• Delta-v

    So here we go, guns blazing, pedal to the metal, all that-just in time for the posting schedule to drop back to normal. :'(

    It’s a good thing we’ll still have the comment section to keep ourselves…I was going to say “sane”, but I’m not sure that word even applies. I know I’m going to be checking in too often just in case somebody accidentally posts early. :)

    Have I mentioned voting lately? Everyone really should, especially today AND tomorrow. Today’s vote determines the starting position for next month, and tomorrow’s vote is a springboard for the rest of it. If a large group of votes happen both days, DA could land quite a bit higher in the ranking. After all, that’s how it got from the Top 500 to the Top 200 on January 1st.

    Vote. Let’s see what happens. :)

    • I actually made a new voting incentive starting tomorrow, so hopefully that helps.

      Also, you’ll still get two pages a week, plus the Extras section (lore, backstory, science, spoilers, etc).

      • Delta-v

        Quite a few of the other comics I read update once a week (or in a couple of cases once or twice a month), so I’m thankful for twice a week, believe me. And I’ll check the Extras, too.

        Commenting will also help, but, thanks to Discus’ tendency to scatter the thread starters randomly and continually around the section, that’s bound to be a challenge.

        I’ll live. Onward and upward! Bloody but unbowed! Everybody vote!

        • Maybe switching the filter from best to newest or oldest would help? At least they’d be in some sort of chronological order then.

          • Delta-v

            Yeah, that did it. I hadn’t even noticed the button before. What does “Best” mean in this context, anyway-they’re all good. :)

          • I think it means most votes, since you can up or down vote comments on Disqus apparently.

          • But I’ve switched the default setting to Newest now. I was thinking about making Oldest the default, but I want to see the newest comments first. This avoids having to see any future “First!” comments, and ensures that I see new comments easily in order to respond to them.

  • Delta-v

    Voting is open for February.

  • Jason Clayton

    I always enjoy finding a new comic to read, especially ones with great drawing skill! As a graphic designer, i love seeing drawings peple make ant trying to figure out how they did it.

    • Well welcome! How did you find us, if you don’t mind me asking?

      • Jason Clayton

        The comic was on TWC blog post.

        • Oh sweet! Glad to know that people actually look at it and click over :) Let me know if you have any questions. The site still has a few kinks in it.

          • Jason Clayton

            lol, i’ve noticed. One of my college cources if web design, so im learning with ya ;)

    • Welcome welcome… unless you start reminding how much I need to work on the site… then only a single welcome for you :D

      • Jason Clayton

        I promise i wont ;P

  • Delta-v

    Do my rheumy old eyes deceive me? Did Demon Archives actually get 26 votes? If you recall the mathematical calculations I shared about a month and a half ago, this means that a scant four more regular voters are all that is needed to guarantee DA a permanent spot on the TWC Top 100!

    I realize that there are some pretty substantial “ifs” involved, but still-would a cautious yee-haw be out of place?

    And “Hi” to Jason Clayton, as well. It’s nice to read a new “face”. :)

    • It’s crazy! And we’re getting lots of hits from TWC because of it (Hi TWC’ers! Please stick around and let us know what you think).

      Speaking of faces, Delta-v would you like an avatar image? I know you comment on many sites, but if you want an avatar of any of our characters I’d be more than happy to oblige ;)

      • Delta-v

        F-f-forty w-w-one v-votes? FORTY ONE VOTES! YEE-HAW! *ahem* I mean, my sakes that’s wonderful. I’m so happy for you guys.

        And a sincere thank you to all who are voting. I’ve believed that Demon Archives had the chops for acclaim even when all that was available to read was the prologue and the first chapter (or Chapter 0 and Chapter 1, if you insist), and I’m happy that you seem to think so, too. Again, thanks.

        Yeah, I’m everywhere-kinda like an infestation of something.

        I would be honored to accept an avatar from you, and I think I’d like to be Viktor, because I like his attitude (and he’s currently alive. :P). I may, may, I say, even learn some Russian to go with it. :)

        • Well are three options for Viktor you might like. Take your pick. Hopefully he lives long enough for you to get good use out of it ;)

          • Delta-v

            They are all great, but I think the middle one would work best. I almost chose the bottom one, but then I’d have to keep explaining “No, that;s not what I look like. I’m older, fatter, more wrinkly, and I have brown hair and a grey beard.” Besides, this way when someone asks what I’m supposed to be, I can tell them all about Demon Archives. :D

            And, no worries, if he gets fragged, I’ll just pretend that everything from then on is a flashback. :D

            Bol’shoye spasibo, tovarisch!

          • Well feel free to download that image, click on your Disqus profile and make it yours :) I don’t think I can do it for you.

            And by the power of google, it only took me like 30 seconds to translate your Russian. Your welcome :)

    • Jason Clayton

      Thanks, and “Hello” to you too!

  • Delta-v

    Somehow, voting has reopened, and you can vote now, and again in four hours. Quick, before they catch on-VOTE!

    • Jason Clayton

      i just looked and there are currently at…….75 VOTES!

      • Delta-v

        Yeah, aint it wonderful? Last month we didn’t hit 75 till the second week. It really pays to vote every chance they give us.

        • Jason Clayton

          especially when there is a glitch in the matrix that allows multiple votes per day

          as if 81 votes weren’t cool enugh, Demon Archives currently shows up at the third result in TWC’s new comic list, Congrats!

          • Yeah, and we didn’t even have to make CGI soft core porn comics to get there… epic win!

    • BlowsUs

      It’s good to see it doing so well. I know I’ve been voting lately. Hoping to see mutant martian zombie amazons as a vote incentive at some point here :D

  • Delta-v

    Okay, in the last voting session, with no extra voting opportunities or other distractions, Demon Archives got exactly 50 votes (I kept track). If the voting rate stays the same or increases, this ranking is DA’s new home. How you liking the view from up here, guys? :)

    • It’s very nice. Kind of scary, though ;)

      • Feels good though, nice to see it start to take off. We’ve always said I’d continue bankrolling this for the pleasure of the art and the interaction of the team. Nice to see thought that if we ever do prints etc there might actually be a larger group that wants to see it.

  • Azyzl

    The robot looks absolutely terrifying, completely inhuman.

  • PhoenixRenaissance

    As much trouble as this thing has been, I gotta also love this robot’s design.

    • NickDA

      We wanted it to feel a bit more like a gorilla than a human… and I think it worked… damn thing freaks me out :D

  • Dreadogastus

    Awesome cover !!!

    • Sebastián Píriz

      thanks!

  • Quality

  • I like the lack of human features, makes it really hard to relate to it in any organic sense and makes it more off putting than it already is…You know, murderous, unfeeling death bot.

  • Yeah that robot looks pretty sick!

  • theRoUS

    “TENZIN! BEHIND YOU!”

    • theRoUS

      “Oh, and ditch the kid before you turn around, eh?”

  • smurfton

    Nice. The echo of the previous cover work well.

  • Adriano

    Best chapter cover, ever!!!
    Nice job, Seba!