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    Update: "How To Make Webcomics"!

    Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 05:31 PM

    Today, Image Comics FedEx'd me a copy of "How To Make Webcomics," and I'm so, so happy with how it came out. It looks beautiful. And man, talk about hefty! This book weighs in at a pound, and is a half-inch thick! This book could take care of itself in a bar brawl. It's a solid piece o' work!

    Look at the size of this puppy next to the Sheldon books:

    Here's a list of chapter headings for the book, and a breakdown of the author who steered each:

    Introduction (Scott Kurtz)

    Chapter 1: Your Webcomic (Dave Kellett)

    Chapter 2: Your Characters (Scott Kurtz)

    Chapter 3: Formatting (Kris Straub)

    Chapter 4: Image Preparation (Brad Guigar)

    Chapter 5: Writing (Scott Kurtz)

    Chapter 6: Website Design (Kris Straub)

    Chapter 7: Branding & Building (Scott Kurtz)

    Chapter 8: Interacting with your Audience (Dave Kellett)

    Chapter 9: Monetizing your Webcomic (Dave Kellett)

    Chapter 10: Books (Brad Guigar)

    Chapter 11: Conventions (Brad Guigar)

    Chapter 12: Next Steps (Kris Straub)

    Chapter 13: A Final Thought (Dave Kellett)

    You'll notice, as soon as you start reading the book, that all four of us are heard from throughout the book — even in chapters we didn't author — by piping in via sidebars, or voice-bubble "chime-ins" to the topic at hand. It makes for a more interesting read, to see where four artists agree and disagree.

    Here are some shots of sample pages:

    But here is the bad news: I just found out that the book distributor's delivery to the Sheldon store won't be here until Saturday! Three days late, the bums!

    Know though, that we're going to work double-time to get all pre-orders shipped out to you ASAP, as soon as we get 'em! Your support means the world to me, and I am personally going to make sure these ship as fast as humanly possible.

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    Detailed Strip Info

    How do Mammals tell their "pack" that their in pain?
    strip info approved by DaveKellett
    Panel Dialogue Location Props
    1 NARRATOR (talking): All mammals have the ability to tell their "pack" when they're in pain
    Zebra: Neee hee hee heeee
    2 NARRATOR: A cry, a howl, a whimper, or even a shortness of breath can signal an animal's dire need.
    wolf: Hawwooooooo...
    3 NARRATOR (talking): Unfortunately for pugs, they sound like this EVERY WAKING MOMENT.
    GRAMP (holding a cup, looking at Oso): Are you dying? ...or happy? I honestly can't tell.
    OSO: glorng glorng eeeeega skeeeerowlummg.

    Character Info

    OSO
    First Appearance
    December 25, 2005
    Recent Appearances
    June 05, 2006
    wolf
    First Appearance
    How do Mammals tell their "pack" that their in pain?
    Recent Appearances
    How do Mammals tell their "pack" that their in pain?
    Zebra
    First Appearance
    How do Mammals tell their "pack" that their in pain?
    Recent Appearances
    How do Mammals tell their "pack" that their in pain?
    NARRATOR
    First Appearance
    Well who is this?
    Recent Appearances
    June 01, 2006
    GRAMP
    First Appearance
    December 01, 2001
    Recent Appearances
    June 03, 2006
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