Yikes. Looks like Maven’s bringing on the red-outlined speech bubbles. I’d cringe too, Deacon… We have new Fan Art, “Artifice Kiss” by long-time commenter and friend of Artifice, Enkidu! It’s Deacon & Jeff, half-naked and yes, kissing! Closet yaoi fan-girl Maven says you should totally check it out. Thanks, Enkidu! The donation bar is now… Continue reading Artifice Page 59

Gosh, that moon is pretty… So! Lots of interesting and fun reactions to Maven in the comments last time! Some of you love her and her “snark”, some of you “love to hate her” and others just want to “reach through the screen [to] sock Maven in the face”. For some, Maven is their “favorite… Continue reading Artifice Page 60

Of course you couldn’t, Deacon. We have special CHRISTMAS Fan Art by Artifice SuperFriend, Aikka. It involves more of her cute PaperChildren and thus is awesome. Yaoi Santa says check it out! Speaking of checking things out, Artifice got a very nice review at GEEKALITARIAN – Women in Geek Culture. And… if you haven’t started… Continue reading Artifice Page 61

Well, now, that’s a very pleasant smile, Dr. Maven. 🙂 And gosh, look at that pretty night sky! We have new Fan Art from qui-gon-robot—”Hipster Jeff”! Thanks, qui-gon-robot! And… ***THIS IS A BONUS PAGE!*** The 17th bonus page in a row! And after Saturday’s regular update, we’ll have ANOTHER bonus page on Wednesday, January 18th!… Continue reading Artifice Page 66

Oh, dear. We have new Fan Art from long-time friend of Artifice, Suf! It’s a very nice painted portrait of Jeff, shirtless. You should definitely check it out. Thanks, Suf! And another thing you should check out is my very good friend Patrick’s comedy short that he’s just posted up on Vimeo. Not yaoi, but… Continue reading Artifice Page 67

Some readers were concerned that Maven was putting herself in danger by revealing her intentions to Deacon. She wanted me to let you know that she warmly appreciates your concern. 😉 We have new Fan Art from Mewta! Something sweet and colorful and funny to balance out the drama we’re getting on these pages. Thanks,… Continue reading Artifice Page 68

Gosh. Deacon looks really scared… We have new Fan Art from Audbot—it’s a 3D rendering of Jeff shirtless. Thanks, Audbot! And we’ve yet again hit the donation target! This means that in addition to our regular Saturday updates and bonus updates on the 25th and 1st, there will also be a bonus update on Wednesday,… Continue reading Artifice Page 69

Maven, look at those puppy dog eyes! How can your heart not melt? We have new Fan Art from Dauwdrupje, a reader request that illustrates a “What if?” involving Jeff and Maven. (One some of you would very much like me to make canon… 😉 ) Thanks, Dauwdrupje! And… ***THIS IS A BONUS PAGE!*** The… Continue reading Artifice Page 70

A powerful argument, Deacon. Ethos, logos, pathos… Will it save your life? We have new Fan Art from Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz. It’s a very sweet moment with our two heroes—one to warm your heart on this cold night. Do check it out. 🙂 And something else you should absolutely check out is Humon’s webcomic Niels… Continue reading Artifice Page 71

Oh… We have new Fan Art from qui-gon-robot, “Zero Gravity”. I think it’s very pretty, actually. Thanks, qui-gon-robot! ***THIS IS A BONUS PAGE!*** And we’re now up to $155 towards the next bonus page! Special thanks go out to long-time supporter Micheal B. (who continues their astounding streak of awesomeness by donating for the twenty-second… Continue reading Artifice Page 72