something I am grateful for today

[johncomic]

A personal milestone of sorts.

Today I finished the last page of the current episode of Space Kid! Which means I now have a block of 177 pages of art and story that ends at a natural ending point. And this total surpasses the goal I had set for myself to reach in order to consider publication.

By which I mean, I now have enough pages to publish this as a book. I have already sent queries out to a couple of publishers -- we'll see what if anything happens.

The whole idea when I started this was that I wanted to have a book someday. One step closer!

Comments

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

This also means I am now drawing very close to ten months ahead of publication -- this last page will go online on September 15 next year.

[ginsu.livejournal.com]

If you publish a nice edition -- in any way, from any source -- I will buy it.

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Well, there's two sales: you, and me!! :D

[ginsu.livejournal.com]

I would also still be interested in commissioning a certain wall print. You know the one I have in mind.

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Alas, my memory cannot live up to your expectations...

[ginsu.livejournal.com]

There was a big drained Scottish lake and a scientist addressing a crowd...

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Apparently this place (http://ka-blam.com/printing/front/) can print me a copy of my book for $4.77, including bleeds (which not all printers can do).

[abbeyrd.livejournal.com]

I will too! Please keep us informed.

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Keep you informed?? C'mon, you know I won't be able to shut up about it... :P

[viridescence13]

Yay! I will buy your book!

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[rono64.livejournal.com]

Cool Stuff!

I have used Ka-Blam, they print ok, but be very careful, they are kind of sloppy on details, you gotta keep on top of them.

[rono64.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, and I will gladly buy a copy too!

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Can you give me some examples of what kind of details, Ron?

[rono64.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, incomplete orders, stuff missing, then a horrible time convincing them it wasn't shipped, they marked the order as complete when 1 part was done, but the 2 other parts (t-shirts and some art boards) never got done and after about 6 months of fighting them, I just gave up. It was a small order, but I wont be using them again based on their customer service.
The printing of the books was nice, great quality, so if just printing a book, should be fine, but again, be on top of them.

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, “just printing some books” is all I'd be looking for from them, nothing too complicated to get them confused! :P