Sorry for the delay guys. Life has been unusually busy this month and I couldn't get time set aside to work on the cartoons. My goal is to have one more posted before the end of the month (yes, I know that is only four days away). I have the story written out, and the basic stuff ready to go, just gotta make time to draw
Blizzard's server fees will come due on 3/15/10. With the next update, I will have a new fan mail email and will be using that email for anyone wishing to donate towards the fees. Blizzard is not going to cost anything to see, but I would appreciate any help to keep the site going. There will also be a PayPal button added that will allow you to donate via PayPal.
Oh, and I will also be posting a couple of more werebear stories from our favorite authors. Look for those on the next update as well.
Enjoy the next installment of Blizzard!
To start off the new year AND a new story, I present you with the first TWO strips from the story "'Scuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy".
As you can guess from the title, this story will take Blizzard and Bob to a new level in their relationship. I will not say more yet, so as to not spoil the story.
And on the personal side, I'm still limping along thru the minefield of memories. I want to send out a thank you to all who've sent me messages of hope and support. I really needed that. Thank you each and every one.
I get messages saying to tell the whole story, but I dunno. Who really wants to hear depressing tales of suprressed memories and abuse. Still it does help to get the story out of me. We will see.
Oh and one more thing, I'll be adding a Pay-Pal button soon for donations. Any money donated will go toward keeping up the site. That's it. I'm not charging for you to see the cartoons, only if you feel so inclined to help with the server fees that you have a means to do so.
Thanks everyone! Blizzard and I both appreciate you!
I've been thru a lot of hell in the last two months.
I'm not going to rehash what went down here in the blog. There's not enough space for that. I've started working on a new page that will be added soon that describes in detail what happened. I will say that my panic attacks and stress dreams have stopped. I'm feeling much more myself than I have in several months. I've not fully resolved the childhood issues, but I'm getting there!
But for now, let us not worry over the past and enjoy the present. I've completed the last two strips for the current story "Daddy Dearest" and you will now find the entire story posted here. For those who have been keeping up, that means TWO cartoons have been posted to wrap up the story.
Originally, there were to be 20 strips in the current story, but I realized that strip 20 is actually the beginning of our next story "S'cuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy". That story will begin in January of 2010.
So here's the conclusion of Daddy Dearest.
Hello to all my fans! I wanted to say "Thank you" for all your support and for reading the strip. I hope you all have enjoyed the stories thus far.
And no doubt you are wondering "Where are the new strips? What is taking so long for more cartoons?" Well, the answer is, quite simply, Rondall has had a slight emotional breakdown.
Well, maybe more of a 'break thru' than a 'break down'. See as he was working on the next strip, some old memories resurfaced and he sortta-kindda had to deal with that in order to just function in his daily life, much less work on his cartoons.
So I wanted to just update you all that yes, there will be more cartoons, yes the current story WILL complete, and yes, Rondall's mental health is rapidly on its way back to normal (whatever that is). So don't worry, we will continue, just may be another few weeks before the story continues.
And I just got this note from Rondall that says he's feeling better, just working to manage the panic attacks and learn what it means to be a real survivor (not to be confused with the 'survivors' of that game show/reality TV/freak show/TV program.) He adds that who knew something traumatic that happened 36 years ago could be so influential and create such havoc today! He says he hopes you will all understand and be patient while he rebuilds his life and gets the Becoming Blizzard cartoons back on track.
And he better hurry up, 'cuz I am SOOOO ready to have my first real date with Bob. (MMMMMMMM....Bob....SIGH!)
Here's the next strip in the Daddy Dearest story. There are three more strips in this story and then we move on to 'Scuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy'.
Also I do want to remind everyone that not every Blizzard cartoon is work safe, especially since the introduction of cartoon nudity.
I was really hoping to have the tshirts ready and be well on the way to publishing a collection book for Blizzard by now, but neither plan has worked out yet. I still can't find a publisher who would be willing to print the Blizzard stories and the tshirts... well, money keeps that one from happening at the moment.
And speaking of money, the hosting service for Becomingblizzard.com is already reminding me that in March I will have to renew the site. So to help make money to pay for it, I'm considering selling some of the drawings from the cartoons. I want to see if there's any interest in that before I move on to 'Plan B'. Just go to the "Contact" page and send me a message if you are interrested in buying a comic or two.
Ok, so I didn't get this posted as quickly as I'd hoped, nor have I gotten the books like I'd hoped... or the t-shirts... so September was a disappointing month, but October is going to be THE month things come together! (HEY!! I can dream can't I??!)
Enjoy the new Blizzard cartoon. Keep that fan mail comming!
Well here's the current update. I was hoping to get TWO cartoons posted, but decided best to post this one now and not make you fellas wait any longer. I am trying to find a way to have more time to draw the cartoons, as this is my real passion.
My original idea for the book of strips was to make everything uniform-that is to color everything and bring everything up to date. However, I've since found that several of the begining strips are missing and I can't colorize the existing scans (they are not scanned in a way that will allow smooth colorizing). So I guess we will have to just keep everything as it has been and print it that way.
Oh and does anyone have any good suggestions for book printers? LOL
I have created and posted the new "Trivia" page. This is an ongoing page for updates. If there's a question you want to know and it fits in the Trivia page, I'll post the question/answer there. It's not much, but it helps the fans know what's going on in the background.
And WHY did it take me so long to update the site with a new cartoon? Well, as I said in the last update, I was going to start a new job, and I did. Things are starting to settle down into a routine so with any luck, I'll start having strips up about once every two weeks (like we were before.)...(Stop laughing!)
Gazing into my Magic Eight Ball, I can see that the next episode is quickly coming up, and that episode will be called "'Scuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy". In that epidsode, Blizzard and Bob are FINALLy going to get down to business... after a major suprise!
I have also been advised to not only do T-shirts (more on that in a moment), but to also do a book of the strips. I will keep you posted to when those will be available and for what cost.
I AM going to do t-shirts. There will be two designs initially. If these prove popular, others may be done as the serries continues. We will likely be using Woof Tease as the printer for the shirts. You can see their site at wooftease.com (type it in, it's late and I'm too lazy to make it a link right now.)And there will be a trivia page available soon with Blizzard behind the scenes trivia for those who just gotta know.
And finally, I will also soon be adding a new bio page for myself. This one comes at the request of a friend. This bio will go in to LONG detail, and hopefully it will be of some use to someone somewhere.
That's it for now. Go read the latest installment of Daddy Dearest and keep that fan mail coming!
Big news! I've accepted a new job and thus it may be a bit before the next update. I'm going to try and do more cartoons on the side, but it will be harder until the job situation settles down.
But fear not, for new strips WILL be made!!
As far as our story goes, Blizzard is way in over his head. You'll be glad to see the return of Bob. Ol' Bob to the rescue!
And some good news. I'm talking with a fellow who will be able to make high quality shirts for us. Now my question to you the readers is-what do you want to see on a shirt and how many of you will be willing to buy one?
Well I sat on these for a much longer time that I should have. So to make it up to you, here's TWO new cartoons for the current update. Why did I sit on these? Well our bear club had our bear run this month. It was blast! We had hairy guys from all over. I even met guys from Canada (Hi Joe!!). What a blast that weekend was. Please check out our group, MTBA for updates on their next run and any monthly social events that are coming up.
It's now obvious that Blizzard is in over his head. Ol' Charlie is about to put some major moves on Blizzard, and he is COMPLETELY unprepared for it. But don't worry guys! I am sure that Blizzard's knight in shining armor will save the day.
New update and new cartoon! I've made some minor adjustments to the character page so the text is easier to read. (Thanks Mr Initialman!) I've also added a new fan on the Fan Page. You will now have access to stories written by Ursus. The stories are not Blizzard themed, but are well written erotic Werebear stories. Don't know what a Werebear is? Well, you'll just have to read the stories! Just go to the fan page and check them out.
Now as for Blizzard... well what is there to say but "DUDE!" The story is getting a bit wild, isn't it LOL. Now I do want to point out that I myself know virtually nothing about S&M, slaves, etc. I'd say what we are seeing (and about to see) from Charlie and Greg is a major extreme. Why would I put Blizzard who's just embraced his gay self in such a situation? Because I think it is hysterical! Just look at his eyes bug out!! LOL
Enjoy the newest installment of Becoming Blizzard!
(FAN FARE PLEASE).
The NEW BECOMING BLIZZARD WEBSITE has launched!!! Here it is, as long promised. First off, let's all thank Mr Initial Man for writing the code and baby stepping me thru it. Go to his website and check out his services. Man the code looks so clean now compared to the crappy code I did have.
Now, the new site will no doubt have a glitch or two (because I was tinkering with the code too). So look around and check it all out. Let me know what does not work for you.
I do want to point out that many of the graphics I wanted to add to this new site have not been completed yet. So things may look a bit plain at the moment, but that is going to change over the next few weeks and months as I finish up more of the graphics. There also are some links that have not been added yet. We will have a section in the Fan's Page with fiction written by fans. The first stories are actually not about Blizzard, but about Were-bears and I thought they were really great stories and asked to post copies of them here. That will likely be up on the next update. And no, the next update will not take as long as I've cartoons ready to go!
As for Blizzard, well, this tale is about to boggle his mind. It only gets weirder for him from here. But fear not! I know for a fact his knight in shinning aromor will be arriving just in time!
Enough of my yammerin'. Yer here to see Blizzard and check out his new site. Go for it! Drop me an email and let me know what you think about it all, and be sure to drop Mr Initial Man a note to say thanks and to check out his web services.