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I’m sorry about the pally, Rossi. So very, very sorry. We’ll have a professional soon, I promise.
So it’s Tuesday already (my goodness how time flies). I’m in southern California, hitting Disneyland today and having a lovely time! There’s a new PDQ up as normal, and we’re still going with this “no missed updates” theme. This trip is very inspirational, but I’ve been crazy busy, so it’s been nearly impossible to get the art and comics done.
I know. I’m on vacation and shouldn’t be working, but I feel that there’s something seriously not right with the world if I’m not making art, or comics or writing or something. Yeah. I’m crazy like that. On a side note, it’s very amusing seeing the looks on people’s faces when they notice that I’m not rushing back and forth like everyone else at disneyland, and instead just drawing.
I think today, I’ll be doing some sketches of the park itself. I’ve gotten more than a few great Ideas (yes, with a capital ‘I’), but it will take some time for me to get them onto the intar-tubes, because the best ones are the most complex. You know how it is.
Anyway. I’ve got to pack up and head out for another sweltering day in the Land of talking mice.
Oh, and remember to vote on buzzComix and Top Web Comics!
Cheers!
Aleric
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Note: I’m going to leave this news post up through friday, so it will cover Stand ins: Space Marine #2 and beyond… See below.
Sending out a little more love for the 40k crowd. I hope James gets better soon. I dunno how much Rossi can take.
I’ve been reading a lot of books lately. I get into these cycles where I just devour books. I’ll read 3 or 5 of them. it’ll take me a few days to maybe a week for each, then I’ll dramatically slow down reading. I haven’t figured out if it’s a matter of me not being interested in the story I slow down on, or if it’s some strange circadian rhythm that has something to with the phase of the moon, the distance of the apogee of object 90376 in the Oort Cloud, whether my kitty Crash sneezed within the last week, or just what.
During my voracious reading period, the act of reading each of these books goes the same: the first quarter to third of the book I read fairly slowly. it takes me 2-3 days to read it. the second third of the book, I’m usually quite engaged and read it during my spare time, lunches, afternoons; this usually lasts a day or two. The final third of the book I do nothing else but read. Work suffers, food can wait, the Katgirl gets a little neglected, even sleep is put off for hours.
It’s almost physically painful to pull myself away from these fleeting obsessions. I can’t imagine how addicts start the road to recovery from more serious substances than books.
Still, the above is the reason that you only get zombie line art on my Deviantart feed over there to the right, and I’m late in putting up the news. For that, I apologize. If it makes you feel any better, I feel terribly guilty and plan on drowning the guilt in a tall glass of cold beer and some tasty chicken casserole tonight… inbetween putting editorial comments on a commissioned short story, painting another speed paint of Myen and the People, and working on 3 comics.
Yes, when I feel guilty, I make good food and work harder.
Remember to vote on buzzComix and Top Web Comics!
See you Friday!
Aleric
PS! I’m going on vacation from July 26 through August 4th. Don’t worry, there will be regular comic updates (remember, I’m more than a month ahead on strips), but if you’re lucky, I might come back with some REALLY cool stuff. Just don’t count on relevant or regular news updates.
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Little more on the WoW jokes, one goal I have is to make these reference comics as widely understandable as I can.
Oh and…
HAPPY 50TH COMIC!!!
Yes, indeed, HHFM is 50 comics old today. I know, not a big accomplishment in the grand scheme of things, but I really want to mark it. 50 comics and no missed updates! To celebrate, there’s a new comic up (big surprise)! And a new PDQ (it being Monday). Also, I’ve uploaded a PDQ to buzzComix and Top Web Comics! I hope you enjoy it. It’s the same one on both sites because I’m lazy (not) and spent all weekend slacking off (I didn’t) and didn’t want to do these comics in the first place (which is a lie). So pretty pretty please vote. If you’re feeling adventurous, Vote for both, I won’t mind.
I’m also releasing my Twitter Feed and the link to the HHFM Facebook Group. SO MUCH GOOD STUFF. Whatever will you do?
Happy 50th!
See you Wednesday!
Aleric
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First, the obvious stuff:
OHES NOES! We Have ADVERTS!!
Oh come now, it’s not that bad: HHFM is going to need revenue to keep the site running. Hosting isn’t exactly free, you know. It’s all through Project Wonderful, so if you have an ad or know of anyone who does, there’s new adspace available… and it’s gonna be pretty inexpensive, too!
Next, the not-so-obvious stuff:
Few more changes around here, so don’t be too disconcerted. MOST important… well to me, anyway… is the new TWC button over on the left. Looks kinda like this:
Now it actually has the current rank in the button. Isn’t that just canned awesome?
Ok, well I think it’s neat. Keep in mind: This comic started merely two months ago and had a starting rank in the 3600’s. At the beginning of this month we broke the 200 barrier and stayed there for a week. This is thanks to YOUR voting. Let’s keep it up! I’d love to break the 100 barrier and stay there. I have absolute faith in you, and in this comic. There’s a new PDQ for your viewing pleasure as a thank you.
Oh, and about the PDQ comics: You might be interested to know that I just finished counting, and I’m over a MONTH AHEAD on those, as well! I told you. I’m not going to miss updates.
Lastly, here’s the take away message from all of this: I love you guys. Both the fans that read my comic and send me notes, and the people on my side of the screen who help me bring you Hell Has Found Me. You wouldn’t believe how proud I am of this comic, of the monumental effort that everyone involved has put into HHFM, of the support and encouragement you have all provided me. Thank you so much!
Aleric
P.S.: Oh yeah… This SUNDAY will have an another SPECIAL HOLIDAY COMIC! Be sure to check back then!
And then send it to your dad!
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