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9/7/08
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Seems I missed an update in there somewhere. Sorry about that. I've come down with some illness - still not sure what - that has kept me out of school for the last week and unable to due much of anything. I'm getting a little better though, so here's an update, with the hope that more will be able to come without delay or hindrance.
Just a reminder to please rate the comics. It takes very little time and helps me know what I'm doing well (or not). The last two updates didn't even get enough rating to be listed on the top comics page (they need at least 6).
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8/24/08
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Politics in Brightly Wound? It's more likely than you think. Normally I try to steer away from the political discussion in the comics, but at this point it's getting a little to ridiculous to not mock, and I figure now's the best time to do it.
School starts tomorrow, so depending on how much homework they decide to assign the first week, I may or may not have a comic up Wednesday, but I'm looking to having one if at all possible. See you then.
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8/17/08
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Update: So, I got myself a tablet and spent all day practicing on it. What this means for you is that I have already managed to make a good copy of the latest comic, which I've uploaded. Also, rating is now active for this strip, so go crazy. You'll probably note a slight change in style of the strip. Drawing on a tablet will allow me to do some things I couldn't do before when I had to blend work on the computer with work on pencil and paper. You may also note that the art may not be quite on model (as much as that term can apply to the comic that is). Over time I'll get better at using the tablet, and the art will become better, I hope. Anyway, as previously predicted, next comic will be on Sunday, and regular updates will be resuming.
So, I couldn't my scanner to work. In fact, I can't even get it to turn on anymore. This is a serious impairment to my ability to do comics. But, I'm feeling bad about not getting updates up, so above is something I whipped up in mspaint. It looks like crap and I didn't put much effort in it. When I get something worked out I'll redo this properly, so consider the above abomination a placeholder.
I'm looking to get a tablet instead of another scanner, which will (hopefully) also improve the overall look of the comic from here on, so maybe you can consider that a bright side. I don't want to make any promises in light of all this stuff not working, and with school starting in a week, but the plan, assuming all works out, is to have next update on next Sunday, which will include a new comic plus the redraw of this one. Oh, and the rating widget is turned off for this comic until I get it all working as I don't want this rated, but rather what will eventually be in it's place. You cant still vote, but when the new version goes up, any previous votes will be erased.
Thanks again for all your patience.
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6/29/08
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I hate having to write this, but I'm afraid it must be done. As I've mentioned before, I'm going on a 5 week road tour which begins in less than a week. While I thought that it should be a simple matter to draw comics for June and a number of buffer comics to upload during the trip, that clearly hasn't been able to happen with how much work preparing for the trip has been. Indeed, I had a 3 comic buffer going into June which is the only reason I was able to most much of anything this month. Unfortunately I don't know if I'm going to be able to get any comic drawn between now and when I leave (there is a LOT to get done before I head out). As such, I'm going to have to put the comic on a bit of a hiatus. Basically, updates will stop until I return (around August 10th), at which point they should resume at their regularly erratic pace.
In a lame attempt to make up for this, I'm going to work hard on making the trip blog as interesting as possible so as to hopefully provide you with some enjoyment over the summer. I will also suggest that you may want to take this time to read through the archives (and maybe even rate some of the comics between before number 100, few of which have enough ratings to be listed in the top rated list). The archive has almost two years worth of material now, so hopefully some of it is long enough forgotten that you may get a new laugh out of it.
Again, I want to thank you all for your patience in putting up with all the missed updates over the last few months. I hope you all have good summers, and I'll see you again in August.
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