

"Garden Graveyard" Behind-the-Scenes
StartFragment No way!?! Dylan Speeg's behind the scenes illustrating of MeSseD? Check out his process on MeSseD Chapter Two: Garden Graveyard, featuring the modeling talent of Xu V. Chau! When asked about what he loves about illustrating comics, Dylan says, "Creating a world out of scratch. Making imagination come to life. It's what thinking looks like for me." Garden Graveyard is available November 15. Later, no gator! Jay MeSseD Comics presents Garden Graveyard Volume 1, Ch


Top of the food chain
Who's top of the food chain? Part four finale of ʺThree C's.ʺ A web exclusive MeSseD comic. MeSseD Chapter One: Choke goes on sale November 1!


Survive the Psychoda
Can Lilliput and Akka survive the Psychoda? Enjoy part three of this web premiere feature. #ratpet #makecomics

Gross horrors or mundane workday?
Gross horrors or mundane workday? Lilliput and Akka get an unexpected surprise. Part two of ʺThree C's.ʺ

Who are the Psychoda?
Who are the Psychoda? Enjoy this web premiere, part one of "Three C's" by Kalagayan and Speeg. This was inspired by a quote found in one of my research books, Sewage Works Guide by Leroy W. Van Kleeck. One sentence inspired this four part story. Enjoy this web exclusive episode. We will be releasing a page every three days! Lilliput shows you how dangerous life in the Roots can be. It's a horrific premise when a business of flies can be a threat. Yes, a swarm of flies is

Celebrate MeSseD Comics Release @ Underground
Hello Fellow Flushers, Join us for the official MeSseD Comics release party this November at Know Theatre's Underground! Details below. We're concocting the special MeSseD cocktail as we speak ... Hope to see you there! All ages are welcome! Click here to RSVP to our Facebook page Questions? Contact us at messedcomics@gmail.com. Sincerely, Jay You are cordially invited to our official MeSseD Comics release party Sunday, November, 6, 2016 1 - 4 p.m. The Underground @ Know The

More grossness ... everywhere ...
Gina Marrone is quite a talent. I met her through the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She was graduating and had a great portfolio of work. I thought her more cartoony, clean art style would be unique for a pinup for MeSseD. Seeing her illustration of Lilliput, I had to get her to do a bonus story. “I love working on MeSseD because it challenges me to draw something new every time,” says Gina, “Lilliput is a unique protagonist with great reactions, and I always enjoy illustrating

"Choke" Sneak peek
StartFragment Who wants a sneak peek? Check out some of the artwork from MeSseD Chapter One: Choke! MeSseD Comics presents Choke Volume 1, Chapter 1 Release date: November 1, 2016 Writer: Jay B. Kalagayan Illustrator and Cover artist: Dylan Speeg What does it take to Keep the Flow? Meet your tour guide, Lilliput, and explore the world that exists just beneath our skyscrapers and sewer grates: from the rare glimpses of sunlight, to the creatures that thrive in the effluent. Cl


What's your favorite pet like?
What's your favorite pet like? For Lilliput, her pet - her faithful companion, her sidekick - is Akka. Akka is Rattus norvegicus, a brown rat. Typically, the brown rat lives wherever humans do, which makes them pretty common in city sewers. R. norvegicus characteristics include acute hearing and an amazing olfactory sense (great at smelling things). Lilliput patrols her “range:” a section of the maze of pipes and tunnels where she keeps the flow. It's pretty lonely work. Adop


Meet Lilliput, tour guide and seasoned warrior
Who are the brave people that keep our vast sewer system working? Meet Lilliput! She is our tour guide to the wild world of MeSseD. As with all Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) filter workers, she’s alone patrolling her range. Behind her nonchalant, professional demeanor, we see glimpses of what lies within: the heart of a seasoned warrior. Liliput rarely goes anywhere without her partner, Akka. Liliput finds friends and family in the sewer residents and her fellow MSD filte