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That's just how the program works. Nothing I can do about it. Sorry.
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I would love to do that, but it'd be a LOT of work. Because of the site change, every single script will have to be re-entered. (I can download a text file of them, so they could be copied and pasted, but it's still so much work.) I'd have to first figure out a new page design for transcripts, and we'd have to hammer at the archive page code to put in the search box, as well as chapter navigation.
The plan is to then hold a contest, with me choosing a few numbers at random from the archive and awarding the people who transcribe those comics with original art. (Art only given out when the archive is fully transcribed.)
I just haven't had enough time to work out the logistics for everything. In order to make transcriptions work, the transcribers need to follow a strict guideline so all I need to do on my end is click, "approve." No way I have enough time to review and fix 1100 transcriptions.
One of these days it'll happen, though! One of these days... -
asked by wxkat
I have spent far too long thinking about this. The problem with my favorite characters is that they tend to be flawed, crazy and in dangerous situations. They are fun to WATCH and probably deadly to hang with.
There's also the problem of those characters almost certainly hating me. Why would I want to hang with Ivanova if she'd glare at me in her awesome way, shrug and then walk away? Lucius Vorenus would cut off my head if I talked to him! Starbuck might be fun for a while, but I'd almost certainly die of alcohol poisoning after one night.
Seriously, what character out there would match up to this creepy 31-year-old male? Maybe I need to watch shows with geekier casts. Or just more shows in general.
Screw, it. I'm hanging out with Princess Celestia. We're having a few drinks and we're going to make the sun do tricks! -
At this point, I don't consider myself much a commission artist, so I rarely try to generate work. If someone comes to me for a commission, I'll usually take on the project. It's pretty casual with me.
If I do need to open myself up for commissions, I try to set the limits of what I'll do ahead of time - otherwise I risk people taking advantage of me and consuming more time than the piece is worth.
Because I'm still pretty limited as an artist, everything I get is due to my small fanbase. I'll see when I get to cons what people who don't know about Precocious think of my art. -
asked by brotonamobay
My mother dragged me to Sunday school for years. It was a youth group thing and we almost never talked about religion, so it was OK. (I almost never attended real church services.) One day, when we actually did talk faith, someone asked about non-believers. Since this was a casual and pretty liberal group, I was shocked when the response to the question was, "non-believers go to Hell." Normal, rational people were saying this.
That is what I find so horrible about the idea of religious faith. It doesn't matter how good a person you are - if you don't believe, you ARE THE ENEMY. Most regular religious people would never voice that opinion, but they've still been programmed to not expect to see my face when they hit Heaven. (Can an open atheist get elected to a political office in most of America?) There's also the problem with faith being a "get out of sin free" card, as well as the time-honored tradition of using faith to justify ignorance.
Am I saying all religious people do this? Of course not. Plenty of rational, positive people are religious. They are fine, and they know not to be dicks about it. The problem is, they also have tendency to support batshit insane religious leaders because, since they have faith, they can't be so bad!
I don't like talking about this stuff, because I really don't have enough interest in the topic to spend my hours debating it. (I also have to worry about god warriors attacking my comic.) I don't want to be a dick about things either. Religion is just not for me. -
I thought it was very cute and quite enjoyable. Heck, it somehow managed to make Jack Black entertaining! The only complaint I can offer is the Kermit as abusive husband subplot. Everything else was delightfully muppetlicious!
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It's best to assume I have seen no recent movies unless they are somehow available on Netflix streaming. (And even then, it's unlikely.) The only film in the last few years I've seen in the theater was The Muppets. I am deprived.
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I'm not sure if I'm joining in or not. Is my voice something anyone ever actually craves enough to miss? I can't black out Precocious, because it's mid-story.
Then again, the 18th is a scheduled scripting day for me, so odds are I'll be in my own little world and silent anyway. -
I love The Incredibles! Closely behind that is Ratatouille. Brad Bird can do no wrong in my eyes.
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I'll post a new one when I get a good idea for one. Copper Road got pushed aside when a bunch of other work overloaded me. When it clears up, the comic will return to regular updates.
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asked by wxkat
Back in the day, I was all about the flip flops. I wore them everywhere - including the arctic circle, when I toured a glacier - and I rarely put on proper shoes.
NOW, however, I am paying the price for that. My feet are all kinds of messed up and I've learned to wear shoes for any trek of mild distance. I miss the good old flip flop days. -
asked by HWTrousers
Considering I haven't bothered to sit down and make my resolutions yet is not a good sign, is it?
I guess my main goals will be to get myself back on a solid work schedule. It'd be nice to have a massive comic buffer all the time, so I would be free to focus on side projects. I also want to spend time doing sketchbook work so I can up my skill level some. It's been a long time since I did any drawing just for me. There's also the typical "improve fitness" and "get out more" stuff that everyone makes.
I have no tips for sticking to resolutions. If I did, I'd be faring much better and wouldn't NEED to make these types of resolutions. For breaking, the culprit usually involves the glorious revelation that you can now order pizza online and have it delivered to your house. That one act can destroy just about any proper resolution. -
I keep meaning to go back and reread my Vonnegut collection. It's been a while.
That being said, the only non-comics stuff I read these days is Entertainment Weekly. -
asked by HWTrousers
As long as you can control the portions, it's deliciousness! Well, if the richness density goes too far overboard and the portion becomes pea-sized, then we have a problem.
But I totally want some of that cake. -
Sweet is sweet, but I've noted that I'm not a big icing fan. I'll eat it, but I'd prefer a purely cakey cake. The exception might be that death by fudge Costco cake - my choco lust overcomes my icing ambivalence.
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asked by HWTrousers
I can't think of any specific legendary cakes that I've eaten. I'm not too particular about them.
I love a good devils food cake or poppy seed cake. A good cake doesn't need icing to boost it. And there should be A LOT OF CAKE when there is cake, because cake is awesome! -
It's an inside joke between me and my Winchester friends.
A few years back, there was a truly awful show in TV called "Threshold." The show was about a wacky alien signal that infected people and made them evil or something. I dunno. It was incompetent in both concept and execution. (So, yeah, a typical Brannon Braga production.) The show was definitely a "so bad it's good" thing, where we would have parties and drink to how truly stupid the concepts were.
In one episode, people in a seaside bar got infected with the alien signal - after eating seafood! Now, This is a show in which aliens got into a sperm donor and caused pregnant women's head to explode. This is a show where said blown up women were abducted by the investigators because they claimed the dead could only be driving in a "Hasidic ambulance." This is a show where the signal turned into rave music and freaked out some punk kids. This is a show where a "four-dimensional in three dimensional space" caused FISH IN THE OCEAN to freak out - but when the investigators got to the seaside bar, they immediately discounted the idea of the signal being passed on by consumed fishies. Mutant fish? THAT would be stupid! (The real answer, of course, was the much more rational CURSED DRIFTWOOD that had been made into a table!)
I use that tag for my sillier posts, that may not make a lot of sense. -
asked by HWTrousers
One paper? Of course not. Do you know how little each individual paper pays for a comic strip? 1000 papers... hmm. Of course, that will never happen.
The first year of Precocious was written to introduce the themes and characters in an organic way, so I wouldn't change much in the terms of stories presented. Of course, while I'd like a chance to go back and tighten up some things from my past, recycling material will not make me many fans.
Should I ever try the syndication route - and that's unlikely, since the field is both restrictive and dying - I would do so with a new comic. Precocious was done in the style of a newspaper comic, but I've learned over time that it would never fit in with that group. -
I hate when they're all better than me! No fun making me improve myself to keep pace!
Seriously, here are a few things off the top of my head.
- Copy and paste art. I know it's hard to draw the same thing in every panel, but just copying things looks terrible and is very off-putting.
- It bugs me when artists/cartoonists go for the easy audiences by pandering with fanservice or fan art. Although that might be my jealousy talking, as I could probably use some cheaply-gained readers.
- Finally, and this is a cruel one, but just because you CAN start a webcomic doesn't already mean you should. It takes time to build up art and storytelling skills, and if you go at it too early it can lead to frustration for both you and any readers you get. The net is littered with the remnants of webcomics begun with good intentions - and it kinda clogs the place up. We all go through the awkward learning stage... do you really want yours to be on display to everyone?
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Christopher J Paulsen’s Bio
The cartoonist behind the comic Precocious!
