Cartridge

A plan

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:10:15 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-07-05 18:38:08

Hey there, everyone! Hope things are going well with you all! I'm still hard at work on the comic. In fact, the print project I announced is, as of today, halfway finished! I'm going to spend the next week focusing on the webcomic version of Cartridge, but once I've built my buffer back up I'm going to launch back into the print comic! I've already finished one 11-page story arc, as well as an advertisement parody that is a nice mix of our original characters and the parodies we used to do back in CC! I'm sure that will make some of you happy. I know a lot of you guys miss the parodies, and while I have no intention of going back to that stuff, things are going to get a little more light-hearted around here once this arc is finished.

Well, time to get back to drawing! See you all next week with more comics!

Storming out

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:28:19 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-06-28 20:44:19

Before I say anything else, I need to ask you all to go to Slackerz and help my pals out. They're trying to raise money for a hotel room for Connecticon. You don't want such awesome people sleeping on the sidewalk, do you? Of course not. Go donate. If you give $20, they'll send you a sketch. Come on, that's pretty great. Do it. You know you want to.

Anyway, another page, another bit of storyline. I'm kinda hating some of the art on this page, but I'm way farther into the story now. In fact, I'm pretty sure that once I finish the comic book I'm currently working on, I'll be stepping Cartridge up to a twice-a-week schedule. Technically, I'm currently productive enough to handle a three-times-a-week schedule, but I don't want to make promises I can't deliver on. We'll see how things go.

Thanks everyone for your support! See you next week.

Warning signs

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:56:58 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-06-21 18:57:53

Hey everyone! Another page into the story, and it seems Jerry's mind is getting a little distracted. That's what happens when you reach that deep into your memory, I guess.

Don't be alarmed by Lex's missing credit. There's nothing wrong, we just decided to start crediting the comic to me since I've been slowly taking over the writing of the comic, and she's been concentrating more on other projects. We're still a happy couple, and she still plans to write for Cartridge now and then. This will keep the pressure off her, though.

Also, you really ought to check out my Twitter if you want news about various Cartridge-related things I'm working on. I'm working on lots of stuff right now so there's too much to post here. Plus I love to hear from our readers!

Calling Dona

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:59:00 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-06-14 20:31:25

Hey there, everyone! Not much to report this week, really. More of the same. Buffer is still growing, and Lex and I have even decided to start a new Cartridge-related side project. What is it? Well, if you really want to know, you should be following my Twitter feed.

Aside from that, I just want to say I hope you guys appreciate panel 3 in this comic. The design for the demon was made way back in the CC days, and I hadn't really gotten a grasp of designing three-dimensional characters yet, so I was having a hard time getting the demon to work at certain angles. I just had to draw panel 3 over and over making little changes each time to the monster's design until I finally had something that worked in 3D. Now I can draw it from any angle, though, so future pages featuring it will be better constructed. Too bad he's not going to appear again for a few more pages.

See you next week kids! Keep telling your friends about the comic! We sure appreciate it!

Snapping out of it

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:59:17 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-05-31 20:27:40

Here we go with page 8. I finished page 10 this weekend and hope to start page 11 tomorrow, so my buffer is holding strong. At this rate I think we can say goodbye to missed updates!

Ugh, I gotta say, at the time I drew this page I didn't have any problem with it, but in the time since then I've been studying action lines and trying to get more flow into my panels, and now I don't really like this page. Next week's art will look better. You'll see.

Changing bodies

Sun, 24 May 2009 22:10:33 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-05-24 17:40:04

Well here's yet another page, Hope you all like it. I'm happy to report that I've added another page to my buffer this week, meaning I just finished page 9 yesterday and I'm starting work on page 10. Even better, I've been finding time to work on my art skills, something that usually slows me down. I'm not sure how I'm managing to do this when last year I averaged about one update for every two weeks, but I'm glad I seem to be working faster.

Anyway, I'm working on action lines and camera angles, currently. I feel I have enough of a reasonable grasp on basic anatomy that I can move on to a different point of focus for now. Once I've improved some other aspects of my work I'll return to it for more improvements.

Anyway, I'll see you all next week.

Edit: Hey! Looks like SomethingAwful has checked out our comic again! Hi guys! I see you all still hate the comic (nothing wrong with that) but I hope you can all see that I'm working hard on getting better. I'm already vastly better than I was when you first started talking about us. I went out and bought anatomy books and I've been working constantly to get better at what I do. If you guys have any more constructive criticism to add, I'm more than happy to hear it. To respond to the one really good point brought up in PHIZ, yes the story is confusing as hell and I apologize for that. This was our way of trying to take the cliche-ridden concept we had going in Cartridge Comics and make it a bit more unique. Wasn't an easy task, and I know it made for a really confusing intro, but once we're done with this arc we hope our future stories will be better constructed. I am very interested in artistic advice if you guys have any. I know I really, really need to work on my action lines and camera angles. If you can recommend any good books or something I'd love to read them. Anyway, I welcome your feedback.

Freedom

Sun, 17 May 2009 14:28:59 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-05-17 13:53:59

Hey everyone. Hope you enjoy this page, because I know I enjoyed drawing it. I've been enjoying the comic a lot more lately. I've actually even built up a buffer! Next week's comic is already done, and I'm working on page 8. Well, I better get back to drawing then. See you all next week!

Sealed evil in a can

Mon, 11 May 2009 06:01:44 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-05-10 20:27:43

Hey everyone, wasn't sure I was going to get this up tonight. My internet connection has been dodgy tonight. Anyway, sorry this page is so word-heavy, but I figured it would be best to get this stuff out of the way on one page so we wouldn't clutter up the art in the next few pages with extra dialog. I've already finished next week's page, and it's far less wordy. Actually, I'm really excited to be getting to the next few pages. We wrote this story over a year ago now and we're finally getting to some of the best parts.

Oh yeah, I just got the WAGON Webcomic Battle cards in this week, and they look amazing! If you haven't yet, swing by the store and get yourself the Gamma Deck! Here's a photo I took of my cards:

See you next week, everyone! Thanks for reading!

One man's trash

Sun, 03 May 2009 20:43:01 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-05-03 19:42:44

God this page was a lot of fun to draw. Especially the Power Rangers ripoff characters. One of my greatest fears when we switched to a story format was that I'd be too limited in what I'd get to draw. However, since then I've had a chance to draw a zombie superhero, an obese Batman, weird merch like plush Comedian Buttons, and a full-blown Power Rangers ripoff show.

That's about it for this week. Till then, I may as well plug the cards one last time:

See you next week, everyone.

Tossed out

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:25:23 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-04-26 19:27:44

The story of Jerry's years in Japan continues.

Not much else to say about this page. I had fun with the LSD trip, can't wait to get to other parts of the story that let me mess with the art like that. And apologies to Shigeru Miyamoto for making him look like an Asian Austin Powers, but it's how Jerry would remember him if this were a true story.

Only a week left to pre-order the Gamma Deck of WAGON Webcomic Battle.

Happy 4/20 everyone!

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:27:54 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-04-19 18:46:45

No, I didn't plan a drug-themed strip to land on 4/20, it just worked out that way. Awesome, I know.

As I'm sure you can see, I had a lot of fun messing with the art in this strip. The flashback format has given me this beautiful freedom from accuracy and I plan to take advantage of that through the course of this story. We're not seeing events as they happened, we're seeing them as Jerry remembers them. Not to say that these events didn't happen, just that it influences how the events are portrayed.

Anyway, happy 4/20 everyone. Be safe. See you next week.

Oh yeah, and don't forget to pre-order the Gamma Deck of WAGON Webcomic Battle! It features six Cartridge-themed cards!

Warp Tunnel

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:06:50 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-04-12 17:40:21

And chapter two begins! Going to be trying a lot of new things art-wise in this chapter, so I'm enjoying myself right now.

By the way, in case you didn't catch it last week, Cartridge is going to be in the Gamma Deck of WAGON Webcomic Battle! It's now available for pre-order so be sure to place yours as soon as possible!

Anyway, we're going to go back into Jerry's memory for the next few pages, but we'll be getting much more detail from those early years in Japan. Keep reading!

Haunted by Demons

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:22:55 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-04-06 03:38:34

And here goes chapter 2. I'm going to be trying some new things artistically in this chapter, so please bear with me if there are some kinks that need working out for the first few pages.

I've been looking forward to this part of the story since the beginning of this arc. We're going to focus a bit more on fleshing out our characters and making them feel a bit more like real people. Hope you enjoy.

Update:

Hey everyone! W.A.G.O.N. Webcomic Battle's Gamma deck is ready, and that means they're now taking preorders! Order now to get your hands on the Cartridge trading cards! Click the image below!

Haunted by Demons

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:13:26 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-04-06 03:38:34

Happy April Fools Day!

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:49:15 PDT

Posted by Chris on 2009-03-31 19:43:21

Introducing the latest addition to our cast, Carty the Cartridge! Carty is a lovable, whimsical talking cartridge with attitude! We plan to make him the new mascot of Cartridge in the coming weeks! We've even got Carty plushies in the works, so stay tuned for news on that! In the meantime, why don't you head on over to the forums and send us some fan art of Carty? Or perhaps tell us whose voice who imagine when you read his word bubbles? No matter how you choose to show your love of Carty, we hope you enjoy the many, many adventures through which he'll be leading us!

As you probably guessed, this was just an April Fool's day joke. We have no plans whatsoever to keep this abomination. Stay tuned for chapter two of Cartridge!