Author's Note 2023-04-08
[This was after a year-long hiatus.]

This past year of organizing has turned out to be the best thing I could have done for the TM comic. I've improved the upcoming story in ways that were only possible with a LOT of uninterrupted writing time.

I've also gotten a clearer idea of how much story remains to be told. Speaking of which...

This September will mark the 20th(!) anniversary of True Magic.
(5 years for the old "practice" version, 15 and counting for the current story!)

We're now pretty far into the first of five planned story volumes. If we continued at the current rate, the comic would be finished sometime around the year 2100.

I think it would be nice to complete it sooner than that.

So I'm going to implement an idea that I've been considering since 2018: a sort of hybrid comic/novel format that lets me tell part of the story with prose, while drawing only the comic panels that add entertainment value to the story.

Prose is also more concise, so each page can cover more ground in terms of story progress. Combined with the faster drawing time, that should add up to significantly more TM content per century. ;)

You'll see the new format starting on the next page!

It may take some getting used to, but I hope you'll give it a chance! In addition to making comic production more sustainable, ideally it will let me share more of the adventure with you sooner.

I hope you'll continue to enjoy True Magic. I'll keep giving it my best! ♥