6/30/08 Wow, June just isn't my month, huh? This is supposed to be the last page of chapter 2. The bad news, now, is that I'm pretty sure I'll be taking a hiatus in July. The next chapter will be in Figaro, and I still have no layout for the castle. I don't want to do it half-assed, so I need some time to plan and to do it right. On top of that, I'll be taking a vacation from work in July, so I'll be out of town for that.

My apologies to the readers who were looking forward to seeing Edgar and Figaro castle, but trust me, the quality of the Final Fantasy 6 comic will be better this way (I don't even know how to draw a proper chocobo!). I'll post some progress sketches in the meantime, so feel free to offer any suggestions for improvement of whatnot.

Oh, uh, and one last thing: I've created a new gmail account especially for comic and illustration related e-mails. It's down at the bottom of this box.

6/23/08 I'm afraid the page is slow in coming this week. I have posted a rough of what I got so far. Will post the completed page later. [EDIT] This page done. Chapter 2 almost done, too. I've been thinking about taking a hiatus for July.


6/17/08 Sorry about that. Here's the new page.
It also occurred to me that I've been regularly updating The Final Fantasy 6 Comic for a year now. Yes, you might even say that June 6th was this comic's one-year anniversary.

6/3/08 Just added a ton of production sketches in the "Extras" page, now renamed the "Gallery". Go check it out!

6/2/08 My favorite part of this page is the sound effect of the moving stone wall. If I ever find a font that can do IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), I'mma make all my sound effects with it.

5/26/08 Oh yeah- I forgot to mention that I was at Anime Central last weekend. It was a lot of fun; I met lots of interesting new people in Artist's Alley, some of whom I might link to later. I bought moogle ears and took pictures of cosplayers from Final Fantasy 6 and 4. I even attended a panel headed by Esper Terra and a Kefka with a cool collar. All in all, it was good times.
Now here I give you page 58. I feel sad that I had to shrink the size of that Locke and Terra in the bottom panel. The larger version is available as a TWC vote incentive up until this Wednesday. We're getting to the end of chapter 2! Next up is the challenge of designing and drawing Figaro Castle, not to mention deciding on the outfit of Edgar himself. I honestly have nothing planned out for that yet. Anyway, see y'all next week!

5/12/08 Hope everyone had an enjoyable Mother's Day. Hope y'all remembered to call home, or to otherwise remember Mom. I am very pleased because I am starting to build up a buffer again; May 19th's page is already done, and I am working on the 26th's page. Granted, these pages don't have many panels, but hey! A head start is a head start. I'm looking forward to the part where Terra and Locke actually get to talking. :) Thanks for reading!

5/5/08 This page didn't take too long.

4/21/08 It was a bad week for comic-making, I'm afraid. A visit from a friend plus a trip downstate resulted in some delays. Though I did take my comp with me on the train... that was a new experience. If you see wobbly lines, then that's why. Anyway. This page has got poor Locke getting beaten up by a Narshe guard. What's going to happen...? [EDIT] Page done now.

4/14/08 Yes. This moogle is badass. Maybe it's even Mog; why not. Um. This page is mmmostly done- I just need to add sound effects and clean up some spots. I put up final version later on Monday evening, okay? Yes. [EDIT] Final version now up. Sound effect consultation courtesy of my friend Jenny Z.

4/6/08 The next page will be posted on Monday evening. But you can check out the page's progress on the FF6 Comic Forum! (The picture's in the Intro thread.)

3/31/08 Locke finds out why you don't mess with moogles. And this marks 50 pages. Here's to 50 more!

3/27/08 Not much news to report today. The comic is coming along well. It's mostly inked now and parts of it are colored. You can check out the page's progress by voting on Top Web Comics starting 3/26. Then there'll be a new incentive on Saturday, with still more incentives coming next Monday and Wednesday. I've been doing a lot of non-page drawings these days, for some reason. Anyway, have fun.

3/22/08 Good news: Page 49 is done. You'll get your new page on time this Monday. And Happy Easter to all who celebrate it!

3/19/08 There haven't been any new vote incentives on Top Web Comics recently... so now you can vote to see the progress of page 49! Then vote again on Sunday to see a happy chicken! Bawk!

3/18/08 Okay, I'm putting up what I have so far. I'll let you know when the final page is up. I'm pleased with the background of that middle panel there. Oh, and today I put in my request for a forum... so, we'll see about that. Good night for now.
[EDIT] Final page done and posted. Check out the new Final Fantasy 6 Comic Forum!

3/14/08 Let Pi Day 2008 commence! This past week has had me out of the loop with a late-winter cold. I'm getting over it, but I lost some days I could've worked on the page, and even had to take off some work. So that's my excuse for this week. But I am posting another page-in-progress here, so you may enjoy it. Those guards with the mountain lion helmets to not make me happy, especially since I didn't bother to make up their design until the very moment I was drawing them on this page.
So, I'm just wondering: if I were to start a forum for this comic, how many of you would join in? Or is the Shoutbox good enough for now?

3/4/08 Now that our heroes are beginning to appear in pages together, some consistency in their heights is called for. You can find v1.0 of my heights chart in the "Extras" section, which includes Edgar, Celes, Terra, Locke, and Mog. I still need to adjust it a bit. But yes, Locke will be shorter than Celes. Yes, Terra is thin and frail-looking. No, that is not Edgar's final design. And yes, it's looking like Mog will be 2 feet after all.

2/29/08 Happy Leap Year Day, everyone! Hope your extra day was a good one. Sadly, my plans to work on the comic today were foiled by a good book, and since I won't have much opportunity to work on it this weekend, I fear that Monday's comic will be late. Plus, I want to take the time to do this page right, as it'll containg an establishing shot for the upcoming events. And I need to learn to draw wolves fast. And I need to learn to draw moogles. Wouldn't be Final Fantasy without the moogles. I'll maybe post some progress sketches, if it please the readership, yes?

2/25/08 Lineart of page 47 is up. Locke and Terra finally meet! I'll post the colored version later this week. [EDIT] Colored version completed.

2/24/08 Okay. Page 46 is finally done. I'm putting it in the spot where the thumbnail of Feb. 11th was. It's just easier for me to add my comic this way, instead of going into the "public_html" folder of my FTP server and deleting the html file from Feb 11. Sadly, I don't forsee page 47 being done in time for this Monday. Sorry about this, guys! In the meantime, you can see the 900x1200 pixel version of this page as the TWC vote incentive. I'm actually quite pleased with the backgrounds on this one.
There's one more "comic" at my new site, Los Pollitos Dicen. Be prepared to learn! El Pollito Gordo teaches you the Spanish verb "ser".

2/15/08: Um. More bad news. I probably won't get next Monday's comic on time, either. I'm going out of town, so... yeah. You'll get another rough stage page. Aw. :( But you can now check out the three "comics" of my other project, Los Pollitos Dicen. But don't expect any glamour just yet. Truth be told, I'm getting just a wee bit tired of drawing FF6 all the time. Don't get me wrong, VI is my favorite, but when you're drawing Locke and Terra dozens of times... ehh. Maybe I need a break, I dunno. Some might say I am already taking a break from updating. :S
And also, please keep the students and faculty of NIU in your prayers. I have two good friends who attend that school; thankfully, both are safe and sound.

2/12/08: Looks like we got another late comic. I do apologize. I'm throwing up the rough sketch of this page as a place holder... it'll get done when it gets done. I am having trouble with that wierd upshot of Locke jumping. Foreshortening is always pretty hard to do, but I am determined to draw this. If anyone has noticed, these recent pages are not shaded. I think it's almost an improvement on the look of each page. What do you think? In other news, I got this scrolling window here so you can read past updates. Not bad, huh?

2/4/08: Woops, looks like today's page will be a little late. Sorry guys, I've been slacking. In my defense, it was a pretty busy week. But be nice to me; it's my birthday tomorrow! The comic should be up by then.