Unemployed Pandas

Many apologies for the disruption in updates as of late.

We’ve been busy with a few changes in both of our lives, and have had to temporarily shift some priorities around.

This is just a quick note to let you all know that we’re still dedicated to this project, it just can’t continue on the same schedule as it has in the past few months.

Please stay tuned for future announcements regarding the direction of this comic, as well as exactly what has been going on as of late :)

Thanks for bearing with us as we get through these sudden changes.  We’re still here and will continue to tell the story of your favorite pandas.

- PMBQ & Mervyn

Today marks the last day of “Unemployment Benefits,” at least for this summer.  It’s been a lot of fun to depict the various activities that the Pandas have been doing lately, so I really hope you’ve enjoyed that.

August will be a new month with a new story arc. Will Ninja Panda find work? Will Samurai Panda make any progress with his bakery? Will there be a new Unemployed Panda?

Tune in next Monday to find out :)

Also, THANK YOU to everyone who came by and supported us at the summer conventions. We had tons of fun meeting old and new fans, as well as creating a lot of fun art. Although it has been a challenging year for us (as it has been for everyone), we’ve still managed to keep our chins up and have a good time. Despite the economy and whatever might be going on in your lives, we hope you are doing the same.

See ya  next week!

- PMBQ

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’m exhibiting at Comic Con!  I’ve been posting on Twitter for the past month, but I figured I would post here as well.

You can find me at my own booth, P.M.B.Q. Studios, #4519 (near the Fantasy Illustrator section). We pretty much have the same spot that we’ve had for the past few years. 

I’ll be at the booth most of the time, and will be available to do cap sketches and watercolor commissions. Hope to see some of you there!

- PMBQ

We’re taking a break from the main storyline this month. Summer is in the air, as well as summer conventions! Currently, we’re just more inspired to draw illustrations reflecting upon the benefits of having the summer off. Whether you’re employed, unemployed, or a student, we’re hoping you can relate!

We’d also like to take this chance to invite any other artists to submit their own illustrations of Ninja Panda and/or Samurai Panda and/or Kunoichi Panda enjoying the summer! Mervyn and I would love to see your depictions of our favorite pandas.

If you’re interested, here are the Submission Specs:
- Final image size is 960 pixels wide by 639 pixels tall, 72 dpi
- If possible, we recommend you work at 2001×1332, 300 dpi (just for your own working copy)
- Acceptable formats are PSD, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, EPS, and AI.
- Try to keep your submission to 2 MB or below.
- If your submission is larger than 2 MB, please email us a link to your work, rather than attaching
- Send submissions to UPANDAS at PMBQ dot COM (replace words with symbols, and you can use lowercase :)

When you submit, it’s mutually understood that you are granting Mervyn and I the copyright to publish the work, both in print and online. We’ll be sure to give you credit, as well as a surprise bonus. You are allowed to sell prints of your work as well, of course!

If you have any questions about any of this, feel free to leave a comment, email us at upandas at pmbq dot com , or tweet us @upandas .

OK, hope y’all are enjoying your summer!!

- PMBQ & Mervyn