Yep, as soon as I come back from being on-high on the stage, I am brought very low by my graduate assistantship boss.

Part 53: Keys, is now up. Kafka shows Nirel a secret. But is it enough to stop Yggdrassil?

Hey again :) I did some new promo art for my Zuda entry, IN MAPS & LEGENDS, that I wanted to post.

The end of the November competition is less than a week away, and we could really use your votes and support! Spread the word if you'd like to see IN MAPS & LEGENDS go on to be serialized... we've got some great plans for this webcomic of ours, and I'd love to be able to draw it.

November's been a crazy month, with a lot of support pouring in from all over. Mike and I have done a couple in-depth interviews about the Zuda process and IN MAPS & LEGENDS, so if you're interested, check 'em out.
Robot 6: Zudist Colony- Talking with November's Zuda Contestants
Hypergeek: An Interview with Michael Jasper & Niki Smith

There's also a great interview with Ron Perazza (main Zuda editor) that just went up today, that talks about the horizontal format and how creators work differently when aiming for a digital audience.
"A computer monitor is not a printed page. It's horizontal not vertical, it displays color differently, the user 'turns the page' differently, and so on,” Perazza said. “The experience is radically different than that of reading in print and the creator needs to keep that in mind in order to effectively tell his story."

That article has nothing to do with IN MAPS & LEGENDS, but hey, it's all about webcomics.

If you missed it last time, here’s a quick run-down of our story:
Kait doesn't know why she gets up in the middle of the night to carve a map onto the wall of the spare room of her apartment. Before she can finish it, though, a strange man named Bartamus shows up at her place in the middle of a wintry night, claiming to be from another, dying world that desperately needs Kait’s help.

So if you like curvy girls who glare a lot, maps, and the potential for some steampunk, take a look! It's crucial that we get votes (and favorites!) if we want to keep our lead (the guy in 2nd place is breathing down our necks...). With the holidays coming up we're worried that we may slip. So get your votes in when you still can! The competition ends NOVEMBER 30-- Next Monday at noon.

Thanks again to all who have taken a look and voted so far!