RalftheDestroyer.com

I just thought I’d let everyone know that I’m finalizing an official launch date for this comic strip on the web. I’ve been really encouraged to see people from many countries coming to the site and actually spending time here looking around.

For those who have been waiting to see if this comic REALLY was going to launch, I’ve finished my 12 week buffer so I’ve narrowed it down to two dates; December 1st or January 1st. From there “Ralf the Destroyer” will be updated three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) with an occasional Sunday. I may in the future do more days per week, but I thought I’d see how this goes first.

I’ve been busy getting together various attributes together for an official web site launch announcement. I should be able to nail down a specific web site launch time fairly soon, but I am still waiting to find out about my other goal… of syndication.

As you can see besides my blitzkrieg of comic strip creation I have also focused on various advertising methods, the tower ad to the left is just one example. I hope that audiences of all ages can enjoy what I’ve had the great pleasure to create.

A quick update for those who are stopping back in to see what progress has been made. As of last week I finished up 33 daily strips which introduce just a hint of Ralf’s past. In total, that puts me within just a couple of weeks short of my three month’s worth of continuity and gags buffer goal. There’s also some possible syndicate responses I’m intent on hearing from before the year is over.

Just a note to those who may be keeping an eye on this site. As some may have noticed, I have been attempting to fine tune this site a bit, but the material has not changed much. You’ve actually happened upon this site before it’s official launch.

Things will hopefully change this fall as I will be attempting to build up a few months of material to buffer myself for the regular release of new comic strips. It’s very important to me (as it is you the reader, I’m sure) that if I commit to producing material, that it is done so with complete commitment, on time and regularity. So I want to get everything set up and prepared correctly before announcing the launch of “Ralf the Destroyer” officially. It may happen here on-line only or it could happen simultaneously here on-line with a possible syndication deal as well. Either way this site will be featuring the epic story of Ralf the Destroyer in the not to distant future for all you web comic fans.

If you would like to be alerted as to when these events will occur, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail and I’ll send you a note when I get everything within striking distance. If you’ve e-mailed me in the past, you will likely be notified as well.

Ralf the Destroyer is about an extraterrestrial “nice guy” named Ralf who’s 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 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.