As many of you know, I released episode 4 of Siblings, entitled "Half Beard", last week. Well, since then, it's been seen by over 60k people, which is fantastic for the first week. Hell, the first episode still has only been seen by about 45k (which is a lot of course, but that's after being online for almost a year). It received a daily feature and has been on the front page for about a week now. I've really been enjoying all the feedback, it's been awesome. It's even gone so far as to earn a spot on the top 50 (somewhere between 5th and 8th place, usually). That's always been one of those cool 'what if' scenarios for me, and it's HAPPENED. Insane... much like the cartoon.
I'm making this post because, well, I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks to Newgrounds and its staff, for making a place for flash artists to get crazy exposure like this, of course. Thanks to the fans, many of which are new to "Siblings" and assume Half Beard is a stand alone cartoon, even though it's actually the fourth episode. And thanks to everyone else in between.
Also, I figured I'd go ahead and mention I've started on episode 5. As stated in Half Beard's scrapbook, it'll focus on FFXII. Rob'll be the player, and he goes through and mocks it himself. Don't worry, Johny's still a part of it, but he more or less just listens to Rob's rants and offers questions to keep the rant going. And while I haven't recorded the dialogue for anyone besides myself just yet, Johny's friend will also make an appearance, as will baby Mason. Why? To throw jokes in there that don't revolve around FFXII. You know, to mix things up. So fans of the series won't be drowning in jokes fixated on one thing. That's why.
If you want to keep up to date on the things that I do, be it animation, art in general, or whatever, be sure to check the site. You could even add me on MySpace, on which I typically make blog posts and bulletins about cartoon releases. I won't post a link to it on here, it's on my site. If you want it, you gotta earn it. By looking. At the site. Ok? Ok.
And I'll leave on this note: A picture of half beard, which I'm currently sporting. If you're wondering about the quality, that's intentional. Wanted to do something different with it.
Thanks again everyone! Later!
andythehedgehog
NOW PRESENTING THE MAGNIFICSANT SPLENDOR OF HALF BEARD!!! HHHAAAAAAAALLLLLLFFFFFFF BBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR RDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobert-Rob
Yer damn skippy.