This marks the first comic done in the four-panel, grayscale format. It took me a record 2.5 hours to finish, in total. This is the sort of schedule I can live with. First and foremost, I didn't have to draw any backgrounds. Don't get me wrong, I like drawing backgrounds, but they're often unnecessary and detract from the main focus of the comic. I also used less dialogue in this comic than any before it, another technique I want to focus on. Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, was able to create most of his sunday comics with little, if any dialogue when it came to the last five years or so of the comic's run. It was effective -- far more than dialogue had been. I'd like to try my hand at the same.

This sort of format also lets me put out the comic twice a week, barring any unforeseen circumstances. Hopefully I can maintain this sort of schedule. If you like the comic and want to say anything about it, drop me a line in the forums. Feedback is always appreciated.

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