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ch.3 pg.56: “Lights In The Dark”

ch.3 pg.56: “Lights In The Dark”

by Jade Griffin on May 23, 2013 at 12:00 am

I loved working on the purple glow of David’s stones :)

NOTE OF INTEREST: I couldn’t decide whether to have Tin Dorothy still injured or show healing or full recovery so I simply went with the easiest and assume it took them a little bit of time to get out there and a brief pause to look over any injuries and heal them a bit before entering the crypt. Dorothy Conglomerate is actually the source of the healing but I believe she can lend her skills to another persona when it is out although it is not nearly as effective or rapid. Both Cindy and Dorothy can heal but Dorothy’s is the best “field healing” due to its more rapid nature. Humpty will heal to his usual cracked up self no matter what happens to him, due to his abilities granted by the shard (indestructible), but he cannot aid the healing of others unless it is to apply a bandange. I don’t believe Velvy can heal naturally. He’ll need some sewing, but he also does not appear to feel pain. Yay, character insight!

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Facebook, Twitter, and News

by Jade Griffin on April 22, 2013 at 6:55 pm
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Hey, all! If you don’t have Facebook or Twitter, you might be missing my update postings — where I mention what’s been updated on the site. That’s why I also post this blog:)

Updates:

1.) minor updates to bio pages of Daedalus, Triumvirate, The Red Queen, and the BBW under Characters/Opposition.

2.) added Icarus bio page under Characters/Opposition.

3.) new voting incentive for Topwebcomics.com : Flamin’ Mad Jack!

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Lead Balloon Falls Behind…:*(

by Jade Griffin on March 4, 2013 at 12:01 am
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It is with regret that I must announce dropping Shards down to one strip a week for the foreseeable future. I have debated this much over the last four months and it boils down to an inability to keep up. I’ve tried to reach the same peak I had for two straight years with no delayed or cancelled strip posts but, in the end, it isn’t presently manageable. In order to enjoy time with my husband and two young children and still attempt to get a shred of time to wind down for myself, I have to make a cut somewhere. However much I wished I could get paid to better my skills in art and produce at least three strips a week, it was a dream I was fairly sure I could not accomplish at this point in my life. I don’t know whether the Shards readership simply isn’t big enough or my art skills cannot compare with others who have succeeded, or both…

I love Shards. I have always loved the concept, the characters, and what we have in store for you all. I am dropping to one strip a week with angst in my heart because I want to show you all so much of this fantastic story TB and I have devised, as well as the characters not yet revealed. It won’t go away.

I will continue to do the comic and to put out one strip a week but I wanted to ask which day you’d prefer to see this strip, and if you’d prefer the sketches I’ve been including prior or would you rather just have the full strip when it’s done? Please respond and thank you for your patience. I know it must be a bit frustrating to expect a strip and only get a sketch on the previously scheduled days.

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Updates Galore!

by Jade Griffin on January 20, 2013 at 7:02 pm
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Hopefully you’ve noticed a few little changes: New look to the Archives, new animated gif on Dorothy’s bio page showing all four forms of “Dorothy”, Gravatars now working, new voting incentive for Topwebcomics.com, and I’m currently ahead on strips! Yaay! *throws a little party* What has sparked all these revisions? Regained access to my dreamhost.com ftp LOL. New concept art soon to come, and Red’s bio page should be updated tonight if I’ve the time.

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A Very Seros Senric Christmas!

by Jade Griffin on December 21, 2012 at 10:06 pm
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Like last year, one of our fans made an interesting minigame to get at a Christmas card:

http://www.nextreleaseunknown.com/christmas2012/dungeon.php

This time around, things got more creative and, in the opening town, you will find a bunch of characters from various webcomics, including Shards. We developed three sprites just for Seros Senric’s minigame card thingie and they’ll be available after Christmas. Art has been a little slow-going during the holidays but should pick up after the new year:) Tally-ho!

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Comic Press Weirdness

by Jade Griffin on December 18, 2012 at 6:41 pm
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Hey, all. Your gravatars are still here and cached. Still trying to sort out why they went buggy and are not showing up lately. Comic Press had an update and right after that, things went wonky.

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