Happy Groundhog Day!
And now…the winner of the Drawing for a Drawing contest is…
Congratulations, to our winner, Sarah Blake!! She will be receiving a commissioned drawing! (I’ll see if she’ll let me share it with y’all when it’s done!)
So, that contest done, we are kicking off a new contest for February! A Xylia fan art/fan fiction contest. For info and rules, please go to this forum link.
In today’s update, Tychia shows herself to be even more ‘firey’ than we originally thought. And maybe a bit more powerful than we thought…
Tall Tales Radio host Tom Racine will be conducting an interview with myself and Swedish cartoonist Irma, creator of “Imy” . As soon as that interview is made available, I will let you know!
VOTE TWC- New art! 
I’m really excited to share a link to a new site one of my best friends Lucy and her sister have created. It’s a lot of fun, and will soon feature Flash animation sequences.
This month we will be changing the ‘donation incentive’ area to a ‘Downloadable Store’ area. I will be leaving the wallpapers up for another week as we set this up. I will be offering a downloadable sketchbook, and a dowloadable book of pinups. 
I hope to have those up next Monday. As always, the money will help maintain the Xylia site.
Today’s question is: Do you make sure that you read Xylia every Monday or do you just stop by once in a while?
Thank you everyone for reading!
February 1st, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Ooh! You REALLY don’t want to see Tychia when she’s angry!
I read every Monday and Thursday.
February 1st, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I read whenever the comic pops up in Google Reader
February 1st, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Tychia’s just keeping it real, and laying the smackdown when she needs to. Can’t have everyone getting into a snit and missing out on the big picture. She’s a good leader. XD
I come every monday (or sunday, as it were) but I think I come about every other day, just to see what’s going on ’round the Xylia joint.
By the way, that last panel makes me laugh. XD They know not to cross the boss.
February 1st, 2009 at 9:39 pm
YEAH! That’s my girl! I knew she was tough and a kickass leader! Thanks Barb and thanks Tychia!
Also, I love the chibi versions of Brimaz and the others in the last panel (note: they are only the others cuz I’m still sorting out names)
I come every monday and thursday, and occasionally pop in on other days for the Xyliacs section. *starts humming his theme song* *thinks of the pic of T&B as Pinky and the Brain and smiles*
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 am
Tychia knows how to keep her compagny in one line.
She doesnt sound like shes too happy with the situation either. lol
I allready wondered why Brimaz was still so into Deimos, now it seems that the others are confused too
I come by here every monday, mostly thursday too
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:41 am
Ohhh go Tychia! The others look a bit like a group of children when their mom tell them off for fighting in the livingroom with muddy shoes on.
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:53 am
Hey, of course I stop here every Monday ! And every Thursday. And… uh… often I come every day… ^^
Nice page, Barb ! Love Tychia when she’s angry.
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:44 am
Don’t get her angry. You won’t like her when she’s angry…even though she also friggin’ HOT when she’s angry. XD And she’s a pyromancer! No wonder they’re all going ‘meep’.
I come here every Monday and Thursday, naturally, and also I pop up on other days to see what people are getting up to on the forum!
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 am
Every day! Actually, it’s my homepage on my laptop. I haven’t been lingering in the forums lately though. School and work take up most of my time.
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
Well, I try to drop in and vote every day. To tell the truth, I tend to be happily surprised when there’s an update, because I keep forgetting when the updates are supposed to be up. And also I forget what day it is. And where I am. And how old I am. I forget all sorts of things…
Also, Tychia! O.o Whee!
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:11 am
every Monday….. it’s part of my ‘morning coffee’ application. : )
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:13 am
I check every Monday. Nice to see Tychia smacking them down.
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Hey y’al! Glad to hear some of you are regularly stopping by! I wish I could update everyday!
I’m also glad that you are enjoying Tych’s temper. HA HA HA!!!
~B
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:26 pm
It’s like I always say. Fire improves everything.
I love that little chibi panel. That’s awesome.
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I don’t comment too often, but I just had to say it. Psulli (I hope I spelled that right) just looks freakin’ adorable in her terrified state in the third panel. I almost didn’t even see her at first, she’s trying to look all teeny and insignificant. She needs a hug.
Good thing I don’t mind spiders.
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Hey everyone- Please refresh the page- there is a blooper!
See if you can find it!
~B
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
OOoo. Nice catch on that Blooper Barb. As much as we all liked that particular panel you think we would have caught it.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Fire!!!
As for “todays” question, I pretty much check everyday, hoping that some sort of magical thing happened and there’s a new page all of a sudden. I have a ‘cycle’ of websites that I automatically check when I have nothing better to do (or when I have things I don’t want to do.) and Xylia is 3rd or 4th on that list (after Facebook and e-mail and a massive manga website)
I’m all over the new updates.
I just forget to leave comments.
A lot.
Sorry.
I really am still avidly reading! I didn’t… stop or anything. That would be sad.
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:39 am
I read this every Monday
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I generally stop by once a week or so, now that I’ve finished the archive. ^_^ No specific day. Sometimes I show up more than once to check the forums.
February 4th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I go through a long list of webcomics whenever I have the time, which can be every and any day or no day of the week.
Also, that fire makes me feel the heat and dry air on my face and eyes.