My Sister, the Freak

I am launching the comic again on February 3. I will be sharing the spinoff story "The Adventures of Captain Bacon" to fill in the time between now and Volume 2. (Read about my new schedule and plans here.)

During this time, I also want to do other fun contests and activities. First up: FAN ART CONTEST.

Winners will receive signed books, original artwork, and iTunes gift cards. Deadline is February 29.

Click here for full rules and info.

I made a guest comic for Mike Maihack’s webcomic Cleopatra in Space! It is a super fun comic and you all should go read it (Cleopatra in Space, I mean – not necessarily my specific guest comic).

Mike is a super nice guy and Cleo is a top-notch comic. You all should go buy all his books right now.

Thanks Mike!

I’ve been doing a lot of experimenting with the new iBooks Author software recently. As a result, I made this “preview book” featuring a couple issues of MSTF, plus bonus material. Download it below:

Download the FREE My Sister the Freak iBooks Preview Book! (approx. 50 MB)

I’m excited about the potential of iBooks Author for future MSTF books and other projects. Let me know what you think!

If you are interested in my thoughts and advice about iBooks Author, I have a full post on my main site here.

After struggling for months with plans and updates for this comic, I can now give you some solid news and dates!

My Sister the Freak will be back to regular updates on FEBRUARY 3, 2012. And with this return, I am implementing a few changes.

New Schedule, Two Times the Fun!

The comic will now update twice per week on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS. Mark your calendars and subscribe to stay up to date.

Introducing "The Adventures of Captain Bacon"

On February 3, I will not start Volume 2. Instead, I'm going to launch a spinoff comic called "The Adventures of Captain Bacon" featuring crazy imaginary adventures of Mary and Captain Bacon. I am very excited about this idea and hope you'll enjoy it.

The spinoff comic will be a lot quicker, snappier, and black and white, which means it will be a whole lot easier for me to write and draw. This will be a fun way to fill in the time between volumes and chapters of the main comic.

So Where is Volume 2?

I have the story outlined and am fleshing out the full script. I was going to put a rush on it and get it done for February, but as I was working on it I really felt that I should give this every ounce of effort that I can and write the best story possible. So, I'm going to slow down, finish the script, then begin working on a buffer of pages.

As of now, I expect Volume 2 to go up around May. The time in between will allow me to draw and color the whole first chapter, and with that buffer in place, the comic can update uninterrupted on the new twice-a-week schedule for the duration of Volume 2.

Fan Art Contest

While I am working on the comic and posting the spinoff, I am going to take the opportunity to do other fun activities too. First up, I want to hold a fan art contest. I want to see what talented readers I have out there! There will be both adult and kid divisions, and winners will receive signed books, original art, and gift cards. All entries will also be posted to the website with credits and links. Look out for the full details in my next post, and start sketching up those ideas!

See you February 3!

Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday or season you are celebrating this time of year) to all you awesome MSTF fans out there!

I have the next MSTF story well underway and I hope to share it with you in the new year. Until then, I hope you and your family enjoy the rest of 2011. Thank you for all the support you have given me and my comic during this past year.

Cheers!
Dani