Happy New Year!

Let's ring in the new year with a fresh perspective on something old. This is, of course, based on this original comic... but with some minor additions.

(Some of you will have seen this comic before on Patreon, or as a bonus feature in my new books. But I thought it would be fun to share it here, too!)

2021 is here! My one and only new year's resolution is to spend a little less time "at work". I've always been a little prone to overworking, but 2020 is the year when it just kind of got away from me. COVID cancelled a year of conventions and threw a big monkeywrench into how I usually make a living... and in my attempts to adjust and create new things to fill the gaps, I just kinda... forgot to take off any time whatsoever. Whoops!

I love my job, but especially now that I'm always at home, it has become very easy to just work all the dang time. So this year, I'm going to be a little more rigorous about actively scheduling time off, to make sure I don't accidentally burn myself out. I may also experiment more here and there with unusual updates or content, like I did this week.

Thanks for your support, everyone! I look forward to sharing lots more comics with you in 2021. See you next week!

-Sam Logan

A World of Entertainment

Here's part two of my character chart! This one is focused on everyone working in Newport's bustling entertainment industry. The big distinction with this chart is that many of these characters are not currently living in Newport... Newport is just where the companies they work for are based. (OK, ok... Sun Records is actually technically in the neighbouring city of Barkley, but close enough.)

There are, of course, many other characters in the S&F universe that didn't show up on these charts! My current storyline is pretty Newport centric, so I focused on characters with connections to it. Also, some characters aren't on here because they will be showing up in a surprise way in the future, and I don't want to spoil it!

Anyway! Thus ends my charts, for now. But come back on Friday! My vacation continues, but I've pulled a special comic from the Patreon archives for you all.

-Sam Logan

Welcome to Newport

Hello, friends! I'm taking the week off for the holidays, so I have prepped some special alternative programming for you. Originally, my idea was to fill the week with things that would be faster to make than normal comics, but, uh... I wound up spending a ton of time making these charts. Whoops! But they were a change of pace, at least. Haha!

Anyhow, I thought it would be fun to chart out what a bunch of the familiar faces are up to in the comic's present, and where some of the new faces fit in to the picture! I've also left some blank spaces in areas where the cast will be expanding in the future with more new characters (or where old favs will be turning up in surprise new roles).

There'll be a whole second half to this chart on Wednesday, focused on Newport's bustling entertainment industry. See you then!

-Sam Logan