Wanking Around, Wondering...

[Asherdan]

Code:

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Mth Avg Ann Tot
2001 23 22 21 22.0 66
2002 22 19 21 21 21 18 13 17 15 21 18 15 18.4 221
2003 18 17 21 19 19 19 16 16 19 23 15 23 18.8 225
2004 22 17 23 19 20 21 20 19 14 20 20 17 19.3 232
2005 18 19 19 17 15 17 18 19 17 19 18 14 17.5 210
2006 17 16 16 14 17 15 15 16 17 18 16 14 15.9 191
2007 18 16 19 18 19 18 18 16 14 18 16 16 17.2 206
2008 12 13 16 18 16 15 15 13 12 10 7 7 12.8 154
2009 2 10 11 11 9 9 10 10 9 8 5 9 8.6 103
2010 7 5 8 9 9 6 4 3 5.5 66

This is just a monthly content quantity release based on the old non-assybar archive. I dove into this after a little wonderment at just...how...sloooow the recent arc seemed to be playing out.

So yeah, the pace on the public/free zone has fallen to a drip. Is this being picked up in quality and quantity on the for-fee side? Anyone care to look at the numbers and commentate?

[CortJstr]

Is this strips only or does it include blog posts, Ask Rays, or the Achewood Variety Hour era postings?

[Asherdan]

Strips, man. I ain't looking for that big of a project. This is just wetting your finger and sticking it up in the wind. I'm basically wondering if we're seeing an actual content decline or if it's more of a "look behind the VIP curtain" deal.

[wombat]

Really there has been pretty much nothing in the fanflow too, so that's not the explanation.

[Arachno-capitalist]

I am still blown away that he is able to support a home and family with the amount of product he puts out. I thought Mrs.O just worked in the "store" but maybe she is doing something else, too?

[jay-ell]

Look, guys, cut him some slack. It's understandable that Onstad is having a hard time maintaining output, what with all the hookers and cocaine and everything.

[arlucasinc]

I really wish my Bloglines feed didn't still say "A new cartoon every weekday."

It makes me so sad.

[Arachno-capitalist]

Look, guys, cut him some slack. It's understandable that Onstad is having a hard time maintaining output, what with all the hookers and cocaine and everything.

That's funny, because my output increases exponentially under those conditions.

[Doc]

Yeah but you're a swinging young bachelor. Old O's wife ain't gonna beat herself.

[pmcd9]

Yeah, not only has the amount of strips dropped, but we haven't seen Ray since March.

[wombat]

Now we know: he's been building a fort.
http://twitpic.com/2bb6pf

[AugustWest]

Cool fort.

[Asherdan]

Wonder how the neighbors feel about them sitting up there, sipping tea with their pinkie's out (sluuuup) and beavershooting the block.

It's a cool idea, hope they don't loose it to the raccoons.

[Asherdan]

From today's news blurb:

Thanks for your sense of humor about the summer schedule.

Apparently he is operating on the extended definition of summer schedule.

[arkabee]

wait a minute, he's writing strips specifically for the "pay" section?

i thought that was just the blogs and shit.  all that "Extra" stuff.  was what he charged for.