HARVEST 16

Magor on Sept. 13, 2016

LONG STORY AHEAD BE WARNED

For the first time in 4 years I finally updated that damn madness comic. WOW, 4 years, for awhile I was prepared to have it on a permanent hiatus like a ton of other webcomics.

BUT

After so long it’s updated with the last of the old pages, AND A BRAND NEW PAGE.

So, what the hell happened? It’s really a boring story but here’s why.

During 2012, and if you follow my shenanigans on Newgrounds I went through a really bad breakup and a hard time that reached its peak earlier that year. I found a route by changing the direction of my art. The USB that had the script to the whole comic went missing, the computer that had all the pages scanned went kaput, and really just a bad place I was in that year on top of that being a huge transitional time during my undergrad.

My work has changed a lot, delving into other stories, ZINES, more painting and other shit and the pages I never posted were forgotten.

Over the years I toyed with the idea of going back into the comic, but I kept putting it off in favor of other things happening like my undergrad show, going into grad school, and doing another degree with that. Also there was a slight positive shift in my paintings because of some positive things happening in my life, someone I’ve known for so long there with me.

I like the slight anonymity that I have towards more personal aspects (but lets be real I’ve been open about the depressive bits, binge eating/purging issues, self harm,, and suicide in my work so who the fuck am I kidding), but someone very close to me is working and had played a crucial role in my work and pressing on, albeit a bit unorthodox.

I feel it’s worth it.

Nevertheless a lot of people over the years have expressed interest in the comic, and to be honest I remember a good chunk of the comic enough to finish it so here on this day I found the old pages that weren’t scanned, and made a new PAGE.

I don’t have a set update schedule just yet. By next week there will be one, so I hope to those who like my comics will appreciate this. And for real for everyone that’s stuck by me since I started posting my shit on the Internet in 2006 thank you so much for sticking by, even to those I don’t talk to a lot and take forever to respond you all mean a lot to me and make this whole thing so fun.

Also for those who like my work I have a store with stuff I sell like jewelry, clothes, artwork, and ZINES!
http://rubberneck.storenvy.com/

I’m active as hell on instagram and twitter, and updates will be on twitter!

https://www.instagram.com/rubbbernecking/
https://twitter.com/RubbberNecking

With love <3