ALEXDS1 IS BACK!!!
Back in January earlier this year, it was announced that Alexds1, the author of The Meek, one of the premier webcomics of the last few years, would be putting said comic on hiatus. Many fans including myself were heartbroken, perhaps more-so than when Gone With The Blastwave or Perry Bible Fellowship stopped updating (kind of). She claimed in her post that not only had she found paying work, she had succumbed to undisclosed medical issues. As time went on, some wondered if she would ever return to the Meek at all.
I had first discovered Alex on DeviantArt, through her figure-drawing tutorials and Avatar: The Last Airbender fanart. I read her then-new comic, the Meek, from the beginning, and also discovered new and compelling webcomics thanks to her "pimping" them out in her description boxes for each new update. It's always sad to see a truly great comic come to an end, but there's a unique tragedy to when a project like hers stops in the middle of its enthralling story, and for reasons such as personal health.
Thankfully, it turns out that she had not abandoned her craft, but instead directed her energy towards a secret project: a collaboration with the great Doug TenNapel of Earthworm Jim and Ratfist fame. Apparently, this project, Cardboard, started as far back as Fall 2010, and that between now and January of this year was crunch time. Her efforts resulted in a bout with tendinitis and, of course, a break from the Meek. But she claims that the story of Cardboard is superior to that of Ratfist's and that the artwork matches. You can buy the printed version here at a super-low price. Hopefully, we can now return to regular updates of the Meek with little to no interruption from such trivial concerns such as physical pain or actually making a profit from hard work, but I support her in any endeavor she chooses and trusts that she wouldn't abandon her fans without good reason.
Oh, and please read ALL of the comics I linked in this post. You can thank me later.
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