Kyoudaikido Soldier Chromacorps

As creators, one of the things many of us neglect is the world outside of our drawing boards and tablets. We just don’t get out enough or pay attention enough to see what’s going on, sometimes even in our own neighborhoods. However, some of us do pay attention, and when artists see something they can bring into light or in some cases even help to fix, we like to do as much as we can. This is exactly what has happened with the Comic Creators for Freedom, started by Lora Innes of The Dreamer. Working with Love146 and Gracehaven, CCF helps to combat human trafficking by taking donations for these organizations. Would you like to donate and help out as well? Go to the main page and click the donate button on the side. For donating, you’ll receive a wallpaper made by 127 comic creators, including myself, of an epic snowball fight between our characters. Want a preview?

Some of my friends have participated as well, including Chris and Kez. So please take some time and visit the CCF Page to learn about these organizations, and if you can, please donate to the cause! Thanks!

Well, I didn’t plan on updating this late, but I’m going to say this: Expect some delays.

Those who follow my twitter might already know that I plan on taking next week off. In addition to that, this entire upcoming month might have sporadic updates. I hate doing that because I really love working on this comic, but unfortunately, I’ve been working 10 – 12 hour days outside of the comic, in addition to teaching my class. Then I lost all my work on Monday, and it really set me back for today. Some of it is my fault as well, though I attribute that to falling asleep earlier and for much longer periods of time. But yes, I have taken a few days to do things other than work or the comic. The days are going to get much longer, and Black Friday is next week, where I will be a panicked mess for the entire weekend. Hopefully I can get back on schedule soon, but for now, watch my Twitter, Google+, Facebook, or the blog here for any updates. Thanks for your understanding, and hopefully we can all get through this holiday season without going too crazy.

If you’d like to support me in working on the comic, please make a donation. It’ll all go back into the comic in one way or another, so if you’ve got some extra cash (which I know many people don’t, so don’t worry too much), please think about hitting that donation bar. Can’t donate? Show some support in the comments! I always try to respond to all my comments from fans, so let me know how I’m doing!

A big thanks to all my readers!

Hey everyone!

First off, yes, the review of the latest episode of Samurai is coming. I seriously haven’t had a chance to sit down and watch it, and when I plan on doing so, something else gets in my way. I’ll get it up soon, I promise!

Second, I was interviewed by Andrew Hurst of RangerCentral.com. You can read the full interview here! Andrew was really great to talk to, so please check out the interview and give him some traffic. He runs a great site with info on Super Sentai, Power Rangers, Kamen Rider, and more.

News first: Chromacorps will be returning on Monday, October 3rd. It will be a soft reset, not a full reboot. So all of you who were worried about starting over from Episode 1 can rest easy.

Now, just for some warning ahead of time. The rest of this post will be getting into some more mature topics. I have therefore hidden this part of the blog, and if you would like to read it, feel free to go ahead and click the link below to read the full post.

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A couple things have happened today that I want to discuss. Please leave a comment or send me a twitter if you have any response to these. It isn’t a fun situation or anything that I expect my readers to help with, but if you have any encouragement, questions, comments, or suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it:

Back in 2004, I decided to go to Alfred University, a very nice school with a top-notch fine art college. After having a great time learning and creating art, I received my diploma in 2008, a BFA in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. As with most students, I’ve had to take out loans to pay off my tuition and other fees, and I was steadily paying them until I ran into a bit of an issue. I was unemployed. When client work had dried up, and my other job decided to let me go, I was in a fix. Payment after payment piled up until I was deep in debt, with almost no hope in sight. However, thanks to the help of some of the companies, I was able to get Financial Hardship forbearance, and as soon as I got my new job, I could get back to paying off my college education. However, one of the companies would have charged me for forbearance, and while it would help to put the loan on hold to save money, I couldn’t make the payment because I was already so low on cash due to paying the other loans and bills. So they offered me a plan they had to help with that. If I made three monthly scheduled payments, that fee would be waived. Sounds like a good plan, and I was making money now, so I could keep up.

Well, then I found that one payment didn’t go through. I was confused, and scared. When I called the company, they offered three different answers, the last one being “Pay 1000 dollars or go into default.” Two people had given me answers that didn’t help, and I was furious. I eventually got to talk with someone who knew what happened, and through him I set up the scheduled payments again. Now because of overlap (because the third of the original three payments should have been cancelled after the second failed to go through), which I was never told about, I have been charged two times for trying to get back on track. In the end, I have now overdrawn my account, I have no money to pay bills or other loans, let alone buy gas or lunch for work, and this all happened on a day where I have come down with a bad cold. I would have just sucked it up and gone in, but unfortunately when I tried to get gas, I was unable to. I have a headache, I’m tired, and I feel like I’ve been cheated.

Secondly, and here’s where you guys come in, I am concerned about Chromacorps. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. I love working on it and I love those of you who comment and send me messages about how much you like my comic. It means everything to me. However, after rereading it, and looking it over, I’ve made quite a few missteps along the way. Admittedly, hindsight is 20/20, and I should just tell the story as it goes. However, I want this comic to bring in new readers as well, and I want them to see a good product. I’ve toyed with the idea of a reboot, or just a whole new story. However, #3 is out because I want to tell this story. The recent stress has also made me feel a bit worse about how things were presented in the story, and may be adding to this feeling of wanting to fix everything. So I ask you, the readers. If Chromacorps was to start over, with the same characters, stories, and plot, just told better, would you prefer that? Or would you just want me to press on and see how things go from here? I really do want to know.

Hopefully, everything will get better soon. Thanks!