The relaunch of A Dollar Late and A Day Short was interrupted after about one month by extenuating circumstances in my personal life. Following a few weeks of recovery and the restoration of my routines, I am gradually returning to my work. I am currently in the process of completing comics I had already begun for the months of June and July. A Dollar Late and A Day Short will update as frequently as possible until it is caught up and returns to a normal schedule. Updates available by RSS, Twitter, or Facebook.

I have, understandably, fallen very short of my monthly goals almost every month this year as I have struggled to produce new comics. However, two consecutive months of virtually no income coupled with an avalanche of emergency expenses has completely wiped out my savings and left me with no more buffer to make up for shortfalls. I can no longer reliably cover my minimum operating expenses. Please click here to directly contribute any amount towards maintaining my comics and websites online for at least another year. This ensures my archives will be available to browse, if nothing else.

I am also increasingly in need of an equipment upgrade. My computer is more than five years old and beginning to exhibit the hardware issues that seem to always come with age, and it struggles with the incredibly large artwork files I now create regularly. The hand-me-down Wacom tablet I use to clean up and finish almost all of my artwork has frustrating problems with its stylus and pressure sensitivity, and the drawing surface is rough and warped. It was my intention to earmark funds over the first half of this year to replace these items myself, but that was ultimately not able to happen. If you would like to help me piecemeal upgrade my aging equipment, either directly by purchasing a component, or partially by gift certificate, you can do so through my Amazon wishlist.

I apologize for my inconsistency. This has been a relentlessly painful year.

After an extended series of personal difficulties and setbacks, the first one hundred A Dollar Late and A Day Short comics have been completed. I am intensely grateful for the opportunity to develop and explore a different art style, learn to ink using a brush, and create a comic which I find much more honest and satisfying than my previous work. I would like to specifically thank those of you in Internet-land who have remained with me during my perennial struggles, and who have supported my work throughout this time. You have made it possible to reach this point and I am forever in your debt.

A Dollar Late and A Day Short is relaunching on May 3rd, 2010, with comic number 0101. It will update with a complete set of five comics every other week, allowing me to work at a schedule I know is compatible with the obligations of my personal life. When I am able to devote all of my time to my projects again, my next step will be the completion of the Crap I Drew on My Lunch Break archive along with the reissue and development of its paperback collections. Eventually I hope to return to illustration and painting, and the restoration of my homepage and studio art gallery online. One day at a time!

To celebrate this milestone and help secure my projects for the immediate future, I am offering the best discount ever available on all my original comic artwork. Enter coupon code 100COMICSSALE at BOOTH SEVENTEEN to receive 20% off of your original comic artwork purchase totalling $50 or more. This coupon may be combined with my free shipping discount for all domestic orders totalling $100 or more. Click here to view the full catalogue of original comic artwork available for sale. Offer ends May 7th, 2010.

If you enjoy my work and you are able to in these difficult times, please take a moment to financially support it through a donation or purchase from my store. It is because of you that I am able to continue producing work and sharing it, free to all, through my websites. Your support reimburses the expenses of hosting and maintaining multiple websites, the cost of equipment and supplies required to produce my work, and after these things are accounted for, is a modest compensation for my energy and time.

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Thank you very much for your interest, patience, and understanding.