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Amazon changes titles

Administrator — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:54:58 +0000

Apparently Amazon thought my book would sell better if it had a different title. Try as I might, I can’t remember writing the part about the polar bear:

Amazon.com: hush little polar bear: Brian Anderson: Books

Berke Breathed Interview

Administrator — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:05 +0000

The Berke Breathed interview is now up at TTF! Still in that thick dream haze of “did we actually get to interview Berke Breathed?”. Well it’s real, true, and now live.

And also, you must check out the illustration by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This“. Just plain wow!

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Are you a notebook junkie?

Administrator — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:59:10 +0000

I’m am very guilty of that moniker. Try to hide it, but just found another site to feed my addiction. Via notebookism.com, discovered a great blog that deals strictly with alternatives to Moleskines. Moleskines happen to be my drug of choice, but I’m always on the lookout for other brands that also meet my requirements.

And as a topper, they’re having a little contest too:

Black Cover

SuperFogeys Collection

Administrator — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:48:08 +0000

Wanted to share this bit of news here. Even if you read SF online, you must get it in print. I love having my favorite strips in book format.

Tall Tale Features » SuperFogeys Collection #3 Reservation Now Available!

Just plain funny…and true.

Administrator — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:11:02 +0000

Couldn’t pass up sharing this strip:

A Trip to the Grocery Store…

Guest Strip Project

Administrator — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:14:11 +0000

I’ve posted about GSP before, but thought I’d let you know my contribution is up today. Take apin over and let me know what you think. And please donate something if you can for the Make-A-Wish Foundation:

GSP : Guest Strip Project - guest stripping for the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Graphic Novels Galore

Administrator — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:18:23 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled comics are getting recognition these days. But, having been one of the rookies trying to bust into the business during the 90’s comics crash, anytime the market rockets towards the moon I tend to get a touch of the jitters.

But the 90’s crash was mostly due to piling junk on top of junk simply because it was selling. Then readers collectively decided to cut the sequential fat from their diets.

What I’m hoping is that enough coal turns into diamonds to keep the market strong after the dust blows away.

So for now, I don’t mind coughing up a little coal dust, so long as I trip over a few sparkling rocks. And I hope that Holy Black’s foray into comics proves to be a bit of bling:

ICv2 - ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’ Scribe Penning GN

Sequential Artists’ Pub

Administrator — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:34:11 +0000

Virtual pub that is. Although an actual pub for sequential artists would be lovely.

This will be an ongoing podcast. A roundtable format with some serious talent. Had to remind myself to say stuff as I was a bit caught up in listening to the other artists.

Check out this episode and if you can, listen in on the next one. If you listen live, you can chat along. That’s a pretty cool feature for a podcast:

TalkShoe - Call - The Sequential Artists’ Pub

The Legend Begins…

Administrator — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:08:15 +0000

I’ve been looking forward to the launch of this comic for awhile now. And today it’s here! So few strips have what I call the perfect storm: great concept, fantastic art, and superb writing. Now you can have all three and still miss the mark. But I felt the storm brewing ever since getting a sneak peek at the strip.

So go on over and check it out. And be sure to bookmark it. Or you can always reach it via TallTaleFeatures.com:

Legend Of Bill

Designing the New DeD

Administrator — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:09:14 +0000

The refreshingly new DeD site is under way. Lot’s to do as this is a multilayer redesign. First off, getting rid of the “home” page. No reason the comic shouldn’t be on the front page. So that means merging two databases. So far so good.

Then comes the uncluttering. After four years a lot of scraps of code pile up. I’m cleaning it all up and getting back to basics.

That means focusing on what the blog is about and why people like reading it. Or more to the point, focusing on giving a people a reason to read it.

And I’ll be streamlining promoting the blog. I’ll try out one new method at a time and really give it a go before adding something else.

One example is:

Entrecard

Anybody have any experience with it?