Today, It Never Rains turns five. (It is also almost thirteen years since I started West of Bathurst, so I guess it makes sense that Casey has resurfaced.)
Making It Never Rains is one of the things that keeps me from spending a lot of time smashing plates against walls. It should probably add
stress to my life, and I guess it does sometimes, but it's nice to have
a story I am always working on. Even when I don't have time for
long-form fiction because marking takes basically forever, I can create
these little comics. Over the past five years, I've become very fond of
Rose, Iz, Maggie, Jennifer, Jacquie, and all their little friends. I
still miss West of Bathurst, but It Never Rains has a whole different brand of wackiness.
Last fall, I drew a little collage of scenes from Weave a Circle Round on a masquerade mask, and that was so much fun that I decided to replicate the technique for the It Never Rains anniversary header. The header illustrates a number of key INR moments. Yes, I'm undoubtedly leaving some out, but there's only so much room.
Thanks for sticking around and occasionally making acerbic comments on Rose's latest trip through time. If you want to give INR
a birthday present, please tell someone about it. Suggested
conversation starter: "I found a comic that's almost as weird as you
are."
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