Okay, you’re probably looking at the site and thinking, “What the fuck happened here?” And also, “Why did the name of the comic change?” And possibly even “Where the hell have you been for the past several months, Dave?”
Question the first – it’s being rebuilt! Which is why, at the moment, everything looks like crap and is slightly broken. I am installing and configuring WordPress and ComicPress so that the comic’s updating can be fully automated and so that I can actually build up a buffer like everyone says you’re supposed to. Also, there’s going to be an RSS feed because I got some feedback from reliable sources that basically said, “Your comic is incredible! I wish I could read it! But you don’t have an RSS feed so I kind of don’t give a crap.” I’m trying to rectify that situation.
Question the second – when I named my comic I was unaware of the existence of the yearly LEGO convention called Brickworld, and was also not aware that any other brick comics existed out in the world wide web, apart from Legostar Galactica and Irregular Webcomic. I have since discovered that there’s actually a bunch of us (and I also helped make it possible for there to be a whole bunch more!) and at least one other comic out there was using the name “Brickworld” before me.
Additionally, this comic doesn’t actually take place on Brickworld, it takes place on Brick Earth. So when I see someone summarize my comic beginning with a phrase like, “Brickworld Saga is a webcomic taking place in the fictional land of Brickworld…” I get a little peeved. So I figure, why not change the name of the comic to reflect the name of the planet? Thus, Brickworld Saga is now Brick Earth saga. BAM.
Question the third – I don’t particularly want to get into the gritty details, and I don’t know how many of you honestly care to read them anyway. But I was depressed and lacking motivation and basically just couldn’t drag myself over to the camera to make strips anymore. The thought of actually QUITTING the comic barely crossed my mind, but the thought of actually updating like normal was inconceivable as well. But I’m better now. And once the site is put back together, updates will resume. I’m trying to get it all done before 2012 starts, but I shouldn’t make any promises.
Stay tuned. The phoenix is rising from the ashes.
P.S. There’s a discussion topic for this over on the BCN. Alternately, feel free to post a comment here. There’s something wrong with the comments function, so if that doesn’t work you can always just email me.
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Hia! I’m a long time reader of the comic, and I’m glad to see that you’re back. :D
First time poster, long time reader here, so hello :). One question though. What happened to 2010′s Arc? Or is everything getting developed slowly but surely? Anyway, good to see you again! :)
I’m still in the process of putting up the entire archive. I have to go through and individually rename all the files to match the pattern wordpress uses. I’m also checking for errors like the Strip # part being out of alignment, and commonplace things like typos. It’s a little slow. But it’s coming along.
Hey. So who is your avatar there? I’ve been meaning to ask this question for some time now. He’s not a Pokémon trainer or something, is he? Second you don’t have to put 2007-2011 there at the bottom, for the copyright. WordPress puts the year(s) in for you, based on the years of your posts. That’s why it’s there twice.
The avatar I’ve been using for a while is Gold, the player character from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Specifically this sprite is from Silver. I actually knew that about the copyright thing, I just haven’t gotten around to correcting it. Thanks for the tip though.
Oh, ok. :)