Hello, Xyliacs!
AHHH! Sorry to be late yet again. I won’t go into my reasons, they will just be excuses, but it is hectic ’round here, as always. I need to shoot for midnight again and then get new pages back up at noon.
Poor Libros. I wonder what kind of mood that winged horsey is going to be in now? Look at that…horse.
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Lotso news!!
Before I say anything else, I would ask if the Xyliacs could join me in sending well wishes, good thoughts and prayers to two of my good friends. Richard (SCAScot) and Kevin’s wives were both admitted to the hospital recently. Would you all help me in praying for their speedy recoveries, and peace in all of their hearts- these two great husbands deserve to be comforted by our support. Thank you.
EDIT: I just discovered that another of our dear Xyliacs is dealing with a great life challenge, and I hope you will join me in sending prayers and maybe messages of comfort on this forum post to Sar-Fitb.
October ninth- HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY KEZ!! I’m SOOO sorry I didn’t get a picture present to you…I hope I can get you a belated one soon… Unfortunately our Kez’s birthday camping plans were dampened by bad weather, so everyone go give her an e-hug at War of Winds, to cheer her up, would ya?
A big HUMUNGOUS thank you to Brian McLachlan for the AMAZING fan art I got today. I’m gobsmacked. I will be presenting in one of the weeks I am on vacation in a couple weeks. It is AWESOME. Ty and Claude locked in a battle of wills… fierce and sexy! Until that is posted, please check out his webcomic The Princess Planet!
On that note- I have one more week that I need something to post for an update. Calling for fanart!! As always, a link will be posted to your site when your update goes up! Never hurts to get new traffic, right? If you are interested, send me a tweet or an email!
The Webcomic Readers Choice Awards is still taking nominations…if you like Xylia, would please consider nominating us? There are several categories to choose from. Just click the link…the rest is easy. WCRCA’s Thank you to all of you who have posted such KIND nominations for us already!!
I jogged for three miles without stopping – that was my first fitness goal. I’m pretty excited about it. ^_^ Now I have to make new goals, of course.
Jeremy has started work composing the music for the Xylia trailer. It’s WAY cool. On that subject- Matt Romoser!!! If you are reading, will you PLEASE email me? Matt is the winner of the role of Claudius, and I lost his contact info in my hard disk failure.
Finally, for those of you asking if my guy friend is treating me nice- he is. ^_^ Because of his job, he doesn’t get enough rest, though. Go to sleep, you. (I know he reads this…) {{{}}}
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YAYYY!!!NEW INCENTIVES!!! For $3.00 donation incentives, we’ve got a couple fun new pics, one is a piece that will be in the upcoming Xylia art calendar- Andy Warhol inspired Tychia, the other Xyliatales’ homage to my favorite band…the Fab Four! Your donations keep this thing going! Thank you very much! Click any of the below banners to go to the donation site. As always, if you encounter any problems receiving your downloadable art, please email me and I will get it to you directly.
Most of the other incentives are still available for $2.00 – $10.00 amounts, including the nude faeiries (if you are 18+)! Get em while they’re hot! ^_^
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Thank you for reading, and as always thank you for your support and understanding. I hope that you all continue to enjoy Xylia.
Hugs,
~B
October 12th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Wow…okay that isn’t good at all…poor guy…and his other half doesn’t seem to be taking this too well either! Another great page Barb!
October 12th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Very sweet and sad…I like the atmospherics of the city background.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I don’t think the winged horse is going to be too happy with Tychia and her cohorts.
I wonder what Claudius is going to do about now.
October 12th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
That is a big horse… The big teeth, the bushy tail…
The HOOVES…
Despite that, this is a very bittersweet page. I see an angry outburst from our (leading) horse in the near future.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:35 am
Wonderful page Barb- worth the wait.
I love the close-up on the hoarse- it looks like a chess piece
October 14th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Don’t make horsey angry. You won’t like him when he’s angry.
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All foolin’ round aside, great page, B. Very poingant; well done.
October 14th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Ummm….is it me, or does Claudius look like he’s wearing glasses in the last panel? Shame about the spirit brother thing, though. Ouchies for the big guy.
October 14th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Hi! I love your comic! your art is very rich and beautiful… I seem to lately be unable to view the latest pages. I get the navigation bar and a little “x” in a box. sometimes I can see the previous post, but today I seem to be missing at least two-? It’s been going on for a few weeks now on your site. I don’t think it’s me, I don’t seem to have trouble anywhere else on the web! I’m using windows XP and Internet Explorer if that makes a difference. I can keep checking and hope I get to see the pages, but I hope it’s just a little glitch and can be fixed! Thanks for your hard work on the comic & site!
October 14th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Maybe I spoke too soon, the glitch I am experiencing seems to be related to an internet security program! Sorry for any trouble, thanks again.
October 14th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
…Libros is a very horny horse. By the way,
October 14th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Thanks for the shout-out Barb! <3
October 15th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
I’m having problems seeing this in Firefox. I switched the browser to Internet Explorer using the compatibility button, but I still can’t see the latest image. I can see the previous images though.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I’m back from vacation. Oh, this is sad. That poor amphekeron!