Welp, I'm 19 and it's safe to say I've wasted my whole life...not really LOL! Man, a lot has happened since the collab, especially with my birthday coming after, might as well address some questions you might be asking:

Soooooo, how was your birthday?

Pretty crazy but overall really damn good! Got a buncha gifts that my parents got and I even got myself like new games and new merch (not to mention a LOT of good food too). The Book of Bill, Gimmick's collector's edition, that NWC deluxe set, and my BIG SWORD KIRBY PLUSHIE were basically the cherries on top of this black forest cake of a day...the Book of Bill especially.

You plan on watching that Borderlands movie?

Short answer: Probably not. Long answer: It's complicated...on my family doesn't really go to the cinema anymore (as much as I REALLY want that Claptrap popcorn bucket) and the reviews for the movie have not been looking so promising... I'll get just get a Blu-Ray/DVD of it and PRAY TO GUN GOD that SOMEONE sells that popcorn bucket online so I can snag it, feels like a crime to NOT get a cool as hell popcorn bucket of my second favorite character of all time. Yeah, the community reception has kinda made it so I haven't been hyping it up as much as the Book of Bill...on top of me being super-hyperfixated on Gravity Falls BECAUSE of that book. The reviews for the movie have not been looking so good, but people to really like Jack Black as Claptrap, so that's a win in my book!

On a lighter note, how was The Book of Bill?

LOVED IT! Oh man, it was SO worth the wait and convincing my mom to get that Barnes & Nobels version for my birthday (which even arrived on time for my birthday by the way, it's great)! ...That also means Bill is NOT leaving my head anytime soon lol. I won't go deep into spoilers in case you wanna read it yourself, but I'll just say it's a chaotic good time and made me appreciate books again. Now I kinda just wanna voice some of the pages myself...

Waitwaitwait, YOU CAN VOICE ACT NOW?!

Uh, yeah. Cipher even demon-wrote on that news post that I even voiced him for some random thing for a Discord pal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfP0e2nnQT0 And plus, have you seen me on Discord? I've been posting a BUNCH of voice acting stuff in select servers (if you're in the Newgrounds Podcast server, chances are you might've seen some Cipher-related audio files in the self-promo channel), it's a lot of fun. As for getting that fun here on Newgrounds...again, it's complicated. I wanna post a "best of M-Cipher" where I pick some of my best Bill voicing shenanigans and post it here on the Audio Portal of Newgrounds, buuuuuut I'd want some music for it so it's not just me and my Bill voice in the void. The problem is that I can't just pick whatever song I want, there's copyright issues and whatnot, so I'm gonna have to find something here (preferrably Gravity Falls related) or someone can just hook me up with something to use that they're totally fine with. But yeah, besides that I've been hard at work with my Jackbox project which requires a lot of voice acting, unfiltered at that, so I've been getting used to hearing my own voice in recordings normally (and Bill's not the ONLY impression I can do, I've been working on the palette and I can do a mighty fine Claptrap and GLaDOS, so much so that the Voicemod server seems to REALLY like my impressions and I somehow won a couple of their impression challenges). So, if you wanna hook me up to do some VA gigs, I'm only a Discord/Newgrounds DM away, I'll be happy to do it for more practice!

(...PS: BILL'S THE REASON WHY I VOICE ACT TO BEGIN WITH, BLAME HIM! HAHA!)

What's next for ya in terms of art?

I honestly dunno for certain, I DO have a lot of plans for October for not only Halloween/Spooky Month, but to celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of my favorite games (think of it as a way of saying sorry for not hyping up the Borderlands movie...I know that movie is a disappointment so I'm not really that sorry? Uh, just expect a bunch of Claptrap art by then).

...What's with 2 of the art on your profile being deleted and a bunch more getting edited to remo-

THIS NEWS POST IS OVER!

Aw crap, I forgot to bring up my 3rd anniversary on Newgrounds...I blame Bill for this.

SORRY NOT SORRY, KID!

But yeah, 3 whole years on Newgrounds, oh how time has flew... Compare my pieces now to how it was 2 years ago when I first dabbled in digital art here and you can see the improvements: a new brush, a better grasp on anatomy to an extent, a fresh design for the sona, and sure enough: a bunch more fixations that's a bit hard to keep track of! (I feel like the fixations are a big part of who I am lol)

And here we are: 300+ fans in and I'm about to turn 19 in 2 days as of typing this...I know I keep saying thank and it's starting to get repetitive, but genuinely from my heart: THANK YOU ALL FOR STICKING WITH ME! The amount of support I get for what I do only just drives me to make more things I'm passionate about and I am all happy to share my passions with all of you...<3

~ M-kirbs

(Oh, and I have been working on quite a big project for the Jackbox and Gravity Falls communities, I'll be sure to shill it here if there's any Youtube coverage I can link ;))

HEY THERE, STARVING ARTISTS OF NEWGROUNDS! MISSED ME SINCE MY TAKEOVER ON APRIL FOOLS A YEAR AGO? C'MON, I KNOW Y'ALL MISSED ME! I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE BOOK OF BILL IS OUT...NOW RIGHT NOW, BUYITBUYITBUYIT, IT'S TOTALLY NOT CURSED!!!

SECONDLY, STAR NERD JUST GOT HER LOVELY COLLAB FOR YOUR NEW OVERLORD AND WE HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU GIVE YOUR SUPPORT FOR IT!

AND JUST REMEMBER THIS: YOU THINK THE WORLD MAKES SENSE? NOTHING MAKES SENSE! SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL MAKE NONSENSE, THINK ABOUT IT!

ENJOY THE CHAOS!

OH, AND ONE MORE THING: STAR NERD REALLY CAN VOICE ACT NOW! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfP0e2nnQT0

THE COLLAB GOT FRONT-PAGED, WOOOOOOO!

HOW THE HELL AM I AT 300 FANS ALREADY?!

AND SO DAMN SOON TOO, WHAT?! Uhhh, thank you so much, genuinely! I honestly did not plan this to happen so soon or anything like that, it was so sudden. I've honestly been soooo busy with all this stuff, so many questions that need answers like: What's with these codes I've been seeing? Who's this dapper fella in dreams? What are the secrets to the universe? HOW THE HELL DID I GET TO 300 FANS SO DAMN SOON?! I even got this Touch-Tone Telephone that's been treatin' me- (*RING RING*) Oh, what, who could that be? ...Hello?

HEY THERE, BUDDY! WANT SOME ANSWERS? I THINK I KNOW A GUY!

Can you believe it, guys? The Book of Bill, just a week away!

I'M TOTALLY NOT GOING INSANE! WHY YOU ASK?! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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MY VOICE IS ALSO NOT A SPEAKER TO THE BEAST WITH ONE EYE, NOOOOOOOOO! HAHAHAHA!

Also, reminder that my lil' collab for our overlord is still open, go on and shake Bill's hand! Only 4 days left!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535725#bbspost27898270_post_text

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535725#bbspost27898270_post_text

This is it, the big project that's been in the works for at least a month now! Finally here and ready to take your minds, bodies, and souls! Join it! Join it if you love Bill Cipher! Join it if you HATE Bill Cipher! I PUT TOO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS!

Well, howdy there! Keeping my end of the deal in keeping y'all posted about my happenings, here's another update. Firstly, big shoutouts to @VegaSlash for having me and the rest of the Artists of the Inventory (along with MANY other familiar faces) along to make some funny art for his damn good PvZ animation:

(please watch it, it's so good)

Secondly, I HAVE A JOB NOW! It's part time and it'll take up 5 hours of a day, 4 days a week, so expect a lil' less art than usual (unless I've already made one for a collab of sorts). Speaking of, this month's big art piece is already done! Just need to think of some NG-exclusive bonuses (if I have time) and it'll be set to release on the 25th of this month. Stay tuuuuuuned!

And lastly, since a couple of people have cracked the code on my last post, I might as well spill the beans (boop, beans)! This summer will host probably my biggest collab yet and it's all about everyone's favorite triangle (who I clearly have a problem with) BILL CIPHER! More info on the collab will come sometime in June (Gravity Falls fans might know exactly what day given that I want the collab to start on a certain day), so get your deal makin' and drawin' hands ready for one doozy of a collab this summer! I'm also working on a lil' something for the Jackbox community as we speak and I'm putting a TON of effort to it, if a video ever comes out for it, I'll be sure to shill it as much as I can here and on Discord.

Thanks for listening to me ramble once again, I appreciate it cuz I know I'm quite the claptrap lol

Happy birthday, Mr. @TomFulp! I sadly don't have any like big art made for this cuz I've been SOOO busy with getting a job, the remake drawing, and my big summer project that I've been teasing in some Discord servers, so have a Tank Kirby doodle:

Gonna play that FNF update soon enough if my computer/browser can handle it lol

Happy cake day, Mr. Fulp, hope it's a good one

Another year, another day to celebrate the birthday of my beloved pink puff! I didn't have any big art planned since I REALLY shifted focus towards my Amazing Mirror 20th anniversary art so take that:

and have my attempt at Regular Show's artstyle with Kirby (I redid the ANTONBLAST Kirby too, but that'll be its own separate piece at some point):

I may also thought of an idea for a new collab to host to celebrate the release of a book, stay tuned for that this summer...

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Did I drink too much apple juice? I'm sure it's fiiiiine, even Claptrap says everythings A-OK

Hey, I even learned how to start a fire, check it out

Pretty cool, huh?