Author Archives for Monica NGalvan

About Monica NGalvan

Teacher. Author. Illustrator. Witch. Bard. Freak. Destroyer of Illusions. Loves spicy food and tea with biscuits.

Happy Holidays!

December 26, 2016 2:14 pm

Happy Holidays everyone! Here is Henna ready for the festivities. In MoonSlayer’s world they celebrate the Winter Solstice too. Alfar and Sidhe celebrations are quite similar to Yule (so expect holly and mistletoe) while Grey Dragons celebrate something like Sol Invictus aka Unconquered Sun.  Secret Santa We did an amazing Secret Santa... View Article


Print test of MS vol1!

November 28, 2016 8:25 pm

Last week I received the proof copy of the test edition of vol1, but some health issues (I was literally agonizing last Monday, those who follow me on twitter know it) and the sudden death of my main computer (currently trying to restore it) kept me from posting it here. View... View Article


Traveling Sketchbook video + Comic review

November 7, 2016 4:28 pm

Finally I got a bit of time to work on my part of the SpiderForest traveling sketchbook. Such an amazing project! Made with brush markers, chinese ink (lines and first wash in greys) and Sakura markers (greys) over a mechanical pencil sketch. This one could be considered my last #Inktober... View Article


New lore illustrations!

October 30, 2016 4:39 pm

New illustrations for the lore section of the website! I made the linearts during Inktober, trying to imitate classic friezes. These are the old ones. I think I’ve improved a bit, didn’t I? Now I only have to finish the Arundar frieze. But that one will be a bit different!... View Article


Halloween special!

October 24, 2016 12:50 pm

I made a MS Halloween pic for the very first time! Can you guess all the small hints and references to the comic? Why they dressed like that? 😀 Vote right now to see the full pic! 😀 (And you will help MS to be more visible!)


SpiderForest Coloring Book Kickstarter!

October 4, 2016 6:00 pm

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Do you love coloring books? If your answer is yes or you collect sketchbooks or artbooks this is for you! 😀 SpiderForest Webcomic Coloring Book! An adult coloring book packed with high-quality lineart drawn by the amazing artists of the SpiderForest Webcomic Collective! This Kickstarter is to fund an offset... View Article


It’s that time of year again

September 19, 2016 12:00 pm

Yes. I have to start studying again for the public examinations to apply for a teaching job. That’s my life since I finished my studies. But this is not a hiatus. I had put this comic on hiatus before, a whole year, and that was bad for me and for the comic.... View Article


5 years of MoonSlayer III

September 8, 2016 5:04 pm

We’re back! This time with our favourite bodyguard, former marshal and dragon without honor: Kaeso Cetus Menkar! Menkar is one of the characters who suffered more changes from the beginning. These are two of the first sketches I did of him, inspired by Rome tv series Titus Pullo. I have... View Article


5 years of MoonSlayer II (+ sketchbook info)

September 1, 2016 4:09 pm

Some illustrations of the Witch of Henna over the years. Did you know that Alherani had red hair in the first sketches? Info about the sketchbook More news about the skecthbook! I’ve finished the book layout and the pages (~78!) with more than 200 drawings, ink linearts and sketches B&W.... View Article


5 years of MoonSlayer

August 25, 2016 11:58 pm

Recently Facebook reminded me that I’ve been working on MoonSlayer 5 years! It’s time to celebrate, isn’t it? All those hours of sacrifice, sweat, ink and tears… We’ll have some suprises every week! 🙂 Today you’ll see some steps from Syrma’s evolution. Did she change so much?