NEWS for 06/21/09: Okay, being serious for just a bit.
I remember when I left SCAD. Around that time, one of the things I noticed was that there were posters advertising a new class on online comics. I remember feeling a surge of mild regret and perhaps indignity that I would be unable to attend. Not that I thought I really needed it, of course, but why miss out?
I recently heard that the professor who taught that class, webcartoonist and producer of SEQALAB Jeremy Mullins, has passed on. Now, having never actually known him, it may be presumptuous of me to lament his passing. But every one of the sequential arts professors I studied under were (and presumably still are) talented and often charismatic individuals who made my college career some of the best years of my life. It feels certain to me that he was of the same caliber of fellow that I came to enjoy the company of. Such are the teachers of SCAD. And as such, I am genuinely saddened at the loss of him. A scholarship has been set up in his name, so if you're in a giving mood, feel free to donate to the Jeremy Mullins Sequential Art Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, P.O. Box 3146, Savannah, GA 31402-3146.
So there, you know I hate to bring drama into this little sphere of mine, but it seemed like the responsible thing to do in this case. That said, hey wow, look at this huge comic update! How about that! Wasn't that worth waiting for? I'm sure you agree. Yeah, I meant to put something up sooner, but it all turned out in just such a fashion that this seemed like the way to go. And look, Mawgan's added yet another chapter to his ongoing fan fiction, Chronicles of a Demon! Isn't this just the best day ev-- well, uhm. Except for... oh you see why I hate bringing drama? Nevermind, go read cartoons. All us cartoonists just want you guys to be happy.
-Joe
NEWS for 06/16/09: Wait, you thought I meant last weekend? No, no, I meant the weekend after. This coming weekend, that is. You're crazy if you thought otherwise.
Crazy, man.
-Joe
NEWS for 06/08/09: Here I am again, I'm back. Sorry that took longer than I expected. I've been all over the place lately. I was at the MOCCA festival yesterday and met the Dead Winter and Lucid TV and Templar, Arizona people. Good folks. They didn't even notice the hidden camera. Hey guys, can you guess where I had the camera hidden? Haha, you can't guess. Great seeing you all. Manly handshakes and fistbumps were well met.
Man, but it's been a Helluva couple of months, lemme tell you. My computer broke down, my car broke down, our last remaining cat broke down (he got better), and all set against the backdrop of a family tragedy. The rest of Summer should be a cakewalk compared to all that. Once I get my computer fixed, anyway. I had to do most of the work for this update on my sister's laptop last night in New York. Thanks, Sarah.
I meant to have a larger update for you all today, to sort of make up for the last few weeks. But it's still a pretty fine update, thanks to Mawgan Dell and Paul Spears! Mawgan's given us another chapter of his twisting Chronicles of a Demon, and Paul's not only given us another chapter of Damaged (complete with further illustrations by yours truly), but another whole fan fiction to boot! And it's another crossover, too! Harry Dresden pursues a familiar villain. Will he prevail? Or has this urban magician pulled his last rabbit out of his last hat?? Find out tonight in... I'll Show You Around!
So... yeah, that's it. That's everything right now. I'll see you come the weekend, when I really will have a larger update. And hey, Dave, John, Spike, various people whose names I did not catch... stay cool.
-Joe
NEWS for 05/17/09: Once again, I apologize for the image quality, and once again I say it may be re-scanned later. There's just been a lot going on in real life lately, and unfortunately the health of my computer ranks at best a distant third behind several other concerns. In fact...
I should mention right now that I may possibly have to go a week or two without updating. Hopefully not. But things are happening which will almost certainly demand most of my attention. I'll not go into the specifics, suffice it to say that these are the sorts of problems which do not lend themselves to convenience. They'll probably be behind us in a month or so, and I'll let you all know, but until then don't cancel any plans so that you can catch the next Zebra Girl come the weekend. I hate to dent my schedule again, but... well, c'est la vie.
By the way, thanks to all you who've been donating lately. It's a big help!
-Joe
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