And... scene!
EDIT: Seems that Blogger automatically resized my wallpaper. CLICK HERE to download a 1280 x 1024 version.Click on the cover for a larger version.
Today's strip is Suburban Tribe #750, and the end of this year's Halloween story.
I didn't want to do another Halloween story where I picked one or several characters and come up with some way to kill them off. Since the Halloween stories "don't count," I decided to bend the rules a little and play around with the characters in a different way.
I've gotten more emails and comments on this story than any other, topping Haley's origin story. It was fun to do, and it was a fresh change of pace from the usual workplace stories. To answer the most common questions/comments:
1) Why weren't Haley/Roger/Jessica/Skip in the story?
I had planned to put them in there, but there just wasn't enough physical space on the page, nor was there enough time to draw all of those characters in all of those new costumes. If there were enough time and space, Jessica would have shown up as "Diana" and Skip would've been "Presto" from the D&D cartoon. Haley would not have been seen (no electricity in ye olden days), and Roger would have been a Gandalf-type wizard, but would have died halfway through the story from advanced syphilis, which he would have contracted from a half-elf prostitute.
2) If this story were an ongoing monthly comic, I would totally buy it.
Here's the chance to put your money where your mouth is, because this story will be on sale in a few weeks as part of Suburban Tribe #3! The cover is at the top of this post. Tell all of your friends, it will be on sale in about 3 weeks. If it flies outta my studio, I'll step up development on Empyreal Fall.
As you can see from the ending, there's also the possibility of returning to the D&D world to see how our heroes are faring. Not to mention that 10-year gap that happened in the course of the story. We'll see.
Lastly, I'm celebrating the 750th strip with my very first Desktop Wallpaper! Click here to download a 1280 x 1024 resolution version.
12 Comments:
Man, I so wish you would draw the D&D world Caesar.
How likely is it that if there was an ongoing book, it could be shipped to NZ?
"Man, I so wish you would draw the D&D world Caesar."
Ditto! Give the masses what they want, John!
That desktop image is very nice. Any chance of you revisiting this particular alternate reality?
Really good work, John. I've made the wallpaper my desktop already.
I gotta say I loved the whole DnD story line, and I would love to see another one :) Although it is nice to get back to the "real" world :D
Beautifuly drawn wallpaper, very nice.
Great wallpaper! I'd love to know how you get your lines so crisp and smooth.
(But for some reason, it's only 1024x819 pixels.)
You did a great job with this story and you should really feel proud about it. Well done!
Thanks for the compliments, everyone. I know that comic readers are defacto Fantasy and SciFi enthusiasts, so I'm glad the story pleased you.
Shipping to NZ is about $3 per issue via airmail, Jace.
May get around to drawing Caesar. Keep an eye on my sketchblog.
Also, I will be uploading a resized wallpaper shortly. Seems that Blogger did some automatic resizing on my behalf.
Great wallpaper! I'd love to know how you get your lines so crisp and smooth.
- Lots of practice with the Wacom Intuos 3. I use the felt tip nib for inking (it has better traction for precise lines) and I zoom in large when I ink.
Beautiful wallpaper! I loved the storyline... too bad there wasn't more Carol, I say, heheh. :D
I really enjoyed that storyline. I'm happy it went over the Halloween limit!
They all look so cool. :D
/useless fawning over and commenting
I just relaized I've been reading this comic since my last job, which I left in July 2004. I just like it so much. Better buy the comics and show my support and all.
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