Chapter Nine begins! If you haven’t figured it out, this chapter follows Zavier Kenakobe, since he’s been put in charge of the search for Akiara. I wasn’t sure where to put this chapter originally, but it seems to fit pretty well right here, and it’ll hopefully start to tie together some of the earlier chapters. That’s my goal, anyway. After this, there’s only Chapter 10 and then on to Part 2 and the next third of the story!

There’s a new vote incentive this week featuring some doodles from my sketchbook explaining Kenakobe armor. It’s not terribly complex stuff, but you work with what you’ve got when you’re out there trying to survive!

(Remember to Vote for Hive! Hive Votes now has a fancy Twitter widget so you can check up on what the latest updates are!)

On the forum, there’s a new thread for Chapter Nine stuff I might post while working. Right now there’s a preview for page 2. You need a forum account to view it, but it’s free and easy to join!

I think I’m going to continue the twice a week updates for now because I like the pace the comic is moving at, and it’s really not that much more challenging to do two updates a week. If I had tried this a few years back it never would have worked, but I’ve hit a point where it comes pretty easily now. I might reinstate the donations/shop option for extra pages on top of the regular two, but we’ll see how it goes.

Check back Friday for the next page! (Or check the forum and be spoiled.)