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Why I'm Not Drawing
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Hey, I know I haven't been drawing a lot lately. I just sketched a little for the first time since Charlotte Comicon, which was at least 2 weeks ago. I feel like I have a decent reason for my lack of productivity.
I took the position of Editor-In-Chief over at needelessessentialsonline.com, a comics and collecting website that covers news and reviews. I really enjoy discovering new comics and sharing them with other fans. I also enjoy taking my years of education and experience and pointing out when a comic that's being hyped really shouldn't be bothered with, or that a comic needs more eyes on it. One of the more recent decisions that I made was to stop posting solicitations from Marvel and DC. Other publishers send out their solicitations with previews, which are something worth sharing with fans. Our job is not to sell Marvel and DC, but to provide that voice of a friend saying, "You have got to check this comic out," or "Dude, do NOT waste your money on that."
However, I am getting back into drawing, and meeting some old obligations in the near future. My day job has me hitting the bed earlier than I used to, so my drawing time is limited, especially with my new responsibilities on the web site. I am also looking to put together a couple of books and put the Jet-Pack Jenny stories that have been done out in digital format, but it requires a little formatting, which takes time.
Once again, I have a lot of balls in the air.
I took the position of Editor-In-Chief over at needelessessentialsonline.com, a comics and collecting website that covers news and reviews. I really enjoy discovering new comics and sharing them with other fans. I also enjoy taking my years of education and experience and pointing out when a comic that's being hyped really shouldn't be bothered with, or that a comic needs more eyes on it. One of the more recent decisions that I made was to stop posting solicitations from Marvel and DC. Other publishers send out their solicitations with previews, which are something worth sharing with fans. Our job is not to sell Marvel and DC, but to provide that voice of a friend saying, "You have got to check this comic out," or "Dude, do NOT waste your money on that."
However, I am getting back into drawing, and meeting some old obligations in the near future. My day job has me hitting the bed earlier than I used to, so my drawing time is limited, especially with my new responsibilities on the web site. I am also looking to put together a couple of books and put the Jet-Pack Jenny stories that have been done out in digital format, but it requires a little formatting, which takes time.
Once again, I have a lot of balls in the air.
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More than a little pissed.
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Somebody made a smart phone game called “Jetpack Jenny” this year and published an e-book (with a horrible cover). I just wish that they had done a simple Google search before doing anything.
Not cool.
UPDATE:
This has lit a fire under me to work on Jet-Pack Jenny again and make it the best webcomic that I can. I have to start off with what I can afford and work from there.
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My books have arrived!
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Yesterday my books arrived from the printer, and I'm extremely pleased with the quality. They'll be shipping out to the Kickstarter backers over the next few days, complete with incentives, with the exception of the two backers that get the big color drawings, those will ship separately. I'm also going to do a little redesigning to the sidebar to properly advertise the book. If you didn't contribute to the Kickstarter and want a book, then you can order it through Paypal by just going to carpaltunnelpress.blogspot.com and clicking the link in the blog post, or if you're in Charlotte, cornering me at a Sketch Charlotte meeting, since I'll always be carrying a couple with me.
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What I'm probably gonna do next...
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The book is almost done, It's just a matter of finding the time to fix the lettering on the last couple of strips.
AlphaBabes does not take me away from this, as I only work on these during SketchCharlotte on Thursday nights. The work on the book is whenever I get time at home, but between the baby and housework, time is a little fleeting and if I have a half-hour, five minutes of it is spent finding the files I need to work on relettering. But once the book is done, it'll be zipping off to the printer.
But what comes after that?
Well, I've made it clear I don't expect to have a career doing this, so I get the luxury of doing whatever I want. I keep a copy of Flight of the Virginia Dare in my drawing bag for whenever someone wants to see it, since I haven't reprinted it in some time. The reason that I haven't reprinted it is that whenever I look back at it, there's more that I dislike, than I like. Part of what I dislike is the dependence I had on breaking up the strip halfway so I could stack it, which made for some lost chances to be very impactful with my panels.
That said, I'm gonna redo Flight of the Virginia Dare. I've already redrawn one scene from it for my gallery show last year, so it's something that's been on my mind ever since I finished it. Last time I was desperately trying to make it on a regular posting schedule, but having done that for way too long, I've decided that it's time to do it, if for no reason other than to not not rush another story before I'm ready to do it. This way, I'll also be able to take the time that I need to on each strip. Will I collect it in print after I'm done? Well, that's so far down the road, I don't even want to commit to it.
That's what's next.
AlphaBabes does not take me away from this, as I only work on these during SketchCharlotte on Thursday nights. The work on the book is whenever I get time at home, but between the baby and housework, time is a little fleeting and if I have a half-hour, five minutes of it is spent finding the files I need to work on relettering. But once the book is done, it'll be zipping off to the printer.
But what comes after that?
Well, I've made it clear I don't expect to have a career doing this, so I get the luxury of doing whatever I want. I keep a copy of Flight of the Virginia Dare in my drawing bag for whenever someone wants to see it, since I haven't reprinted it in some time. The reason that I haven't reprinted it is that whenever I look back at it, there's more that I dislike, than I like. Part of what I dislike is the dependence I had on breaking up the strip halfway so I could stack it, which made for some lost chances to be very impactful with my panels.
That said, I'm gonna redo Flight of the Virginia Dare. I've already redrawn one scene from it for my gallery show last year, so it's something that's been on my mind ever since I finished it. Last time I was desperately trying to make it on a regular posting schedule, but having done that for way too long, I've decided that it's time to do it, if for no reason other than to not not rush another story before I'm ready to do it. This way, I'll also be able to take the time that I need to on each strip. Will I collect it in print after I'm done? Well, that's so far down the road, I don't even want to commit to it.
That's what's next.
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Okay, I'm sick of going to blogger to post something then seeing my stats and realizing that no one is looking at it. Whenever I complain online that no one is looking at my stuff I get told that I should draw for myself, but there's a problem with that solution. I love making comics, and comics are all about storytelling. However, when you don't have anyone listening to the story, you're just talking to yourself like a crazy person.
Do I just talk to myself? Do I just do comics for myself and hope that someone out there starts reading the story? I tried that this year and it has led me to here, where I'm frustrated with my lack of an audience. I'm waiting after the end of the year to decide, but if the current mood holds, Factor of 01 will be the last story I do for the foreseeable future. Friends try to share my work with online friends and no one listens. Which I guess brings me to a larger message
So, even if you don't start reading my stuff, comment on people's posts, on their webcomics, and tell them if you think that they're good. If you can afford to buy their stuff, then by all means, buy it as soon as you can. I'm gonna start doing the same.
Do I just talk to myself? Do I just do comics for myself and hope that someone out there starts reading the story? I tried that this year and it has led me to here, where I'm frustrated with my lack of an audience. I'm waiting after the end of the year to decide, but if the current mood holds, Factor of 01 will be the last story I do for the foreseeable future. Friends try to share my work with online friends and no one listens. Which I guess brings me to a larger message
So, even if you don't start reading my stuff, comment on people's posts, on their webcomics, and tell them if you think that they're good. If you can afford to buy their stuff, then by all means, buy it as soon as you can. I'm gonna start doing the same.
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