Helix
April 13th, 2009
Somebody had commented that Helix was not mentioned in the comic since 2007. Actually, that’s an artifact of the re-dating process when I switched Digger to wordpress…the original mention of Helix went up in July of 2005.
I’ve been planning this for awhile, but it wasn’t until I went back and checked the dates that I realized just how LONG. Since the comic began in late 2003, that was like…two thirds of the comic ago, which kinda blows my mind a little.
I have GOT to learn to write short stories.
There is nothing wrong with long stories. I rather like them. 🙂
Heck no! We love your long stories. 🙂
Indeed. The longer you make the story, the more there is to enjoy.
Short stories, long stories… As long as there’s always more of them!
(Though personally, I favor the long ones.)
Write on, dear lady, write on! ^_^
What’s the date of the previous mention? I’d like to look it up.
and obviously from the comments your fans are obsessive enough to have remembered his name as familiar enough so we could go look it up in book 2, so no harm done.
Any time you write a short story (or vignette) in this format, I *expect* know a place that would love to have it. Or two, even.
<3 Digger 🙂
We adore your long stories, Ursula! Though, your short stories would be verily neat. ^_^
i am happy to have short or long stories, as long as you do many of them. about digger.
and as to the current one – well, the heading on the site says it’s an epic. who ever heard of a short epic?
I like Nurk, myself- but I like Digger better. On the other hand, I can see the, hm- strain? time-effort?- that is required of writing a good story. Anyway, a resounding “I love your stuff, epic or not!” with the rest of the commentators.
Also, ee! for the “nice girl who’s good with explosives.” Er- on the other hand, I suppose it’s better for one to have someone who’s -good- with explosives as opposed to someone who’s bad with them…
No, no, you need to write much longer stories! Like this one–it should go on for at least five more years.
But short stories wouldn’t keep us entertained for half as long ;3
As long as you (Ganesh forfend!) don’t fall into the trap Robert Jordan did, and write stories longer than your life expectancy… no problem. (If you do… please keep Alchemist briefed on the long-term plans, and artists you consider competent. And wear gloves when poking the aquarium fauna….)
Besides, you usually do provide a short-short story with your one-off artworks. The trick is next how to put a short story running between at most a dozen pictures. After that, it’s just a question of finding a publication market. Or making enough for an anthology, whichever.
Can anyone give me the redating of the original reference to Helix, so I can actually look up what they’re talking about?
The first reference to Helix is here: http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=252
But it’s an epic, and she’s only visited the afterworld once! Wombats shouldn’t have unfinished business. Besides, if there’s no Digger to get me through the last of college and grad school, what am I going to do?
You either write little paragraphs that lead us thirsting for more about your *insert Ursula arting here* or you do comics. I like ’em all. 😀
I’ve just finished reading the whole of this comic in one sitting, i found it through a convoluted route, via phalloi and other such mysteries…i just have to tell you how much i love the story and i’m more than a little sad to hear that the end is in sight.
thank you so much for making such brilliant and insightful art.
Is Helix a guy or a girl? Or is it as of this time unknown?