Friday, June 18, 2010

Update on my own comics

It's been awhile since I gave an update on my own comic, so here we go!

I've convinced the boss to scan and post at least one of the stories that he has in rough draft. Basically, he sketches out his stories with images and text for usually several pages. He'll build around an idea for a storyline of a conflict or complication that he puts me or one of the other characters under, then he goes from there. Sometimes it's enough to complete your standard 22 to 24 page comic, but most of the time it falls a little short, so he'll complete it with something else for however many pages it needs to reach the 22 to 24 page goal.

However, in recent years he's gone through some financial struggles that has limited his ability to pay for artists. Don't worry, he hasn't lost his job or anything, it's mainly a sudden increase in bills that he had to deal with - not so much to bankrupt him, but certainly enough to force him to adjust his finances accordingly. Man, I wish I was a millionaire so that I can at least fund the comics part of this arrangement! LOL

Fret not, because I'll keep blogging so long as he'll have me. :-)

Anyway, he'll go through some of his rough sketches of stories to scan and post, and when he does, I'll post them to my blog. Other than one other person that I can think of, I am probably the only one who has seen nearly all the stories he has done, and I really want you guys to read what I've enjoyed, which is why I suggested this idea of at least running the rough sketches. One of my fans also hit upon the idea of making text stories of my adventures and posting only a few, single panel artworks. He liked that idea, so he will try to convert some of those stories from artwork into text to see if that will work. I'll keep you updated on that as well.

Have a great weekend!

1 comment:

Wittie Indie said...

However, in recent years he's gone through some financial struggles that has limited his ability to pay for artists. Don't worry, he hasn't lost his job or anything, it's mainly a sudden increase in bills that he had to deal with - not so much to bankrupt him, but certainly enough to force him to adjust his finances accordingly. Man, I wish I was a millionaire so that I can at least fund the comics part of this arrangement! LOL


What you can do if money is a concern for your boss is to set up a Pay Pal account. Friends and fans of you can make donations.
People will pay what they can ($5, $10, $20, $50, ect.) in order for your boss to continue his artwork more smoothly.