Free Comic Book Day 2007

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cortland wrote:Um, if I may say so, AAAAACK. :ick:
Many many apologies, Sir Cortland. I really feel bad about any inconvenience this places on you or the person taking my place, but . . . well, I've been wrestling for the past month with the idea of stopping production of RotD entirely and I've only just made my decision. There's little reason to advertise for a comic that I'll sadly no longer be making.

Once again, I'm extremely sorry about this. :(
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Jim North wrote:
cortland wrote:Um, if I may say so, AAAAACK. :ick:
Many many apologies, Sir Cortland. I really feel bad about any inconvenience this places on you or the person taking my place, but . . . well, I've been wrestling for the past month with the idea of stopping production of RotD entirely and I've only just made my decision. There's little reason to advertise for a comic that I'll sadly no longer be making.

Once again, I'm extremely sorry about this. :(
Although I disagree about the stopping of RotD, I'm very glad Jim posted this, because now I don't have to feel so guilty about being the one who posted it in the first place!
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Roughs are done! I'll definitely have my pages done for the 31st, Corto. :3

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Post by Rkolter »

I should be ready by the 31st. I will be doing most of the artwork this weekend. It's just been a rough couple weeks. Of course, I should have started weeks earlier.

But, there will be a Reasoned Cognition for the FCBD, I guarantee.
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We had some success so far with the Keenspot newsbox. Aside from the windfall of web traffic you all may have experienced, we managed to sell one quarter-page ad and one full-page ad yesterday. We still have lots more space to sell off, though, so we may need to consider other options for getting the word out about the book and the space therein.

And no hard feelings, Jim. I will find a someone to fill in for you. You will be missed, however. In the meantime, I think Mon Ami's comic would make a fine addition to the book. I've really liked her grayscale artwork for a while now, and if she can make up a page in time, I say she's in.

What does everybody else think?
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Yeahhhhh.... My jaw dropped when I went to check my stats today. O_O

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I don't see a problem with her taking Jim's page. :)

Btw, do we all get a copy of the book when it comes out, or do we have to scramble to get one from the stores before they're out of copies?

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Go right ahead.

It seems every time I take a break or cannot update are the times the site gets lots of refferals or promotions. I have great timing.
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I was to the understanding all the artists got a couple copies for themselves.

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But I'm not the artist of any of em. :P

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netpoet wrote:But I'm not the artist of any of em. :P
Don't be cheeky, you know what he meant. :wink:
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TdotOdot2k wrote:I was to the understanding all the artists got a couple copies for themselves.

that'd be so cool. it's one thing seeing it on the screen, it's another to hold it in your hands. :D
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Post by Rkolter »

I just wanted to say HOLY CRAP.

I doubled my visitor totals for Tuesday because of FCBD. :o
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And that's just from the advertisement for the advertisement. The book itself hasn't even come out yet.

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My update: Not quite done, but not foreseeing any problems.

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If you still need a relief page, let me know. I'm home for the next week so I'll have plenty of time to do one if its needed.
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Almost done inking it, Cort. I'd be done now, but due to a serious medical thing, it won't be done tonight. Tomorrow, maybe!
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Post by Rkolter »

Cortland -

I just got payment for a 1/4 page ad, with ad details to follow.

... am I getting the details of the ads now too? I thought you were getting those. And did you know the ad was coming in, or should I be telling you that? :)
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TdotOdot2k wrote:Almost done inking it, Cort. I'd be done now, but due to a serious medical thing, it won't be done tonight. Tomorrow, maybe!
as with mine, lighting's progressing... slowly. but once i'm done with that, it's smooth sailing with text, then the rest of the formatting..

oh, and cort, i updated the size of my entry so it'll fit nicely within the bleed area with space to spare. :D
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rkolter wrote:Cortland -

I just got payment for a 1/4 page ad, with ad details to follow.

... am I getting the details of the ads now too? I thought you were getting those. And did you know the ad was coming in, or should I be telling you that? :)
I knew about the ad, Ryan, but the person who bought it may not have given me all the details. If you could forward me the information from her payment, that would be great. Also, we have sold a full-page ad, and that money should be coming in soon as well, with details to follow.
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