Still alive! (But barely.)

Hey, everyone.

I know it's been a looooooooooooooooooooooong time since you last heard from me (since last year, as a matter of fact) and I would like to apologize for the long sabbatical. However, I think I owe you guys an explanation as to what's been going on, and why Brawl Stars/Crossover Chaos has been all but dead since then.

Long story short, I was suffering from tremendous burnout. Quite a few things caused me to lose all motivation to draw anything whatsoever, one of which was explained in a previous journal (the one where I held a tournament that didn't live up to people's expectations.)

Another factor was that a couple of users had spoken to me about the quality of my artwork. Don't get me wrong, those of you out there who do like it for what it is, know that I'm extremely grateful that I made you guys happy. However, the users spoke to me and said that my artwork was basically fancy poses and rather stagnant in essence.

Now, before you grab the torches and pitchforks to put these guys' heads on a pike, hold on there for one second, because I agree with what they are saying.

When I started this project, it was a labour of love for the cartoons that I grew up watching. When I was a small child, I fantasized about these characters meeting, and being the  Marvel vs Capcom junkie that I was (and still am,) I used to pretend that these Nicktoons had a crossover event where they would fight and perform Hyper Combos on each other. So, later on in life, I started drawing their profiles as if they were actually being announced for an upcoming fighting game, and the rest is history.

However, it seems that I got carried away with the whole concept.
Although not quite an "old shame" (because I am still willing to finish what I started,) I don't exactly want to be known forever and ever as that guy who draws Nicktoons. There are a few projects that I wanted to do as well, and I hoped that one day, the people who remember me for drawing their favorite characters would also like what I have to offer in terms of original content. It's not going to be easy, it's something that I have to work hard for. Granted, the reason I had not jumped on it sooner was, plain and simple, fear. I was afraid that my work was not up to standard, and looking back at my earlier stuff, it really wasn't. It was actually prime stuff for the BadWebcomicsWiki to tear it asunder. But I'd like to think that experience with others have made me wiser as to what works and what won't. Let's hope that I get off my ass and do something.

So yeah, long story short, I want to evolve myself beyond just doing poses. I will, however, need to somebody to help with writing duties, because, admittedly, I suck as a writer, and I feel that I would be better off communicating ideas to somebody else who had that skill, so they can refine it into something great.


Also, lately, I have been dealing with a few things on my end as well, career-wise, especially. It has taken a lot of time away from me, and I've found neither the time nor the energy to draw anything.

On another note, there is another reason, but it involves quite a bit of drama. I was going to put one long paragraph here about it, but all you need to know is that it was exhausting dealing with it, and a certain somebody needs to know to put his issues in check. What I will say, though, is that while I'm glad people like and enjoy my Nicktoon work to the point of building a small fandom around it, I don't appreciate those who try to act like they're entitled around me. It's such a buzzkill, man.



Anyway. I'm out for now. Take care, all.