Despite my chosen profession being deadline-driven, despite my constantly looking to improve my business practices, despite my ceaseless focusing on self-improvement, and despite my artistic ability I've honed over 25 years, I am no stranger to missing deadlines. I missed college deadlines that, had I made them, would have accelerated my professional career considerably to a point where my life would be very different from how it is now. Recently, I missed an important deadline: the Hardblush + Wetblush Conest deadline. I loved the plan I had for the storyline of the comic, the page I laid out was visually interesting, and I loved the general concepts behind the encounter and the relationship of the two characters. I was extremely excited for the opportunity.

Except I fucked up. I had two weeks that I gave myself to complete it, knowing I would have to at least start rough sketches by the middle of the first week. I failed to do that, and only ended up starting to put ideas that were completely planned and fleshed-out in my head to paper on the afternoon of the 14th of October. I got this far: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wneik2gha.....bydeadline.jpg


This is not my first missed deadline, but it will be my last. Ever. I already said this in the presence of someone important to me, but I will say it here here as well: Never again, on my honor, will I miss a deadline. Starting the first week of November, I will be uploading one page of this comic each week, in full color. Once it is finished I may consider doing other comic ideas. In the interim, I take unrelenting, unwavering steps forward into the future.