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WELCOME NEW PATRONS!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO OR IMAGES WITH NON PATRONSWe seem to have received an increase of Patron members. Welcome to The Tank's Secret Place!$1 Tier - Enjoy the latest 5YL update right below!$5 Tier - Please request to follow @theinstatank on Instagram, then comment your Instagram username below so we know to ...

5YL UPDATE #37 - How did we handle the Fan Aliens?

PLEASE DO NOT SHOW ANY INFO OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONSSo we set aside Ben and Kevin's little portion of the battle for whatever the fan alien might be doing. I left 5 pages open between Danny and Vlad's moment, and Planet Buster's debut.When we decided to use all three, we set up this board, and sat in a call...

5YL UPDATE #36 - "Don't try that again."

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONSChapter 8 is finally here! Going to try to make some updates more visually-appealing. Here's a quick little story about drawing 5YL Atomix.

5YL UPDATE #35 - Three Days Til 5YL

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO OR IMAGES TO NON PATRONS!We're almost there! This will be the last update until after Chapter 8 is out. Then we will spend about a month talking about some cool BTS about Ch8 that we couldn't until you've already seen it, and then move on to Chapter 9!Looks like Statter is makin...

UPDATE #34 - Before Generator Rex...

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO OR IMAGES WITH NON-PATRONSThis is something I don't show too often - posts from our secret group!This is from way back in the day (about a year and a half ago), while we were still in the early stages of planning Chapter 8. The idea evolved a lot since then.Here's a list of differen...

UPDATE #33 - What happens after Chapter 8?

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONS.So after Chapter 8 drops, what should you expect to see us upload every few days?Honestly, quite a lot.There's tons of little behind-the-scenes stories, drawings, and production art I've been dying to share for nearly a year. KurotheWebsite.com will indeed h...

5YL Update #32 - Fire it up!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY IMAGES OR INFORMATION TO NON PATRONS!!We're getting so close to the release! I thought in this update, I'd just tease you with a pretty neat panel.If you haven't already noticed, I post updates every few days, not just once a week. So you'll probably have another three-to-four up...

5YL UPDATE #31 - Board Comparison

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONSI made the switch from the Traditional-to-Vector Method to a 100% Digital Method during Chapter 8's production. So Chapter 8 actually has two distinct Art Shifts - one from Chapters 7 to 8, and another from the earlier to later pages of Chapter 8. It's not su...

5YL Update #30 - An ULTRA Surprise!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO IMAGES TO NON-PATRONS!Ben's uniform mode comes with a few hidden surprises. Recognize this mask?

5YL UPDATE #29 - ...and my sword!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY IMAGES OR INFORMATION WITH NON-PATRONS.Alright guys, I'm approaching another point where I can't show much - so what would you like to see in the next update? New character, concept art, or a special preview panel?

5YL UPDATE #28 - FUSIONFALL

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY IMAGES OR INFORMATION TO NON-PATRONS!If you haven';t heard the news, we are partnering up with the guys over at FusionFall Universe to bring you 5YL Content in the game! Watch out latest video for more info.Here's a set of logos I made to help promote it. - Kuro

5YL UPDATE #27 - Roaring Pains! (+ instagram)

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFORMATION OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONS!Hey guys! We're really getting into the meat of this chapter, and super excited to release it at the end of summer!!For All New $5 Tier Doners - Please request to follow @theinstatank on instagram, and then comment below your instagram username so we know...

5YL Update #26 - Froggy Fresh!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY IMAGES OR INFORMATION WITH NON-PATRONS!We've been busting out alien designs like crazy lately. Here's another preview of the upcoming bunch that will be posted in the official Discord very soon!- Kuro

Huge Surprise!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY IMAGES OR INFORMATION TO NON-PATRONSHey guys! We got some BIG THINGS in the works that we will announce by the end of this month. I can't say much for now, but here's a little preview.

5YL Update #25 - A Little Prick...

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFORMATION OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONSOnce our Discord server reaches 6,500 members, we are going to release some New Aliens! Take a look at one of our favorite ones early - Prick!- Kuro

5YL Update #24 - Planet Buster!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFORMATION OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONSSorry this update was delayed. I just moved into a new place and reset-up my office.Here's an EVO Ben that was designed for Chapter 7 but didn't make the cut. Will we end up using it? Find out at the end of this summer!- Kuro

5YL UPDATE #23 - Nuclear Winner!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFORMATION OR IMAGES TO NON-PATRONS!To correspond with our latest video about Atomix Lore, check out some of the Atomix Concept Art Ryan and I have done over the past year-and-a-half!We're very proud of the final design, which you can view at the end of the video.- Kuro

YOU ARE A TOY!

Not 5YL related, but if you're a fan of PIEGUYRULZ's weekly Podcast - in which I've been a guest on several times - we are discussing Toy Story 4 and I drew all the YouTubers who will be on as toys. Here's an early preview! - Kuro

5YL UPDATE #22 - A BIG Deal (+@instagram!)

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY INFORMATION OR IMAGES WITH NON PATRONSDon't wanna say too much about this one since, well, look at it!But I guess the EVOs we've already shown in Ch7 aren't the only ones out there...$5 TIER MEMBERS:If you have donated $5 or more, pleased request to follow @theinstatank on instagram,...

5YL UPDATE #21 - Ghostly Choices!

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANY IMAGES OR INFORMATION WITH NON-PATRONSThe 5YL Timeline so far (Ch1 through Ch7) is only about three-or-four days. Originally, it was going to be much longer. There were much more character-building scenes like from Chapters 2, 5, and 7, but as this is a webcomic and not an animated program, read...

5YL UPDATE #20 - LET ME TELL YA SOMETHIN'!!

We made it to 20 Updates, guys!Props to the Patrons who have been here since our first update, and a warm welcome to those just arriving!A character reveal seemed appropriate, and what better than one of the top fan-favorite transformations in Ben's Arsenal?I've mentioned in a previous update that as we get clo...

5YL UPDATE #19 + Discord Fans!

Hey guys! If any of you are in our Discord and have yet to receive your Patron Support role, please comment below what your user name is and we'll hook you up.I've noticed that sometimes I accidentally draw Lula with two fingers instead of three. So I keep having to go back and correct that. Maybe I've miss...

5YL UPDATE #18 + @theinstatank!

Welcome New Patrons! If you are in the $5 Tier or higher, please request to follow @theinstatank on instagram and comment below with your username so we can accept you for even MORE exclusives.Here's the next 5YL Update for all Tiers. You guys said you wanted Concept Art, so here's one of a fan favorite: Super ...

5YL UPDATE #17

Here's another quickie. While switching to digital, all of the backgrounds will be much more polished than before. Here, we see the Keshawn Desert, which will be the setting for the battle that's about to come. We achieve this look between a combination of texture brushes and a grain filter.We'll let you gu...

5YL BONUS UPDATE!

You might have noticed we released a special Poster for hitting 150,000 Subscribers!That poster was going to be Patreon exclusive, but I couldn't resist showing everyone. Instead, here's a bonus update to make sure being a Patron is special <3This is a look into the NEW New process of making pages. I've swi...

5YL UPDATE #16

Running out of things not to spoil. Guess we're getting into some juicy updates the next few weeks!This was a captioned image I sent to Ryan and Hurshie back when I was drawing a page. The shading and final details are incomplete in this version.Enjoy some BTS Humor!

5YL UPDATE #15

Hey ya'll, back at it again with another quickie this week!So if you've noticed, we're posting a LOT of Orion Squad stuff in the updates. What's going on with Ben and Danny?WEEELLLLLLL... It's like Avengers: Endgame. Basically everything is a spoiler. Which makes it very hard to market this comic.I&...