The Christmas countdown has begun! For TODAY ONLY, digital copies of UTC Volumes 1 and 2 are on sale at itch.io for 50% off. If you don’t have either of these yet, you can purchase them both at an extra discount! These PDF volumes contain the same content as the trade paperbacks: every UTC page from 2007 to 2015, plus bonus goodies not published on the website.
Head over to the Catomix Cyber Monday Sale between now and 11:59 pm Monday (U.S. Eastern time)!
The cover for Chapter 12 is now up, and that means we’re almost ready to start the craziness back up once again! The first four pages will be released on a Tuesday/Thursday schedule starting November 19. The schedule may go back to once per week after that, but I prefer rolling out these four pages this month, since we have finally arrived at Thanksgiving in continuity, and the timing couldn’t be better.
So what’s taken me so long to resume updates this time? I’ve been working on the pages for this chapter out of order and haven’t actually drawn the first four pages yet. But that will be taken care of soon, and beyond that I’m hoping to build at least a small buffer to keep the story flowing consistently week to week no matter what my real-life schedule throws in my way. I’m not making any promises, except to say that I’m trying my best to make this comic the way I want to make it and as good as possible.
I’ve been developing this chapter for five years, before I even finished Chapter 10. I’m super excited for you to read it!
I’m excited to finally make this announcement: If you live in the U.S. and have wanted to buy a signed copy of UTC from me at a convention, you no longer have to go to all the trouble. The official Catomix Store is now open!
This storefront, courtesy of Square, enables domestic readers to buy books directly from me. This means you can get books with signatures, and even doodles made at your request. Signatures come complimentary on all books purchased from the store, and doodles cost a small extra fee. (Doodles are only offered with the trade paperback collections. The floppy books don’t have any white space to draw in.)
An important note for international readers: since I’m new to the world of online retail, the store will initially only sell to addresses in the United States. If you live outside the U.S., IndyPlanet is your best bet for a book…for the time being, at least. I’m looking into international shipping and tax requirements, because I would certainly love to spread my goodies to every corner of the world if it’s possible.
And of course, Volumes 1 and 2 of UTC are still available in digital form over at itch.io. That’s three different ways you can buy your own personal, immutable copy of UTC!
Stay posted for more comic news as October continues. The gears are rolling on the next chapter and more website updates are coming!
The last panel of Chapter 11 felt lacking ever since I posted it. It didn’t really have the right aura of a chapter-ending panel. So I went back and tweaked the background, which is to say, it now HAS a background, which shows them going outside. Enjoy that as my unseen and tantalizingly vague progress on Chapter 12 continues.
The next two comics will conclude “Class Warfare Part II”: the bottom of Page 251 and the entire Page 252. The former will post at the usual time this Friday. Page 252 will post in its entirety on Monday, July 15.
After that, UTC is taking a break for the summer. I’ve gotta regroup after this crazy adventure. Some future scripts are written (literally years ago), some are in progress. I’m unpacking a new computer and switching to new software. I’m working on sprucing up the website. It’s a lot to process.
Many plans are still in store for Phase Three, which I’ll share eventually, but first let’s give this chapter its due and allow it to close out on its own terms. See you soon!