Occasionally, a webcomic I like will stop updating for a while. And I might be tempted to think “Hey! What is up with this chumpzilla? Dude can’t draw summin’ twice a week? Once a week? I mean what is the deal! I still like that strip. Nuts to that guy!” At which point I might snap my fingers all sassy-like.
And after while, the artist (or writer) (or artist/writer combo) (or just the artist despite a combo, but I am getting ahead of myself) might walk into view from behind the content blackout, clear his throat, and offer excuses that are mostly unsatisfying.
So … hello again!
Yes, for the third time in a year, hello hello. Today, I speak to you on my own behalf, and not on Greg’s, because this is all my fault. (Mine. All of it!) Honestly, I’m not really sure what to say—it’s pretty clear that my interest in Chronillogical has waned a lot lately, and I need to figure out why. Right now, it feels as though there are a lot of reasons, nebulous and ill-defined, most of which fall under the umbrella of “my arting skills are pretty poor and drawing this strip is a pain, which makes me not want to do it!”
What’s frustrating is that, when the strip started, this was a problem that I could at least push aside long enough to finish something. For about a year and a half, we kept Chronillogical on a pretty regular schedule. But after a while, the strip didn’t feel right, and so I suggested making changes to it. Updates suffered. Then they suffered again. And now again. And I think it’s safe to say now that I don’t know what I’m doing and I’m not industrious enough to fake it! Not yet. With work and luck, that day will come. (On Eileen.)
Rest assured that Chronillogical has a future. (GET IT okay never mind this is not the time for that.) (Not the TIME okay seriously I will stop.) The strip has certainly had ample time to die by now, if it were destined to die! But I need to do some serious work before we’ll know what Chronillogical’s future should look like. Maybe when that day comes, I’ll be able to commit to a regular schedule, like the grownups do. Until then, subscribe to the feed and we’ll let you know what’s up, when it happens.
For right now? It would be irresponsible for me to make promises like “new comics next week!” so I’m not going to say that. Greg and I have some ideas to wrap up this arc, so we’ll probably move ahead with that before getting all experimental up in here. I don’t know exactly when they’ll show up on the site.
If I’ve left out any details you’re curious about, please sound off in the comments!
P’shaw, “pretty poor” arting skills! I think they’re pretty great!
For what it’s worth, I think your drawing has improved a lot since (because of?) you started drawing chronillogical. You should go back through the archives to see how true this is.
Actually I think this is one of the best-drawn webcomics I know. The art is really fluid and whimsical. If that’s the main thing preventing updates, then, well, SNAP OUT OF IT!
While I’m at it, I’d like to put in a vote (not that a vote is being taken) for the long-form comic format that it started as… I liked that better than the gag format it’s had lately.
Yeah, as others have said, the art is groovy. That said I don’t all that much mind simpler art either if it means faster updates, though the latest was probably a bit too simple (there were places where I missed the usual level of facial detail and character). The overall thrust of the story and characters, however, does need a clear direction in order for you to keep yourself interested. The original angst of trying to eke out a life in the wake of scientific disaster is gone; except of course for Cassandra, who I’d be interested to hear more from.
Thanks for the kind words, suggestions, and observations, guys — they mean a lot!
Well, these extra-Tall, double grande strips are nice to read, but if it helps, you could really cut them back down to ordinary, double high strips instead. You could get 3 or 4 posts out of them, easily.