Hi.
I took August off, so I'm a little behind with this update. I had intended to work on the strip while I was away, but I decided to play with my son and his cousins instead. It was worth it.
We also got a new "big boy" bed for Max. He loves it. And to top it all off, we're potty training him. Fun!
However, I do still apologize for being late. So here it is....
Enjoy
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Hello
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I'm going away on vacation for a few weeks. So I won't be posting in July 2013. However, I will still be making strips while I'm away. So I'll be ready with a chapter come August.
Have a warm, safe and happy July.
Joao
UPDATE: I apologize. The web version of Chapter 30 was originally posted with panel #1 of Chapter 29. This must have been very confusing. It is now corrected. The F.Y.O.C. version was unaffected. Thank you for your continued support.
Hello
Please enjoy Chapter 30. I'm really proud of how the White Queen of Sarnia turned out.
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I think I'm the last to hear that they are making a remake of Robocop. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I guess I shouldn't really be that surprised though. It's a prime target for sci-fi movies to be remade with way too much mind-blowing CGI.
I'm still waiting for a decent remake of Flash Gordon... or Buck Rogers. Or Commander Cody! Or Space Patrol!
Today, on my way to work, I walked passed a kid wearing a Darth Vader helmut. He was four years old at most. Must have been hot in there.
It will probably happen in my lifetime; someone's going to remake Star Wars. Sigh. That'll probably happen before I get to see the Space Patrol remake.
I'm such a downer today.
Have a good day.
Joao
Hello
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So recently took a look at Chapter 1. I marvel at how far my drawing style has evolved. Keep in mind that Chapter 1 was made for my niece and nephew. I created it on the fly with pencil and paper. I was trying to teach them about creativity and storytelling. Since then, I've become more serious about the strip. And now that I'm 29 chapters into the strip I've thought about redrawing Chapter 1 (and maybe even Chapter 2).
I think that I have come to the conclusion that I won't. Metropolis has been a creative journey. Everything that the strip is today and will be tomorrow is linked to what it was. I'm proud of that journey. People who read the strip are entitled to see that journey too. Especially if it incites someone on their own creative journey.
Enjoy the strip.
Have a great day.
Joao
Hi
So I've finally broken the seal and joined an on-line comics community. Metropolis can now be seen on www.smackjeeves.com. I felt like I was too isolated from the web comics world so that's why I'm "mirroring" the strip there.
Metropolis on Smackjeeves.
If you prefer, you can always find the strips here and on my googlesite.
There's a lot of web comic sites to choose from. I choose Smackjeeves for a few reasons.
Firstly, it seemed to have the simplest interface. I didn't want to spend a lot of time building a whole new page. Nor did I want to spend a lot of time on the learning curve that seems to be on a lot of other sites.
Having said that I have experienced some "bugginess". Some pages of the comics hosted there don't come up right away. Sometimes you have to hit refresh a couple of times.
Secondly, the community on Smackjeeves seems very sincere. They, for the most part, give very good feedback. They seem supportive.
I also found a new web comic that blows my mind on Smackjeeves. If you like classic sci-fi (like me) please check out Vorto the Pirate!
I am very happy to now be a part of the Smackjeeves web comics community.
Have a great day.
Joao
