ralfthedestroyer.com

Thank you all for your kind words about the comic strip. In case it is in question, I am not abandoning “Ralf the Destroyer”, it will just take me a couple of months to reconfigure the site. I will, hopefully, refine both site and strip even more. I am also setting up a follow up submission to the syndicates, which I’m hoping will bare fruit in the publishing arena.

I may, in the interim, post some of the comic book pages here each Monday to keep the site up to date. So be sure to let me know what you might think of the different format and if you prefer one over the other. I look forward to hearing your comments.

Well, this site has been giving me considerable trouble as the updater has never worked and the comic refuses to post when the page opens if I rewrite the theme. During the last few months I had hoped to advertise and see if I could get some traffic to the site, but I haven’t been in the position to do so. I’m getting towards the end of the buffer I had for this “experiment”… Since I am getting some graphic novel work, I am wondering if I should take the story of Ralf to that venue?

If I continue Ralf as a comic strip/ web comic, I will likely switch hosts and start from scratch with a bit more promotional vigor. On the other hand, some great graphic novel series were started as comic strips and found considerable breathing room and attentive audiences in book form (”Bone” by Jeff Smith comes to mind).

If anyone has any thoughts on the matter I sure would like to hear what you think. If you’d like to see what a “Ralf the Destroyer” comic might look like as a comic book/ graphic novel, you can check out a few pages at my DeviantART gallery page.

Just a note; If the comic above is not showing please just click the HOME button top left. Sorry for the inconvenience, I should have it fixed in a few days.

Ralf the Destroyer is about an extraterrestrial ‘nice guy‘ named Ralf who has been ‘recruited‘ as the one-man demolition crew of a distant planet after the Trans-galactic Counsel receives a threatening message of universal conquest from an ancient radio transmission. Ralf, experiencing many setbacks in his personal and professional life, takes them up on their ‘offer‘ in hopes of finally finding the prestige and respect that he craves.

When Ralf arrives at his destination (Earth) however, he discovers the wonders of the planet and its inhabitants (one female astronomer, in particular, named Mai). Now, Ralf becomes torn by his new desire to rule the planet in order to save it from itself rather than destroy it.

Unfortunately for Ralf, the majority of inhabitants on Earth fail to notice his invasion or even notice the fact that he is an alien. Along the way, he encounters many different types of people, adding further dimension to his inner conflict; from those who are ‘attempting to expose him‘ (Lexi) to those who mainly just want to ‘mooch off of him‘ (Ray). Ralf’s interplanetary balancing act oscillates from the thought provoking to the absurd.

For a glimpse ahead, check out the submissions page.

If things are not as they were it is because I am (again) attempting to get this site working properly. Even though it may not appear that anything is wrong, there are mechanical issues I am attempting to resolve. I decided to do it since the holidays have diminished traffic greatly, so I’m hoping to get it straightened out and back up. Thanks for stopping by.