Intermission: Meanwhile...

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I created this short comic a few years back, when I was harboring some delusions about publishing a print version of Wonder 'Zoi. Episode 2 was only 23 pages long, and I wanted some additional material to get closer to an even 32 pages, a nice round number for a comic book. Not only would the extra pages lend a little sense of value, a 24-page book seeming a little flimsy for the kind of money one pays these days, but the magic economy of printing requires page counts to adhere to 8-page increments.

I had to shelf that project when the workload at the old job ramped up significantly. I will admit that this was the dawn of a particularly dark period in my personal life, and it was about this time that I shelved all my cartooning projects, including this web site. The details are tangential, but the result was that this little project, sadly, hasn't seen the light of day - until now.

One common complaint I get about Wonder 'Zoi is that there are too many dog inside-jokes. I suppose that's a foregone conclusion, given the nature of the work, which is a nice way of saying "Well, YEAH..." So, I offer a dire warning: this short is loaded to the snout with dog humor. If you're a cat person, you'll be confused. You might even be appalled, but if you are, that's a personal problem and you should get over it. If you're neither a dog or a cat person...well...have you ever considered the advantages of owning a fine set of borzoi?

I am very pleased with Meanwhile... for its graphic quality. One of the challenges with comics as a hobby, if you care at all about finishing work and publishing with any sort of schedule, is balancing the quality of the work with the available time. Self-publishing adds another dimension, because you have to be a business manager, graphics designer, and/or webmaster as well. I'm still getting a feel for where that balance should be. These pages took a lot more time than I would normally spend, but I think the results show for it. Hopefully, you will agree.

Patrick M. Roach
May 14, 2007

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