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Life Keeps Happening at Me, and I Can’t Let The Comic Look Bad, Ever

by Zack on April 23, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Posted In: Blog

I never really mention it (because why would I), but I work a full time job in addition to BSF. This week, things have been particularly rough at work. As a result, I haven’t had a lot of time to work on Page 352. I was kind of amazed I was able to get Page 351 done!

So, I could just force the page out on time, but if I did, it wouldn’t look good. The first panel is relatively complex and if I just try to fudge it to get the page out I’m going to regret it forever. So I’m going to defer page 352 till Tuesday. This comic is super important to me, and so is your experience reading it. That is why I really try to keep to my schedule; being able to get a comic page when you expect it is super integral to the ideal experience. But… I value the quality of the comic even more than that. So now instead of a rushed, lousy page 352 tomorrow, you will get The Best Possible Page 352 on Tuesday, April 29th.

I really wish I didn’t need to do this, and I apologize for making you all wait, but if I compromise on quality, what even is the point? (There isn’t one. I checked.)

So I appreciate your patience, and Page 352 and I will see you on Tuesday!

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Brief Interruption

by Zack on March 20, 2014 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Blog

Life is happening pretty hard at me right now, and between work and other obligations I haven’t had much time to spare this week for things that aren’t the aforementioned obligations. That means with what little time I do have to devote to Thursday’s page, I am absolutely certain that the finished product would not be up to my usual standards.

This is, obviously, unacceptable.

So I’m going to put BSF on a brief hold while I beat things back into submission on my end and make time to draw you the best page 343 I possibly can. Then I’m going to post it next Tuesday (3/25), at which point the regular schedule will resume.

 

Thanks for understanding, and sorry about the wait. See you Tuesday!

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Holiday Hold and 2014 Plans

by Zack on December 24, 2013 at 12:01 am
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It seems like every time I post to the blog, it’s in order to tell you that I’m not going to be able to post pages this week. Unfortunately, that is 50% the case with this post. I was traveling all weekend and didn’t have any time to finish this week’s pages.

BUT!

I have time tomorrow and Wednesday, so Page 319 will be posted on Thursday! After that, the holidays are over, so nothing will stand between you and new pages from me, on schedule, as 2014 begins.

Speak of 2014, I wanted to let you know that I am working on some BSF-related things that will be ready relatively soon.

  1. I’m working on a combined site redesign and switch to ComicEasel (or something better/newer than ComicPress, at least) by the end of January. As it is, the site is a little too cluttered for my tastes and I really want to clean it up so you have a better reading experience.
  2. I’m about ready to start assembling BSF Volume 3, which will be comprised of Chapters 12 through 14. While Volumes 1 and 2 were 100 pages each, Volume 3 is a whole 110 pages. That is a whole TEN additional pages! This is just because I couldn’t end Chapter 14 on page 300 exactly like I could do with the other volume-enders, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
  3. You might be wondering if you can but Volumes 1 and 2. The answer is, not yet, but I am finally setting up a store and hope to have it ready at or around the same time that the site redesign is finished. Shortly after the store opens I will be adding Volume 3, and then a poster, hopefully. Details forthcoming.

So that is the plan for this week and 2014. Sorry the holidays have been so hectic; a lot of has changed in my life from how things were last year, and all for the better, but it means this time of year has gotten a lot busier. I want you to know that I still love working on this comic and that’s not about to change, so thank you for understanding, have a great 25th (whether you celebrate or not) and see you on the 26th for Page 319! Hookline and Sinker will see you then, too. There’s your teaser.

 

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Thanksgiving 2013

by Zack on November 28, 2013 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Blog

Guys, if you live in the USA you know today is Thanksgiving. You might know that if you’re not in the USA, too, come to think of it. Especially if you’re Canadian, because we Americans like to make a big deal about how your Thanksgiving is on a different day, and what is up with that?

Anyway.

During much of my usual drawing time this week I was busy with Holiday Things, and I have not been able to produce a page up to my usual standard of quality. As such, I am going to defer what would have been today’s page until Tuesday, December 3rd, at which point I promise to deliver a page up to the standards you have come to expect from this comic about a young boy, his friends, his slime monster brother, and a bunch of magic robots.

Thank you for understanding. I know that you do, dear readers, because you have all been awesome. You have made the experience of producing this comic infinitely more enjoyable over the three-ish years I’ve been working on it, and I appreciate it immensely. Thank you for reblogging, thank you for clicking “like”, thank you for telling your friends, thank you for commenting, and most of all, thank you for reading. I am thankful for a lot of things this year, but all of you are way up there on the list.

Have a great holiday. Or Thursday. Or both.

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BSF RETURNS ON 10/22

by Zack on October 14, 2013 at 8:35 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

Hey guys. Life is happening to me pretty hard this week, so I need to put BSF on hold until it stops doing that. So this week there will be no new pages, and for that inconvenience I apologize. Next week on October 22nd the normal update schedule will resume. Thanks for understanding and for reading, and see you on the 22nd!

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