I’m Tom Dell’Aringa, a comic artist who produces the sequential comic “Marooned” over at maroonedcomic.com. I also produce other art and comics.Tumblr (3.0; @majorbot)http://majorbot.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a0a444e98ee8903cd1266bd2a6f1bf4/tumblr_mn321oAo1m1rpbzjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Mindstones: Part 1</big></p><blockquote><p>Welcome to our interlude story: The Mindstones! Written my yours truly, and drawn and colored by <a href="http://www.cptwayne.com/">Wo…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/the-mindstones-part-1/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/50889516605http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/50889516605Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/543f4f4a58c0897d984c52fc798e172c/tumblr_mmwep4XVWQ1rpbzjto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Learning to work with Manga Studio 5</p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/50581550667http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/50581550667Thu, 16 May 2013 11:51:04 -0400Borgstar trekmanga studiofemale<blockquote><p>Can Asimov’s plan defeat Voon and rescue Lian to save the day?! Find out in the FINAL CHAPTER of Marooned!</p> Final Chapter Schedule! <p>Well, here we are – time to wrap this puppy up. The break is going to be a bit longer than I had hoped, but it can’t be…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/yes-we-can/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/50325817564http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/50325817564Mon, 13 May 2013 02:01:07 -0400<blockquote><p>In case you missed the edit of the post yesterday, here’s a video explaining and showing the cut panels. Also of note, I pulled down more than half the archive last night. The rest will come down at the completion of the final chapter. </p> </blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/cut-panels-video-explanation/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49838876074http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49838876074Tue, 07 May 2013 02:01:28 -0400<blockquote><p>The Kickstarter campaign for Marooned will begin after the final chapter is posted. Stay up to date by signing up for the newsletter (on the left) or the RSS feed (on the right.)</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/get-the-book/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49819659320http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49819659320Mon, 06 May 2013 21:25:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8fb6c568cc527431bffa2215eea1c14d/tumblr_mmd4pqB7ov1rpbzjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Asimov Returns</big></p><blockquote><p>Hey, what do you know, Zed did it! A few items of note for you. Don’t forget next Monday is the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/asimov-returns/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49757012553http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49757012553Mon, 06 May 2013 02:01:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8fb6c568cc527431bffa2215eea1c14d/tumblr_mmbzobUmrt1rpbzjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Kickstarter Reward: “Cut Panels”</big></p><blockquote><p>Today I began going through all the original artwork for Marooned, looking for a few special pieces…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/kickstarter-reward-panels/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49689953729http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49689953729Sun, 05 May 2013 11:14:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb97a63fb67ec745c2aac2e89e002b02/tumblr_mm061lHi4N1rpbzjto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>We Just Give Up?</big></p><blockquote><p>Over the weekend I finally finished all the edits my wife gave me for the text of the book. That…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/we-just-give-up/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49162367615http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/49162367615Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:00:56 -0400<blockquote><p>A couple things over the past week in case you missed them from the blog.</p> <p>- At some point relatively soon, <a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/archive-removal/">I’ll be removing the entire archive from the site</a> (other than the most recent strips.)<br/> - Denver Brubaker’s first <a href="http://denverbrubakerart.storenvy.com/">Tales of a Checkered Man book</a>is now…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/what-are-we-waiting-for/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/48596235508http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/48596235508Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:00:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7abfc38beea3037faed5b10e73bf914/tumblr_mleux72hFa1rpbzjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Archive Removal</big></p><blockquote> <p>I just wanted to give you all a heads up that in the relative near future, the archives will be…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/archive-removal/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/48210170553http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/48210170553Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:51:07 -0400<blockquote><p>He’s like a bad penny.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/theres-no-coming-back/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/48024630442http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/48024630442Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:00:52 -0400<blockquote><p>This is strip #400 – who’da thunk?! </p> <p>Over the weekend I completed strip #404, which is the last strip before the break. I begin work on the final chapter this week!</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/then-he-wasnt-there/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/47439539343http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/47439539343Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:00:51 -0400<blockquote><p>I’ve gotten a little buffer built up, and next week I’ll begin work on the final chapter. So I now have a fairly good idea of how it will all wrap up:</p> <ul><li>May 6th I will post strip #404, which will end the current chapter.</li> <li>At that point, my break begins where…</li> </ul></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/tentative-final-schedule/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/47120582042http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/47120582042Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:08:24 -0400<blockquote><p>The Baro had <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfgN5tUgjb8">the clapper</a> WAY before we did. How about that Hogan, eh?</p> Making of Marooned – Complete! <p>If you missed it on the blog, I completed the “Making of” e-book over the weekend. This is a 52-page PDF that goes into the whole process of how and what…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/the-clapper/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46829706238http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46829706238Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:11:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e5057ada688a66e80bb8dc98d12b3542/tumblr_mkhcgpsvYT1rpbzjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>“Making of Marooned” Complete!</big></p><blockquote><p>Today I finished up the 52-page Making of Marooned PDF book for the campaign. It’s a fairly…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/making-of-marooned-complete/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46675725257http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46675725257Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:31:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b218fe2f590e3f5278d6752bac2acac/tumblr_mkfhk0fnT71qc9hf6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46598819292http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46598819292Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:56:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/39a0e0a7f2fb33dfd8b9f59fa3a4b925/tumblr_mk7cp3xTEJ1rpbzjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Diaper</big></p><blockquote><p>Hm, I’m not sure if this could be called progress…</p> <p>I’m part of a small group of comic creators that…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/comic-strip/diaper/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46233907599http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/46233907599Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:00:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6945ac336d902b6f94ae9bde6593a7f2/tumblr_mjz6zs6FOp1rpbzjto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>NFF Rank Structure</big></p><blockquote><p>Below is the NFF’s rank structure, based on the structure of the Navy. After all, the space program…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/blog/nff-rank-structure/">View Post</a></p>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/45854669475http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/45854669475Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:16:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6805f6671e0246adf9a0b3f88dbb2335/tumblr_mjyr7642Ae1s92l7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://comiccreatorsminigroup.tumblr.com/post/45835835017/batman-joyride-by-denver-brubaker" class="tumblr_blog">comiccreatorsminigroup</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“Batman Joyride” by Denver Brubaker</p> <p><a href="http://thecheckeredman.com/"><a href="http://thecheckeredman.com/">http://thecheckeredman.com/</a></a></p></blockquote>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/45836727229http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/45836727229Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:57:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4cbf05c3d38fc582461c50228e85ebc8/tumblr_mjyrvjEWJB1s92l7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://comiccreatorsminigroup.tumblr.com/post/45836441036/batman-2064-by-tom-dellaringa">comiccreatorsminigroup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Batman 2064” by Tom Dell’Aringa</p> <p><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/"><a href="http://www.maroonedcomic.com/">http://www.maroonedcomic.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/45836714658http://majorbot.tumblr.com/post/45836714658Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:56:42 -0400