A TIME TO CHILL

Wish I could say that Volume 1 is ready, however I haven't been able to finish it before I have to leave. Pretty much the last I have to do is finish the exclusive chapter. Unless work decides that they don't need me today, it still needs another week to finish. However with the work done so far, I can confirm that Volume 1 will be released on the 19th, along with chapter 14.

Volume 2 will be released in September, with Volume 3 coming out when the included chapters are finished.

I'm feeling very optimistic about the future. I have several new projects coming up next month, which I can finally start committing too. I'm especially looking forward to producing comic strips again, so new Neuro Crash will be released on the 15th, with a weekly release. Raiden Legacy itself has reached a point where the main plot has finally caught up with the characters. For the first 13 chapters the characters have pretty much just been traveling, but the events of 14 to 17 feature events will set in motion the plot and tone that will carry on until the end of the series.
I'm feeling especially hopeful, since I can finally take a couple of weeks off. I've been working on this and other things, namely IKEA work, pretty much consistently since the beginning of January, and honestly I really need a break. So in a few weeks I can come back relaxed and ready to get back to work.

Chapter 14 itself is 50% done, so I can pick right back up where I left it to finish the last 10 pages.

The video project I've been talking about for a while has hit a slight snag, so when I get back I have to take care of a few issues. I wanted to release it on the 15th, but now I have to settle for the 29th.

WINDS OF CHANGE

 First of all I want to welcome Becky Lindsey as the Editor for Raiden Legacy. She's been helping out a lot with proof reading my scripts, but we've made it official.

Now I just need to hire someone to make the comic for me and I'm set!

The past week has been pretty fun; I've had a chance to put a lot of things in perspective.
Mostly I've been preparing things for when I get back from Canada, including a new web series that I've been sitting on for months now. It'll be released bi-weekly on Thursdays, starting from August 15th, so it'll alternate with Raiden Legacy. I'll also be standardising the release time to 12pm; gives me more of a target to aim for.
On the 16th I'll be doing comic strips again, which I initially dropped when I had issues keeping up with while I was adjusting to my new job. I want to bring back campfire girls (thanks again to Lara for her patience), which will be soon after the 19th, I promise.

The next week is going to be a real push before I jump ship, so that everything is ready for me to actually enjoy my holiday.
So enjoy the latest chapter of Raiden Legacy (https://raichious-muffin.squarespace.com/raiden-legacy-chapter-13), and I'll be back soon with more content.

I LIKE THE PART WHERE I WON

11 was a week late, so I made up for it with 12. However it's not a situation I want to end up in again.

I learnt a lot over the past week. Firstly that I've become way more efficient with my drawing, capable of doing nearly a weeks worth of work in a day. On the flip side I feel like it could have been a lot better, reinforcing why I made this a bi-weekly series.
Secondly I noticed a lot of areas where I could do better, namely in the backgrounds. This is something that I plan on focusing on in the future, in particular during chapter 13. 14 through to 17 however are going to be a bit lighter on the backgrounds, being set pretty much exclusively in a forest, but after that the story will be moving onto some new locations that I'm looking forward to drawing.

There are some chapters in Raiden Legacy that I associate with things, like this is the one that was a bitch to finish, or this is the one that I had to remake half way through.
12 is the one where I won. I had a brief period of doubt, which usually would lead to me starting the series over from scratch. This time however, I came out stronger and more determined than ever.

For anyone feeling down about your work, try watching Red Vs Blue episode 1 then think about how this weekend they have an entire convention devoted to their company. Same with Penny arcade.
All you can do is constantly improve yourself.

Next week I have a surprise holiday from work, meaning that I can devote more time to projects that I've been holding off on (and perhaps finally get some use out of this Gym membership that's been eating away at my bank account), and at the end of the month I'll be flying to the merry land of Canada for a couple of weeks, so chapter 14 will be released on August 19th rather than the 5th. 13 finishes in a good place though, so when I get back I can get started on the new storyline.

BELIEVING IN THE ME THAT BELIEVES IN ME

I'm really not happy right now.

First of all this is the first time that I've missed a submission, though I am confident that chapter 12 will be up as scheduled, next Monday rather than another 2 weeks.

Secondly, It's really not up to the standards I have for myself. Some panels are better than I initially remembered, but overal I feel like I can do so much better.

I will endeavour to do better, both for the few people who take the time to read my work and for myself.

I know that I tend to beat myself up a lot; recently I started asking people if I should start the series again in a fit of insecurity. But I feel like I need to push myself in order to make better and better content.
Looking back the comic may not feel great, but at the same time it seems to be better than I remember.

So not only am I going to keep at this, I'm going to accelerate!
I have a holiday coming up to Montreal so I really want to finish up to chapter 13 before I go; I'll be missing out an update to take a break, but 13 is really the last of the first act of the story. 14 is where the story takes a new direction and seems most appropriate to finish the storyline that takes place in Omega before I leave.

With that said, check back for even more content!