So it looks like I spoke too soon about the repairs, and it turns out sorting things will be more expensive than anticipated. What this means for you, dear readers, is that it’ll be another week before DC is fully operational again. Sorry about the delay, I’ll see what I can do.
My computer’s on its way to being repaired, thanks to all the amazing support and donations provided. You guys are the best readers a wacky cartoonist like me could ever ask for.
The very first graphic novel-sized Dresden Codak book is premiering this weekend at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD. If you’ve never been to a comic show before, this is an excellent one to check out! I’ll be there and will do all sorts of illustrations in the books too! We’ll have a grand old time. You can also order it online starting this Friday, September 9th!
The DC Primer is 52 pages of new art, character and location bios (including a history of Nephilopolis) and comic theory articles, as well as a 7 page opener to Dark Science. It’s quite a thing to see, and I hope you cats like it!
Bad news, folks. My work computer (the one I use to make all the comics) has died. While I don’t believe I’ll lose any files, repairs are looking to be hundreds of dollars, if not more. This essentially means that all comic progress is stopped until I can get this sorted.
I’m not one to ask for support, but if you’re interested in the comic continuing at any kind of rate, you could consider purchasing something from the store, buying a wallpaper or just donating:
I’d really appreciate it, and your fellow readers will too!
What’s going on here? I originally intended this to be double-sized, but I wisely chickened out and will save that for the next update.
There are going to be some interesting book-related announcements coming soon…
The next Dark Science will be up in a couple days, but until then… student webcomics!
So as many of you have heard, I’ve been teaching the first-ever Webcomics course over at CCNY. The students I had were great and overall it was an absolute blast to teach what I do on an academic level. At the end of the course, everyone was given the option to actually publish a webcomic of their as their final, and I’m going to share them here (because, after all, they won’t get the full experience unless someone’s reading their work online)! I highly encourage you guys to contact these artists and provide constructive feedback. Note: these are beginners, most of which have never drawn any comics before this course. Please be polite and constructive in any kind of criticism you offer.
No Asylum by Christopher Gonzalez
Dew Date by Dennis Munoz
One Line Wisdom by Lynn Romanak
‘Tis Race by Sharon Stokes
Broken Clover by Daiana Munoz
Ant by Marleni Urena
Desert Raine by Leon Mckoy
Uber-Dork by Nichole Rodriguez
Dark Science #11 is on its way! It’s taking a little longer as this particular page is super duper double sized. Just thought I’d share a piece of it since you guys have been so great.
Kim’s gone and dressed up as 18 different characters! This was a little side project I’ve been doing on and off, and I thought it would be fun to share as a desktop wallpaper. Hope you like it!
Featuring:
I’ve got another sketchbook thing in the works, and I realized the cover makes a pretty decent wallpaper. Check it out!
That Kim’s in a pickle!
Some housekeeping:
- I will be in the land of Canada next month at TCAF! I’ve never been, I hope the locals aren’t hostile. I may even have a new book there! We’ll see.
- If you want to stay up-to-date on the comic, I highly recommend following me on Twitter, signing up for the mailing list (at the bottom of every page) and/or subscribing to the RSS feed. I’ll post progress updates on Twitter, in particular.
- I’ll be teaching a Webcomics course at CCNY starting in June! If you’re a student there or just want to sign up, you should check out the details there.
- You can now get that Awesome Dark Science Wallpaper as a poster now! Why aren’t you looking at it right now?
