4 OCTOBER
October is sort of a special month for me. October, 2002, was when Serenity Rose first peeked out through her little webcomic window here on HSS. October, 2003, was when I got my first box of Serenity Rose comics. That same October I met Ami in person for the first time (first date: Bubba Ho-Tep). On October 31, 2007, I married her on a perfectly cold, rocky beach in Oregon. We’ve gone on a pilgrimage to the Haunted Mansion at Halloween-time every year since 2003.
October is AWESOME. Chilly air, Karloff on the TCM, pumpkin flavoring in every single thing I eat, I love it all.
So it just seems right that this October, Serenity Rose will at long last begin the final part of her personal journal in SR Vol. 3: BREAK YOUR STUPID HEART.
Sorry for the delays in getting started here… The Zuda collapse sent a LOT of people’s cars spiraling off the road, and it’s taken a while to get back to silky-smooth highway. But now that ELDRITCH! is up and humming, it’s time to get back to Serenity. I didn’t want to be promoting both comic launches at the same time (it’s weirdly a lot of work), so waiting until October should be perfect.
The October start also gives me time to enact part TWO of my grand plan: On October 4th, you won’t get just ONE page of SR Vol. 3. Nope, you’ll be able to download a 24-page issue from my BIG FANCY NEW WEBSTORE. You can still read the book for free right here, two pages a week, but for a meager $0.99 you’ll be able to read far, far ahead, and support SR while you do. EDIT 9/19: Keeping it to webcomic form right now, and working on a release schedule. But we’re still on target for OCT. 4th!
As you can see, I’m giving the site a few little touch-ups here and there (don’t want to embarrass the store, y’know). I’ll have more to say about that over the next few days, but keep your eyes peeled (and placed in a protective case so they don’t leak on the carpeting). Can’t wait to show you all what’s on the way!
ONWARD TO OCTOBER.
Yaaay!
Awesome! ^^
Selling the comics a on the web is an excellent idea! You made wish this summer could just stop exist right now.
I’m glad you put a plug in for the Vincentennial! It’s on through out the week. If there is any reason to visit St. Louis this week (especially May 27, Vincent Price’s 100th B-Day), this is it!
It’s official. I now must write “Break Your Stupid Heart” in permanent marker on a plain white t-shirt.
I will wear it with pride. October is definitely the most amazing month ever. It has the only holiday that I lurve, and Autumn is my favorite season. <3 Serenity Looks so happy up there! She's so adorable! It seems like only yesterday she was a sullen little bitch. *sigh* Where does the time go??! I can't wait for vol. 3! 😀
There is NOTHING more punk than Sharpie on a white t-shirt. Especially if you put some safety pins through it. And you.
Eeee! So excited! October is the best month <3
Now not only do I get to frighten small children, and old fat men alike. I can now enjoy such greatness during my favorite month!
Ah yes, the taste in pumpkin IS rather awesome is it not?
Ninety-nine red pennies is but a pittance, good sir! I shall pay with pleasure.
I understand Paypal is working on a method to literally send pennies (The “Paypennytube,” they call it). I’ll let you know when that’s up and running, Alpha!
WOW…everything looks great…i cant wait to read it!!!!
OH MY GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM RIGHT NOW FLKHSDFKSDFKHGSDFRGN
Oh my gosh, that line: “Break your stupid heart” is just … gold. It’s the perfect name for a book like this, It carries so much of that raw teenage emotion, and really pulls me in before I’ve read anything about it. I’ve got that picture on my desktop background right now, and I just can’t stop staring at it, and the words on her shirt. You are a marketing genius with that Aaron, how did you come up with it?
Any chance at physical comic issues like the ol’ (now nostalgic) volume 1? (and all the SLG complications/headaches that come with that)? Not that i don’t love the TPB, but… I’m oldschool.
Probably not individual paper issues, no. But the PDF file will be pretty high-quality, so… if you’ve got a printer and a stapler, just think of the possibilities!
This brings me such joy! I made little squeak noises when i was reading this; always a good sign. Now to hibernate until October arrives. I am really excited to see what the cover will be! Can you top volume 2’s cover? (that was amazing- btw.)
Can’t wait for SR3!!!
WHOO-HOO! haven’t checked in in a while ^^; this made my day! i cant wait for october now!!!!! <3
October in Texas is still pretty warm, making it a little hard to get into the spirit of it all…but still much better than August
Saw an Eldritch ad.
Stopped by
Glad you’re back at it.
I’ll bring my stapler-
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Thanks, WOL! Should be fixed now (might have to empty your cache).
4-oct…soon. very soon indeed. yup.
Just a question, but are you planning releases of either Eldritch or SR3 in book form, or is everything going to be e-downloaded from here on out?
It’s almost here…
The wait is almost over.
And in volume 3, Sera will wake up and realize it was all a dream. Twist ending!
Just kidding… but I really am looking forward to reading more of the story I started reading back in… was it 2003?
Worth the wait.