And there you have it, folks. To be continued!
Seven goddamn chapters, man! If I’ve done my sums correctly, that’s 305 pages, so far. Good Lord!
So, you may be wondering what’s next, now. Well, for starters, 6-Commando is going on a little break. What for, you might ask? Well, for starters, as I might have mentioned last week (and as you might have noticed with the somewhat sporadic schedule this fall and winter) I’ve been assigned some very heavy responsibilities at work recently, which are requiring a lot of attention. When I’m in the studio, it’s all business, and the more I’m in the studio, the less non-business time I have on hand. I’ve also been doing some illustration work around the edges for several game companies, including Vanguard Miniatures, Steve Jackson Games, and a few others. And finally, you might have been a supporter last year of Volume 1 of Threads, the comics anthology from the SpiderForest Webcomic Collective, for which I produced a 6-page sci fi story called Earthlight. Well, Volume 2 is underway, and I’m writing and drawing another, longer piece this year, titled A Death at the Gates of Heaven, set in the same universe as a comic I started a long time ago called Hotel Metropolitan (you hardcore readers may remember it from, say, 2008 or so!) I really enjoyed doing that last year and as I look to expand my repertoire, this is a great opportunity for me to take my comics work in a slightly new direction.
So what does all that mean for 6-Commando? In the long run? Nothing. 6-Commando is coming back in May this year, but in the meantime, while I wrap up all the things above, I felt that the end of Chapter 7 seemed like a good chance to pause for a short while; it also felt like I would be doing the fairest thing for all of you, instead of posting just whenever and not sticking to a schedule.
So, there it is. As ever, when I have the time around the edges, I’ll still post those little things I like to toss in from time to time: the Technical Readouts, for example – we haven’t even touched the South American arsenal yet! But until the last week of May, 2018, regular updates will be on hold.
I’d like to close, however, by thanking all of you for reading, and for being such a responsive, patient, and really insightful audience. You guys make this comic possible, and I’m already looking forward to getting back to it for Chapter 8!
All the best, folks, and see you soon!
Well Matthew enjoy your break although it isn’t really a break from anything but this comic. I’ll change my bookmark to reflect June 1st so I don’t wear out my F5 button, and catch you on the flipside.
I look forward to Future updates and chapter 8 and the rest of this excellent alternate history that you have produced. be well and stay safe and I totally understand work being overwhelming.
Thank you for the kind words, and the understanding! I’m definitely not just leaving forever – I’m too far in now to just stop! But hopefully this will let me get at least some of my projects in proper order. Think of it like the season break on a tv show!
CALLED IT! Of course, the attackers have no idea what they’re walking into…and I have to wait 5 months to see their faces??? *sigh* I understand, but I’m really going to miss you. Take care, Mathieu; over and out (for now). 😀
Back before you know what hit you. Promise!
So, not only “neither confirm nor deny”, bit for 5 months as well? Now that’s just rude. Almost as rude as some Conasur rogues stealing UNA warheads 😛
Thank you for the read, and – well – until then – take care.
I can neither confirm nor deny anything you’ve just said! 😉
Oh, sure—just leave us hanging! Seriously, enjoy your “break” and we’ll see you on the flip side.
Hah, thanks man. Yeah it’s just that of all the thing s I’m doing right now this is the only one at a logical pause. It’ll be back before you know it.
Thanks for the journey so far Mathieu, it’s been fun…see you this summer!
Thanks to you for reading, and for bearing with me while I try to bring some degree of good order to my life!
yes we will point to this!
Somewhere on that map is a hand drawn giant tank icon representing Mike, right?
😀
You know the answer to that.
I wait with bated breath.
Did I miss a newsletter to signup for?
Hah, no, I have never gone so far as to make a newsletter for fear of spam. But maybe I should?
I check in here regularly, though, and might have permission to give some sneak previews of my work for the upcoming new volume of the Spiderforest Anthology.
Thank you sir…. and thanks to those that signed me up for the 6-Commando subscription on WordPress!
Something tells me it was probably deceptively simple to make, but you absolutely nailed that map. I love the inconsistently illuminated “glow” effect that everything drawn on it has. It reminds me of when a display has multiple things and the backlight from one button “bleeds” into the others surrounding it. For some reason I actually prefer that bleeding effect to having the light “contained”, I don’t know why.