I’m also planning to break away from my own habits and try some new things with the art in this chapter, just to keep things fresh and exciting. If you hadn’t noticed already, I’m going to start posting pages at a larger size, because it’s 2010 and most people have bigger screens these days. (It’s bizarre to think that when I first started working on this 1024 x 748 was HUGE.) The old pages in the archive will stay as they are, because darn it, there are about 200 of them and I don’t feel like resizing and reuploading them all. Sorry!

There is also a new vote incentive this week, featuring the cover art for book 2. It’s still a work in progress and there’s a lot left to go into it, but I thought it could be fun to share for now. :D

(Remember to vote for your favorite Hive Comics, too!)

Not much other news for now. The Story Guide has updated with the conclusion of Chapter Eight, and the Galleries have been slightly reorganized.

Not a whole lot of other news this week, so here’s the short version of all the stuff that’s been updated:

Fan Stuff: I was going through my Messenger backup folder on my external hard drive and found an MP3 that was made for me a few years ago. It’s the “theme” for Messenger! This never made the fanart page at the time for some reason, but it’s up now.

The Shop: things are all tweaked and looking pretty nice.

The Gallery: A couple of new things up in the Illustrations section.

Other than that, I’ve been working away at the next chapter and I’ve gotten so much done. 2008 was such a busy year for me school and work wise that I never got any comic stuff done. It feels good to have time to do this stuff again, and I’m amazed at how much I’ve gotten done. Hopefully the remainder of 2009 will help make up for that. :)

That’s all I’ve got for now. Vote if you get a chance! ♥

See the rest in the illustrations gallery.