Hey all-
Okay, apparently, it's the video card on System 2 which is taking a shit, so I'll be replacing that within the next couple days. I would get a series of beeps whenever the system would turn on (2 beeps, followed by 8 more), and I've learned that means a "display read/write memory failure". Of course, that told me absolutely nothing, so I had to look that up, and it seems the video card is at fault. I've got a few spares (I think) which I'll put in to test whether it is the video card or the memory, and once the diagnosis is confirmed, I'll probably get a replacement card (the other video cards are old, and I don't know if they'll fit or not).
In other news, I'm working on a special 10-page Caterwaul short story, which will be featured in a special comic being produced by Kjartan Arnorsson called "Cute Fuzzy Crime". However, there is nothing "cute" or "fuzzy" about the story I'm drawing. I'll post a few pages from it within the next week (though pages 3 and 4 may have to wait until Christmas, when I can add all the text and such).
I still have to find out what kind of schedule the book will be on. At most, I can produce 3 issues a year. As it is now, it takes about 2 weeks to draw all the rough draft pages, and the final versions (greyscale) take about 2 days per page. Unfortunately, since I work a "regular" job, even though it is art-related, I still would not be able to produce more than 3 books a year, max. When I find out more, I'll post it here.
This upcoming art schedule also means you won't be seeing a whole lot of me online. There's only so much time in a day, and time spent online is time that could be spent drawing. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep up the pace, since I would like to be able to deliver some quality artwork at a somewhat regular pace.
Unrelated note: some song just came on the radio featuring some kid singing about 10 million fireflies. Jesus Shit, that song is gay. No offense meant.
Okay, that's it from me for now. I'll post the first page of the story this weekend, with pages 3 and 4 to follow shortly. If you want the whole thing, get the book from Karno or Second Ed! It ought to be available in late January. Or, you could wait until the first issue of Caterwaul comes out, because it'll be a back-up story in that issue. It features the 3 powerhouses (Veronika, Leila and Dinah), so you know it's gotta be chock full o' ass kickin'.
--JMH
Received on Wed Dec 09 2009 - 20:04:54 CST