The Point is This
Well, it’s only taken a little over a year… okay, okay, nearly a year and a half. But here it is. One new page! I’m hopeful I’ll be able to maintain a slightly quicker pace now that things are finally settling down at my day job. Big apologies to everyone for stopping the story just when things were really starting to develop. Additional apologies for going back to the computer generated font…. truth be told, a minor part of the delay is just not having the time to even do the Ames Guide lines for the hand-drawn font. My plan in the near future, however, is to take my own font and digitize it so that it at least looks a little more natural. For now, I think we’re all willing to tolerate a little inconsistency in lettering if it means moving the story onward and upward!
I’ll have more updates (comics and unrelated coming soon as well). A lot has happened this past year! If you’re the kind that likes his or her news as fresh as possible, feel free to follow my “Swoops” on Twitter (@duttonart).
Thanks for sticking around everyone!
June 24th, 2011 at 2:22 am
Well there’s an unexpected but ever so lovely surprise!!
June 24th, 2011 at 3:09 am
Holey moley! Welcome back! Thank you!
I can’t even guess what Max is planning to do…
June 24th, 2011 at 5:44 am
Yay! One Swoop came back! I still love it so much!
The colors look slightly off in this page, but that might be part of getting back into the comic.
June 24th, 2011 at 6:32 am
Great to you back, Mike! Don’t apologize for using a digital font, man. First, it’s a nice font. Second, only insane people still hand letter if they still have a day job! Think of how much time and strain you’re saving. Hand lettering is great, but the page isn’t suffering from it. Looking forward to more!
June 24th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
So glad to see a new page! I was thinking about this comic only a couple of days ago and lamented that I might never know how it ends. Thank goodness for Twitter!
June 24th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Wow! You’re back! It’s been so long, I thought the site had died or something! Welcome back to the land of the living!
June 29th, 2011 at 7:52 am
Are you using a new inking style?
July 2nd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
You’re back!
This makes me so happy, you’ve no idea! I missed the gang. <3
July 4th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Wow! I don’t remember what’s going on… I’ll maybe try to reread the archive tomorrow or something? …hmmm
July 18th, 2011 at 12:06 am
I am so excited you are back! Thank you for taking the time again to create and share this with us. I’m going back and reread the whole thing (again) just for the sheer pleasure of it…well that and to make sure I really know what is going on.
July 18th, 2011 at 12:25 am
Thanks! I’m glad to be back. I’m not near my once a week pace yet, but it’s definitely going to be far more frequent than the one post per year habit of late.
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Annnnnd… now we wait again!!!
September 6th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Post MORE!
September 19th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
I should know better than to get my hopes up. I’m an old guy… there isn’t time for a “once a year” serial comic!
September 22nd, 2011 at 3:01 pm
While I understand that you do not exist to serve us, I feel that as your fans, we should be given some kind of heads-up here… How often can we expect for you to post, reasonably? I love Swoop and the gang, but this is becoming disappointing.
September 22nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Hi Tasia, I will post a more formal update and answer to this, but the short end of it is my wife and I just had our first child and we have been spending a good deal of our time in the hospital since he is a month premature. I intend to work on the comic again, and realize that there is a contract between fan and author - which is mutually frustrating for me not to be able to honor, but for the time being, my priorities are elsewhere. Sorry for disappointing.
September 26th, 2011 at 7:03 am
Hi, hope your wife and baby soon get well.
September 30th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Congratulations on being a father Mike. I pray and hope your wife and child will get well soon.
October 2nd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Ah, see, now I feel bad for using the word “disappointing.” I’m really sorry to hear that. ]: Clearly you’ve had your priorities straight all along, and I truly hope your family’s all safe and sound.
October 31st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
I saw you on google doodle video, and remembered One Swoop Fell. Man, I know how priorities got to change what we are doing. Indeed, I know how many around will not understand this. So, hoping you get your time to do this, without leaving what is more important for you. Take care.
November 24th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
I miss this comic.
November 29th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Lovely doodle today.