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12-25-08
I finally finished page 7 of chapter 10. I hope everyone has a good Christmas and a happy new year. Although if you were traveling in North America over Christmas it my not have been so good. We were hit with major snowstorms. All of Canada is under a blanket of snow and half of the US. Of course up here in Canada where I live we always get snow in winter so it's not a big surprise. But the scale and length of it is surprising. It started last week, and hasn't stopped. Here is what my part of the world looks like. It was -25°C (-13°F) when I took this picture a few days ago, and now we have even more snow. It warmed up some. It's only -9°C (15.8°F) now. This time of year can be beautiful. Still, I can't wait for spring!


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12-09-08
Well, I better say something about Fallout-3. A lot of people are wondering why I haven't mentioned it yet, as it is a very popular post-nuclear game. I just never got around to it, nor have I had time to even play it. I've been to busy focusing on my own post-nuclear story. The first 2 Fallout games had an excellent story line, and in 2001 PC Gamer named Fallout and Fallout 2 as the fourth best computer games of all time. In a nutshell, the story takes place in an alternate universe. Although the stories take place after 2161, the 1950's post war way of life had carried on. It is based on the old Civil defense nuclear paranoia. During the nuclear war, some people survived by entering large nuclear bunkers called "Vaults". They lived there for many years rarely going to the surface as the earth had become a hostile radioactive wasteland. I don't want to spoil the storyline for people who haven't played them yet, so I'll leave it there. I love this introduction video to fallout-2 (YouTube video) it always gives me chills. I just hope they didn't change the story line too much in Fallout-3. From what I hear its not a continuation of fallout and fallout-2 storyline. But I do like what they have done with the game play in Fallout-3. The ability to switch from 3rd person view to first person is a great idea. I've read some good reviews about Fallout-3 and the more I hear about it the more I want to play it. I've been trying to avoid Fallout-3 because the last thing I need is even more distractions from Post-Nuke. So I'll have to wait, but playing fallout-3 is definitely on my to-do list. 

The most frequently ask question I get is if Post-Nuke was inspired by the fallout games. The answer is no. I actually was planning out the post-nuke story before the games came out. When Fallout-2 came out I was in film school and I was far to busy with film projects to play the games. I'm also not really a gamer, and the Fallout games for some reason slipped from my memory. It wasn't until I was on chapter 5 of Post-Nuke comics when I started playing fallout-2. Mostly because a lot of Post-Nuke fans were asking if I was inspired by Fallout, as there are some striking similarities. So I started playing it to see how similar they really were. There are some similarities between Fallout and Post-Nuke, the main one is the fallout character also has a pet Dog helping him along his travels. There is also zombies and mutants in Fallout. Other then that and the fact it is set in the post-nuclear world, Post-Nuke and Fallout are two very different stories. 
 

 
11-29-08
I finally finished page 6 of chapter 10. Well this month started out good, then it all came crashing down like a house of cards. I know it is really irritating when I say the comic will be done at a certain time and then its not. It bugs me to. If I knew it would take this long for the next update I would have said so. I really do try to have these pages done at those times. But sometimes it is hard to predict how long it takes to finish the artwork. I'm also trying to finish the second comic issue. A lot of work goes into those printed books. So when I work on the printed comic book, I fall behind with the online comics. When I work hard on the online comics then the printed comic book falls behind. Sometimes it gets over whelming to juggle everything. Anyway, I've worked throw my workload so I'm going to try again to meet weekly updates. Try being the key word here.

I also wanted to answerer a few questions about page 5. First, some people are wondering what was the point of Emily attempting to bonk Charles over the head with a 36inch pipe wrench. Well to show her crazy personality, why else. Of course she couldn't go through with it so it shows she's not a complete psycho. The post-nuke story is meant to be read all at once as a graphic novel, not one page at a time. Trust me when you read the whole story it will all make sense. I also haven't decided on a good name for the Evil Empire. So it is currently just known as "The Evil Empire". Lame I know. A better name will be chosen for the revised edition. I am also behind with my emails, so if you are awaiting a response please hang in there it is coming.

Finally, don't forget to support post-nuke by voting, checking out our sponsors, or if you still have cash left after this world financial crises. Please buy a printed comic book.

 
11-13-08
So some of you maybe wondering why I've been so silent this last week and what is up with the incorrect links. Well I caught a nasty cold bug over the weekend and it messed me up. Don't worry I am not dieing. I do have a strong immune system and cold/flues don't last long (if I even get them in the first place). Still this one turned me into a mindless zombie. I actually thought I did well until I had a look on my site and seen my RSS update links to page 4 not page 5. I forgot to send out the mailing list update and forgot to update this index/blog page mentioning page 5 was online. I actually did manage to get page 5 online Friday night, so I at least managed to do that somewhat correctly. Yesh! Anyway, I'm doing well now and I am back on track. But page 6 will not be online until Sunday night.


 
11-08-08
Forgot to update this part, I had a busy weekend. Page 5 of chapter 10 is online. Anyway, hope you enjoy it. 



 
11-04-08
Indiana Jones Nuclear Survival. 



I laughed my ass off when I seen this part in the new Indiana Jones movie. This is why its not a good idea to walk through the Nevada desert during the 1950's! LOL It always amazes me how Spielberg can mix a terrifying scene with comedy. Although I have to admit he may have gone a little over the top with this scene. Our dear friend Indy would have been a scrambled egg by the end of that. But then again he did drink from the Holy Grail in the previous movie so it may explain why he can survive such impossible situations through out this movie. Ether way I am a big fan of the Indian Jones movies and I did enjoy this movie. The nuclear blast visual effects was well done and of course youtube has over a dozen versions of this scene. So I thought I'd share it. They actually did set up dummies like these in early nuclear test. But these were more public media demonstration then actual test. It was called Operation Cue and you can also see it on YouTube here. Operation Cue part1, Operation Cue part2. part 2 has the nuclear blast. The videos needs Adobe Flash to play.



 
11-01-08
Here is Page 4 of chapter 10. Yes, Emily is a dangerous one. Hehe Will she actually club Charles again, or will Aries stop her. Find out next Friday. I've been working hard on the next few pages to get back to weekly updates. So far so good. Please help support post-nuke and buy a printed comic book. It's also a new month so please vote for post-nuke.  Thank you all for hanging in there. Much more post-nuke to come!


 
10-15-08
I apologize for the long hiatus with the online comic. No, I haven't given up on post-nuke. I actually have been working hard on comic. Its just all behind the scenes so it doesn't look like much is happening at the moment. The online comic will be back to regular weekly updates starting November 1. My new strategy is making a buffer zone where I have several pages done and I then release one page weekly. That way it will give me enough time to finish the new pages and have regular updates on time. It seems to work well for other webcomics. So please hang in, there will be a lot more of post-nuke to come. You can also sign up with our Mailing list to receive an email when I update. 

 It may also be a good time to buy a post-nuke comic book, as our Canadian currency is dropping like a rock thanks to the world financial mess. Which is sounding more apocalyptic each time I watch the news. This could get ugly. Well... back to work on my nuclear bomb shelter.

I also see the disaster alert map site is working again. I posted it a few years ago, but the link seemed to have gone down. I see its back up so I'll repost it. An excellent site that shows disaster around the world in real time.





 
09-25-08
Okay, trying to keep things updated here. My brother Mark set up a mailing list for people to be notified by email when I update. To sign up all you have to do is click on this link, Join Mailing list. Your email address will not be shared with anyone and will not be visible to people on the mailing list. If that doesn't work, you can send a mail to majordomo@postnukecomic.com and put subscribe pn_updates in the message body. That is it! Please don’t write anything else in the message, as it is all automated and I wont be able to read it. Very big thank you to Mark for taking the time from his busy schedule to set it up. He's currently working at Oxford University as a Systems Administrator. His wife is also there doing research. 

I've been working hard storyboarding this last chapter. As you can see my wall is plastered with it. Its very important I get this chapter done right. Yes, I will show what is in the box, it is a very important part of the story and will answer a lot of question. Now that I have the blueprints of this chapter done, it will be a lot easier for me to make the comic pages more quickly. Hopefully I'll be back to regular updates very soon. I've also been working on the second printed comic book, and I hope to have it available in a month or two. While it may looks like nothing is happing here, trust me. There is a lot going on behind the scenes. I wish I could do it faster, but this is very time consuming work.

Also, the LHC was suppose to be fired on the Sep, 20th , but they had some sort of helium leak, and set the test date back another 2 months. Here is an article about it. So that gives us 2 more months before the world implodes or explodes. LOL ;-)



 
09-15-08
So scientists are getting ready to fire their Large Hadron Collider (LHC). A gigantic particle collider that will try to re-create the moments after the big bang, or there is a small possibility it might create a micro black hole. This will be the most sophisticated science experiment ever conducted to answer the age old question of how the universe was created. This site has excellent pictures of the Large Hadron Collider. It truly is colossal! Also found this interesting article and this Youtube clip does a good job explaining how it all is suppose to work. Of course when some people hear scientist are trying to re-create the big bang or create a possible black hole on earth it makes some people very nervous. There is all kinds of chatter about it on the net. Some predict if a black hole forms it will implode the entire planet earth, like shown in this YouTube video. Others fear it will create another catastrophic big bang that will not only destroy the earth but the entire universe. The people making these doomsday predictions have very poor or zero understanding of particle physics. The reality is, the reaction will be so small that specialized detection equipment was built just to see what will actually happen. Even if a tiny black hole were to form, the same calculation predicts it will disappear just as quickly as it appeared and will be impossible for it to implode the earth. These types of doomsday predictions are nothing new. When they tested the first atomic bomb some people feared that the nuclear chain reaction would cascade out of control causing the entire planet earth to explode. Then when they tested the first H-bomb (which literally creates a micro sun on the surface of the earth) some feared the incredible heat would set the atmosphere on fire and destroy the entire planet. Thankfully that didn't happen, but the results sometimes do catch scientist off guard. During the Castle Bravo H-bomb test, the scientist grossly underestimated the power of their bomb and basically nuked them self's. It was also a major environmental disaster. You can see the footage here on YouTube from the documentary  "Trinity and beyond". Scary footage. Now this is what will destroy the earth, not two tiny particles slamming into each other. 


 
09-05-08
I'll update this post again. A couple of online post-apocalyptic games has come to my attention. "Apocalypse Online is a FREE Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game that takes place on a future Earth that has been ravaged by war. Society itself has been obliterated leaving only a few losely banded organizations attempting to protect themselves from the anarchy that threatens their day to day lives." Cool! I'm not sure if my dial-up connection can handle it.

"Survival Guide: Dust Settles is a strategy game meant to strain your mind, fuel your competitive spirit, and generate a readiness for future events to come in our world." I haven't had chance or time to play them yet,  But they certainly do look good and I'll definitely give them a try. Anyway, thought Post-Nuke fans might be interested.


I've come to relies I never really explained what I have planned to do with the printed comic books. Well I did over two years ago, but in that time I've gotten a lot of new people that don't know what's going on here. The Post-Nuke story  was always meant to be 2 graphic novel each 10 chapters long. Yes, this Chapter 10 is actually the last chapter for this online graphic novel. There will be a part 2, another 10 chapters that will be the final conclusion of the post-nuke story. The idea is, that as I go throw these online chapters revising them for print, I will release each chapter as a single comic issue. Once I have chapter 10 done, it will be all printed as one big graphic novel. Now I understand that most people will not buy the books if they already read it online. So I added some bonus material. The flashback story is the back story of Christopher and Aries leading up to the nuclear war. It will fallow long side the post-nuke story. I put a lot of work into this bonus story, and added a new cross hatched art style to separate it from the gritty post-nuke story. If that wasn't enough, I also added post-nuclear survival tips for all the survivalists out there like me. I don't read many post-apocalyptic fiction books. Nope, my book shelf if full of nuclear war survival books, declassified nuclear test videos and scientific nuclear test reports. Yup, I scare people, and I'm pretty sure the feds are keeping a close eye on me too. LOL Anyway, I'm happy to hear people loved the survival tips so there will be much more to come. This first one is about protective clothing. The next one will be about fallout and Radiation detection devises, the one after that will be about fallout shelters and so forth. This is why it took me so long to print the first issue, I really tried to put something special together for the Post-Nuke fans. The whole point of these printed comic books is to hopefully make enough money to at least pay for the monthly bandwidth. So please help support post-nuke and buying a printed comic book. 

I also understand that a lot of people here are students and cant afford a comic book. You can still help out a lot by just checking out the sponsors ads. Voting is also a great way to help. It's free and you don't have to sign up. Just two clicks to vote. The more votes post-nuke comics receives the higher it will move up on the comic lists. The higher it moves up, the more exposure post-nuke gets. Also I haven't given up on Post-Nuke, I'm working on it right now. I just don't know when exactly the next page will be done. Hopefully soon. There is a few things I need to get done first.


 
08-22-08
Well here is Page 3 of chapter 10. Unfortunately I just don't have the time to work on the comic as I used to. This doesn't mean I'm quitting or giving up. I will try to finish the next pages as soon as possible. I just don't know when it will actually be done. So the status bar will be disable, as its currently useless and misleading people. I would love nothing more then to work on this comic full time. But making web comics is a very poor way to making a living. In fact it costs me a lot money just to keep this website online. So please help support post-nuke by buying a printed comic book. I put a lot of work into it and added some good bonus material. The second comic book is almost complete. 


 
07-14-08
Here is another awesome fan art made by Refaal. Thank you very much Refaal! Very nice work! I really do love fan art. Well, I'm  back to work on page 3. Almost done it and it should be online soon. Sorry for the delay. This month really shot bye fast for me. I have a lot going on at the moment. The last few remaining pre-orders was sent out last week. So if you didn't receive your comic book yet, you should receive it very soon. I grossly underestimated how much work it would be to verify, sign and mail out all 250 pre-orders.  But I think it all went well, and it was a lot of fun. I personally feel this book release is a special occasion. It's my very first printed comic book. So far people seem to be very impressed with the printed comic book version, and a lot want to already pre-order the second one. I'm very happy to hear that. I have been working hard on the second comic book and I am almost done. I'll take pre-orders once I have the test print done. Thank you everyone for buying a comic. I'm glad people like it, and there will be many more to come. 

One of my favorite TV shows is "MythBusters", mostly because they test crazy myths like this LOL. On a recent show they were testing the myth if cockroaches would be the only thing to survive the radioactive fallout from a nuclear war. You can see the last part of the show on this YouTube clip. I'm surprised those bugs can survive that high level of radiation. Kind of interesting.


 
06-13-08
I finally finished Page 2 of chapter 10! It was a challenging page. I have also emailed everyone that bought a pre-order comic to verify their address. It's a good thing I double-checked, as nearly half had changed their address in this time, including my Mom, LOL! Anyway, if you did not receive an email from me to verify your address, please let me know. Emails where sent to the PayPal email address, and some Spam filters may have block them. Everything has been going very well. It was actually a lot of fun contacting fans, signing the comics and mailing them out. After two years of  work it is hard to believe it's finally all done! So it was a real pleasure mailing them out.  I have a lot more comics. So if you would like a copy, you can buy it here. I hope you all enjoy them. 


 
05-25-08
The comic books have arrived! WooHoo! Ka-Blam did an awesome job printing them! I'm very happy how the comics turned out! I ordered a lot of comics, so the order was broken down into four parcels. Image shows one of the four. I am also sending emails to everyone that bought a preorder to double check if the address and information is still correct. So if you haven't received an email yet, you will very soon. Please understand that I'm only one person doing everything and I have over 250 orders I need to package and mail out. I do have everything neatly organized and it is all going very well. Page 2 is almost complete and will be online very soon.




 
05-12-08
Well, I'm making good progress on this page. I was aiming to have it done last Friday, but I'm still working on the page. I am putting a lot more effort into these pages. One big mistake I made when I started post nuke was trying to make the pages as fast as I can to meet deadlines. What resulted is inconsistent artwork, poor grammar and writing and me having to go back a fix everything for the printed comic book. I'm now making all the new comics in the correct comic format so they are ready to be printed. It will save me a lot of time in the long run. 

I'm also still waiting on the comic books, I'm really sorry its taking so long. The anxiety is killing me! I will be receiving them very soon. I'm putting everyone's order together, and I will be sending an email out to everyone that bought a preorder to double check if the address and information is correct. So if you haven't received an email yet, you will very soon. If all works out, everyone that bought a preorder should have the comic book in their hands by the end of this month. Thank you all once again for buying the comic. 

I'm also very behind with all my emails. So don't be surprised if you get a response weeks or even months later. I'm very sorry about that. I'm a little swamped with work at the moment.


 
04-30-08
Well I finally finished Page 1 of chapter 10! Oh the plot thickens. Christopher (and you fans) may think you know where this story is going. But it is unpredictable, with a major plot twist coming in this chapter. I've been planning this chapter for very along time. We're finally getting to the epic part. ;-)

I also would like to share another awesome fan art I received from HAI. He also has a few webcomics on his site HOmanga and is currently working on his newest comic "By Moon Alone". Talk about raising the bar of web comics to a whole new level! His artwork is incredible! Thank you HAI for the fan art! Very nice work! :-D

Well a few fans have said they would like to donate, so here it is. I'd prefer people to buy Issue#1 comic book and receive something return. But donations certainly are greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your support over these years!


 
04-22-08
Well I'm late again. Big surprise I know. But I am almost done and it will be on line very soon. I am working on a few things for this website. Like a proper merchandise page. As some of you have noticed there is a merchandise button, but no page! Also working on a link page. The Post-Nuke comic book pre-order is also still available. The comics are being printed at Ka-Blam!. I've been following this company since they started two years ago and have heard a lot of good things about them. I've very happy with my test proof print I received from them and  I have also bought a few comics from there online store IndyPlanet. I'm very impressed with their work and service. Unfortunately they are swamped with orders most of the time and there is a 28day printing turn around time. Delivery also takes about 2 weeks. So the comics will be mailed out sometime in May. Sorry for the long wait. It's out of my hands at this point. But I will keep everyone posted and thank you for buying the comic! It is greatly appreciated!  

I also received my copy of "HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS" last week and must say I'm blown away by this book. Described as the go-to guide for a new generation of cartoonists! Written by four pros who know the ins and outs of the Web — Dave Kellet (Sheldon), Scott Kurtz (PvP), Brad Guigar (Evil Inc.) and Kris Straub (Starslip Crisis). If you seriously want to get into web comics or already have one and want it to become more successful, then this is a must read. They crammed, and I do mean  crammed so much valuable information into this 200 page book its amazing. I sure wish I had this book when I started Post-Nuke! Would have saved me from a lot of trial and error. The book is for sale on their  websites (I got mine from Evil Inc.) Anyway, I highly recommend this book!


 
04-01-08
Okay new update. Mark fixed the problem with chapter 10 web page.  Thanks Mark! So Yeah, that was a major typo on the cover page. It was suppose to be "Battle" not "Battel". LOL... Sorry for the confusion. Also, "Battle" appears like "BattLE" because of the weird text font I'm using. Right now I'm just keeping it somewhat consistent, but I do have plan to redo the titles in the near future. Anyway, its a big chapter, lots of crazy stuff going to happen. There hasn't been much action in Post-Nuke lately, but as you can see chapter 10 will definitely make up for it. ;-)


 
03-25-08
Here is a awesome Post-Nuke fan art made by Geo Flores. He also has a web comic you can read at www.fayththesaga.com. Very impressive work! Both the color and b/w look really good in there own way. I personally am a fan of b/w art, so I like the b/w one. But the color one also looks great, nice work ether way! Thank you Geo for taking the time to make this! Really do appreciate it! :-D

Just one small technical note I'd like to share with people about the moon. Its actually not around in the future. I guess no one knows that because I haven't revealed that part of the story yet.  I can't say more then that. Only that it is explained in the bonus flash back story in the printed comic book. Well, not in this first printed issue, but it will be explained in later issues. This fact doesn't really effect the post-nuke story. Since the sky is permanently stuck in overcast clouds no one really notices the moon missing.  I know it sounds crazy, but it will all make sense.  ;-)

Hope everyone has a good new year. Update coming soon.