Words

Sorry for the lateness, my schedule is still out of whack from my trip. Anyhow, here's a new variation of the misc comics theme: On Yarboan Words.

It's not my favorite page but I feel like it does an ok job of conveying the concept. I was shooting for kind of a textbook feel, did I pull it off?

Posted by TSHolden Go to Subject September 4, 2010

California!

I'll be gone this upcoming week, so no more august updates unless we're all very very lucky. Which I doubt, because I'll be on the other side of the continent, camping.

Also, if you haven't seen it, go watch Scott Pilgrim. It's very very good.

Posted by TSHolden Go to Subject August 21, 2010

Conceptualizing

Sometimes things work a lot better before I put them on paper. In this case, until I started inking, my vision looked nothing like Master Chief. Soon as I did though, realization kicked in and the design in my head crumbled. So. Here's the pencils I had up to that point, I'm going to sleep on the idea and come up with something better tomorrow.

Posted by TSHolden Go to Subject August 14, 2010

Pencils

Early update! I hope you guys like it.

I really liked my pencils for this update, so I decided to stick with them rather than inking. What do you guys think? Too unprofessional? Drop me a line if you have an opinion one way or the other.

Posted by TSHolden Go to Subject August 6, 2010

Spirits Above

It's been a long week. Ever seen Dead Like Me? Kinda like that. Probably because I'm watching that show on Hulu right now and parts of it are hitting a little too close to home.

anyhow, enjoy the update. It's always kinda strange making these pages, because I have a lot of ideas, and plenty of art assets, but most of it is not really all that interesting, so it gets binned midway.

Posted by TSHolden Go to Subject July 31, 2010

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About Sandstorm Conscience

Sandstorm Conscience is an extended examination of miscommunication between cultures, and the harsh consequences that are born from that lack of comprehension.

The Sandstorm Conscience series is the most lasting and thought-out project by TSHolden to date: the first book is completely scripted, and the second volume is being released incrementally as a webcomic. The first volume is still in need of a proper artist, someone better than my chicken scratches, so contact me if you're interested.

The Red Books are best viewed at 50% resolution on most monitors, with two-page side-by-side. Volume 2 is a mostly normal webcomic, but makes extensive us of hovering to spice things up. Comments welcome.

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Reading the Comic

I believe in usability, and I believe that no two people have the same preferences. To make my comic more usable to a wider variety of people, I have set up multiple naviagtion options for the comic archive. You can do any of the following:

  1. Use the text links at the bottom of the page.
  2. Click the giant arrows on the sides of the page. Deprecated for now.
  3. Click the comic itself to advance to the next page.

Please note that hovering over the comic, while not essential to reading the story, does reveal special aspects of the comic.