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Chapter 5 Page 3 FINAL

Plot Twist: She's the 14th member of Organization XIII. 

I hope everyone has a Merry Holidays, and an ACE New Year. ;)

Chapter 5 Page 2 FINAL

UPDATE: Had to slightly update this page to accomodate the fact the hooded figure is female on the next page. 

Who wants to bed Sam usually has dreams like this, and that's why he's unfazed by the scenery around him? ;)

An early Christmas present for the Patrons: Cameos!

I'll give you folks the tweeted version: One of my longtime patrons sent a PM about the idea of having every patron have a cameo in the comic for in a future scene, and I figured, why not? Sam, Simon, and Lydia are going to be at U-Dub, and that's the perfect place to put cameos, right? ;)

So, I only have two rules: 1. One character per cameo; it can be either yourself or a human OC you've made.

2. You need to give me a detailed description of your characters! 

You folks have ...

December 2018 Schedule + Other Updates

Heya folks! We're almost out of November, so I figured I'd not only tell you what the scheduling for the pages will be, but also discuss other goings about with me.

We're finally starting Chapter 5, and we will do Pages 1-3 (or, if we get enough pledges somehow, 1-4) this month! I think you guys will like this scene, since it's a bit different from the last few chapters that simply had Sam trying to drive home a point. ;)

Anyways, November was... eventful, for me, but not in a fun way. B...

Chapter 2 Page 10 TOUCH-UP

Yyyep, more blood.

Btw, did you guys vote? I already voted a couple weeks ago, and I'm thankful I did it absentee; the lines were apparently super long, this year. XP

Chapter 2 Page 9 TOUCH-UP

I noticed Karolyne made Lydia a bit more bloody, which is fine; as long as it doesn't get gory, I won't need anything changed. XP

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Karolyne worked on all 3 pages at the same time, so expect them all to be up in a bit! :)

What to expect for November 2018! + Possible New Comic Project

As usual, we will be going to concentrate on improving Chapter 2 pages (how many we can work on will depend on how much the payout will be, of course), and I'll have the entire month to work on writing the script for Chapter 5.

I'll be turning 27 this month, on the 15th. It's kinda crazy that I've been technically working on this comic since I was 16. 8I My hope, of course, is that this will all pay off, eventually, and this comic will take off and be in the mainstream's consciousness..es. (is...

Chapter 5 Cover FINAL

-NOW WITH AN ACTUAL TITLE!-

What do you guys think of the cover! Easily the most colorful of the bunch, IMHO! :P

Chapter 5 Cover WIP

Karolyne is confident she will finish this before halloween, so hopefully we'll have something more complete for you tomorrow! Anyways, hope you're excited for the chapter as Lydia is here. ;)

And before you guys ask, yes, I did give her a reference pic of the fountain U-Dub has, since it looked like a good setpiece for the cover. 

PSA: Chapter 5 Cover will come either this weekend, or by Halloween at the latest!

Karolyne wanted me to inform you all that she's had a little delay on making the cover, and will try to work on it this weekend. If not, then I am positive she'll be able to work on it before the month is over. 

Also, November is going to be dedicated towards improving more of the the Chapter 2 pages while I write more of the script for Chapter 5, so that we will be set by December! 

Chapter 4 Page 42 FINAL

Welp, that's what happens when you don't lock the car and leave the keys in the ignition. ;I

And thus we end Chapter 4! I'll let you guys in on a little history with the page: I was originally going to introduce another character, who was going to be this comic relief type of werewolf character after Lydia saved him from the PXS agents, and I had a bit of progress on it to where in Chapter 5, Sam and Simon would meet him at U-Dub, but I didn't really get any good progress with it, so I complet...

Chapter 4 Page 42 INKS

So, I asked Karolyne what the panel on the middle-right was supposed to be, and once I saw what it was a lot more clearly after downloading this file from my e-mail, I laughed pretty hard. XP

Chapter 4 Page 42 SKETCH

Here we are, folks: the final page of chapter 4! 

Fun fact: 41 was originally going to be the final page of the chapter, where it ends with Donovan and Ramirez holding the knife, but I started having second thoughts on it for 2 reasons: 1. It didn't really feel like it was a proper ending for the chapter because it didn't really have some sort of "payoff/money shot", and 2. Karolyne told me I wrote a bit too much dialogue for that page, so I decided to try and put the latter half of said ...

Chapter 4 Page 41 FINAL

It was only a matter of time before they noticed the knife on the ground. I think there were a couple people making bets that it was going to be forgotten by the end of the chapter, but nope! This ain't your shoddily-made 1980's cartoon you're dealing with, folks. XD

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Sorry for the delay; Karolyne was busy with stuff last week. ^^;

Anyways, she added an extra panel from the script where Donovan puts on gloves before putting the knife into the evidence bag. I wonder how long it will take them to guess whose blood on the blade it is. ;P

What To Expect in October!

New Pages Month is finally upon us, and I wanted to give you a heads up with what pages to expect, once October rolls around!

Of course, this is all pending how much I have for funds, but I will tell you, for sure, that Chapter 4 will finally come to a close. 

We might have enough for the cover of Chapter 5, as well. ;)

As always, thanks to everyone for keeping this comic going; this wouldn't be possible without each and every one of you!

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And here's the last of the touch-up pages for the month!

I greatly appreciate Karolyne adding in the extra details for pages like this! The forest looks more intimidating, this time, don't you think?

Just a heads-up, I'm going to be on vacation on the 17th-20th, but I will hopefully get a good amount of writing done before this month is over!

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Sorry this took a while; Karolyne forgot to touch-up this page (she did 4c, 5 and 7, but couldn't find the original page 6, so I sent it her way). But yeah, more colors for the "fantasy?" sequence! :D

Chapter 2 Page 5 TOUCH-UP

Another touch-up page means more improved background details! Ohey, there's clouds gathering in the sky, so now it's more accurate to Seattle's climate... I think. XD

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It's touch-up month, so once again, Karolyne and I are looking through the pages of Chapter 2 to see what could be improved! 

In this case, we now have some sky for the main panel of this page, which really helps with the impact of the scene, don't you think? : P

Chapter 4 Page 40 FINAL

Sorry this took so long to upload the final page; I was feeling pretty sick today. X_X

Anyway, last page for August! Next month will be about improving some more Chapter 2 pages before we wrap up Chapter 4 in October! :D

Chapter 4 Page 40 INKS

Fun fact: I think I might've subconsciously taken inspiration of the flash passing the couple out from this video I saw 12 or so years ago. 

It was this British hypnotist/reality show where they lured some guy into playing a House of the Dead-like game, which made him pass out, and they dragged him into this warehouse where he was given a gun and there were actors dressed up as zombies, which made him think he got transported into the game. XD

Though, in this case, I don't think Ram...

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"Oh no... There's a man down!" 

(I swear I remember the weirdest stuff when I'm tired.)

Welp, people who were making comparisons to those pen-looking things from Men in Black weren't completely wrong. XD

There was one person who asked what would happen if this happened to Sam and Simon, and the short answer would be they aren't affected; hopefully, I can elaborate further, later in the comic, but needless to say, they won't really be affected outside of forgetting what they ha...

Chapter 4 Page 39 FINAL

The poor couple looks tired; maybe they should go to bed... oh wait.

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Sorry for being a teensy bit late; I was finishing up Chapter 5 of the "Love & Money" script, and it was surprisingly complex to make, this time. 8I

Anyway, Donovan is all, "Goddammit Ramirez", and for good reason. You'll see in the next page. ;)

Chapter 4 Page 38 FINAL

Karolyne was a teensy bit late, but it was because of a short power outage in her neighborhood. 

Anyways, does anyone wanna take a guess for what the WIPE app does? XP

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Well, to be fair, one would have to drink quite a few Long Island iced teas to come up with a story like that. ;I

I wonder what the "WIPE" app does? 

Chapter 4 Page 37 FINAL

Aw yeah, Ramirez and Donovan are back! Gotta love those cyber-shades; it's like they nicked them straight from Johnny Mnemonic or something. That movie was 90's AF, and it's great because it has Keanu Reeves yelling about wanting room service. 

Supposedly, the Japanese version's the superior cut, but I only ever watched it once on, like, Cinemax a decade ago. The pinball machine's pretty dang cool though! Look up "Johnny Mnemonic pinball" on youtube, and you'll see why. :P There was also ...

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Oh yeah, Chapter 4 time is here again! This time, everyone's favorite secret government agents are back! I think this might be the first time Ramirez and Donovan are drawn with Karolyne's art style! 

I'm as eager to see what they look like once this is finished as much as you all are! ;)