Following up on plans first started in ... December, This Patreon has finally updated to a monthly subscription (as opposed to "per page" before) and some changes in pricing for the first time in close to eight years. These are as follows:
Core Class (formerly Scout Class) - $3 USD/Month
Voyager Class - $16 USD/Month
Leader Class - $35 USD/Month
(The "Deluxe Class" tier is no longer available, though those currently part of that tier can renew if they wish to.)
These changes represent a mild price increase for base-level (core class) patrons, but a savings for the higher tiers, based on an average of two comic pages posted monthly. Currently-subscribed members will not see any price changes for 31 days, and after that their next renewal will reflect the updated prices (and will probably save a bit of money that month).
And also, as previously mentioned, Apple charges an additional service fee when using the Patreon app to pay/subscribe, so if you don't want to pay extra for no good reason, I recommend using a regular web browser instead when making any payments.
Thank you, and hopefully this will be mostly painless (for you all. It's already painful for me as my income is cut in half for a month or two.)
Eric Schwartz