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Dark Places
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The perilous lifestyle of the bufferless.
As occasionally happens, a bunch of calendar stuff collided earlier on this week and left me pretty much devoid of time to work on page 11. It’s in progress now, but unfortunately not in time to meet the update schedule.
In lieu of a page, please accept my apologies and a little character portrait thing to tide you over.
While the Wacom tablet is my friend, I really should bust out the traditional media more often. Usually I stick with my trusty Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens, but inking with brush and nib is something I’ve neglected. You might see more of these ink sketches in future.
Ding! One Year!
I just remembered that today’s the one year anniversary of Dark Places! A whole year of regular updates, barring a couple of breaks. 42 full pages, two and a bit chapters, I think that’s pretty good going. It’s been a learning experience, and one that I’ve enjoyed a great deal.
I’d also like to say a huge thank you to you, fearless readers, for accompanying me on this expedition into the world of webcomicking. Your readership, feedback and support is very much appreciated, and in return I’m looking forward to spinning more stories for you this coming year.
Sleepy eldritch horror.
In the interest of exploring the mysterious world of selling-stuff-what-I-have-drawn, I’ve taken the liberty of opening a store on one of these print-on-demand websites, where I can make available garments, drinking vessels and suchlike sundries emblazoned with aforementioned stuff-what-I-have-drawn. As an introductory effort I’ve cleaned up a design that’s drawn some positive comments in the past – Sleepytime Cthulhu.
You can get stuff with this little chap on it by visiting my Zazzle store. Some people have already received their t-shirts and the feedback I’ve had has been very positive – this is quality apparel, ladies and gentlemen, and would make an excellent Christmas gift. Just sayin’.
This is a case of testing the waters – if it’s successful you can expect to see Dark Places-related designs in there in the not-too-distant future.
Get ready.
After a hiatus that’s stretched on for far longer than originally intended, Dark Places will be resuming again… tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow.
Stuff you should know!
- New chapter! New characters, new locations, new adventures!
Wednesday is the new Tuesday – The comic will be updating midweek from now on, as this makes it easier to space updates of Extra Content throughout the week.
Updates will be fortnightly – that is, every other Wednesday, at least to start with. I was waiting until I could get a buffer of strips built up before resuming the weekly updates, but this hasn’t gone according to plan, so I figure that slow updates is better than no updates. This shouldn’t last too long, and once I’ve got things under control the regular weekly update pattern will resume.
Once again, thank you all for your patience.
Another week, another upd-… huh.
First off, apologies for the ongoing hiatus, which is stretching a bit beyond the two week between-chapters break that I’d intended. I am working on Chapter 3, but it’s slow going. Blah blah burnout blah motivation blah time management blah blah distractions blah – you’ve probably heard the excuses before so I’ll not bore you by trotting them out again.
Instead, I will say this: I’m aiming to have Dark Places resume updates at the start of November, which is… ack, a couple of weeks away. I’ve got a bunch of new characters and settings that I’m looking forward to showing you, and hope to do so without too much delay. I think you’ll like them.
In the meantime, I would like to offer my most sincere thanks for your support and indeed your patience during the past almost-a-year’s-worth of stories. I hope I will continue to earn it over the stories to come.
