New Pages- 24 & 25!
I’m glad that everyone liked last week’s update! This week we have Pages 24 & 25- and next week will bring an end to Issue #8!
(I posted a 13-step color tutorial for this page over at The Dreamer Fan Flow! If you haven’t signed up yet, Mike added the Fan Flow to the sidebar with the other off-site links, so you’ll always know where to find it.)
I have several pieces of Dreamer News to highlight this week! First, the Web Cartoon Reader’s Choice Awards went on as planned last week after all, and I won the “Author Congeniality” award! Thanks so much for all the love and devotion, everyone. I really value all of you, and all the emails and encouragement you give me, and this just adds to the list of why I love my readers so much. :)
On the topic of the WCRCAs, I would also like to note that General Howe was voted the second most devious villain (Xylia’s Tychia is a worthy winner in that category!), Nathan Hale is apparently the second most lovable sidekick, Mike’s website is apparently the second best on the web (I’ll argue that one!) and I’m apparently the second best artist, lol. So thanks for all the runner-up love, too.
Onto serious news. If you haven’t heard about the Comic Creator’s Alliance yet, please read the previous blog post. Comic Creators are coming together to raise money and awareness for the problem of Human Trafficking in the world today. None of it is pretty, but ignoring it won’t go away. Right now we’re looking for creators to participate and people to spread the word! So please read my blog about it and check out the website. I think it’s a worthy cause.
And I’m really excited about the last bit of news– there will be some big changes for The Dreamer next issue. That’s right: I finally hired a colorist! Her name is Julie Wright, and she’s phenomenal! I met her at Mid-Ohio Con last month the guys from Studio Akumakaze introduced us and told me about the work she had done for them. For now, check out her DeviantART page here, and her official website here. And everyone give her a warm, Dreamer-family welcome!
What will the changes look like for The Dreamer? Not much, though I’m sure Julie will put her own twist on the colors. The biggest bit of news associated with this is that I’ll be taking a break after Issue #8 concludes next week and Issue #9 will start sometime in December. Not sure exactly when, but I’d rather break between issues for a few weeks, than keep missing updates like I did in this past issue.
You know me, I’ll be posting other goodies here for you to check out each week in the meantime, including a ‘get to know you’ interview with Julie!
On a final note, I’m taking commissions right now and have two spots left to fill. All the details are on my DeviantART journal, and you can shoot me an email if you want one of those slots.
All right, come back next Friday to see how we wrap things up! I’ve been working so hard on starting up the Comic Creator’s Alliance this week that I had nothing to update the voting incentive. So VOTE TWC this week just because you love me! And if not me, because you love Alan. Cause the poor chap looks like he needs some cheering up… (He wasn’t even voted second best protagonist like his friends…)
