Yeahhhh, sorry guys, between some work fail and convention prep, the comic won’t be updating this week, but I did do a nifty little sketch of Che and I. Really, Che is short like that. In case you didn’t know (which most of you probably don’t, and wont even after this post) I do all my con stuff under my business name which is “Evil Space Cat Productions“. There’s many reasons for this, but lets just say it just streamlines things because I don’t do a single comic and I make and sell other stuff besides just regular art.
So we’ll be at Cos & Effect this weekend, which is an amazing con, and we’ve got a nice corner table there. We’ll be selling buttons, prints, keychains, zipperpulls, jewelry (necklaces & bracelets), ears, t-shirts, comics, bookmarks, and fans. I’m hopefully going to get all this stuff up into the store, and make it more publicly visible on this site.
FOR FUN STUFF TO DO IN THE MEANWHILE…
Well, maybe not fun, but stuff. First thing, PLEASE ANSWER THE POLL TO THE RIGHT OF THIS POST IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY.
Some people have been apparently missing the fact there is a poll there. The more people who answer it the more I know where to put my efforts as far as creation goes.
Second thing is, I would like some feedback on your poll answers, PARTICULARLY if you answered T-shirt, artbook or roleplaying book.
FOR T-SHIRT ANSWERS:
Please state what kind of shirts you like to buy. Stuff with witty sayings? cool art? Character art? Logos? General themed art (like say werewolf is a general subject). Would you want shifters specific stuff? Or more generic. Would you like to see a t-shirt vote thing like threadless? where you could vote on several different designs and then preorder the winner? Or would you just prefer they be up for sale somewhere? There is also a thread in the forums if you prefer to give your feedback there.
FOR THE ARTBOOK ANSWERS:
Honestly, I’ve never made an artbook. What would you want to see in an artbook? Sketches? Finished art? How to draws for different characters? Profiles? World information? What’s important to you in this sort of book? Any preference on poses? do you just want to see drawings or do you want the author to blab?
FOR THE ROLEPLAYING BOOK:
What system would you want to see the book for? Its own, unique system? Or something more generic like 3.5 or GURPS?
FOR EVERYONE THAT ANSWERED THEY WANT THE GRAPHIC NOVEL:
What kind of extras do you want to see in a GN? Most standard manga ones don’t have much, maybe an author’s note, some omake strips, maybe some character profiles and title break pages. Is there something you want to see more of? What makes the book more worth buying? Extra story pages? Omake? Drawings? Character profiles? How would you expect this to differ from the artbook? I want to know what extras YOU find valuble in a comic graphic novel.
I really really appreciate patience with me for the con stuff and thanks in advance for all your feedback. (assuming you actually read the post. I know, it was long. )
5 thoughts on “CosEffect Filler”
neutral9999
i wish could go but its to far awaaaaaay :\
deathman129
i have a question are those two Vamp P.I guys going to return and if so are they still going to be comic relief?
ShadowsMyst
No, they will not be returning.
Jae
You’ve already seen my post about T-Shirts, so I’ll skip that.
For an Artbook, I like books where they have the truly “epic” pictures of the characters, with fully-detailed backgrounds, each in their own scene somewhere. It could be sectioned out for Detailed Art, then Character Sheets, where you do a standard character lineart that’s semi-sketched and/or semi-colored (showing the phases in a way) with the color pallets used. And lastly, you could have a section of the book with old wallpapers and art, redrawn for a “before and after” sense. Also include a collection of author’s notes. i feel like a variety of art styles would make the book more sellable, rather than a smaller book with only the detailed art. Additionally, if you did the “phases of drawing characters” thing on the character sheets, you could use the completed (but not fully shaded) ones on the website as a form of advertisement to the book.
For a roleplaying book, I’d have to recommend just following a basic 3.5 system. I hate having to learn new systems and 3.5 was the best anyway.
For a graphic novel, I always enjoy it when they have an extra short story at the end (rather than a 5-panel Omake comic). If you made that short story continuous between the volumes, that would also be an incentive for people to continue buying your books. Additionally, I like the character profiles with a bit of a backstory about them, as well as their age/height/birthday/etc. If you put up a Characters page on the website, you’d only include the name and age, probably, but the GN would have it all.
Seraphina
For the t-shirts, I prefer dark colored shirts with catchy phrases and good artwork. As far as the role playing books, I really enjoy Pathfinder, which is basically 3.75. You guys are off to an awesome start with this one. Have fun at the con and can’t wait to see what happens next
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