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graveheartcomicsHey all, just wanna post something so you all know I'm still alive.
I try to post SOMETHING on a weekly basis, but the fact is, life just gets busy. So, let's go over a few sticking points.
1. Shantae vs. Metroid needed a rework.
Shantae vs. Metroid was done... mostly. Done enough to start and fill in the ending pages later, at least. But I ultimately wasn't happy with the way it played out. It got way too political and way too dependent on CCA lore. CCA lore was great for Tifa vs. Chun-Li, which was a love letter to the CCA, but for Shantae vs. Metroid, it needs to stand more on its own.
It also didn't help that I tried to make this without a script to cut down on time... and now I've only added MORE time. I think this goes to show that I'm definitely in the "write a script" camp. ^^;
In any event, I'm not changing the flow, just a bunch of lines.
2. Computer woes
Anyone familiar with me knows that my computer is a hunk of junk barely qualified to run a game of Minesweeper. Not Minecraft, you children, MINESWEEPER. To put it simply, it's the same PC I used to make my pages for the CCA's reunion improv comic. And it's had maybe ONE hardware update since I received it. And with prices as high as they are now, it's unlikely I'll be able to update the ol' desktop to something more up to a modern standard any time soon.
Also, I need to dust it, looking at it now. ¬.¬
3. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition happened
And, topping it all off, I happened to get distracted by the remake of one of my favorite games: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch. I've been busting through planet Mira, screaming like a madman as I get chased by giant overleveled tyrants while working towards my mechs and building my waifu squad (Elma, Hope, and Neilnail, f.y.i. <3) to spend more time exploring the planet and less time actually working on the story missions. It's been my lot for the past couple of weeks... mostly because I am an easily distracted lump of clay masquerading as a human being. ^^;
But for all it's worth, I do apologize. Starting Wednesday, to make up for it, I'm going to post a retro comic: Waiting for Halo 3! It was my first complete comic I submitted to the CCA way back in the day, posted a few months after Halo 3 actually came out, riffing on the nuances of game hype (which is still rather relevant today). The humor isn't what I'd dish out nowadays, but this page is also about preserving what I'd done before, and I wanna show my progress from way back when! So, I hope you like what you see.
And Shantae vs. Metroid should be ready to go after. Should be. Maybe. I still gotta get that flight module for my skell. >.>;;
~Plotline Graveheart
I try to post SOMETHING on a weekly basis, but the fact is, life just gets busy. So, let's go over a few sticking points.
1. Shantae vs. Metroid needed a rework.
Shantae vs. Metroid was done... mostly. Done enough to start and fill in the ending pages later, at least. But I ultimately wasn't happy with the way it played out. It got way too political and way too dependent on CCA lore. CCA lore was great for Tifa vs. Chun-Li, which was a love letter to the CCA, but for Shantae vs. Metroid, it needs to stand more on its own.
It also didn't help that I tried to make this without a script to cut down on time... and now I've only added MORE time. I think this goes to show that I'm definitely in the "write a script" camp. ^^;
In any event, I'm not changing the flow, just a bunch of lines.
2. Computer woes
Anyone familiar with me knows that my computer is a hunk of junk barely qualified to run a game of Minesweeper. Not Minecraft, you children, MINESWEEPER. To put it simply, it's the same PC I used to make my pages for the CCA's reunion improv comic. And it's had maybe ONE hardware update since I received it. And with prices as high as they are now, it's unlikely I'll be able to update the ol' desktop to something more up to a modern standard any time soon.
Also, I need to dust it, looking at it now. ¬.¬
3. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition happened
And, topping it all off, I happened to get distracted by the remake of one of my favorite games: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch. I've been busting through planet Mira, screaming like a madman as I get chased by giant overleveled tyrants while working towards my mechs and building my waifu squad (Elma, Hope, and Neilnail, f.y.i. <3) to spend more time exploring the planet and less time actually working on the story missions. It's been my lot for the past couple of weeks... mostly because I am an easily distracted lump of clay masquerading as a human being. ^^;
But for all it's worth, I do apologize. Starting Wednesday, to make up for it, I'm going to post a retro comic: Waiting for Halo 3! It was my first complete comic I submitted to the CCA way back in the day, posted a few months after Halo 3 actually came out, riffing on the nuances of game hype (which is still rather relevant today). The humor isn't what I'd dish out nowadays, but this page is also about preserving what I'd done before, and I wanna show my progress from way back when! So, I hope you like what you see.
And Shantae vs. Metroid should be ready to go after. Should be. Maybe. I still gotta get that flight module for my skell. >.>;;
~Plotline Graveheart
