I have not abandoned 6-Commando. But it has been a very, very long time – much longer than I had ever imagined it would be.
Since last year, I’ve changed jobs, changed homes, undergone a major health crisis and recovered, endured the thread of global plague and two (count ’em) enforced quarantines, and the death, funeral, and mourning of someone so close to me in the midst of all of it. For some time, I’ll be honest, it has felt like I can never get better again. I have had to deal with death more often and in more different ways than someone my age typically has to, but losing this person has been more like losing a part of myself than I ever thought possible. Somehow, I continue to move forward.
It has sometimes seemed like more than I can handle. And more than that, coming back to 6-Commando has often seemed to be kind of futile, when the message I’ve hoped to get across, the real core of what I believe and what I’ve hoped to achieve with my art, seems not only to not be moving forward in the world at large, but to be actively regressing. Somehow, I continue to move forward.
I know this isn’t quite an update, but to be honest I haven’t put pen to paper in so long I had begun to doubt I could still do it. But I think I can, in enough accuracy and (God willing) with enough energy that I can finally do what’s needed, and bring the story to a conclusion. And the worm turns, and is packing a fucking uzi, as the fellow says. So now more than ever I have to set my teeth and do my best to remain honest in a world that now so fully values and clings to the opposite. Nevertheless, here we go again. I’m not quite there, but I’m getting there.
Thanks for sticking with me. Encore une fois!
Hey, Real Life sometimes doesn’t even bother knocking and just kicks the door down. I have the RSS feed in my reader (it’s a must for several webcomics) and meanwhile I think it’s time for a re-read. Just keep marching on.
Thanks. It’s been a rough year, but the sun keeps coming up.
Relax Mathieu, take your time and keep well.
And when you get there, we too will be there. For you.
Thanks. I appreciate the support, truly.
It is a tough time for many, some harder that others. Hang in there, take your time, and never give up. When you are ready, come back or start something new. We will be there.
I appreciate that a lot, Tony. 6-Commando is too close to being done for me to stop now. It’s just been one thing too many for a while, but I am going to finish.
I understand as 2019 was a very difficult year for my wife and me – very similar to what you let us see. Be strong, believe in yourself, and Commando 6 will come back stronger. And if you decide not to, I’m sure we all will support you on whatever path you decide to travel.
Thank you. I feel a kind of responsibility to these characters at this point, and although I had to do a little life triage lately, I don’t plan to give up on them now.
Don’t stop not dying, Mathieu! 🙂
http://nn4b.com/comic/350
You’d think that would be easy, but often it isn’t. Still, I keep on breathing somehow!
Just take your time and care of yourself. It’s alright.
Thanks man. You’re one of the most consistent readers over the years, and let me tell you, the support means a lot to me!
Like ten years or so.
oh good to know I thought you died…
Any rumors of my death were slightly exaggerated.
Yeah 2020 has been nothing short of a Nuclear white hot mess, I’m just glad to know you are ok. While I cant speak for the entire readership of 6 Commando, I doubt anyone will mind if you need more time.
Yeah I’m toying with a couple ideas to cover the next few weeks. About two years ago, for example, I did an anthology piece which, although not in the 6-Commando universe, shares a lot of similar themes. I might post that for you while I’m sorting myself out to restart the comic. Latest crisis: my laptop is on the fritz (it’s seven years old and is starting to misbehave). Oh well, one thing at a time.
A wiser fella once said, sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, the bar eats you
What’s that, some kind’a eastern thing?
There are times that I think that some asshat somehow got a hold of reality’s Dev Console and decided to screw everyone over with a world breaking apart, given how straight out of fiction reality took since 2016…
This has been my weekly check-in ever since I found 6-Commando. As I’ve told you before, you take care of yourself. we can wait. Just privileged to enjoy the crumbs hat fall from your drawing board. Sorry to hear about the extra that has befallen you on top of the pandemic. I have seen you bounce back before, and will again. Oh, and the anthology piece will be a fine filler, while you get your mental drawing muscles back to par.