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Wait, what happened to 2011? This year went by so quickly that it was over before I even realized it had started. Anyway, it’s 2012 now, and I’m afraid that we’ll be hearing a lot about the so-called impending apocalypse. Just remember, if anyone dares to mention the Mayan calendar, feel free to refer them to the real explanation why it ends in 2012.
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If you’re a loyal reader of the comic, you’ve probably noticed that it’s been way more than a month since the last regular update. So what happened? Do I not care about my readers? Is the comic finally going to end due to a lack of updates? Has a deranged axe murderer lopped off my drawing hand? Well, readers, let me delight you with the full, only slightly censored tale of why there have been no updates;
The Great PC Meltdown of ’11
It all began when I accidentally kicked my desktop while standing up to grab a drink; apparently the sheer force of my kick loosened the CPU cooler which overheated the processor and sent the entire thing straight down the crapper. I couldn’t get it to start anymore, so I did what any sensible person would do and started shopping for a new system. Of course, sadly this meant that I couldn’t work on the comic for a while; but hopefully I would be able to get my new equipment in a few weeks and be back up and running before anyone even noticed that the strip wasn’t being updated, right?
It Gets Worse
While I was excitedly waiting for my new gaming/drawing machine, some other things were going down in the background. I’m not going to bother you with any of the dull details, but the long and short of it is that I was going to have to spend a lot more time a day on my day job thanks to a longer commute – which brought along a considerable amount of stress. Sadly, the comic was the first one to feel the hard consequences of this extra stress, because even once I got my new PC, I just couldn’t find the energy needed to get drawing after I came home from an exhausting day at work.
What Now?
By now you’ve probably had enough of my bad excuses so let me get on to the only information you’re really interested in; are there going to be regular updates again?! Well, I’m going to have to answer that one with an incredibly annoying “I don’t know”, but there’s positive news as well – by next week my stress levels will probably/hopefully go down considerably as my commute will be shorter again, which means that one of the most stressful periods of my life will at last be coming to an end.
Thanks for those who have been supportive and patient during this period; and as a way of reassuring everyone that the comic hasn’t died just yet I’ve already finished and scheduled fridays comic, so be sure to check back by then for the thrilling conclusion of the Commercial Space Flight Storyline!
Even if you’ve been living under a rock for the last few decades (like myself), you’ve probably noticed this little thing called Facebook and its prominent place in ‘social media’. Resistance is futile, and thus, today join the Scientific Madness Facebook Page and show your friends what your favorite (or second favorite, we don’t mind) webcomic is. Honestly; if you’ve ever wondered how you can help the comic and get me to do more updates, this is the way that requires the least effort: more readers means less excuses for me to miss updates, and more frequent updates for you, so what are you waiting for?
As an added bonus, I’ve uploaded one of the random artworks I’ve done in the past. If the page gets more ‘likes’ I’ll add more, so tell your friends!
If you’re wondering why I’m working on Facebook pages instead of strips – no worries there; I can promise there will be a new one very soon (this monday at the latest!), I just have a few more knots in the storyline to work out.
If you’re a regular reader of this comic, you’ll probably have noticed that the site didn’t update for over a week. After I’ve managed to keep to the monday-friday schedule for almost half a year, it might seem a bit suspicious, but let me assure you that Scientific Madness is not going anywhere. The reason for the recent missed updates lies in two things – the first one is the fact that I’ve recently moved into a new apartment and I’m still settling in – the second is that for the time being, my work is demanding a lot more of my spare time than it used to. I can’t really say when this period is going to end (might be in a few weeks, might be a few months) and during this period I might not be able to update as often as I’d like to.
I hope I have your understanding in this and that you’ll continue to read the comic. Thanks in advance for your continued readership.
The latest storyline has been all about the villains and how they met and escaped from prison. For now, Croydon’s revenge has been postponed, but will he be a dangerous adversary as his company slowly gains more power?
I’m sure some of you have been wanting to get back to Otto and Albert, but there’s a reason why I wanted to focus on Croydon and his newfound friends for a bit; first of all, the villains are always considered to be way cooler than the heroes (just ask anyone) and secondly, while this storyline hasn’t been very “Scientific” (I think we can all agree that Madness was definitely involved), today’s comic introduces the Dr. Croydon Alternative Medicine company, which will definitely come back in a future storyline and finally gives me the opportunity to make some jokes about pseudoscience and quackery.
