Bardsworth

Ever since I switched the site over to ComicPress I’ve been really bad about housekeeping. One of the things I neglected was a spot for appearances. Heck, I haven’t even really blogged about them. And it won’t really matter in the long run (more on that in a moment), but I wanted to at least take the time now to say that I’m returning to ConnectiCon for a fifth year. I will have a few new items for sale, including the Bardsworth perfume oils, the first three of my My Little Pony pin-ups, and hopefully at least one other surprise. So if you’re in the area, or if you feel like making a trip to the area, please stop and visit. ConnectiCon is a good time. Plus, it’s my birthday on that Friday. If you wish me a happy birthday I might just reciprocate with a little something.

Wait, that sounded dirtier than I meant it to…

Anyway, I won’t be posting up a list of appearances anytime soon. After the last few years of experimenting with conventions and outdoor festivals, Katie and I have decided that it’s too much of a financial risk at this point to be fronting the money for such things. So as of right now, I will not be doing any conventions of shows after ConnectiCon, with one exception to the rule. If I’m INVITED to a convention that helps with the costs of travel or gives me a booth/table for free, then I’m totally all for it. I know that makes me sound like a cheapskate, but I’d like to think that after almost eight years of working on Bardsworth I’m somewhat entitled to that. So if you have any conventions near you that you’d want to see me at, please contact the appropriate parties and let them know.

In the meantime, I’m going to focus on other things.

A long time reader of mine – I’d venture to guess that he’s probably one of the first to read and stick with Bardsworth – has put an enormous amount of effort into something pretty incredible. VozDeSuenos (I won’t use his real name unless he says it’s all right) has a regular My Little Pony themed podcast on YouTube called “Pastel Pony Podcast”. He recently did me a solid by giving my ponyfic a nice review and a link on his show, and I wanted to return the favor.

The project in question is called An Equestrian Invasion. It’s based on the infamous 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast starring Orson Wells (if you don’t know about the broadcast, War of the Worlds, or Orson Wells, get your butt over to Wikipedia), and has been “ponified”. It’s almost an hour long, but it’s entertaining. Check it out if you’re so inclined, and also check out the rest of his podcasts.

Hey folks.  Just wanted to say that there won’t be an update this week and I’m very sorry about that.  Katie and I have been working our butts off trying to prepare ourselves for the Maryland Faerie Festival, where we’ll be debuting a lot of new stuff under our Fairy Magik line.  Doing all of that while dealing with a one-year-old who doesn’t sleep has pretty much drained us of being able to do anything else, hence no comic update.  There WILL be one next week, as well as the opening of preorders for two new products, so stay tuned.

In the meantime – and I always hate mentioning this when there’s a missed update – there is a new donator wallpaper available, as seen below:

I haven’t had time to set up the link in the PayPal redirect, so for a limited time if you donate, you’ll get the URL to the April wallpaper and I’ll be sending you an email with the May wallpaper.  As always, donations are greatly appreciated and I’m always touched when people do it.

See you next week!