Posted September 11, 2015 at 1:01 am

I posted what is about to be the majority of this commentary on social media already, but I can either copy/paste it (with minor edits), or try to paraphrase it. I chose the former because, really, why wouldn't I?

I had intended to work ahead (on EGS:NP comics) through the magic of easy to come up with gratuitous transformations, but the “gratuitous” aspect of it wound up being a problem.

For each recent EGS:NP, there’s been some joke or twist beyond just the transformation, and I needed those jokes and twists to be comfortable with those transformations. For example, I found I wasn’t comfortable with Susan's transformation until it was a parallel of Diane's transformation, and involved her manipulating the outcome.

Basically, if I keep going with these zappy comics, they truly will be gratuitous transformations, and not much else. I find that boring and a bit uncomfortable, at least as far as EGS:NP comics go. I can save those transformation ideas for a time when there’d be more to them, or just save them for sketchbook ideas.

My new plan is to wrap tea and remote antics up with today’s EGS:NP, and proceed with other EGS:NP ideas starting with the next comic. I already know exactly what the next comic will be, so I can still work ahead a bit.