PAST RANTS
3/12/03
Well... by now you all are proabbly wondering where the heck
the next comic is, and well... I dunno what to say exactly cept sorry...
I'm trying right now to deal with two very late programming assignments,
as well as a large ammount of writing in another class, and frankly, it's
just taking all my time. I'd love to do another comic fro you and put it
up but there just hasn't been the time, if I get the time over the vacation
next week I'll do something to make it up for you, who knows I might even
try to color a comic....
Side note: Extra thanks to my roommate for the nifty new site, isn't it
pretty folks?
2/24/03
Well ok, here is the new comic, sure it's a little late, but well I got
it up, next comic will be wednesday or friday, depending on both inspriation
and a oral report on the Ndembu I gotta do on thursday, sigh.... such is
the pain of the college level courses..... Side note: Extra thanks to my
roommate for the nifty new site, isn't it pretty folks? -Simon
2/21/03
Well... I'm back and the site is back, finally.... I plan to get another
update by monday done, but no promises, school is tougher than ever and I've
got a ton more work to deal with on top of that.... Oh well.......
-
Simon
October 26, 2002 - "And we're back on air..." I have finally
gotten back to the comic, it's been a long and annoying test of my will
to get this going again. Let's sufice it to say that I lost my password
to the FTP and page so I couldn't update anything, I currently I have backlog
of 2 comics now uploaded, so I'm going to add something like a status bar
letting everyone know how many comics I can remain ahead of things. Also
I'm making teh update shedual the following MWF you'll get a new Simonsworld
comic, and on Sundays you'll get the next installment of Echoes in the
Darkness.. ok, gotta get back to drwaing stuff, may add a Sketch book page
soon to cover my doodles.
-
Simon
September 17, 2002 - "It's been... one week...." I'm borred, haven't
thought up much comic wise, gota paper due tomarrow or so... going
crazy, actually now that I think about it I do have a minro comic idea that
I've been working on, kinda lame, but well... we'll see, I may just put up
something I've doodled, assuming it is much better than the comic idea...
also... I am adding a link now to my Live Journal so you can read the madness
as often as you wish possibly more often than even here.
-
Simon
September 10, 2002 - "I'm Back!" or "How to fall off the face of the
earth without even trying" Well... I'm now at college, which is fun
fun fun! And I'm updating now, as to how often at the moment, but for now,
enjoy ^_^.
-
Simon
August 14, 2002 - Status: Cleaning.... Ok, comic is up, may be
the only one this week after all.... I don't know if I'll have enough
time, since my mother has now declared that my WHOLE room, not just the
floor areas, but the closet and other things, must be clean by friday or
I'm being left home for the family vactation, and she'll do it too....
well.... wish me luck guys...
-
Simon
August 13, 2002 - Status: Almost... there... just a little more...
Ok, got teh rough of the next comic up, I'm really really really
sorry it's taking so long, between runnig out of ideas to now needing to
clean my room and pack for the next year of college, I've been swamped...
I should be able to get up at least 1 to 2 more comics this week I think,
and next week I'm going to try to do some vactatino sketches, but taht is
dependent on inspiration and how much time I'll have, I won't be able to
access the web while I'm away... then after that is one day then back to
school... after that I should once settled be able to start updating regularlly
again... once again I'm very sorry it's taking this long... and i hate
it because I was finally getting a larger ammount of viewers... well...
please have patience and hang in there, I'm not dead yet!
-
Simon
August 12, 2002 - Status: Artists/Writers(I do both darn it!) Block....
Ok, this is really poor, I think I may now have a vauge idea
of how to approach this next comic... I'm moving into a flash bacak folks,
you see... Sushi and Katrina (The Aeris Clone for those who would accuse
me of ripping off FF7, no she's not Aeris nor modeled after here, I just
happenes to like the idea of big jewels of magic, k?) met about 5 years ago,
when this whole thing happened, that will lead us back to current events.
Ok, there may be a comic today, if I don't get it up, I'll try for double
comics for tomarrow.... if that fails... well.... I'll do something really
really spectacular like... I dunno... i'll think of something... perhaps
an outline of the greater dieties of Echos in the Dark... yeah.... I could
do that...... ok, sleepy time....
-
Simon .
August 11, 2002 - Status: So very Tired.... Ok, no comic today,
unless inspiration hits while I'm at work, I was just to freaking tired
to come up with something yesterday... but there will be one tomarrow...
one thing I have been working on is I've been drawing some more of teh
characters for Echo's In the Dark, can't, gimme a little time I'll have
them up here somewhere... Also, please do keep reading, and if you have
questions... comments... etc.... just ask, ok, Ciao!
-
Simon
August 10, 2002 - OMG!!! I checked the stats for the page
recently... 500+ visits!!! I've now beaten my all time high for # of
people viewing my comic in one day. THANKS!!! Also, todays comic well...
needless to say, I'm still not quite happy with it, but it's at a point
where I feel I can put it up, because the story must go on. Also I compeltely
forgot but recently I've been suffering total connection loss from my
cable modem fro days at a time (another reason for few updates this week)
so as fair warning it may happen again.... Well.... keep on visiting, and
I'll keep on making comics, both the angst drama laden Echo's in the Dark
(due to get it's own site soon.... I hope) and of course the funny, bizzare,
and strange world that is Simonsworld ^_^. Bai!
-
Simon
August 9, 2002 - Hmmm... well... I need to explain the sudden
disappearence of me, and that is... well... between the next comic
not turning out looking great and needing to be redrawn... and also
I was finishing up the last and worst week of my summer Calc 2 class...
(and to run out into a field afterwards to stake my calc 2 book to the
ground then set it aflame) I really didn't come up with anything... but
today I have for you all a treat... page 2 of Echos in the Dark, enjoy
comic if I'm good for the rest of the day will be up tomarrow and once
again dailyish.... TTFN, oh and thanks to Ian McConiville for the linkage
^_^. See his most excellent comic at
Machall
-
Simon
**UPDATE ON UPDATE** Ok, it's about 8pm where I am, East
coast time. I said the comics would be up by 6pm, but I wasn't counting
on getting into Ragnarok Online again... well... they are up now, and
I am very sorry that it took so long. Included with the normal simonsworld
comic is the first comic in my new series "Echos in the Dark". It stars
the character Azmodel, and unlike Simonsworld, I plan on making this
a very dramatic and less comical story. Also, I do not plan to write
thw whole story, at certain points I will request taht teh readers send
in plots and scripts and etc. and they will control the story for that
time. Sounds fun doesn't it?
**UPDATE** Comic will be later than a few hours, I'm just
not working right... it keeps turning out looking like crap, I need
to sleep since I have my Calc 2 midterm tomarrow, I'll try to get both
cimcs up tomarow afternoon around 6pm, sorry about the delay.
July 25, 2002 - Ok, today's comic may be an hour or two
late... I kinda took a mental health (didn't wake up in time to make
my bus) day from summer school, and I've been recooperating and doing
somethings that needed doing around the house. I'm just now at 11:40pm
on the 24th sitting down todraw the next comic. But... to make it up
to you guys, I'm also going to include the first comic of a new series
I'm working on, Echos in the Dark. Enjoy.
-
Simon
July 21, 2002 - Dare I say it? Yes I dare... WIIGII!!
Welcome all of you to the site, I guess this is my week to be spotlighted
on the Keenime Dropdown, nifty huh? in honor of this I'm initiating
the hopefully near consistant series of updating this page and putting
up comics on a regular basis... As for todays, it's the start of a short
little strip series mostly featuring how I figured out how to draw breasts
on female characters finally... as Sushi says, "Took me long enough".
Also for those who don't understand the floating glasses in the last pannel,
those are the representation of me as the artist and creator/god of the
comic. Yes, My avatar is a pair of giant glasses with eye brows... no laughing...
really... Ok, well enjoy teh comics, and please if you find something offending,
please let me know, I want to hear from my audience, no matter how big
or small you are.
-
Simon
July uhh.... 10, 2002 - Well... yep no comics, I'm
working on remodeling the site, but I have been drawing some comics,
I'll get them up soon, and also, I took another test, this one is
a roleplaying sterotype one, and here are the results:
Find
your Role-Playing Stereotype at mutedfaith.com
. [Angel.]
July 2, 2002 - Well... no comic for today, why? because
I'm working, I got home yesterday from work at 6pm, and I was in
no condition to make a comic, and today I'm working starting at 7am!
That means I have to wake up at... at least 6am to get there... so I
won't be able to really put any effort into a comic then, but I should
be able to make a comic for wednsday, though it could be a little late
in the day, we'll see...
-Simon
June 30, 2002 - Wheeeeooooooo!!! Clayton has graduated,
things are looking good at the moment, I've got at least one more
comic already uploaded, so I guess I'll need to do a few more tonight
or tomarrow. I am planning to revamp the look of the site sometime before
I have to get back to school, but first I need to consult with Soojin,
the great and mighty master of all that is web page/ web comicness...
so I'll keep you all updated on the progress of that. Hmm... is there
anything else I need to mention... why yes... yes there is... I just
found (again) a great web manga that has a special kinda of quality to
it... it's kinda endearing storywise It's called Celly's Wings and it's
located at
StarLine
Productions . It updates every couple of months or
so, but the story is so good, I can't resist going back ^_^.
-Simon
June 27, 2002 - First, I am soooo sorry that I
missed updating on wednsday, so I'm putting up a comic for wednsday
and for friday, and there is already a comic uploaded for saturday,
expect near daily assuming I'm not exhausted, and also... thought I'd
mention it now, but Clayton the guys who's rant is bellow this box
and Soojin's is graduating from High School on the 30th, so let's give
him a big round of applause, despite the fact he'll never hear us... ok,
I've said my peice...
-Simon
June 25, 2002 - Ok, I "may" be able to
get the comic done for tomarrow, dpending on if I can get back
into that comic making mood... right now I've been working on making
banners and buttons for the comic, I want more people reading this
stuff! So, with out firther adu, I present:
THE SIMONS WORLD TOP 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO GET PEOPLE TO READ THE COMIC!
5. Run Around your Town Screaming "Read
Simon's World!!"
4. Go to all your friends and bug them to read
the comic until they do.
3. Use special mutant abilities to hypnotise people
into reading the comic.
2. Buy time on your local tv station and put ads
for the comic on it.
1. Send me lot's of money... wait... that won't
increase viewship... but it will make me happy ^_^
Also while I'm talking here, might as well mention
yet another interesting comic that has caught my attention,
Poison Wind
the artwork is really neat and so far the story has kept
me wanting more.. check it out!
-Simon
June 24, 2002 - What did I say? Comic by today,
and of courseI came through, a few hours late, but hey, you got
yourselves a comci, I'll try for the next one by tomarrow, but it
may be wednsday till i get it up ^_^.
-Simon
June 20, 2002 - Quick update, first of a
few comics up, maybe a comic tomarrow, next definately by monday.
Check out
Captain SNES cause it freaking rules.
-Simon
June 18, 2002 - Well... I decided what
the heck, it's only the money that's going to go to paying
off those loans that I'll be wear around my neak like a milstone
once I graduate from college, and I got a new scanner, so starting
hopefully tomarow, friday at the latest, expect new comics!
-Simon
June 14, 2002 - No word from anyone yet...
which saddens me, I feel abandoned... but none the less...
there appears to be a new comic forming check it out, link is at
the bottom of the page, it's called
Writer's Block
and it's being done by teh crazy crew of Self-Insert!
Most Excellent!
-Simon
June 12, 2002 - Ok, getting the money
for the scanner is not going well... I'm just getting enough
hours at work to make enough to get anew scanner of any quality..
so I'm sending out this request, if you think you'd be willing
to donate towards getting me a new scanner, please send me an e-mail,
if I get enough in responces I'll sign up at paypal and you can donate
there, I think the scanner is going to run about $100. once again
please send me e-mail if you would do it. It wouldn't even have to
be much of a donation $5 or even less... my e-mail once again is sstrauss@dwc.edu.
thanks everyone.
-Simon
May 26, 2002 - Update! ok, I still
don't have a scanner and it looks like I'm going to have
to replace mine. Sigh... ok, that's about it, but also I'm adding
in that I just took a Bishounen Test and this is the results..
What type of Bishounen are you?
Find out at
artificial-soul.net by
Rin .
-Simon
May 13, 2002 - Sorry Folk, Today is my Finals day, and I have Two
Count them, Two Finals today, nand theya re really nasty, so I've been
studying for them instead of working on the comic for today. Now, I realise
how selfish this is, but it's something I had to do and I'm sorry for those
of you expecting a comic... So I'm going to make it up to you, Wednsday,
Thrusday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday expect comics for this week, I'm
giving myself an extra day before this mad rush of comics, because I'm
leaving to go home from school on tuesday. On cooler news, I'm going to
go see Metropolis when I get back home, a really insteresting looking Anime,
thouhg the plot is kinda vauge so far, I hope it's good. That's about all
for today, once again, look for comics daily starting on wednsday till
sunday. Till then, Bai Bai.
-Simon
UPDATE!!! Ummm... bad news guys, it's going to actually now
be a few weeks till you get to see a new Simon'sWorld Comic... the lamp
on my scanner appears to have burnt out... so, unless I can find another
scanner to use, it's going to take awhile to get it replaced. Sorry, I'll
keep you all updated on the status of my poor poor scanner....
-Simon
May 9, 2002 - Whee... so how is everyone enjoying the new
comics, I'm experimenting a little with the style and stuff, but this
is goig to be the way things for for a good time now, I think i found
a level of art work that looks good and doesn't taek forever. Also, for
those of you who don't know
Reset is shutting down,
or at least ending, TDC is going to keep the site up, but in about
3 weeks or so, there will be no more Reset comics, which saddens me
because it was a really cool comic. I am currently approaching teh end
of my first year of college and boy has it beena doozey, from English
to Software Porgramming, nothing was easy or simple, but I think the fact
I'm still here and breathing says at least something, not sure quite
what, but definately something. Keep on truck'n and so will I. Expect
consistant updates on mondays, wednsdays, and fridays, with the occasional
announced sundays from now on, that is unless I am run over by a truck
or something in which case it will take a little time for the great will
of the universe to reset me ^_^.
-Simon
April 30, 2002 - Arg!I'm suffering from major comic artist's
block, I need to find a way to continue what's happening in the comic,
but for now, I'm out of ideas, so you'll just get some random stuff
for awhile while I think about this, but yes, I plan on trying to come
up with something every now and then (Aproximately once a week) until
I can hash out the next couple of scripts and stuff. Also I've created
a Forum for those of you interested in posting there, It's really the Soojin
Nikki Forum, but I added a section for my comic too cause I'm running it
^_^ have fun, make friends, play Dance Dance Revolution ^_^
-Simon
April 11, 2002 - Sorry to deviate from the storyline,
but oh this seemed to appropriate.And Also, if you haven't checked
it out yet, check out
RealLife one of the funniest geek related comics I
read on a regualr basis.
April 5, 2002 - More is up now, slowing getting back
up to speed, I'm going to fill in as time goes on. Looking for fun
check out Soojin's Comic, it's sooooo Nifty!
-Simon
Soojin's Site: looks.keenspace.com
March 31, 2002 - Woo Hoo! I return! I'm going to
be updating again on a regular basis for you fans of my strange and
warped visions. I'm going to follow a Monday, Wednsday, Friday Squedual.
So, be happy happy, and enjoy each new comic as it appears ^_^.
-Simon
Janurary 15, 2002 - Well... I got's good news
and bad news... which should I tell first? umm... ok bad new...
no new comics yet, Soojin is still working on fitting in doing the
comic into her busy week with impacting anything that could be bad.
Good news, she's still on the case and will soon (eventualy) be able
to start making the comics, I've been using this time to brainstorm things
and well... the ideas just keep flowing... well... that's it for now.
TTFN.
-Simon
Janurary 10, 2002 - Yep, finally updating this
page, and no there won't be a new comic for a bit, I've decided
to make a big transition in the comic, I'm not going to be doing
to artwork any more, well... not on a regualr basis, maybe if I come
up with something really cool I'll put it up, but now It is my pleasure
to introduce the new artist of SimonsWorld, Soojin, the same person
whoes guest comic just graced this page. I'm currently working with
her on the details and getting ready to start producing comics again.
Well.. that's the big update. Also working on the crossover with
Reset
so more fun is on the way.
December 26, 2001 - Working on more comics,
putting up guest comic of three parts, starting tomarrow, also
preping surprise for new years.
-Simon
December 20, 2001 - Yay! I'm back and I've
got at least 4 comics done and scanned in, the current storyline
is ending son to move into what I'm calling teh evil twin saga.
Following that will be the end all of crossovers that truely rock!
Simonsworld meets Reset! Woot! Oh, and Major Thanks to all of you
comming from Adventurers, via the link for teh crossover! I hpoe you
stick around, things are going to rock!
-Simon
December 14, 2001 - Well... I'm not going
to have another comic ready for a good couple of days still,
so I'm putting this up, for your general enjoyment, a short story
of sorts, please let me know if you like it.
Kellic's Tale
-Simon