Runaway to the Stars: Rough Pages Update (Patreon)

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I had been hoping to start finished pages before the end of July, but I'm currently waiting on a commissioned 3D model of the junkyard and launch loop, which I need for the first scene! In my impatience, I have bitten the bullet and finally started learning Blender for myself, which should make this process faster in the future. You know, after I absorb enough of Blender's staggeringly dense UI to make room models efficiently.

If you hadn't noticed, this process has been taking a lot longer than my initial prediction. There's a few reasons for that-- my initial page count was 150-200 pages, and the current page count is closer to 300, which is why I'm sharing more of the story than last time. Also, a LOT of the basic setting and process of fixing the Runaway has changed since I started working on rough pages a year ago-- at this point, the early pages of the roughs are a hilarious mashup of two very different locations. Research and development has unexpectedly taken a huge amount of time for this book, I have learned quite a bit about aerospace technology since last year, lmao. I've also never worked on a single comic project this long before, and I'm continually learning lessons the hard way as I go about process and workflow. Still trying to find a balance between my perfectionism and actually getting things done.

At this point I'm not comfortable giving any hard estimates for completion date. Under two years, hopefully? I've been making continuous progress on roughs and the script is done save for a few holes I need to do even more research for (just started talking to a nuclear scientist about the details of fusion plant fuel manufacture, which is pretty cool).

And anyways thanks for supporting me while I stumble my way through my first graphic novel! Patreon's the entire reason I've been able to focus so much on research and commission people who know more about engineering than me! I love to know how things work, and I want to make a book that indulges that curiosity for readers!