10.25.09
Here we are! It's been nearly a year since I last updated. I've spent the last year starting my own design business, leaving me little time for things like this webcomic, but I've been working slowly, and finally part 4 is ready to launch! Thirty pages for now, and more to come. I hope to have Blowback, this new arc, finished by the end of the year. Blowback launches Part 4 of the overall storyline, which has an entirely different feel than the story thus far; more brutal, nihilistic, and dark. Part 4 is going to drag the characters through hell, through things worse than any of them have seen so far. It's also going to be a globe trotting leg of the story, including visists to Spain, Tunisia, China, Russia, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, and many places inside the continental U.S. Prepare to see a lot of laid down plot threads become clear, some new onces introduced, and by the end of Part 4 everything will have come together in such a way that Part 5 will be a logical progression to the events and developments, both dramatic and personal, seen in part 4.
I will continue to try and work many real world geopolitical issues in to the narrative, including the creation of a trans-national law enforcement structure, the growth of private mercenary armies and intelligence agencies, first world exploitation of African resources, climate chaos and it's destabilizing effects of the political system, and more.
Well, in any case, things are back on track, with a new website for Part 4, reflecting the red color scheme that will be a recurring motif, as well as the more design-ey style you will see in many of the pages. I will continue to experiment with text pieces, short stories to supplement the primary narrative, and other media to further the story. I've written probably 60-70% of part 4, though I may add unplanned elements later, and all that's left if to draw it.
Well, here we go. Click the "latest update" link above to begin!
