There are a couple of techniques that have helped me.

First, I think you really might benefit from reading Bird by Bird. It claims to be a book about writing, but really it's more a book about how to approach projects. The title comes from advice that that the author's father gave to her brother when he had a huge school report to write. It was about birds and the kid was just too overwhelmed to start. The dad said "Just take it bird by bird." A lot of time we take on big projects thinking that the size of the project will motivate us. But then it sort of has the opposite effect. Losing 100lbs is too much so we just go get a milkshake. Writing the great American novel will take years so we rewatch all nine seasons of The Office for the fourth time.

Second, it might also be that you've already done all the work that interested you, and all you're left with is the busy work. You were probably pretty excited about writing the story and doing the thumbnails, and maybe all your creative interest in the project has been spent. Now you feel like a robot just going through the motions. Sometimes, it can help to make sure that there are interesting decisions and choices to be found in the later stages of a project. Sounds like you aren't able to be surprised by anything that's happening right now, and that's a killer for motivation. (Not that you should rely on motivation or inspiration to get you working, but if you're creating situations where you're guaranteed not to have it, you just make it harder to be disciplined.)

Third, figure out why you're bothering with this huge project in the first place. If your numbers are correct, that you spent one month completing literally 0.1% of your project, then by that math you have another 80+ years of work to do. I'm sure you're exaggerating, but the fact that you're even thinking about it in those terms is probably a huge part of the problem. It might help you to scale things WAY down. You're being distracted by other projects you want to do, which I totally get. But how distracted would you be by them if you knew you'd be finished with your current project in the next six months? Jake Parker's video, You Need a Product, Not a Project is probably worth viewing.

Finally, there's all the usual productivity stuff -- set a schedule and stick with it, make your goals so small that you can't fail, keep your supplies out to reduce friction, try Pomodoro timers, etc.

So take it panel by panel, leave yourself room to stay creative throughout all stages of the project, and don't bite off more than you can chew.

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