So, last week, there was no comic. And this week is more than half way over and… well, here’s the comic.
Uggggh.
I’m sorry, you guys. I really am. When I set out to wrap the comic up, I vowed to myself I wasn’t going to become “that guy.” You know the guy. The guy who does 3 comics a week for 8 years, then once a week for a couple of years and then updates comics on a “whenever” basis. I hate that guy and I’m slowly becoming him.
I hate it.
Part of the delay has been life stuff. Things I just can’t get around anymore. Part of it is the complexity of the comics I’m putting together in the home stretch. It’s just not talking heads anymore. And with all the texturing and effects… it’s taking a lot of time.
But I thought of something else this week – something lurking in my subconscious – that I failed to recognize until now.
I’m starting to think that the closer I get to the end of the comic – and believe me, we’re getting very close now – something in my subconscious is making me put things off. I talked about it a little bit on Twitter and a few people wrote me to say “Then don’t end it!” But that’s not the real issue. The comic has to end. I’m just making excuses and getting in my own way.
At any rate, the next comic is a large single panel and will likely be the last appearance of Victor. Having realized the damage that he’s done, Victor is now on the run. Get your hankies out. I’m a little bit sad thinking about it.
Hopefully, it won’t take me nearly two weeks to produce.
Thanks again for your patience, everyone. We’re almost to the finish line.
Please don’t apologize. Considering it’s 2 months after the ‘end’ date, it’s great. I’d rather get 1 comic every few weeks than know there aren’t any more to look forward to. That said, I still can’t wait to see how everything turns out.
Cue sad walking away music
If you cannot end the comic then just get the pillow out and smoother it in its sleep. 🙂
I kid, I kid. No one wants Theater Hopper to end. It may have to but no one wants it to. It is like a birthday. It is only one day but it is very anticipated and no one wants it to end but the evening comes and the stars come out and everyone gets sleepy. Eventually the next day arrives and the birthday is over.
Theater Hopper was a good ten years of a day. Soon it will be tomorrow with all the promise that it brings.
The new will be just as good as the past. Just different.
Okay, so Victor is still alive… but has anyone seen Cecil?
Is he at home watching it on TV, and reluctantly updating his resume on workinwebcomics? Or is he a martyr – the kid who HAS to die horribly in flames so your comic can end on a dramatic note?
I’ll be honest… I completely forgot about Cecil.
So let’s just say he died horribly and leave it at that! 😀