I have a new toy... I've been using a wacom tablet for almost as long as I've been doing the comic, and they've gradually gotten bigger and fancier. I finally got my wish and purchased the grand-daddy of them all: a Wacom Cintiq 21ux.
Drawing with this is almost like using paper, with all the benefits of Painter or Photoshop thrown in. I love it. It feels SO much more natural than using a tablet where you're drawing in one spot and seeing it appear somewhere else. I'm not sure if this would be 'natural' if you'd never used a tablet before, but for someone who's used tablets forever it's nerdvana. I'm working on the next two pages of the comic at this very moment.
The only thing is, I've had to rearrange my desk twice to try and find a configuration that works. It changes my seating position a bit 'cause it's HUGE. But that just means there's more to love. Right?
I'll give another report in a week or so and let you know how it's going, and if the new-toy-shine is gone.