Back from the dead with exciting news!

by swimmingtrunks, Apr 12, 2013, 9:09:11 AM
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Hi guys! I know this account (as well as other artistic endeavors of mine) has been all crickets for some time now. Hopefully that will change, but in the mean time I thought the least I could do was bump a journal entry concerning a long gone April Fools event from my front page... with some exciting news!

My baby, my blood, sweat, tears, and artwork, is officially out on the market May 1st! This has been a few years of work for me, on and off, and it's finally seeing the light of day! While I can't take credit for the writing, if you enjoy my art (and I don't think I'm being too silly in making the assumption that your reading this means you do...) please check it out! According to my friends, it's already shipping on Amazon!

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