44UA Book?

After some prodding by family members, friends, and peers, I've decided to embark on the task of putting together a 44 Union Avenue collection in book form. I'm still working out the logistics and content but I've at least decided that I want to go ahead with it. I've been at 44UA for over three years now. Some of you have been hanging on since the beginning and a large portion of my readers came on board after I was picked up by GoComics.

That being said, there is a LARGE archive of strips from the time before GoComics. Here's the weird part...Right around the time of web syndication, I decided to redesign my characters a bit. Some of them even got new names in the shake-up. Mikie became Jasper and Bubba became Clancy. At that point the mood and feel of the strip changed. I was almost positive the change would be greeted with a tar and feathering of sorts. Luckily, that wasn't the case. BUT, that change basically severed the ties between today's 44 Union Avenue and original version.

At first I thought I could just let them go off into oblivion but there were some really fun things that happened during those couple years: Jessie and the Jock Strap, The Stuffed Animal Grim Reaper (who just might be returning), Jack's Illegitimate Son, The Abominable Snowman, Jack's Stupidology Booth, Sigmund the Detention Hamster...to name a few.

So, after some advice from a few folks, I've decided to put a collection of these older strips together with a running commentary of sorts that will point out design changes, new tricks, odd characters, etc. I have no clue how long this venture will take but I can promise you that when it's done, it will be available to anyone with an internet connection.