tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post7622413273330446016..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: It's F#$@ing Free Comic Book Day.Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-37869211723195230422007-05-22T22:39:00.000-05:002007-05-22T22:39:00.000-05:00I'm glad I'm also not the only person in Bris to c...I'm glad I'm also not the only person in Bris to come out of Free Comic Book Day empty handed. Spent hours trying to find 'Unseen Peanuts' and the Lynda Barry book also. D&Q had Lynda's book available for mail order but the Unseen Peanuts is now lost forever.Peeboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504128368027073041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-92144250547839394752007-05-11T19:12:00.000-05:002007-05-11T19:12:00.000-05:00Hi Eddie,I received my piccie in the mail today (F...Hi Eddie,<BR/><BR/>I received my piccie in the mail today (Friday). That was FAST!! (I'm still waiting for something to come from Seattle-sheesh...It must be something about the Australian post.)<BR/>It's quite cool and I'm putting it with my Campbell book collection ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks again<BR/><BR/>KellyKelly Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002300626700548709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-20449081077086786862007-05-07T21:34:00.000-05:002007-05-07T21:34:00.000-05:00Ive never found the barcode process to be too much...Ive never found the barcode process to be too much of a pain Eddie. Could do without it, but its not that bad either. As John said, nowadays its less complicated perhaps.<BR/><BR/>As to free comics, my next book IRAQ INCORPORATED is being made specifically to give away a large amount of them free to colleges, libraries etc. But that is not a commerical angle, its because the funders, WAR ON WANT, are a UK charity who want firstly to promote their mission as a charity.So i guess thats a different situation.Sean Michael Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509500685747479546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-19697884444612058052007-05-07T14:03:00.000-05:002007-05-07T14:03:00.000-05:00I passed on the Black Diamond freebie because I kn...I passed on the Black Diamond freebie because I know I'm just going to buy the finished work as soon as it's published and don't need a sample to persuade me. I also passed on the Gumby comic because there was only one left and I thought a child should get the last one instead of a horrible fat old nerd. A cherubic girl snagged it, and I hope she enjoyed it.Aaron Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565494196338043466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-51049415027367478072007-05-06T01:56:00.000-05:002007-05-06T01:56:00.000-05:00When I review a comic I have to buy it or borrow i...When I review a comic I have to buy it or borrow it. Then it gets published and they give me five shiny dollars and a pat on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-1516353116510890892007-05-05T18:32:00.000-05:002007-05-05T18:32:00.000-05:00KellyI emailed you separately and await your respo...Kelly<BR/>I emailed you separately and await your response.<BR/><BR/>Mighygosh,<BR/>Syndicated feeds don't count<BR/><BR/>Loris Z. <BR/>I've noticed your blog a couple of times.<BR/><BR/>John C.<BR/>I'm reassured when i see bigger publishers than me acting much the same way. We used to make fun of the 'bean counters' at Kitchen Sink, but the company went bust anyway. The whole book business is nuts. Your royaly statement for period b. can show that you've worked off less of your advance than your earlier statement for period a. you are actually going backwards.<BR/><BR/>Ben<BR/>brilliant<BR/>I'll comment on the main pageEddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-9376545520505003742007-05-05T18:28:00.000-05:002007-05-05T18:28:00.000-05:00One of my old pals had a relatively popular indie ...One of my old pals had a relatively popular indie book. I kept bugging him about self-publishing since he was forever getting ripped off by his various publishers. Despite all the money stolen from him (and it was a lot), he would always explain to me what a horror show it was to self-publish and that he wanted no part of it. To this end, apparently, he was willing to get ripped off by nitwit and unscrupulous publishers rather than suffer the headaches of dealing with paperwork and comic distributors (distribuTOR, these days).<BR/><BR/>Not even a free comic book day could make me set foot in a goddamned comic book shop. I hate the bloody places, packed with fucking stupid superhero comic books. I have visited only one comic book shop in the past twenty years that I could stomach, and that one was CRIMINAL RECORDS in Atlanta GA, and it's mainly a music store, but has the best comics section I've ever seen. As they are hundreds of miles from me, I can get there only once every six or seven years.James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-25888438724739774612007-05-05T15:00:00.000-05:002007-05-05T15:00:00.000-05:00Well, f-ing Cleveland, Ohio, USA didn't come throu...Well, f-ing Cleveland, Ohio, USA didn't come through, either -- I got the Fantagraphics UNSEEN PEANUTS, but couldn't get yours, or the Lynda Barry.<BR/><BR/>Bah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-78338089615917364292007-05-05T11:38:00.000-05:002007-05-05T11:38:00.000-05:00Barcodes are pretty easy to generate these days, t...Barcodes are pretty easy to generate these days, there's a lot of websites do them automatically after you input the ISBN. Not that you'll want to know about that, of course... :) I regard them as something of a blight, always having to make allowances for them on my designs, so I usually put them in little frames or something.<BR/><BR/>The review copies thing is always a pain for small publishers. You do a limited print-run, send out X number of review copies then, if you're lucky, get a single review back. And that's usually from someone you know who would have reviewed it anyway. There's always dark rumblings about this situation in the Savoy office. Add to that the recent development where you now see those same review copies turn up in a matter of days on eBay and Amazon's Marketplace Seller page (for a fraction of the actual cost of the book) and the stormclouds really gather...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-62741129196180920152007-05-05T09:01:00.000-05:002007-05-05T09:01:00.000-05:00Haha ! I commented first on the livejournal feed, ...Haha ! I commented first on the livejournal feed, which means I win...the privelege of being first !<BR/><BR/>Never been offered free comics by anyone on free comics day in a shop, or in cool fresh air. Unless I brushed them off thinking they were religios.<BR/><BR/>Here, though, here are my free comics http://andyluke.livejournal.com/149697.html about politics n stuff.Andy Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244721854075483089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-73005257630016233202007-05-05T06:18:00.000-05:002007-05-05T06:18:00.000-05:00Eddie,Off-subject as ever, a new link for you. Ba...Eddie,<BR/><BR/>Off-subject as ever, a new link for you. Bad sentence structure misled you on my last comment, I had intended it to mean it was my last Hogarth/Bell link, rather than final comment I'd post. I'm enjoying the dialogue you've got going with all the commenters through the blog too much to stop chipping in.<BR/><BR/>"They write you up, your mum and dad<BR/><BR/>Lucy Etherington looked on aghast as her teenage tantrums were played out in a primetime sitcom" <BR/><BR/>http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/family/story/0,,2072608,00.html<BR/><BR/>I've only ever picked one one free comic, which was by Paul Grist for Kane, when he was self-publishing, that he gave away at the Bristol convention a number years ago. It was a sample of half an issue. It was a success in the sense that I went out and bought the first collection from the series a few days later. I subsequently discovered it wasn't very well written and bought no more, but if it wasn't for that free-comic there would have been no sale at all...<BR/><BR/>Ben SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-24397412112525654722007-05-05T03:42:00.000-05:002007-05-05T03:42:00.000-05:00Comics should not be given for free, as if they we...Comics should not be given for free, as if they were cheap stuff. <BR/>They should be pushed on dark street corners and in hushed reverent tones so the people would really start appreciate them. Better still, try to get them outlawed. <BR/><BR/>Like that new catch phrase.<BR/>Nathaliespacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-67168970849669949152007-05-05T02:14:00.000-05:002007-05-05T02:14:00.000-05:00When I was a wee lad working at Hi De Ho comics, w...When I was a wee lad working at Hi De Ho comics, we'd send out an add saying come'in get yer free comic book. People would walk in with the add, ask for the loot, and then be on their way, without even aving a look about. The only people I ever see showing up for FCBD now, are the ones who already read the stuff. As for yesterday's post, I'd like to say that I use to hate star wars because I thought I was too smart for it, but now I see the joy, fun, and love that have been put into the film, and that's what made me heart grow three sizes bigger.Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-88452671975730190112007-05-05T02:09:00.000-05:002007-05-05T02:09:00.000-05:00Yah, rang around looking for the Black Diamond in ...Yah, rang around looking for the Black Diamond in town. Quite pissed off there were none to be had.<BR/><BR/>Stupid life.drjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351916590417179786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-34016285983895761902007-05-05T01:58:00.000-05:002007-05-05T01:58:00.000-05:00Free comic book day sounds so desperate, although ...Free comic book day sounds so desperate, although if they were small little ashcan type deals with background info on the creators artists etc, it would be more reasonable.<BR/>I also love looking at the google search words, I often get ideas for cool things to search for from it...Anthony Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303888676333379987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-85071303565534445672007-05-05T01:41:00.000-05:002007-05-05T01:41:00.000-05:00There is often talk about doing Free Comics Book d...There is often talk about doing Free Comics Book day stuff amongst the minicomic people here, but I agree with your point of view on it - it might be good for the big boys as a promotional tax write off, but I'm not convinced about how good it is for small indepentant publishers let alonge people doing micro publishing.<BR/>Gah, I can't believe they didn't order your book either - I think the net is looking better and better as a way for people to get work out there rather than the direct market and print publishing woes.retromancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349601093498312222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-69778985112510099012007-05-05T01:18:00.000-05:002007-05-05T01:18:00.000-05:00aw, too late again! :)I've actually enjoyed Free C...aw, too late again! :)<BR/><BR/>I've actually enjoyed Free Comic Book days, back when I was living in The Netherlands, because the free book usually tells about the background of the artists/writers and the creating process, as well (my favourite freebie so far is Don Lawrence's <B><I>Storm</B></I>).<BR/><BR/>Here we don't have any Free Whatever day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-52829983910469040452007-05-05T01:10:00.000-05:002007-05-05T01:10:00.000-05:00Mr Campbell:Leaving a comment just to say "hi". I'...Mr Campbell:<BR/><BR/>Leaving a comment just to say "hi". I've been reading the blog pretty much from the start, and I'm always enjoying it. (and I've been following your work since around 1997) Looking forward to read The Black Diamond Detective Agency.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards<BR/><BR/>Loris Z.Loris Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16544262790387912834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-28478113062276960992007-05-05T00:25:00.000-05:002007-05-05T00:25:00.000-05:00Please?Please?Kelly Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002300626700548709noreply@blogger.com