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Thanksgiving Special to Arrive Late

Sun Nov 22, 2009, 9:48 PM
Seasons greetings everybody, and here comes the bad news: the Thanksgiving Special is going to arrive sometime after Thanksgiving. When I released the teaser image, promising a new episode on or around the holiday, I was making a lot of progress and the goal seemed realistic. But since then I have gotten more busy and it doesn't look like the next few days will be any different.

Rather than give you another date (and make the same mistake twice), let me ask for your patience and I will get it done as soon as I can. I'm happy with how it looks and I hope you will be, too.

Sorry to disappoint! But think of it this way: Thanksgiving comes twice this year!

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~ Frequently Asked Questions ~

What is Craving Control?

It's a serialized comic strip about a gluttonous college freshman named Lalia that was originally posted on Drunk Duck in 2007-2008. It ran for 28 campy episodes but stopped before any real story developed!

Why did you stop drawing it?

The main reason was simply lack of motivation. I spent more and more time planning ahead rather than drawing, and then when I went to draw, I felt bored with the material from thinking about it so much.

What's happened since then?

After the series disappeared from Drunk Duck, I would still occasionally sketch a new episode. I actually had several partially-finished episodes, but nothing good or finished enough to release. (I don't like releasing unfinished work, so please don't ask about these.)

Months later, Halloween 2009 was approaching and I got an idea for a special 2-page holiday episode. It had nothing to do with the existing continuity, but just put the familiar characters in a straightforward Halloween context. I released it here on Deviant Art, as a surprise.

What was going to happen in the original story?

As hinted strongly in the last episode, Trevor and Jane were to become friends. They would become very close but always stay platonic. Trevor was going to start using Jane as an excuse to be around Lalia, because he was always too shy to approach her directly. Jane would be the girl who was really right for Trevor, but he would always be fixated on his fantasy girl, Lalia. Trevor would have some chance to be with Lalia, but blow it. Meanwhile, Lalia was going to keep screwing up her school work and eating worse and worse. Her weight was going to fluctuate, but not dramatically. She would be oblivious to the romantic triangle. There weren't really any plans for Kim.

As for how all this was going to happen, there were various plans, but nothing that interesting to describe. As you can see, it wasn't a complete story with an ending, but a general idea of things that might happen later on.

Will there be more episodes?

I understand the frustration and disappointment of waiting for a comic to update. Craving Control has no update schedule, and it doesn't have any current plans to update. Because I hate disappointing readers, my official position will remain that Craving Control is over and no one should expect any more episodes. This Deviant Art gallery simply exists for people to discover and enjoy the archives. I make no promises that this gallery will be here for any length of time!

I liked doing the Halloween episode, so *if* there is another episode, it will *probably* be like that: a short, self-contained story. I'm not really interested in the old continuity anymore.

Will Lalia ever get fat?

Inexplicably, Lalia has never gotten fat, despite her atrocious eating habits. As seen in episode 25, Lalia is not totally impervious to weight gain. But she will never be really fat, because I just am not interested in going there. An important part of how she looks is her graceful arms and other delicate features. If she ballooned up, she wouldn't be Lalia anymore.

Is her hair shorter in the Halloween episode?

Yes! Good eye.

Do you do commissions or art trades?

No, sorry!

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Comments


:iconslime-series:
Beautiful art! Great coloring and I like your style and comics!
:iconinflateher:
I am such a huge fan! It's o great to see that you're still doing your work, even if it is only occasionally. Thanks for sharing your talent! (Sorry for being a total fangirl there. ;) )
:iconjimmy272:
Craving Control is a SEXY comic on [link] I love your comic but you hardly update and I know your busy but I feel I have to say this: GET MOTIVATED!!!! :3
:iconvigilantnoob:
Dude. AMAZING gallery. Probably one of the best belly artists ive seen.

Im new to drawing this stuff, but your word is phenomenal.

+watch!
:icongiantpanda:
I loved this comic when I found it online. I was hoping Lalia would break the SSBBW barrier, but I understand that's not going to happen.

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:iconrub-ger:
Great to see you here. Love the Halloween special!
:iconsiphon92:
I love your comic!!! I was really disappointed to see it disappear off the internet. It's good to see you on DA, your work has been good refrence for when I'm stuck on my projects
:iconabyss134:
I was a big fan of the comic that was published on Drunk Duck.com. It's good to see you on DA and I hope to see more of your excellent work.
:iconart201:
I remember seeing this before online, glad to see you have a DA, and welcome. =D
:icongijohn:
:ohnoes:

Joy Joy Joy Joy :D

Got hooked on this on DD and now you're here, the awesomeness is BACK! n_n

*watches* =3

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