Well, I was supposed to be in Maine for MeCAF by now…unfortunately for us, when we had the timing belt replaced on our car, the mechanic must have pushed something around that made the transmission all wonky (wonky is the extent of my car terminology). We got an hour-and-a-half into the drive and the check engine light came on. ’sigh’ And Ky had a bunch of Spritzer heads made too. Oh well.
Anyway, I’ll be in touch guys – New comic should be coming Thursday. In fact, I’m probably going to be going to a solid once a week schedule now that I’m out of school. What do you all think? Is Thursday a good day for updates? Opinions?
Hey Hey Hey Hey. Yeah, that’s in your head now. Sorry to be posting without a comic – but I wanted to touch base with you guys and say it’s coming, soon.
We're working on it.
I guess getting my thesis project (you’ve been reading it) done took more out of me than I thought, because after pulling an all-nighter on Sunday/Monday, I went into full-on recovery mode until Wednesday. I’ve got pencils halfway done on the next strip, but it’s going to be this weekend before it’s done. I hate to be screwing the pacing right as we hit the final stretch (or is it?) on this storyline – but let’s face it, you guys are the early adopters as far as Billy the Dunce goes. You have the taste and distinction to attach to this sort of thing early, while it’s still in it’s growing pains. (flattered enough?)
It’s tricky finding the sweet spot for pacing a strip like this, and to tell the truth I’m flying by the seat of my pants most of the time. I’m still figuring out how to tell a longer story when I only have so much time to devote to a strip that takes so much love and care to make (i.e. – I’m slow because I’m learning). Slow updates make a story lurch forward. After this one, I’m really going to try and keep it simple for a while and see how things flow…but this story built itself out of unconnected strips, so who knows?
My long term plan (trust me, I have one) is to make a damn living on this thing (really long term) so I can have the time I need to do two dedicated updates a week. And maybe a bit more. But right now, that’s in the future – maybe a bit further than I’d like, but it’s out there, waiting. In the meantime, look to the weekend for your next installment. Beyond that, I graduate next week, so it may be another one strip week (sadly). But after that – pedal to the metal, baby. We finish up this storyline, and then bigger, better, funnier, sadder. Hell, we can go anywhere we want to.
Go ahead. Watch it. You know it’s been running through your head the whole time you were reading this.
Hey guys, I know I’m real busy right now — what with my thesis for CCS and all that — but I thought it might be nice to put together a little something for all of you, even if it isn’t a new comic just yet. What it is, is some Desktop wallpaper, color courtesy of my wife, the lovely FlyKy…
I haven’t done this before, but I think those sizes should cover the range. If you need a different one, just tell me what in the comments and I’ll take care of it. See you guys on tuesday or wednesday – I’ll have the new comic done by then!
Alright guys, it’s been over a week since I updated. This is killing me. BUT, tomorrow is editor’s day at school, meaning a bunch of editors from assorted publishers come and do one-on-ones with us, as well as talks and all sorts of incredibly useful tomfoolery. So I spent most of tonight getting my brand new portfolio all filled up with the comics you’ve been enjoying here for the last nine months or so, and now I have to try and get a decent nights sleep so I can actually string coherent sentences together for my reviews. But I will be trying to get as much done on the new strip as I can, and HOPEFULLY post the slippery devil tomorrow night. As much as I hate to say it, from here on out, things are gonna get tight. I’ve got to get all my ducks in row for graduation and all that in the next month, so I may have trouble getting comics out as fast I’d like to. But rest assured, this is my number one love (aside from one miss FlyKy, of course) and I ache when I can’t be working on it.
Well, I couldn’t quite get a new comic done before the big Comic Convention, but I do finally have a fancy new book collecting all the strips from one to sixty-nine. Don’t get too excited – they were made on a copy machine.
But -if you happen to live near New York and make it to MoCCA, you can buy a book, buttons, or even see the pencils for the upcoming comic.
Heck, if you say the secret word (hinge) I’ll give you a free button or two. Hot stuff!
The new comic will probably be up Monday night, See you then!
