UPDATING!...the journal o7o

Hello Everyone!

OwO, It's been a while since I updated a journal now so I guess stuff needs to be said.

Things... are not easy right now, but we're on the upside of the curve. I know I've said this before but commissions will be dealt with swiftly when possible and it just hasn't been possible to be constant, but soon

As pressures rise from work, home and even strips I tend to "choke" on it until things calm down. My sister just left for a long work trip so I get to watch over her house and dogs on my own, besides taking care of the house and dogs I get more "free" time for myself... last time I stayed there I caught up to dates with strips within a week O7O

Comments will be dealt with in a different way... As many of you might have noticed I stopped replying to comments for over a month... first it was depression (it hits me constantly and annoyingl hard, but now I started a medication to help against it), then it was doubt of where to start from... now its just plain embarrassment XP

I currently have over 5000 messages pending reply... from those a good chunk are just comments that I haven't replied to (150+ stashes of comments)

OwO; so in order to start replying againI will start replying from the newest comments (the day's before the current strip) and work my way back =w=; so sorry I took so long TT7TT

Aditional information includes I love the fanart my strip is getting O7Q I really coulnd't have guessed people would actually like my strips so much as to draw the characters! So I'll post some of the amazing works people have been posting referencing my characters as a thank you and for people to notice that you are awesome >w<

OwO; I don't have all the works available at this time, but give me time to gather more and I'll show them all in updates!

O7O for now, here are the first few at hand:

- One of my very best friends who I don't see so often as I would like did this amazing work of Sam and Max during summer


- Did a little story of how Sam would meet his OC Steven who is a serious Max lookalike, yet fun happy-go-lucky kid, its really well written and its close in design to the strips so its easygoing, I hope you like it
Sam Meets StevenA ten year old redheaded tomboy named Sam walks into the playground to play. She has green eyes and orange reddish hair. She’s wearing a blue shirt, light gray pants and white shoes. Sam is an outgoing ten year old who's easily mistaken for a boy due to her short hair and tomboyish attitude.
Sam looks around, not seeing anyone here but her. This is unusual, normally her friends would be around but today, nobody is around. Sam looks closely, spotting a boy sitting on a swing, someone she recognizes. She laughs happily and runs over to him. “Max, you’re here!” She takes a closer look at him and finds the boy dressed in a green shirt and a diaper, his feet bare. “I was starting to think I was the only one here.” Sam grins as she sees his attire. “Max, I thought you only wear those to bed, pretty brave of you to show them off outside.”
The boy on the swing laughs, looking up at Sam. “Max? My name's Steven.” He giggles.
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- A great person I'm proud to call a friend, he has (tried... I'm slow to pickup) helped me fix the strips pointing out grammar problems I have done and even helped me to talk with some people in the newspaper comic community. He's very knowledgeable and helpful as ever he has done character bios, the review of the strip and even a little edit to a song due to Max's "little angel" shirt, check it out:
Review of Younger Days Comic"Younger Days" is a fairly new daily comic strip.  Its cast of characters are essentially all children, much in the style of Peanuts and Wee Pals—adults are present, but never seen except as outlines.  The central characters are Sam (age 10) and Max (age 9) who are cousins who live in the same house.  In the rough and tumble of their interaction we see contrasts: Sam is bigger, fairly easy-going, and protective of Max; often teasing him about things not allowed by anyone outside the family.  Max is more diligent, but also imaginative.  He is small for his age, which leads to some funny, if embarrassing events, but he actually quite strong when provoked.  
They have 3 friends: Lili, who is friendly and understanding; Jowy, a smaller boy in glasses who is smart, perceptive, and naïve; and Dan, who wears a dark hoody, whose face is never seen.  He is a reasonably good friend to Max, Lili, and Jowy, but he is always antagonizing Sam, sometimes Little Angel, Little CousinYour costumes, your balloons, and your many books
Your sense of wonder and your innocent looks
I see you now in the kitchen
Standing on a stepstool
Fixing yourself a sandwich
Which I’ll take away
Little angel little cousin
Your fear of bikes and your fear of the dark
Your super-strength and your getting lost
I see you in a hospital bed
Unconscious with an eye patch
Later teaching little Alex
To count to ten
Little angel little cousin
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Little angel little cousin
Your passion for pretending and your nightmares
Your frequent blushing and your water balloons
I see you sleeping in the car
Curled up on the back seat
As we ride a long way
And then I fall asleep
Little angel little cousin
Your costumes, your balloons, and  your many books
Your sense of wonder and your innocent looks
I see you now in the kitchen
Standing on a stepstool
Fixing yourself a sandwich
Which I’ll take away
Little angel little cousin
Little angel little cousin of mine

- A poet by heart, he did a couple of poems focused on Sam and Max, I really enjoy his stories and poems though I'm a slow reader TT7TT. Never the less he likes to analize the strip in comments which is always helpful to bring ideas to the table.
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- Close friend who is always willing to help others, he has written poetry, texts and even a little spinoff you might enjoy as much as I did:
Younger Days or Fernando's PoemA shining light,
Showing the triumphs and trials,
Of childhood day and night,
In the end brings us smiles. Teddy's LogDay one:
In the early morning our captain announced his intention to form an away party to explore a newly discovered system he called "Space Park Omega."  I sat among my fellows upon his sleeping bay as he paced back and forth explaining. "Men, and Joe," poor Joe, always reminded of his age, "System scans have revealed an unexplored quadrant, and I wanna explore it.  But, there's gonna be giants, and dragons, and g-girls there.  So, I'm gonna need a team.  Any volunteers?"  We stayed still, some of us frozen by fear, which I admit touched me as well, especially at the mention of girls, but most of us with excitement.  I thought of raising my paw, but I did not want to appear too eager, or else outshine the others.  No, I was not the only one there worthy of going out.  "Nobody?"  I could not resist any longer, in my zeal, I leapt from the sleeping bay, and face planted on the floor comfort fibers.  "Commander Teddy!  Good man!

- He has a really interesting visual style and recently did this little fanart of Max which I enjoyed a lot, be sure to check him out:
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- Another close friend who is really talented in storytelling and cute works, he's making a videogame and tries to keep up so make sure you notice him!


- Though relatively new to deviant he's really sure of what he wants to draw, I like his potential style so be sure to watch him grow as an artist, he did a little fanart that I really liked for how cute they look, but he has troubles with english so be patient XD
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- A cool artist full of imagination, he did this little trade with me:


- Really dedicated to learn and improve himself, he did a few sketches in favor of the characters and events at the time


- A close friend that I don't see very often who has a very busy schedule, he did this amazing full cast drawing, ENJOY!


- Though currently inactive he did this little sketch as a gift from 2 halloweens ago...or was it 3?


- An awesome artist and one of the few traders I've accepted did this amazing work!, it was so cool I had to add the set in the strips =w=+, lets see who knows what strip it was O7O


- Still learning and growing quite quickly, Natsu can do a lot more than what he thinks he can =w=+ make sure to see him grow!
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did this cute sketch of Max wearing a kitty hoodie... one day I might have to add it to the character wardrobe XD


As I said, you're all awesome so make sure to stay awesome XD
Special mention to my little bro, he knows he's awesome too! >w< 

Finally, If you like all my previous works and you want to help me keep doing them, please check my patreon account through this link: www.patreon.com/dcrisisbeta

Lets hope things go the right way from now on so we get up to dates with EVERYTHING!
STAY AWESOME!