NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR MSY ISSUE 1

[LMNO]

OFUK!


FROST HEAVES, THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY, APRIL 10!  CANTAB IN CAMBRIDGE!  GOING ON AT MIDNIGHT!


SHOW UP IN COSTUME AND I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK!

[Suu]

I'm only going Sunday. Nice try.

[LMNO]

Well, damn. I was hoping you'd be in town.

Anyway, that was a threadjack.  Back to the MSY Launch!

[Suu]

Well, if I had the money to stay overnight, sure. But Anime Boston left me broke. Well, it didn't, it left me with the funds needed to pay my bills for the month of April, and NOW I'm broke.

[Doktor Howl]

Also...

I WILL BE AT BOSTON COMIC CON THIS WEEKEND FOR SUNDAY.

Dok, can you have Nivek send me a sample page or something? I am going to make some promo materials to pass out.

Yeah.  Tomorrow night, hopefully.

Is there any artwork you can email me?

Richter has access to the first three chapters.

Do not use "Broken Town Tucson" because that got moved to issue #2, because they max out at 52 pages (unless we pay paperback prices, and that AIN'T HAPPENING), and we had 56.  So, only 48 pages to go in the NEXT issue, right?

Live and learn.  We're only putting 2 pages of unillustrated text in the next one, and only that if the chapter breaks wind up on even numbered pages...This shit is WAY more complicated than it looks, but we've learned enough of the pitfalls that we can make this shit happen on a regular basis.  The only question is whether printing times will require that the issues are 1 per quarter, or whether we can poop out 1 per 2 months (doubtful).

Anyway, I budgeted about 10 copies for you to pimp out (as we discussed today), but again, I cannot ship them til the first postal day after the 1st or Charlie (our distributor) will send his goons around to beat up my fucking dogs.

We're also moving the preorder date up, to "as soon as I get order payment confirmation" (in about 48 hours), and the price is final:  $7.50/issue.  Shipping costs by method to follow in the next day or two.

[Suu]

I know how it works. All too well. 

[Suu]

Alright...update.

At Boston Comic Con yesterday I got a lot of positive feedback and good directions for the process. Everyone also said avoid Ka-Blam like the plague for convention season...but for now we should be fine. And not a single publisher or distributor, including members of the Comic Artists Guild, winced at the idea of the book either. They were all very interested and said that if we needed more help they could find some. I may be able to get us a deal under the Free Lunch Comics label.

A table at New York Comic Con is JURIED. This means that if we want in, we have to submit artwork and a letter of intent BEFORE MAY 1ST even though the con isn't until October. It also costs A LOT of money, unfortunately. We're looking $300-$400 for a table for the weekend with no guarantee we'll break even. Granite State Comic Con is $40 for the day (it's a one day show) in Manchester, NH. It's also on May 23rd.

There are other smaller conventions in and around Boston throughout the year, including a Wizard-sponsored one. I'll get more details if you're interested.

I also just picked up Manga Studio. This is more for me than MSY, but I can still use it to work on the layout of the comic and get it ready for pre-press.

[Doktor Howl]

Alright...update.

At Boston Comic Con yesterday I got a lot of positive feedback and good directions for the process. Everyone also said avoid Ka-Blam like the plague for convention season...but for now we should be fine. And not a single publisher or distributor, including members of the Comic Artists Guild, winced at the idea of the book either. They were all very interested and said that if we needed more help they could find some. I may be able to get us a deal under the Free Lunch Comics label.

A table at New York Comic Con is JURIED. This means that if we want in, we have to submit artwork and a letter of intent BEFORE MAY 1ST even though the con isn't until October. It also costs A LOT of money, unfortunately. We're looking $300-$400 for a table for the weekend with no guarantee we'll break even. Granite State Comic Con is $40 for the day (it's a one day show) in Manchester, NH. It's also on May 23rd.

There are other smaller conventions in and around Boston throughout the year, including a Wizard-sponsored one. I'll get more details if you're interested.

I also just picked up Manga Studio. This is more for me than MSY, but I can still use it to work on the layout of the comic and get it ready for pre-press.

I can UPS red you a copy before then (Just talked to Charlie, he's good with it as long as no copies are *sold*.  When is the pay for the juried table due?  I can write this off.

[Diseris]

Are you setting aside any ad space for the next one...I looked for the original thread for MSY but didn't find it, so I don't know if you've considered this to reduce the price to readers? 

[Suu]

Alright...update.

At Boston Comic Con yesterday I got a lot of positive feedback and good directions for the process. Everyone also said avoid Ka-Blam like the plague for convention season...but for now we should be fine. And not a single publisher or distributor, including members of the Comic Artists Guild, winced at the idea of the book either. They were all very interested and said that if we needed more help they could find some. I may be able to get us a deal under the Free Lunch Comics label.

A table at New York Comic Con is JURIED. This means that if we want in, we have to submit artwork and a letter of intent BEFORE MAY 1ST even though the con isn't until October. It also costs A LOT of money, unfortunately. We're looking $300-$400 for a table for the weekend with no guarantee we'll break even. Granite State Comic Con is $40 for the day (it's a one day show) in Manchester, NH. It's also on May 23rd.

There are other smaller conventions in and around Boston throughout the year, including a Wizard-sponsored one. I'll get more details if you're interested.

I also just picked up Manga Studio. This is more for me than MSY, but I can still use it to work on the layout of the comic and get it ready for pre-press.

I can UPS red you a copy before then (Just talked to Charlie, he's good with it as long as no copies are *sold*.  When is the pay for the juried table due?  I can write this off.

We have to be selected first.

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/Artist-Alley/Want-To-Be-In-Artist-Alley/

If your request is accepted, you will then be sent a contract and will need to send in your signed agreement and payment no later than June 1st.

If you want I can fill it out today.

[Suu]

Also, I think that the table gives us 1 badge for 4ft and 2 badges for a full table. After that, if you're a professional you get in for free. I already have my confirmation as a professional since I've done published work before. That way if you and/or Nivek can make it out to this in October we can all sit there and push the books on unsuspecting victims.

It's also tradition for all of us 501st people to go out at least one of the nights and raise hell at a local bar or restaurant for dinner. You guys can definitely join for that.


...Plus it's Manhattan. There will be NO SHORTAGE of fucking psychos.

...PLUS it's doubled with New York Anime Festival this year. There will be 100,000 people. This is going to be HUGE.

[Suu]

Also also...

Next time you see Nivek give me a call, we'll speakerphone a conference.

[Doktor Howl]

Also also...

Next time you see Nivek give me a call, we'll speakerphone a conference.

That should be tonight, at about 4-4:30 MST.

[Doktor Howl]

Alright...update.

At Boston Comic Con yesterday I got a lot of positive feedback and good directions for the process. Everyone also said avoid Ka-Blam like the plague for convention season...but for now we should be fine. And not a single publisher or distributor, including members of the Comic Artists Guild, winced at the idea of the book either. They were all very interested and said that if we needed more help they could find some. I may be able to get us a deal under the Free Lunch Comics label.

A table at New York Comic Con is JURIED. This means that if we want in, we have to submit artwork and a letter of intent BEFORE MAY 1ST even though the con isn't until October. It also costs A LOT of money, unfortunately. We're looking $300-$400 for a table for the weekend with no guarantee we'll break even. Granite State Comic Con is $40 for the day (it's a one day show) in Manchester, NH. It's also on May 23rd.

There are other smaller conventions in and around Boston throughout the year, including a Wizard-sponsored one. I'll get more details if you're interested.

I also just picked up Manga Studio. This is more for me than MSY, but I can still use it to work on the layout of the comic and get it ready for pre-press.

I can UPS red you a copy before then (Just talked to Charlie, he's good with it as long as no copies are *sold*.  When is the pay for the juried table due?  I can write this off.

We have to be selected first.

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/Artist-Alley/Want-To-Be-In-Artist-Alley/

If your request is accepted, you will then be sent a contract and will need to send in your signed agreement and payment no later than June 1st.

If you want I can fill it out today.

Urgh.  Not sure I can have the scratch in that time period.  Lemme look into this.

[Doktor Howl]

Are you setting aside any ad space for the next one...I looked for the original thread for MSY but didn't find it, so I don't know if you've considered this to reduce the price to readers? 

No, the only ads will be the Kablam ad, and some bogus ads we put in.  And one for Suu, as she's in on this.