/silly: Arturis's farewell
by Arthur Orneck 
Dec 4th 2007 at 4:10PM
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Due to personal reasons I can not and will not discuss here, I will no longer be drawing the weekly /silly comic for WoW Insider. I am thankful to you, the thriving mass of WoW Insider readers, for taking the time to view my strip for the past 11 weeks. To those that commented with support and praise, I offer an even larger helping of the Thank You pie. You are the reason I stayed up those late Monday nights, forcing myself to draw out the twisted images in my head in order to share them with the world. I sought your approval, and I received it in spades.Will there be a future for /silly, after I am gone? That is up to the higher-ups at WoW Insider to decide. If they do replace me and continue on with the series, I hope you all will show the new artist the respect and support that you gave to me. And I hope that the comics will make me laugh as much as mine made you.
As for my future, do not worry. I have more passion for gaming than most people you will ever meet, burning deep within my soul like a warlock DoT that will never expire; like the Light that drives a paladin to battle against overwhelming odds. I will find another way to be a part of the industry that I love, and with a little luck, you will see the name Arturis again.
Arthur E. "Arturis" Orneck
Filed under: Odds and ends, Humor, /silly, Comics
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Matthew Rossi Dec 4th 2007 4:17PM
Aww dang it.
Mort Dec 4th 2007 4:18PM
Awww, I looked forward to those each week even if I didn't comment. Take it easy and good luck with your future.
Jack Dec 4th 2007 4:19PM
:(
Was it really eleven weeks? It seemed so short...
Thijz Dec 4th 2007 4:21PM
Ah bah! Well, good luck with whatever you're going to do, we've enjoyed your comics! :D
Dyermaker Dec 4th 2007 4:21PM
Of those eleven weeks, how many were on time?
Freehugz Dec 4th 2007 4:27PM
But we had a long dramatic explanation for every one of them!
Arturis Dec 4th 2007 6:56PM
Of the 11 comics I posted, only 1 was delayed. The comic for today was to be the 12th comic.
g8rCody Dec 4th 2007 4:22PM
Why are you leaving? Is it for personal reasons that you can discuss here?
Mort Dec 4th 2007 4:37PM
I believe the second sentence began "Due to personal reasons I can not and will not discuss here..." so probably not.
Saphia Dec 4th 2007 4:23PM
Good luck. You had more fans than you know.
Psychosis Dec 4th 2007 4:26PM
Goodbye, your work will be much missed :)
Pattmyn Dec 4th 2007 4:31PM
Well dang...I only found the comics last week and thought they were really funny. Good Luck Arturis!
Slayblaze Dec 4th 2007 5:07PM
It's because they wouldn't give you that Dell XPS isn't it?
Avery Dec 4th 2007 6:08PM
/win
Goodluck with future endeavors!
Arturis Dec 4th 2007 9:43PM
I assure you, my passionate desire for an uber gaming laptop played no part in my departure.
Now that I am no longer an employee, however, I will definitely have to enter the contest...
Sylythn Dec 4th 2007 4:33PM
Bah - we're losing one of the good ones if you ask me. So many webcomics just fizzle and die - this one had potential to go on indefinitely. It was good, original, simple, and had epic stories to go with each single image. On time or not, I laughed at every one of them. Good luck Arturis!
mech Dec 4th 2007 4:34PM
awwww.... dude... why!!?!?
mcclary Dec 4th 2007 4:37PM
:'-(
Good luck!
Rudathin Dec 4th 2007 4:44PM
I, for one, don't care how many were (not) on time. Quality is what counts.
zprime Dec 4th 2007 5:06PM
On time or not didn't matter, keeping in the fashion of Blizzard better quality than on time.