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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Not From Concentrate INDEFINITE HIATUS... for now...
So... you've probably noticed that there hasn't been any comics for a while. My creative lull has lasted much longer than I would have hoped. Ever since the end of the last semester I have been struggling. Every now and then I'd hit an oasis and have an idea I'd really like, but for the most part, I wasn't liking the comics I was posting. I didn't think they were funny, but had to post them because I had a schedule to keep. This also made creating the comics a chore rather than something I wanted to do. For these reasons, Not From Concentrate will be taking an indefinite hiatus, lasting at least through next Spring. I am hopeful that this isn't the end, but that isn't necessarily a guarantee.I apologize to those who have discovered the comic and are disappointed with my decision. Let me first say that this blew up way bigger than anything I thought it would. I am glad that people have enjoyed my work and hope you will understand.
-Tom Dobrosielski
98 Comments:
That bites the big one, but I can definitely understand. I'll miss this as my alternate-to-xkcd-day comic strip. :(
See you next spring, I suppose.
awwwww! we'll miss you madly, but I guess we understand...sigh. :( see you in the springtime!
Dude, I'll miss you. Your comics are Golden. If you need a writer I can write for you.
Well that sucks. Is there any way that you can make an email list or anything to send out something when/if it gets started back up? I'll miss this comic.
Noooooooooo!
Darn, I was so excited to see the site up again.
It WAASS part of my morning routine... I so looked forward to checking them out, but understand. Maybe stuff will come up when you get back on campus.
Do well in your senior year (and I still think you could do this as a career) All artists go through dry spells.
This is truely tragic! I found it difficult to get up in the morning when I knew there wasn't a NFC comic waiting for me and now... I dunno what I am gonna do with my self. You slotted in so perfectly with xkdc. Hand in hand. You better be back next spring or I'll be most distraught.
I absolutely loved this comic. It was that perfect level of "wrongness" that just makes ya laugh until everyone stares at you because you are reading NFC and they're all sitting around quietly doing the crossword. Great Work. Really.
Hope to see it back one day.
*tears*
I will miss you, Mr. Well drawn stick figure man.
Now all I have is Surfing With Aliens??
Great. Just fucking great.
I'll miss you...
Man. Comics I'm reading have dried up this month. It's a curse!!!!! :(
Tom, I read it every morning after my 8 am class and it truly made each day awesome. Hope you will come back in the spring, and I'll definitely keep this site bookmarked. Thanks for the semesters of laughs
Hrmm... Well that's truly disappointing. I enjoyed your comic. I'll still be checking this once in a while to see if you start up again. I think it is worth your while to try to push through this dry spell. Your loyal fans are watching.
That sucks! But alas, I've seen a few webcomics I really liked go on 'indefinite hiatus'. Even if you don't continue the comic, I hope your writers block dies and you take your creativity and do something wonderful with it.
It's been a pleasure to read the comic. I hope the spark hits you again. Until such time, enjoy the break.
Tom,
My son turned me onto NFC with your imaginary number friend strip. As a mathematician, I enjoyed your occasional venture into number humor and found it refreshing. NFC #228 is up in my cubicle at the Census Bureau. I will miss your strip if for no other reason, it gave my son and I something to talk about that we could both relate to and enjoy.
I hope your muse returns to you soon.
D'oh... I opened up the Diamondback today, first day wasting my time back in class with it, and was saddened to find that the missing comic I had heard about was yours... I pretty much only picked up that rag every day the past year and a half or however long it's been just to read your comic.
Oh well... you were on C&H level... maybe even xkcd. Don't give up forever.
I'm really sorry to hear the news. Your comic was one of the main reasons I read the Diamondback, and it was definately the only comic strip that was funny all the time, and really the only one that was funny ever. I know I'm not the only one who hopes you come out of your slump. Good luck and thanks for the comics we already have.
First of all, no one is on Calvin and Hobbes' level, not even xkcd. Even so, Not from Concentrate holds a special place in my heart. I could count on it to deliver consistent laughs every day. NFC is awesome! Don't leave!
Well, now there is no reason for me to pick up the paper. Take your time coming back though (if you want to)
Hah, wow... I can't believe somebody actually interpreted C&H to be calvin & hobbes instead of cyanide & happiness...
Are there really old people on the internet?
I really liked your stuff. I'll make sure to poke back around here and I hope there will be something.
Calvin & Hobbes isn't old... it's a frigging classic. Much more of a classic than Cyanide & Happiness will ever be.
Classic it may be, but only an "old person" would interpret C&H to be calvin & hobbes instead of the obvious parallel.
I may be blowing your mind here, but I bet more people would draw a connection between NFC and cyanide&happiness than they would NFC and calvin&hobbes.
glad to say that i am happy he has gone outa business. his comic joke lines were crap along with his crap skill of only drawing stick figures. don't come back dude do us all a favour
I LOVED THESE!!!!! oh pleassee come back. okay top faves. are the ...and he never used hand gestures again. the not this thanksgiving. the one with the cup phone. oh god these were brillianntt.
I just graduated from MD, and had no idea how big your comics had gotten until a few friends from England started forwarding the links to me. You were definitely the only funny thing to come out of The Diamondback. It sucks about the hiatus, but good luck in whatever you end up doing.
Toooooom I miss NFC... And so do all my friends who I force to read it! It's awesome... Looking at comic 294 in hopes of another comic keeps dashing my hopes... Pleeeeaaasseee come back ^^ They're great
Opening the Diamondback on my first day of classes as a senior and seeing an ad for a new cartoonist in the NFC spot is probably the most tragic moment in my college career.
Please come back! This was the funniest comic i have ever read!
Surfing with the aliens is the only representation of UMD's comic abilities now. Terrible.
I absolutely love NTC and your witty sense of humours! It sucks that you're having a "dry spell" but there's nothing you can do about it, you can't force inspiration!
More NTC next spring!
i just wanted to say, that without NFC in the diamondback, i really don't see the point in that paper existed, if your creativity is running low, i have heard good things about LSD, just throwing that out there. Best of luck to you
I will miss your comics very much. Good luck at school. I hope you come back one day. I will keep checking for updates.
God damnit. Write more NFC, you've left a whole in my life you cant even understand.
You've left a hole in my life as well. Not From Concentrate was the best thing that ever happened to my mornings in class.
But I guess I understand. Any chance for a few online-only posts now and again?
I guess now NFC will stand for Non-Functioning Comic. It's too bad. The xkcd guy stopped being funny, and you were my prosthesis. Godspeed, Tom, Godspeed.
My roommate found NFC last year and I swear, it was the only reason I made it through my freshman year of college. I hope your muse returns because college sucks without you!
Aw Tom, this was a go-to late night, swamped-with-work pick-me up...Props to you for keeping it up so long.
ahh the tragic death of yet another webcomic.
You will be missed.
I am sad that you feel like you have no inspiration for your comics. They really brought joy to my heart. I hope everything turns better.
I absolutely love your comics! I'll miss the little perk up a new one provides, but I can totally understand how it became a chore. Hope your muse finds you again!
Who the hell is Ted McTinder?
Hey... Only do what u like to do. Never make urself miserable.
I really love ur comix, n ima missem.
If u change ur mind, i will be pleased though.
I've really enjoyed your strip since discovering it off a digg post...hope to see you come back in the Spring. Just a thought, start posting the originals a few times a week...the early ones will probably be 'new' to many of your visitors, and heck, reruns work for the big networks AND some of the bigger name syndicated comics...why not for you?
That might also keep your readership up until the next inspiration comes along.
The new comics in the paper suck hard. You better come back.
I'm still checking this every day waiting for the time when it updates.
I only just came across these recently, but I spent a whole day looking at every single comic posted, and only today decided to check the blog when no new ones were being posted... Really hope your muse comes back to you as your comics always make me laugh
SPRING?
That totally sucks...
I couldn't believe when I stumbled upon your website having it be from a university on the East coast, and me... being up in BC. I just wanted to say your comics definately provided me with a great procrastination tool - That "random" button never got old/ and still hasn't. You are very creative and Hilarious- You better believe I'm still reading the comics
Come baaaack.
Awww. We'll miss you man! Hurry back with some fresh ideas!! =D I don't think theres a single comic on this site that hasn't made me giggle like a school girl. Hahah.
*sniff*
I found your comic today and spent two hours reading all of them. I think they're brilliant and funny, and the uncensored feel of this makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Like fire and kittens. But not together.
...
NOOO!! dont listen to the guy who said to not come back. PLEASE start again!!! my all time faves were the and he never used hand gestures again, not this thanksgiving, and the one with the plastic cup and string. <3333 em. please come out with some even if its just an occasional one!! i keep checking back and like everyone who i tell to read em looveess them. you made me laugh quitee a bit. so i hope you read this!
BRING IT BACK.
You may not have thought it was funny, but it made my list of comics to check daily.
I am now sad, and shall send a penguin army to reinforce my demand of BRING IT BACK.
It's been three months!
You should come back =(
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD COME BACK!!!
Is spring soon? :( I'm all depressed without my NFC.
I know you've been having a dry spell, but maybe if you just 'concentrated' on it for a little while?
PLEASE come back in spring. not having not from concentrate in my daily diet of web comicygoodness has left me starved and craving for random funniness! it was those bee's wasn't it. they stole your creativity when they left! what jerks
man, uber-suck! hop to sugar; it was entertaining while it lasted.
You should update on a whenever-you-feel-like-it basis, and not be pressured into updating weekly. People who like your comic, will return. NFC is in my bookmarks toolbar, and I click it every day I check my comic updates, even though I know nothing is there. As I said, people who like your work will return, no matter when you update.
Come back...For the love of god come back.
I really hope you draw more comics.
You are still in my RS feed. Please come back. We love you!
*holds candlelight vigil for little stickmen*
Just thought you should know that I'm still waiting for you to come back.
'nuff o' this nonsense. You didn't have any bad strips... Your true fans dont understand, and we NEED you to pen some more...at least one a week...
DR. Comic is going to write you a tailored prescription for YOUR inspiration deficiency:
Watch 8 hours of Invader ZIM.
Get clearly into the absurdist glee of GIR.
Excercise: GIR mistakes a pile of Rocky Mountain Oysters for Waffles,
and the testosterone puts him into Puberty. Then he enrolls at your college....
Now pen the strip ( till the non-from-concentrate ) juice runs down our legs
oh, snap that's a big carrot
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/10/worlds-longest-carrot/
i noticed something.
you used Gill Sans extra bold a lot.
any idea when you'll be back? i really want to add nfc back to my daily comic routine! #xkcd, cad, qc
@ the guy before me, me too!
D: I hope you come back. D;
C'mon! It's spring! I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for a new NFC strip and when Google told me that it was the first day of spring I got so excited over the next few days and still there is nothing...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:(
Ah...it's Spring where are you?!?! I need you!
How about one a week? One a month? Anything!
It's Spring. Please come back.
Come back! I'm still reeling from the loss of First Perry Bible Fellowship...please don't keep us hanging in limbo!
Spiderman, where are you?
No seriously, I want you back!
COME BACK D: IT'S SUMMER
:(
I still check daily to see if theres a new comic
Aww, I'm gonna miss you. It's been almost a year, I hope you'll figure something out soon.
Is NFC going to come back or are you done for good?
I'll pay you a trillion JokerBucks to come back.
They arn't legal tender, but you can buy things from me...
Well... I offer no products or services.
I also just made JokerBucks up.
Still come back!
thats not cool, i got some good laughs from you :(
Come back? It's been a year :/ I miss this comic so much.
ok...it's about to hit the official YEAR mark!
Can you write a post on your blog or something...let us know something...PLEASE
Wow... a year... And I still keep on looking everyday see if there's a new comic. No luck yet...
No new NFC?
I guess it's suicide after all.
Take your time to get that creative urge back. though I hope to read more in the future.
Yeah, I'm going to kill myself now too.
suicide, huh?
I hear its painless...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-g0aBYVCgE
im willing conduct conduct experiments with willing volunteers;
sharp knaves with knives,
controls: death by chocolate, death by irony, ouijas, you name it.
its probably just a cooincidence that i was thinking of offing myself too ( but ive been sick and in a lot of physical pain, and facing homlessnes )
on the other hand, NFC made me the happiest i felt last year,
its not Tom's job to elavate our Shadow into our better self-reflective selves ...anymore ..is it?...
is it Tom?
so suicide?
its painless so i hear
It's been over a year, but I'm still here... waiting for the day when I see a shiny new comic on your page.
Yeah, I'll go commit suicide if there are no new comics.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
We're still waiting for that great new comic we know you'll eventually write :)
I found your comic a few months before your furlough, and haven't had the heart to take your link off the bookmarks toolbar in the hopes that the comic will come back. There are lots of web comics out there, but not many that I would still check after over a year of inactivity. I hope you get bored enough to start posting again, even if it's only like once a month or once a quarter.
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