If you missed the memo saying that the comic is updating daily this week(Mon-Fri), you may want to go back to Monday’s comic and catch up. There will be one more update this week, so come back Friday(mid-day, just to be safe, or subscribe to the rss) for the exciting conclusion!
If you got here searching for “How to use a spork as a lethal weapon”, you can read all 5 comics here. Seriously, I went searching for that, and apparently I thought up more ways than the internet did(I didn’t use all my ideas, like gagging somebody or anything involving breaking the spork), even when searching for using a spoon as a weapon, as well. Basically you have a stabbing device.
Two things I didn’t consider were a catapult and breaking off the 2 middle tines to make it Batman. If she had anything deadly enough to launch, it would’ve been an eye irritant, which was already trumped by the more direct approach. And Batman, yeah, he’s a pretty dangerous weapon on his own, but I had to pass.
And now to end this spork-packed week, I give you the Dramatic Spork:
She had in fact used the spork as a distraction device in one of those strips.
Okay, so new strip size. No, I’m not increasing the frequency of the strips just yet. I’m going to see how much time I can save(and sleep I can recover) by using a standard strip size. If I can save enough time, I’d like to increase this to 3 strips a week BUT NO PROMISES and certainly not before the end of this year(December’s always busy). Last week’s strips actually took the same time per strip as my double-row comics, but there was also a lot of action, extra shading, and some designing of one-shot characters(took way to long to decide the species), so it’s possible I could save a fair amount of time. Time that I need for other creative projects I’d love to share here(*ahem*Â and on YouTube) but haven’t had the time to work on.
So far I’m liking this new size. The main thing I notice is… that empty template doesn’t look quite so scary now! AWESOME! One of my slow-downs was procrastination due to the huge block of work ahead of me. I look forward to smaller chunks.The other thing I’m noticing is that the whole strip fits on the screen. That can be a nice advantage from a reader’s perspective.
The biggest drawback of the double-row format was that I do a comic all in one shot, so that’s a huge chunk to do in one sitting(8 hours, no lunch break, I’m my own worst boss). Several strips actually could’ve been split into 2 comics anyway. There have been comics that demanded a larger size, but I think it’s best to do a double-row comic only if it’s called for.
I seriously hope I can save a significant amount of time and start waking up in the morning again.
Comic information: Posted: October 14th, 2010 Comments:Comments Off on New Halloween Attraction In Second Life Keywords:
I’ve finally gotten this project out in the open!
If you have Second Life(& a fast computer), come tour the Veterinary Hospital Of Horror between now and Halloween! I’ll be adding more stuff between now and then, so visit more than once! It’s free to go through, and is subsidized by the vendors out front(& on the roof). Speaking of those, I’ve just released a set of bloody bandages for Second Life avatars, available out front(visible above & in yesterday’s blog post). I sold 2 on the first day, which was encouraging. I didn’t even have the hospital on the ground yet.
I’ve enlisted the help of some friends to help decorate the hospital, so even I don’t know what to expect! I hope to have more pictures around Halloween, and hopefully they won’t replace a comic update like today. Seriously, I meant to have this ready October 1st, so I’ve been extremely busy tonight trying for at least an October 13th opening.
So kick around the “Cones of shame” in the storage room! See what tools our doctor uses for neutering(saw blade)! See our shiny new morgue! The morgue happens to be the exit, too… bwahahahaha!!!
UPDATE: Oops! Almost forgot to change the parcel’s music away from the Double Rainbow video, lol! That definitely won’t match! “OMG OMG WOOOOO!!!!” Haven’t found any Halloween stations yet, so what else… hmmm, ah yes. 1940’s radio! VERY spooky, especially when the building looks like it’s from that decade(ghost music!), and when you least expect it. People entering the building will be coming from a walkway playing electronic music. Heehee, perfect. Really, Halloween music might not fit the look of the hospital anyway. Does “Monster Mash” make a place feel spooky? NO!
