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What usually helps me focus is playing inspiration music based on the project I'm working on. I also turn off the internet and that seems to help a bit. The hardest part sometimes is just starting - then when you do it's hard to stop.
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I haven't actually. I would like to!
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I'm like 80% sure they ended up at the corner station.
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It's hard to say. It helped that I did a guest comic for Johnny Wander, which brought a lot of new eyes over right at the Season Finale, but also knowing who my audience was geared towards and advertising on similar sites (Octopus Pie, Anders <3 Maria, etc). Word of mouth definitely helps!
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It's really a personal preference, but I'd say no. The nom de plume is, in essence, a brand. Do you want to forever be known as that brand? Like Spike (Templar, AZ) or Box Brown (Bellen!), all their work is under those names and "brands." I just didn't feel comfortable doing personal comics under a brand name that wasn't my own. Once again, personal preference.
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Absolutely. When I started posting comics online, I wanted to have an online identity that was separate from my work life. But now that I'm starting to take comics more seriously (and the subjects are becoming more autobiographical, specifically when it comes to my Israel Journal comic), it seems strange to have the "May" nom de plume. I don't really need it any longer.
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Besides the fact that I don't have to color it, I love black and white because it forces you to give the dialogue some extra time. I also like the imagery of stark black and whites. The worst thing about it is that most people prefer colored webcomics, so when they see a black and white one, I get the feeling that they lose interest quickly. I don't really have the time or patience to color these comics. Maybe someday.
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Not creepy at all! Nan got her hair cut recently, but she had long hair when I did that comic. So it's a bit of a coincidence. However, the girl holding the camera in panel eight of comic #172 is modeled after Nan.
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asked by abraxas579
I do! I'm tempted to run it parallel to Eros Inc. and just update it when sections of it are done, instead of a MWF schedule.
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asked by abraxas579
It depends. For instance a lot of people don't like Evan, but he's important to the story and I can't sacrifice him just because he isn't popular. On the other hand, if people like a character (like Tomas, for example) I don't mind giving them more screen time. I always wanted to do a Tomas-focused chapter and I think the support behind that character made me consider it earlier than I had planned.
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Thanks so much! Lately I've been on a huge new music kick. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More, Laura Veirs - July Flame, Radical Face - Ghosts (Welcome Home Son is a standout track), The Mountain Goats, Welcome Wagon SO MUCHHH.
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Definitely APE, not sure about Wondercon yet.
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I love guest comics and fan art! I may not post it in replacement of an update, but I'll definitely share it on the site.
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I used to keep a buffer when I first started the comic and it was the best decision I ever made. I was actually a full storyline ahead at one point.
Buuut now, I usually finish the comic right before it goes up. If I'm lucky I'll have a buffer of "one." -
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Right before Eros Inc. I did a comic called "Stock Footage," where people would submit movies or characters and I'd try to write a funny comic about them. if you're curious, you can still read the archives over here: http://www.webcomicsnation.com/commonname/stockfootage/series.php
I plan on self-publishing the entire archive (along with some bonus comics) eventually.
In 2003-2005 I did a fantasy comic called "eXe-World Orbit" that was convoluted and unorganized, but I had fun drawing it. Here's how lame it was, when asked how to pronounce it, I'd say "the x's are silent".
I never got to see it finished, even though I had an ending in mind, and was always disappointed I never got to the epilogue. I tried to reboot it in 2007 and got started, but was sidetracked and left uninterested.
Earliest records show me doing a comic called "Ode to Chicago" in my Junior year of high school, which was part slice of life comic and part fantasy, but mostly had me drawing my friends (poorly, at that). I think everyone does a comic like that in their lifetime and it was good to get it out of my system.
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I enjoy comics and smiles.
