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Something seems a little different around here. If you’ve noticed a change in the site’s design, here’s why.

For the past week or so, we’ve been dealing with some issues caused by the theme we were using for the comic. Unfortunately, the developers behind DesignWicked, the theme we’ve relied on for a while, have announced that they are shutting down. Due to rising hosting costs and a lack of continued support, they can no longer work on WordPress themes.

So, after considering the situation, we’ve decided to transition to a new theme now rather than risk further issues with no future updates from DesignWicked.

We’ve worked hard to keep things as familiar as possible, but there are a few upgrades worth mentioning:

• Better Mobile Support: The site is now more responsive, improving your reading experience on phones and tablets. Plus, it should load faster!
• Improved Navigation: You can now click on the comic to move to the next page—something we’ve wanted for a while! You’ll also be able to bookmark your spot and easily access the archive.
• Dynamic Headers: With the ability to rotate header images, the site will look fresh every so often. It’s a small touch, but we’re excited about it!
• Streamlined Design: We’ve removed the sidebar to keep the focus on the comic, giving the site a cleaner, more minimalist feel.
• Improved Readability: The comic, Disqus comment section, and archive should all be easier to read with the new layout.

We’re confident these changes will make your experience here better. Thanks for your patience as we make this transition! As always, feel free to leave feedback or let us know if anything feels off!

So, we are a little early with this post but I kind of wanted to get the New Year off to a good start. So here we are once again going forward with the comic. And I for one am so excited.

So Why a Relaunch?

We originally launched the comic online going back to 2012 and to be honest I really had no clue what I was doing, and I probably should have stuck with it, but life had other plans. Art and I moved states, switched careers and welcomed our second son. So, while we were on our extended hiatus, we went into deep development mode with the comic.

I don’t like spoilers, but I will say that a lot of things are different from that original stack of sketched papers sitting in the bookshelf.

Yeah, that one.

So, you are redoing the artwork?

Yes, the artwork in the original books will be redone and we’ll most likely do something extra for everyone who bought one of the original books.

Now I am well aware that as an artist it’s so important to see how far you’ve come – and even though the perfectionist inside me is kicking and screaming- you shouldn’t update the old stuff.

That being said, Art and I felt that we had made so many changes to not only the artwork but the core storyline of the comic itself, we made the decision to redo those pages.

Still love where we came from but so excited to share where we’re going!

Being only 2 books in, out of an entire series, we felt it was the correct thing to do. But I am not afraid to show the old stuff here and there!

What to look forward to?

New pages on our Read Comics page every Friday until we reach 100!

Lots of extras, comics, art and works in progress on our Instagram and Patreon for the duration of the series.

and more posts on this blog even though I’m not great at writing them!

That’s all for now! Thanks for reading my ramblings!

Happy Reading!

Hello all!!

There is so much work to be done as we get ready for our relaunch and we’re so excited! 

In the mean time please excuse the clean up process- it will be out with the old and in with the new. With that said, all of the current comic pages and posts are going to be retired so we can make room for the shiny new updates.

We’ll also be reworking some of the reward tiers.

There is definitely going to be some fun new things in the coming weeks including an official relaunch post- maybe i’ll make a video, we’ll see.

In the mean time everyone stay safe and we’ll be back soon with a new post!