I randomly had a sudden outburst of what you might call "creativity" with a bit of imagination, and decided to share that on dA because it has been so long since I've actually done something I was even remotely proud of (which is part of why I had been gone for so long).
Totally unrelated to that, Hainted left me a comment over there, I quote: "Come back to drunk duck we miss you(and you won an award while gone)". To be honest, at first I thought this was a joke. Nevertheless, I guess I saw this as an invite to catch up. Only to see that the pile of shards I had expect to see... didn't exist.
I really don't know what to say. Can't blame the "I'm not a native speaker" thing. I'm honestly overwhelmed. To see that what I did made an impact, that it would even be enjoyed long after I was gone, that's something you wouldn't expect. Sure, you would daydream about it. At least I do. But I never would've dreamed to actually witness it. Especially not with my ridiculous comic strip.
The "winning" per se, I don't care about. What astonishes me is that I had been suggested in the first place. I mean, that doesn't really say "screw you, we don't need you anyway!" - which is more along the lines of what I had expected. All the more sorry do I feel for having gone.
Bottom line: thank you. Thank you for not having forgotten about me, thank you for still having faith in me, thank you for having been around and having supported me over all the time since I've put the first strip on DD.
Emotional outbursts put aside (because I'll eventually have to cry if I don't stop, and I'm tired out as well, so if I start crying now, I won't stop for the next 7 hours ;)), on to the stuff you're probably interested mostly:
New strips? Eventually, yes. I finally have a week off, so I'll use the following days to get back into a state of mind that doesn't involve setting my office on fire (also, I can sleep as long as I want to. I sure did miss that!). In three weeks, hell yeah, another week off. That should theoretically suffice to get back on track.
HOWEVER! I've gotten a new PC and it doesn't really like my monitor. My colors are off. Tried to fix it, failed horribly, and am rather afraid of doing something in color, because I have no idea what it will look like to everybody else (that's also why this strip is in b/w). I also haven't had the time to copy my old color palettes and fonts and what not so far, so I need to take care of that as well. If all hell breaks loose, I'll upload in b/w.
Anyway, I guess that's about it for now. Marks already in bed, and I really need to catch some sleep as well :)
Have a nice start in the new week, I wish you all the best!
P.S.: sorry for the lameness of the above written. also sorry for the lameness of the strip. The future ones will be better, I promise.
I just read through your entire comic in one go :) You are definitely a skilled artist, and you have quite a funny comic here. This goes right on my bookmark list :D
Only one page after three months and VaV shoots up to the Top 10, possibly the #1 spot. If that doesn't tell you you have dedicated fans, nothing will.
I don't know what to say,no one has ever taken me seriously before.On a completely unrelated note the radio show i listen to on the way to work played the 3 items in a checkout game today.(Oh Yeah and read Hainted Holler)
And here it all is, the grand welcome from all your fans. I mean really look at this huge list of posts. A explosion of awesomeness! DON"T LEAVE US AGAIN!!!!! heh we like your work ^_^
