No Rest For The Wicked

norest_comic @ 2008-04-04T06:48:00

2008-04-03T22:49:30Z

Chapter 4, pages 40 and 41
Please imagine that November fixed her hair at some point between pages 40 and 41. I have to learn to resist temptation to make her hair a complete mess by chapter's end. And at some point I'm going to have to go back and fix every single panel in this chapter where I forgot to draw the bandages on November or Red's hands.

Fans of Golden should be happy to know that, after a long dry spell, there have been a couple of new pages recently! They should also take note that it's moved to a new site.

norest_comic @ 2008-03-01T23:57:00

2008-03-01T16:00:03Z

Chapter 4, pages 38 and 39

I'm not too satisfied with these pages, but I don't think fiddling with them is going to make them any better, so... >_<

Um, let's see... Richard Pulfer at Broken Frontier did a short interview-type-thing with me here. And in somewhat less shocking news, November has been spotted among the shambling undead.

norest_comic @ 2008-02-17T07:40:00

2008-02-16T23:42:26Z

Chapter 4, pages 36 and 37
Okay, I thought setting a date for the update ahead of time would help me avoid stupid delays. Apparently not! Never mind then. Updates are still every ten-ish days.

No matter how neat November's hair is at the beginning of the chapter, it always seems to be a mess by the end of the chapter.

norest_comic @ 2008-02-05T01:49:00

2008-02-04T17:52:55Z

Chapter 4, pages 34 and 35

Sorry, not much dialogue. Not much to say here, either. :/ Next update will be Thursday, Feb. 14.

norest_comic @ 2008-01-22T23:56:00

2008-01-22T16:08:51Z

Chapter 4, pages 32 and 33 | fan cosplay | fan dolls | fan wallpaper | extras

I think I've finally cleared the backlog of fanworks to post. Sorry to those who had to wait a really long time. I've also finally added links in the Extras section to Bearskin and Snow White and Rose Red.

These flashback pages are being drawn with a different brush pen than I used to ink the first part of the flashback; I think they came out closer to the look I was trying to achieve. It's actually kind of fun inking this way, but it's pretty sloppy. This should be the last Red flashback for a while, so I don't know when I'll be able to practice this style again. :P

norest_comic @ 2008-01-10T06:38:00

2008-01-09T22:39:49Z

Chapter 4, pages 30 and 31.

I seem to be averaging two pages every ten days. That's... sort of better than one page a week, isn't it?

It's that time of the year -- the Webcartoonists' Choice Awards have started up again. Consider this a public service announcement for those who would like to nominate/vote but never even hear that the awards are open until it's too late. Knowing is half the battle! I don't think No Rest has a chance this year since there are a lot fewer categories (they eliminated "Outstanding Fantasy", for one). But it's still pretty difficult for me to believe that I won at all last year, so that's fine!

norest_comic @ 2007-12-31T04:29:00

2007-12-30T20:31:38Z

Chapter 4, pages 28 and 29

I managed to Macgyver up a way to keep on using the old scanner, so I can continue being a cheapskate for a while longer! Hurray.

It's almost New Year. My resolutions for the comic this year are:

Finish the site redesign

Finish putting together the print book

Bring it up to two pages a week

Erk. I don't blame you for being skeptical; but I figure I should be able to pull off at least two out of three.

norest_comic @ 2007-12-24T15:41:00

2007-12-24T07:43:57Z

So... remember when I mentioned that I had a new computer that refused to recognize my scanner? When I checked the HP website for support, it basically just said, "time to buy a new scanner, sucker!" As you can imagine, I was pretty disgusted with that prospect, when the old one was still working fine. So I attached the scanner to a different computer, used that to scan, and transferred the files to my computer for photoshopping. Well, as of last night the computer I was using for scanning is refusing to boot up. So... to make a long story short, the two pages I had ready to scan and was hoping to put up before Christmas are not going to be up. Not until this scanner issue is taken care of; hopefully before the new year. Sorry about that. -__-

That aside, I would like to take this time to wish everyone reading a warm and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and just plain good times all around. And while I wasn't able to draw a card this year, please accept this as a token of my affection and ability to find dorky things on the internet.

norest_comic @ 2007-12-09T23:54:00

2007-12-09T15:56:50Z

Chapter 4, page 27 // 4 new fanart

I have several more fanworks to post; but I'm afraid I have to put those off until the next update. I still haven't found a good substitute for Dreamweaver on this new computer, so editing html is still a slow and tedious process. Sorry!

Chapter 4, pages 25 & 26

2007-11-29T07:29:49Z

25 . 26

I've noticed a lot of activity in the shoutbox lately. This is great, except that a lot of people seem to be using it as a place for extended discussions, which would be much better off in the forum (since it's, you know, actually designed for discussion). Seriously, the forum is a cool place! Also, way too many people in the shoutbox neglect to enter a name/nickname, and just post as 'Guest', which gets extremely confusing. Either that, or one person named 'Guest' has been very talkative.

There are a bunch of new fanworks I need to add; I'll put them up with next week's update. Hmm... I probably need to update the bibliography as well.

Chapter 4, pages 23 & 24

2007-11-20T00:46:14Z

So here I am again. I would say sorry for the lapse in updates, but it was quite necessary. Thanks for your understanding. I realize that schedule problems have turned a lot of people off this comic, and I can't blame them; but to those who continue to stick around, I'm very grateful.

Further complications include the fact that I've had to get a new computer which, while shiny, lacks Dreamweaver and refuses to give my scanner the time of day. So I have to scan on a different computer, and type up all of this update in Notepad.

Anyway! A lot of you should be familiar with the works of Faith Hicks, of Ice and the late, great Demonology 101. (Way back when this comic was just starting out, I think almost everyone who read it found it through her links.) Well, she has a graphic novel out in print now, called Zombies Calling. It is all about being a young person facing all the difficulties and challenges of shambling undead hordes. I, for one, can't wait to read it! Faith has been working on the story for a while now, and her stuff just keeps getting better and better. The Zombies Calling page has all the links to where you can read previews, order the book on Amazon, etc.

Chapter 4, page 22

2007-10-23T22:10:13Z

And so we finally learn about Clare's sordid criminal career!

Sorry about the delay, though I guess you're all probably used to it by now. D: Some pretty serious family stuff came up last week, which made it difficult for me to work on comic pages. I'm not taking a break or anything; this is just to let you know that it might be a little while longer yet before I can get the comic back to a nice regular schedule. Again, I guess you're all pretty used to that by now!

Chapter 4, page 21

2007-10-13T23:33:48Z

Did I mention that this chapter has a lot of flashbacks? This chapter has a lot of flashbacks. But I don't think there's been a chapter so far that hasn't had a lot of flashbacks. Maybe someday I need to learn to tell a story without ten billion flashbacks.

I just noticed now that the last time I updated I left the date as "Oct. 4" when it should have said "Oct. 9". Just another reason why I need to revamp this site with some kind of script or something that doesn't require me manually changing the dates and coding all the html every single time. If I could just get wordpress or something running on the front page, that would be great, but I've also been thinking of maybe switching the comic archives to some kind of automated script. Any php wizards out there willing to give me some advice?

Chapter 4, page 20 | 2 fanart

2007-10-08T22:32:01Z

One or two people already guessed the story this character comes from, so you can go ahead and pat yourselves on the back now. This page turned out a lot sillier-looking than I had originally planned. I guess it's interesting that Red seems to handle bears the way most people handle cockroaches.

I'll probably try to update again around Friday. I have a few emails I'm behind in answering. And, um, I updated the vote incentive pictures again.

Chapter 4, page 19

2007-10-03T22:49:52Z

And that's one. Let's see if I can get the other one in by Sunday.

Chapter 4, page 18

2007-09-28T23:42:55Z

And then, everyone got eaten by bears. The end!

It concerns me that I seem to be averaging 10 days between updates these days. Next week I'm going to aim for two updates.

Also, I seem to have installed an oekaki board for some mysterious reason. Doubtless this will all end in tears.

Chapter 4, page 17

2007-09-20T11:04:46Z

I can't really think of a clever way to announce this, so... Sugary Serials is an upcoming web/print comic anthology with a "Saturday morning cartoon" feel. I'm collaborating on one of the titles with Jerzy Drozd (who does The Front) -- I'll be doing the art. It's an exciting project, and there are a lot of other cool-looking titles, so go check it out!

Chapter 4, pages 15 & 16

2007-09-10T14:20:10Z

I couldn't decide whether I should shade this sequence with the same airbrushy style I used for the flashback in Chapter 2, or with the style I've been using for flashbacks since Chapter 3. In the end, I tried to sort of combine them.

Thank you for all the votes last week. I've put up new vote incentive pics again; dunno how long I'll be able to keep that up weekly, but we'll see. By the way, I always put up a different incentive for TWC and Buzz; so if you've only been checking one or the other, you've been missing out. ^^;

Chapter 4, page 14 | 2 new fanart

2007-09-01T10:37:16Z

I smell flashback! Next week I want to put up two pages; but they're probably going to be difficult to finish, so I'm not going to set the specific update day beyond "sometime next week".

Also, I haven't been updating the vote incentive pictures, mostly because I felt bad asking people for votes when my updates have been so spotty; but then I still end up feeling bad because people keep voting anyway and seeing the same stale incentives for months on end. So, uh, anyway, I've updated the vote incentives on TWC and Buzz. ^^ I got some new markers a few months ago and I've been having fun playing with them.

Chapter 4, page 13 | 5 new icons | new link banners

2007-08-22T20:20:52Z

~~Did I say Tuesday? I uh, meant Wednesday.~~ Um, sorry about that. Next update should be Wednesday again. Also, I started making some new link banners, and when I did I realized how cruddy-looking the old ones looked in comparison. So a bunch of new banners and buttons, and a bunch of old ones retired. If you have me linked, thank you! And please update the banner at your own convenience. ^^

I kinda forgot about this, but some time back I was playing with a site called ownskin.com which lets you make your own themes to use on cellphone displays, and I made a Red theme. I've been using it for a while! If you want to check it out, you can download it from here; but I made it for my own model, so I don't know how compatible it is with other phones.

Chapter 4, page 12 | 3 new fanart

2007-08-11T11:42:32Z

I just realized that this is the 200th page of the comic. Haha... I have so far to go. ^^

Hmm, I forget what else I was going to say here. Well, I still have to update the fan icons section, and the dolls section, and I'm working on the commentary for Chapter 3. So, uh... stay tuned for those.

Chapter 4, page 11

2007-08-05T22:27:03Z

Sorry if not much happens on this page. I wanted to have two pages for this update, but I couldn't get it done. I'm going to try to have another update around Thursday.

My offhand comment about Hogwarts houses last week seemed to spark a lot of discussion in the shoutbox. I found it interesting that a couple of people thought November should be in Slytherin! Way I see it, she may have her moments of "end justifies the means", but she lacks a desire for power. (Perrault would be in Slytherin, by the way, and Red would be Gryffindor.) ^^

And if you're interested in discussions like this, why not join the cool people in the forums? There's also an irc channel: #nrftw on irc.irchighway.net.

Chapter 4, page 10

2007-07-29T22:09:54Z

I've decided that if November went to Hogwarts, she'd probably be in Hufflepuff.

Thanks for your patience, everyone. Our Africa trip was incredibly amazing, but I'm glad to be back and drawing the comic. Next update should be Saturday, I think.

Cast page updated | Gallery updated

2007-06-28T23:01:56Z

Yes, a whole mess of color pictures and sketches added to the gallery, most of which you might have seen before on Deviantart or as vote incentives. I was hoping to upload the commentary for Chapter 3 as well, but I couldn't get it finished in time.

Thanks for all the well-wishes! I'll be back after the 18th, and I'll try not to get eaten by leopards.

Chapter 4, page 9

2007-06-24T19:03:54Z

Okay, I'll be leaving on the 29th -- that's this Friday -- and I'll be gone until July 18th or so. This is actually a trip that we've been planning since last year: my family and I are going to Africa on safari! We'll be going to South Africa (Cape Town), Zambia, and Botswana. It's super exciting. But there's a lot of things to be taken care of before we leave, and I don't think I'll be able to manage another page; however, I will update the site again before I go. ^^