Month: January 2013
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Independence Day
If you’ve been following my Twitter or the Facebook fan page, you already know this, but for those of you who don’t, Spoofy Randomness has finally gone independent! Why, you might ask? Well, lots of reasons. One, I would like to try to generate a bit of revenue off of the comic, and ComicGenesis was limiting in that. Two, ComicGenesis is a free site to host on (which is what drew me here), but in some ways I was getting what I paid for. For example, I applied for a forum over three years ago, and no one bothered to respond to my requests. Three, some of the decisions made by Keenspot, ComicGenesis’s host company, were… questionable. Upon reading information about Dreamhost and ComicPress, I decided this was something I could do, and it has been relatively easy to transfer the comic. The move isn’t totally done yet, but the archives are all in place!
Why are you still reading this? Get over to spoofyrandomness.com right now!
See you on the new site!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Adventures Untold
Refs: Finding the key | Light-sensitive switch | Last reference to the Tower Room story arc
Panel 2 is an entire story arc summed up in one panel. This was meant to be an actual story, and evidence of this can be seen in the Tower Room and Secrets of the Tower Room arcs, which were laying the groundwork. It would have worked well too, had I stuck to three comics a week. Pacing is a little different with only posting once a week (silly real life getting in the way), and I felt that it was best to drop that story arc in order to keep the story moving.
I also decided to switch back to three panels (which I have not done since halfway through the first arc; appropriately enough, the strip was about Communists). I felt it matched the quicker wit of a weekly comic better than the four-panel layout. With a bit of luck, it will have the added benefit of being able to produce two comics a week eventually (although I will require a big buffer before I risk that).
Finally, if I ever make a Spoofy Randomness book, you can bet what the bonus story will be!
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
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Ambition
Flashback Refs: Chris | Nikki | Jorocks
It’s not often I get to reference a comic from way back in 2009 as well as one from the more recent 2012! On the note of years, I actually remembered to change the copyright, even though technically I drew this in 2012. Happy New Year, all!
Couple of notes here. The character in Panel 3 right next to Percy is, of course, Matt Smith. Since that one actor that shares his name changed costume for the most recent Doctor Who Christmas special, Matt of course felt the need to change his as well. He’s done this before. He naturally would be curious about how Percy plans to deliver ALL of the presents, as it likely involves time travel. Sally (Nikki’s roommate) at the other end has no idea that Percy wants to be Santa, so you can imagine her confusion.
I believe I’ve mentioned several times, especially on Twitter, that I dislike drawing sitting people. And I also don’t like drawing crowded panels. So what did I do for Panel 3? Yeah… That panel took me about as much time as the other three panels combined. While not perfect, this version satisfied me much more than the other versions.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
