This is, by far, the most ambitious thing I've attempted for SFØ. It will require a lot of dedication, for seemingly no reward. But if just one person follows this from the start and doesn't give up, it will be worth it.

It's a project I've been planning for a while, but only recently started doing anything about. If it goes to plan, it will be an ongoing project, with no definite end point. I ask you not to give me your full amount of vote points straight away. Leave it a month or two and see if I'm keeping my promises. If nothing else, it may act as a slight incentive when I get an attack of writer's block. Also, on posting this praxis, I haven't technically done the task yet. However, I feel it is appropriate to post now and explain the project. It starts today with the first installment, and you can watch it grow into... whatever it turns into.

I am a fan of webcomics, and there are several I read on a regular basis. I've often thought it would be quite nice to do one myself. I can come up with good storylines, in my opinion (I'm a novellist, you know. I'm sure many people are. It's slow progress what with life and maths work getting in the way, but I like to write my ideas down).
When it comes to art, I see very clearly the images I want in my head. But when the pencil makes contact with the paper, I just can't produce what I want. I've learned to like what I can draw though (partly thanks to the kind comments of artmouse and others back when I did Player Portrait). It's a style. Maybe not the best, but it's mine. And I like drawing, it keeps me occupied. My one previous attempt at a comic is Golden Eagle-Man. I don't think I've mentioned him here before. There aren't many, but I hope I can at least finish the story I've left hanging for two years, one day...

But today a new story begins. A story of mystery and intrigue. A story of action and adventure. A story of international friendships, and rivalries, brought about by a secret agency based in San Francisco...

This is my new webcomic, a tribute to SFØ. I think it will probably make the most sense to people who play the game, as I will inevitably end up with in-jokes and references. The main storyline is going to vaguely mirror my time on SFØ. I should point out now that the characters are not entirely reflective of their real life counterparts. There will be times when I have to invent arguments for the storyline, in which characters will express views I have entirely made up.
Newer players may not recognise the characters in the first chunk of the storyline, which will be very UK-centric. But if I keep this going, I'll get to more recent things eventually, and any player who has had meaningful interaction with me on this site will be a character, or at least mentioned in conversation a few times.
I hope I can make this interesting. I have no idea how good my works of fiction seem to other people, so feedback is appreciated, as always.

I think maybe it's time to stop trying to explain myself and introduce you to the S.F. Agency. The first installment is in this praxis. But from now on, the comic will be going up at

http://sfagency.smackjeeves.com/.

I'm not sure what to do with the original copies of the comics. I was originally going to stick them up in a public place on update days, but I'll be moving from Reading in termtime to Bournemouth in the holidays, so this isn't a good solution. If anyone can think of a use for them, do let me know.

I thought once a week was too slow an update rate, and twice a week isn't quite regular, as there would be a three day gap and a four day gap. So from now on I shall update, as precisely as possible, every four days.
This may change if I think it necessary.


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