June 23rd, 2017
and if you vote, there's a small extra doodle about that last bit.
AND NOW ON TO BUSINESS!!
I'm going to take a few months' break to get chapter 5 in order before we dive in! I've been looking at it, and I think 3 months makes the most sense -- meaning, Lord willing,updates are planned to resume on September 26th. That'd give me roughly a month to work on the chapter 4 book, a month to script, and a month to thumbnail. And if it doesn't take me a full month to do those things, I might be able to get a buffer of finished pages before updates begin again!
If by some chance we're not ready when Sept 26th rolls around, I'll update you guys then with a more precise return date, but, to be honest, I'm EXTREMELY excited about Chapter 5 and I hope to start it right on time if at all possible!!
In the meantime, if you're on tumblr, you might wanna follow the runewriters tumblr!! I'm thinking I'll run Chapter 4 pages there over the break, if you want to experience it all again at a faster reading pace, and I've been thinking of maybe posting a few small extras over the break to hold you guys over! :> We'll see how it all goes!
As always, thank you so so much for all your patience and support, you guys are honestly the best readers and I'm so grateful for all of you!! Enjoy summer break, RUNEWRITING WILL BE BACK IN SESSION THIS FALL :D
FOR SOME VARIABLE OF DAD,,,
posted at 10:43pm on June 30th, 2017
LOOK AT THIS CANON BLUSHING SHIP MATERIAL HERE.
I wonder -- would Necropony have done anything to Angry Dude if it seemed like he was an actual threat to Jonan? :OOO
Aaaaa can't wit for chapter 5!!
posted at 12:08am on June 23rd, 2017
Can you fault him for blushing? She's subjectively naked.
posted at 4:03am on June 25th, 2017
Jonan: bluffs his own confidence so hard even zombies are fooled
posted at 10:44pm on June 30th, 2017
*Immediately marks calendar for Sept. 26th* I'll be here!
So when do you estimate that the Chapter 4 book will be available to buy? I'm definitely looking forward to obtaining it.
As for the last page of Chapter 4, I love how Jonan just casually strolls off like a boss (with Necropony prancing along beside him). And as for Xira...dang, what's this water in my eye. *sniffs* I love how he's become integrated into the group. (Please don't betray them, Xira.)
Vote incentive - Tareth: A good portion of my life as a deaf person, I tell ya.
posted at 12:30am on June 23rd, 2017
HMMMMM!! Probably closer to September honestly -- it's taken me a lil more than a month to put together a book in the past, and afterwards it has to go through the whole process of getting a proof and everything to make sure it's right, and I'm hoping to work on some early scripting stuff first!! So I'll yell about it on social media if it turns out to happen faster than I expect, but it probably won't be ready much before the return date. x3
posted at 10:44pm on June 30th, 2017
Have a nice hibernation!
posted at 12:35am on June 23rd, 2017
ehehehe THANKS!!
posted at 10:48pm on June 30th, 2017
Oh my gosh, look at Æmber's starry eyes~ This page is adorable on many fronts.
Wishing smooth going for you over the break, and I'll look forward to when things resume!
posted at 12:45am on June 23rd, 2017
aaaa Thank you so much!!
ÆMBER U SHOULD'VE SAID SOMETHING TO YOUR FAV THIS WAS YOUR CHANCE
posted at 10:48pm on June 30th, 2017
Well, I don't know about everyone else, but I'll be sure to come back here every day during this hiatus to vote for Runewriters on Top Webcomics. Can't wait to see what happens in September! Keep up the good work.
posted at 3:19am on June 23rd, 2017
Yep, that's my plan as well!
posted at 10:48pm on June 25th, 2017
Ahhh gosh, y'all are too good!! ;u; I'll have to see if I can find time to add something fun to the incentive at some point xD
posted at 10:50pm on June 30th, 2017
(Migrating here from Tapas from now on I think)
Oh. My. Gosh. This is the CUTEST <3 *happy fluffy feelings*
Super excited about the next chapter, I'll definitely stick around! (More like, checking the RSS feed repeatedly even way before September)
posted at 3:29am on June 23rd, 2017
OuO
and OMG thank you so much!!! I'm so excited for things to come! :D
posted at 10:52pm on June 30th, 2017
I'll be there!
Side note: eeeeeeeeeeeeee
posted at 5:47am on June 23rd, 2017
omg im so grateful for comments that are just happy noises
posted at 11:00pm on June 30th, 2017
The contrast of "Eeeeeeeee hand-holding!<3" and "Eeeeek moon wolves..." together in the same panel is doing a lot to my emotions... XD
posted at 7:20am on June 23rd, 2017
IM SURE THIS WILL BE FINE!!!! ITS JUST A, RANDOM ROADSIGN,
posted at 10:52pm on June 30th, 2017
help i'm screaming I LOVE XIRA AND TARETH.. SO MUCH... YES, YOU TWO BE CUTE TOGETHER! YES!!
posted at 9:24am on June 23rd, 2017
omg HERO IM SO GLAD
posted at 10:59pm on June 30th, 2017
YES.YES. MY OTP IS CONFIRMED. TARETH X XIRA IS CANON, AND IF IT ACTUALLY ISN'T, GOD DANG IT.
posted at 11:55am on June 23rd, 2017
ehehehehe (whispers, look at the file name of the page )
posted at 10:53pm on June 30th, 2017
Awwwwwwwwwww Are they holding hands? :3
Re vote incentive: Jonan, will there come a point when you will refer to people by their names? "the witch" has one, it is Xira. "the savage" is called Severian and "that girl" is Tareth. You mean meanyhead!
Re: hiatus: it is always a bit of a bummer, but I'm not complaining. We stuck around for the appr 2 year pause, so 3 months will fly by :D
posted at 2:26pm on June 23rd, 2017
"Xira" would also take considerably less time to write, jonan, so like, come on man
posted at 10:55pm on June 30th, 2017
Poor Aember. I feel for her a lot, after spending such a long time trapped in the box, having such a tiny amount of time outside of it must be such a tease for her. :(
posted at 7:27pm on June 23rd, 2017
I WOULDNT WANNA EITHER, ÆMBER
posted at 10:59pm on June 30th, 2017
Hmmm . . . on the one hand, I'm not sure how I'll get through the summer without the regularly scheduled joy of a new Runewriters page . . . reading Runewriters is one of my very favorite ways of making myself feel better when I'm having a bad day, or perking myself up when I'm tired . . . Obviously, it's time for a reread of the whole thing!
Because, on the other hand, I have a lot of respect for artists who are more interested in the quality of their story than they are in just gathering readers. Taking time off to get everything in good order is (and giving yourself some time off from the hectic "once-a-week" schedule so that you're less likely to get burned out) honestly sounds like a great plan to me. :) I'm definitely looking forward already to September 26th, but I do hope that you have a lovely (and relaxing) hiatus!
Now I'm off to put the Chapter 4 book on my holiday wish list - never too early to start wishing! :)
posted at 11:09pm on June 25th, 2017
Shoot, man, this is so kind!! ;u; Thank you so much for the encouragement, I'm really excited to start on the next chapter!!
posted at 10:58pm on June 30th, 2017
Ayyy, I feel so lucky that I got to read this comic again, and so grateful that you came back to producing it.
I hope your rest is a good one!
I've been a fairly inattentive but returning fan of what you do since your old b&w bio comics. You have something in your works that's hard to forget, and I'm just so legit happy to see you're still putting stuff out there.
[Returns to lurking under a chair]
posted at 12:48pm on July 7th, 2017
Great job with this comic. It has an excellent mix of snark and honesty, of magic and mundane, of heart and mind. Fun art, interesting folks, and plenty of room to expand and expound! Thanks and have a very productive work-cation!
posted at 10:08am on July 17th, 2017
September? *dies*
I will wait patiently, but after reading through this entire comic in one sitting, I am not inclined toward patience. I have been spoiled.
Clearly, I need to hunt up other things written/drawn by Shazzbaa and read them in the meantime.
posted at 3:56pm on July 17th, 2017
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I NEED MORE I JUST CAUGHT UP OMFG YOU ARE SO GOOD! I NEED IT!
posted at 5:40pm on July 31st, 2017
Comment by boogeymadam
jonan's squad dad, confirmed.
posted at 12:07am on June 23rd, 2017