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402: Oversimplifications

by LouM on November 21, 2011 at 12:01 am
Posted In: comics, Civic Duty

I like this deputy.

If you think the second panel’s not finished, well, it wasn’t. I had to get this strip off my desk, so it went as-is. Things I would have finished are the room and I would have tweaked the characters a bit more. But, that’s pretty much always the case. I hit a point where I have to move forward. This is one of the strips where the break is relatively evident, but I always want to go further. I think if I didn’t set aside a certain amount of time for each step a comic could go on forever. In general, though, I try to spread my time better amongst the tasks to keep the seams a little neater.

Never before seen comics!

by LouM on October 4, 2011 at 4:09 am
Posted In: news

Guys! In the process of putting the book together, I stumbled across four comics that I never did. I intended to put them together later, but later turned in to oops I forgot, and, well…

They were originally intended to be part of the “extra” stuff for Book 2, and I wasn’t going to post them until the books were in peoples’ hands. That’s not an issue now, so enjoy these four comics as an update.

The comics start here:
http://www.yawcomic.com/2009/09/22/304-concerned-citizens/

And the story line starts here:
http://www.yawcomic.com/2009/09/13/302-meet-bill/

The Kickstarter is over

by LouM on October 1, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Posted In: news

Wow, what a month! As you may already know, the Kickstarter ended without getting funded successfully. That’s okay, the whole archive is still online for you to enjoy. It’s not going anywhere. There’s a few things I learned through this:

1) Timing: I wanted to be able to get books to everyone by Christmas, but I probably should have waited to do the Kickstarter until I was updating regularly again. Not only would I have had more traffic, but all this time I spent on the book took me away from other projects (including the comic itself). I think, as usual, I tried to bite off a bit too much.

2) Best fans ever: Not that I didn’t already know this, but I have the best fans ever. Look at what you guys managed to do! It’s incredible! Seriously, if someone told me this would happen I would not have believed them. I need higher reward levels because, man, you guys are amazing. I got some feedback, but perhaps I should have gotten more, because I missed some great reward opportunities, and y’all deserve the best.

3) It’s not so bad: Becoming someone who sells stuff, that is. I have long been afraid that it would fundamentally change the relationship I have with my readers, and that I wouldn’t like it. That it would become insincere. I’m certainly not thinking that anymore. I think it actually helped, in a way. Also,

4) I need to better engage you guys: Right now, I really just stick to Twitter. I’m still not convinced that comments on the web page is the right thing, and Facebook just plain isn’t doing anything besides draining time I could be drawing. Forcing people to come to Twitter isn’t quite right, though, and it is a very transitory medium anyway. I’m thinking of getting rid of Facebook (don’t worry, you can still get the RSS feed) and trying to find an open way to have better discussions. I’m open to suggestions. Don’t worry, Twitter’s not going anywhere. I just want to be more accessible to y’all.

Thanks so much, again! Maybe in a little while, when my numbers jump up a bit, we can try again. I’ll keep an eye on the stats, you guys keep an eye on the comics, and we’ll all keep having fun.

Lou

Guys! Books 1 and 2 are up for preorder on Kickstarter!

by LouM on September 2, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Posted In: news

Guys! I’m so excited! The Kickstarter for Books 1 and 2 of YAWC is live at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/685450305/yet-another-web-comic-books-1-and-2 ! Please contribute and/or share if you would. Thanks so much!

If you haven’t heard about Kickstarter, it’s a way to raise support for projects, and nobody pays unless all the funding comes through. Basically, it’s a method of collecting pre-orders. For more information, you should check out the site. It’s a neat idea!

It’s not often I ask people to share my posts, so if you would be willing to consider this next one I’d greatly appreciate it. Of course, if comics aren’t your thing, I totally understand. You’re a great bunch of people with a diverse range of interests, and I get that. Thanks for being so cool, everyone!

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My not-so-mysterious absence

by LouM on March 2, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

Howdy, all!

For those of you who have been following my comic for several years, a few weeks of absence should not come as a surprise to you. I always feel bad whenever I miss updates, because I have such great fans. That makes me feel worse, and it feeds into a complex recipe of self-loathing,  which invariably leads to more missed updates, and, well…it’s not you, it’s me. You guys are great. It just happens that missed updates have strong temporal autocorrelation. I’m not abandoning you.

A few pieces of news:

  • I am now expecting a child. I’m getting kind of impatient, too. How long does it take for women to gestate children, anyway? You’d think we’d have this thing all super-efficient by now. Come on, scientists, what’s up?
  • Are you in the Boston area? Shoot me an e-mail. I’ll make it worth your time.
  • What with a child in the works, the future of the comic is uncertain. I’d like to continue doing it, but it may require format changes. The comic you see today may not resemble the comic you see a year from now. Brace yourself.

As for updates, I’ll get to them when I finally get myself in gear. Until then, if you don’t follow my Twitter feed, you’re doing yourself a great disservice. I have started posting daily sketches of random things, so between that and my razor-sharp wit you may find something to sate your insatiable appetite for humor.

oh, right, link: http://www.twitter.com/LouManglass

Lou

Guest comic over at All New Issues

by LouM on December 2, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: news

Hey, guys! Bill Ellis over at All New Issues asked me to do a guest comic, and seeing as I’m a big fan of his work, I jumped at the chance. You can find it over there today, and I’ll update YAWC with today’s strip on Saturday to give the guest strip I did time to air.

By the way, I haven’t put the guest strip on my site in the comic rotation, so you’ll need to click that link to check it out. It will make its way into the gallery at some point, but that isn’t on the RSS feed. If you follow the feed or only follow me on Facebook, you NEED to go to Bill’s site to see the comic.