kingdom in which Witchy takes place as a very ethnically-diverse place; she has stated that she imagines it as a "sort of Asian melting pot kingdom." As a student, Ries almost exclusively works on Witchy during the weekend; if she wasn't able to finish the inking and coloring of a page on Sunday, she would "chip away" at it for the rest of the week. Witchy updates every Tuesday, but Ries has a two-week buffer in place in case she can't finish a page in time. Ries is invested in the representation of characters that are underrepresented in media, which inspired her to include characters of various ethnicities, as well as a transgender character. In an interview with Comics Alliance, Ries noted that she failed to properly plan its magic system when she started creating Witchy, resulting in her being caught by surprise when she got to drawing this aspect of her webcomic. The magic system is primarily inspired by various Asian religions, such as Shintoism and Mun, as well as the rules and techniques of several different dance styles and martial arts. Ries stated that she has many ideas she wants to incorporate for Witchys magic system, but has had difficulty organizing her concepts properly. During the development of Witchy, Ries has switched over from using traditional ink for her artwork, to using Adobe Photoshop and later Clip Studio Paint. As Witchy is Ries' first major project, she aimed to be open to experimentation, and Ries has stated that her artstyle has gradually shifted over time. Ries plans for the plot have similarly changed over time, as her priority towards character growth adjusted greatly. According to Ries, developing the story very slowly has helped her improve the plot, as she has months to work out problems. In March 2019, Lion Forge Comics announced a print collection of Witchy, to be published beginning in September 2019. Reception Grace of Comics Alliance stated that Ries' art is "wonderfully developed", likening the backgrounds of Witchy to those in the films of Hayao Miyazaki and comparing the scratchy and detailed linework to that of Jake Wyatt's Necropolis. Grace described Witchy as "an incredible first project from a rising talent." Mey of Autostraddle praised Witchys worldbuilding and its original set of rules for its magic system. Mey particularly praised the transgender girl Prill, who behaves fairly bossy and snarky throughout the webcomic. Sarah Hunter