Requiem: A Spiderforest Webcomic by James Roden. “War, children, it’s just a shot away…”

For the first time in the five years that this comic has been running , I’m doing a donation drive.

Let me explain, right now I am in desperate need of a computer hardware upgrade.  For the last few years, I have been doing Requiem on a Gateway laptop, which is in urgent need of an upgrade.  Because of it’s age, I am still stuck on a 160gb hard drive, and because of the age of the tech, there is no way to even upgrade it, and because of the files needed to do these comics, pulling anything off is not an option.  Heck, right now, after pulling off everything I can, I can barely even defrag the thing.

What my plan is, is to get a good bare bones system for the comic, and with your help, get into this century.  I will be doing artwork and wallpapers for anyone who donates, and I will try to put together some special stuff for you as well.

So, I’m hoping for your help.  I’m putting together cash for this on my end as well….and between myself, and all of you readers out there, I hope to make it happen.

Thanks!!!!

This is too cool not to share!

A while back, reader Roger Ellingham (known in the comment list here at Requiem as Count Thalim) got a hold of me privately about doing a satellite imagery style picture of the main continent (Ainm Baile) that much of Requiem takes place on.  Well today, he emailed me the final product.

What the good Count did was take the map that I had designed and layered satellite imagery from a whole ton of different NASA pictures to come up with the first staellite pictures of the world you are reading about.  I’ve been staring at it off and on for hours now, and I have to tell you that it is incredible.

So without further ado, I present to you one of the coolest things that I have ever seen.  it is visible right HERE

Thank you good sir, you have made my holiday!!!