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The Promised Update

Although a bit later than I said, as promised, here is the update of the progress on THE LARA-SU CHRONICLES: BEGINNINGS.

I had been putting in long hours getting this done, so when my son Steve and grandson Julian flew in from the east coast to visit for a few days, I did take the time to relax and recharge my batteries, spending some quality time with my family while they were in town. It may have rained a couple of the days they were here, but we didn’t let that get in the way of our fun. Initially Bernie and I had planned to take Steve & Julian to Knotts’ Berry Farm amusement park this past Tuesday, but decided to postpone that for later in the week while hoping for better weather. So we spent time checking out the sights around town instead. The weather cleared by the next morning, so we were off to Universal Studios for the day. By week’s end, we were seeing them off on their flight back east, and I was back at my workstation, going through the digital files in preparation for submission to the printer.

At the present time, I’m now at 162 pre-orders sold, meaning there’s 38 pre-orders that can take advantage of the current offer, including seeing one’s name on the SPECIAL THANKS pages. I’m still working on the digital hours and anticipate another 6 hours of work – give or take – before I wrap work on the files I’m submitting to the printer for prepping, and that includes the SPECIAL THANKS pages, which will be the last to be completed.

I’m currently rewriting and editing all the remaining text pages before I get to the SPECIAL THANKS, as I’m still fielding requests from people how they wish to be listed. (Believe me, I’ve gone over the list many times making certain I have everyone listed and, most especially, how they are listed. My biggest nightmare is that no matter how many times I check and recheck, I get someone’s name wrong or accidentally omitted.

So for those wanting to pre-order but still on the fence on whether you will be included or receive the limited edition Lara-Su print, you have the next six hours. The first 38 to do so will be listed and receive the print with their book.

As for me, I’m beyond thrilled at the progress being made and with the story’s development. This will be beyond a doubt the finest presentation the characters and their adventures have ever been presented in and you guys made that possible. I simply can’t express my gratitude enough. I’ll have more to say on the story and art later. Thanks and take care.

5 Replies to “The Promised Update”

  1. I love the photo! Very happy to hear you got some recharge time with family, it’s been many years since my family took me to Knotts’ Berry Farm but I remember it being a blast. 🙂

    Wishing you all the best as you wrap everything up here!

  2. Eagerly looking forward to the book!

    Glad you took some time to spend with family. When it comes to what we create it’s certainly important, but family always comes first.

    1. Thanks! The comments are much appreciated. While I’m anticipating Julian being joined by his sister’s on the next trip, we’ll have to figure out a different itinerary as neither of the girls will be tall enough yet to accompany Julian on the same rides he can go on. As it is, Julian wasn’t tall enough for a couple of rides and he certainly couldn’t ride unaccompanied. Meanwhile, I’m at my workstation, working on completing the book. All I can say is if everything goes the way I anticipate, this will be one for the collection. Neither Archie or IDW has ever put together a package this good. The closest would be the hardcover version of THE BEST OF SONIC Vol. 1, but that didn’t contain new material anywhere near what THE LARA-SU CHRONICLES: BEGINNINGS does. And I’m not aware of IDW putting out a hardcover collection with a similar amount of new material either.

  3. Excited to see the final! Take your time! The final product will come out much better if you pace yourself and don’t get burned out 🙂

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