Angel Armor/Lightbringer Blog

Some sort of Server Problems

2009-12-30T11:24:00.000-08:00

Hey, all. Yeah, I know, something's screwy with the page. Comic Genesis' server had some issues last night and since FTP updates are still on the fritz, I used the SiteAdmin's feature to upload the comic directly to it... resulting in what you see here.

The problem is currently being looked into, but sorry about this.

Minor delay

2009-10-13T15:45:00.001-07:00

Hey, all - Chad informs me that there's going to be a minor delay in tomorrow's page due to some personal problems. We should have something up by either Wednesday night or Thursday, but otherwise wish him well and hopefully things will be back to normal soon enough.

New Chatbox?

2009-07-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

Well, if you look, it seems the chatbox is kind of dying or has stopped getting its regular support. Anyone have any suggestions for a new chatbox?

Updates resume Wednesday

2009-06-15T02:26:00.001-07:00

What it says. Lightbringer returns on Wednesday June 17th. ^_^

We have a new artist!

2009-02-26T11:12:00.000-08:00

Well, for those of you still paying attention, I'm proud to announce that Lightbringer is going to have a new permanent artist! And he is so awesome that of course I'm going to link to his Deviant Art page for you to check out his work.

Now, he's not going to be starting right away, since of course I had some awesome volunteers for guest pages. Still, we're getting back on our feet! And yes, he takes commissions, folks. ^_~

http://chadrocco.deviantart.com/

Call for Guest/Permanent Artists

2009-01-25T03:01:00.000-08:00

Hey, gang! Yeah, hiatus is still going on, but I figured why not ask for some guest artists and see if anyone would be interested in finishing up some more pages of the storyline? I'm looking into some other avenues in that department for getting a new permanent artist, since while I love to write about Lightbringer, art for him just takes too much time.

As such, open call to anyone who'd be interested in becoming a permanent artist or just willing to do some guest art for the rest or part of the current storyline! I'm keeping the once a week schedule for now, so not a lot of work necessary! E-mail if interested!

Hiatus

2009-01-14T19:24:00.001-08:00

Well, that "switch to Thursday" plan went over like a lead ballooon.

Look, the problem is that with everything else in my life, I lack motivation to work on Lightbringer when I really should. I was hoping to at least get through this storyline before I did this, but sadly that's what it's come to - well, either that or doing black and white and frankly I don't like going down that route.

I'm still interested in doing the writing portion, but the scenes I WANT to draw are always too far off and they take far too much time. As such, hopefully I can either find an artist who wants to step forward or at least get motivated again come February, when I'm taking a drawing class for college, so at the very least I'll become a BETTER artist even if an unmotivated one.

What about Crossoverlord, you ask? I will still be doing my art duties there, few as they may be. It was my initial idea, I got everyone together, and I made a commitment to it and damn it all if I'm not going to stick with it, especially since the others are carrying so much of it already.

New Update Day

2008-12-31T00:07:00.001-08:00

You know what? Screw it - new update day is Thursday. Wednesdays are my day off anyway so I can get crap done on it.

Another day-late (but also something to entertain)

2008-12-09T19:58:00.000-08:00

You know what's really bugged me about the fact that I've had to delay two updates by a day?

This issue I'm actually scripting, since I figured knowing how I wanted the panels and dialogue to go would make things go faster. But that's not the case, since I have jobs now taking up my attention in addition to my last final of the semester being tomorrow and I need to study for it.

However, to tide you over, I direct you to That Guy with the Glasses, a website primarily home to humorous video reviews of TV shows, movies, and video games. Why do I bring this up? Because now I'm doing reviews for them, too. Except I do it about bad comic books. Check it out! While the majority of my videos aren't up yet, they do have my Top 15 WTF moments of bad comics and my review of the awful Marvel book from the 1980s called "US-1."

Might be a day late

2008-11-25T20:56:00.000-08:00

Hey, guys, due to a number of factors the update on th 26th may be a little late (i.e. it'll be on Wednesday, but might not be right away).

Revolution of the Mask

2008-10-09T01:06:00.000-07:00

So, this is kind of late, but ever wonder what it'd be like if you had my writing but not my crappy artwork?

Well, come take a look at Revolution of the Mask, my first foray into semi-professional (i.e. paid) comics.

It's an e-comic, available for a paltry $0.72 if you purchase it through Crux or Lulu and released through Brain Scan Comics. Check it out!

Sooo, I've got a tablet now

2008-08-19T15:40:00.001-07:00

Yes, as the title says, as it's my birthday, my parents saw fit to provide me with a WACOM Bamboo tablet, size 5.8" by 3.7". Needless to say I'm excited about the possibilities it presents before me (particularly in the hopes of speeding up my drawing). On that note, however, it'll take some time for me to get used to it, so don't expect any big changes right away.

Some Updates

2008-05-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Well, the new storyline has begun! Just a reminder - new pages after this point will be every Wednesday until I can get enough buffer to justify more than once per week. However, to help things out, there's always the Crossoverlord! Link in the "Champions" Dropdown.

Also, I've updated the Storylines Link with a better tabled interface as well as giving solicits for the next three storylines!

Good News and Bad News

2008-04-24T22:33:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a reveal, eh?

Okay, now here's a briefing. As some of you are aware, it's difficult with my busy schedule to get comics out these days. It was easier when my artwork sucked and I wasn't shading, so I could churn out a whole bunch of pages in a single day without breaking a sweat. These days, the standards are higher both for myself and for you all. As such, sacrifices have to be made in order to keep the comic functioning.

I don't want to go on hiatus again. It loses readers and kills forward momentum on the comic. As such, the good news is we won't be going on hiatus. However, we WILL be switching to a once-weekly schedule after the Second Anniversary Fanart. I know, I'm not happy about it either, but this just makes me rededicate myself to making every page FRICKING AWESOME to make it worth your while. Once I have enough buffer, we'll go back to two or three times a week.

As such, following next week's Anniversary celebration, on Monday we'll have the cover to Issue 12 and then on Wednesday and every proceeding Wednesday, we'll have new pages.

OOH! And while it's still a work-in-progress, I'm making revisions to the Cast and Storyline pages to make them a little less unwieldy and I'll be posting up some new preview soliciations for future issues! For the Cast page, no more separate pages - all one page with the history marked down and a headshot of the character.

We're still celebrating!

2008-04-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder to people that while the official anniversary was April 15th, the official celebrations for Lightbringer's second anniversary won't be until after this storyline finishes in another week! As such, I'm still accepting giftart from anyone who wants to do a guest page(s) or just a quick pinup. Thanks!

CROSSOVERLORD

2008-04-06T16:38:00.000-07:00

This is what I've been building to, folks. That symbol that's been appearing (and will make one last appearance)? The Smiling Man's cryptic statements? Hell, the Smiling Man himself? All will finally be revealed:

CROSSOVERLORD! Two years in the making - a webcomic crossover event starring Lightbringer, Dasien, ANT, Mind Mistress, and Dead Debbie of Indefensible Positions! Cameoing dozens of heroes as they wish to be added! For now, right-click and create a new window for this:

http://www.webcomicsnation.com/crossoverlord/

Drunk Duck also has a mirror at: http://drunkduck.com/Crossoverlord/index.php

Comic Genesis Mirror site to come!

STARTING APRIL 15TH!

The Upcoming Second Anniversary

2008-03-11T15:27:00.000-07:00

As some may be aware, Lightbringer will be turning two in about a month. Obviously the storyline's going to cross into that, but I still want to celebrate the event once Issue 11 reaches its conclusion. As such, I'd love to have some guest art and guest strips come in. Think of it this way - I'm only on the beginnings of penciling Issue 12 and while I plan to have it all ready by the time Issue 11 is completed, at least you won't have another hiatus spring up in seven weeks. ^_~

Lightbringer Resumes March 10th

2008-03-03T07:24:00.000-08:00

Hiatus will end in one week. Set your calenders!

MORE Updates!

2008-02-22T00:18:00.000-08:00

All righty! The good news is that I have finished penciling the 22 pages of Issue 11 (wow, regular comic-length even!) The bad news is that I've been devoting so much time and effort to drawing the pages that I haven't gotten around to doing anything else with the inking and coloring. As a result, it's still going to take me awhile to get through that. Still, I'm thinking I'll just speed through it as quickly as I can and then I'll announce once I'm ready.

In other news, frequenters of the forum may notice things look a little different. The host provider for the Comic Genesis forums have done an update into a new version, so things are going to be a bit shinier from now on until they get everything working the way they want.

Hiatus Update

2008-01-26T00:58:00.000-08:00

The update is... there's still a hiatus.

But the good news is that I am making progress. I'm halfway through drawing the issue and I've got three pages that could be put up (but I'm not going to... sorry. ^^; ). Let it just be clear that the comic WILL return, so stay tuned and discuss any topic you'd like in the forum! Heck, send me some guest storylines or fanart to make things go easier!

Here's an idea - what would you like to see in a future storyline? DISCUSS!

Merry Christmas! ...And Hiatus?

2007-12-23T21:17:00.000-08:00

Okay, first of all - Merry Christmas to all readers! While I would've liked to do what I did last year and post every day this week, sadly it didn't work out that way schedule-wise, so instead we're going to have updates on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas to round out the storyline.

However, on that note, I have once again fallen behind on drawing and making the actual pages, so I have no buffer after the end of this issue. I'm working hard to get the full Issue 11 ready and hopefully with Winter Break I'll be able to do it, but otherwise we have hiatus after Christmas. ^^;

New logo!

2007-11-07T22:53:00.000-08:00

So it hit me the other day that all of the major comics and webcomics I read all have individualized logos using (usually) original font. And here I am usin the Algerian text that, while it looks nice, doesn't really say anything about Lightbringer nor is it that captivating. As such, I took it upon myself to design this new logo we see above. I'll keep this up until I either design a new logo or if people find enough flaws with it to warrant me to just say to hell with it. On that note, sadly the compression ruins the effect of the white outline.

Issue 10 and All

2007-11-02T11:34:00.001-07:00

Well, we have the standard week between storylines right now and I've got buffer through November, but that just means I've only finished up half of Issue 10. ^_~ As such, don't be surprised if we may have to go to another hiatus to get the buffer back up again by the end of December. I think I've got some fairly decent pages and twists coming up for Issue 10, as well as a page that gives my formal apology to pacifism for my earlier statements to the philosophy earlier in the comic.

They're Doing it Again

2007-10-18T10:01:00.001-07:00

Okay, now the insults flying from SomethingAwful.com are just getting silly.

Apparently, Lady Analemma is me ripping off Raven (I presume they mean the one from Teen Titans), even though:
1. I didn't create Lady Analemma, she was part of the villain contest.
2. Her powers are nothing like Raven's.
3. Her backstory is nothing like Raven's.
4. The only thing relatively close to Raven is the fact that she wears a cape, a hood, and has black hair (which even then is a wig).

And once again I'm getting flamed for using a pseudonym for the artwork. Get over it already, I say right in the FAQ that it's me and I admit all the time that it's me.

I wouldn't care as much about this if not for the fact that yesterday I boasted 551 visits, a new record high. Of course, more than half of these are probably from the SomethingAwful.com thread that, once again, they don't even bother to try to address any of their criticisms to me directly. For those who are here and trying to support me and help me improve, thanks. I really do appreciate it.

So, I think I figured out Why

2007-10-13T23:40:00.000-07:00

(Something special for the 50th Blog Post)

All of the stuff about the original plans for the White Death arc got me thinking about why I would want to do a storyline related to it. When someone brought up the fact that I had kind of already dealt with rape with the creation of the Slavers, it also got me thinking about why I would create the Slavers to begin with. Oh, sure, I listed off in the original notes about that one Battlestar Galactica episode that really cheesed me off, but even then, why would the episode make me so mad?

But then a while back I was reading the Lurker's Guide, a Babylon 5 site that had detailed commentary from J. Michael Straczynski on each episode. And once he was asked on a particular episode called "Passing Through Gethsemane" why he'd write a story on forgiving a criminal for their past deeds and why he wrote so respectively of religious figures when he was an Atheist. And he had quite possibly one of the best quotes I've ever seen:

"Which makes the notion of writing a character who CAN forgive momentarily attractive...because it allows me to explore in great detail something of which I am utterly incapable. I cannot fly, so I would write of birds and starships and kites; I cannot play an instrument, so I would write of composers and dancers; and I cannot forgive, so I would write of priests and monks and minbari..."

There you have it. I can't stop real-life human traffickers. So I write a story where they are stopped.