Baby Otto Zeplin is finally back! If you don’t know the sandwich in question, maybe you should go back and read from the beginning. I know I promised he’d be back yesterday but I got hit with a four-illustration gig this weekend, which I’ll post later this week, so I’m running a bit behind on personal projects. But, as promised, here’s the explanation for Volume Two’s delayed start:

Throughout the ten eventual volumes of The Life and Times of Baby Otto Zeplin, I plan on having at least four “theme” volumes, where Otto’s adventures focus around a specific theme, or place, or idea for the entire month. Volume Three was supposed to be the first of these themed volumes, but looking at the historic dates in 1900 that specific volume covers, I decided it would be better off as a “regular” volume. So, everything I had already written for the original Volume Two will now become Volume Three, with a few changes, and Volume Two has been completely re-written as the first themed volume. I’m not going to announce the theme of Volume Two until it becomes obvious on about June 5th, 1900 or so, but what this also means is that once I get into the swing of doing these again, Volume Two should be followed very shortly by Volume Three; no six-month waits again.

Baby Otto Contest!
I also promised you a contest, right? As mentioned above, I plan on having four themed volumes spread throughout the ten, but the problem is I only have definite plans for three themes so far. So, if anyone wants to, comment here or email me your idea for a future volume’s theme idea. The winner will receive one free copy of each volume as it is released, and also Volume One if you don’t already own it. Now, I won’t be able to let on my other two planned themes until those volumes are released, so if you happen to come up with an idea I’m already going to do, I can’t tell you, but you won’t win, sorry. I don’t care how mundane or wacky your idea happens to be, let me have it. I will announce the winner and winning theme idea whenever I have decided.

On a totally different note, today is my first day of school this semester, and I’m so ready to go back after a month-long winter break.

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