I actually spoke briefly with my printers on this topic today. The books themselves (all 1900 of them, including soft and hardcovers) are approaching the coast as we speak. Unfortunately the guy I spoke to wasn’t able to give me an ETA on exactly when I could expect them, but they should be at the Long Beach port soon. Once they arrive, JEFbot and I will be renting a U-Haul and picking up both his and my books at the same time.
Read MoreThe Explanation and the Plan
Let me start this all of by apologize to you all for my lack of posting. I realize I owe you all an explanation as to why I’ve sorta gone off the map. It’s sort of hard to find the words as to how to explain this, but I will do my best. I feel it’s necessary for me to be transparent, at least to some extent, about what’s going on in my life for you all to fully understand what’s going on… and who knows, maybe some of my experience (that I’m about to explain) can help some of you who are going through similar things to work on your own self developments.
Read MoreQ&A: Anhedonia Blue
Anhedonia Blue (or ABlue) is the name of my other comic. Unfortunately it is still on hiatus until further notice. The reason for this is that the story at the time was starting to require me to draw beyond my artistic skill sets… I didn’t want to try to grid thru it and make it look bad since the art and story in that comic specifically is so important to me.
Read MoreQ&A: Comic Writing Process
I always write the script first. I have an overall plan for the comic but when it comes to the individual strip I sit and think how I can make this moment/joke fit into the overall arc with out harming it or derailing the story too much… though, at times I will take small detours if they are funny enough that they strengthen the story and have the potential to find their way back to the main plot. What fun would this be if it was JUST a straight lined planned script? Even I need some spice in my comic to keep it alive for me.
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