Dinerdate died. I let it. I apologize.
I don’t know what happened, but I think somewhere along the way I lost interest. Not in the comic itself, but in the direction it was going. The response was minimal compared to the effort I put into it. But I can’t blame anyone. To tell you the truth, I don’t think it’s that good either. It’s pretty decent for something that started on a whim 5 years ago. But you have to know when it’s time to cut your losses.
So, let’s start anew.
When Dinerdate starts again, it will be different. In style, in tone, in cast. Some things will be familiar, some will be new. Think of it as a reboot. A clean slate. A new beginning.
See you soon.
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I was going to write a lengthy and in-depth post-mortem on the first phase of dinerdate, but frankly I’ve forgotten what I wanted to say. So maybe another time.
What I will say is that I have re-aquainted myself with my old tablet, that I handed down to my dad (who uses it quite a lot actually) when I got my big shiny new one. The sensitivity is higher, but after a few days now it’s like I never stopped using it. So I might finally start inking some new strips soon. It’s hard to go back an draw that first comic when story-wise you’re already about half a year ahead. But there is some good material in there. I like to entertain the thought it’s already better than anything I’ve done with dinerdate before. But I guess you and I will have to wait and see.
In closing, here’s a piece I’ve been sitting on for a while. It’s a drawing of the new cafe.
It’ll be a while before you see a new comic up here, because my tablet broke and the retailer is being a dick about replacing it, so it might take a while before I get it back and plough through the 30+ scripts for new comics. So hang in there.
I wanted to give the old Dinerdate a proper sendoff, so I decided to add some art to the last comic. I thought the guys walking into the dark forest, never to be seen again, was a nice metaphor.
If you’re wondering how the storyline would have progressed, I might share it with you some other time.
In closing, a look ahead:
The setting and the cast have been determined, and I have a month worth of strips written. But I want to have everything figured out before I put anything up.
The plan was to make the new cast all-human, but after I posted that on twitter I got a couple of reactions saying that the talking animals were, quote, “awesome sauce”.
I’ll keep you updated.
