Blame the volcano!!
By Irma on April 21st, 2010Posted In: blog
Hi guys. I’m writing this fast from my iPhone. There will be no comic tomorrow. If you want to blame anyone for that, then blame our planet!! My buffer ran out and I am currently one of the many thousands stranded all over the world due to the volcano and can’t do a comic for tomorrow. Also, depending on how things work out, I’m not sure what will happen with SPX. I think it’ll work out so that I can make it. Either way, I will post here when I know more info.

It’s that time of year again! It’s time for the Stockholm SPX!
Where? Kulturhuset in the center of Stockholm
When? April 24th & 25th
I had SUCH a good time last year and I’m really looking forward to this year’s! The organization is MUCH better this year and I already have my table assignment. Turns out I’m only sitting a couple of meters from where I was last year. But I think it’s a good spot. All foot traffic will go by it. I’ll just make sure to have a really great banner to catch attention
Here is where I’ll be, click for the full version:
Merchandise wise I’ll have the same type of stuff as last year, but new things! I’ll have new bookmarks, new buttons, and a new book! I’ll have the old stuff too, so there will be lots to choose from.
The new book has a selection of strips from in between strips #100-200. This time I printed the strips vertically (instead of horizontally like last year). I never really did like the horizontal printing, but it allowed for big strips. But the smaller strips look just fine and I think I did a better job putting this one together. I guess it helps that I wasn’t rushing it either!
Whatever I don’t sell at SPX will go up in the store afterwards. At the moment I will be closing the store while I figure out my inventory and will re-open it after the convention.

I’m so excited! It’s going to be a blast! And I’m much less stressed about it this year since I was able to plan better and since the organization and information about it this year is loads better. I hope to see some of you there!

And, no worries, if you happen to not be in Stockholm for this (which would be pretty much all of you, ha!) you’ll be able to catch me at the New York Comic Con in October! But, I’ll post more info on that later in the year
Especially this sick. I’m so useless. Right now my husband is on his way to see the Dave Matthews Band and I can’t go. Me? NOT go to a concert? Yes, I’m THAT sick. I’ve spent most of the day in bed. I started feeling it yesterday when I was working on the comic and it hit me hard and very suddenly. I THOUGHT I could work on it today little by little, but I haven’t been able to. My body just hurts.
So, I’m sorry, no Monday comic. See you guys on Thursday for sure.
…you graciously welcome them!
We added a new member over at Tall Tale Features. The extremely talented Jonathan Lemon of Rabbits Against Magic!
Lemon fits perfectly into our group and we’re so excited to have him there, so please head on over to the site and give him a warm welcome!

What a nice way to wake up: with this beautiful piece of fan art sitting in my inbox!
Charles has started up a new comic called Redux Deluxe, about a boy named CJ who’s just moved with his family and has to cope with living somewhere new and making new friends. Charles’ art is beautiful and the comic is in it’s early stages so it’ll be fun to see where he takes it. Thank you SO MUCH Charles! I adore the fan art!
I would LOVE to have more fan art! Are you interested in making me a fan art and being featured on Friday Fan Art? Then just read the simple rules here, and get to work!
As you probably read in the post under my latest comic, Tall Tale Features will be re-launched on February 1st, with a brand new site and great new content!
What I didn’t explain is that I’m the one behind the revamp. That has been part of what has been taking my time recently. That, and the fact that I’m working on my first real volume as well. I have a LOT on my plate right now.
The plan was I was going to get today’s strip up, and then sacrifice Monday’s strip for the launch.
But I just can’t. I don’t have the power. I guess I just didn’t plan out my time well enough. I thought I did, but then I kept thinking of new things I had to do that I forgot about and right now, well, my cup overfloweth.
So, no strip today. None Monday either. All my focus right now is going into this AMAZING re-launch. I’m so excited about it, and so is everyone else in the crew. We have so much that we’re going to have going on over there. It’s going to be a lot of fun. But in order to get there, I need to put everything else to the side for just a few days.
So the comic will be back on Thursday the 4th (one week from today). I hope you guys can understand.

I got this GREAT fan art from Ed Harrington a couple of weeks ago. I just LOVE to see how “Imy” is interpreted by other artists! This is definitely a different way of seeing her, and I love it! Ed has his own comic over at Nothing Happened Today- Make sure you head on over there and give it a good read! Thank you so much, Ed!
I would LOVE to have more fan art! Are you interested in making me a fan art and being featured on Friday Fan Art? Then just read the simple rules here, and get to work!
While I take this coming week off (week of Jan 11th) to start work on a couple of other things, I’ve decided to post 5 of the favorites from the past 200 strips! I’ve asked people on twitter for what their favorite Imy strips were, so I’ve already gotten some suggestions. But I’d love to hear yours! I’ll be posting 5 of them, from M-F. So suggest something and come back for that trip down memory lane, or, if you’re a new reader who hasn’t explored the archives, come back for something new (to you) !
I have to thank my dear friend, Luna, for this idea! I really wanted to get a holiday wallpaper done but I had zero ideas. Or, rather, I had many but didn’t think they were good enough. So I stepped out into the twitterverse and asked for ideas and Luna responded with “Gingerbread Rock Concert!” And the idea formed in my head immediately! I hope you guys like it! I’ve already got it on my computer and my iPhone (it lines up perfectly on the iPhone!)! Go get it for yourself right here!