PRINT ON SALE! COMIC RETURNING SOON!!

Arthur Dela Cruz — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:55:59 +0000

I’m hoping to get Kissing Chaos back and running this MAY, so stay tuned. Also, to celebrate this fact, I have a small run of Kissing Chaos: Til I Die 11×17 prints for sale at $5 (plus $10 shipping worldwide).

Only $5 plus shipping! Email me at: arthur@kissingchaos.com (or press “buy now!!”)if you want a print. Signed, printed on card stock, etc.

I accept paypal and credit card.

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HIATUS-EXTENDED

Arthur Dela Cruz — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:21:43 +0000

Hello, good folk who have been patiently waiting for new Kissing Chaos. It’s on it’s way, but a lot more slowly than anticipated. My apologies.

Life is full of work and personal challenges, and time has not been in my favor. I really, REALLY want to release the remainder of Kissing Chaos:Til I DIE on actual weekly schedule, so in order to do that, I need to shoot down a number of the ducks that I’ve got lined up. Once my schedule clears I’ll get KC rolling again.

Sadly, I can’t commit to a specific return date for the comic, but if you check out my blog at http://mydestroyer.com, I’ll have updates, and general info on what I am working on at any given moment. I’m actually hoping to post at least 365 posts on my blog this year, and you can bet your bottom dollar a number of these posts will be about Kissing Chaos.

A beintot!

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Hiatus. Comic to return January 2010

Arthur Dela Cruz — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:16:04 +0000

So… as I mentioned before, Kissing Chaos: ‘Til I Die is going on hiatus. Apologies for this, but it’ll all be worth it, when the comic returns to TXcomics.com in January, 2010. I plan to run the rest of the comic every thursday starting with the first thursday in January. The series will finish it’s run without any delays or interruptions.

So, there you have it.

I mentioned also, a brand new comic to start in January. That comic will be pushed back until KC finishes it’s current story arc.

I’ve got some big stuff planned for KC and TX in 2010, so stay tuned to this blog for details and previews!!

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No longer Thursday’s child.

Arthur Dela Cruz — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:15:51 +0000

Due to precipitating circumstances with work and/or life, I’m unfortunately announcing that my online comic KISSING CHAOS:’TIL I DIE, will no longer be updated every Thursday. The comic is not finished, and I WILL KEEP UPDATING it, on an irregular basis. However, I’m just so swamped that I can’t keep it updated every thursday, and I don’t want it advertised as such on the TransmissionX website.

So, follow me on Twitter, or read this blog, or periodically check out tx.kissingchaos.com to find out when there are new strips up. I am still aiming to COMPLETE the remainder of KC:TID by the end of this year.

The reason for this is that I’m launching a brand new story on txcomics.com in January 2010. Stay
tuned for more info about that very soon!

peace

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more delay…

Arthur Dela Cruz — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:54:08 +0000

Hey, all.
I apologize, but I need to delay the comic yet again. A personal matter has come up, and I’m unable to get work on this comic done this week. Thanks for the patience. I’ll be back soon.

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Next week.

Arthur Dela Cruz — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:48:45 +0000

Sorry to revert to this bi-weekly-ish schedule, but life and work is crazy right now. So, the next comic will be up on the 13th of August. Apologies for the delay. But we are nearing the end of KC:’Til I Die.

As an aside, I’ve always compared Kissing Chaos to a puzzle, each chapter, each strip being another piece. Only when the story is complete, and every piece is online, can one begin to understand what’s happening. So, when all is said and done, ‘Til I Die will be wrapped up in a neat little package!

Then, what happens next? More KC? Something new? We shall see…

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’til i die-22

Arthur Dela Cruz — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:54:21 +0000

Just a set up for the main event… These are all nameless kids, except for Ashley, who’s holding the camera. I guess that means they all die, right? Right?

Today’s soundtrack: ♫ http://blip.fm/~au9r7

16 more updates remain!

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Taking week off.

Arthur Dela Cruz — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:12:06 +0000

Sorry to all the faithful. I got hit with a rush freelance gig this week, and I needs the monies. So, there’s no comic update this week. apologies. come back next thursday!!!

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new comic is up!!

Arthur Dela Cruz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:20:18 +0000

I tried something new this week, and have a long diatribe explaining myself. Click above to read it with this week’s comic, or read it at my blog!

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’til I Die- 21

Arthur Dela Cruz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:26:05 +0000

Hmm. Using a gun to build tension? Total bootleg narrative device usage. I know. But the plot thickens!!!

Today’s soundtrack: ♫ http://blip.fm/~a1d0v

17 more updates and ‘Til I Die will be “complete!”

ADC

MY MOTIVATION FOR THIS WEEKS COMIC:

So, I like to experiment. Whatever I happen to be working on, I always like to explore the medium, how it’s used, and how I can approach the work in a creative way.

For Kissing Chaos: ‘Til I Die, one of my goals, at least visually, was to explore how comics are used to tell a story. While art styles, visual cues and varying use of layout change over the years, for the most part, the type remains the same. The fonts change, but word balloons, caption boxes are mainstays. This led me to ponder the blurry lines that’s define/differentiate comics/cartoons/picture books/ prose as creative story telling mediums.

One of the most widely used terms used to define comics is sequential art. On Wikipedia comics are described as a graphic medium in which images are utilized to convey a sequential narrative. Generally, the visuals take prominence over the type.

I like to think of comics as a synergistic union of text and image. The effects produced by a story told the comic medium is hard to replicate in other forms.

That said, there are some great comics where text is completely removed out of the picture. Powerful stuff, but still considered equal to comics that use text and image in tandem.

This, I find interesting.

If we use the Opera as an example, if one were to remove one of the key elements, whether it be music or the stage performance, it would cease to be Opera. Yet, we remove text from comics, and it’s still comics.

With KC:’TID, I wanted to explore what would happen if we did the opposite.

Early on in the webcomic, I would use artsy fartsy typography to present text in a visually interesting manner, all the while moving it to the forefront of this particular comic’s experience. I went so far as to have almost an entire chapter be entirely comprised of type. What I did there was quite literally, remove the artwork, so we were left with the words that would normally be there, if it were a normal comic.

Though that seems a little extreme, it was basically one small change to the comic formula.

What I attempted to do with the latest episode of KC:TID, was truly strike a balance between text and image. I tried to combine prose story telling (text proper, if you will), with sequential artwork. Hopefully, the text and the visuals filled in the blanks for each other, creating a seamless storytelling experience.

Who know. I’m just fucking around. Though, personally I’m happy with this weeks results, and I think I’ll keep exploring comics on this tangent.

thought?

ADC

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