Wow, a whole month waiting for this one, I hope it was worth it.

Sorry for the hiatus there. Things got crazy everywhere in my life all at once,
and they really haven't settled down. Things are bad. But that has nothing
to do with the comic or getting it done, so I apologize. Hope you enjoy it!

The demo for Blazing Angels came out today. You can guess where
I'll be tonight.....Because I am a huge dork.

Some new stuff on the Devaint Art too, you should check it out. Or don't. Whatever.

Ug...I'm trying real hard to not talk about things sucking, but they do, so
I'd better go.

~Wei

Ok, so it may not be a real update, but it's something cute to
look at right? Thanks for being patient guys!

Oh, and I noticed that the archive menu in was sending 27-30 to
comic #28 or something like that. It works just fine now.

~Wei

Oh man...it's this kinda stuff that would lead me to believe
that there is some webcomic god out there and his primary
concern is to keep me from regularly updating:

My friend Tarzan (yes that's his real name) hung out a bunch
this weekend, and at one point the laptop bag was stashed
away in his car. I have my laptop, but the bag, containing
the sketch for the next issue...still in the car.

:sigh:

Guess I'll work on some of my much-neglected art projects.

~Wei

Just a little update for you guys:

I probably won't have the comic up on Saturday (tomorrow) because I
go to a hippie school and I have to go on a field trip that involves
trees and, more than likely, the hugging of said plantlife. Now, I
like nature. I mean, I was all over Captain Planet when I was little,
but when classes about ecology require me to have to call off going
to work, reform is in order.

Anyway, I'm getting off subject. Check back sunday (night?) and the
next comic should be up by then.

Go Planet!!

~Wei

Well, I stayed (mostly) on schedule this week, and got #30 out. Horray
for ninjas!

I'm glad to say that my experiance is beginning to show in my work to
me (finally). I'm messing around with layouts and angles and whatnot.
It's definitly good to feel more comfortable with a wider array of comic
devices.

Also, I seem to be ripping off every anime gimmick ever, so the slashy-
sillouette was bound to happen sooner or later. Coming soon:
KAAAAA-MEEEE....HAAAA-MEEEEE...

~RCQ

*edit* If you don't get the title of #30

You people and your demands. Fine, here's #29. I'm am truly sorry
that it took a whole month to do this. School and work and other art
projects were in the way. I will be moving this along faster in the
future...I hope.

~RCQ

I know, I know, the comic has not come yet. I swear I'm not being lazy, I
have been filling out my art on my DeviantArt page. While that has kept
me working, it's not really an excuse.

So, in an attempt to keep you guys informed on my progress on these things
so that you can make well educated complaints at my lack of production, I added
a progress tab on the left under the links. I totally ripped off applegeeks.com.

~RCQ

What's this? a new format for the site? That's right peoples, I
got tired of the way the pages looked, all non-matching and stuff.
Now it's blue and sexy. All together now: "Ooooooooooo....Ahhhhh"

Also, this is a feeble attempt to distract you from the fact that I
still havn't finished comic #29.

~RCQ

Enter the Ian. OMG the suspense!

I'm feeling extremely MEH. The Richard is lonely.
~RCQ

Sunday - December 25, 2005

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

~RCQ

Wow, almost a month to the day since the last update. I am soooo lazy!

Actually, I have been working like a dog all month. And not in the "here's money for your painful efforts" kind of way. I mean school. Or as I refer to it, the place where your torturers wear glasses and tweed jackets. I'm so glad I'll be done next semester ::Crosses fingers::

So anyway, the new comic is up. Thus ends the "plan B" story arc. My first shot at a little bit of continuity. I'm sure you were all on the edge of your seats. I should load some cheesy soap opera music in the background.

I've been listening to this Japanese girl rock band "GO!GO!7188" thanks to my friend Tarzan (yes, that's his real name). They are very cool, you should check them out once in a while.

~RCQ

New frontpage is up and running. I hope everyone likes it so far. I'll be tweaking it as well as converting the other pages over in the coming days. I know it's in "poor internet taste" to partially convert one's site, but I couldn't wait to get this version up.

So, I got very little done in the last two weeks and am even more uncertain of being able to put up any new stuff in the next week or so. The bottom line is I'm not motivated to do anything. The Richard is very unhappy with life right now.

On a happier note:

My friends from work are really cool. They knew I couldn't waste money on a World of Warcraft game, but they really wanted to play online with me, so they each put in like $5 and bought it and suprised me at the last LAN party. If anyone out is dorky enough to roll with me, I'm a level 20 Human Warlock on the Shadow Council Server. Man, just saying that out loud makes me feel like a nerd. Anyway, that's my main character and his tag is HISOKARO.

On a more productive note...notes:

First, I havn't produced comics in a while, I have been drawing a lot, so go to my Deviant Art Gallery and check it out.

Also, Nikki is up for a job at the apartment complex where she lives. Asst. Manager. Fingers crossed and Huzzah's at the ready.

~RCQ

Wow. Hurricanes suck. I was unable to do anything this last week, but my foresight pays off once again! Not exactly a new "comic" but definitely something new for Halloween.

You guys should seriously check out my Deviant Art page. It has various drawings and such. Right now I'm working on a set of characters from the World of Warcraft game.

~RCQ

New Comic and a new look for the gang. Hope everyone likes it, cause I do. I know it's a bit on the anime side, but what can I say? The art style is a compilation of the various other comics and shows I see. In any case, there's no use fighting it.

I am woefully underfunded for an XBOX 360. I have the money, but I also have more important things that need it than gaming (I hope Ian didn't hear that). In any case, I may wait the for the (I hope) inevitable price drop that will accompany HALO 3 around next spring.

Those of you that read Penny Arcade, Tycho's kid is fine and according to Gabe "The baby is still in there [*there being Tycho's wife Brenna] cooking and doing baby stuff."

~RCQ

Just added 2 new wallpapers, planning on another. But for now, the 2 will have to do. I hope everyone enjoys.

~RCQ

Wow. Sorry it's been a long time in between the comics. I am working on getting to the point where I can put one out every week.I have been sweating some serious bullets over school. There are just far too many projects going on simultaneously. Still, I had a chance to get some ideas on paper, and added, so I hope you enjoy!

If you game at all, or are interested in gaming news, I highly reccomend Joystiq.com. This site is chock(sp?) full of good news and links to videos and such. I'll have to add a link to there on the LINKS page later. Been meaning to rework that...

This is just a darn cute comic. Warning, some of the comics here are a bit on the offensive side (for instance a story arc known as the "Pancake Mother F******" arc). But most are inoffensive, and exceptionally funny.

~RCQ

Well, got something really cool to announce this time! Look up. What do you see? STORE! That's right, the official Joystick Ink store is up and running. There's some really cool merch there so you should at least go and look, even if you're low on fundage. Read my clever descriptions at the least. Oh yes, they're quite clever.

There'll be more comics coming soon, I promise. I just don't have access to a scanner here anymore, so I have to use the one on campus. Anyway, I have a bunch of sketches on the board, just have to get em prettied up for you guys.

~RCQ

Couple o' changes today. Did away with the "About" page, cause I figure anyone who comes to the site will be able to figure it out without being led around by the hand. If you get nostalgic, however, you can always substitute the name of any page on the site with "about.htm" (ie: instead of "links.htm" or "cast.htm")

Added a "Misc" page. Got a cool new wallpaper up there. Check it out. More to come soon.

~RCQ

Well, I have to apologize for the lack of comic, but school has kept me rather busy. I am rather proud of #20 though, since I made it in basically 2 days. Of course, that means I could have a way better turn-around time if I wanted...

::BLUSH::

Anywho, I can't promise these with any regularity, since school is getting into full swing, but wither way, I'll get SOMETHING to you guys. Thanks for staying faithful.

~RCQ

So I may have to get ahold of War of Warcraft. Everyone else is doing it. I just don't want it to consume me like a crack habit. If anyone likes to play and wants to meet up, lemme know, I still haven't decided on which server to hop on.

Speaking of servers, I have been pulling my hair out trying to set up my own server for the site when I buy it. If I can get it done, I'll save about $10 a month, but the computer I'm using is...well...broken. Anywho, I've been in "square peg in round hole" mode with the dumb thing, and I'm about to use my '96 IBM machine and be done with it [shudder].

~RCQ