For now, Brat-halla is still on hiatus. Since our last update, Seth and I have been putting in long hours with our day jobs (the ones that keep our families fed). We’re really good at our jobs and in these times, we’re the kind of workers companies like to do "more with less" with.
But the day jobs have taken a toll (at least for me… and I haven’t been able to find time when Seth’s been available to chat with him for nearly 3 weeks now), so as I’ve had free time creep back into my schedule, I’ve been having to focus more and more on my health. It’s nothing immediately life-threatening, but if I don’t take care of it now, it will be. Luckily, I’ve been making progress as my cholesterol has dropped from "how can you not be dead" levels to "you might be able to live with those levels" in a little over a month’s time (with the help of diet, exercise, medication, positive thinking and a supportive family… "drop and give me 20 dad!").
During the current hiatus though, I have been able to slowly pick away at the Brat-halla: Volume 2 and Volume 3 trades here-and-there, so I’m hoping to have one of those ready in time for the holidays. I’ll try my best to keep everyone in the loop.
Get yourself healthy …. that’s the important part. And, as a student of religions, kudos to you and your compatriots for an absolutely brilliant piece of work.
Of course you need to put your health first. I’m sure all Brat-halla fans would much rather live through a little hiatus and have more brilliant comics to look forward to in the future than for you to push yourself too hard and suffer as a result. Keep getting better, and we’ll all look forward to more Brat-halla whenever it comes (and enjoy the archives until then!)
I’m glad to hear everything is going well. I agree with Joe…get yourself healthy!!! We will be here waiting for your return. :o)
Thanks very much for the updste, Jeff! I’m sure we all understand that your well-being comes first. So get yourself healthy, and we’ll look forward to a Brat-halla Vol. 2 this holiday season!
Glad your health improving. But damn day jobs. Such pesky things that interfere with the finer things in life. Grr. Hope it all works out for you in the meantime.
As someone who has been working on the whole job/cholesterol/medication/exercise carousel myself, I hope you have been taking our gentle ribbing in the spirit intended, as a sort of “get better soon” card. I think we all miss you, and not just because you’re our supplier for our Hod/valkerie fix. Looking forward to being able to buy the trades as Christmas presents this year – Volume 1 is already on the list for my sons.
Let me add to the well wishes and hope your health issues are under control.
Best wishes to the rest of the Brathalla Team as well
Painful isn’t it to discover you are a mortal on Midgard and not a Immortal in Asgard. Hubby been on anti-cholesterol mads now for nearly 20 years … but we have friends who weren’t and have had one or 2 heart attacks at under 45 !
Take care of it now. Veggies are your friends.
Thanks for the update – hope life will soon allow a return to this entertaining slice of life strip.
J
Cholesterol is a nasty thing when it isn’t in balance, it is good that you are taking the time and effort to address the issue. I am a personal trainer that specializes in strength and conditioning. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your training regime feel free to ask me.
I’m thinking it’s about time for the family to go on a diet so we can get some more Brat-halla!
Even on a break, this is still the best drawn comic that I follow.
Don’t worry about us crazy fans we can handle a little hiatus! It’s more important for you to stay healthy and take care ofyour family! Then when the time comes for your return, know that we will all be here!At least i definetely will!
Best of luck!!! I love u all! BRAT-HALLA ROCKS! :3
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you for making us all smile with the Brat-Halla love.
I’ll still be here whenever y’all think of Brat-Halla again, yes. I just wish you’d give us a doodle, even if it’s just scribbles by a two-year-old, or something. Anything that makes it clear you still care and will come back again someday.
We’ll be here when you get back. Please update us on how your health is, though!
Miss you guys/. Happy Holidays.
Just thought I’d drop in and wish the Brathalla Team a Happy Yule Season!
Cheers!
Hey guys, hope you have a good christmas.
Please give an update soon!
Don have to bee a pict. Just say hallo and I’m still alive, or something
(Is you need a new artist I’m willing to drop everything and go and try to resemble the brat-halla art, and then gather up the two colorist I know and get/bully them to work on my line art….)
Merry Soltice en and happy new http://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/jara.gif
Hello! I’ve been having to get security updates into the website over the past couple weeks… and then go through and rewrite a bunch of code to get everything working the way it was before. I’m still alive though… been sick for about a week, but I’m still kicking (not the wisest thing to do with a broken toe though). I’ll try to get something posted about the situation here in the coming week or so.
Glad to hear you are surviving (albeit ill and with broken bits).
Yay you’re alive!!!!!!!!! We miss you!
Okay we’ve waited long enough. DRAW COMIC SLAVE DRAW! MWAHAHAHAH! But seriously good luck with your health and hope your able to find some spare time to work on the comic again but as everybody else says focus on your health and job and good luck.
It lives!
I only just finished reading this webcomic, but it’s great.
Good luck with that toe, and it’s good to know that something’s happening here.
Sorry to hear that the comic is going on hiatus >.< But if u have things that need to be taken care of first for family, self, god(s), or country. Then they take precedent over joys. Health and Wealth to your comrade
- RIley
* you comrade
Hmm, thought I’d left a comment hoping for a text summary/coda for the current plot line … Would be really sweet if possible. Hope you are ok otherwise.
Just read the Brat-Halla vol1 – fantastically funny! Great fun!
You have GOT to keep it going!