What's New
27 Jan 12
Happy Anniversary, Palidor Media! It's hard to believe I've been at this five years now. A lot's been going on with me and lot's been going on here (though we have had some dry spells). But let's take a moment to ponder what this picture's all about. Matt in a vintage suit? Lydia as a maid? Has Halloween come early for the Tico crew? Not quite. Maybe if you head over to the If Arc, you might be able to guess what the deal is. ^_^
And now let's take a look at what's on the plate for the site for 2012. There have been some delays lately, but Tico2 is still set to wrap up in the next two or three months. Where do we go from there? I'm actually toying with the idea of serializing multiple stories at a time and alternating from one update to the next. There are a lot of stories I really want to get working on and perhaps a little diversity in my output will broaden the audience of the site a bit. So in addition to resuming
The Trident War Chronicles: Volume I, I'm thinking about starting
Tico3 and
Everyday Magic. And I may well be testing my chops as a mystery writer and squeeze in
"The Case of the Striped Leopard" while I'm at it. This year stands to be quite promising for the site. I know I'm excited about it. Look for Chapter 24 of Tico2 sometime next week. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 11:50:34
22 Jan 12
Yeah, things have been a bit crazy for me. As I indicated in my last post, I've made my triumphant return to the Orient and I've been busy getting settled. I have managed to get some work for the site done and I've got
Chapter 23 of
Tico2 for you. It's worth noting that you won't be seeing a lot of the mascot over the next six months because I had to temporarily leave her in the States to satisfy quarantine requirements. I'll try to get Kazuya on some illustrations in the meantime. We've got the anniversary coming up Friday, but I can't promise any major festivities. I'll see if we can't at least have a pic to commemorate the occasion and I'll see what plans I can reveal for the year. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 13:36:47
06 Jan 12
Yes, let me apologize first for being so late. My schedule was thrown off by a combination of illness, travel, family business, and general festive behavior. Happy New Year, by the way. We can see the junior mascot in training trying to butter up the mascot, but you'll find no such pleasantry in
Chapter 22 of
Tico2. Things are heating up ever still. It may not be until the week after next when you see the follow-up to this, though. I'm making my triumphant return to the Orient, so things are bound be rather hectic for the next several days. We'll see how things go. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 22:52:42
15 Dec 11
The mascot bless you and keep you. The mascot make her face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The mascot life up her countenance upon you and give you peace. *ahem* This borderline blasphemy really does have a point, I swear. You'll understand the relevance when you read
Chapter 21 of
Tico2. We're getting ever closer to the thrilling conclusion and I might be adding an extra chapter or two to spread things out a bit more evenly. In other news, I have to admit being rather pleased with myself for getting back on a fairly regular track with the updates. Yes, my life has become considerably less complicated as of late, which certainly helps, but hopefully I can keep up this trend once things pick up for me again in January. Right now I'm thinking about retuning to
The Trident War Chronicles once Tico2 is done, but nothing's set in stone as of yet. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 02:07:54
07 Dec 11
Last week's installment was rather on the intense side, so we get a bit of a breather with
Chapter 20 of
Tico2. While the
Ticonderoga series relies more heavily on its ensemble cast than
Knight of Gladius, Matt is our central protagonist, but he honestly hasn't had all that much screentime here in Volume II. He's given quite the time of it this go around. Poor guy. In other news, I've got a good lead on the next chapter, so maybe I can keep on charging forward and we'll get to the end of the book around the middle of February. We'll see how that goes. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 22:56:53
02 Dec 11
The mascot is hiding because Lydia is on the warpath. See for yourself in
Chapter 19 of
Tico2. Perhaps if I hadn't decided to waste time listening to rips of all the in-game dialog for Portal 2 (among other things), I would've gotten this chapter out on time. Still, I got it out this week, so that has to count for something. And that was with two scenes that were a pain to choreograph. I'm on a roll, so let's see if I can keep it going and have another chapter for you next week. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 01:32:14
23 Nov 11
Yes, I can't quite give up this running gag. Poor Ally. If she's lucky, it won't carry over to Volume III. Though I was laid low by a chance encounter with a plague-bearer, I was still able to pull together
Chapter 18 of
Tico2 for you. Chapter 19 may take a little more time to finish, but I'll see if I can't get it out by this time next week. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 21:10:54
16 Nov 11
The mascot is giving you and your story a hard-eyed look. I hope for your sake that you aren't lying to her. Jack similarly finds himself on the spot in
Chapter 17 of
Tico2. The delay in today's chapter was entirely due to my research and in no way to related to me replaying Twilight Princess in anticipation of Skyward Sword. *ahem* Chances are good that Chapter 18 will get posted next week, though, so you've got that going for you. Until then.
Posted by: James
UTC 22:40:31
19 Oct 11
The mascot and the junior mascot in training are hidden away for secret dealings, much like today's leads in
Chapter 16 of
Tico2. I hope you enjoy it because the next chapter may be a while. It's going to take some extra research to bring it all together. Until then.
Posted by: James
UTC 02:42:45
12 Oct 11
Well, I realize I've fallen behind schedule (though not as much as I've been known for on the
Ticonderoga project), but I've got
Chapter 15 of
Tico2 here for you. The first comic is what I intended to attach to Chapter 12 (showing Jack and Ally's reunion) and the one below is for this chapter. I had to let the gag run its full course, you know. ^_^ Anyway, we'll see if I can't get the next chapter out by next week. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 21:35:41
26 Sep 11
The mascot isn't particularly amused by the fact that she hasn't headlined an update in over a month. You'll also find some similarly unamused people in
Chapter 14 of
Tico2. We're starting to shift gears in the story, so be one the lookout for new developments coming up. I stand a good chance of getting the next chapter out in a week, but I can't make any promises beyond that. My schedule's managed to get both more and less complicated at the same time. We'll see how everything pans out. Stay tuned.
Posted by: James
UTC 20:14:02
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