Fourth Anniversary - School Spirit Update
Posted by schoolspirit on 12 June, 2008
‘The greatest poem ever known
Is one all poets have outgrown:
The poetry, inate, untold,
Of being only four years old.‘
- Christopher Morley, To A Child
Four years ago today, I officially launched my little webcomic, School Spirit. I’d never read a webcomic before, I’d never even heard of them. A friend had just told me ‘I’m writing a webcomic and you’re drawing it for me’. I said ‘where am I going to find the time to draw a webcomic, whatever that is?’ and half an hour later had emailed him a quick sketch of what would become the first School Spirit strip.
On June 12th, 2004, School Spirit was officially launched and here it is, four years later with 580 regular strips, 57 special ones, three new strips a week and an unblemished updating record.
Now it’s even spawned this blog site!
As you’d probably guess, it revolves around kids at primary school, with spirits living in the cemetery next door. It originally grew out of a primary school musical production I was writing at the time but since then has taken on a story and life of its own. If you’re interested in reading it, or at least having a look, go right ahead. I’ll let you decide whether you think it’s worth your time or not. I’ve been here four years now… I’m well past that ‘look at me and love me’ drivel.
Leave that to those who think they’re going to be the next best thing, eh?
Cheers.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Congratulations on the anniversary. It’s nice to see an education-theme webcomic out there. I hope I can continue to publish new comics on my blog with that kind of record.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for the encouragement. It’s been a side hobby of mine for… well… at least four years now, eh? As for your little endeavour… my advice is just to keep at it and don’t worry about who is or isn’t reading them.
Cheers.