Episode 330: “Good question!”

Well… as I mentioned over on Patreon, I really injured my achilles and it’s totally messed up my drawing schedule.

After seeing the orthopedic specialist this week, I found out I damaged my achilles in two places. This explains a lot. They basically have instructed me to stay put for the next two-three months because I’m at risk for detaching the achilles altogether.

If you’re like me, you have thought, “Great! I can sit at my desk all day and get a lot of drawing done.” But nope, I’ve had to keep my leg elevated or it swells up like an extremely unappetizing outtake from the Great British Baking Show. Today I was able to get three solid hours of coloring and finally finished this episode. All those stalks were a lot to color!

Sadly, the injury means I had to cancel my appearance at my local Daytona Beach Comic-Con a couple of weeks ago and I’ll be missing the Baltimore Comic-Con and the Twin Cities Con. This would have been my 26th consecutive year as a guest in Baltimore and it absolutely kills me to miss it.

I heard today that my usual spot in Baltimore will be filled by Stan Sakai which is actually a heck of an upgrade!

As for the leg, the good news is that the swelling and pain has lessened enough for me to get some comics and production done but still not much walking or “ambulating” as my treatment plan calls it.

This week, I’ll be wrapping up some commissions for very patient Patreon supporters and sending The Middle Age #1 comic book to the printers!

Thank you for your amazing support!!!

— Steve