After getting dumped, quitting her job, and moving to a new neighborhood, Sara’s a feeling a bit lost in the black void of New York City; but at least she keeps finding pennies… Set in 2005-6, Voids currently updates on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Background
Voids originally ran as a webcomic from about 2005-2009. It was meant to be told in 9 parts; I made it halfway through Part 8 and, for various reasons, didn’t finish it. I’ve revisited it over the years and have wanted to, finally, give it an ending. There were a lot of decisions I made that I just came to hate though — this was my first comic and while it’s interesting to look back at where it started I didn’t want to just tack on an extra section and call it done.
I’d tried to stick to a “normal” update schedule of once a week while working full time. Sometimes it worked; sometimes it didn’t. Often I’d throw in a single-panel page not because it fit with the story but because that was what I had time to do. I hadn’t planned super far ahead either, so in going back and rereading it there were inconsistencies in the story, and things that I thought needed a better explanation. I came to hate how I’d done the text and balloons too; there was too much contrast between the clean balloons/text and the artwork.
So, here it is again. It’s mostly the same story, sometimes simplified, other times expanded upon. I don’t know if people who liked the original will like this version, and I don’t know if new people will be into it at all — it’s still very much about a time of life and a place, and the New York of 2005 is very much not the New York of 2025. If you’ve wound up here because you were here for the original, welcome back.
Other comics I’ve made can be seen here.
General content warning: contains adult situations and language
