So time has passed with no word or news on updates, and there has been about 10 inquiries total about whether we gave up the comic or not. Which is honestly adds up to the total amount of readers we have.

Ba-dum tish.

Really, though, we haven't forgotten about the comic. At least, my credit card paying for the domain sure hasn't forgotten about the comic.

But, in all seriousness, here is the deal: I suck.

Okay maybe not in all seriousness.

What IS happening, though, is that I neglected the comic to the disappointment of many (LET'S IGNORE THIS DETAIL) and it's been nearly a year since the last update (LET'S IGNORE THIS ONE TOO), and Muun is like, you know, I've learnt a lot about writing, you've learnt a lot about drawing, might as well just reboot it to make it more awesome than have you pick up where it last nobody-remembers-where left off.

And I am like, I can dig it.

So we are currently revising the story to be HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER and sometime in the near-future you'll be seeing it started up anew.

And like.

Actually worked on.

Because my goal is to suck less.

More on this to come as it develops!

PAGES

• pages 4-5 redrawn; pages 58, 59, and 60 are up

SITE

• The comic Starbooze is now an affiliate! Check it ooooout.


• LINKS updated


• FAQ updated in ABOUT


• Fanart and fanfic added to EXTRAS → FANWORKS

Ahahaha, hello.

And goodbye. Bigger update next week, since future pages are finished, except for the page immediately preceding the completed ones and I'm leaving for Seattle in an hour. SMART MOVE, ME.

Hahaha. Enjoy, kiddies.

Felt the itch to play around with color and Salad Days was the first thing to come to mind, so now I'm sharing two really fast sketches before I have a chance to think better of it. XB

( Doodles x2 )

• pages 55, 56, and 57 are up

Aaaaahahaha, late late late late late so late I know but that means next one will come a bit sooner, hopefully. I have a lot of other work I'm getting done along with the comic for upcomic conventions, so if I stick to my schedule next update should be Friday or Saturday :)

...I feel like any iota of dignity these characters had kinda vanished suddenly. It's a pretty simple way to end the fight. Anti-climatic hilarity!

• pages 51, 52, 53, and 54 are up


• added prev-posted designs to GALLERY


• fanart added in FANWORKS


• xkcd and Three Panel Soul in LINKS

Thiiis would've come earlier if a sudden bad cold didn't hit me. On the bright side... These pages came out ridiculously well. So!

Though I'm still suspcious that I'm drawing an ellaborate storyboarding project, not a comic.

Site news fairly self explanatory @ update list. But I should mention: I changed the weights a bit of Gain and Reach in keyplayers when I realized I must have made them up drunk cause THEY WERE MUCH TOO LIGHT.




...Well! I guess for bonus this update I decided to show the page process of my fave page? So if you're curious how I draw up the pages: ( just click! )



W-well. Until next week! I mean it???

SO LET'S IGNORE MY EMBARRASSING WORK HABITS SHALL WE.

There is an update on the way. But as an appetizer I may as well provide some art:

• Voting prompts drawn!


• TopWebComics:
  




• Buzzcomix!:
  

....Well it was about time I slapped up some incentives ;;;

ANYWAY. Another post coming in about a day.

Figure I should put it here too, maybe!

( how many mercenaries does it take to bake a cake? )

New front page layout. Two days late, but I fixed the updates to not mention that.

• pages 47, 48, 49, and 50 are up


• Added comic in LINKS! Roza and the Horse Prince
  

H-hello.

I didn't mean to leave it off at a bad place for so long, uh... Well, THE EXCITING CONCLUSION, or not.

The update is actually supposed to be eight pages, but I got too caught up in making it look Pretty. I'll do a follow up update on Sunday or Monday with the other half or something, probably. scratch that, I accidently keep getting myself in a sleep coma.

A new link: put up Roza and the Horse Prince in the link page!

There's gonna be a new front page redesign in a few hours, fyi. Cause Nat is magnificent and we wouldn't be have as cool WITHOUT HER MIDAS TOUCH.


Aaaaaand for other comic art stuff: ( designs )


I think that's it for now!

• pages 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 are up


• Concept sketch added to EXTRAS→ GALLERY


• Fanfic added to EXTRAS→ FANWORKS


• Butternut Squash and Gone With the Blastwave added to LINKS

So whenI say NEXT WEEK I actually mean three, and when I say TOMORROW I actually mean A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. I'm hoping these pages are so badass that I'm forgiven all ails. ...On the brightside this technically counts as an on-time update, looking at the day.

hahah at least now I know that if I want to stay awake for something like four days, I just do six pages x.x



I'm noticing I have this awful habit of designing some things at the last minute. For instance, the sword in title pages (4-5) isn't actually their sword. Because I was hardpressed to come up with something. I should fix it to fit, huh? Maybe. Eventually. Honestly, I hate it, it was pure torture to draw for some reason, the actual art is awkward and extremely unoriginal ...Actually, knowing me, I'll probably just up and redo it entirely for something better XD It's easier than fixing something that, in my mind, I try to forget its even there.

...And I digress. BACK ON TOPIC: if anyone's a gun fanatic, I'm sorry my renditions are so horrible. It's unfortunate that a good few characters in the series are specialized in them, frick. OH WELL, EXTREME NONSENSICAL CUSTIMAZATIONS OF WEAPONS GO.



SITE RELATED STUFF: I added an old concept sketch of a couple of characters I completely forgot I had sketched. I was looking through my files and realized it wasn't up on the site, whoops. Well, now it is! In addition, we have our first fanfic! You can find it to be read in Fanworks. I'm actually very charmed at how Delia made such an impression on the fans even though she's yet to even show up! ♥

Lastly, there are a couple of new links! ...well, more like one new link and one link that was added a while ago but never announced. Except now we are. Both comics are for some gawfawing good times as well as ridiculously well drawn, so give them a read ♥



....Wow I'm chatty this time around, huh. Life is extremely hectic for me right now, so we'll see when the next update'll be done eh?

TOMORROW, PROMISE.



ps: merry christmas eve

• pages 37, 38, 39, and 40 are up


• Lyrics added to KEY PLAYERS songs

lol hey dudz

The excuse this week is Final Fantasy XII, and lots of it. But! At least it's not just one shoddy page like last time! (Boy I'm unintentionally cruel, huh?) AS APOLOGY. There is four pages for viewing pleasure~ Four pages that turned out kind of fabulous to boot. You can REALLY tell that I love ze action X)

Oh, right~ I added the lyrics to the characters songs in the character pages. For those who are interested in the translation for Reach's song choice an' all.

SO WHEN WILL THE NEXT UPDATE BE I WONDER. HMMM. I'm thinking next week, back on schedule. I'm on an artistic roll, and I'm eager to get the story moving just as much as you guys, I just wish I had better handle on things. Especially when the author gives me such brilliant material to work with :)))

For lack of an artist -- who has been dutifully locked in an attic until a larger update planned for later this week -- I am here to inform you lovely folks that that comic thing we're still doing here now has guys rolling around on the latest page.

Happy Halloween.

Right. So. merc-vocab time:

checking the boards

a. that thing they make you do at school.

b. that thing you do during the storm seasons

c. this big board at the Albatross where you can check what is, basically? the mercenary classifieds. supposedly this is a good place to find work, good place to meet people who might find you work, good place to get coffee. I dunno. Not a fan of coffee. Rules of the board include: first come first served, and any fights over a lead are rewarded by at least a week's ban. No exceptions. The ads might read something like:

"Looking for strong, eager male to have a good time! Must be at least 175 cm, and have an outgoing personality. Business experience required. Preferably enjoys sailing, warm summer days, and shooting people in the face."

With the contact info on the back.

Yeah.

Sorry! Sorry sorry sorry sorry. No update yet again this week, but I'll have it done by next week.

Sorry :(

• pages 34 and 35 are up


• EXTRA section up and running!

Extremely late, but I'm just happy I got it done. I was aiming for 4-5 pages but I overestimated myself since I've been beyond exhausted for the past few days. I have the next couple of pages mostly drawn though, so maybe there'll be a large batch next time?

...Speaking of next time! A notice: there will be no update next week. I have to deal with some life stuff (i.e. getting my wisdom teeth removed, getting school stuff together, working on other art stuff that needs attention, etc) so the comic will resume September 14. ...give about one or two days flexibility, with my trackrecord.

Sorry I couldn't get more done before the skipped week.... :\

On the bright side, I've been very very happy with the quality of the pages. It's finally consistently at my basic standard. Of course this may just be because action is totally my element *glees*

Soooo... after looking over scripts our FABULOUS WRITER has written for me, I decided that the comic will run on 'episodes' rather than 'chapters'. You may notice the URLs for the comic pages have changed, that is the reason.

We also want to thank our fabulous Nat for us FINALLY getting the EXTRA section up and running. Gallery, Writings and Fanwork are all there for on-site viewing pleasure :) Not all the fanworks are up, there's still a couple that should be up by next update.

Alrighty, I'm gonna go get some sleep now~

• pages 31, 32 and 33 up

Late, as usual, but an update nonetheless~

I said 'big update', but the 'big update' is actually postponed to next week since I forgot to pester Nat early. BUT, it is as decent as any update I suppose. Three pages!

So glad the exposition is more or less over with, I keep running out of ideas how to make sitting around a table interesting. BUT!!! The action stuff is just around the corner oh yesssss.

...

I can't get over how retarded those two are.

♥

Howdy neighbor, long time no see.

• pages 29 and 30 are up.


• new front site links:
  
  • Fallen is now an affiliate ♥ (hi mom aido!!!)
    
  
  
  • So finally got around to adding the comic to Buzzcomix! Vote for us and make us popular ♥
    
  
  

This may be the first time since, like, the comic started that I actually update on time. Oh my god! You thought I wouldn't keep my word, didn't you! with reason

Two pages since I'm pressed for time, I only got back from my stay in New York late Tuesday, and I'm heading going to Anime Evolution... um... today. XD BUT! It turned out so good, so quality over quantity this week! There's so many things I'm proud of in the second page! I'll just go melt in a puddle of satisfaction in my corner. I can draw faces of these characters all damn day, I swear.

Expect a really big update next week!

H-hello




This isn't actually an update, though there's a page up that I hope is mostly humorous!! It's mostly just there to say that for all this waiting... there will be more waiting! In short: Comic will resume August 18

Meanwhile, I'll be selling a promo print (as well as other art stuff) at Otakon and Anime Evolution, so I hope to see you there =)

Erm. hello. I have no excuse :x

• pages 26, 27, and 28 are up.

I was aiming for 4 pages, could have made it if I wasn't so close to CRASHING RIGHT NOW I need a nap ASAP. Well, maybe there'll be 4 next week since the last page was almost finished.

Brief intermission into the present! With it ending rather ominously, ooooh.

I'll redraw the profile pictures next week because oh my god they are crap D: Oh, and I'll bug Nat to get the EXTRA section up soon with all the roughshod doodles I did and the lovely fanart (and fanfigures!, which I'm too lazy to take pictures of right now but thank you Snitter ♥) we've received.

Hm. I should probably doodle an incentive for voting O_o What of, what of? So begs the question.

I'm gonna make Muun take care of a couple of the update notices. Then she can establish that she exists. Also she's got +10 wit on her stats.