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The new normal

Sep10
by cartoonista on September 10, 2018 at 12:01 am
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3 years ago, I completed a 10-chapter-long story arc, running almost a decade and 200+ pages. That’s a hard way to build an audience. A 3-year hiatus is even worse.

After all this time, I have finally come to the conclusion that this comic and these characters will always stay with me. And I want to share them for as long as I’m able. Will I become rich or famous from it? No. And that’s fine. I love my day job, but it is still a personal mission for me to create professional-quality work; just not necessarily for a company any more. I want to create art for me, and for anyone who might enjoy it.

So, here’s the new status quo: I will create this comic 1 22-page issue at a time. When the issue is done, I’ll put it up for sale on IndyPlanet, for those who would like the whole thing in print, with extra print-exclusive content inside. At the same time, I’ll be updating the site twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. There may be a small hiatus between issues, but I will continue to keep you posted with progress on the next one.

As of now, issue 11 will be posting with Page 1 on Thursday, September 13, and will run through the end of November. Where issues 1-10 were a continuing story, think of issue 11 more as a stand-alone sitcom episode. It’s mostly jokes and some character development, while I work on the next big storyline. I experimented with a limited color palette for each scene; I’m not sure if I like it. I know I will definitely be going back to full-color for the next long-form story.

Without further adieu, if I even have any readers anymore, here we go!

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SpiderForest Anthology Kickstarter is live!

Jun20
by cartoonista on June 20, 2017 at 9:19 pm
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The awesome webcomic collective I belong to, SpiderForest, is Kickstarting a 100+ page comic anthology! It includes a 4-page Cooties story by yours truly, and the $40.00 tier comes with a sketch card by me of a character of your choice! Go back this project here.

You can also contribute a small amount to show support even if you don’t want the book. Thanks!

└ Tags: print book, SpiderForest
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Webcomic Secret Santa 2016

Dec26
by cartoonista on December 26, 2016 at 12:42 pm
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12-20-16 Webcomic Secret Santa

 

I love participating in the Webcomic Secret Santa every year. This awesome piece of Nate & Carmen comes from Melissa Massey! You can see my contribution over at Lewi by Fluffy.

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The End and Book 1 sale!

May02
by cartoonista on May 2, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Posted In: blog

CootiesOn June 23, 2006, Cooties officially began its online life.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, I’m offering everyone 25% off of my first book collection. Get the 222-page manga-sized book for $15.00 from now until June 23! It’s a great gift for your grade school age kids, or for anyone who loves fun action sci-fi!

Click here to buy!

 

Now, on to the harshing of mellows, although probably just mine.

TMI alert.

I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching over the last little while. I’ve been divorced for a year and a half now, living with family so I can still support my kids. As my financial situation continues to worsen, I have to face reality. I want to move out of this basement and find a home closer to my kids, one they can also feel at home in. To do that, I am going to have to either get a second job working for someone else, or maximize the financial viability of my freelance illustration gig.

I have chosen the latter.

I am going to start focusing all of my artistic energy into what will give me the most return for my efforts, and while Cooties has been a labor of love for me, it has essentially been a decade long hobby into which I can no longer afford to pour my energy full time. I know the comic has a few followers; trying to sell a book collection of something that people can read online for free, however, has shown me that followers don’t necessarily translate into fans. So there are two or three of you who are probably genuinely disappointed that I won’t be updating with any set frequency, but the rest of you will read this and move on. I thank you for taking the time over the last ten years to encourage me in this comic. I have learned a lot, mostly about what not to do in the future, so this has been valuable and fun. This site will remain active, but if any of you are interested in keeping tabs on my work, just follow me on social media or my blog.

Thanks for the memories. While I may post the occasional update here and there, it will be in the cracks between freelance jobs, so I won’t continue with a set schedule.

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Hey guys it’s October

Oct02
by cartoonista on October 2, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: blog

From now until Halloween, you can download a PDF version of my spooky short story The Classroom Curses for free over on my Patron page. YOU ARE WELCOME.

You can also purchase a print copy here!

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