Hi there blog readers! How the heck are ya? I’m doing well. Not “Gaming-Night-Was-Awesome” well, but well. Once again my old enemies, germs, stuck their too-small-to-be-seen noses into my business. Fab and Jen both got struck down by their microscopic might and we had to cancel. I shake my fist impotently at you germs!
It’s Sunday as I’m writing this because it finally sunk in that when I get home from work on Monday, it’s usually late and I just don’t have any mental juju left to come up with anything to write about. So yeah. About time.
I’ve been reworking my whole schedule lately because I had another flash of insight and realized that I don’t have to knock out a Funnies strip all in one sitting. That means I can draw a strip, even both (assuming I have scripts written), during the week and then have just the mash-up and flashback to do over the weekend. This means more spare time during the weekend, which means: Skylander Sundays are on!
The flashbacks are nearing their end. Of the 60+ mash-ups I wanted to revisit, I have eleven left to do. When they’re done, I’ll need to decide what to focus on next. Right now, I’m considering a few options. I could continue with more flashbacks. While the original plan was to only revisit the pre-Wonderland mash-ups, there are some of the post-Wonderland, pre-Wakfu mash-ups that could also be done better. This is the least enticing option at the moment.
The second option is to go back up to three strips a week full time. My drawing workload would remain about the same and story lines would move along faster.
The third option is to try to get back to writing more Animus-related content. With the new characters I’ve introduced in the Funnies. I have a few new entries for Ardebast’s almanac and it’s been a long time since I’ve posted a story.
While writing is the option I’d like to choose, it’s the most daunting. Writing demands more concentration than drawing and concentration is not my strongest suit. I have trouble just writing new scripts for the Funnies half the time. If I ever want the Age of Animus game to get off the ground though, I need to hunker down and write. At any rate, I have eleven weeks to decide which option I want to go with. What would you like to see?
I’m looking forward to Disney’s Big Hero Six. It’s the first Disney animated production based on a Marvel property. I still miss traditional 2D Disney animation, but the CG animated look is starting to grow on me.
Skylanders Trap Team Update
I got a second set of traps this week only I bungled and bought a second copy of the same Magic trap I already had. Feels like a waste really especially since there are less Magic villains to trap than any other element. Why they needed to make six different Magic traps then, I don’t know. My local Wal-Mart either sold out of Wave 2 or hasn’t received any shipments yet.
Today I was able to unlock all of Legendary Deja Vu’s power set, bought all the hats and trinkets currently available in Auric’s shop (other than the 25000 GP hat) and still have over 5000GP on her. Kaos’s challenges and the Battle Arenas really bring in the bling. I chose the Remember to Live path for her (I’ll push regular Deja Vu down the Live to Remember path). She’s at level 11 and will likely sit for a spell as I work on fully unlocking another character’s power set.
Favorite Skylanders so far: Wildfire, Krypt King, Wallop and Deja Vu.
Lease favorite Skylanders so far: Gusto, Chopper
Favorite Villains so far: Gulper, Broccoli Guy and Chef Pepper Jack
Least favorite Villains so far: Brawl and Chain I suppose
That’s all for this blog folks. Have a good week!