Slither and Friends

State of the Snake Address

Mister Spook — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:52:12 +0000

Hey everyone who might still be dropping by for just the sheer hope of something new popping up. I thought I’d hop online just to give a bit of an update on my situation, and perhaps sow some seeds of encouragement for those dedicated readers out there who made drawing this comic so much fun.

I recently started my first year in an English Doctoral program, which is awesome, but has me pretty dang busy with responsibilities I did not have when I was just getting my Master’s Degree. And while I love drawing and publishing my comics online, a part of me is very fearful of restarting the comic for fear that it will rob me of precious time and resources. My financial situation is tight, my time even more so, and I’m worried of burning out in the program.

But to be frank, I truly, truly miss the lovely refuge this comic often was for me. Sometimes things in Academia would get way too serious, and Slither was always there when that happened. Which is why I think I may need this strip now more than ever.

I want to come back. I want to start updating again. However, I need to confess that sometimes there might be lags in the updates. Sometimes things will just be a little too crazy on this end to manage it. Hopefully, I’ll be able to work through those times.

Anyway, the short version of this all-too-whiney post is that Slither will be coming back. Sooner than later. And I hope you will be celebrating alongside me when it happens.

Typical Plights

Mister Spook — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:05:45 +0000

Eh, I decided to cut the original post here because thinking on it, not worth the drama.

For those who never read it, let’s just say there’s been a few things bothering me and it’s been sucking a bit of the fun out of drawing the strip.

Hopefully I’ll be back at it sooner than nought.

File Corruption and You

Mister Spook — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:42:54 +0000

So what I thought was merely a symptom of my connectivity issue from the weekend is actually something (somewhat) worse in that my file for Monday’s comic is corrupt meaning all of my clean up and coloring work is pretty much a wash. Not sure how it happened, but I am loathe to give up the time I spent on it.

Sadly, this has happened once before in the history of my webcartooning and there’s really no fix than going back and doing the work over. Rest assured, all attempts will be made to make up for this setback.

Sandwich Anticipation

Mister Spook — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:02:08 +0000

Guest Strip Project!

Mister Spook — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:57:56 +0000

For those of you not aware of the Guest Strip Project, you should totally check it out. Not only has it featured a vast array of webcomic talent, but it all benefits a good cause too. Even better, the latest update features a comic drawn up by me!

I had a lot of fun taking a crack at drawing a set of characters not my own, and I even made an effort to deviate from my normal coloring method. I’m quite happy with the result.

I’m hoping everyone’s enjoying the current story arch. I don’t normally get the chance to draw actual people and I feel that it flexes my artistic muscles quite a bit. As for what’s in store for our intrepid fool… well, you’ll just have to wait and see.