Posted on 12 November 2024 by Miles
Hey all! Writer Miles here (GASP!) and I come to you not just as a writer, but as a handsome newspost butler on this most hallowed of Homestuck Holidays. I bring to you only a few morsels of actual news, but a sumptuous feast of update with a heaping helping of warm well-wishes also I’m going to stop talking like that now.
As James mentioned earlier, he’s gonna be stepping back a bit from public-facing comms, and that makes sense because before that he had to write like every single one of these newsposts all by himself! What the hell! So I’m happy to step in and face the crowd. Which isn’t a problem for me at all, because all of you are so damn beautiful.
First of all, I hope you guys liked the update! Pretty crazy, right? We got Omega kids, we got snipers, we got explosions, we got delicious art, crazy cliffhangers, and even mysterious new friends...? WOW!!! Things are really, really ramping up, both in the plot and behind the scenes, and we’re all so so so So stoked to be bringing it all to you guys now. Love it when things happen.
Speaking of ramping up behind the scenes, production of the [S] page James mentioned to you guys is in FULL SWING. In fact, we were just in a meeting about it today, not an hour before I sat down to write this newspost, and we’re all buzzing with excitement about it. It’s a certifiable Big Deal, lots of moving parts, and it’s gonna be pretty demanding in terms of assets and production but we are tackling it with such gusto. Such gusto. I think it’s pushing us all as writers, boarders, artists, animators... it’s cool. I’m pretty much geeking out about it all the time.
That being said, as James ALSO mentioned to you guys, it’s gonna take us some time, and so I want to get into a few details about our upcoming hiatus! After today’s update, it’s highly unlikely there are gonna be any more for the remainder of the calendar year, but we’re hoping to be done and updating again no later than a month into 2025. Which, by the way, is gonna be such a cool year for this comic.
During this time, we ARE gonna keep the Patreon running; our artists are working harder than ever before and we wanna make sure they’re compensated for the significant time and effort they put into making this Flash (nobody calls it that anymore, because it isn’t Flash, but I’m old) super duper awesome. We are OVERWHELMINGLY grateful for the support you guys have shown us over the past year, so if you think you can swing it we hope you can stay subscribed to the Patreon! We’re going to keep releasing writer and artist commentary as long as there’s comic to cover, but beyond that we’re working on other Patreon Exclusives such as some sneak previews of the animation, and maybe some other goodies! We wanna give back to you guys as much as we can, because you give to us, and that means a lot.
And speaking of GOODIES, though I can’t say much, more merch plans are percolating in the pipeline, and we think you’re gonna like ‘em... we’re still working out a lot of different ideas both for Homestuck merch and Beyond Canon specific goods, but some stuff is already locking in as we speak! We’re super excited to bring it to you guys, but hold up. Hold those horses. Restrain them, I beg you...! All shall be revealed in time. Hopefully soon.
I think that about covers it, people! Happy 11/11, and from the whole Beyond Canon Team: we love ya.
Love, Miles