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Just for an update, I have drawn 5 pages of Book Three but I haven't scanned and finished all of them. When I am ready to put them online, which is still several weeks away, I will start a regular twice-a-week update schedule of Wednesdays and Saturdays. Woohoo!

Thanks very much for the input! I appreciate it. Yes, religion is a risky topic but we knew that from the beginning. But this is a slice of life comic with a religious theme. Thank you for the kind words about the improved lettering. We're taking a different -- and hopefully even better approach to ...

Yes, I am completing work on the last 4 pages of Book Two. They will be scanned, edited and put online over the next week or so.

This means Book Three is on the horizon! Look for it...

Best Wishes,
Allen

It's funny, it took me and my wife nearly 4 years to do the 38 strips that made up Book 1 but it only took 4 months to do Book 2. I think part of that is that I am much more familiar with the full-page comic book format than the comic strip format. It also made it easier to plan the story and dialog...

I love the Apokolips parody -- with a twist! And so mundane...funny!

Thanks for the Monday morning laugh.

Book Two's first page (#39 in the series) is now online. Sorry for the long wait.

Click on the link below to go to page one of Book Two of Due East
http://dueeast.comicgenesis.com/d/39.html

Best Wishes,
Allen[/url]

Book Two of Due East is about to start! It will be in full comic book format, as opposed to the original comic strip format and will be approximately 30 - 35 pages per issue.

I apologize that it's been a bit of a wait but the inspiration just has to be there.

Please check back for updates.

I love the "death stare!" What was the blooper. btw?

Yes but with a twist. I think maybe she should be rescued but there should be some type of irony in the situation -- or maybe it turns out to be a dream or an alternate reality...or something.

I think since I updated the CGWiki and resubmitted the ratings, things are clearing up.

Thanks for the input and suggestions! I added Category:Rated_PG and Category:Real_Life to the CGWiki.

I set those up a long time ago.

Do you think I need to set them up again now that it's CG?

Due East has been a part of CG since it was Keenspace, but when I search the comics listings under specific category or general A-Z listing, I don't find Due East anywhere.

What do I need to do to get it listed? Thanks!

Hi ShardZ, Yes in the first comic and the 12th comic, I used computerized lettering (good eye!) and in the 5th strip, it was meant to be frenetic and hurried-looking, almost to illegibility, because that was Crystal's state of mind at the time. :lol: Re-lettering the initial strips may be near-impos...

I scan the images in and modify (as necessary) using Paint Shop Pro 6 (archaic but it gets the job done). Sorry about the lettering. That is one area that I may experiment with larger lettering in Book Two. I prefer to hand render the letters because (a) I've been doing that since 1980; and (b) it's...

Thanks! I appreciate the input.

I think Keira Knightley (Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Carribean) would be good to play Molly/Skull Girl. She's a little tall but she has the right spunk and energy.



The other choices you suggested sound good.

I started out on full-sized comic books , usually at least 20 pages per issue (sometimes more, as needed) so doing comic strips has been a challenge. I also wanted to bend the rules a bit so that, if we needed a bit more room to express the art or the story idea, we took the room we needed. This led...

Hey there! I appreciate all the replies thus far, very helpful perspectives, one and all. I also appreciate the feedback below on Due East from ShardZ. (I love Zebra Girl! I've read the whole thing...) The blur is only for special effects, either to depict motion or dream sequences. Sorry about the ...

From what I've seen here, it seems like most people like "funny" comic strips a bit more than "serious" strips. Me, I like a mixture. My strip "Due East" has a serious story with a good bit of humor thrown in. Is it just that people like a quick gag or that they don't associate seriousness with comi...

Clone Molly so there's two of her (for one strip)?