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Here it is, fellow Gluemeaties. Happy birthday to us all. Three years old!

What a year this one has been. It’s probably been the most defining year of the comic to date as far as direction goes, as well as my own personal views as to what Gluemeat.com represents as well. I really like the idea that Gluemeat groups in a few different tangents to the main “Orange vs. Blue” gimmick, like Safetypin (no, he’s not dead), Always Sparkle, and, soon enough, Captain Slick. I’ve always said that I started Gluemeat because it seemed like a fun idea to do, and that I’d keep at it as long as it remained fun to do. In a way, this is my way of keeping it fun by touching on other things.

However, as some of you who have been around Gluemeat for a long time already know, I don’t consider myself to be a cartoonist. I’m well read in the comic style and its mechanics, having been introduced to Scott McCloud’s books and the like, but I just don’t have that extra little something that would make me consider such a visual form of creativity as an artistic outlet. I’m somewhat limited in my illustrative capacities, and that sometimes limits me in the ideas I come up with. Principally, I’m a writer. That’s what I like to do and it’s what I’m good at. I prefer presenting ideas, situations and dialogues to people who have the vision and the talent to make those things come to life, like for what I was commissioned for with Paranoland. Video has always had more appeal to me. I feel I need to experiment more on that level, and what better way to see how it goes by using Gluemeat.com.

It’s no mistake that I’m starting the new year of Gluemeat with No Time Like Scent. Some of you may have already guessed that I’ll be placing a certain emphasis on non-comic content with the appearance of the Media Browser in the new design, and that is kind of the direction I want Gluemeat to take. No, I’m not going to abandon the comic strips, don’t worry. But don’t expect solely two-dimensional presentations from hereon out. I have a head full of ideas which only moving pictures can help bring to life. Hell, who knows, maybe I’ll learn how to do Flash and we’ll all live our wet dream to hear Blue and Orange speak…

As always, thank you all very much for coming over a few times in your busy weeks to take a look at what I have to give. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and enjoyment of the comic with me. No ads and no donation buttons mean this is purely a labour of love which I do simply for the gratification of knowing that I get to share my imagination with others, who hopefully, will enjoy it as much I as do making it. I appreciate and value each email and comment, which serve as food for my massive ego actual payment for maintaining this site.

Here’s to another year!

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As I promised on Wednesday, I offer unto thee, loyal and trustworthy Gluemeaties, a fable entitled “Welcome to Paranoland,” a story just creepy enough to make its relevance to being a Halloween special all the more exact. The story is a tale of a man named Victor who moves into a nice country home away from the city, much to the chagrin of the local villagers. I hope you take the time to download and enjoy it.

It’s a short film which I was honoured to collaborate on with an extremely talented collective of people calling themselves Phylactère Cola. The director, a friend of mine, Patrick Boivin, is extremely talented and, in my opinion, destined for great things. He did incredible work on this piece, which mixes live action with animation, in a combination which is sure to please even the most cynical of viewers. Consider this my very special treat from me to you on this Halloween weekend, and many thanks to Patrick for giving me the permission to add this as a permanent fixture to old Gluemeat Dot Com.

I’ll be curious to hear what you all think about it. Comment or drop me a line:

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Okay, so today’s Gluemeat isn’t really a comic. I figure the more I go on, the more Gluemeat will take the shape of stuff I want to do. And No Time Like Scent felt like fun to do, not to mention that it was indeed fun. Hope you all enjoy it, because I’d really feel like doing more. Consider it my little contribution to kick off TV Turnoff Week and help you keep visiually entertained without having to be subjected to corporate shilling and government spin.

I hope you will join in the effort and attempt the experience with countless other people across the West. Even if you do it for a couple of days and can’t keep up, I’ll at least give you the credit for trying. Effort is the answer here. If there is no attempt, there is no result.

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