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CCLXXV: Your Grace

on January 25, 2021 at 5:00 am
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Production Code: UTC275

I’m quite happy this scenario enabled me to draw close-up panels of Cass’ beard-tie and her custom-made hoof shoes without them seeming like gratuitous shots. These are the little details that I enjoy coming up with when dressing anthro characters.

Other details are more aggravating than fun, though. At this point in producing the series, I had yet to come up with a complete layout of the first floor of the Calloways’ house. It was this page that spurred me to finalize the floor plan. I had a rough time figuring out the backgrounds in panels 5, 6 and 7. The space where you see the door in panel 5 and the window and bench in panel 7 were digitally redrawn from the original scan after I rejiggered the layout of the front hallway.

And as far as the outdoor background, I cheated and used vague, flat colors to hint at the existence of a front porch. This page had already gotten complicated enough, and that particular background didn’t feel nearly as crucial to the scene.

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UTC Vol. 1 Revised

on December 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Site News, UTC Books

I’ve issued a new edition of the Volume 1 trade paperback (now the 3rd edition). This version removes some insensitive content in the book that was both misogynistic and racist. Effective now, both the print-on-demand and digital PDF editions have been updated.

While no one has actually told me they’ve found the content offensive, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t hurt anyone out there. I’ve finally realized the only correct thing to do is remove it.

The only page from the book that’s also viewable on this site has already been updated in the archive. That’s found here.

I was wrong for including this content in the book in the first place and for ever thinking it was funny. I’m sorry that I took over a decade to acknowledge and take meaningful action to address this, and I’m sorry for the hurt I’ve caused those who read it.

If you click this link, it will take you to itch.io, where the digital book is currently available for free. Go ahead and grab a fresh new copy if you’re so inclined. (You’ll see a suggested payment pop-up when you click the download button. Just click “No thanks” to skip through this.)

Any reader who finds content in my work that causes discomfort is more than welcome to contact me. (My email is in the menu bar.) I want to tell stories that everyone can enjoy wholeheartedly, and I’m always trying to change for the better.

Thank you.

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Chapter 13 Begins December 21

on December 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Site News

Salutations! I’ve started working on the pages for the next chapter. Things are going well so far, so I’m confident in announcing that the first page will land on December 21. (December 20 for Patreon early access members)

I also finished prepping the pages for Chapter 12 for the printed book, which will be available on Indy Planet, probably after Christmas. I made some fixes to the pages of Jen’s chapter that had been bugging me for a while. The most significant is that Trom is now pulling on the power cord of the soup cooker instead of the tablecloth, which a reader on deviantArt pointed out would be a safety hazard.

(Although, with a kid like Trom in the house, pretty much everything is a safety hazard.)

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A Message

on September 16, 2020 at 3:10 am
Posted In: Site News

First, thank you to everyone who commented and wrote to me about the return of UTC. I can’t describe in words how much it means to hear from you and know that you still enjoy the comic after so many years and so many long breaks. I’m going to keep doing the best I can to bring Cass and Flint’s story to you all.

Stepping outside of the comic for a moment, I’m posting here the message that ran on the main page for the past two days. It’s down here now but it’s as important today as it was on Monday, and will continue to be important for a long time to come.

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