier for those of us who would like to throw a *few* dollars your way.
Lower the bar and you may get a lot more supporters for NSFW content.
Grown ass adults acting like 10 bucks gonna break their bank but they dropping 40 a month on starbucks.
I didn’t say anything about it breaking the bank. I just don’t feel I would get $10 of value. I also don’t spend $40 at Starbucks in a year.
$10 is a game I can play for hours.
$10 is a book or movie I can own forever
$10 is a month of access to nearly unlimited streaming content.
$10 is not (to me) worth a few pages of smut.
I’m all for supporting an artist, and I don’t judge those who feel the $10 is worth it. I’ve thrown $10-20 at Patreon artists in the past for a one time thing when I really enjoyed their body of work. But I’m certainly not making it a repeating payment.
Yeah, maybe I’m cheap… maybe a lot of people are cheap. How many more cheap people like me would be willing to pony up for $1 or $3 monthly for the NSFW content? Maybe a lot? Other artists seem to do well with those price points and get a lot of supporters.
There’s a hell of a lot more on their Patreon than 3 pages. They’re always updating new stuff & more than any other patreon I’ve joine.
Got ZERO hang ups supporting a comic I’ve been reading since 2017. They deserve it and I’m all for them making this a regular thing. The $10 price points common too. Merryweather does the same with his goofy comics and is making a fortune. And that chucklehead barely updates.
You could’ve at least reward us with a simple free viewing. You know, for 5 minutes?
Wait, people are complaining about NSFW pages that DON’T AFFECT THE STORYLINE being locked behind Patreon? Have these people never read a webcomic before? Yeesh.
FTR, I’m not the same “Some Guy” that posted upstream.
Learning that these ^three^ pages (and the obscured text on them) do NOT affect the storyline is a HUGE relief for me 🥴