So what I thought was merely a symptom of my connectivity issue from the weekend is actually something (somewhat) worse in that my file for Monday’s comic is corrupt meaning all of my clean up and coloring work is pretty much a wash.  Not sure how it happened, but I am loathe to give up the time I spent on it.

Sadly, this has happened once before in the history of my webcartooning and there’s really no fix than going back and doing the work over.  Rest assured, all attempts will be made to make up for this setback.

For those of you not aware of the Guest Strip Project, you should totally check it out. Not only has it featured a vast array of webcomic talent, but it all benefits a good cause too. Even better, the latest update features a comic drawn up by me!

I had a lot of fun taking a crack at drawing a set of characters not my own, and I even made an effort to deviate from my normal coloring method.  I’m quite happy with the result.

I’m hoping everyone’s enjoying the current story arch.  I don’t normally get the chance to draw actual people and I feel that it flexes my artistic muscles quite a bit.  As for what’s in store for our intrepid fool… well, you’ll just have to wait and see.

With the summer nearly rolling to a close (though in past years we should at least have another two months of nice weather), I feel moved to thank my readers for being so supportive towards this webcomic endeavor of mine. In many ways, the most fulfilling part of producing the strip comes from the knowledge that it’s being read and enjoyed.

I’m putting the final touches on the first Slither Book, which will be a compilation of the current comic run as well as some original content currently not available anywhere online! I’ll be sure to let everyone know once the books are ready and being sent off to print.

 Batman

Fear not, loyal readers.  This “review” is spoiler free, but I thought I’d just take a moment to share my feelings of the recent Batman film.  As the hype and news surrounded the picture have suggested, this latest addition to the Batman franchise is nothing short of brilliant.  If I could only have a few moments to plug the movie for someone, I would say it is perhaps the definitive blockbuster of the summer season.

“But Mike!  You loved Wall-E sooo much!  How can you turn your back on that lovable robot?!?” 

It’s true, I did enjoy Wall-E a great deal.  Enough to put it in my personal top 5 of movie experiences.  The Dark Knight, however, was an entirely different experience.  Gritty, dark, unexpected.  The Joker made me squirm in my seat every second he was on screen.  I’ve never been so nervous around a movie villain like that.  I was actually thankful that Batman would show up to stop him, because I wanted him stopped.  The film is that potent.

But as mentioned, I’ll keep this spoiler free.  I’m just suggesting that if you haven’t seen the film yet, go and do so!  One warning though, this film is dark.  I certainly couldn’t recommend it for young children or people who can get squeamish around on-screen violence.  Still, an excellent film that people will be talking about for quite some time.

Viral marketing at its best, two of our regular forum goers, Mascifin and DaveMack pointed me in the direction of this cool project by Joss Whedon, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog.  Apparently the whole thing will be free on the internet for a short time.  Check it out!