Started doing these little strips a few weeks ago. I still don’t know what they are going to be called. Probably fits into the Zyn Dweomer mythos, but not sure how just yet.

Six strips into this thing and I still didn’t have a name. I was hesitant to name it after a character or a set of characters or even a setting. I want to keep it loose, but I do need some kind of direction. And the Brothers do seem to be it. So Assassin Bros. Unlmited it is.

Font is Gorilla Milkshake © Nate Piekos of Blambot.

Here’s some fanart I did for Chuck Whelon’s Pewfell Volumes 1-3: Full Color Omnibus Edition! Do check it out. It so rocketh.

I’ve said before that I really want to get this comic into a printed format. Now, for me anyway, this is the ultimate condition for a comic to be in. I love webcomics, no doubt, but I cut my teeth on paper just like a lot of you did. And this is something I want and need to do.

So I just finished laying out the first issue. It is standard, U.S. comic book format, which is six-point-something x ten-point-something. The first issue will include the first fifty strips. It looks nifty, I think. the first half or more is very complex-looking. Thick with panels and dialog and such. Then it thins out a tad as the format of the webcomic shifted.

Issue #2 will have a different look, naturally, as you can see by the flavor of the more recent strips. Also, the newer strips were drawn specifically for standard comic book format.

So the first issue is laid out, sans the covers. But there is more to do. I plan to have a Worldbook section where you can read about the various spells, magic items, monsters, and characters you encounter in the story. My inspiration for that is, of course, old RPG manuals and tomes. And I do plan to emulate that vibe as much as possible.

But you know the one thing that scares me the most is doing a cover. It is a weak area for me, I think. The big picture. I’m not as comfortable working in a large format like that. But I love a challenge and nobody else is going to draw for me!

As I get closer to having this complete I’ll post some updates and eventually put up some kind of store where you can purchase ZD junk.

I was thinking of putting the Monkey God idol on a tee shirt with the slogan “Convulse with the fabled rage of the monkey god!”