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Ok…maybe I’m pushing this “consistency” and “professionalism” thing a bit too far.
For the last 4 weeks…as you guys know…I’ve been dealing with this back injury, and now this blood pressure problem (due to the steroid shot).
You may not know this…but I’ve spent most of the last 4 weeks either in bed…or in the doctor’s office.
Somehow I’ve been able to finish a page. In a lot of pain…but somehow I’ve been able to do it.
Last night…it came down to the wire. And I’m not only exhausted…but not particularly happy with the page.
So depending on how I feel today…I may have to miss a day.
And I hate it. After over 3 years of consistency…a hockey injury finally stopped me. And only a week away from finishing chapter 13.
I’ll chime in in the morning when I get up. But just wanted you guys to know what may happen.
I’ll let you know.
And as always…thank you all for your support and encouragement.
Scott
NOTE: I tweaked the last panel a bit. In case you were wondering.
I’ll see how I like it in the morning.
Damn m8, Good luck with it, if you need a bit to get the worst out of it. take it. Rather a pause now, then no more dreamland because you can’t do anything anymore.
Scott, take a day or two or three. We can wait. And we will wait.
egads… first time in THREE YEARS??? *stratches head in confusion* r u even human? i have read your bio thing from wise, after all… and finally… first POST!! WOOT! but back to the issue. as i’m probably won’t be the only person to say….
PERSONAL/FAMILY HEALTH/ISSUES ARE ALWAYS PUT FIRST. at least that’s what most people will say… but for those who complain… *cocks a shotgun* annnyyywho. my only issues with this page is its too bright. really too bright… i almost thought i went blind… and why do they need the darn sword? that’s the second issue…. why must you torment us with good lines like this? BUT IGNORE THAT! TAKE CARE!! *recocks shotgun, getting ready for the complainers*
never mind the first post bit… darn it… grr..
Scott, take as much time as you need. Heal, then enterain. The comic is great, but your family needs you healthy.
Oh come on Scott, 3 years without missing an update? You’re making every other web comic look bad. Get into bed and rest before they start pelting you with large, heavy objects at the next con!
Get well soon… and not only because we need you alive to finish the story :p
And I was just thinking how cool this page looks. 🙂 Except for panel 3 actually.
Scott – we adore you, we adore your comic. Your health is more important in the short term than the comic, because in the long term.. if you’re not getting better you’ll not be finishing the comic. PLEASE take care of yourself.
I had a herniated disc in my back that I *didn’t* take proper care of and now have nerve damage and all sorts of problems. PLEASE, for the sake of yourself, your family, for your and their future.. take the time you need and recover.
We’ll be here, no matter what.
For your health and your wonderful family, take some time off!! If people don’t understand then they need to rethink what is important to them. Your health is much more important then missing a couple days of comics. Think about what your boys need 😀 We all think your amazing! Keep up the great work when you feel like you can put out what you feel is top notch. 😀
Good luck!
If your health is suffering, yes, that’s taking professionalism and consistency far too far. Put another way: If you injure yourself further, by not getting enough rest, the comic will only be further delayed. Take some time off, heal up, get better. It’ll be tough without new insights into our wonderful Dreamland, but we’ll manage. Heck, the archives aren’t just there for display.
We – and I think I speak for all your fans and followers when I say this – We wish you all the best and a speedy recovery. For your health, for your happiness, and for many more amazing trips to Dreamland yet to come.
An employer would certainly give you time off for health reasons. Why wouldn’t we?
Scott – please take the time you need to take care of yourself properly and recover your health. While I hugely admire your dedication, the world can’t afford to lose any of the few decent people it has left! So do what you have to to get well!
I’ve been reading dreamland for years and years and never felt the desire to comment until now. As much as I love the story and the art, and it really is a bright point in my day, knowing that you are in needless suffering because of it takes away from it. But I’d rather know then not know, if that makes any sense. Nothing is worth your losing health for, and those of us that enjoy the strip for what it is can wait until the amazing person behind it (and in it) is 100% again, or as close as you can get.
Your health is far important than us enjoying your fabulous story.
Recovery can be long and painful but you will have many of your fans supporting you and wishing you the best. Take a bit of leave, not only for your health’s sake, but so that you can get better and we can see the ending to this great webcomic ^^
All-on-all, you should take the time off that you need, ask your wife or someone else to stick up some filler stuff if needed but get better.
I’d hate (and I believe that all of us would too) to hear that you had to quit this comic because you pushed yourself too far trying to keep up with the story and your injury had gotten worse as a result.
So repeating myself for the third time in one post: Take a break and relax!
Who cares about one day without a page? It’s you we want! if you overexert yourself, we’d have to wait a lot more, since no more pages would be upcoming! So, please, Heal first, and if you’re bored during your revalidation, make a bit. If we have to do with one panel a day, i can live with it. Most of us can. You can then join the pages once you’ve got the panels all together.
Take care, please!
Otherwise, I’m fully behind Joshs’, Elliots’, Miragets’ and most of the others commentors words!
Take all the time you need.
Take your time, relax, get your health back. We’ll wait – more than a single day even. I’m sure the stress of trying to get this done isn’t helping your heart or your back. You’ll likely recover faster if you take the time your body needs. We’ll be here, and we’ll keep loving you and your wonderful world. Be well.
Scott, I have heard the rants about whether webcomics are professional or not. Most of the critics say that missing a comic every other month is not professional. But I am sure they would ALL agree that missing a few days after THREE YEARS of dedication, due to health problems, would be a viable “miss day”.
And so I say to you: GET YOUR BUTT TO REST!!!
Please, take a rest. Your body is not indestructible, and we all agree we won’t hurt you at all for it. (We promise to look the other way even, so if anyone asks we’ll all be like “What? We didn’t see him miss an update…”
Oh, and nice to meet ya! I’m Rek. I’ve been reading your comic for a few weeks now (About the time your back troubles started) and I’m impressed with your track record. Keep at it, cause you’re awesome.
In panel 4 there are some straight lines. there is no ‘border’ between the grey thing (wall?) and the wooden floor.
I think that’s the only odd thing about this page. you still do a good job, Scott 😉
and 1 thing: relax, take it easy, rest, heal and GET BETTER ^^.
If you don’t take a break now, you will probably need a way bigger break later, which isn’t a good thing ^^
as you see above me (and probably below me too), everyone thinks you deserve to rest and heal.
thanks for your work.
Friend, take care of yourself. We can wait…however agonizing it wil be…we can wait. Good luck, and speedy recovery!
For heaven’s sake, slow down! As much as we love this comic, we’re not going to shrivel up and die if you take a breather. And it’s not worth you killing yourself over. Get some rest, get well, and then come back. We’ll be waiting.
Taking a break over an injury is fine, even in principle. A good practice is to announce how long you’ll be gone, set a date when you’ll be back in action, and get slightly ahead in the mean time to ensure the return is professional and on time as promised.
You should take a break.Your injury sounds bad.We can wait.
Hey, don’t push yourself too hard, sir. Do rest if you’re not feeling well. Me and the other readers would surely understand. Hope you feel better soon. 😉
Scott- get your creative backside back into bed with a CD of choice (and, you know, something to play it on) or a DVD and a cup of tea and STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE COMIC.
I think you are the most professional comic artist I’ve ever come across. We can live without updates for the rest of the week. In fact, you know what? I’m not going to return here until Monday, other than to make sure you’re resting, not working.
Straining your back now can make it take longer to heal, and even stop it healing fully, giving you more problems down the line. (Trust me, I know about such injuries, partly from experience and partly because I aspire to be a personal trainer.) Now, not only are you putting your health at risk, but you’re also damaging the comic quality in your eyes.
Any job allows for sickness. Except maybe the Presidency, I don’t know much about that. (I don’t think he can really stop war negotiations because of the flu, you know?) But because your workload and your deadlines are self-imposed, you’re being far harder on yourself than anyone else would.
STOP IT. Please. Your health is far more important than whether or not we have to go a couple of days without a Dreamland fix- especially when you’re not even happy with what you’re doing.
I don’t know whether what I’m saying will influence you at all- but I really hope it does.
Do not push yourself most of us understand (theres always a few who just dont get it) your personal health comes first and if you push yourself then it will take longer for you to recover. so relax (as much as you can) take it easy and we your readers will be here when your back to 100% (or if its a case of never going to be 100% agian as close as you can get).
I would rather you take time now to recover than to wreck your back more trying to keep the comic updated.
Get welll soon Ste “Cyc” T
As much as you may feel like you’re letting us down, please, your health is more important than the comic. We’ll wait for you you know 🙂
Having been flat out for 2 weeks with mild sciatic, i know it’s not fun, and it’s frustrating because you just can’t do _anything_. Take your time and get well again.
My Uncle hurt his back a few years ago and yes his job gave him the sick time to heal. The best thing to do is just rest and not over exert yourself. No one’s heart is going to be broken if you take a full six weeks off to fully recover.
If you feel you must work on Dreamland at least temporarily chage the update schedule to 1 to 2 times a week like normal “professional” webcomic creators.
Only a hocky injury, huh? Lesser men have been laid low by such trifling injuries. Some of them didn’t make it…
Seriously, As in all Else, you can’t continue to give your best unless you take care of yourself first. Take a week off. Do some writing or sketching (from bed!) and catch up on that book you keep meaning to read. With a little downtime, you might actually train up and beat one of your sons at a video game. Sky’s the limit!
Take care of yourself … EVERYONE understands.
and we know it will be worth the wait!
Scott, you take care of yourself. Don’t worry about us so much. Your health should be your #1 concern. We will be here when you get well.
Please take a few days of and recover your health is way more important than putting up a free comic for us to read. I love your work and am not going any where. when you fell better your readers will be here waiting for you.
Aw, man! That must feel bad. Didn’t you see the chiropractor about it? They usually fix any dislocated things, but you may need up to four visits to get it right.
Hi hi!
Scott… take the time off! There are enough masochistic workaholics out there as it is, making the rest of us look bad but feel good. You can have whatever time you need to get healthy, and STILL be classified as obsessively compulsive.
Though if you DO take time off, you’ll probably lose any chance of winning the “Considers His Work More Important Than His Family & Health” Award. 😉
Miss the day! Go back to bed!!! We love you and we want our comics sans pain! (if we wanted ones with pain…that’s what the non-family oriented ones are for ;p)
Seriously though, you know your readers love you, you’re not going to lose us because you had the audacity to look after your own health!
I like the today comic. I know you are trying to give the contrast of brightness from inside to the bright outside but to me this comic reminds me of trying to take a picture with the wrong exposure. Its to glowing and florescent. Other then that I liked it.
oh yeah
Would you please take some sick leave dammit. Most jobs you get 8-10 days. So take it!
Echoing all the others..
take as much time as you need. I hope that you don’t feel that our (hopefully constructive) feedback was bad in any way.. you’re still doing an amazing job and I don’t know anyone else that could accomplish as much as you do.
*thank you* for hanging in there, but seriously–take care of yourself first. The comic will come later 🙂
*hugs and love*
Megs
(Also.. on this page, it’s made completely clear that the haziness from the other page is from the way the light is filtering through the tent.. It works VERY well here)
Don’t worry about the quality of the recent pages, they still look great!
I agree with the rest of your league of supportive commenters. And if you still feel you must keep it “professional,” call for an emergency guest week!
There’s plenty of other “filler” that could keep your stellar updating record intact as well: screenshots of the program you use, raw character art, pictures of your adorable children, any other art of yours you have lying around in your computer, etc. We, as noted in all comments above, would be happy with no updates for as long as it takes you to get better, but I offer this as compromise in case you would feel too guilty otherwise (which you shouldn’t). I wish you health!
Scott – Take a break. I was on medical leave for a while because I didn’t listen to my body and ended up hurting my back. This is when I was 33, almost 34. You’re only 40. You have years ahead of you. Don’t worry about the comic. We’ll be here. Just take care of yourself and don’t make this go to the point where you can’t do what you love ever again.
BAKA!
Your comic is secondary to your health. After all, in the long run, if your health breaks down, no one’s going to do your comic at all. Take a week.
You know, the only way that people like Howard Tayler manage uninterrupted comicage for years is that they have a LARGE backlog, a buffer. If someone shot Howard tomorrow, it’d be weeks before new comics stopped posting. But that requires that you work on the buffer when you’re HEALTHY so that you have it available for when you’re not, and therefore don’t drive yourself to work when you shouldn’t.
It’s not unprofessional to stop work because you’re sick. It’s only unprofessional when you don’t tell the interested parties (your readers in this case) when you’re going to stop 🙂 As long as you don’t leave your readers in the dark if there’s no update, I’m sure everyone will be fine with it.
yes, you are taking it too far. chill out and take care of yourself already! we’ll wait a bit and sit tight, no worries. meantime, i asked one of my favorite fantasy comic (Lint) creators to draw you a guest comic and though she might not do it, the discussion led to a link to a newly discovered awesome fantasy comic, hero, check this out! http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/
a good read for feeling lousy. how awesome is that!
Please rest, not for us but for yourself and your family. Your wife and kids deserve the best you, your readers deserve what you choose to give us. So rest, take care of yourself, and get well so your family can have you at your best.
Just be glad you don’t have to do physical work for a living.
Scott, take care of yourself please. Take a day or a week or a few months – however long it takes you to get back on your feet. Your health and your family > the story. Thanks for sharing with us.
Take a rest! You know you need it. We *CAN* wait. Yes, we’ll be queued up with all the eagerness of a line of dogs waiting to have our tummies tickled – but not entertaining us isn’t on a par with not feeding us. (We do that for ourselves!)
What is important is that you get fit for the sake of your family, and your career.
Take care, take it easy. Come back when you are really, properly well.
I agree with Rekinore further up. We won’t even ‘notice’ that you “missed” a couple days… 😉
So go get resting so you can be better already!
Dude. Seriously. I’ve been following this comic for a long time now but this is my first time commenting. Your health comes first; don’t stress about taking time off. Jeez, get well!
I know everyone else has said it but, dude, take TWO WEEKS off if you need to. Your fans will still be here. I promise. If anything, the wait will make them love Dreamland even more. 🙂
I have to add my 2 cents in as well. Please take the time you need to heal. The comic is important, but the author, artist person behind the comic is infinitely more important!! As others have stated you rock Scott. You have shared not only an awesome and free webcomic, but you share your family with us and make us feel like we’re part of it. We care about you and if you’re in pain we’d rather you take the time you need to heal rather than kill yourself to finish each page. So just REST!! and get better we’ll all still be here. ^_^
I’d rather see you take some time off than churn out product you’re unhappy with, and I think any other fan would agree.
Scott, if you need to take a day to rest, DO IT! We’re all loyal – one/two/three days isn’t gonna matter to us!
This has been the most consistently updated comic I’ve ever read. Everyone deserves a break sometime though, and you NEED one. Take the time you need off! A day, a week; we’ll wait!
This page reminds me of when you wake up and are suddenly confronted with bright lights; everything’s all blurry and painful. Given how he’s shielding his eyes, I thought it was rather appropriate.
Scott, take as much time off as you need. We all the TDC but your health is so much more important. We’ve beem so lucky to get 5 updates a week for a couple years. No one is going to blame you for taking time off.
^^ that should have said “We all love TDC but your health is so much more important”
Get the message yet? We ALL think you should take care of yourself…. DO IT!!
Take some time to get well, Scott. I rather wait for a page when it’s done in good health than have a page every day with you hurt. You haven’t missed in my memory, which is more than can be said for most comics I follow. Take the break. You deserve it.
Exactly! What they all said!
Honestly, Scott, I read comics that not only miss updates, but also miss updates with no explanation at all from the artist as to why. I’m wondering what happened to some of the ones I read, since they haven’t been touched in weeks. Yes, missing an update when you pride yourself on always having them ready is disappointing, but half (if not more) of your professionalism comes from the fact that you always keep your readers in the loop, no matter what’s going on. 🙂 Now it’s our turn to be professional and give you the time you need to heal.
Praying for you!!
Good morning.
And thank you all so much for your overwhelming responses.
Thank you.
I’m going to rest today…see how I feel.
Donna’s sick too. So…hurt or not…I may still be dealing with the kids today. We’ll see.
It’s just been one thing after another. It’s crazy.
I go to the doctor tomorrow for blood work and such. Maybe someone can figure out what’s going on.
But in the meantime. I’ll pop in here and let you guys know what I can do.
Thank you again.
Scott
Get some rest and take care of yourself and your family, Scott. Your health and family come first, in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful that your professional attitude is as strong as it is but there are times that you need to set that aside temporarily and simply take a couple days to recuperate. We’ll be here when you get back… 😀
Rest today, don’t worry about posting. You deserve the rest. And thank YOU for the great comic thus far!
Take all the time you need Scott, fix yourself first. I know I will be back when you update (RSS helps).
Scott,
Every sane person that follows your work would agree. Family, self, health. These three always above work. Those that appreciate your art will always wait.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
hugs, bobbi
Sorry to hear it. Don’t kill yourself over a day or two, decent people will understand, crazies won’t, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Maybe I’ll buy a plushie, to help out. Even if you miss a day or to here, they’ll still be all together when the books come out, and you’ll have touched them up the way you want by then. MOO
If I catch you posting before you’re better, you’re in big trouble! Seriously!
Ok, maybe not so seriously, but please please please please please take a few days off.
Scott, everyone else has said it, but here’s my two cents:
Get well. STOP worrying about taking a break to do so. Webcomic readers in general are a patient breed. Many webcomic artists miss updates (sometimes several in a row), go on hiatus, or even quit entirely without telling their readers anything, and they usually retain fans who continue to faithfully wait for the next update even after months without activity. You, who have consistently updated for three years, are not going to lose readers by taking a short break – particularly since you’ve been very clear that you’re doing it for health reasons.
*steps down from soap box*
Heal hard Scott!
Take care of your health first, Scott! Get better soon.
Take some time off. We’re not goin anywhere. You’ve got us hooked for this long it’ll take more then just a few days or even a week or two of no posts to get rid of us. If your still that worried about not meeting demand well you said you had lots of fan art still put that up instead.
You’re a very kind person to care so much about your readership this way, but I hope that you will make the choice to be just as kind to yourself. A day or two or three is of little importance next to your physical health. I’ve been enjoying your work ever since I found it a year ago; I think missing a day won’t detract from that, and it would do all of your fan’s hearts some good to know you’re taking care of number 1.
PLEASE take care of yourself, Scott! The comic can wait, really. You need a break, desperately. Better to take a few days off and rest properly then end up in the hospital for a long time. You work harder then any web comic…well actually, you work harder then many people that upload their own work of some kind. Many popular people hit their peak and then fall off the face of the Internet (but I still continually check back)
If it helps, your work is suffering because of your health. Why constantly do a page and then go back later to fix it? Take a break, as long as you need, this way the pages can be up to the high quality art standards that I’ve seen over the past 11 months.
I’ve read your comic for years and have never commented before, but this warrants one: definitely don’t be so hard on yourself and take the time you need to feel well! From one perfectionist to another, the world won’t end and your fans will wait 🙂
I’ve enjoyed Dreamland immensely over the last year or so, but I would happily give it up for a few weeks or even several months while you heal. Rest assured that we fans are both enthusiastic and resilient!
– Deacon Maurer
Do what you need to do to Get Healthy.
Comic…
Alexander should ask, and What do you need My Sword for?? Who does he think he is, asking his KING for his Sword??? Without reason he is at the verge of being put to death…
Get some rest, sir. If you don’t, then it could get worse and making things harder overall for both you and your family. Take what time you need off to heal up. We’ll all be here and praying for you and yours.
Scott,
Reading the kind comments above, it seems that the bases are covered, but still let me say this:
Please please PLEAASE don’t injure or hurt yourself any further by overwork.
Take a well-deserved vacation and leave yourself something for the wife, kids, friends (not to mention Yourself…) and of course all us Dreamlanders who love the strip- and know it can wait in our hearts because it’s so awesome it’s worth it.
Cheers (and best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery)
-Andrew
Hello. Another first-time commenter, here.
Consistency is very important… it’s one of the things which makes following a story like this enjoyable. You’ve done a great job of it. And you told us in advance that you might be missing a day.
I’m not sure what more anyone could ask. Take care of yourself. And thank you.
Thank you guys.
I’m seeing if there’s a possibility of getting some work done…but so far…not able to.
I really appreciate the thoughts and wishes.
Reading these is really very encouraging. Thank you all.
Look at it this way: if you lose any fans due to a missed update (even though I doubt that will happen), you can always make up for it and win them back. But if you lose your health, you may not ever get it back. No joke, take a break, man. Get well, and we’ll still be here when you’re back. 🙂
Hey there. Considering most webcomics update maybe twice a week and miss updates, I’m pretty sure you can say ‘screw it’ and take a few days off. xP
look you really can take all the time you need and well i agree this update wasn’t as good as the others but it’s not something you need to beat yourself over.k?…….and so you know i’m not an expert but(in fact i’m only ten)if your dealing with stress then well try not to hit and try to avoid arguments with your wife (and also your children) and if you do it too much when you feel better take your wife to a nice resteruant and if you do it to your kids then maybe catch a movie k? well thanks for letting me ramble on
-thuranor
please get well scott!!! the quicker you get well the quicker you can continue putting up more pages of this wonderful comic!!! we can take a break and even make our own dreamland if needs be…please take a break!!!
Nope, back injury or not, you must deliver to us the comic upon which we depend. Your health is secondary to our entertainment, so just med up and get back to work.
Seriously, if you don’t take care of yourself and get better you could end up missing a lot more than just a couple days. So take care of yourself, your health and your family, we’ll check back often and be here when you feel well enough to get back to us.
Just as Felicity must allow herself to heal, you must do the same. By pushing yourself you are choosing the path your own character has. We love your comic…and we can wait for it. Allow yourself to heal.
Good GODS man!
It’s not enough that you’re the NICEST MAN IN WEBCOMICS. But that you’re completely reliable. I can think of no one who has updated so reliably.. and I read a lot of webcomics. I know it’s hard to do when you take so much pride in it, but we care about you, and we don’t want you to hurt yourself further pushing yourself too hard, becuse you’re right, you have let this go too far.
I’m looking for the rest of the books in comic stores up here (Canada is wierd that way), I wish I could see you at a con one day, but right now travelling is hard. But for now, settle back, get as much rest as you can, and allow us to squirm wondering if he’ll give over the sword or not.
Brightest Blessings
Get well and then finish chapter 13. don’t let alex give up the sword. how can he get to dreamland without it. He will have to go down fighting if they want it that bad. just my thoughts
I may sound crazy but.. maybe you should try some other… alternative medicines to get better, I know people that swear by things like acupuncture and rei-ki… Supposedly they really help get the energy moving through your body in the correct manner so it can focus on healing sore spots or something like that. But sometime all those steroids and things hurt more then help.. I say blend both and see what happens.. But I’m not a doctor. LOL. In any case, take your time, get better, and I mean really really better, and then go back to work.. Your fandom is loyal enough to wait.
🙂
Thank you. We’re trying our best to take it easy today.
I don’t care what you all say, I know it’s all my fault. It would just figure that you’d miss the update. After all, everything I touch dies. No, really. It happens all the time.
Despite that, I’ll be praying for you. And not just saying I will, but actually doing so.
If you don’t quit worrying yourself over the comic, I swear I am going to go find ZeroCool from the movie “Hackers” and have him shut you down for a week 😛
Okay, so I’ve been reading for about a week now, and I’m very impressed ^_^ But if you need to take days off for health reasons, you should do it. Most webcomic artists update on a weekly or bi weekly basis, not a daily basis, so taking a few days off is nothing you should ever be ashamed of. Especially when your health is at stake. If you need to take a break you shouldn’t feel guilty for it…since when is getting injured unprofessional? You should totally take as long as you need to, and I hope you’re feeling better soon!
Dude, don’t feel bad about breaks. Ya need ’em every so often. 🙂 Get better soon, man! Praying for ya. For real.
I have to agree with everyone else here. If you’re injured and in pain you should take the time off. My mother has had back problems for years and I’ve seen how draining the pain can be. The most important thing to do is look after your health. Your family needs you.
sod the goddamn (freaking awesome) comic, I don’t want one of the very few actually good people dying (or being in intense pain at least). I admit that I am possessed by this comic but this world has about a thousand good people. the WORLD has far too few people like you. get rest, heal and repeat.
Long time reader, first time poster… and I won’t add anything very original to what’s been said before but take care of your back! You only have one!
Your work on Dreamland’s Chronicle is amazing and I hope to be able soon to show you how much I appreciate it but do not put your health in Jeopardy because of the webcomic. As you can see, your readers have a lot of respect for your professionalism and dedication over the past years. Take a break if you need to.
I wish you the best.
Scott –
Do what you need to do to get healthy again. I’ll be waiting when YOU are ready to get back to work. The last thing you need to cope with on top of your pain is the nagging feeling you’re not doing your best work – and it sounds like you’re worried about that. Relax and take the time your body needs to heal.
If you want to put a Paypal button somewhere for a physical therapy fund, I for one wouldn’t mind. If you feel you have to put something up, kick back for a while from the story and just do some basic artwork. I’m sure people would enjoy the cast doing some poses, and/or maybe a few new desktops and views of the landscape. Maybe try a few new effects without the pressure of trying to tell the story at the same time, and see how people react. It won’t be time wasted if it helps you recover.
You’ve got an incredible world sitting there on files inside your computer – have a little fun with it while you take it easy. And get better. That’s job one.
I gotta, say, that’s true dedication! but after this much time, I think you deserve a a sick day or two. I don’t think anyone will be outraged. And if they are, they’ll get a seeing to. 😀
first thing i have to say: take your time. health is more important than some – ok, a lot – readers, who will all be there, when you get better.
second: i never thought about writing a comment, but seeing how you try to force yourself putting up the next page, i cannot keep quiet.
i´m reading dreamland for quite a time now and i really appreciate your efforts to keep up consistency but not for this price.
we all love yo for your great work on this comic and that will not change because of one or even a lot of days you need for recovery.
so please take care of yourself and your family.
with all my best wishes
Dude. If you have to miss a day, miss a day. If you have to miss a week, miss a week.
I have a degenerative bone disease in my spine, I am unable to work, and my drawing skills (Which were meager to begin with) have suffered. My mental health has suffered. Why? Because I pushed myself when I shouldn’t have.
Don’t do what I did. Take care of yourself. You are more important than this comic, as much as I love it.
Take all the rest you need. We’ll be right here once you’re better.
Scott. Go to bed. Take a few days off and really really rest as much as you can. We’ll be here when you get back, and won’t blame you in the bit. Feel better 🙂
Thank you guys.
As for paypal buttons for donations…no thank you.
I’m not the type to do that. Thanks though.
As always…you guys support me by coming here every day, buying my books and toys, and clicking on ads.
I’m happy with our relationship as it is.
🙂
By all means, please take time off to recover. There is absolutely no reason to force yourself to make a page or two (or ten) when we all want you to take time off and heal. It is best for you and everyone understands that.
I absolutely love your comic and have waited very long for other comics that I read to update. If you think you are letting people down I really hope you understand that you aren’t.
Get well! I am sending good thoughts your way! And thank you so much for making these pages and sharing such an awesome gift with all of us.
It seems everyone has the same sentiment as I do. Get your rest, Scott. Do what you need to in order to recover. We’ll live. After all the work you’ve done for us in bringing Dreamland to life, none of us is in any position to ask more of you. Best wishes.
Eating stuff with plenty of Garlic will help with that Blood Pressure, though, you’ll want plenty of breath mints for after you eat it, Raw Garlic works best.
(I get it down in either tabouli or Crushed and Frozen, I prefer the Tabouli route though myself best.
Wow. Hang tough. Want to cut back to every second day and make life a little easier? All things considered, we will understand- although I admit to loving the superb quality of the artwork, as well as the storyline.
I take stuff for blood pressure myself (among other things-diabetes ya see) it can be dealt with.
For heaven’s sake, take the rest of the week off at least. At 5x weekly, yours is one of the fastest updating webcomics on the internet anyway.
You are a far stricter judge and timemaster on yourself than your fans will ever be, Scott. Webcomic fans know how delays and hiatus(es?) work. Don’t be afraid to look after yourself.
When some comics go on an extended break fans might pout about the creators busy life and get fidgety.
Being the incredibly dedicated and nice guy you are, be assured that if you take an extended break, your fans will be less worried about the comic and more about you personally.
We are happy with our relationship as it is as well. 🙂
We love your dedication to your fans, but by definition your fans love you. When you need a break we WILL understand and be there for you. God Bless.
~Eric
Aw you’re so sweet! But really, health is waaay more important than staying with updates everyday. If you need a break take it! You definitely deserve it!!
Thank you.
It’s 9pm here…and I don’t have the energy to finish tonight’s page. So I will take your advice.
Depending on how my doctor’s visit goes in the morning…I’ll hopefully have more news on when I can resume my schedule.
Thank you all and good night.
I’m crossing my toes that your doctor visit goes well tomorrow, Scott. Take it easy, and let yourself heal.
good for you! (hopefully)
Don’t answer the comments! (Although we appreciate it). Get Your sorry ass back to bed, or to Your kids, so that your wife has time to heal.
i wish the both of you the strength to get better soon, and the nerve to stand through this together, and the ignorance to overlook how your kids feel with two sick parents. But it’s even best for your kids if you both get healthy soon. They’ll soon have forgotten the shortcomings in attention. But your back will make you feel it for years if you don’t give it the time it needs! And your wife will not get healthier from you ignoring that. As your relationship will be strained if you both don’t take care!
I still wish you (and your family) the best!
We have to thank, for years and years of a splenid comic. Now give us some time to work, you some time to heal, and soon it’ll all be better!
I don’t think anyone who truly loves the comic will mind if you take some time off to recover. You need you time, and we can all wait. Feel better soon!
I agree with all the other people here. Even though it might feel good to reply to comments, don’t push yourself. We all know that you’re thinking about us and that you are great with your fans, but you are sick, and most of us worry and care about you at least as much as you care about us.
Please take your time to get well! No matter how long it takes!
You! Yeah, you there! Stay in bed! At least a couple of days! Get rest, get happy (happy artists make better art) and we’ll all be here when ya come back. Don’t make me come over there and tie you to the bed… unless you are into that sort of thing… then the threat is void… damn… Uhm… Don’t make me come over there and tie, or maybe -not- tie you to the bed!
Scott, just get better, we can wait don’t go pushing yourself to hard just going to make it worse~ My prayers are with you~
see no page and I still here not going any where. sorry to hear Donna is not felling well. Hope you all get felling better soon. Take care and we will still be here when you do no matter how long it takes.
I hope you and your family will feel better soon Scott!! That`s the most important thing!
I agree with everyone else. 🙂 We`ll be here and wait patiently. All the best!
And don`t worry, we`ll not tear the place down when you`re away, now if you`ll excuse me I`m gonna look what all the noise means. *runs away to see everyone jumping on the couch*
Glad to see you’re taking our advice to heart 🙂 Good luck at the doctor’s today!
Dude, it’s not going to kill me or anyone else if you miss a page due to an injury. Your health is a lot more important than that. Of all the web comics that I read online, you update far more consistantly than any of them, so don’t feel bad. Injuries happen, life happens, we just got to deal with it. Take care and get healthy, and we’ll be cheering for you.
Get well soon! And please please please don’t do yourself further harm by working. We’re happy to wait and we WILL wait. Just take care of yourself and rest!
We love you, Scott! Take care of yourself! Even if we have to wait a week or two, we’ll survive it. Just make sure YOU survive it, okay? Kinda hard to have a comic without you…
I want to echo what everyone else has said. Get some rest. It’s not going to kill us if you miss one day. I know how hard it is being late or missing something that you’ve set your mind on, but don’t sacrifice anything concerning you or your families health for us. We’re a patient lot, and we’ve more concern for your health than getting a new page /right now./ Those who aren’t? Well, I wont get into that. Get well Scott.
Yeah, take care of yourself, i think we can endura a few days (or weeks) w/o dreamland chronicles.
You just take care of yourself. Don’t worry about us, we’ll be find with a pause. Self care should be first priority, I know that too well. Get well soon!
I’ve been a long-time reader of Dreamland, and I just want to say that I love your comic, and appreciate the regularity of the updates; it’s one of the highlights of my morning to see the day’s page.
That being said, no one will think less of you for missing a few days! I just want to echo what everyone else is saying; take care of yourself, and we’ll be here when you’re well enough to resume updates. 🙂
Your health is a far more important thing in your life. So take care of yourself. If you have to miss a day, no worries. Your fans will understand.
Hang in there buddy. Here’s prayers from my direction.
Get well soon scott!!! *sends healing energy*
I hope you feel better soon! Your health is really way more important then updating this comic. Missing a day due to an injury is really alright. Its more important that you rest up and get up and running 🙂
I haven’t been reading for all that long, but if you miss a day or two, I’m sure that fans will still keep on checking in. Hang in there!
Scott you awesome remember that.
GET BETTER. We need comics so get better fast
cause you should not be a genius while your sick.
so GET BETTER PLLLLLLLLLLLLLEASEEE
serious
you awesome
Scott, we love your comic, but care for you more! Take care of yourself, and get better! You can get back to the comic when you are better. I agree also with the person who said that if you felt tooo guilty for not posting, then ask for fan comics or guest comics to fill the time til you get back.
Aye, Scott, better to have your health, than to lose the author and storyteller. Without you, the story ends, and it just can’t end here. Wonderful story and artwork, I might get the series for nieces and nephews, and hoard them to myself for times when they visit.
The more direct light source fits in quite well, and the added detail this reveals, also makes it look much better. One thing I noticed though, on both the old and the new panel, is the blue semi transparent curtain on the top left part of the last panel. It doesn’t seem natural that it is in perfect straight lines. Maybe that’s what seems to bother the inner eye. But you’re the expert, it’s your call.
Not to worry if you miss a few days or a week, as long as you get well. I am sure most of us could do with a rewind and would benefit reading the story all over and discover lots of forgotten details. – Been reading the story trice now, and I still find details that I’ve overlooked the first couple of times.
Scott I hope everything went OK at the doctor. I know back pain really sucks. I work at a school with severely disabled kids so I really hear you on the pain. Please feel better soon.
I’ve been there and I know I took the time I needed. Take care of yourself.
As one who likes to read the comments with every page, a lot of fresh names here. Shows the impact you’ve had on us Scott, glad you’re taking it easy.
I’ll be praying for you and yours still. 🙂
Scott, finally! you’re taking a rest and let work be work.
Wish you good mending and healing and a lot of love (not as if you lack that having such an adorable wife and your two boys taking care for a bit of fun and trouble in the house ^^)
Stay safe and come back as you see fit for it. No need to hurry, ok?
You should get some rest! I’m just starting to get excited as I want to know what the guy is going to do with the sword and if the sword is going to open it’s eye again. But get some rest and then continue with the comic.
First post in the years that I’ve been enjoying dreamlands.
“Ok…maybe I’m pushing this “consistency†and “professionalism†thing a bit too far.”
You are. Employers don’t like people who are constantly sick. Reasonable employers also don’t like people who push their health be able to work.
Take a break, recover. Make sure you’re healthy, then come back.
Look at it this way, now you have the time to work out the story further like you were wanting to?
Like it can be seen from the comments above (and probably future comments below), us readers are all in agreement. Health comes first, no writer means no more comic. We’d rather have a you take a break now, then you being forced to permanently stop the comic due to the injury worsening.
Best of wishes, my mother is also having back problems, so I can sympathise.
I’ve never been so happy to *not* receive an update 😀
Here’s hoping you’re recovering swiftly! *cheers!*
Wow. I love how supportive everyone here is.
Scott, you are clearly appreciated. I hope you continue to recover.
Breaks are GOOD things! Recovery is better and a mandatory thing even moreso when your out voted by your readers/friends/fans! Kind of hard to sail a boat with no crew. Get well shipmate, see you on the next voyage.
I agree with everyone here, and Sea Wasp in particular, who mentioned Howard Tayler. Howard prides himself on not missing any strips, but he keeps a LONG backlog. I know what it’s like to try to keep up with responsibilities when hurt — I do online building and keeping up with my customers, and have to do the doctor dance myself. It’s hard to have to say “today, I just can’t”. Your sense of professional pride makes you want to go to the keyboard, to climb back into the world you’ve created and keep the momentum going. But to borrow a concept from Misty Lackey — you’re exercising a Gift, darn it! When you create your world, you’re spinning it out of the stuff of your soul, the strength of your body and mind! When you’re trying to heal an injury at the same time, you’re burning the candle at both ends, and doing no one any good. REST! HEAL! Your world will be there when you are better, and we will be too. In the meantime, suck up some of the good thoughts and feelings we’re all sending to you and know that we all care.
Disappointed but hey a few days wont kill me. Get well scot. I know how much that kind of injury can hurt.
just seconding what everyone else has already said a hundred different ways- just take the time to get better. get well and feel better!
WHERE’S MAH PAGE????
Only joking. I think that you are more than entitled to missing a few updates. Even if you weren’t having problems. You have given us a great story and I don’t want you to feel obligated to push yourself to a point of pain just to give us more of it. Take the time you need. Then come back in a blazing victory!
hope you are getting some R&R … get well Scott
please get soone better
not only beacause we not wanna mis Dreamland but also because we can’t miss you
so get better
for you and your kids and wife!!!!
http://www.wondercliparts.com/get_well_soon/graphics/get_well_soon_graphics_15.gif
I think out of three years you can take a handful of days to put your butt back together. Back problems are harsh, so don’t push yourself too hard.
I know I’m not a frequent poster, and I know that everybody’s already said this… But I just want you to know that’s we’re all worried with you… Your comic’s great, but it’s not worth stressing yourself over it in this condition. Take a day, a week, a month off if necessary, you deserve it 🙂
Kay first, the comic’s been awesome and as interesting as ever, so need to worry about being off-form (I know creative paranoia when I see it!!! :P)
Also, I’m really impressed with some of the little things we’re being shown, like how for example, the two worlds (Dreamland and ‘daylife’) relate to each other (even going to Dreamland doesn’t allow Alex to escape from the dreaded tummy ache!!! O_O)
Ultimately though, the main point was to say PLEASE don’t even think about updating again until you feel better, I can only imagine what it’s like to be in that situation and have kids to worry about at the same time, and a man can only do so much. When, yes WHEN you feel well again we’ll all be here patiently (looks at everyone threateningly) for your return.
Until then, don’t rush the recovery and I hope all things improve soon. And yeah, the old ‘when it rains it pours’ saying seems to be in full effect for you right now, here’s hoping you and your family get a big fat dollop of good luck all round once you come out the other side of the storm to make up for it. ^_^
Any news, Scott? Are you feeling better? What did the Doc say? Been seeing you on twitter, so I know you’re okay…
Thank you all.
I had my physical yesterday. And I started physical therapy today.
Apprently I have a long way to go with my back. It may take months.
Also…my blood pressure is very high. So they have me on two different medicines.
That said….
If I can sit long enough…I’d still like to finish up Chapter 13. I sit down each day and try…but haven’t been able to anything yet.
I’ll keep you guys up to date.
And thank you again for your generous outpouring of thoughts and prayers.
Great Job on taking a break. Please let it continue as long as it has to. I know you feel bad about a little accident keeping you down, but little things can often lead into very large things. My dad had a spinal injury 17 years ago, and it set him up for very early arthitis, among other things. It took him a few months to recuperate, but now certain precautions and care rituals prevent him from feeling it at all. Hopefully the same thing will happen to you.
It pays to take a load off, man. So more power to ya! Rest easy.
Don’t force yourself to finish chapter 13 ASAP. A week or two for the next page or so won’t hurt. Trust me, you don’t want to strain your back anymore than you already have. Backs do not like it when you do that, and they can come back to haunt you for YEARS afterwards. Just take it easy, relax, recover, and come back when you’re back to full health.
To second what a few others have said, I’ve never been so happy to see a page not updated! I know you want to finish the chapter, but don’t aggravate your injuries in the process! Hugs!
Scott,
Just take it easy. With back injuries, if you over strain yourself, you’ll just end up causing more problems later on. Take some rest, spend time with your kids and keep up with your physical therapy. Then, when you feel much better, you can start back up on this webcomic. If you feel restless, you could script out/sketch out the next few scenes so that you don’t lose focus of where you were at and thought pattern but even then, do it from a bedside so that you don’t strain yourself 🙂
We’re all here wanting to hear good news, so don’t push yourself and then come tell us you hurt yourself while attempting to do the next page 😛
Trust me, your health is more important. I love the comic, but get well! We’ll be here!
Please take care of yourself. The comic can wait.
Oh man that sucks I hope your injury heals up quickly I’ll pray for you
Dude!! I have absolutely loved the story so far and your work is completely awesome… I agree with everyone.. you need time you take time, do not worry we can all live with a little pause in the action, like a cliffhanger to your favorite show. Get well soon.
hope you get better. Health is more important. Take care of yourself first.
Hey,mister! No more hockey or full contact sports for you! 😉
Hey mister! No more hockey or full contact sports for you! 😉
I, for one, am glad that you are taking a break. You have done a lot for us by posting every weekday and giving us your best work. I think it is time that you take a well deserved rest and take care of yourself. Just don’t leave for too long! We still need our fix of fantasy stories!
This is a good chance for anyone to go back to page 1 and start reading Dreamland over 🙂
How enthusiastic are you to have fanart up instead? Or would it require too much work to sift through all the submissions and process the art before you can put it up, which would make this worse than having nothing new at all?
no prob! Don’t rush it!
I like the egyptian centaur ^_^
I’m really glad you’re taking a break, and if it hurts too much to sit down and work, than don’t do it! You don’t need to hurt yourself to make your fans happy, we’d rather you take a hiatus than suffer. I hope you start feeling better soon!
Take it easy, Scott. I know exactly how you feel right now; unfortunately when I was too sick to work on my comic I made the mistake of not telling anyone. You’re even professional in your comic-absence. Get well soon, drugs suck, but they can make things better ^_^
ArtsAngel, you got sick? Huh, guess I came along late enough in the game I missed it… :p
Yay for a lack of new page! …never thought I’d say that…
honestly just in case it hasn’t been said (or not plain obvious) take a break, devoted fans we are but obviously we’ll wait, I just hope you get better, and thanks for such a great comic
I’ll pray for your healing, remember, we are made whole through Christ Jesus. That’s physically as well as spiritually. And if you don’t believe in Jesus, don’t worry about it, He believes in you. 😉
aww it’s okay, we don’t mind for a little non-consistency every once in a while. We just hope you get well soon=)
Scott,
As many have said, and I will repeat it – take the good drugs the doc gave you, and REST!!
To use a Vulcan perspective: “It is not logical to continue to damage oneself in order to work on a task that has no visible end of completion to the common good.”
Or, to use Paul’s verbiage from the Bible: “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it” 1 Corinthians, 12:26
So, we suffer with you as you are suffering. And when you are better, we will rejoice with you.
Rest, so that you may “Live long and prosper”
I 100% support you taking the healing time. A working Christian in a Month is FAR better than a half working Christian for the next year.
Still, I *REALLY* wish you could have done it just one page earlier. Not knowing whta’s happening withteh sword is KILLING me.
and not knowing who was calling out for Alex from outside would have been killing you less??
i never post anything, i’m usualy 100% Lurker :), but i reckon it’s probably killing you that you havn’t been able to update, and i thought it’d be good to have another person say,.. it’s cool :),.. i have OTHER webcomics to keep me ocupied in the mean time 😛 so you might as well get propally well, instead of pushing it and comming back to soon. Until then, i’ll just have to keep checking back everyday 😀
As much as I enjoy Dreamland- I’m glad there weren’t any more updates this week. You needed this time off at the very least!
I hope the healing process goes smoothly.
Ok Scott, byu my count this is the 184th comment on this page … if that dont show you the LOVE and SUPPORT, nuthin will … lol
Seriously, hope you are resting and just remember we WILL be here everyday until you get back.
i am pleased to check back and see no new page, but just more & more comments from people who care about you and are actually grateful for all you give us day to day.
Hope your doing better, the updates can wait your health can’t….
I hope your health is getting better, don’t overdo yourself…
Scott I am glad you are taking time off to get better. thank you for keeping us up to date with what is going on. I hope you can get things back in order soon. If you go to long I might start have withdrawal, lol My prayers are with you.
Mr. Sava, your request for sick leave is approved. Please submit suitable documentation to the Human Resources Department. Hope you feel better.
🙂
Good morning all.
I’m trying to get a little work done here in the morning as my back feels better when I wake up.
I think I should be able to have a page up by Monday.
I’ll let you all know if I will have 5 pages up next week. But we’ll see.
I am starting to feel a little better. In that the pain is now localized to my back. Not shooting down my left leg.
Also…my blood pressure seems to be lowering.
We got my blood workup back. I’m in “perfect” condition. No diabetes, liver, thyroid, or any other problems.
So…that means I can eat more gummi coke bottles when I feel better.
🙂
Either way. Reading your posts every day has been such a relief. Thank you all for being the most wonderful fans in the world. Love you all!
Scott,
Great to hear from you! We will be hear for as long as it takes. Without your health ….
Best wishes for a continued and hopefully speedy recovery
And yay for gummi coke bottles! Cures what ails ya. 😉
Glad to hear you’re still in one piece – remember, we’re all still here, so no rush
I had been trying to leave you to your rest, but I finally had to dig through all the posts to make sure you hadn’t had horrible news from the doctor or something – I was honestly very worried. Glad that you are just finally being sensible and taking the time to rest and heal so you can get back to is properly! Best of luck with the phys, take it as seriously as you have the comic and it will do wonders for you in no time.
HOOOOORAAAAAAY! for feeling better. Lookin’ forward to another page, (but don’t push it, okay? Work at your own pace as you feel like it…)
I wouldn’t know about daily posting of a progressive cinematic comic (awesome) but I do know about big important projects and having thousands of distractions keeping them from completion, the least pleasant of which is physical ailment. I hope you feel better soon, man.
It’s great that you are feeling a bit better. Take it easy, though. Be with your family and rest. We’ll keep you in our prayers.
I’m glad to hear that you start feeling better. Congrats to your perfect condition, by the way!
All the best to you – I’d send some gummy coke bottles your way, but since I’m currently in Germany, they’d probably have turned into little bricks by the time they reach you…
Glad that you can have gummie coke bottles again =P that should improve your disposition at least. How’s the family holding up? Let them know we’re thinking of them too 🙂
Good Stuff Scotty. Just come back to us in perfect condition so we get the Full “Sava Effect”
Great to hear that you’re feeling better, but seriously: take your time. Our Dreamland fix most certainly takes a backseat to your health lol!
yayaya scott!!! mmmmm cola bottles!!!
Hope you feel better soon! 🙂 Gummi coke bottles rock, but for me… they have to be Haribo brand or they taste funny.
(same with gummi bears, Haribo or bust!)
Glad to hear you are doing better. But I think you hitting the bottle might need to be discussed, the gummi bottles that is. LOL!!!!! sorry could not help myself. LOL!!!
Get. Yourself. Well. First.
Take care of your family Second. You know, catching up on chores and stuff that you can’t do right now.
THEN and ONLY THEN should you update- All i need to know is why you aren’t updating, which is exactly what you already posted, and i’m happy with that. Comics are nothing, absolutely nothing compared with health and family. Whomever (no one here!) does not agree with this should stop thinking like a child who cries when things don’t go their normal way. Life is life and life throws curveballs at us all. You’re overdue for one judging by your friend David Wise’s commentary anyway!
Get yourself to 100% and caught up on family stuff first, I demand it.
By the way, it seems as though, from your description of your injury, that you suffered a spinal cord injury of some sort, of a lower level variety as you say the pain shoots down your legs and not down an arm or out through your sides. Stay OFF YOUR FEET as much as possible – whatever your doc recommends you walk, do that minus a little more. Yes, you may get weak, but if your spine heals up properly, you will recover that strength in time.
Doing over the amount that you should, and here’s what you’ll be in for:
Ruptured or slipped disk, leading to disk degeneration, leading to spinal fusion, leading to less ability to move and possible paralysis.
…This is exactly what happened to a old friend of mine who now has to walk with a walker, cannot bend far, and has drop foot on one foot.
Take all those doctor precautions, plus some.
Well this is a good page to leave off on a friday anyway lol
Scott, I’m glad to hear you’re on the mend and there doesn’t seem to be any long-term effects from your injury. That said, take it easy. You don’t want to come back too soon and risk doing more permanent damage. (My knees can attest to that… I’m hoping to make it to 50 before replacement surgery) Just be careful and don’t try to resume your old workload until you’ve been feeling better a while.
heh, well… you’ve got yourself a nice fanbase of people who don’t have a clue who you are but want to give you their own backs to trade pain for you. thats how good your comic is! it sounds like the people are saying: ‘dont you DARE get out of bed to make some magic, we need you to live to give another day!”
wow, you are just so very lucky/awesome to have earned this much respect
Scott, I have a message from someone special:
Scott, please get better, we are praying for you.
Lar DeSouza
Get well soon; if I knew you in person, I would probably send you a get-well card.
It’s allright, you’ll get better^^ take care of yourself first. Until then we can be patient. Respect for the work you have already completed…I’ve read them all in one evening and cannot begin to explain how much I have enjoyed every page and will be enjoying the upcoming ones.
Gbya,
David
Dannng, a lot of people have posted 😯
Scott, take some time off. People can wait. :3nod:
I hope you feel better, Scott!! Praying for you!!
Hang in there Scott and REST!!! The comic not being updated for a while i think is something that everyone can understand. You pushing your back to the point that it causes permenant damage? Not good. I choose the rest route…much safer and easier on the back!
So..in short…don’t stress over it! ::Grins:: b’sides, it’ll help your blood pressure go down faster! heeeeeee!
Sir,
Have enjoyed your work for quite some time, but much as I enjoy it, Family comes first. Take care of yourself so you can take care of family. I will be more than happy to wait as long as it takes for the next installment, and will pray for your health.
Take as much time as you need to man, your health in the long run is what’s important.
Are you better yet?
How about now?
Scott:
Health first, family second, livelihood/comics third. 😉
I’d be, and I suppose most of us would be, happy if you might deliver just ONE page per week in the coming weeks, and increase the frequency as your health and well-being allow. No need to press the issue, and you’ll give us fans of yours some entertainment without too much stress. Of course, this is just IMOHO.
Scott, glad to hear you are starting to feel better. This doesn’t mean you have to rush back into doing the comics though. Take your time. Of course we all want to see more pages but we are also willing to wait as long as it takes. Don’t feel you need to rush to please us, you have already done that by sharing this wonderful comic with us.
My dad had this really strong pain in his left leg. It kept coming and going, but was more or less constant. For over a year it was there — the doctors tested him for neuropathy, all sorts of stuff. It turned out it was a sarcoma (type of cancer) around the level of his waist, growing around the main nerve that went into his leg. Sarcomas don’t leave blood markers — there’s no test that can reveal them, except for an MRI and then only if they’re big enough to see them.
After a year and a half of near constant radiation treatments and chemotherapy, my dad was finally released from the hospital. It’s been nine years now and his MRI’s to see if he has any more lumps in his body have now faded to only yearly.
If nobody can figure out what the pain is from, but it’s still more or less a constant figure in your life, get a full body MRI. The doctors only noticed the lump in my dad’s bdy because one tech accidentally took an x-ray too high up the leg and they noticed the lump at his waist, in the top inch of the x-ray.
that’s good to know Banaticus.
Thank you very much.
Hi all…
It’s Sunday morning.
Yesterday wasn’t feeling so good.
I was able to send some panels to the render. And today I’m going to try and finish the next page.
If I can.
And don’t worry. I won’t kill myself.
Unfortunately it hurts to sit (because it bends my spine forward). But I do feel that excersise will help.
We bought a Wii Fit and are doing the yoga and other training. I go to Physical Therapy again on Wednesday.
My Blood Pressure seems to be going down. And hopefully in the next few weeks to a month…all will be back to normal.
But we’ll see.
I’ll keep you all updated and hopefully midnight tonight…there’ll be another comic page.
🙂
Be careful with that Wii Fit, I heard that they can be so fun, that you over exert yourself and can cause injury.
I really like the songs on the player, perfect for a relaxing Sunday afternoon.
Scott hang in there! back problems are never fun, but the wii fit is! i hijacked my nieces ( yes im a brat) its adicting i may have to get my own 🙂
Scott, hon, take as much time as you need. I’ll check back every day to make sure I don’t miss out when you do come back, but that doesn’t mean you have to hurry. Get well, get healthy, and spend some quality time with your family, too.
And gosh dang it, give us an update, don’t leave us in the dark about how you’re feeling! We care about you, not just the awesome comic you’ve given us!
If I didn’t know better, I’d think there was a link between all the sick or injured characters (Felicity, Alex, others?) and your own health. Maybe it’s time to “see the light” and take time to heal…
228 comments, most of them saying “take a break and get well!”
Scott, you should bookmark this page (if you haven’t already), and come back to it any time you have the slightest doubt about the loyalty and love of your fans …
😀