100

November 2nd, 2009

Wow, 100 strips… pretty crazy. Actually, it’s funny because sometimes I’ll look back through the archives and won’t even remember drawing some of them. I guess that’s a good thing because it means I’m looking forward and not dwelling too much on each strip. Honestly, it’s kinda nice to take a step back every now and then and take in the entirety of what I’ve done over the last year and some weeks. Wait, that sounded pretty arrogant… “yeah, look at me, I’m awesome because I drew 100 comic strips”. Actually, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Self-confidence has never been a virtue of mine (I am an artist, after all), but for someone who has had trouble over the years getting things started and then actually following through, it’s a pretty big accomplishment.

So I wanted to take a sec to say thanks to everyone who has supported me over the last year, especially my wife, Sarah, for not only putting up with me spending all that time drawing but also for helping me get through some bouts with writer’s block and brainstorming ideas with me. You’re the best!

-Brad

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Anniversaries

October 1st, 2009

So the strip turned 1 year old last month. Yes, I completely missed it. Shows how big of a deal it is to me, huh? Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud to have only missed one update in a year, but really, I’m more interested in numerical milestones (the 100th strip is coming up soon) than dates where the strip is concerned.

There were also a lot of other things going on last month that caused me to push the 1 year anniversary of the strip down on my priority list. I left my day job for a new one, my son started his first day of preschool, and, most importantly, my wife and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary with what will most likely be our last vacation without kids for the next 15 to 20 years.

So no celebration. Nothing special going on. I’m just going to keep plugging away trying to make the best strip I can and at the same time trying to grow the readership. As always, I really appreciate all the support I’ve been getting. I’m really excited to explore Gnomania more and to let you guys know the outcome of this storyline.

Maybe we’ll have a celebration next year.

-Brad

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