Absence
27th October, 2025
Ok, I realise it seems like I've completely abandoned this project, and I guess I kind of have in a way. To make a graphic novel all by yourself while you have a full-time job is a pretty hefty task. Issue 1 took me a lot more time and effort than I imagined it would, and though I'm extremely proud of how it turned out and that I even finished it at all, the thought of going through that again 4 more times feels pretty overwhelming to me.
I apologise to you if you read this and liked it, and were excited about where this story was going, but I'm afraid it may be quite a while longer before I muster up the motivation to finish it, if ever. I do still intend to finish it at some point, but maybe not quite yet.
Something I do want to do pretty soon is re-do the front cover, as I'm not satisfied with how the title doesn't quite pop enough on the page and doesn't stand out very much. If I do this soon, I'll get a bunch of copies printed out and put them up in the 'store' section of this website so you can buy one, as I know reading a comic in physical form is so much more satisfying than reading it digitally.
Until next time, see ya!
Timefight
12th May, 2021
This has nothing to do with the comic, but it's something else I've created so may interest some of you! When I was much younger I made this animation for Newgrounds, and I've recently upscaled it, increased the framerate, and made it look prettier for youtube. I started thinking of doing this with the news of Adobe Flash losing support, and now I've done it!
Issue 1 is on 'Comixology!'
18th February, 2021
'Comixology' is the leading platform for digital comics distribution. If Comixology is your preferred choice for comic reading, 'Press Z to Continue' is available on there now!
Although it does have a small cost on Comixology, Issue 1 will always be free here.
Desktop wallpaper
15th November, 2020
I just put together 3 desktop wallpapers, for those of you who are already such huge fanatics for the comic that you absolutely must show off your love for it! They're only 1920x1080 for now, but if anyone is desperate for another size just message me and I'll put something together.
Right-click and select 'save link as..'.
Issue 1 available on 'Comichaus'
11th November, 2020
'Comichaus' is a relatively new app that can be found on the ios store or google play, and is the "netflix of indie comics". Issue 1 of Press Z to Continue can now also be found on comichaus as well as hundreds of other indie comics.
Comichaus has a free trial for 14 days, and is £3 per month thereafter.
Final page colouring timelapse
6th November, 2020
So I've been sporadically recording myself drawing/colouring various pages of the comic, and here's the timelapse of the final page colours, if that's something you're interested in!
Issue 1 now complete!
4th November, 2020
After what feels like forever working on my first ever comic, I've finally finished it! I can tell you it was a huge learning experience for me, especially doing every step of the process myself from writing to drawing, colouring & lettering. My first ever attempt at drawing the first page was seriously atrocious.
As you're reading issue 1 you may even be able to subtly tell it slowly increases in quality the further you get into it, which is unavoidable because everyone naturally gets better at art the more you do.
Now that I'm finished with the comic, I'm ready to start sharing it! Issue 1 can be read in full here.
Facebook page now live
30th October, 2020
The facebook page for the comic is now live, please give it a like so you can stay up to date! Along with my mailing list, this is really going to help me see how many people the comic has reached so I can more easily determine the level of interest it has, and how much people want to see the comic printed or are looking forward to more issues! The facebook page can be found at facebook.com/pressztocontinue
Website up and running! (mostly)
19th October, 2020
I am not a website designer by any means, aside from some really basic playing around with html when i was like 16, but I have to say I'm pretty proud of how this has turned out. It's given me so many headaches trying to figure out how to get it exactly how I want it, and to get everything actually working properly. w3schools.com helped so much through it. Still not ready to start spreading the link around, but hopefully soon!