Redux Deluxe REVIVE

The first thing you learn with dealing with computers is to back up everything and save often. And me supposedly being an IT professional, I should know this. And what did I neglect to do with my webcomic? That's right, back up and save. So when my host went under without alerting anyone, guess what happened?

Yep.

Everything was gone. My posts, my comments, my style sheets...everything. All was lost...except for the comic pages themselves. Of course they wouldn't be gone, because I made MULTIPLE backups of those...I mean, I am supposed to be making a graphic novel in the end, right? Well...hopefully more than one...but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

So, I sat there just befuddled and angry...not knowing where to begin rebuilding or even if I should. I always said that I put way more effort into everything else but actually creating pages, and this was just taking time away from creating pages. And adding to that further was me trying to distance myself from the moniker of a webcomic and trying to be more of a graphic novel. So, creating a site just seemed like it would be a moot point.

But I did it anyway. And I re-uploaded all of my content (minus the blog posts and the individual page posts, those are forever lost). And my focus is to still publish stuff online just to get feedback and build a base, while staying true to my intentions of creating a graphic novel.

And Redux Deluxe is alive again!



I can't make promises like I used to on an update schedule, but at least this time, pages will be posted when they're completed. And the schedule will hopefully be pretty consistent. I'm shooting for being published by early next year...and I'm shooting for at least a 180 page book. Yeah...I have work to do. But I'll get there.

And you can help, by dropping by my brand new site, looking around, and leaving comments every so often! And supporting Redux Deluxe!!


Without Wax,

Blog REVIVE: M.I.A.

For a while, I lost my motivation to draw and what seemed like all of my creativity, so I had to take a break...not just a break from this blog but a break from art altogether. That meant no more sketching...my webcomic took a hit...everything.

But recently I've been trying to shake the cobwebs off and get back into the groove of getting better with my artwork...and slowly trying to get back into creating my webcomic..er...graphic novel. It might be a while for me to continue my webcomic graphic novel because of other circumstances (which will be saved for another post). I've recently just been struck with a number of ideas, so I need to get the juices flowing again.

So what have I been doing since I've been M.I.A. from this blog and everything? Well...here you go...IMAGE DUMP:













Thats pretty much what I've been up to. I have an idea for a huge picture that I need to complete for someone special...maybe I'll post progress pics of that...but probably not though, because I want it to be a surprise.

Like they say...back to the drawing board...


Without Wax,