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Regarding the comic project FERAL.
5 years ago
Official statement on the state of FERAL (with swearing because whatever).
So in 20somethingIdon'tknow I started a project that spanned four books of over a hundred pages each, a craptonne of fanart and writing and a lot of ups and downs. I stopped working on it three and a half years ago due to constant moving, a little bit of fear, and a large amount of emotional drainage.
I've been continuously trying to get myself back to working on it without needing crowd funding, because the last campaign took a hefty toll on me while I was in the midst of trying to keep my head above the red in terms of bills. I missed deadlines and I was overworking myself into almost manic depression.
I've plinked away at some roughs and reviewed everything. I've found I fell out of touch with the direction, needed to remove old adverts etc, hated the old writing and needed to edit but never got around to it, and then it hit me.
After so long, I don't have any attachment to whatever message I was going for in the story, and the story itself became harder to be invested in. I love the characters, but the scenario I placed them in and the convoluted nature of it all (that I myself can't even hand-wave away with a 'roll with it' anymore) just doesn't resonate with me any more. That on top of the 2020 fuckry and my need to move twice that pretty much wrecked me, I've decided that in the end it's not worth forcing out.
Long story short, I've decided to stop the entire comic project. I'm probably going to piss off a lot of people with this decision and I cannot apologise enough for that, but in the end the vision I saw for it changed so drastically that nothing short of a total restart and rewrite will suffice. It was an ambitious first project, but I just don't cherish it like I did back then, and my fear of failure and self doubt made the campaign option completely non-viable.
If you believed in me, thank you. I mean it, thank you so much. It was a real good run, and I appreciate the appreciation for what was at the time a niche furry comic. I am glad you took pleasure in seeing your characters in the crowd and being involved in a world that was never fully fleshed out, but cool all the same. I'm immensely thankful for the people who helped just because they enjoyed what it was.
The first four comics will be archived and made unavailable on the 20th of November. If you want to grab copies before then, feel free, but I cannot in good conscience continue to sell a dead project. Any sales in that period will be directly donated to Crisis UK (I'll make up the difference).
https://www.rocketpunchmilitia.com/feral
I genuinely hope that no matter what, you enjoyed the run. I know I did, even at its worst moments. I learned much about story telling and my own limits, and what I do with the cast of characters from now on, I'll never know.
Regardless, thank you for sticking with this.
So in 20somethingIdon'tknow I started a project that spanned four books of over a hundred pages each, a craptonne of fanart and writing and a lot of ups and downs. I stopped working on it three and a half years ago due to constant moving, a little bit of fear, and a large amount of emotional drainage.
I've been continuously trying to get myself back to working on it without needing crowd funding, because the last campaign took a hefty toll on me while I was in the midst of trying to keep my head above the red in terms of bills. I missed deadlines and I was overworking myself into almost manic depression.
I've plinked away at some roughs and reviewed everything. I've found I fell out of touch with the direction, needed to remove old adverts etc, hated the old writing and needed to edit but never got around to it, and then it hit me.
After so long, I don't have any attachment to whatever message I was going for in the story, and the story itself became harder to be invested in. I love the characters, but the scenario I placed them in and the convoluted nature of it all (that I myself can't even hand-wave away with a 'roll with it' anymore) just doesn't resonate with me any more. That on top of the 2020 fuckry and my need to move twice that pretty much wrecked me, I've decided that in the end it's not worth forcing out.
Long story short, I've decided to stop the entire comic project. I'm probably going to piss off a lot of people with this decision and I cannot apologise enough for that, but in the end the vision I saw for it changed so drastically that nothing short of a total restart and rewrite will suffice. It was an ambitious first project, but I just don't cherish it like I did back then, and my fear of failure and self doubt made the campaign option completely non-viable.
If you believed in me, thank you. I mean it, thank you so much. It was a real good run, and I appreciate the appreciation for what was at the time a niche furry comic. I am glad you took pleasure in seeing your characters in the crowd and being involved in a world that was never fully fleshed out, but cool all the same. I'm immensely thankful for the people who helped just because they enjoyed what it was.
The first four comics will be archived and made unavailable on the 20th of November. If you want to grab copies before then, feel free, but I cannot in good conscience continue to sell a dead project. Any sales in that period will be directly donated to Crisis UK (I'll make up the difference).
https://www.rocketpunchmilitia.com/feral
I genuinely hope that no matter what, you enjoyed the run. I know I did, even at its worst moments. I learned much about story telling and my own limits, and what I do with the cast of characters from now on, I'll never know.
Regardless, thank you for sticking with this.
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