2: What's the story behind The Passengers?

The frighteningly long legend of The Passengers began when I was 11 years old and started drawing comics in my notebook during school. It began as a story about the adventures of a diminuitive alien named Raymond, and the cast was made up of kids in my fifth grade class. Since then, I've gone through several titles, at least 40 characters, and countless variations on the plot before arriving at the finalized story you see today. Much of the original plot has been altered or deleted, and only a few members of the original cast remain (I will not say which ones, as potential spoilers abound).

2-A: So we'll never get to see the story of Raymond?

Did I say that? No, I said potential spoilers abound. Needless to say, if and when elements of my original story appear, they will be quite different from what I have described in my previous answer.

3: How often is it updated?

As often as is possible. I'm not getting paid to write this, and I have all the duties of real life to maintain in addition to this project. That slows the process considerably, but I'll try to get new material posted as soon as it's finished.

If you simply must have your Passengers fix, I've set up a LiveJournal account where I post a brand new panel every day. Feel free to add it to your Friends List (if you use LJ), or just drop by to check on the progress of the latest chapter.

4: Why is The Passengers hosted at thebeak.org?

The short answer is, it's the webspace we had. If you'd rather read it on an Angelfire page, I can arrange that. The longer answer is that The Beak and The Passengers share an underlying philosophy. This makes sense, since they're written by the same people.

5: Do you plan to release a printed version?

A definite "maybe." If I can find a way to print it without going broke in the process, that "maybe" will quickly evolve into a big fat "yes." A printed version will cost money, of course, but the upside is that you can read it on the bus without investing in wireless.

If you have any questions that aren't answered here, send them to varius AT thebeak DOT org, or post them at the Panel-A-Day LiveJournal.