Yet Another Web Comic

I’m sure you all know David Reddick of Legend of Bill (http://www.legendofbill.com).  You’d better, since I pimp his comic regularly here.  A while back I did a guest strip for him.  Now his first book is close to having enough pre-orders, a book which will have my guest strip in it!  There’s a bunch of strips by David and other talented artists, too, but that’s just gravy.  This will be the first book I have ever been printed in, and in celebration of that milestone, I have the deal of a lifetime for you:

If you pre-order his book, not ONLY will you get a book that has one of my strips in it, I will also send you (at no charge) a sketch!  Just get me a receipt of some sort, and I’ll ship it out.

BUT WAIT!  THERE’S MORE!  You get the book with one of my strips.  You get a piece of art from me.  I’ll also throw in a whole bunch of strips by David Reddick, a $100 value, free with purchase!

Order now, I only have so much time to draw and so much money to spend on postage.  I reserve the right to withdraw this offer, of course, since it’s totally out of my pocket.  Let’s put David over the top and get those books shipping!

The Legend of Bill Collection 1

http://th3rdworld.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=32&zenid=f1bikm7p53sq1ktv7j900mfig5

The Legend of Bill Collection 1 — Artist Edition

http://th3rdworld.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=33

There is no comic tonight, but I think you will all understand in a moment…

I will be one of roughly one hundred artists featured at the Cartoon Art Museum’s Monsters of Webcomics Virtual Gallery.  This is huge!  I am at a major cartoon art museum!  Please go visit the site and learn more, or if you are in the San Francisco area, visit the exhibit and take pictures for me.  I will gladly offer up some art for good pictures showing my work on display.  It runs through December 6, and I don’t think I’ll get out there in time.

The exhibit opened August 8, which was also another auspicious occaison: My sister’s wedding!  I was asked to do a custom comic book for her wedding, and I have included it on the site.  Certain parts of the book (liner notes) were left out, but the comic itself and the cover are now up on the main link bar in their entirety.  For a limited period of time, i am willing to sell extras I had around for $5 shipped to pretty much anywhere in the U.S., as long as I don’t lose my shirt on First-Class Large Envelope prices.  A quick survey of the USPS site says this shouldn’t be a problem.  If you don’t think you’re eligible I’ll still be glad to send off a copy:  Shoot me an e-mail and we’ll figure out postage.

I do not have  a storefront set up for many reasons, so if you are interested please send me an e-mail.  That is the only way to secure a copy of these one-of-a-kind pieces.  They are overruns from the wedding printing itself, and have the right edges of pages 1 and 3 cut off because of margin discrepancies.  They are still readable, however, and are actual copies that were going to be distributed at the wedding (overruns and invitees who did not attend).

In closing, I hope you understand why I didn’t post a four-panel comic today.  Enjoy this four-page mini-comic I spent the past month working on and if you’re in San Francisco, go see my exhibit!  Me, I’m going to sleep like a…hrm…hibernating bear?  See, my creativity is totally tapped.  Hopefully it will return in time for Wednesday’s comic.  Good night, and thanks for everything, y’all!

I think it’s just a video card, and for $45 I can afford to test that theory. My intention is to save up money to buy a refurbished / surplus Lenovo Tablet PC (they’re a hair over $700), and it would really help to extend the life of my current computer. Currently, I have a bit fat wad of nothing saved towards the new computer. This current kick in the pants has encouraged me to start taking my succession plans seriously, since the newest computer I own is five years old and currently out of commission.

The current plan is to not update this week and to be back on the wagon either next Sunday or Wednesday, depending on when the video card gets here. Also, I will continue the twice-monthly update schedule through August. That is, perhaps I will update three days a week again in September. I have had a lot of time to pursue other projects, both electronic and artistic in nature, and have really enjoyed this time. I’ve got a story to tell: I’m not sure of the specifics yet, but rest assured that this fall I want to be updating 3x/week with another side story.

Thanks for your patience in all of this. Condolences for the late video card can be sent to my e-mail or Twitter accounts. Well-wishes in lieu of flowers.

–Lou