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Chapter: Act 1 Pt. 3 - Dancing Embers

The threads of Sarah’s circumstance begin to tangle. Friction ups the heat, just in time for Prom.

  • Xiu Mei’s Just Not Feelin’ It

    Nov 24, 2021

  • Meanwhile: On the Other Side of the Globe

    Nov 17, 2021

  • As Per My Previous Email…

    Nov 10, 2021

  • … and they danced.

    Nov 03, 2021

  • Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted…

    Oct 27, 2021

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Oct 20, 2021

  • He Left a Mark.

    Oct 13, 2021

  • Picking a Fight

    Oct 06, 2021

  • Squaring Off

    Sep 29, 2021

  • Doink

    Sep 22, 2021

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Update - 5-13-2025

Back at the beginning of April, I'd went on a bit of hiatus to make the end of Act 1 this magnificent (admittedly basic) animatic. Pretty much keyframes with limited animation. I had some time between conventions and really thought I'd get to dig into this.

Now, after a lengthy commission queue (because income), a near-week-long power outage (Right after a big grocery trip. Lost everything), and setting up a VGen account (https://vgen.co/Aaronmizuno because income), I have nothing for that animatic and a show looms.

I knew it was a long shot, but we're all doing what we can. I'll be resuming normal updates for now, with hopes of eventually rounding back to that animatic plan.

Update - 2-04-2025

Big thanks to everyone still sticking around.
There's been a lot of weird website outages thanks in part to a DDOS attack on some of the Dreamhost-related servers that houses this humble webcomic. My inbox is spammed with dozens of mini-outages. Fun.

Fun in a not-sarcastic tone is the slew of conventions we're currently lined up for. We just came back from Setsucon in Altoona, PA, and have already been confirmed for nine more by July. Big relief, that.

In-story, we're (finally) approaching the end of Act 1. It only took thirteen years.

Latest Comments

  1. All-Purpose Guru on Sarah’s Feeling WhiplashJuly 9, 2025

    I’m glad Ash got the chance to unironically quote Monty Python.

  2. All-Purpose Guru on Sarah’s Feeling WhiplashJuly 9, 2025

    Having a helicopter forcibly removed while you’re riding in it is definitely a life changing event.

  3. wessodog on An Eternal FlameJuly 2, 2025

    Just realized: Ash's hair got longer. A LOT longer. Sare-length. Very, very cool detail, Ryan. Hella good transformation. Love panel…

  4. wessodog on An Eternal FlameJuly 2, 2025

    I thought OMG, Ash is dead, and lookee lookee at what happened instead! (*cues up Stravinsky's Firebird Suite*) The dress…

  5. Ryan Gindlesperger on Messy ComplicationsJuly 2, 2025

    She's having a very rough time.

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