Sunday, March 3, 2024

Comic 809 -- Jude's Story, Part 7

 Here we go. Sorry about the delay...

Okay, so... in spite of Thrud's confusion here, one could make a case that there was a creature loosely described as "part man, part horse" about which Asgardian goddess might have known. A nasty one, too, called the Nuckelavee.

Described in the folklore of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, this grotesque thing was like a horse and rider fused together, with some extra mutations, no skin, and extraordinarily foul breath. A real charmer! Owing to the nature of the way such folklore is passed down, it isn't clear if the Nuckelavee story was part of the culture while the Vikings were inhabiting the islands or not. 

For the sake of the comic, we will say Thrud did not know about the Nuckelavee, and thus produced some fanciful notions about what this "centaur" thing might look like. Sometimes, I go with the cuter option.

Friday, March 1, 2024

Breif Delay

 Never could get the hang of February. The new strip will appear this weekend... apologies for the delay.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Comic 808 -- Jude's Story, Part 6

 More thrills and spills from the ancient world...


Reconciling lots of different mythologies is tricky business, both for the characters in the story and the writer. Many of Thunderstruck's plot elements arise from the fact that the magical world is a crowded place, and some folks want to simplify it for their own purposes.

In other news, the search for work continues. It sucks, basically. I'll let you know when something improves.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Update -- New Year's Eve

Hello everyone,

I'm afraid I don't have a strip for Thunderstruck this month, not even filler. It seems I'm in the market for a new job. Sounds True, my former employer, initiated a round of layoffs at the close of 2023, and my position was eliminated.This came as something of a surprise, and certainly a disruption. After 20 years working for the same company, it's rather jarring to find oneself adrift. 

With the end of one phase of my life comes the beginning of another. While I don't know what that will look like, I have reasons to be optimistic. Rest assured I have no notions of abandoning Thunderstruck. I did need a month off, though.

2024 promises to be interesting, at least. I wish all of you the best in the coming year, and look forward to sharing more of Sharon and Gail's adventures with you in the months to come.

-Grayson

Friday, December 1, 2023

Comic 807 -- Jude's Story, Part 5

It's not just Jude's story at this point...

So... possible disruption coming. December has a lot of uncertainties in it all of a sudden for me. I'm hoping to stay on schedule, but I'll let you know if that isn't going to work out as soon as I know.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Comic 806 -- Jude's Story, Part 4

The audience starts to contribute...

Everybody's pitching in!

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Comic 805 1/2 -- The Gospels of Jude

 Well... sometimes, filler happens.

September got away from me. Between travel, work, and a new novel in the making, I ended up out of time. Here's a little "director's cut" scene for you as I work on the next actual installment.

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Comic 805 -- Jude's Story, Part 3

Continuing our story from a bygone age...


I don't suppose all my shadowing will be able to disguise the identity of that figure in Panel 4 from long-term Thunderstruck readers. 

Keep going, Jude. It's a pretty strange story.

Monday, July 31, 2023

Comic 804 -- Jude's Story, Part 2

Jude continues his version of the gospels...

... I mean, some things are the same as the official version, right? Plus we have a kaiju-scale god battle in there, so that's a plus.

Friday, June 30, 2023

Comic 803 -- Jude's Story, Part 1

 Time for a trip to the past...

More to come...