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Catena is still on hiatus.  We go on hiatus when we have to take on other jobs that keep us from doing Catena (eg: most of the coloring work we do involves a 60 hour work week).  I’m hoping a Kickstarter campaign might help with that.

I don’t have a specific date for when things will return to normal.  Like so many things in life, it depends.  :)

Oh yes, I like Skyrim.  So does Bear.  Playing in winter adds to the immersion factor!

Please be patient.  You can subscribe to the RSS feed, the Facebook page, DeBray’s Twitter, or Tracy’s Twitter for updates when they happen.

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It’s “Disgourd”.  Hur, hur.

I hope everyone has a scary night. 

We are still on hiatus, but yes, Catena will definitely return.  You can also hear about updates on our Facebook page.

Until then please enjoy our Halloween pumpkin.  What is it?  What is it?!  If you’re not familiar with Discord, well, get familiar with Discord!

Lastly, we had a hacking incident some weeks back.  I got it cleared up in a few days and everything should be fine now.

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It’s a pun.

It’s a horrible, horrible pun.

Think about it a little bit, but if you don’t get it you can click here.

I’m hoping that the Catena reboot will start towards the end of fall, but it might be winter.  The Catena schedule depends on how quickly our other jobs go.

We’ll keep updating at least every other week just to keep everyone informed.

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We’ve been really busy, so updates are going to continue to be sporadic.  We’d work on this full-time, but darn all those pesky bills.

This sketch was actually inspired by a Twitter chat – and a jalapeno pepper that I left on the plant a little too long.

From left to right we’ve got Akiko, Treiss, and Coffee Bunny.  Yes, she really does have a name.  I just like calling her coffee bunny.

Akiko worked for Ponpon if you recall.  I can’t remember if I mentioned her name before.

She’ll be returning, with Ponpon, with more dialog and character.  Coffee Bunny will get to talk more too.

I hope this week finds you well.  See you next time!

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Here’s another concept design for the Catena reboot.

From left to right it’s Annie, Oskar, and Bryony.  They’re teenagers now.  The angels are getting a fresh shot at life so you’ll have a chance at seeing more of their personalities.

The koi’s name is Su-in.  I don’t think she does any talking.  That’s your trivia for the week.

Oskar is a new cat to the family.  He’s a big grey kitten we found on the street and took in.  His eyes are sort of outlined by “guyliner” so we’re making him a bit goth for the comic.  Oskar complains about *everything* and is loud enough to wake you up at night.  I hadn’t introduced him to the strip yet, but he’ll be a regular.

I hope that this week finds everyone in good spirits!

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Look!  Shoes!

Shoes will probably be common, but optional in the comic’s reboot.

We’ve allowed Annie grow up a few years and enter High School.  She’ll have friends her own age too, some of which might be familiar to you.  I’ll get to them a little later.

You can comment on the Facebook page, my Twitter, Tracy’s Twitter, or Livejournal.  Please be polite! I probably read the Facebook group more than anything, but all locations do get updated when there’s a new comic.

New fans have been e-mailing and commenting on the redesigns.  Thanks guys!  It’s great to have new readers.

I hope everyone is staying cool!  See you next week! 

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Only hardcore Sailor Moon fans will probably get this.  That’s why we left this one out of the original anime arc.  I still thought it was funny enough to post as an outtake.

Sometimes humor that references relatively obscure cartoons gets really obscure when you consider that the material in question may have aired a lot differently in other countries.  Early ports of anime here got chopped up to make it “kid friendly”.  It was pretty bad, but sometimes it also became awesomely bad – or just made for some really, really odd situations.

The Catena reboot will probably have less focus on pop culture humor since I’d like for it to live within its own world.  With that said, I would like to do another anime arc sometime.  That may take on a life of its own as an infrequent spin-off or something.  Time and funding will tell really.

Talk about it on the Facebook group, the Livejournal, or read up on the Sailor Wiki if you’re not sure what’s going on in the strip. 

I hope everyone has managed to stay out of the blistering heat.  It is absolutely brutal here.  The grass has gone crunchy and it’s even hot at night.

Stay safe – and cool – out there!

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This post has nothing to do with the Catena redesign and was inspired by a My Little Pony marathon.

The new show is, well, sort of addictive.  Even I watch it – out of the corner of my eye – while doing something manly like, uh, sculpting blocks of iron with my fists.

Yeahhhh.

Oh!

We had some cosplayers at a convention not so long ago and they said that it’d be okay to post a picture.  These fine fans went as Hank and Treiss.  Thanks guys! If anyone else cosplays Catena please let us know so we can put it on the page.  Costuming is awesome. 

The Catena redesign is going along well.  I didn’t post anything last week, but a lot of work went on behind the scenes.  Comic-Con is coming up and things have been frantic as many clients need things done early so they can show them off at the convention.  We’re not going to be in attendance this year (the trip is really expensive for us to go to) but some of the stuff we’ve worked on will be there.  Maybe we can go next year. 

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I’m working on a new Catena series in which the characters have more character and I don’t have to end every single page with a joke.  While we’re in the midst of redesign, the cast is getting new haircuts and wardrobes.  These are a few of the ideas that have been tossed around so far.  If Annie looks a little older it’s because she is.

Wait, is that Bryony?  Hmmmm…

Everyone will return, and they’ll still be themselves, but over the course of the story they’ll just get a lot more attention paid to them individually.  I’m aiming to treat everyone as an actor instead of a prop.  The voices in my head say the cast appreciates it.  The voices in my head also tell me to eat cookies instead of green vegetables, so we’ll see how this ends up.

The Catena Facebook, my Twitter, e-mail, and LJ all allow comments, so if you want to comment, use one of those features. 

I hope people like the new direction.

Oh yes!  It has come to our attention that someone cosplayed Hank and Treiss at Anthrocon.  If you’ve got a picture of that and you want it on the FB page please e-mail me a copy.   Fans like you guys are extra awesome.   Please only mail me if you’re the cosplayers.  I don’t want to put someone’s picture on the FB page if they don’t want it there.

Thanks, and have a safe holiday!

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Hank’s wall suffered a breach.

Thanks to Liz for inking this page for us.  You did a great job!  Please check out her site. 

I apologize for the delay.  We were quite busy over the weekend.

This is the end of the current arc and the start of a comic hiatus.  I’ll still be posting to this blog, Twitter, and the Facebook page about once a week until we get back on track again.  There will probably be fan art and some guest art between now and the start of the new series too.

I’ll discuss the new series more later.  For now, rest assured that all of your favorite characters will be returning. 

I’ll try to keep updating on a Monday schedule.  Feel free to subscribe to the RSS feed too.  It notifies you when we’ve updated.

Oh yes.  If you haven’t been following Team Fortress 2 news, you might want to check out the new Meet the Medic video.

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