Yes, another dull post about new features on this blog. I’m always tweaking things and recently I added a slideshow to the sidebar. There it is, yup you got it. What it does is go through all the pages in sequence stopping at the latest page. You can also click the images to skip to the next page, too. I thought it would be a nice way to class things up and a chance to show how the pages flow one into another.

A bigger deal is the addition of galleries to this blog. This allows me to have whole chapters available as galleries of clickable thumbnails. Galleries for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 are now available from the Table of Contents page above. Now, using the blog to see all the art relating to a chapter is easier than sifting through all the posts in the respective category. Clicking any of the thumbs in a gallery will open a popup window with the full size image as well as links to navigate throughout the chapter. As an example of this, you can click the thumbnail in this post. Galleries can also be experienced as a slideshow as well. Lastly, these galleries also afford readers the opportunity to comment on whole chapters instead of just individual posts. Yet another way YOU can participate in this webcomic. Please make use of this feature…be a part of the Process!

Stay tuned to this site, I’ll have a new page up before the end of the week. Thanks for reading!

Despite my worsening pinched nerve saga I have been able to do a few things towards getting the next page done. One of them is this theater seat. It’s made entirely of cardboard with a wooden dowel that allows the seat bottom to fold up. Without an official ETA on the next page, all I can offer you patient readers is to have a seat and take heart that I am doing the best I can.

This may be a long drawn out affair with the potential for surgery, physical therapy et al so I would again advise you to sign up for email subscriptions. That way you can always stay on top of things as they happen. If you do click the little envelope above and put in your email address, be sure to check your spam filter in case the confirmation email got snagged.

In the meantime, enjoy this little tidbit and stay tuned as I will be updating this blog with my progress with my health and with this webcomic. Thanks for your patience…

This week, the much anticipated anthology of fantasy comics, Fablewood, hits store shelves! The book is edited by William Ward and features work by luminaries, Ryan Ottley, JP Ahonen, Daniel Lafrance and many, many more. In it you’ll also find my out of print minicomic, Mandala! The reviews are already hitting the web and the word is that Fablewood is not to be missed. Ambush Bug at Ain’t it Cool News had this to say about the book:

FABLEWOOD is a feast for the eyes, the heart, and the mind. This fantasy anthology is done by a handful of talented artists and writers, all fully capable of telling the type of story that stretches the imagination. I found this book to be a real showcase of talent. I’ll go over the entire book briefly, but my observations don’t do this book justice

In his review of Mandala, Ambush Bug wrote this:

Due to the stylized font, I may misspell the writer/artist behind the wonderful reading experiment that is ‘Mandala’, but Joe Thfurhart’s story is one of the book’s highlights both in its mandala-shaped storytelling style and the cool mix of cavemen and giant robots.

Don’t sweat it! The name mistake is a common one. It’s the handle that I use on the Erotic Nights of the Norse Gods Bulletin Boards most weekends. Regardless, the compliments are greatly appreciated. Congratulations are in order for all involved and many thanks to editor, William Ward, for assembling such a talented roster of writers and artists.

Now what are you all waiting for!? Go out there and get yourself a copy! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

I happen to be doing a little scanning of my traffic when I came upon a forum page from Webcomics.com, with this little gem on it. A P Furtado, a comics creator whose work can be found at Underground Pop had this to say about the Process:

Whenever I begin doubting why I’ve chosen comics to express myself; I turn to a handful of comics and sadly, less than a handful of webcomics, to pull myself out of the dumps. [The Process] is one of them.

Thanks, A P Furtado. I warms my heart that this project has been inspirational to you. Perhaps that’s the highest praise I canreceive. The things that inspire me to work and help motivate me to keep on struggling are the most dear to me and if the Process helps do that for you, I am so glad. So c’mon everybody head on over to Underground Pop and show your support for a comics veteran, A P Furtado!

As thorough readers of this blog already know, I’m in a bit of a pinch. This pinched nerve in my neck is sending me a constant fireworks display of pain down my arm only interrupted with periods of numbness. It’s not a pleasant experience and one of the hardest things about it is how it has prevented me from doing any work. But all’s not misery and woe! Webcomics.com has honored the Process as it’s featured webcomic today! What a nice Valentine’s Day this is! Here’s what they had to say:

Webcomicgeek calls Joe Infurnari the best webcomics artist of 2007. His comic is a celebration of the creative process like no other, bursting and swarming with arresting visions.

Thank you kindly, Webcomics.com! This goes a long way!