Holy Crap! 500 Episodes!

Hey everyone, I’m going to dispense with the usual format here and just soak in the accomplishment of reaching the 500 Episode milestone. It might not seem like it, but producing this comic takes a lot of time and dedication, and I’m pretty damn proud to have gotten this far. When I first started this comic a few years ago, this site didn’t exist (the comic was called “LEGO My Brains” and it was hosted on a different site) and I never fathomed I’d continue putting together LEGO comics for very long.

Looking back, it’s amazing how much things have changed. It took me ages to get that first comic together, now I’ve got things pretty streamlined and can knock out an episode in about an hour so long as there isn’t any set building or complex effects involved. I’ve also gotten to be a bit better photographer along the way.

If I had to give credit to any single thing keeping me going over the years, I would confidently say all of you readers. Being able to connect with you awesome people every day has been an absolutely amazing experience, and I count myself as very fortunate to be able to do it. Since I’ve started the comic I’ve developed some fantastic relationships with a lot of you (one person even got me some freelance work, which is pretty cool).

I’ve really loved being able to make something creative like this comic and then get feedback and interact with such a diverse and intelligent group of people. Unlike so many other communities out there, I feel like the readers of Bricks of the Dead are an unusually calm and patient group. Looking back, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a real fight in the discussions here. Sure there have been a few spats here and there, but nothing like I see elsewhere. Hats off to you all.

Also, I like zombies and LEGO, which also helps quite a bit.

So there you go, my first 500 episodes. Thank you all so much for helping me make this happen, and I hope you’ll continue to join me (and spread the word on social media) for the next 500.