100 pages in the bag. For some reason this feels like a big milestone where I should commemorate everything that’s happened to this point. But it’s really just another page in the comic and we still have a lot more to go. In fact, now is probably a great time to show you where we are in the scheme of things.

Two things people always seem to ask me is if there is an ending to Nathan Sorry and if I have written the whole thing out already. There is indeed an ending though I’ll admit there are some things that could change as I go along. I’ve written the entire plot but I only script and thumbnail out a few pages – or sometimes a scene – ahead of myself which leaves lots of room for things to change. I have no idea if this is a smart or terrible way to work on something like this or not but it’s worked really well for me so far. I’ve planned enough out to be sure that everything that needs to happen will happen and pay off what has come before it but I’ve left enough undone so that it keeps it interesting for me as I go along.

In case you’re curious, below is the entire plot for the story laid out in an iPad app called Corkulous. I first learned about this “index card” method of plotting from a blog post by the cartoonist Ben Towle. It’s a popular method for writers to breakdown their story into structured acts. This was really helpful for me to organize a pretty large story that I was previously trying to outline in sketchbooks and inside my head.

You can see from this screenshot that we’re not even halfway yet. I know, crazy, right?

What’s really helpful about this method (and using this app to do it) is I can color code different types of scenes to help me track different types of scenes. The blue stickies represent flashbacks, the green stickies represent interludes and the pink ones are scenes that either require more attention from me at some point or that I think could potentially change down the road. Yellow stickies are just plain old scenes.

Thanks everyone for reading and keep sticking around. Starting with this page we’re now into the “ORIGIN OF NATHAN SORRY” so to speak and you won’t want to miss that.

- I almost forgot, I have some prints for sale in my store. If you’ve been following my AlphaBeasts work (which I’ve fallen way behind on) I’m selling the first three letters as well as a print of an Emma Frost piece I did for the Heroes Con art auction last summer. And of course you can still buy Nathan Sorry vol 1.