Freebird: still plugging away

Um, hi. *waves* Freebird is coming along; I've finished a ton of minor edits and 30 new strips for the book (20 strips plus a 10-page backup story), which means I'm actually pretty close to done with the new material! I'd like to do another backup story, but I haven't figured out *what*, exactly -- the one that I just finished deals with Matt's backstory, so I kinda want to feature another character, but I'm not exactly sure who. I'm thinking either a young Karen, or a young Richard with his first wife, Sheila. (The idea of just stopping here is also awfully tempting, but I really like the idea of having little glimpses of several characters at the end -- a bunch of the little character moments that I never got to work into the main body of the comic for various reasons.)

There is one scene that I really *REALLY* need to rewrite (I've already rewritten/relettered the damn thing at least three times, so I'm not eager to jump into it), which will probably entail adding a page or two of new material. And then all that's left (well, the only major things that are left, anyhow) are the cover and the other backup story, if I decide to do it. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I don't think it's a train ...

I promised a long time ago to post snippets of Freebird as I worked on it, and well ... obviously, I guess, I haven't. How about one of the new strips?

( Richard and Rainbow, being snarky, as usual - plus random commentary )