Restarting...

I almost gave up hope that this would happen, but it seems the Duck has been up and running again for a few days now without me noticing.  As soon as I finish writing this journal entry I will post the meagre two pages I managed to get done in its absence. Please note that only the domain www.theduckwebcomics.com works! www.drunkduck.com will still only yield a "Page not found" message, at least it does so on my computer.

Master the Tiger is accessible ONLY on www.theduckwebcomics.com/Maste…

Similarly, the Plattdütsch version, Gundula un de Stuventiger has to be accessed via www.theduckwebcomics.com/Gundu…

www.stuventiger.de does not work yet. I'll have to figure out how to change the redirection, it's been such a long time since I last did anything with that provider service that I even lost my customer ID.  
EDIT: www.stuventiger.de , the frontend URL for the Plattdütsch comic, works again now. I'd written myself a note how to change the redirection link and finally found it again.

This will not change my long term plans of making myself more independent from it, though. It just means that I'll have one more mirror than just DA - and no, I won't stop posting there as long as it works. I'm glad the Duck is back, and I hope those readers for whose sake I stay there are too. Also, it saves me from a lot of trouble.

This is because it will take ages until I get anything of my own up and running.
My BA thesis is handed in, and as I hoped I finally got some breathing space. However I was so burned out I just had to spend the last two weeks outside to regenerate, away from anything that looks like a computer screen. In that time I decided on some major changes in my life that will keep me rather busy a little while longer. I don't want to talk about it right now, while everything is still in abeyance. Let's just say I'm sort of making a new start in many ways.

It is thus just about the worst time for it, but I also decided to retrofit the oldest parts of my comic in many ways. To be honest, I was almost certain I'd have to upload everything anew when the Duck comes back to life. God knows I'm relieved it isn't necessary. I wouldn't know when to do it at the moment. Still the plan is there, and I think it's a good one. I'm not talking so much about replacing all the old art but expanding it. I'll redraw those things I've been dissatisfied with for years now (but couldn't have done better at the time) and make a few additions to make the whole thing more consistent. My idea is that I'll alternate between drawing something new and something old.
I'm also going to try and find a storage place for the old stuff - people used to like it after all.
The one remaining problem is actually drawing it all. Rest assured I will, as soon as I'll have sorted out my real life. Only, I can't tell at the moment when that will be the case, except that it'll hopefully happen during the next few weeks.

This is not so bad, though, because I'm interested in what you think of it.

Right now, I'm trying to figure out ways to make the wait a bit more bearable. I may or may not have one or the other surprise in store.