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Drop Dead Vince
A black romantic comedy about an undead lady killer who finds the ghoul of his dreams, and how a newly-dead aspiring fashion model copes with her new afterlife.
Vince Still Lives! (and some life updates on yours truly)
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while hasn't it? I'd like to apologize for the long absence. Since I got back from Animation On Display I've gotten into a big funk that made working on comic pages and art in general difficult. I've also been pretty broke and having a hard time finding work in the meantime, and also wondering about what direction my life should go.
But I'm still determined to finish Vince's first chapter and hopefully get his first book/zine printed. I've actually recently gotten back to working on the last few pages and while it is coming along slow I am making some progress on them. I can't say how long it will take for the moment to finish them but I'm hoping to aim for the end of June at the latest to get them finished and get them uploaded on Smack Jeeves. Since I'm trying to work on all of the pages I have left at the moment (I've been working on them out of order), once I get them finished I'll be uploading them a page a week until the first chapter finishes! In the meantime I've been uploading older pages over at a site called Tapastic, which you can check out here incase you need to catch up on Vince.
I've also moved the Drop Dead Shop to a new location, Storenvy! You can check it out here, and along with some new products such as the Second Anniversary Print and Sticker and glow-in-the-dark buttons there's also International shipping for any of my readers outside of the United States!
Thank you guys so much for giving Vince and Betty your support and for being so patient with me. 2013 has been a rough year for me so far, but here's hoping the remainder of it will look up soon. See you soon!
posted by sweetappletea @ 27 May 2013 03:28 pm - 0 comments
DDV's 2nd Anniversary, Book News, And AOD
Drop Dead Vince is two years old today!
Thank you so much for reading Vince and for sticking around for so long. It means a lot to me that you're enjoying this comic as much as I enjoy working on it.
It's been a while, I hope 2013 has been a good year for everyone so far. There's been quite a bit of news since my last update. For one, the first chapter is almost finished! There's just a handful of pages left to work on, which I'm planning to finish all together before I upload them online, so give or take the next update should be ready hopefully sometime next month and there'll be a page per week until the first chapter ends. Afterwards I'll go on a hiatus to work on the first couple pages for the next chapter, but I can't say how long that will take for the moment.
Concerning the book/zine of chapter one, the book will be done once I finish the last few pages and also get it organized to print, as well as get a few corrections and details tweaked for it. I'll definitely post more news about the book once it gets closer to completion, so stay in touch!
Also, this weekend I'll be in San Francisco at Animation On Display with a table in the Artist Alley:
Stop by and say hello! I will also have some Vince goodies for you to check out including a new Anniversary print, postcards, stickers, and glow-in-the-dark pins!
This year's been a little nuts for me so far, but I'm hoping 2013 will be a good year for Vince and its fans. Thanks again for sticking around and for being so patient with me. Happy Valentine's Day and I hope to see you again soon!
posted by sweetappletea @ 13 Feb 2013 06:05 pm - 0 comments
DDV Book News
Hey cats and kittens! Just wanted to give all of you an update on the book situation with Vince. I know I said I wanted to get it printed by Halloween, but I don’t think that’s going to work for two reasons: One, I’m going to be working again soon so that’s going to eat up some of my time and the first chapter is not quite finished yet (as well as getting it all prepped for printing), and Two I do not have enough funds for the moment to get the books printed or the time to get them printed.
However, the book will happen, and I actually do have something special planned for Halloween later this month. As for when the books will be printed, I’d like to try to aim for hopefully sometime in December to give me some time to both raise the funds and give the printer I decide to go with time to get them finished and delivered. Me working again is also going to make the updates take a bit longer to happen but they’ll still happen too so don’t you fret.
Thank you all again for being so supportive and so patient with me. I hope to bring you guys some more news soon!
posted by sweetappletea @ 21 Oct 2012 03:53 pm - 0 comments
Book Update and a Hiatus
For those of you who have been waiting for the first chapter of Vince to be released in book form, I am sorry to say that I will not be able to finish the first chapter in time to get it prepared for printing before the convention at the end of this month. HOWEVER, the book will happen but I am setting the deadline around Halloween next month to give myself more time to finish the first chapter and get it organized and printed. So don’t fret, you’ll be able to read about Vince and Betty in book-form hopefully around the same time you’re trick-or-treating and dressing up!
Speaking of, Drop Dead Vince will be taking a short break while I prepare for the convention later this month. Stickers are already printed and cut out, but I still have two prints that I need to finish AND I need to get those printed out as well. I’ll give you all a sneak peek at the prints once they’re done. Thank you guys again for all of your support and for being so patient!
posted by sweetappletea @ 07 Sep 2012 06:41 pm - 0 comments
Double Update Status and a "Slowatus"
Hey everyone! The next two pages are coming along, and will be finished and posted hopefully soon, but I wanted to let you guys know that Drop Dead Vince will be going on what I'll refer to as a "slowatus". Updates WILL happen, but due to me trying to get ready for the convention and get the first chapter ready for printing it's going to take some time. Thank you for being so patient with each update and for all the support you've given me. I'll let you know when the double update is finished!
posted by sweetappletea @ 05 Aug 2012 01:01 pm - 0 comments
Vacation Hiatus
Hey cats and kittens! Vince is going to be on hiatus for a short bit because most of next week I will be on vacation with my family. I should be back sometime later next week and will be back to work on the updates. Have a great summer and I hope to see you all soon!
posted by sweetappletea @ 22 Jul 2012 12:10 am - 0 comments
We're Not Dead Yet! And Big News!
Hey cats and kittens! I know it's been a while. Last month I had gotten sick but I've been doing much better recently. I've also got some news for you: I'm planning to have Drop Dead Vince's first chapter printed into a book!
There's a local horror convention in September that I'll have an artist alley table at and I want to have the comic's first chapter as a book to sell there (and eventually have copies of it for sale in the Drop Dead Shop!). However, even though I still have a few months until then, that means I'll need to get going on preparing and finishing pages for the book and that will also mean updates will be slow. This isn't a hiatus per-say, but since I might have to work on pages out of order and possibly have to go back and fix older pages, updates may take some time. But, IF the book finishes before I finishing uploading the first chapter online, I will be able to put up the rest of the chapter in a more regulated update schedule while I start working on the second chapter.
Thank you all again for reading Vince and for being patient with me. And thank you for giving Vince over 100 fans!! You guys are awesome!
posted by sweetappletea @ 28 May 2012 06:43 pm - 1 comments
Update Delay
Hey cats and kittens! I know, a second update that's going to be late in a row is no fun, but recently I've been very sick and haven't been able to work on the comic (or really spend much time on the computer period). While I do care about the comic, my health comes first. And once I get back to normal I promise that I'll be back to work on the next page as soon as possible. Thank you all again for being patient with me, now I better crawl back to bed.
posted by sweetappletea @ 20 Apr 2012 01:01 pm - 0 comments