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Archive for January, 2010
By maryvarn on January 30th, 2010
Posted In: NPC Blog, Saturday Sketch Dump
Saturday Sketch Dump is the weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of NPC comic. Click on the images to view them at full size.
The Horror
Nighttime Recreation
Lady Sleepwhisper
I really tried to push the shadows this week, since all the strips took place at night. I’m actually happier with the sketch version of the last panel of [...]
By maryvarn on January 29th, 2010
Posted In: NPC Blog, Video Games
I looked at forum posts and comments on Massively this week while making my decision about whether I should invest $239 into Star Trek Online up front. STO seems to be a very divisive topic among MMO players, especially since there’s apparently a lot of anger at Cryptic over their handling of Champions Online. I [...]
By maryvarn on January 28th, 2010
Posted In: NPC Blog, NPChloe
NPChloe is the weekly inward musings of one pensive and game-loving feline, Chloe. The words and art below have been ripped directly from her diary and spread out on the internets here for all to see.
My new friends are so nice! I encountered them one night and they showed me the most amazing show, from [...]
By maryvarn on January 26th, 2010
Posted In: First Impressions, NPC Blog
First Impressions is a regular feature in which Mary shares her -surprise! – first impressions of a game she’s been playing while she should have been making comics.
World of Warcraft was the only MMO I’ve ever played – until this weekend. I’ve been anticipating the launch of STO for a while, and even guested on [...]
By maryvarn on January 23rd, 2010
Posted In: NPC Blog, Saturday Sketch Dump
Saturday Sketch Dump is the weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of NPC comic. Click on the images to view them at full size.
Big Boned
Binkfield
To Meter or Not to Meter
This week is a blur of web design and CSS experimenting…so I’m having trouble getting past that and remembering the actual art process of the [...]
By maryvarn on January 22nd, 2010
Posted In: NPC Blog, NPC News
Goodbye, old site design! Goodbye, old logo! Goodbye, vast sea of bright blue and round corners uncomfortably close to straight corners. Goodbye, Bertram font, which I saw on the back of a sign company truck in South Carolina. Goodbye, lots of white space doing nothing underneath the comic. Goodbye, having to scroll to see the [...]