I finally got around to updating the art page – last time I did that was early April, and I’ve given and received a few guest strips and things since then.

I’ve also updated the bonus archive with all the bonuses up to (but not including) the three that went up the other day. (This one, that one, and the other one)

One fun thing with CD reissues of old albums or compilations is when they add on some bonus tracks with alternate versions of some of the songs. Sometimes they’re better, sometimes they’re not, sometimes they’re just different. Sometimes there aren’t any bonus tracks and the alternate versions seem to be unintentional, like when a CD says “from the original master tapes,” but doesn’t mean “you’re going to hear what was on the 45.” For example, the versions of “Don’t Worry Mother, Your Son’s Heart Is Pure” and “Beat The Clock” on the McCoys CD I have are noticeably different mixes/edits from the original (minor) hits. The Beau Brummels’ “Laugh Laugh” always has an ending when I hear it on CD, where the original 45 faded out, and the Seeds’ “Mr. Farmer” fades out on CD when it had an ending on 45. The reissue of “The Who Sell Out” I have on CD managed to include two versions of “Mary-Anne With The Shakey Hands” without including the one that was the flip side of “I Can See For Miles.” And so on.

Moving from music to comic strips: With Station V3, alternate versions are usually first attempts at drawing a strip. Sometimes they didn’t quite work, sometimes I decided to go in a slightly different direction, sometimes I’m not quite sure why there’s an alternate! For today’s voting bonuses (here, here, and here), there are alternate versions of three strips that originally ran in June and July. See what you think!

In case you’re wondering what happened to Linton after he left the station and got fired… we’ll be getting to that!

In the meantime, today’s bonuses are two more sketches (here and here) of the new security officer (or at least what he might look like once he’s assembled), and a bad translation of today’s strip. Thanks for voting!

Some “minor changes” on the way for the station… One of which will probably be a new security officer, since they’ve fired Linton!

Today’s bonuses (here, here, and here) are some sketches of what the new security officer might look like. (And Thank You to everyone who’s been voting for Station V3 and getting it in the top 40 on all three lists!)

Well, so much for Starshift Crisis. I guess I’ll have to start reading Starslip Crisis instead now.