There are a lot of changes going on at this website. The first and probably most obvious is that the comic is now in color. Since the start of this comic I have been tossing and turning on if I should make it in color or not. As you can see I have come to a decision. I hope you will enjoy that change as much as I have in making it that way.

The second change is that there are going to be a few more main characters brought into the mix. I know that for the last six months this has been more of a random gag a day comic with a few comics featuring Basil and Cuddles. Making gag a day comics is fun but at the same time it is very limited. The joke can only be made about the topic and not the characters involved. I feel that with a bigger cast I can develop both gags about the topic and the characters involved. I’m literally creating an entire world for this comic.

Finally, and this change is probably the saddest. This comic will no longer update 5 days a week. The change to color has meant that the amount of time I put into the comic has also gone up. As such I needed to balance the extra work and my update schedule to match the change. Bucket Gnome will now update on Mon-Wed-Fri.

Also, If you have any kind of opinion on these changes that you wish to express to me. Feel free to comment here or sent me an email at dan@bucketgnome.com

It is customary that at this time of year we make a resolution. For the past few years I have had the same resolution as it is applicable every year. My resolution is always, “do something you’ve never done before.” Last year I ran a half-marathon. I don’t know what I’ll do this year but I’ll let you know when I do it.

I also have a resolution for this comic. I plan to go full color. Expect that to happen the beginning of February as I’m going to finish posting these comics that I did in black and white. Sadly this also means that I will probably only post three times a week instead of five. Unless I get really fast at coloring I figure that should about equal the same work load. Also, get ready for more main characters and a lot of fun.

This year I’ve also decided to have a Bible verse for the year. I read this in my devotions the other day and while looking for a verse I stumbled upon it again and thought it applied to where I’m at in life. The verse is:

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”

So funny thing happened last night, my site got hacked. I would like to take a moment to congratulate those who got in. You defeated a cartoonist. I hope this will pad your resume nicely. I can already hear the conversation,

“Wow you hacked onto a webcomic.”

“Yes, it took many hours but I got the so-and-so.”

“What do you plan to do now?”

“I’ll wait for him to get everything back up and do it again.”

“You sir are a true genius and a beacon of light to those of us who dedicate our lives to making webcomic artist suffer.”

“Thank you.”

In a strange way it was kind of a good thing. I was never happy with the design of the site and had been thinking about ways I would like to change it. Now I got it done sooner than expected because I was given a reason. I’ll be tweaking it over the next few days so expect more changes. I love finding blessings in things that weren’t meant to be blessings.