Staccato

So… a day late and a dollar short, but I’ve got a new strip and a new site online! I wish I had more time to spruce up the site at least a LITTLE, but I suppose the default ComicPress theme is getting the job done.

Speaking of which, after trying out WordPress 2.5 and ComicPress… I have found a few problems that may cause me headaches as I move forward.

First off the new interface in WordPress 2.5 just flat out drives me nuts. I’ve been using WordPress 2.1-2.3 for the last year or so since I started Halolz… and let me just say, this new interface is a nightmare by comparison. If I had updated the WP software on Halolz to this… well I’d probably be dead by now trying to post images on a daily basis. However word on the street is what 2.6 was just released… but somehow I doubt they went and changed the interface around much.

Secondly, because of the inconsistency of Staccato’s archives, rebuilding them in WordPress is going to be difficult. Basically, everything on WP is ordered by dates. And seeing as Staccato has a long history of story arcs dropping off and picking up at random times, weird filler strips, and all sorts of other nonsense… I’m not quite sure how I can go about cleaning and reordering things without making up lots of false dates for everything. I hope I can come up with a plan, but for now I’m a little worried about how I’ll be rebuilding the archives.

Anyway those are my two biggest problems at the moment. On the positive side, making strips shouldn’t be a huge problem. I spent a good amount of time Sunday night (when I should have been DRAWING the comic) tweaking my old template, and I have to say I’m pretty happy with how it’s working so far. Despite all the my complaints with Flash CS3… it still seems to end up being my best tool for making these strips.

Um, so yeah… I guess that’s all I have to report at the moment. As for comic update schedules I haven’t set anything in stone yet, but I would like to go back to the old M/W/F routine (I’ll do my best). Fortunately with the new RSS feed it will be much easier for people to keep up with the site.

Anyway, feedback is always appreciated… and don’t forget, there are separate comment sections for the comic posts and blog posts!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope people enjoy seeing the strip back in action!

So… no new comic for Wednesday. But I did do this!

I always enjoy doing badge art for ConnectiCon, and yeah it takes a lot of time for something that gets printed so small, but ConnectiCon is one of my favorite conventions and the folks who run it are just plain awesome… so I try to volunteer my services whenever possible!

And yeah I feel bad I wasn’t able to put the time into a new comic, but doing a piece of art like this… it takes me way longer than doing a Staccato strip! A new comic would’ve been a breeze compared to this! But, I think it’s worth it… and hopefully if the art ends up on a good badge it could be in the hands of quite a few con goers in a few weeks!

Think that’s all I have to report at the moment. Oh but before I call it a night, thanks to everyone for the positive responses about the strip being back! I’m really excited that people are looking forward to reading it again… honestly I just assumed everyone had moved on… but as long as a few folks are planning on reading, that’s all the motivation I need!

Thanks again guys!

Wow. Ok. First lets get my mainstream media (TV/movie/vidjeogame) ranting out of the way… then next post I can move on to more relevant matters.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

So I watched the two hour ending to Avatar on Friday… they wrapped the series up really well… but man, one more season would’ve been nice!

I always found it interesting that people were so polarized on their opinion of the show! They either love it to death or hate it beyond reason. I personally loved it, even from the first season there was something about it that drew you in… and then the later seasons were even better. A lot of great character development all around (for a U.S. cartoon anyway) and I think the ending was pretty much perfect for the series.

I’ve heard rumors that there might be some more episodes taking place in the same universe but not directly related to The Avatar. We need to make those happen.

The Dark Knight

Saw it last night… and I dunno, I guess it was pretty good. One of my friends told me it was the best Batman movie ever, but I’m not so sure. I think Batman Begins might have been a little better.

I did like the fact that they took a more interesting spin on The Joker by making him more of a social anarchist than a regular criminal. But man, am I the only person that hates Batman’s voice? It sounds so forced! Couldn’t he talk a little more normal like in the original Batman flicks?

Anyway, decent movie. Certainly doesn’t beat Iron Man though!

My XBox 360

It came back from the shop last week! Microsoft has removed its red ring of death with a nice shiney green ring of life!

It’s funny because when it was delivered, the UPS guy actually said “I’ve got an Xbox for you.” Guess they deliver that style of box quite a bit. >______>

Damn you Microsoft… you made the best system this product cycle, but also the most breakable!