365 INFANTRY: WINTER 2025! Salute Your Troops!
NEW QUARTERLY + A Long-Overdue Update on the State of the Force!
Five more wicked tales of hot-rodding, hog-riding hellions from the 25th century! The story of the 365th’s fight for freedom against the electric tyranny of A.C.E.S. and her cybernetic hellhole Haven continues! Get yours today!
UPDATES
Now for the real meat and potatoes: where have I been, where’s the new Firedale, and why has the Quarterly taken so long? To answer all these questions and more is quite simple: I was out sick for the better part of two months.
Just when I thought I was out of December’s woods with all the crap that kept me from getting the Winter issue finished at all, January doubled-down and kicked my ass. I won’t go into the exact details of my condition because I prefer to keep those private, but let’s just say there was a good chance that I wouldn’t be here to write to you at all had things taken one more wrong turn.
The good news: what I’m dealing with is treatable and I’m taking to it like a duck to water. I’m feeling much more like my old, over-productive self again which is a hell of a relief. It’s going to take time, and there are things I’ll be living with for the rest of my life, but I should be able to kick out of it alright. Needless to say, it was a shock to the system in every sense going through what I had, including an extended hospital stay throughout the length of February.
During all of this, my brain was absolutely shot. I couldn’t create, I couldn’t focus, and even the most menial tasks were impossible to belly up to. So needless to say, that’s why none of the usual accessories to the Winter issue started appearing until recently.
That said, there are some serious changes I’m making around here in what shall be our final full year of storytelling. Here are those changes:
SCHEDULE — Because of the health woes, I’m pushing the whole schedule back one month. Our Spring issue will be arriving next month in April, Summer in July, and Autumn in October. This also means that the Winter issue will become our grand finale in January. More on that in due time.
ALAN FIREDALE — For the sake of sanity, I’ve held back Episode 12 of Alan Firedale for this coming Spring issue. It’s a wonderful story with some fresh twists on the formula that Brendan and I can’t wait to share with you. Honestly, I’m a bit grateful to have the extra time to ladle on some more TLC in my usual areas of production, including a rather lush musical score!
THE PAYWALL — Or rather its removal, because after some serious deliberation, I feel it’s time to retire the paid subscription service in its entirety. I never made that much from it and I don’t see the point in holding those who did contribute to an agreement that isn’t providing the same value-for-money it once did, especially in the project’s final year where all efforts will be put to sending the main series off in style. All previous paid content will be made FREE to all subscribers. Every flash story, every bonus collection, and yes, every episode of our exciting audio drama Alan Firedale.
Now for those who wish to support the series financially, you can still do it through all the usual channels. Buy our books on Amazon, grab yourself some sweet merch on Redbubble or Teepublic, and don’t forget to share us with your friends if you think they’ll dig some high-octane wolven sci-fi.
With this being our last full year, we got plenty of great stuff coming down the pipeline, including new releases, a proper launch for all our second editions, and our second-ever foray into the world of animation! More on all of this in due time as well. But for now, I thank you all for your patience and your support. Here’s to getting the New Year back on track! — Jake C.
Created by Jacob Calta
Art by Kevin John Jacob Logos Designed by Kely Christmas Additional Designs by Ben Rodriguez (@bar1scorpio), Moritz Kubald (@ruiningblueart), Spookitty & Andrew Clark (@TheAnimatedMoon)
Test Driver: K. Paul, Daniel Watts, & Frank Theodat
Conceptual Consultant: Theo Schaefer
Alan Firedale Audio Editor & Announcer: Brendan Rechnitzer
Generals: Weefy, BBP & M.F.R. (@PaladinDragoon) Lieutenants: Dave Perlmutter
Special Thanks to Kit Sun Cheah, Rob Rimes, Joseph Wiess, Anthony Joseph Buffa, Erik Waag, Evaleigh, John A. Douglas, Mikhail J Clive, Detective Wolfman, Spenser Rudolph, D. Edward Lemmink, Gustavo A. Martinez, “Johnnie Walker,” HowlingFang, Ryan Maguire, Amos Lamb, Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, JVP Music, Salvestro, JD Cowan, ByteMapper, Cirsova, The Lord Otter, Nicky P from Iron Age Marketing, RazörFist, Richard from IronAge.Media, Royce from A Drink With Crazy, Daniel P. Riley, Retehi, & Temiree
Thanks for the update and the book links.