Marie in Wonderland Part - 2 *VOTING TIME*!

[qzar9999]

Hey, if you have commitments IRL (job, etc.) that's gotta come first. Whenever this finally does come out I'll still buy it because I think your stuff is pretty good. As long as you don't give us a Duke Nukem-style waiting period I think we'll be okay.

[axlegear83]

Originally Posted by qzar9999

Hey, if you have commitments IRL (job, etc.) that's gotta come first. Whenever this finally does come out I'll still buy it because I think your stuff is pretty good. As long as you don't give us a Duke Nukem-style waiting period I think we'll be okay.

Or worse, the Megaman Legends 3 waiting period...shit, now I've depressed myself again.

[Jitensha]

Don't worry I wont make you wait that long :3 I honestly am trying to put as much time in as possible, but I do spend nights there until 8 or so PM, take the one hour commute and have to get ready for bed (~_~) I really love my job, so I don't mind as much, but it doesn't give me that much freedom during the week to work D:

[Clickme]

Dont worry aobut it ^_^ Real life has to come first.

[Jitensha]

Well I talked to my bosses about taking some personal time to do comics, so come late August I might be taking an unpaid day off a week for about a month to work on Marie. I really, REALLY want to finish it...I hate having unfinished work lol. I was surprised they would be so cool with it (n_n), but I guess since my husband hasn't found work in almost 6 months, they want to help me as best they can (since they can't financially at the moment...we're in the middle of moving to a brand new huge office..). I would in the long term make more money with a comic than losing 4 days of work, plus the itch is just KILLING ME!!! Ughh, I thought I would be thinking 'good riddance', don't have to deal with pirates, or worry about a steady income, but man, sometimes I just REALLY miss making comics. As much as it was a stressful process for me, it was a a forum for me to express my creativity, and an awesome place for me to grow as an artist (since readers have been pretty much blunt when they don't like something! lol). The whole experience just pushed me to try and become better and better. So thanks guys, really!

It's official, Marie is back in production in about a month :3

[Chris_B]

WOOHOOO!

I'll find the money to buy it somehow.

[Blackbat]

fantastic news Jitensha, it will be an instant buy for me. Such a fan of your works, good to hear you have given into your itch :P

[DangerousDave]

Originally Posted by Jitensha

Well I talked to my bosses about taking some personal time to do comics, so come late August I might be taking an unpaid day off a week for about a month to work on Marie. I really, REALLY want to finish it...I hate having unfinished work lol. I was surprised they would be so cool with it (n_n), but I guess since my husband hasn't found work in almost 6 months, they want to help me as best they can (since they can't financially at the moment...we're in the middle of moving to a brand new huge office..). I would in the long term make more money with a comic than losing 4 days of work, plus the itch is just KILLING ME!!! Ughh, I thought I would be thinking 'good riddance', don't have to deal with pirates, or worry about a steady income, but man, sometimes I just miss making comics. As much as it was a stressful process for me, it was a a forum for me to express my creativity, and an awesome place for me to grow as an artist (since readers have been pretty much blunt when they don't like something! lol). The whole experience just pushed me to try and become better and better. So thanks guys, really!

It's official, Marie is back in production in about a month :3

ainly not complaining about your decision to finish the comic (btw: yay!), but don't get creative satisfaction from your job? I imagine you work in the animation field, right? I think you said something about computer games, but my nemory might be off... :-)

[DangerousDave]

Originally Posted by Jitensha

Well I talked to my bosses about taking some personal time to do comics, so come late August I might be taking an unpaid day off a week for about a month to work on Marie. I really, REALLY want to finish it...I hate having unfinished work lol. I was surprised they would be so cool with it (n_n), but I guess since my husband hasn't found work in almost 6 months, they want to help me as best they can (since they can't financially at the moment...we're in the middle of moving to a brand new huge office..). I would in the long term make more money with a comic losing 4 days of work, plus the itch is just KILLING ME!!! Ughh, I thought I would be thinking 'good riddance', don't have to deal with pirates, or worry about a steady income, but man, sometimes I just miss making comics. As much as it was a stressful process for me, it was a a forum for me to express my creativity, and an awesome place for me to grow as an artist (since readers have been pretty much blunt when they don't like something! lol). The whole experience just pushed me to try and become better and better. So thanks guys, really!

It's official, Marie is back in production in about a month :3

I'm certainly not complaining about your decision to finish your comic (btw: yay!), but don't get creative satisfaction from your job? I imagine you work in the animation field, right? I think you said something about computer games, but my nemory might be off... :-)

[Clickme]

Yeeeeeeeey ^_^ Here, I thought the added posts might have been someone necroing for updates, and I find something to rejoice in ^_^ It'll be great seeing new work from you. I'm looking forward to it ^_^

[Jitensha]

Originally Posted by DangerousDave

I'm certainly not complaining about your decision to finish your comic (btw: yay!), but don't get creative satisfaction from your job? I imagine you work in the animation field, right? I think you said something about computer games, but my nemory might be off... :-)

I get plenty of creative satisfaction from my job, and I make games for devices (phones, tablets, etc). The only difference is that although I get a decent amount of creative freedom at my job, there is still always someone telling me what to do. I share my office with 20+ coworkers, we all want to make our own games, and we have plenty of client work that comes into the office. Chances that we will be working on what I want to work on is pretty slim. So really the difference between making a comic and making a game is being able to have COMPLETE creative freedom, compared to some.

Unfortunately, the game industry is just a market of limitations. Unless you're a huge game company with lots of investors, time is money, and if it takes more time to make something that loses money, it'll get cut. As an artist it was a hard lesson to learn, because we always want to give 100%. Because of time constraints, I've had to produce "B" work, or even..."C" work. I'm not saying my hands are clean from rushing in one of my comics before, but I don't think I've put out work there I'd be embarrassed about. I mean some of my first comics I think looked really crappy, but that's normal, that comes with time and improvement. I've literally put out games that I haven't told my family about, not because it has any inappropriate content, it's just bad art :P

[DangerousDave]

That's interesting, thanks for the detailed response.

And I hope you get more creative freedom, in your current job or in a future one.