But look I brought a gift.  A Shiver Bureau wallpaper in the style of Adventure Time.  I am a new fan of AT.  Everyone seemed to be watching it, so I figured I should give it a shot.   Love the off the wall humor.  Marceline is great!

And an updated progress bar…hopefully the next update will be completed thumbnails.

Keep looking under the bed…

It’s called Hinges. It starts off with a bit of ‘What the heck is going on?’ that I love so much. It doesn’t really say too much of what is actually going on, but I have a feeling it will be a great ride.

Here is the webcomic site.

There is also a Kickstarter that is about to end (21 hours!!!!). Read the comic really quick and then get a print copy before it’s too late.  KICK IT!

Here’s a bit of fan art.

So here we go, time to get back on the trolley.

I’ve looked over the story and tweaked a few things and I think everything is good to proceed forward.  My plan is to ink all the way to the end chapter 6 before I start posting anything.

So in the next couple of weeks I will thumbnail all the chapters, this will be part art and part writing.  This will be fairly large hurdle.   Once I feel like I have something good I will move on to pencils.  My plan is to pencil a chapter, then ink the chapter, then pencil the next chapter, then ink and so on and so forth.  I am sure this will depend on my mood, I may pencil everything, then go and ink everything.

Once I’ve completed inking for all chapters, I will letter and color chapter 3 and that is when the posting will start.  I don’t take very long to color/letter.  They are also less stressful parts of the process, so I feel comfortable posting as I work.

I will try to post bi-weekly updates to this progress chart and also some sketches and page teases as we go forward.

Case in point…

I was planning on using this image for the progress chart and reveal a piece of the image as I made progress, but grew tired of the idea.

First off, the comic isn’t dead. More on that later.

Secondly, I want to thank everyone for their support. Whether you posted a comment, emailed me directly, or even just thought ‘Hey, Shiver Bureau is pretty cool’; it means a great deal to me. I had a huge influx of support and encouragement in the last few weeks and it feels wonderful. So again, a big hearty thank you for that! You are the people that will keep Pickle, Trish and Todd running strong.

I’ve also created PDFs of the first 2 chapters. Here are the covers to the two issues.

How do you get your hands on these wondrous PDFs?  Read on…

SUPPORT

So what if you want to support S.B. in a more tangible way? Well now you have options (Thanks Jim for lighting the fire!).

Option 1 – Donate
Yes I have a ‘Donate’ button. Kind of silly for a comic on hiatus, I know…but wait, there’s more. If you donate more then a dollar, I will email you a link to download a PDF of chapters 1 and 2. But wait, there’s more! Inside each PDF you will not only find high quality images of every page that will look exquisite on any computer or tablet screen, but you will also find the original pages as well. These are the original, naked ink only images, free of the trappings of color and word balloons. They look a little something like this…

Option 2 – Buy Original Art
Speaking of original art; Yes, the original pages are for sale. The pages are on sale for $100. The pages were inked on 11×17 bristol with Copic microns and toned with an ink wash. Most of the pages are still available, though the intro of Trish and some of my other favorites have already been picked up.

Option 3 – Commission Art
Yes, I do commissions and I am currently open. Check the menu bar above for my commission prices. I offer two tier of commissions, sketches and full. Sketches are quicker drawings with little or no background. Full commissions are fully planned out illustrations. There are samples on the commission page.  I will draw pretty much whatever, though I don’t do nudes/porn.

WHAT ABOUT THE COMIC?

Ok, enough about that. The comic is still alive and I have not abandoned it. However, I am going to be making a change to the update method. I plan on finishing the story before I start the updates back up.

Whoa! I realize this may make it seem like it will be 100 years before I update again, but that won’t be the case. Here’s my plan. I will ink all the pages and consider the story finished. Then I will begin to color/letter the pages and update the website concurrently.

Why am I doing this? Shiver Bureau is a long form story. I believe this should apply not only to the reading of the story, but also the creation. I want to be able to take the long way around in the creation and allow the story to breathe. I also think having a singular focus on pencils/inks will allow me to work faster.

But to show I am not totally heartless, once I begin updating, I will update Shiver Bureau 3 times a week. So when will I start updating again? I do not know. My life has been hectic, but it is slowing down some. Though I am not certain of the rate of deceleration. If you guys are familiar with ‘The Wormworld Saga’, he does this Milestones gauge. I will do something similar in the coming weeks. I will also post page roughs, panel teases, and other arts to help ease the wait.

Shiver Bureau’s Welcome to London story is planned as a 6 chapter story arc.  I have ideas for a second story already that will have the gang in a new location.

IN OTHER NEWS!

MegaCon was last weekend and it was a great show.  This is my 4th year and it has gotten better and better every year.  I printed a few copies of chapter 1 and chapter 2.  Chapter 1 sold out.  I sold a few more copies of my graphic novel Cubicles and did some commissions.  Check out my Facebook album to see the commissions.  Here’s is the first one I did.

Shiver Bureau’s first chapter was reviewed by Stars and Popcorn. This is a really cool website that reviews movies and has just started doing comics.  It’s a really unique website because it gives two ratings.  A stars rating and a popcorn rating.  Stars are for the snobs and popcorns are for the slobs.  Not really Stars rate the movie as an art form and popcorn rates the movie as a form of entertainment.  Read the review.

Okay, that is all for now.  Thanks for hanging in and being patient.

Take a bow, Chapter 2!

Originally I was planning on leaving the monster in silhouette, but I was like I am going on hiatus, I don’t want to just leave people hanging with a black spot. So I drew up this little beasty.

What is it? Is it a shiver? Doesn’t seem to spectral to me. Maybe Pickle knows. Maybe he will live to tell us about it.

So I am taking a little break while I get my bearings on the story. I will also be prepping for MegaCon is sunny Orlando, FL. I’ll post some updates on progress if I have anything interesting to share. I will also be offering up some PDFs of the two chapters with some bonus content like original b/w pages.

Don’t forget to vote for SB on Top Web Comics. You’ll get a snazzy Trish background or just do it because you want to give me some support.

Till later…

Want a Shiver Bureau wallpaper? Sure you do, vote for SB on TWC and get this sweet wallpaper of Trish laying down the law.

Just 1 more splash page to the chapter 2 end.

Then it will be hiatus while I fix up the remaining story, build up a buffer and prepare for MegaCon in Orlando.

Till next week.

It is super easy to vote, you don’t have to register at all.  You just click twice and that’s it.  So GO VOTE!

Here’s a small preview of the wallpaper.

Enjoy Strider!

Merry post-Christmas and pre-New Years!

Not to get up on a high horse or anything, but it is time for a PSA.

I realize everyone loves their dogs and knows their dog is the best dog ever and would never hurt a fly. However, do the rest of us a favor and keep your dog on a leash when out in public.

My dog was attacked on Christmas day and her ear was torn. We spent several hours trying to get the bleeding to stop, which it wouldn’t and ended up going to the vet. The final bill was near 300 dollars. Not too mention the fact that my dog had to be administered drugs, has her head completely bandaged and is completely miserable.

The other dog’s owner was nice and apologized. They also offered to pay the vet bills. But that won’t repay the amount of stress and worry my family has been through.

Please leash or otherwise contain your animals…and pick up their pooh! It’s da’ law!

Hey you see that VOTE link up and to the left? Click it, give me votes.

We have 2 pages, maybe 3, until the end of Chapter 2. Then the comic goes on a little hiatus while I re-plot some stuff and build a little buffer for myself.

Huuuuuge Trish Face!

Wreck It Ralph was gooood! Looking forward to Hobbit…all three of them I guess.

Give me votes it makes me feel wanted.