News

I got back from IKKICON super late last night. I caught a bad case of "con plague" so I was feeling too sick to do a proper news update.

Don't forget the strip is only updating Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. Don't forget that I'll be at KATSUCON this weekend.

Donation Wallpapers for February will be posted later today.

If you're reading this I'm already at IKKICON for the weekend! I'll be there selling books and a limited number of scarves, so be sure to stop by if you're in the area! In my spare time I'll probably be causing trouble with my good buddy Xero, so be sure to catch us before the mayhem starts. Mwa ha ha.

And just a reminder that, starting today for one week only, the strip is changing to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday update schedule to accommodate my being at two conventions in two consecutive weekends. Things will return to the normal updating schedule once I've returned from KATSUCON next weekend.

That's all from me for now!
Hope to see you at IKKICON!

Just when you thought things could get any more disgusting around here. Well if you're grossed out, then I've done my job again. Being really sick does very ugly and unromantic things to your body... and in Dominic's case, they happen all at once.

I'll be heading off to IKKICON this weekend! I had a great time at this convention last year and I'm eager to make my Texas return to give Ikkicon another go. I'll be doing a couple of panels and causing the usual amount of trouble so be sure to stop by and say "hi" if you're in the area!

KATSUCON is the very next weekend, which I'm also very excited about!

However, a "two conventions in two weeks" scenario always presents a challenge to keeping the strip updating, especially since I'm probably not going to be home too long in between cons. So instead of taking a week-long break or doing tons of sketchy filler doodles, I'm just going to change the comic's update schedule for one week only.

The last comic of the week will be going up on Friday. Then, starting on Monday, February 11, the strip will switch to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday update schedule. The update schedule will return to normal once I'm done with Katsucon.

February's Donation Wallpapers ought to be up before I ship off to IKKICON. See you there!

If you think Dominic looks either stupid or ridiculous in his mental "bad ass" outfit, then I've done my job.

Hope to be seeing you at IKKICON next weekend!

Yup. It's taken me close to six years to reach this point, but I've finally done it. Dominic Deegan... now featuring dick and fart jokes in the same strip. I am the classiest writer on the internet.

You'll probably notice Dominic's very different profile in panel seven of today's strip. I've been experimenting with a different style of artwork lately and I'm slipping it little by little into the strip, just to see how it looks. I'm not completely comfortable with it yet, but I figured I'd give it another try today. Maybe I'll stick with it, maybe I won't. I don't know. We'll see what happens.

I think tomorrow I'll go with full frontal nudity for the strip. Mwa ha ha.

That's all from me for now!

I know I explained Dominic's condition in yesterday's news post, but now it's been explained in the comic. Whee.

Also, Dominic's "Neck Bitey Attack!" is my small tribute to Jhonen Vasquez, who came up with "I give you Satanic Head Bitey!" in my favorite of his Meanwhiles.

February is fast coming upon us, and with it I'll be attending IKKICON and KATSUCON, and be sure to enter the EPIC WEBCOMIC WIN contest if you can attend.

In non-webcomic news, I recently picked up some great music. Three of the four albums I bought are blistering, awesome metal albums. "Fire Up the Blades" by 3 Inches of Blood, "Leviathan" by Mastodon and "Versus the World" by Amon Amarth. Man. For a few days I couldn't put my arm down because I was throwing up the horns so much.

Then, on Saturday, I picked up "Raising Sand" by Robert Plant & Allison Kraus. Man. I love my metal, but this is just a unique and beautiful album that I can't stop listening to. I highly recommend this one.

That's all from me for now.

I was originally going to go with "cosmic-powered-ultra-psychic-Dominic" with this, but the poor guy just got stabbed and he's "sick" with a magic virus spell, so I figured he's not exactly at his peak... and quite frankly this idea just gave me the giggles.

I seem to be incapable of keeping this arc serious for more than three strips at a time.

Personally, I find it refreshing.

This strip made me giggle. I always liked the idea of super-powered characters, like Superman-esque superheroes or archmages, who can do just about anything except for some of the simple things we take for granted. In Miranda's case, she's one of the most powerful archmages in the world but the woman cannot deliver a joke. I find it to be one of her most endearing qualities, but then again I'm biased because I draw her.

Anyway, not a lot to report this week, hence my silence. I would like to mention that at KATSUCON next month there is a contest called the EPIC WEBCOMIC WIN. If you can make it to Katsucon in a few weeks and you want to win a ton of free high-quality swag, then sign on up for this baby. Free stuff at a convention is always cool, in my opinion.

That's all from me for now!

The other title I was considering for this post was "O Brother Where Art Thou." In the end I was feeling decidedly more hair-metal than bluegrass.

I don't have much to report again this Monday, except to remind you fine folks again about the four conventions I'll be attending in February and March. They are, in order...
IKKICON
KATSUCON
NEO NOHCON
ANIME BOSTON

Come to think of it, maybe I should entitled today's newspost "Use Your Exposition." Nah. I'm feeling decidedly more hair-metal today. Rawk.

Anyone who's been to Buddha's Delight down in the Chinatown area of Boston knows that their bean cakes are little pieces of heaven. Man. I used to live off those little guys in college.

A couple of convention updates.

At KATSUCON there'll be a contest where you'll be able to win free signed copies of SEER'S DIGEST and ECSTASY & EVIL, along with a ton of other nifty prizes from the collected webcomickers there. Details about said contest ought to be going up on their website either Friday or this weekend.

It looks like I'll be attending Neo NohCon in Buffalo, NY! I'll have more details on this once my Guest status there is finalized and all that.

That's all from me for now!
Now I want those damn bean cakes, too.

This storyarc has become more fun for me than it has any right to be. I've given myself a case of the giggles with each strip over the past week and I can only hope y'all are giggling along with me.

Other than that I've really got nothing to report this week, except to remind you that I'll be attending IKKICON and KATSUCON next month.

I'll post more this week if anything of particular interest pops up. Otherwise I hope you're all enjoying The Oracle Hunter so far.

On the convention front, I'm going to be attending IKKICON and KATSUCON in February. I don't know what my panel situation is but I'm fairly certain I'll be giving my Writing Unique Heroes & Memorable Villains talk at Katsucon. I also may be involved in a game show or two, but more on that as it develops.

It looks like I will be returning to ANIME BOSTON this year. Nothing's official as of yet and I'm still speaking with convention peoples, but as of right now I'll be there... which is awesome, since it's just a subway trip away for me.

On the comics front, last week I picked up an adorable graphic novel called OWLY: A Time To Be Brave. I almost exploded from an overload of cute. Beautiful black and white artwork, endearing, expressive characters and a simple message of goodness and understanding all combined to make me go "AWWW!" for about an hour after I was done with it.

On comic books in general, there are only a few really stand out titles that make me want to wave my arms around and shout "You should be reading this!" Granted, having 52 and Planet Hulk being published at the same time is a hard act to follow, but a few titles really make me giddy to go to the comic book store every week:
Blue Beetle
The All-New Atom
Booster Gold
Nova
Atomic Robo
Action Comics
The Spirit
Superman
These titles are both well-written and well-drawn, so if you're looking for some great comic bookery I highly recommend them.

That's all from me for now, and so far I've been able to keep my New Year's resolution! Go me!

I'll have that proper news post tomorrow, complete with an update on what conventions I'll be attending in the upcoming months and what comics I bought this week.

And as you can see, January's Donation Wallpapers are up. I do hope you like them.

See you tomorrow!

Still feeling a little under the weather.
Stupid head cold.
January's Donation Wallpapers will be up later today along with a proper news update.

Ah-choo.

I was sick with a head cold all yesterday so I'm not terribly happy with the way today's strip looks. I am, however, very happy to have Szark back in the mix of things. I have missed writing him so much.