Free Comic Book Day 2007

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:30 am

Cortland - I have sent you the list of donators.

Total net: $1356 and change.

Total pending $145.

Total (aproximate) net: $1500.

Spqrblues · Post by **Spqrblues** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:13 am

More, from another quick glance (I'd give it more than quick glances, if I only had the time). On the ToC page:

Sometimes the by-line says by, sometimes it's capped, By. Please be consistent. (Lower case is my preference, fwiw.)

http://endofthings.comicgen.com/

Editor-in-Chief
by Matt Johnson http://www.cornstalker.com/

I assume there should be no by/By here, unless there's an article called "Editor-in-Chief."

Sponsors:

Exile's Burn
by/By anyone?
http://www.onecrow.net/

...

No Need for Bushido
by/By Alex Kolesar and Joe Kovell
http://www.noneedforbushido.com/

American Gothic Daily
by/By anyone?
http://americangothic.comicgenesis.com/

Since these four sponsors are listed on the ToC presumably because they have contributed comics as their adverts, give the page numbers where the comics appear.

Next year time could be built into the schedule to have a nitpicky editor review the completed layout. I know some people shrug at little typos and small inconsistencies, but even though it might seem like no big deal, it really does make a difference in whether the outside world preceives people as skilled and professional, or just goofing around. CG should stand tall amongst the bigger guns of FCBD.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:38 am

seriously cort, if this goes out saying matt and michelle created shenanigan, I'm going to beat you senseless, and then i'm gonna borrow kolter's taser.

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:47 am

I'll have the book all fixed up by lunchtime today and have new PDFs online for everybody to check out one last time before I send it all off to Keenspot tonight.

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:40 am

Ryan, I haven't gotten the list of sponsors yet, though I did update the progress bar with the new total. I also believe I have the rest of the fixed on the book now, so everybody take a look and let me know if there's anything else that needs changing.

http://www.cornstalker.com/cartoons/fcbd-contents.pdf
http://www.cornstalker.com/cartoons/fcbd-cover.pdf

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:02 pm

I mailed it to your matt@cornstalker.com account from the fcbd001@yahoo.com account this morning. Please check again. I can resend.

On the people who donated, I think IVStudios prefers just Carl Schultz IV - on his second donation, that's the name he used.

I like the text blub on the donators page.

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:17 pm

rkolter wrote:On the people who donated, I think IVStudios prefers just Carl Schultz IV - on his second donation, that's the name he used.

I don't mind either. I just figured when money's involved it was best to go by my legal name to avoid confusion later. For the book either or both are fine with me.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:18 pm

For some reason my computer won't open the file so that I can check to see if mine's right or not...so I'll go ahead and say how it should be, just in case...

Kat Lowery
Distant Eras
http://distanteras.comicgenesis.com

Glambourine · Post by **Glambourine** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:25 pm

Crap--I hope this isn't too late, but can my entry on the TOC say "John Thornton" instead of "Glambourine"? If it's too late, no biggie

Ekolter · Post by **Ekolter** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:25 pm

legostargalactica wrote:seriously cort, if this goes out saying matt and michelle created shenanigan, I'm going to beat you senseless, and then i'm gonna borrow kolter's taser.

The going rate is $10 an hour to rent the taser. Reduce rates if you make Ryan chuckle manically during the application process.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:40 pm

mrs_rkolter wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:seriously cort, if this goes out saying matt and michelle created shenanigan, I'm going to beat you senseless, and then i'm gonna borrow kolter's taser.
The going rate is $10 an hour to rent the taser. Reduce rates if you make Ryan chuckle manically during the application process.

I'm pretty sure I'd chuckle like a rat bastard if Lego tasered Cort. Or anyone really, except maybe myself or you Beth.

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:25 am

It is finished. ^_^

I've submitted the cover art and the inside contents of the book to Chris Crosby, and the book is now officially finished. There are a couple things we'll want to wrap up before Free Comic Book Day, however. First, if any contributors would like a copy of the book for themselves, please send me your mailing address at matt@cornstalker.com and I will pass it along to Keenspot so they can send you one.

Also, we're going to need some help to make sure that comic book shops carry the Comic Genesis book this year. For those of you who don't know how Free Comic Book Day works, participating comic shops have to buy the comics they give away for free, but at a much lower rate than actual "commercial" comic books. This means that if you'd like a comic book shop to carry the comic, they need to buy it ahead of time when choosing which comics to give away. If you'd like to help, drop me an e-mail with the city you live in, and we'll try to find some local comic book shops you can visit to ask about the book. Local dealers are very open to supporting local artists, and the more comic shops we can find to carry our book, the more exposure everybody is going to get. It's also loads of fun to be able to show up at your local comic book store, grab a copy of your own book off the shelf and say, "Hey! See, this? I'm in here! Right on page 32!" I did this last year and a couple people actually asked for my autograph.

You can't beat that for motivation.

So anyhow, great job everybody! I can't wait to see this thing in print.

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:03 am

Awsome.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:16 am

Financial Update:

Gross total: $1566.50
Fees: ($60.56)
Fee Percentage: 3.87%

Net: $1505.94

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:25 pm

Neat, I was wondering how I'd get a copy! My address has been sent!

Col · Post by **Col** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:28 pm

How much time is there to get the money for this?

Pimpette · Post by **Pimpette** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:49 pm

Kat North wrote:Neat, I was wondering how I'd get a copy! My address has been sent!

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:44 pm

Pimpette wrote:
Kat North wrote:Neat, I was wondering how I'd get a copy! My address has been sent!

... and I added a question.

If we wanted to get multiple copies, like, five... and were willing to pay for them, could that be done?

Col · Post by **Col** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:02 pm

Let us know when you hear an answer!

Hogan · Post by **Hogan** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:33 am

rkolter wrote:Net: $1505.94

Is that the going rate for nagas these days?

And it sounds awesome!

Now... we just have to find a way to introduce Free Comic Book Day here overseas... and get them to carry the CG-Books of Awesomeness... piece of cake