Believe it or not, I really am still working away at Molly Blue. I just finished coloring page 198. Uh, yeah, at the rate I've been going most of the year, by this time I'd be finishing page 202 at least.

So do I have an excuse or reason for the slowdown? Okay, I'll admit I haven't been in the greatest of moods for awhile, though drawing Molly helps improve my outlook.

I was this slow when I was working on the jailbreak series— those backgrounds inside the jail were a nightmare, and I had trouble with the police cars too. I think it took a few months, then I suddenly uploaded about 12 pages.

And again for the battle between Molly and Lord Kurath— I had to design him, and prepare backgrounds of the street where they fought from several directions.

I guess similar things are happening now. Drawing a mountain or cave or stream valley is easy for me. Dealing with street scenes or funky apartments takes me longer. Just a matter of what I've already had more practice drawing, I suppose. There could be gunfights between the pirates and cops, or other altercations.