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So the comic is officially on hiatus for two weeks and a little explanation is in order.
I started a new job back at the end of November and the schedule with it took some getting used to. Now that things have settled down, I find that I’m having a hard time building in the required time to do the comic. It happens in clumps instead of the usual pacing. This has caused me a few misses lately.
I don’t like missing a delivery of the comic for all of you. So instead of having an erratic delivery schedule I’m taking the two weeks off to build up a pad of comics so I can always have several ready to go. I managed to get a good jump on pencils yesterday, but nothing was completed.
Thanks for your ongoing support and I’ll be back in two weeks with some more funny. Until then peruse the archive and have enjoy some older laughs.
On the blog today…
- There’s a blog?
- Upcoming show
- DINK 2018
- Holy Cow
- A Small Request
There’s a blog?
Well now there this. I’m planning on posting infrequently but I hope you’ll appreciate the updates. Read through the rest of the blog to see the kind of stuff I’ll be posting.
Upcoming Show
While plans are still in the works, it looks like I’ll have some of my work in the art show at Mile Hi Con. If you’ve been wanting a print of something specific, now is the time to mention it so I can make one for you. Mile Hi Con is the biggest literary sci-fi/fantasy con in the Denver area but has a lot of great crossover. It’s big enough to be worth the value but small enough to not get overwhelming. It is October 27-29, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Denver Tech Center.
DINK 2018
If you recall, I went to DINK last year and had a good time. Unfortunately it’s just not the right show for Mythdirection. DINK is focused more on the art and my comic is not fine art. Heck the jokes are pretty moldy. So I’ll be skipping it this coming year. I will probably instead try to go to MalCon in 2018 and probably an additional con (still researching).
Holy Cow
So Friday I posted this comic.
In the Twitter link I tagged NASA. So sometime Friday ASAPScience found it and replied to it and then Matthew Inman found that tweet and replied with his own comic response.
As a little guy in the webcomic world having Matthew Inman (of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens fame) reply to me with a quick drawing had me over the moon.
I don’t know if he’ll ever know what that quick little drawing will mean to me but words fail to grasp how happy I was.
If you’re not familiar with The Oatmeal, this is my favorite one.
A Small Request
Two years and two months. 331 comics.
Some good, some bad but that’s a lot of work for something I thought I’d give up on several times. There are no plans to stop the comic but there are costs associated with it.
This morning the power cord on my ancient MacBook died. It’s the workhorse behind the comic. That was an $80 expense I was not planning for. Back in May I was laid off from a job of five years. At the end of the month I lose most of my benefits and at the end of October all of my benefits go away. I’m starting to panic a little bit. I’m working on getting some side projects up but there’s a couple of things you can do to help right now.
First check out my Patreon Page. Patreon lets you make a recurring payment to an artist in order to support them. For me it’s as little as a dollar a month but if you want to do more I have some additional benefits for supporting the comic.
You can also make a one time donation through PayPal by using the link, https://www.paypal.me/mythdirection.
Patreon and donations first go to art supplies, hosting, and helping offset costs associated with going to conventions. As I’ll be sending off money for MileHiCon soon, donating helps me there too.
Of course if this is something you can’t do I totally get that. If you can’t, could you consider sharing this blog around instead?
Thanks for reading, now get back to whatever you were doing before this came across your screen.
If you’re a regular follower of the comic you’ve noticed that something is missing this week. That thing was all of the comics for the week.
A week ago today I was laid off from my job of almost six years. After the panic subsided, I realized I needed to focus on employment and getting some other things in order. The comic unfortunately suffered for that. I don’t like taking breaks from the comic as it’s always hard to start up again.
Monday’s comic is ready to be colored so I’ll get back on track for next week. As the job hunt calms down I’ll put some more focus on the funny again. I appreciate everyone sticking by me during a difficult week. Money isn’t an issue yet but expect me to push the store a little more when it starts getting tight. Of course if you want to see something in the store, drop me a line and I’ll see what I can do.
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DINK Comic Art and Expo
Well I’m officially taking the next two comic days off. I need them to finish getting ready for DINK. This will be my first convention. This is DINK’s second year and it was great last year. The new venue is 6000 more square feet than last year and looks amazing. I’ll be on the second floor, come see me.
Comics will return on Monday and if I have any merchandise left I’ll begin putting it online to order.
Thanks for reading and thank you for all your support. I could not have made it this far without you.