Maybe some of you have noticed already, but for the benefit of those who have not, I wanted to let you all know that I’m keeping a blog on the main site now. It’s about more than just Sunrise, but at the moment it’s got some stuff about Issue 8, so you might like to check it out.
Pretty soon I’ll set up a more official storefront, but in the meantime I just wanted to announce that the first issue of Realm and the complete run of Zirconius are now available for purchase from IndyPlanet. They’re both pretty cheap and ought to make a nice present for someone. Realm will surely spark delight in the hearts of that special Tolkien fan and Zirconius is ideal for your favorite astronaut. (Delight not guaranteed.) If you’re not feeling creative, it’s okay to buy them for yourself, too. I won’t hold it against you. Anyway, the links:
Realm ($5, 16 pages.) Zirconius (US$12, 174 pages)
A paperback anthology of the first six issues of Sunrise should be available sometime this summer.
Sunrise itself should be updating soon. The semester is almost over and then I should be able to update regularly, if not twice a week. Thanks for your continued patience!
The Prologue is online now, guys… be the first kid on your block to read it. Gee! It’s swell!
The printed version should be available imminently as well.
Over the next couple weeks, Sunrise may be updating irregularly. It will be updating, though, so don’t get too upset. It’ll just be somewhat more sporadic, as I’m very busy working on this and this, coupled with the fact that I currently have no buffer (blame Issue 7 again. This is all its fault). Stay tuned. I’ll be posting pages as they’re ready, and at least trying to stick to the normal schedule.
And just to reassure you all, this is not in any way a “hiatus.” (Which is, of course, the most dreaded word in the lexicon of webcomics, even worse than “Flash-based.”)
If you’re in dire need of some webcomics and you don’t know of any others, I’d suggest you buzz on over to The Webcomic Overlook, where you’re sure to find something that will interest you.
This issue is one I’ve wanted to do for a long time. As you all know, Tintin is one of the main inspirations around here, and this issue has especially close ties to Tintin because I stole the idea from Hergé. Now wait a minute there, don’t get excited. See, it’s an idea he didn’t use. In some source I can no longer find, I read that Hergé’s original plan for one of the Tintin albums (Alph-Art, if I remember correctly) was to set the entire story in an airport. He said that airports were interesting places and that they were more than capable of supporting an entire story. Ultimately he came up with a completely different story, though, and his airport idea is now just a footnote in the annals of Tintinalia*. Since I love a challenge and hate to see a good idea go to waste, I decided to take a stab at it myself.
“Concourse,” as you’ve probably gathered, takes place entirely in an airport. I’d originally planned to do it as Issue 8, but when the first Issue 7 concept fell through, I decided the best thing to do would be to jump ahead to this one. Unfortunately, due to its premise, we don’t get to see the Akhenaten at all, which is too bad since we didn’t get to see it much last time, either. However, I will assure you that they’ll be airborne again in the next issue, which I already have some vague ideas for.
In the meantime, enjoy Issue 7: “Concourse,” which has its share of exciting action, surprising plot twists, and people sitting around talking. I’m counting on all of you to protect me if the Moulinsart Foundation decides to strike.
*I hereby challenge all of you to find further uses for the phrase “annals of Tintinalia.”
