History Webcomic / Homestuck

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[-'''[[Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures Start Over]] | [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Go Back]]'''-] [[labelnote:*]][-'''Save Game (?) | Auto-Save! (?) | Load Game | Delete Game Data'''-][[/labelnote]]

In October of 2017, Creator/VIZMedia [[https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/v/1006506 announced]] that they had acquired ''Homestuck'' as well as their plans to publish the comic in book form. Webcomic merchandising company [=TopatoCo=] had previously attemped to do the same, but ultimately only published the first three acts. As of December 2019, the VIZ book series has reached Act 5 Act 2 Part 1.

''Homestuck'' has spawned several major side projects, including the Kickstarter-funded ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', the online anthology ''Webcomic/ParadoxSpace'', and the multimedia ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxHnKT_2u64 Homestuck 2.0]]'' with eager involvement from Creator/DanteBasco. For a list of side projects, see [[Franchise/{{Homestuck}} the Franchise page]].

Voice acting troupe Creator/{{Voxus}} is in the process of dubbing ''Homestuck'', and by April 2018 has reached Act 6 Intermission 3.

'''[[Webcomic/Homestuck2 > Commence chronological continuance.]]'''\\\

As the scope and scale of the comic grew, Hussie began [[SeriesHiatus pausing updates of the comic]] in order to produce Flash animations, develop ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', and work on larger chunks of the story at once, including a weeks-long hiatus for the End of Act 5 flash, a year-long "Gigapause" during Act 6, and an eight-month "Omegapause" from July 2015. Homestuck's final stretch of updates began on March 28th, 2016, and the climax of the story finally ended on [[ArcNumber April 13th]], 2016, the seventh anniversary of the comic. However, Hussie also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMZU89jY2j8 credits video]] released on [[ArcNumber October 25, 2016]] and then ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues'' that started on [[BookEnds April 13, 2019]]. October 25, he released the beginning of the sequel ''Webcomic/Homestuck2''.

As the scope and scale of the comic grew, Hussie began [[SeriesHiatus pausing updates of the comic]] in order to produce Flash animations, develop ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', and work on larger chunks of the story at once, including a weeks-long hiatus for the End of Act 5 flash, a year-long "Gigapause" during Act 6, and an eight-month "Omegapause" from July 2015. Homestuck's final stretch of updates began on March 28th, 2016, and the climax of the story finally ended on [[ArcNumber April 13th]], 2016, the seventh anniversary of the comic. However, Hussie also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMZU89jY2j8 credits video]] released on [[ArcNumber October 25, 2016]] and then ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues'' that started on [[BookEnds April 13, 2019]].

''Homestuck'' has spawned several major side projects, including the Kickstarter-funded ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', the online anthology ''Webcomic/ParadoxSpace'', and the multimedia ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxHnKT_2u64 Homestuck 2.0]]'' with eager involvement from Creator/DanteBasco. Voice acting troupe Creator/{{Voxus}} is in the process of dubbing ''Homestuck'', and by April 2018 has reached Act 6 Intermission 3.

'''[[FanMusic/{{Homestuck}} > Observe fan-made additions to established sick beats.]]'''\\

As the scope and scale of the comic grew, Hussie began [[SeriesHiatus pausing updates of the comic]] in order to produce Flash animations, develop ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', and work on larger chunks of the story at once, including a weeks-long hiatus for the End of Act 5 flash, a year-long "Gigapause" during Act 6, and an eight-month "Omegapause" from July 2015. Homestuck's final stretch of updates began on March 28th, 2016, and the climax of the story finally ended on [[ArcNumber April 13th]], 2016, the seventh anniversary of the comic. However, Hussie also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMZU89jY2j8 credits video]] released on [[ArcNumber October 25, 2016]] and then [[https://www.homestuck.com/epilogues an epilogue]] that started on [[BookEnds April 13, 2019]].

As the scope and scale of the comic grew, Hussie began [[SeriesHiatus pausing updates of the comic]] in order to produce Flash animations, develop ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', and work on larger chunks of the story at once, including a weeks-long hiatus for the End of Act 5 flash, a year-long "Gigapause" during Act 6, and an eight-month "Omegapause" from July 2015. Homestuck's final stretch of updates began on March 28th, 2016, and the climax of the story finally ended on [[ArcNumber April 13th]], 2016, the seventh anniversary of the comic. However, Hussie also stated that he plans for an epilogue sometime down the line, which is not [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMZU89jY2j8 the credits video]] released on [[ArcNumber October 25, 2016]].

-->-- '''Andrew Hussie''', [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003577 this page]]

A sort of InteractiveComic/Flash game hybrid, '''''[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6 Homestuck]]''''' is the fourth and latest series of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', a series of web comics done in the style of old [[InteractiveFiction text-based]] {{adventure game}}s, written by Creator/AndrewHussie. ''Homestuck'' started like the others, with every update prompted by a [[AudienceParticipation user suggestion]], but it soon shed its suggestion box when the plot outgrew it, and has since become a multimedia ''[[MediumBlending thing]]'' which has grown to be truly enormous.

'''[[Laconic/{{Homestuck}} > Succumb to unfathomable briefness.]]'''\\

''Homestuck'' has spawned several major side projects, including the Kickstarter-funded ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', the online anthology ''Webcomic/ParadoxSpace'', and the multimedia ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxHnKT_2u64 Homestuck 2.0]]'' with eager involvement from Creator/DanteBasco. Voice acting troupe Creator/{{Voxus}} is in the process of dubbing ''Homestuck'', and by February 2017 has reached Act 6 Act 3.

'''[[Reactions/{{Homestuck}} > Respond to the story's events.]]'''\\\

'''[[Timeline/{{Homestuck}} > Attempt to understand mind-bending chronology.]]'''\\

'''[[Music/{{Homestuck}} > Captchalogue sick beats.]]'''\\
'''[[FanMusic/{{Homestuck}} > Observe fan-made additions to established sick beats.]]'''\\
'''[[AwesomeMusic/{{Homestuck}} > Appreciate beat collections.]]'''\\\

'''[[Reactions/{{Homestuck}} > Respond to the story's events.]]'''\\

'''[[Trivia/{{Homestuck}} > Engage in useless learning.]]'''\\\
'''[[WMG/{{Homestuck}} > Investigate unfocused predictions.]]'''\\
'''[[Headscratchers/{{Homestuck}} > Report cranial irritation.]]'''\\
'''[[Fridge/{{Homestuck}} > Take inventory of thermal hull.]]'''\\

'''[[FanficRecs/{{Homestuck}} > Review unsanctioned storytelling.]]'''\\

->''"I don't merely '''draw''' Homestuck..." [[labelnote:(Click "==>", I am about to make a joke.)]]\\

->''"I don't merely '''draw''' Homestuck..." [[labelnote:==>]]\\

A sort of InteractiveComic/Flash game hybrid, '''''[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ Homestuck]]''''' is the fourth and latest series of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', a series of web comics done in the style of old [[InteractiveFiction text-based]] {{adventure game}}s, written by Creator/AndrewHussie. ''Homestuck'' started like the others, with every update prompted by a [[AudienceParticipation user suggestion]], but it soon shed its suggestion box when the plot outgrew it, and has since become a multimedia ''[[MediumBlending thing]]'' which has grown to be truly enormous.

'''[[ShoutOut/{{Homestuck}} > Document references to other media.]]'''\\
'''[[ContinuityNod/{{Homestuck}} > Nod to established continuity.]]'''\\\

'''[[Awesome/{{Homestuck}} > DO THE AWESOME THING.]]'''\\
'''[[Funny/{{Homestuck}} > Experience mirthful shenanigans.]]'''\\
'''[[Heartwarming/{{Homestuck}} > Inspect burning vascular pump.]]'''\\
'''[[NightmareFuel/{{Homestuck}} > Peruse bad dream catalysts.]]'''\\
'''[[TearJerker/{{Homestuck}} > Shed single tear of black liquid sorrow.]]'''\\\

'''[[Memes/{{Homestuck}} > Sleuth out internet colloquialisms.]]'''\\

A peculiar sort of InteractiveComic/Flash game hybrid, '''''[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ Homestuck]]''''' is the fourth and latest series of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', a series of web comics done in the style of old [[InteractiveFiction text-based]] {{adventure game}}s, written by Creator/AndrewHussie. ''Homestuck'' started like the others, with every update prompted by a [[AudienceParticipation user suggestion]], but it soon shed its suggestion box when the plot outgrew it, and has since become a multimedia ''[[MediumBlending thing]]'' which has grown to be truly enormous.

A peculiar sort of InteractiveComic/Flash game hybrid, '''''[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ Homestuck]]''''' is the fourth and latest series of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', a series of web comics done in the style of old [[InteractiveFiction text-based]] {{adventure game}}s, written by Creator/AndrewHussie (and the fans--through [[AudienceParticipation fan suggestions]] and [[AscendedFanon speculation]]). ''Homestuck'' started like the others, with every update prompted by a user suggestion, but it soon shed its suggestion box when the plot outgrew it, and has since become a multimedia ''[[MediumBlending thing]]'' which has grown to be truly enormous.

A peculiar sort of InteractiveComic/Flash game hybrid, '''''[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ Homestuck]]''''' is the fourth and latest series of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', a series of web comics done in the style of old [[InteractiveFiction text-based]] {{adventure game}}s, written by Creator/AndrewHussie (and the fans--through [[AudienceParticipation fan suggestions]] and [[AscendedFanon speculation]]). Homestuck started like the others, with every update prompted by a user suggestion, but it soon shed its suggestion box when the plot outgrew it, and has since become a multimedia ''[[MediumBlending thing]]'' which has grown to be truly enormous.

''Homestuck'' began on April 13, 2009, only one month after the end of the highly-successful ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''. It rapidly rose in popularity for many reasons, primarily for its [[JigsawPuzzlePlot intricate]] multi-timeline apocalypse-centric plot, insanely fast update schedule for the first few years[[note]]At its peak, Homestuck updated with 5.5 pages a day on average, a veritable torrent of updates save for [[AnimationBump Flash animations]][[/note]], a visual upgrade from the style of ''Problem Sleuth'', Flash animations and games accompanied by [[Music/{{Homestuck}} a massive soundtrack]], and its [[TropeOverdosed incredibly high trope density]].

The [[http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/MS_Paint_Adventures_Wiki MS Paint Adventures Wiki]] [[TheWikiRule is maintained by fans]] and tends to be an invaluable source of assistance when reading ''Homestuck'' for the first time if you don't mind risking encountering spoilers (though the content there should be taken with a grain of salt, as its user base has a tendency to post speculation as fact). Hussie used to use Formspring as a means of communicating with readers; he eventually ditched it[[note]]for those interested, the content has been archived [[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40585720/Combined_Formspring_Web_Aug-28-2011.htm here]][[/note]] in favor of [[http://mspandrew.tumblr.com his Tumblr account]], though that, too, was eventually abandoned when he learned the hard way that you can [[ManipulativeEditing misquote]] a post while reblogging it.[[note]]An archive of some of the deleted posts, including Q&As, can be found [[http://mspaintadventureswiki.tumblr.com/tagged/archive here]][[/note]].

''Homestuck'' has spawned several major side projects, including the Kickstarter-funded ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'', the online anthology ''Webcomic/ParadoxSpace'', and the multimedia ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxHnKT_2u64 Homestuck 2.0]]'' with eager involvement from Creator/DanteBasco.

Voice acting troupe Creator/{{Voxus}} is in the process of dubbing ''Homestuck'', and by February 2017 has reached Act 6 Act 3. The adaptation is currently on hiatus as work on the trilogy of massive "Openbound" updates is finished. The group's creative team is going to be restructured afterward, at which point, the future of the project is not entirely certain.

'''LateArrivalSpoiler Warning:''' ''Homestuck'' is an enormous, deeply complicated and intertwined story that features extremely rapid plot developments. Additionally, it features a cast of characters filled with what were or are {{walking spoiler}}s that have become ubiquitous in the story, and a majority of the story's seemingly minor events, themes and jokes themselves constitute or foreshadow spoilers, making describing them nearly impossible to do without giving away what were originally major twists. Therefore, '''all spoilers for ''Homestuck'' have been left unmarked'''; even reading the character index will spoil major mid-story plot events. ''Homestuck'' is freely available in its entirety, and there are no barriers to reading it save for its sheer length. To fully enjoy the experience, it is ''highly'' suggested you read the whole comic ''before'' visiting any of the following links. '''Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned'''. [[ArchivePanic Good luck]].