You guys, I really hate to say this, but these past couple weeks things have been getting increasingly crazy for me. I was hoping I could deal with it all and still update, but unfortunately I underestimated how much time drawing takes and the workload that would come with college-level courses. Trying to get even 2–4 pages done within two weeks is already affecting my grades, and a few unforeseen personal problems popped up that I need to take care of ASAP.



To you total sweethearts who were sending me messages asking me if I was okay, don’t worry. I’m not in any danger or anything like that. A couple things just popped up that require a lot of expensive appointments and complicated planning, so if I want to get even somewhat decent grades while it’s all going on, I seriously don’t have a choice here. I’m going to have to take a break for a few months while I get all this sorted out.

I’m not giving up on this comic entirely, though. There are too many joke ideas yet undrawn, too many visual gags involving Dib’s scythe hair not yet realized… plus, I’d like to be an artist professionally, and even though this is a fandom thing it’s still technically my first ever ongoing webcomic. I’d really rather not set a “Give Up Halfway Through” precedent. This thing is getting FINISHED, and it will be GOOFY, and at some point Zim will wear a very silly hat!



But for now, life is a twelve-layer crazy cake that tastes like garbage, and I need to spend the next couple months working through the frosting. There should only be about 10 or so pages left in this chapter, so if I can find some free time I’ll try to draw and post them in the following months (keyword being try.) Since my classes end in December, I’ll let you know for sure what the plan is by Christmas. Best-case scenario, I’ve either found some free time by then or figured out a faster way to draw comics that doesn’t look awful. Worst-case scenario, I STILL don’t have the time to draw fancy colored pages, so I’ll post quick, black and white sketches, and get the comic finished that way.



Either way, sorry about the long post. Love you guys, stay safe, sleep well, and drink lots of water. I’ll see you in December, if not sooner. :)

