No, of course not. Hive 53 is not going to end anytime soon. But. Now that chapter 5 has come to an end, it’s time to send the comic on a scheduled hiatus. Only the comic. Those who have followed my updates on this site will know that I’m working on a larger project, kind of like an interactive walk through the hive, detailed views of rooms and description of locations and inhabitants. A whacko Wraithipedia, so to speak. This is taking up a lot of time – time that I simply do not have if I keep working on the comic as well in a half-decent update frequency. Therefore, it will take a long while before the next chapter starts. (It would be unfair to announce a time frame because, honestly, I have no idea.)

I’m rather looking forward to work on something technically more challenging again: Comic pages are all fine and fun but I miss working on something more complex and detailed.

You’ll still get frequent updates and snippets and previews of illustrations so you won’t have to go without the green darlings. It’s also quite possible that one or two standalone comic pages will make their way into my workflow.

I’ve been working on the comic for more than ten years and it still has a loyal fanbase – this is much more that I could ever have hoped for. You guys are great, keep the gate open! Tox and his crew will stay as they are and will stick around, only in different forms of artwork and texts.

Thanks for reading and take care!
DS