2011 Xmas/Winter Wallpaper
By Irma on December 13th, 2011Posted In: blog
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While you guys wait for the comic to launch fresh in January (read about that HERE if you already haven’t), I’ve created a new, fun and free wallpaper for you! This one comes in two versions. A Christmas version and a non-holiday Winter version.
Christmas…
Winter…
This way those who don’t want a Christmas one have an alternate to choose from, and those who DO use the Christmas one have something to change to when the holidays are over. 
As usual, the wallpapers come in a plethora of resolutions, including both home screen and lock screen versions for BOTH iPad and iPhone.
Go get them from the GOODIES page now and enjoy!
Well, THAT was fun. I’m pretty certain that the “zombie flu” I had was this mycoplasma thing that seems to be making the rounds around here (passed on to me by my husband who was knocked out for almost 2 weeks by it). Otherwise known as “walking pneumonia,” I believe. Never had a fever for so many days before, and the coughing… OH the coughing. I’m STILL coughing. But, thankfully it’s much milder. Finally. I’m still not up to full strength, and run ouf of breath very easily. But I’m thankful to be functional again.
Before this house got hit by disease, I had a good flow going with my strip, finally. But I got completely thrown off again. It’s so frustrating. 2011 has been a hard year for “Imy.” It all started back in June when I strained my drawing arm, and it all went chaotic from there. Having to take time off to heal, and then getting back into it while not quite ready. Then trying to finish the book on time for NYCC, and side work. It was all too much. I ended up losing a lot of time on “Imy,” especially when it came to my fall vacations. Because of everything else I never got a chance to build up comics for my vacations. and I had to take even MORE time off. I filled in whenever I could. But I could never catch up with myself. And now I FINALLY got a grasp on things, but it slipped out of my hands again. It’s extremely frustrating, since “Imy” is the most important thing to me. But this year has really fought me about it.
So after a long discussion with my good friend (and adopted editor/manager/personal art director), Tom Racine (Tall Tale Radio, GeekPapas, Webcomic Know-It-All), and based on his suggestions, I’ve decided that I need to get a head start on “Imy” 2012. I just have not been able to catch up the way I need to this year. I keep losing my grasp. In order to get my head start, I am going to use the rest of 2011 to work on “Imy” and build a good buffer. This buffer is the only way I will be able to take charge of my schedule again. It’s what I was trying to do when I got sick. But then 2011 beat me again.
So, I’m not taking a break. No way. I am going to be working my ass off. You just won’t see any of it until the re-launch. Which will be Monday, January 9th, 2012.
I am working on a winter/xmas desktop/iphone/ipad wallpaper for you guys. Which will come in both Xmas and winter-only versions. And that will be available within the next few days.
Otherwise, “Imy” will be back on JANUARY 9TH. Repeat after me… JANUARY 9TH! JANUARY 9TH! JANUARY 9TH! There, now it’s tattooed onto your brain.
Enjoy the holidays and the new year!!!
Now that I’m back from my trip, and have dragged the remaining stock of books back with me, it’s time to start selling them! You can now head on over to the purchasing page and buy Volumes 1 & 2! Quantities are limited until I can order my next batch, and I have no idea when that will be. Probably next fall.
So head on over there and buy your books NOW!
This should not come as a surprise since I already talked about this before I went to San Diego. But I’ll write about it once more in case people forgot
Tomorrow I jet off to NYC for NYCC! And then I’ll be in the US for another 2 weeks taking time to visit family, and I’ll return to Sweden at the very end of October. Like I’ve said before, because of the issues I’ve had with my hand, I have been taking it slow so I haven’t not been able to build a buffer to fill my vacation, so there will be no comics until I get back. But, you’ve seen that I can do my two updates a week again, as I’ve done since my return from San Diego, so there should be no change to that once I get back and start up again.
So the comic will return on October 31st! I wanted to take a week to build a small buffer so that I can be prepared for any hand issues in the futre, but I don’t want to miss a Halloween comic. So I will probably post on Halloween and then get back to my full schedule the week of the 7th of November.
I’m hoping to see some of you at NYCC! All my info on when and where to find me at NYCC is RIGHT HERE. So read that if you plan on stopping by. I’m so excited! And I’m excited to getting back to the full “Imy” schedule again when I get back!
FINALLY! I know it’s been a long time since I did a new desktop. I just haven’t been able to fit it in until now. You can go get this fall-inspired desktop now and allow it to grace your screen for the season!
It’s available in a myriad of screen resolutions. There is also an iPad and iPhone versions that come in sets of 2 each. Each set has a subtle matching background for your homescreen, so it doesn’t look crazy behind your icons.
Head on over to the Goodies page now to get it! (or click on “featured desktop” over on teh left side)
Enjoy!
Not going to NYCC this year? Then the only way you can get your hands on copies of “Imy” Volumes 1.0 & 2.0 is to order them from the site. But there are limited quantities, so what happens if I sell out at NYCC? Then I won’t have anything to put on the site for the rest of you!
So, INSTEAD, I am offering a limited pre-order from NOW until October 10th to make sure that you are guaranteed to own your own copies! You can buy either or both of them in a package deal!
Go to the pre-sale page NOW!
The book is being printed RIGHT NOW. Along with a whole new batch of Vol 1.0! And not a moment too soon. I’m cutting it a bit close, aren’t I? 
They will be for sale at NYCC 2011 next month! And then the rest will be put up on the site. I will be posting within the next week with all the info about NYCC.
But now, back to the beach with me!
Let me preface this by saying, before anyone gets scared, this is NOT a post about ending “Imy” or anything like that. In fact, it’s the opposite. Despite the problems I’ve had with my arm this summer that have affected my timing on everything, “Imy” is as important to me as ever. And it’s about me finally getting back on track. Now, read on:
I’m struggling right now. This has been a difficult summer for me. With my arm strain, mainly. I’ve been healing and doing well with some setbacks here and there. It’s partial blessing in disguise, partial learning experience.
It’s hard to imagine drawing being a physically challenging job, but it is. Sitting and using your drawing hand so much can really wear at you physically. I was already worn physically before my injury, which is why I think this is such a slow process.
As you all know, I’ve had to pull back on “Imy” first of all for healing purposes, and second of all to catch up with things I NEED to get done (like my book). And I’ve been saying that once I get my book done I will go back to my 2-a-week schedule. And that’s still my plan.
But I’m struggling with a balance.
I realize now that my body cannot handle drawing ALL the time. I need to take days off, and I can’t draw for long periods of time at one go. It’s depressing as hell. I have so many cartoonist friends on Twitter and Facebook who are banging out sketches and comics and other illustrations without pause, constantly. I can’t keep up. I don’t feel up-to-snuff.
My lack of production has nothing to do with motivation or inspiration. I am more motivated than ever. I have SO MUCH I want to do. But I can’t physically do it at the pace I want. And it’s killing me inside.
I’m going to continue with my current plan. There are some kinks. I have two trips coming up this fall. One is to California for two weeks. And that one starts THIS WEEKEND. The other is to NYCC where I will, again, be in the US for at least 2 weeks. Since I can’t overwork myself I have not been able to create strips to run at least during this first vacation.
When I come back from vacation (end of September) I ABSOLUTELY WILL be back on my two-Imy a week schedule until my NY trip. Once again, I’m not sure how hard I wil be able to work myself, so I can’t promise any strips to run while I’m in NY. But, when I get back from NY, I WILL, once again, be back to my schedule. I can say this for sure because I’m finishing my “Imy Volume 2″ book now and this was the LAST project keeping me from my schedule.
Now, about the balance. I have other side illustrating projects that I want to really start to dive into this winter. This is where the balance comes in. Because of my physical limitations I will have to figure out how to balance this with “Imy,” which is the most important thing to me. I have confidence int hat I can figure it out, as long as I’m smart about it, and put my health first. I just need your understanding if I slip here and there with “Imy” while I try to figure it out. And you’ve all been so good to me this summer while I was healing up, so I don’t doubt that you’ll do good again.
So, please continue to stick with me while the next couple of months are choppy. I promis eyou there much much MUCH more Imy, Zoe, Kat, Jay, Cherry, Ben, and everyone’s favorite, Mick to come in the near future. I have so many plans. I just need to learn to listen to my body at the same time, and find that balance.
While I struggle with trying not to overwork myself, which currently leads to a lighter flow of Imy strips (which, trust me, I truly hate that I have to temporarily hold back on my normal schedule), I am working as much as I can. Currently it’s on the new “Imy” book which will first be available at NYCC this October and then later through the site. It will contain strips #101-200 and a bunch of cool extras. But until them I’ll just give you a little peek at the cover…
All shall be revealed soon!
