Chapter 15 -- Kit vs Dewbreen

[MSperoni]

291 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/01/07/the-dreadful-291/)


A deadly alliance forms!

[SaltyKracka]

Ayane needs to work on her p-p-p-poker face.

[MSperoni]

Nurse Poe

[phil_]

Where's her stethoscope?

[MSperoni]

1) it would get in the way of her cleavage

2) I'm not sure it would be much use in the context of this scene.

[Loyal]

Where's her stethoscope?

2/10, would not seek bi-yearly physical examination.

[SaltyKracka]

Bound and gagged Charsi?

Newly denuded Ayane?

Seems Matt's ramping up to yet another missed pornographic interlude.

[MSperoni]

I gotta inspire the people who make hentai fan comics.

[OmniShadow]

I gotta inspire the people who make hentai fan comics.
Don't worry, they can always find more on their own :P

[Gillsing]

Self-discipline does not seem to be this ninja's strong side. She should meditate on this a lesson. She should also have used ninja tricks to cheat.

[MSperoni]

Well, if you remember from past episodes, illusory magic doesn't work on Kit.

Also I'm not sure Umami would want to piss Kit off by being caught cheating!

[Gillsing]

I actually don't remember anything about illusory magic at all, and I was instead thinking of sleight of hand. I was also thinking that Kit might very well have been cheating herself. And while that wouldn't necessarily preclude her from being pissed off if someone else was cheating, I didn't think the game seemed to be that serious. Seemed more like a friendly way to pass the time, where any punishment for cheating would probably not have been worse than losing all those clothes. :)

[MSperoni]

Kit saw through Umami's illusion when she made her clone of Jeanne, and waaaay back in the first Halloween Special when Rawhead tried tricking her and failed :)

So it hasn't come up much.

[Lord-of-Filing]

So, not to nitpick, but what is going on in the "Figure something out" panel? Did she suddenly grow a white mustache or something?

Actually looking at it now I think what is going on is the line of her upper lip is rising to meet the shadow under her nose. Just looks weird to me.

[MSperoni]

There may not be an update this week due to an editing problem and me spending most of the day yesterday playing MK9 instead of working.

But as new Glorious Executive Forum Overlord in Chief, I decree that anyone complaining about my slacking off will be sacked.

[Shakalaka of DOOM]

Long time reader, first time poster. Awesome comic!

I gotta wonder how freaky Dewbreen's gonna look. Sounds like s/he (it?) has their roots into all kinds of craziness!

[MSperoni]

Hah hah "roots" :D

I like you already, Shakalaka!

Welcome to NPF!

[Hatake Kakashi]

Can I just mention that I love how the majority of the movers and shakers in this comic appear to be female?

Because that is awesome.

[MSperoni]

Contrary to what I've been lead to believe, women are in fact NOT harder to write than men and populating your story with 'em is both fun and easy!

Plus I like drawing ladies more. :D

So I'm glad you think it's awesome because I certainly like keeping it this way!

[Shakalaka of DOOM]

After watching Kit destroy her at poker, I'm inclined to think that Umami wouldn't do too well in a drinking game.

[MSperoni]

No, probably not. Kit's tolerance is pretty high!

[Gillsing]

A good ninja knows her limitations. :smug:

Solid Sparkle... at first I thought she was using some kind of fairy detection ability, which gave off a 'solid sparkle' at the right location. In her final word balloon though, is "had better to it" supposed to be "had better do it"? Or is she just leaving out the "get" out of "had better get to it"?

I approve of the dark dress code, apart from forcing apprentices to freeze their nipples off in the cold night. Because that's so... sophomoric? (I had to google that word to make sure.)

[Lord-of-Filing]

GAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Oh God, please more Solid Sparkle!

I mean, we're reaching Fonzi levels of silliness here, but we got a pixie commando out of it! You jump that shark my friend!

Edit: Some notes for the future... Solid Sparkle, for authenticity, should repeat most things she's told in the from of a question. Example:

"Kit is a pinky, Sparkle."
"A pinky?"
"Yes. That's slang for demon-blooded girls. You usually don't see them outside of whore houses. You'll need silver bullets to take her down."
"Silver bullets?"

[MSperoni]

If Bludkolt didn't already jump the silly shark I don't know what will.

Solid Sparkle may not be in it all that much, but I'll keep the various Snakeisms in my head.

There's a lot of lampshade hanging in this update, and yeah, that was supposed to be "do" not "to".

[Shakalaka of DOOM]

Can Codecs be used for prank calls? 'Cause I've wondered about that for years.

[epcharles]

I though, in context, "had better to it" worked just fine. Shorthand for "go to it" "get to it" something like that.

Also, I don't know if she should be taken more or less seriously with those mini dog tags and cigarette.

[Shakalaka of DOOM]

No, probably not. Kit's tolerance is pretty high!

Not that I'd fare much better by comparison. She can drink spell components.

I'd challenge Liz. Or Poe. But probably Liz.

[SaltyKracka]

Poe's really working the cleavage there, huh.

Is that a pinky thing, or just a Poe thing? I mean, on the one hand Kit tends to dress in a much more covering fashion, but on the other hand there's also the culture where all of the members of the species shown are female and they're primarily employed as sex workers.

It's an interesting thought, completely Watsonian, which is why I find I'm mocking myself a little for having it instead of paying attention to any of the actual plot going on.

Gotta agree with Erin tho. Telling yourself you know somebody is a great way to end up surprised and dead, and considering the metaphysics of the comic, that doesn't even necessarily have to happen in that order!

[MSperoni]

That's mostly a Poe thing. Kit likes to dress sexy every so often too (see the Big Eagle Beer adverts or the cheerleader outfit she wore in the Halloween Special Part 2).

Kit hates it when Poe dresses that way though. Kit's a big of a "do as I say, not as I do" girl.

[SaltyKracka]

And now here I am wondering if pissing Kit and her controlling ass off isn't half the reason she dresses that way...

[MSperoni]

Mmmmmaaaaaybe.

Kit means well, at least.

[Shakalaka of DOOM]

Really dig the splatter effects in panels 4 and 5, and the background shading in the last panel.

Heh heh. I don't see why the zombie's so upset though. There are way worse things he could be staring at while being butchered alive. ...ish.

[epcharles]

The shading works really well. It allows Erin's wings to be visible, but not in a distracting sort of way. Well done.

[Gillsing]

When Kit's away, Poe will cosplay. :dance:

Because that nurse uniform can't be intended for serious business, can it? :raise:

I mean, she's wearing it for serious business, but it can't be intended for such, right?

[OmniShadow]

Looks like it might be a few sizes too small for someone as... well endowed... as Poe :P

[MSperoni]

Poe is paying homage to Skullgirls's Valentine.

[SaltyKracka]

Poe is also paying homage to uncountable numbers of poor decisions.

I mean, honestly. "You don't know her like I do"?

That's just asking for it.

[Gillsing]

If Poe is Jeanne's toy, then I suppose it's quite possible that Poe does know Jeanne in a way that others do not. But I guess that doesn't preclude Erin from being right. She still handled it rather poorly though, if warning Poe was actually her intent. Because it came off more as putting herself above Poe in the pecking order, and that's no way to get one's point across.

[MSperoni]

Happy Valentine's Day! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/02/13/a-dreadful-valentine-special/)

[epcharles]

we need more holiday specials, holiday specials rock. I can't wait for the Columbus Day feature. Or, if the Moomans observe it, Pioneer Day.

[Krylo]

A President's Day Dreadful Special would be fantastic, I'm pretty sure.

[MSperoni]

Workin' on one, actually.

It was going to be a Vday Part 2, but I changed some dialog around to make it more Americanish.

[SaltyKracka]

So. I imagine this was very quickly followed by attempted murders.

[Gillsing]

Or actual murder? Attempted murder doesn't seem very tragic.

[MSperoni]

Considering Sabueso is still alive...

He might be dead on the inside though.

[Gillsing]

Considering Sabueso is still alive...

He might be dead on the inside though.Come on. Surely a man of his calibre has already been killed at least once already, and come back to life, so he can say cool stuff like "I got better" and "been there"? He called down an angel! Maybe that's a contact he made while he was standing in line for post-life processing? :D

[MSperoni]

So I got a lot of excuses regarding The Dreadful's update status for this week:

Been super sick + snowed in somewhere where I didn't have internet outside of my phone + edits

That means the "President's Day Special" got delayed some (I think it'll be up tomorrow) and my original intent of having two updates this week (the special and 296) will be screwed up as well...

But, better late than never??

[SaltyKracka]

So I got a lot of excuses regarding The Dreadful's update status for this week:

Been super sick + snowed in somewhere where I didn't have internet outside of my phone + edits

That means the "President's Day Special" got delayed some (I think it'll be up tomorrow) and my original intent of having two updates this week (the special and 296) will be screwed up as well...

But, better late than never??
Well it's not Megatokyo, so I think you can be forgiven.

*Hides the torches and pitchforks, then proceeds to take the oil off the fire*

[Red Mage Black]

Ugh, I never want to hear anything about that joke of a comic ever again.

At least there's a consistent story going on here. That's how I like my comics and hardly read anything that's a random story each week.

[MSperoni]

Well I'm looking forward to the PrezDay Special going up, whenever that is. It's up to Brian now.

I ended up adding a scene and it needs to be placed before the pages that were originally scheduled as Update 296. So that is the reason for the edits.

---------- Post added at 06:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:53 AM ----------

WILL YOU SPIT OR SWALLOW, GENTLEMEN?!

President's Day Special (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/02/19/dreadful-presidents-day-special-shut-up-its-not-late-youre-late/)

*salutes Kit*

*salutes Betsy Bailey*

*eats cheesecake*

[phil_]

What are those shark things and why are they in a cheesecake ad?

[MSperoni]

Good question!

Unfortunately there is no straight answer.

[SaltyKracka]

You know Matt, you could probably make a name for yourself in surrealism.

Or porn.

Or surreal porn.

One of those things, anyways.

[MSperoni]

How about surrearotica?

[Gillsing]

Tusen tack for this comic. That wikki looks awesome, whatever they are.

[Red Mage Black]

I never knew history was so kinky and erotic. Can you go down on an abstract concept?

Dat swimsuit at the end, God Bless Amurika.

[MSperoni]

Page 296 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/02/26/the-dreadful-296/)

Soon I will finally have the Yuffie/Selphie lesbian fancomic I've always wanted.

[Spinell]

Hmm, "Dewbreen" might be the invention of a few Druids.
Maybe the cultists were indeed right and tried to save the people in their own murderous ways. :aaa:

[MSperoni]

297 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/03/05/the-dreadful-297/) (NSFW because boobs)

More about Dewbreen revealed.

Also more about Molly revealed.

And also giant trees.

[SaltyKracka]

Well, they've certainly got a Dark Oz deal going.

Also, can I just say I feel this comic could use more ninjas ripped from vidya gaems?

[MSperoni]

I think two is enough for now, though I like throwing in expys so who knows?

There's a Rogue (X-men) expy I have doodled up in my sketch book. I'm not sure if I'll use her, but I have some ideas so I may!

[Loyal]

I always knew you had it in you, Matt.

[MSperoni]

What's that?

[SaltyKracka]

It's it.

[Loranna]

Remind me - who was Molly, again? My memory is poor :(

On the other hand - interesting update in terms of visuals. And I don't just mean the obvious :)

Loranna

[MSperoni]

Dana Softmoore is a sorceress who has "set up shop" in Graingrove and is using her magic to animate a tree and pass it off as a holy being named "Dewbreen" in order to swindle the townspeople out of their money. Mistress Softmoore is also procuring local women so she can turn them into dryads, and she's very interested in obtaining Kit's soul for possibly the same reason.

Molly is her apprentice/stooge.

[Loranna]

Oh. That explains why the dryads looked so . . . under-dressed, and acted a bit dim for forest (well, tree) spirits :).

Now that angel with the natural high heels . . . *shifty eyed look* I think I'm starting to notice a pattern. :D

Loranna

[MSperoni]

The design on the angel was the result of me playing a bit too much Final Fantasy 13 at the time.

Dana Softmoore might be constructing the dryads in her own image. Not that that's officially stated in the comic yet. Just sayin'. :)

[Arhra]

Hang on, I was a little behind.

When did El Sabueso get replaced with an imposter? I can see his feet!

[MSperoni]

Sabueso's always had feet!

[OmniShadow]

Sabueso's always had feet!

I call shenanigans!

[MSperoni]

298! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/03/12/the-dreadful-298/)

I'm not sure who is the bigger monster: Softmoore or Shichiko.

[Lord-of-Filing]

An incredibly nice tooshie... and eye beams?

I may be in love.

Also: I laughed at, like, six things in this one. Well done Matt. I think my favorite was "I'm a sorceress, I take everyone's pants off."

[MSperoni]

Between making Molly wear her robe open, the dryads, and taking Shichiko's pants off, Mistress Softmoore may be a little on the pervy side.

But Shichiko got booty f'sho.

[Lord-of-Filing]

ALSO!

I'm reminded of an old 8-bit theater gag involving unexpected eye beams. Had never seen them before, never saw them again, just one panel of sudden hilarity. Is this like that or did you always know she had eye beams? What is it with you people and eye beams anyway?

[MSperoni]

They're spontaneous!

[OmniShadow]

Well, that escalated quickly.

Part of me is expecting her to have done a ninja body-double thing, but maybe I've watched too much anime :P

[Hatake Kakashi]

What a pity. I rather liked Shichiko.

[MSperoni]

These kinds of things only matter if they happen to characters that have something going for them. That's why I spent a few updates on her prior to this.

[Arhra]

What kind of tree pretends to be a person pretending to be a tree?

[MSperoni]

One with issues.

[SaltyKracka]

Straight from cheesecake to gruesome!

*Slow clap*

[MSperoni]

Yup. It's a flavor contrast. Like peanut butter and mayo hotdogs.

[Overcast]

I prefer chicken and waffles but anything is a winner.

[MSperoni]

Yeah that's probably a better example. Sausage and waffles is good too.

Getting hungry in the course of discussion over a character's violent death seems like all sorts of wrong though...

[Lord-of-Filing]

:(

Now I don't like you.

[MSperoni]

Well at least I haven't gone full Game of Thrones...yet.

But there'd also probably have to be more sex first. Or is that just an HBO thing?

(I've neither watched nor read any GoT)

[Overcast]

Well you have done your first step into genuine NSFWness. But hey its the West, worse it is the West with MAGIC. People die, often.

[MSperoni]

Who will get the axe next, I wonder??

[Overcast]

And what is the liklihood of strange necromancy?

[MSperoni]

Page 300! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/04/01/the-dreadful-300/)

I decided that in celebration of the 300th update, I would go back to an anime style. Like the old days. Maybe I'll stick with it!

[tacticslion]

Page 300! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/04/01/the-dreadful-300/)

I decided that in celebration of the 300th update, I would go back to an anime style. Like the old days. Maybe I'll stick with it!

First, I'm glad this is April Fools.

Second, your art never looked like this, and it's always looked "anime-esque", even at the present (although it's always looked good.).

[MSperoni]

No love for Dreadful Ball Z? XD

[phil_]

Culture is dead and should stay dead. Puru hug-pillows for everyone.

[MSperoni]

Damn trashy anime kids and their rock music and their Justin Biebers.

[OmniShadow]

Gotta say, Nappa looks pretty good with a beard :)

[tacticslion]

No love for Dreadful Ball Z? XD

No.

[Masterof7s]

When did Akira Toriyama start as the artist for this comic?

[MSperoni]

He was bored doing Dragon Quest stuff so I was like:

"Hey Toriyama. You wanna draw a page of The Dreadful?"

And he was like *something in Japanese*.

So I was like "Well I can't understand you but it's not like your style is complex so I think I can manage it myself for a page."

[SaltyKracka]

I have to admit, I laughed when I saw Sabueso's Vegetaface.

[PrinnyHero]

I actually just jumped through all the registration hoops to say that while the "new" style has grown on me over the years, I actually still do prefer the original art style of The Dreadful. The look on Kit's face as she's running around taunting Burke as he fires grenade launcher rounds at her is easily one of my favorite scenes.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Hehe dbz.

I am only slightly disappointed that we didn't see a 300-style Sabueso in the 300th comic.

[MSperoni]

This isn't the "300th" comic though. It's the April Fools Special. So who knows what's in store for the actual 300th update?

What would a 300style Sabueso look like? Just him in a red speedo and a cape?

[tacticslion]

What would a 300style Sabueso look like? Just him in a red speedo and a cape?

No.

[Overcast]

He'd also have a spear. Make of that what you will.

[MSperoni]

The Lance of Leonidas that did pierce the side of Taco Space Jesus.

[BigDemonicBunny]

This isn't the "300th" comic though. It's the April Fools Special. So who knows what's in store for the actual 300th update?

What would a 300style Sabueso look like? Just him in a red speedo and a cape?

Speedos?
He'll wear nothing but a red pouch.

[MSperoni]

The Real 300! (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/04/03/the-dreadful-300-for-realsies-this-time/)

NSFW. Sabueso Butts.

Also something really weird's about to happen. If it wasn't evident I've been reading too many X-men comics, it's gonna be.

[SaltyKracka]

So.

That comic just happened.

Let's go through it...Sabueso is clearly keeping some secrets from Hachiko; Hachiko clearly likes what she sees; Sabueso only gets interested in sex after Hachiko reveals herself to be a murderous psychopath; Hachiko either had that paper bag just lying around somewhere for some reason or is an amazing arts-and-craftsninja with a talent for creating on the fly; Sabueso has more issues than just the apparent; Sabueso is either having a very poorly-timed flashback, or Judge Kat is like...psychic or some shit, I dunno.

Also, for one panel Sabueso's face actually approaches humanity, so there's that.

[MSperoni]

So many twists and turns!

[Overcast]

Entering flashback mode, initiating total inversion of sexual release, initiating mindfuck. Or so I assume, looks like he is about to take a trip.

[MSperoni]

He's also having sex with a woman who is wearing a paper bag with a drawing of his arch-nemesis on it.

That seems very demented to me. I know I wrote the thing so I probably shouldn't comment on it like this, but I can't help but mention it...

[OmniShadow]

I feel like Hachiko's "warning" about the Shew Stone and Catherine's appearance are somewhat connected. Pretty much a case of someone "looking back" through it, if that makes sense. Either way, it's gonna be interesting to see where this goes.

[SaltyKracka]

You're deliberately making this scene as screwy as you possibly can, aren't you?

[MSperoni]

I could probably make it weirder if I REALLY tried.

[Masterof7s]

And then this happened....

*straps self in for inevitable roller coaster*

My body is ready....

[MSperoni]

There now exists a Sabueso with no reservations!

And another which looks a little like Ellen Page.

[BigDemonicBunny]

Wait? What? Who? WHY?

[MSperoni]

Because Catherine is a meddler.

[MSperoni]

Page 302 (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2015/04/23/the-dreadful-302/)

Those are some terrible flowers! Is Kit's time truly up?

[SaltyKracka]

That panel with Charsi lurking over Liz's bed looks so exploitable.

[MSperoni]

This isn't a hentai comic!

Yet.

[Overcast]

Need to save the hentai versions for when we can have a seperate pay section, like Drowtales.

[MSperoni]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (I guess)

The host went out of business so Brian is currently transferring all the stuff to somewhere else. New host. Possibly a new site design.

It probably goes without saying, but The Dreadful is on hiatus till everything is situated. I'm not sure how long that will be.

[tacticslion]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (I guess)

The host went out of business so Brian is currently transferring all the stuff to somewhere else. New host. Possibly a new site design.

It probably goes without saying, but The Dreadful is on hiatus till everything is situated. I'm not sure how long that will be.

Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuussst about to ask. Thanks!

[OmniShadow]

Hmm, I was wondering what was up with the site. Guess I'll check back every few days and hope for the best :)

[MSperoni]

Hopefully it'll come back soon!

[OmniShadow]

It's back! Yaaay! Now to wait excitedly for the next page :3

[MSperoni]

Probably next week, since I wasn't expecting it back so soon and am in the middle of a scene edit.

[OmniShadow]

D'aww....

Well, more time to be excited! :P

[MSperoni]

If I can manage it, maybe I can get two updates posted next week.

Ever since I got back into reading comics recently, I've been trying to step up the ol' game. So I take my time more with scripts.

But I was also unprepared. I never imagined the site would come back this quickly.

[MSperoni]

If you're wondering where The Dreadful is, well, it's a combo of afew things.

The site is still a bit buggy and won't let Brian post pages.

That's being worked on.

Also I slipped and fell and broke my arm in three places.

This is also being worked on.

Anywho, we're on a hiatus for awhile longer.

[tacticslion]

If you're wondering where The Dreadful is, well, it's a combo of afew things.

The site is still a bit buggy and won't let Brian post pages.

That's being worked on.

Also I slipped and fell and broke my arm in three places.

This is also being worked on.

Anywho, we're on a hiatus for awhile longer.

:(

Heal quickly.

[GeneralBeDe]

Feel better Mr. Speroni! May painless mendings be in your future.

Maybe they'll give you the drugs, the good kind!

[MSperoni]

They did give me some vicodin.

[Spinell]

Good Stuff. Get well. :)

[MSperoni]

Thanks!

I'm already doing a lot better :)

[OmniShadow]

Perfect time to learn to draw with your off-hand ;D

[Masterof7s]

Just checkin' on ya Mr. Speroni. How's the recovery comin' along?

[MSperoni]

Everything is fine on my end. My recovery is going great and I'm making pages again.

The only thing holding back updates now is the site issues, and all I know about that is it's being worked on.

Wish I had more info, but I don't.

[OmniShadow]

Good to hear, it sounded pretty bad from how you described it, so I'm glad to hear you're doing good now :)

Let's hope the site gets fixed soon, cause I need my Kit-Fix ;D

[Masterof7s]

Everything is fine on my end. My recovery is going great and I'm making pages again.

The only thing holding back updates now is the site issues, and all I know about that is it's being worked on.

Wish I had more info, but I don't.

Hey man, as long as you're doing okay that's all that really matters. I'd love to have the story continue obviously, but your health takes priority.

[MSperoni]

Well, I have THIRTEEN WEEKS of updates ready to go.

It's just a matter of Brian getting the site fixed.

[Toaste]

TheDreadful.com is available:) I'm pretty sure if you toss up a kickstart with prints and t-shirts you could generate the cash to get a site of your own and just cross post here!

Toaste

[MSperoni]

Not a bad idea...

But then comes the issue of building/maintaining a site, which I dont know how to do.

[Toaste]

http://comicfury.com/moreinfo.php

"ComicFury is a free, easy to use and advertisement-free tool that will help you set up a website for your webcomic, which you can elegantly manage without any technical knowledge. All you will have to worry about when using ComicFury is actually making the comics, the rest is provided by us. It also offers you free exposure on the site and excellent support on the forums. "

You register the domain name (like $10/year) and they'll host it. Seems easy and cheap enough :) I'm also confident that you have some savvy fans who can help!

Toaste

[epcharles]

I don't have the time to help... but would be willing to in principle. Certainly would contribute to a kickstarter, or throw some money each month through patreon. (Weird, at least 8 years ago I suggested to Brian that he put a button on the site where I could pay a dollar or two a month to help support it... and he explained that was considered poor taste... times they are a changin)

[MSperoni]

Here's a Dreadful Status Update (I'm pretty sure I've said a lot of this before, but here it is again along with some new information):

Brian is currently working on a site overhaul. Whether this means a whole new site with a redesign, or just a working version of the old site, I'm not sure (I think it's the former).

The people he's hired to do it won't start on it till early August, so The Dreadful will be on hiatus for just a bit longer.

But, once it does start up again, I'll have thirteen weeks of updates. And, since I have such a huge chunk of time, I plan on working on other things.

Not just commissions, I'm also strongly considering doing a Dreadful spin-off comic and submitting it to Comixology.

I may also do a smaller comic and post it on its own site, something simple and more day-to-day story/gag wise.

And I'm also considering starting a patreon or kickstarter to raise some money to keep The Dreadful going so I don't have to find an external source of income. At the very least, I'd like to be able to raise enough money where I only have to work part-time on non-Dreadful things.

Since I'm currently in the process of a move (possibly two moves depending on how things go) I've not really had time to sit down and really think about these things. In fact I've been fairly exhausted these past few weeks, between trying to get things moved AND keeping up with my Dreadful work AND making sure I keep up with my physical therapy for my arm.

But hopefully by this time next week I will have everything sorted...at least with the move. My arm will still need a month or so of mending.

[MelodionxXx]

*throws money at screen*

Next time I won't use coins, time for a new screen.

[MSperoni]

I hope more people will be willing to throw money at me :D

[Toaste]

Have money, will throw!

Any update? Still going through withdrawals.

Toaste

[MSperoni]

No news yet, I'm afraid.

Once I get done with these moving shenanigans I will sit down and really think about getting up a site of my own.

[epcharles]

Ho hum... Just posting in the forum, cause I think someone should do that every week or so....

Waaaaaaa! I want more Dreadful. Waaaaaaa!

Ok, I'm done.

.

[MSperoni]

Yeah I'm itching to get back to it as well.

I've been keeping busy these last few months with my arm recovering, an upcoming move, and building my skills with Photoshop and my new computer/tablet.

So when The Dreadful does come back, it should be better than ever.

[epcharles]

That time again...

Waaaaaaa! I want more Dreadful. Waaaaaaa!

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Ok, I'm done.

.

[Toaste]

New month, new post begging for more Dreadful :) Pleeeeeeaaaasssssssseeeee give us more Dreadful!

[MSperoni]

Yeah I know it' been awhile. Things havent exactly been going smoothly for me these last few months but I think it's all calming down finally.

I should hoepfully have something soon. I was told the new site was gonna be up in August but I havent heard anything from Brian since June.

Since I wasnt where I could send any pages anyway, I didnt bother inquiring. But now that I have internet again, I'm gonna see what I can do.

I may have to get The Dreadful its own site, after all.

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Another thing:

I've been really wanting to do a Dreadful novel. Is that something y'all would be interested in?

[Overcast]

I guess it depends on its subject matter, the world of the Dreadful is interesting and wildly unexplained so anything that helps shed a little more light on this weird western landscape is interesting to me.

[MSperoni]

That's why I wanted to do a novel. I think a novel format would allow me to go into more detail and expand on the Dreadfulverse in a way that isn't as time consuming as making a comic all by myself.

I've been working on this comic on and off for about four years and I've barely cracked the surface.

Plus the nice thing about text is that I don't have to worry about an art program or a tablet failing on me, nor do I have to worry about having a computer capable of running those things. I don't need a "setup" to write a story. As long as I have a laptop and my fingers work I'm okay.

The only thing is I'm not sure what to do with a novel once it's typed. I mean, apart from submitting it to a publisher.

I want something all of us can read as I go, like the comic. Maybe post a chapter a week or something somewhere.

I still want to do art too, like mini comics or pinup pics as supplement.

I really want the Dreadful to have its own site...blegh.

[Overcast]

How much would it really take to buy this place from Brian and just vamp it down to being all about the Dreadful? He isn't particularly present or keeping up any of his works here anyway. I don't even really know the status but this is the Dreadful's website at this point.

[phil_]

I thought this was an anarchosyndicalist commune/anime forum.

[MSperoni]

How much would it really take to buy this place from Brian and just vamp it down to being all about the Dreadful? He isn't particularly present or keeping up any of his works here anyway. I don't even really know the status but this is the Dreadful's website at this point.

I'd prefer having my own site/brand.

I wasn't planning to be on nuklearpower.com forever anyway.

[Toaste]

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[MSperoni]

Cool. Thanks for the info!

[Swiftbow]

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[MSperoni]

Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm trying to focus on getting some commission work at the moment so I can pay for all this, as well as some other things (like Fallout 4 ).

[Gregness]

That's why I wanted to do a novel. I think a novel format would allow me to go into more detail and expand on the Dreadfulverse in a way that isn't as time consuming as making a comic all by myself.

I've been working on this comic on and off for about four years and I've barely cracked the surface.

Plus the nice thing about text is that I don't have to worry about an art program or a tablet failing on me, nor do I have to worry about having a computer capable of running those things. I don't need a "setup" to write a story. As long as I have a laptop and my fingers work I'm okay.

The only thing is I'm not sure what to do with a novel once it's typed. I mean, apart from submitting it to a publisher.

I want something all of us can read as I go, like the comic. Maybe post a chapter a week or something somewhere.

I still want to do art too, like mini comics or pinup pics as supplement.

I really want the Dreadful to have its own site...blegh.

Sorry I'm kind of way late to the party on this, but I don't really hit up this part of the forum much. Anyway, are you familiar with Worm at all? Or Wildbow's business model in general? It sounds kind of like what you're wanting.

[epcharles]

.... more... dreadful???

[MSperoni]

I'm sorta focusing on the commission biz now and trying to improve so I can get some money coming in.

I'm definitely going to do SOMETHING with The Dreadful but it may not be till after Christmas till I can sit and really plan for the future.

[epcharles]

Another month, another whine....

[Toaste]

Can we commission you to do pages of the dreadful?

Toaste

[MSperoni]

If you want to! I'm not gonna argue with money.

Not sure where I'd post them though. I suppose DA would be a temporary solution.

I'm still working on developing my photoshop skills and the commission business. But since money isn't really coming in I don't have much incentive to keep at it, and I'm hankering to do comics again.

[MSperoni]

I'm in the process of coming up with "ideas" for "something".

Not The Dreadful but it's another comic. What I've considered to be my best comic. Something I've been putting off for a long time.

My dreams of a serious and steady art career seem to be coming to a close and if I'm gonna go out I'm going to go out hitting as hard as I can :D

It's either this thing or The Dreadful and I think I'm gonna choose "Mysterious Thing". I'd like to try to get it published or put on Comixology. If none of those work out, I'll put it up online somewhere.

(I'll still do art stuff and I still have plans to restart The Dreadful, but the commission biz isn't working out and I need to do SOMETHING. Maybe this is fate!)

[tacticslion]

I'm in the process of coming up with "ideas" for "something".

Not The Dreadful but it's another comic. What I've considered to be my best comic. Something I've been putting off for a long time.

My dreams of a serious and steady art career seem to be coming to a close and if I'm gonna go out I'm going to go out hitting as hard as I can :D

It's either this thing or The Dreadful and I think I'm gonna choose "Mysterious Thing". I'd like to try to get it published or put on Comixology. If none of those work out, I'll put it up online somewhere.

(I'll still do art stuff and I still have plans to restart The Dreadful, but the commission biz isn't working out and I need to do SOMETHING. Maybe this is fate!)

I... I'm still invested in The Dreadful, but I entirely understand how it goes. Keep us updated!

[Toaste]

If you happened to make some posters at http://www.displate.com, I would buy some...

[MSperoni]

That might be a neat idea. I could always use some extra money. The more I get coming in the more I can stop worrying about commissions and focus on making a website and getting back to The Dreadful.