The Dreadful -- Chapter 10

[MSperoni]

Feel free to rush! Or not say anything. Whatevs. I'll probably keep going with it how I want to anyway

I seem incapable of gaining readers so the least I can do is have as much fun as possible with it before I have to move on.

That's why I'm kinda switchin' it up here lately.

[Loranna]

Hey, long time lurker, first time poster saying, we the unseen and unheard are enjoying the heck out of The Dreadful, least in these neck of the woods

Also, I totally expect the dryads to calmly march up to Kit and reveal that they were planning on seducing her in this "cleansing" in the first place, totally throwing our heroine's game off. And causing Wacky Hijinks of the Benny Hill kind.

Or something even more incredible that I could never predict. Either/or; I'm not picky.

Loranna

[MSperoni]

If I have Kit and the Dryads get into some sorta super sexy seducing competition, I'd *really* be "problematic"!

Thanks for commenting! Glad you and the other lurkers are enjoying it

[Loranna]

*Camera cuts away to the shocked, scandalized, and outraged faces of the human detectives while Something Happens beyond our view*?



Loranna

[MSperoni]

That or "death by anime nose-bleed"

[Gillsing]

Originally Posted by MSperoni

I'm kinda surprised that this recent update hasn't gotten any complaints. I thought my "Kit Booty Bam" panel woulda gotten me some "That's Problematic" words thrown my way.

I think it comes off more as a parody. Even if she did manipulate them it still comes off as a joke. Makes me think that you're making fun of Adam Black's succubi who manipulate people with their Voice. And yes, movements too, but they are much too refined for booty bams. In fact, I can't recall ever seeing a booty bam as anything other than a joke. Mostly in Sinfest.

Originally Posted by MSperoni

Tsk tsk. You all will miss Kit when she's gone!

What? Where is she going? Is she going to die? Or is she going to retire to a life that'll become too boring for further comics?

[Octopops]

I just re-registered to post that I've been a long time lurker since the 8-bit era, posting once in a blue moon and forgetting my account name over the years


I love The Dreadful. Don't pay attention to comments in judging how many readers you have, look at website statistics

If those are low and stagnating, well, ok, sucks. I don't think The Dreadful is to blame though, it would possibly be the format. Probably nothing beats a physical comic even in modern days.


Kit's reaction was a bit awkward because she is usually depicted as serious even when she does funny things, while in this case the scene is clearly making fun of the situation in an unusual way.

The seducing itself, I see it as added depth to the character more than something out of character. No complaint from me, so long as it turns out to be as cool as the rest of the comic !

[SaltyKracka]

This update may just have been your best update.

Kit is the largest ham.

With the best hams.

[MSperoni]

Originally Posted by Gillsing

What? Where is she going? Is she going to die? Or is she going to retire to a life that'll become too boring for further comics?

Well I said "Kit" but I meant "The Dreadful". I've been making comics for nearly three years now and I don't have enough readers to make it worth pursuing much further. It eats up a ton of my time and I get no money for it, so I'm going to have to move on whether I like it or not. Unless something changes. The Dreadful is a fantastic setting with fun characters and has plenty to offer content wise, so it's possible I could wake up one day and find myself swimming with readers (but I'm not betting on it! ).

I thought about trying to promote it or make merchandise like t-shirts and mugs and whatever, or maybe set up a Paypal donation system. But since I can't get the majority of the people on NPF to talk about it or read it, I feel trying to do all that other stuff would be a waste of time and effort.

I really appreciate the fans I have though, and I'm gonna wrap it up here on nuklearpower and do the best job I can. I won't abandon the comic in the middle of a chapter. If people are screaming at me to continue, I'll set up its own website and go from there. The comic having its own site could do it a lot of good.

I like nuklearpower, but even though The Dreadful has had 230+ updates over the course of two and a half years, I never felt like it truly belonged here. Like something was being held against it because I wasn't Clevinger. Not that I expect everyone who reads it to like it, or that I think I'm a better writer than him, but it's amazing how many people just won't give it a chance for no apparent reason. Even people I'm friends with! I'm not entitled to anything, but it's like...c'mon, what gives? Help a bro out!

When I see threads pop up on NPF that ask "Why do people still come to this site? There's nothing here anymore" it pisses me off and the 8-10 hours a day I spend working on the comic no longer feel worth it. It makes me think "What have I done with my life in these past few years?"

So that's not good!

Anyway, I'm going to do the best job I can and try to have as much fun as possible. The Dreadful's swan song ought to be pretty good. May as well go out with a bang

(That's how Kit would want it).

Originally Posted by Octopops

I love The Dreadful.

See? This kinda stuff is good to hear every once in awhile! I feed off praise like Unicron devouring a planet.

Delicious adulation. Nom nom nom.

Originally Posted by SaltyKracka

With the best hams.

There's some song someone made awhile ago that I think would be appropriate in the context but I can't remember what it is...

Something about liking large posteriors and not lying about it.

[Kalbelgarion]

Keep in mind the 99-1 ratio. For every person who takes the time to comment, there are 99 more readers out there who enjoy the content without giving feedback.

I thought the "cheesecake" would be much, much worse. After the previous page, and the God-awful comics you were parodying in the flashback, I was prepped for the worst. The little shake was nothing compared to the dreadful (heh) direction I thought you were going with this.