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Lately I’ve been receiving emails in regards to the status of Sideville, my pending webcomic. I could have typed up a polite email, saved it to my hard drive and mass mailed it to the Sideville mailing list but I decided that in order for me to clarify the progress of Sideville I would need to post the official word here on kartooner.com.

First of all, I’m excited that so many people are interested in Sideville. It’s something I’m eager to share with those who express interest and like you I’m anxious to see what develops. Yet, I’m someone who doesn’t spare quality for quantity and that essentially means that I’m going to deliver the comic in tip-top form without cutting any corners or better yet wasting your time with garbage. It’s in my nature to create imaginative things, likewise my creativity works in such a way that I do my research and spare no expense in delivering something unique and appealing. You could call it perfectionism, but I like to call it “polishing a diamond”. When you think about it, a diamond doesn’t necessarily need to be polished but by swiping it with a cloth you’ll enhance the shimmer and you might impress a few more people.

In the past few months since I announced Sideville I’ve been working on conceptual sketches, outlines and most important of them all, the script. The story is pretty much all in my head but in order to formulate my thoughts and get things in order it’s crucial to me that I write a script. I’m sure most of you are familiar with a script and it’s possible you might have come across one once or twice in your lifetime or better yet, you might’ve written one yourself.

A script outlines the dialogue between your characters and not only that, it allows you to paint a picture of each scene. One advantage of this method is that you can iron out the kinks and rework certain sequences and when you’re ready to sketch it out you’ll have room to improvise, without worrying if the plotline makes any sense. My friend, Max Riffner, comic book artist and moleskin lover, outlines and scripts his comics before he even starts sketching the panels. By doing this he can visualize the comic in his head as he reads the script to himself. When it comes time to lay the ink he doesn’t have to second guess himself unless he’s playing a vicious mindgame with himself.

In addition to all of the above, I’ve also been swamped with various projects, attending college (once again) and doing my best to be a good father and husband, maintaining finances, yadda yadda yadda. The bottomline being that Sideville will still be unvieled, but when the time is right. Let’s just say that I won’t pull a Duke Nukem Forever and keep up the hype without delivering anything of substance, that just isn’t in my nature.

If you haven’t already, add yourself to the Sideville mailing list. Only those who’ve opted in will receive “juicy”, “captivating” and “mind-boggling” updates on the progress of Sideville.