What's next for Ninja Mouse?

Another question I get asked a lot is, "When's the sequel to Ninja Mouse coming out?"

Let it be officially known here first: there is going to be a sequel to Ninja Mouse, and I am working on it now.

But there are a few caveats.

One of them is that the next title I release will probably not be the sequel to Ninja Mouse. Instead, it will be completely unrelated. I'll be dropping a preview of it soon, but for now, I'm only willing to say that it is completely unrelated to Ninja Mouse. The slowly growing fan base of Ninja Mouse may not like to hear that, but I have to get this other project out.

Another caveat is that the sequel to Ninja Mouse is going to be in black and white. I'll explain why in more detail in a future post about the publishing scene in general, but essentially it has to do with distribution. I know the color was one of the best parts about Ninja Mouse: Haiku, but I'm pretty sure (nay, confident) that I can pull off a pretty sweet aesthetic in black and white too. Just trust me.

Anyway, hopefully the next sentence will make up for the previous two caveats:

The sequel to Ninja Mouse is going to be a full-fledged graphic novel, somewhere between 150 and 200 pages. It will be a story, and an epic one at that. What's even better is that the story is mostly done. It will have dialogue and conflict and character arcs and all that other good stuff you need for a good story. It will stick to all the themes and elements of the original, and the overall tone will mostly be in tact. It's just going to be a little bit more epic-y.

So trust me on two things: it's gonna be a while, but it's coming; and, it's gonna be sweet.

-JCT