Sunrise

There will be a slightly longer delay before Issue 7. Here is why: as Issue 6 was finishing, I began working on the next issue, as I always do. I planned it and drew the cover and got as far as drawing and inking the fifth page before I came to realize that I hated the issue. It was a truly horrible thing that I dreaded working on.

So I’ve had to start Issue 7 from square one again, which will mean that it’ll start a bit later than I’d prefer. Don’t worry, though, it will be coming, and I promise it’ll be better than the issue I was working on before.Trust me, you wouldn’t have liked it either. It was bad stuff.

(I realize I’ve whetted everyone’s curiosity now, but really, don’t get excited. It was about spies, and thrilling action, and explosions, and that kind of thing. You know,  boring stuff.)

The new issue will begin sometime next month. In the interim period there will be bonus content. Sit tight, we’ll get through this.

Realm, my overambitious graphic novel project, is finally getting off the ground! This comic’s actually been in the works for longer than Sunrise. The first chapter is finally finished, and I’m very excited to finally be able to show this to all of you. However, there are still just a few things that need to be done first, so in the meantime, I present to you this little teaser:

Click the image to see the whole thing.

As evidenced by this depiction of Kindler and Stephenson in watercolor:

Just a little experiment that I wanted to share with you guys. Unfortunately this does not mean Issue 7 will be in watercolor, but I did do this for a reason, one which you will learn eventually. (Are you excited?)

The answer is January 19th if you’re asking about Issue 6. There are 33 pages in all, and the last one will appear on that date. I’m saying this now because in most media you have some idea of where the ending will be,  and in webcomics it can be much less clear.  There are only a few pages left, but you might not know if I didn’t tell you.

Now I can  get to work on Issue 7!

Okay, I’m giving the ads another shot.  They’ll probably go away again soon,  as I doubt I’ll tolerate them for long,  but it would be nice to see this site generate at least some sort of revenue.  (There will be a store at some point,  but there’s still some setup to be done before that’s possible.)

Well, as I predicted, I’ve lost my patience with the ads.  If the market can’t bear ads that only cost five cents a day, then there won’t be any ads. So Sunrise is back to being ad-free again…enjoy!