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Friday, August 6th update!

You can bit and run but you can't hide! "bit and run" has returned!

Check out all the new comics for
"bit and run" Volume Two here!

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Hey everyone, once again I want to take a moment and thank you all. I've said it many times before but I'll say it again, it's truly been a pleasure for me to do these comics.

I'm especially gleeful for this one, the final installment of Volume One, because in a way it's a small fulfillment of one of those childhood wishes -- I used to draw out Mario levels and characters on graph paper. I'd move them around and make the little paper Mario jump on the paper Goombas and think, "Man, I wish I could record this." Fast forward some 20 years later and I've finally gotten around to doing something like it. Here's to the 6 year old in your past who always liked to draw cartoons.



"bit and run" will return on Friday, August 6th with Volume Two.

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Man, I can't believe that we've already arrived at the penultimate installment of bit and run.

It seems like only last night I was bleary-eyed and playing Mario 2 in the early hours of the morning thinking up all this nonsense. Anyway, I wanted to take a moment and thank you all again. It's truly been a pleasure for me to do and I'm glad for the chance that it might have made you guys smile.

Next week for the final installment of "bit and run" Volume 1, I'm going to do something a little different. I think you're going to like it.

Thanks again!
Cory

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
• download my set of 10 classic Nintendo inspired desktops!
  

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
• download my set of 10 classic Nintendo inspired desktops!
  

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
• download my set of 10 classic Nintendo inspired desktops!
  

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
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I wanted to take a minute and say thank you to everyone who has enjoyed these comics. They are a joy to make and I'm pleased that they've been so well received.

I also wanted to make one thing clear regarding "bit and run" -- I've actually got two volumes of comics written. My plan all along has been to run Vol. 1 from January 1 - March 26 and then take a break and use my free time to prepare for the San Diego Comic-Con (end of July) then begin releasing Vol. 2 from August 6 - October 29, another 3 month run.

As much as I've loved making Vol 1., Vol. 2 is even better I think.

Thanks again to Kevin and GoNintendo for this great partnership!

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What pleases me most about this comic, even more than Link's reaction in panel five, is that this comic is probably the first one that truly exemplifies the title, "bit and run."

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
• download my set of 10 classic Nintendo inspired desktops!
  

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
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While most of my "bit and run" series focuses on Mario & Co., the occasional one will feature other Nintendo franchises. Today it's Zelda. And all the weapons that could possibly imply.

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
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Poor, poor Mario 2. Well, as they say, "Always a Mushroom Retainer, never a Princess." Yet, even for all of it's oddities, Mario 2 manages a certain charm over me. I still enjoy the game quite a bit.

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• What is "bit and run" ? Check out my debut post here.
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We can all agree on two things; Mario 2 is awesome, and Mario 2 is the weirdest game. But to the inhabitants of Subcon the other Marios must surely be the weird ones.

I like to imagine the sort of conversations they must have had around the water-cooler.


Especially when Mario 3 rolled around.

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So, what happens to you if you're me and you're embroiled in the midst of an enormous three month long project (with 2 or 3 somewhat smaller [but nearly as time consuming] projects) oscillating around your head? 15 - 17 hours days, 7 days a week, give or take?

Here's what happens --

Your life fragments into two distinct pieces -- work and decompression/Nintendo

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For the last three months on this massive animation project (We're nearly, nearly done and I can't wait to be able to talk about it here, it's for a pretty big company that I'm sure you've heard of) I'd work like mad all day and crash in the early hours of the morning. But not before decompressing with a little Mario. Mario 2 and Mario 3, mostly.

I had to have some kind of in between time before sleep because if I just went to bed my brains would be buzzing with all that I needed to do and I couldn't sleep. So, Mario.

The result of this mix; delirious work schedule, little sleep, and Nintendo resulted in some of the silliest ideas I've ever had.

When I found tiny chunks of time in between the cracks of this enormous project I jotted those ideas down. I quickly amassed several pages of quickly scrawled jokes and notes of Nintendo related humor. Pretty specific, nerd humor. Like, if you haven't played level 4 of Mario 2 you're not likely to know what the crap is going on.

So, some of my energies I channeled into a series of Nintendo themed desktops that I released through GoNintendo, my favorite Nintendo blog. Kevin Cassidy, the guy behind it, is a stand-up fellow, funny, and very kind.

Now, what to do with the other ideas? They became my next personal project --


"bit and run" is a series of Nintendo themed comics. It is comprised of two volumes, each ending in an animated short; a grand total of 26 comics, 2 shorts -- 6 months worth of Friday posts. Volume 1 runs from January 1 - March 26.

Once again I've partnered with GoNintendo to release my work.

With out further ado, here's the first comic :


And if you're interested, here's the initial release day post over on GoNintendo.

These are quick, fun, and easy for me to do. I get a lot of enjoyment out of them and I hope you might too.

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"bit and run" I think of as a "soft" project, it's one that's running in the background and pops up on Fridays. I'm still moving forward on my Alice project and Flight 7 story.