Sunday, September 20, 2009

MuZ is over!

Before I start I wanted to thank everyone who has given MuZ a chance and came back here frequently. I never became the big success I was hoping for. On average I had around 50 visitors per day. But I am very thankful for each one of you out there from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you very, very much. I hope you enjoyed reading the comic as much as I enjoyed drawing it. :)

Now it's over. So what am I going to say? Well, for starters how about the question that bothers me most? Do you even like the ending? Are there probably questions that remain unanswered? Oh great, I'm already defending myself, even though I've had no feedback yet! That's the problem when you put up your works in public. It's not only presenting some pictures but it's at lot of your self in it so you're always worried what others might think about it. That's why I wanted to explain why the ending turned out the way it did.

I didn't want to artificially keep MuZ alive. What was to be said has been said. As I already said many questions have been left unanswered. But I could not and wanted neither to give answers to everything. The story in itself was meant to make the reader think and as commonplace as it may sound everyone's supposed to get their own answers from it. Continue the story yourself: what do you think? Who is MuZ? What will he make off his experience? Who is the jester?

I would really love to hear about your ideas if you would like to let me know. I cannot tell you whether your assumptions are right or wrong because as of MuZ there is no such thing. Become a part of the MuZ universe and show me who or what MuZ has become for you. How does he look like in your mind? What will he do next? I would be very happy to get some mails or comments from you!

MuZ went for two years. When I look back on how it all began and what has become of MuZ I'm kind of proud. But I can't take credit for each and everything and that's why I want to thank some very special persons:

First of all my wife Bess, who graciously not only allows me this very time-consuming hobby but also supports me energetically supports me by translating MuZ into English (note from translator: as well as this posting - it's cool to translate a compliment, yay!)
Thank you a lot! Next I want to thank my brother, with whom I've had a lot of conversations about MuZ which led to changes in the plot of radical measurements more than once. Without you MuZ wouldn't be what it is today. Not to talk about how he went through all the panels and sent me each and every typo I've made (and man, there were a load of them!) so that there may be a typo-free version conserved for the generations to come. For all of you who read every update shortly after posting: you've got the undiminished typo-experience. My apologies to you for that (most updates were posted minutes before the deadline deep in the night without any proof reading) and my thanks to my brother for his help.

There's another friend I must not forget, who supported MuZ like no other. Wherever she would see a chance to promote MuZ she did it and thereby attracted quite a bunch of new readers. Thank you, Davina, for all you've done.

I also want to thank the readers who supported me via the shoutbox. They showed me that behind the clicks there are real people who care about the comic. Thank you Jay, Shadebreeze, Tia, JBunny, nrkey and Dave.

And even though I've already said that I still want to thank again my readers for coming by because this is not to be taken for granted. The overture of webcomics is gigantic. Thank you for your time and your patience.

Thank you, all of you.

When and how MuZ will be continued is still unknown to me but one thing is for sure: there will be more! I promise! Please stay well-disposed towards me and my work. If you like you can take a look at my other webcomic The Bess Effect. I will let you know there about MuZ-related news. Promised!

Okay, now I have really talked enough.
Have a good time and see you soon!

Cya

Papa Rabe w^v^w

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