Opinions on the t-shirt design?

LostJonny · Post by **LostJonny** » Wed Sep 27, 2000 7:34 am

The image on the t-shirt is incredibly sexy and beautifully drawn. There's no way in hell I could possibly wear this to work (or around the house for that matter...you'll figure out why when you get married).Nice, but no can do.
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Poe · Post by **Poe** » Wed Sep 27, 2000 7:35 am

Okay, if you havn't seen it yet, please go here: <A HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/exploitation/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.cafepress.com/exploitation/</A> Well, what do you think about it? Should I have done one in the art style I normally use for the comic instead? Should I have put some of the other characters on it? I mean, after drawing the strip for the last few months, I just felt like doing something a little different

Karva · Post by **Karva** » Wed Sep 27, 2000 9:45 am

Hmmm...That T-Shirt is pretty sexy, but it's not something I would buy. If I would to buy an EN T-Shirt, it would have to feature the actual characters.Although that mug is pretty cool. Too bad I've had my eyes set on another mug from a completely different online comic's store. Oh well....BTW, this is the 200th post. That's pretty cool.------------------
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Clay · Post by **Clay** » Thu Sep 28, 2000 12:36 am

The picture on the front is well-drawn and well-CGed. the basic problem is that it really has nothing to do with the online comic. The style of the picture is even different from your Adam-Warren-like-style that you use in your comics. My suggestion is to 1) feature the two characters in your comic and 2) use the same style of art that you use in your comic. Doing something different is always cool, but if you want to sell merchandise related to the comic, you're really limited by what you can do. Your site logo with Bimbo complaining about her back would make a great T-shirt, for example

If I may make a bold suggestion, having on the front "exploitation now" in big letters and a color panel featuring your two characters engaged in witty banter on the back would be a crowd-pleaser in my humble opinion.

Bryn · Post by **Bryn** » Thu Sep 28, 2000 9:44 am

I sorta agree, the t-shirt is wicked but I think you should bring it in further down the line...I'd love to see a shirt of today's strip, the goth Ralph rules. On the back have it say "Exploitation Now: The High School Years" or something like that....of course you do have the cameos so you'd probly have to change those or cut the owners of the chars in on the profit. But yeah basically what clay said, use the actual chars from the comic and I think maybe once people are actually buying lots of stuff from you bring in the current t-shirt. I'd buy something but a) my parents wont let me buy over the net and b) i have no money.------------------
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Wafuru · Post by **Wafuru** » Tue Oct 03, 2000 3:10 am

I'd definately have to say I'd prefer a shirt with the two main characters on it = ) (Something I could wear in public preferably) = )Beside, Ralph's so damn cute. = )------------------
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Poe · Post by **Poe** » Wed Oct 04, 2000 6:22 am

Okay, okay... I get the message; don't do experimental designs for the t-shirt. Yeah, I'll probably make a new one featuring all the characters and in more normal art style some time next month or just as soon as I come up with an idea for the damn thing.Heh, and as for the 'a design you could wear in public' part... don't get your hopes too high up, I seem to lack the ability to tell what

Wafuru · Post by **Wafuru** » Wed Oct 04, 2000 7:00 am

Well, as long as Bimbo isn't buck naked on it, I can wear it. = )Heck, I used to wear around a "ConFURence" shirt that featured a female animorph wearing a very TIGHT top and a miniskirt that left little to the imagination.I like Ralph the most, he's just so cool! So if he's to proper scale with Bimbo (Not shadowed out in the background or something) you'll have a winner as far as I'm concerned. = )------------------
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LostJonny · Post by **LostJonny** » Thu Oct 05, 2000 4:36 am

If the idea is to make money off the shirts, then get some outside opinions on the design before going with one (like you did this one), but don't commit until you've got a design that more than a handful will feel comfortable wearing in public.If, on the other hand, your intention is to make an artistic statement or shock others, then go ahead and draw whatever you like.Your choice.
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Wafuru · Post by **Wafuru** » Fri Oct 06, 2000 2:57 am

Aww, I love the character developement stuff. = )It's nice knowing a little more about the characters we see.... that, and I can safely direct my friends here for this story arc without them smacking me over the head and asking me if I've gone insane.This is my quote (I said this to someone):"I was offended on so many levels.. I bookmarked it immediately. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">"I actually love the strip now. = ) I'd stick it in my comic links page if my actual page didn't target a younger audience. o_oI might still, with a parental advisory though. It's such a neat comic. = )------------------
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Poe · Post by **Poe** » Fri Oct 06, 2000 7:07 am

Yeah, mainly it was just because I had been wanting to make a tshirt and for lack of a better idea, I thought that the pinup I had just done would work pretty well for the design. But maybe I'll post a few rough sketches of the next one beforehand. ------------------
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Greenreaper · Post by **Greenreaper** » Sat Oct 07, 2000 3:29 am

Damn right. Good character development and dialogue is the key to long-term readership. If you *just* have sexy chicks with big boobs, you'll get loads of people who look and say "wow!". Then they move on. I don't read (and it *is* read) EN for the boobs. I read it for the witty dialogue (sometimes

and the zany characters.TheGreenReaper (Laurence Parry)

Poe · Post by **Poe** » Mon Oct 09, 2000 3:16 am

*sniff* Aww... thanks.

Dark Wolfie · Post by **Dark Wolfie** » Tue Oct 10, 2000 1:32 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by greenreaper:
Damn right. Good character development and dialogue is the key to long-term readership. If you *just* have sexy chicks with big boobs, you'll get loads of people who look and say "wow!". Then they move on. I don't read (and it *is* read) EN for the boobs. I read it for the witty dialogue (sometimes

and the zany characters.TheGreenReaper (Laurence Parry)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeah, I actually enjoy EN more than I do Sluggy (which I haven't read in a long time)...Hmm, I should drop Funny Farm from my regular comic reading list... ::does so::Mwhahaha, this is so fun... ::thinks about dumping Bruno the Bandit then realize I already haven't read it in a long time::Ah, what the hell. ::tosses out Hound's Home while he's at it::But I would never leave you, EN!::curls up to Exploitation Now::------------------
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Migraine · Post by **Migraine** » Tue Oct 10, 2000 2:58 am

What do you mean.. 'drop off your reading list' ?mine is at 38 comics.ill probably come across another one this week begging for attention <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">Its starting to freak me now. at least 30 mins a day just reading comics <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Dark Wolfie · Post by **Dark Wolfie** » Wed Oct 11, 2000 2:22 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Poe:
Oh yeah, you say that NOW... but a few months from now, how do I know you won't just live me for some younger, thinner web comic whose boobs are still perky? *SNIFF* Huh? Huh? ...Sorry, it must be that time of the month or somthing. Hee-hee.
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Greenreaper · Post by **Greenreaper** » Wed Oct 11, 2000 3:00 am

> As long as it's understood that this is a > polyamory type of relationship.Many-armoured? Like an armadillo or something?<g>TheGreenReaper (Laurence Parry)

Poe · Post by **Poe** » Wed Oct 11, 2000 6:52 am

Oh yeah, you say that NOW... but a few months from now, how do I know you won't just live me for some younger, thinner web comic whose boobs are still perky? *SNIFF* Huh? Huh? ...Sorry, it must be that time of the month or somthing. Hee-hee.

Pooga · Post by **Pooga** » Wed Oct 11, 2000 10:03 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Migraine:
What do you mean.. 'drop off your reading list' ?mine is at 38 comics.ill probably come across another one this week begging for attention <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">Its starting to freak me now. at least 30 mins a day just reading comics <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.g ... UOTE>38 comics in 30 minutes? It takes me practically all day at work to get through about 30! Granted most of that time is spent in the forums...Thank god for web comics! Otherwise I might actually have to do some work around here. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">Pooga <IMG SRC="http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net6/oink.gif"> ------------------
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Dark Wolfie · Post by **Dark Wolfie** » Thu Oct 12, 2000 8:41 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by greenreaper:
> As long as it's understood that this is a > polyamory type of relationship.Many-armoured? Like an armadillo or something?<g>TheGreenReaper (Laurence Parry)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Many love. Basically, I'll remain with EN as long as I also get to sleep around with other comics. ^_^------------------
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