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Post by legion on Mar 18, 2012 19:10:37 GMT
Donated! Will donate again in the summer, or something.
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Post by Dentrala on Mar 18, 2012 19:40:53 GMT
I'll be buying new merch the second you put it up, Tom. You're great and this must have been pretty freaky, and I hope we can be worthy of your trust.
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Post by disarticulatethis on Mar 18, 2012 20:21:42 GMT
I'll go ahead and repeat what everyone said already - congratulations. The best of luck, and judging from the whole response (450 comments on the comicpage alone) it sure will go well.
On a more personal note, thank you for the great and touching storytelling that kept me awake for a whole night of reading when I discovered the comic some months ago, and for hours of re-reading after that. It filled yet another need I didn't know I had and I fully consider your work to be a fully fledged graphic novel, and not just a webcomic. Thank you.
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Post by Refugee on Mar 19, 2012 6:34:38 GMT
Ultra fantabulous, Mr. Siddell! It pleases me no end that someone who does what you do so well gets to make a living at it.
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Post by legion on Mar 19, 2012 7:36:41 GMT
Okay so, in light of the actual anouncement, I think I'll do a small donation every month and a bigger one twice a year (that's basically what I do already for another artist I really like).
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Post by kuruko on Mar 19, 2012 7:40:14 GMT
Made my first donation. I'll make sure to try to donate at least once a month. It is well worth it.
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Post by Alexandragon on Mar 19, 2012 8:05:42 GMT
Congratulations, Tom! Can't wait for new extra stuff!)
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Post by nikita on Mar 19, 2012 8:43:27 GMT
For future reference. From www.gunnerkrigg.com/message.htmlHi! So, it’s finally happened. I decided to quit my full time job and work entirely on Gunnerkrigg Court and comics in general. I think it is about time. Why are you doing this?The answer is, quite simply, time. For a while now I’ve felt that I’ve just not had the time to spend concentrating on each individual page of Gunnerkrigg Court. Since I had to finish three whole pages over essentially a day and a half during the weekends, I didn’t feel like I was doing the story, or you, the reader, justice. Gunnerkrigg Court has become a very large, and very special part of my life and I want, more than anything, to reach the end, and that just wasn’t going to happen with a full time job. Does this mean you make enough money to live from the comic now?Haha! No way! Up to now I've been entirely supported by my full time job and because of my lack of time to do anything beside the comic, I’ve not paid enough attention to merchandising and money-making as I should have, so I make very little from it right now. I knew I wanted to do this full time, but I realise it was a big risk leaving full time employment to do it. So what are you going to do about it, Tom?Well! I figure it’s about time I took things seriously. Here is a list of things you can be expecting from me in the future, presented in an oldschool HTML bullet point list! - Gunnerkrigg Court is the absolute main priority. It will remain on a MWF update schedule for now, but working on the comic comes before all else. Having a whole day to work on each page will seem like a dream! The main story will also continue to be published through Archaia, and I’ll try my best to make sure books are in stock and available at Amazon, Topatoco and elsewhere. This includes Volume 2. Jeez, I want this to be available again already...
- Topatoco. I hope to have more things up here now that I can spend the time to think about them. More shirts? Sure! Prints and all that? Yes! Special things such as Coyote plushies, hoodies, more books and anything else I can think of? Heck yes I hope so!
- Custom Drawings and full on commissions. These will be back in full force soon! Not only the old black and white stuff, but also a full range of commissions, digital and otherwise.
- Extra comics. Now these are what I am most excited about! You see, when you work on a long form comic like mine with a definite plot and a lot of characters, there are a lot of little things that need to be cut out. Character interactions that don’t affect the story, character histories, short stories, all sorts of things like that. I didn’t want to add filler to the main story (and Chapter 36 is not filler guys come on there was a point to all that crazyness), but I would love to spend extra time on my characters. So, when I can, while working on the main comic, commissions and anything else, I’m going to be working on extra comics that I’ll release now and then along side Gunnerkrigg. Some tangential, some directly related, some not related at all! My hope is to get enough extra material made so I can put a book of short stories together and get that printed myself!
- Extra STUFF! Wallpapers, canvases, paintings, auctions, anything I can think of really! Keep an eye on the site, my Tumblr, Twitter and all that and I’ll be sure to let everyone know what I’m up to.
- Donations. Donations are a HUGE help to me. So far they have ensured that not only are my site costs covered, but I've also been able to pay for a site with better RAM and bandwith to cover the extra traffic I have been getting as the years have gone on. If you feel that you have gained something by reading my comic, or you feel that it has some value to you and you don't really need merchandise as well, please consider making a contribution. I'm happy to accept donations as it's really the only way to make money directly off the comic itself and it's thanks to the Internet that such an option is available.
So, in the end I feel like I have a lot of stuff I want to work on, and I don’t think I will be at a loss for things to do. I hope you will stick around and enjoy! Anything else?Yes! I have a couple more things to say! First off, I wanted to say a big thank you to you, the readers. I can’t tell you how happy I am to have had such an overwhelmingly positive reaction to Gunnerkrigg Court so far, and the very notion of being able to do this full time wouldn’t have been possible if you weren’t here reading along, encouraging and supporting me as I work. How lucky I have been! I didn’t want to let this opportunity pass me by and I want to make the best story I can for you. In the long run, I don’t want Gunnerkrigg Court to be the only comic I make. I want it to be the first of many and if I can just get this right, I look forward to drawing comics for the foreseeable future, and I hope you all enjoy it too! Secondly: you want a wallpaper? I got a wallpaper! I got one right here!Seriously though, I hope to do wallpapers once in a while, and you can get them if you’d like to donate any amount! There is a regular donate button too, and I might make it a little more prominent on the site, but if you would like a fancy new graphic for your desktop, just click the donate button below! You should be redirected to the wallpapers after you're done. If not, just send me a note! Thank you very much for reading! From, TomThe future of gunnerkrigg is going to be pretty cool!
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Post by Morpheus on Mar 19, 2012 11:57:37 GMT
Dang Tom, that is a pretty nice wallpaper. Well worth the donation i'd say. Once again, good luck and keep buggering on. Then i'll try to remember to throw you a few pennies from time to time.
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Post by arabesque on Mar 19, 2012 12:37:12 GMT
Big congratulations to Tom. Not to be dramatic but this webcomic has changed my life (it inspired me to start writing my own comic idea seriously). If I ever find a job, I'll definitely be buying some merch
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Post by sabriel on Mar 19, 2012 13:30:53 GMT
Oh, hooray for you, Tom! One day I want to be able to take this same step with my comics. I'm so glad for you! This is wonderful! I can't wait for the tangential comics! I love everything to do with Gunnerkrigg, not just the plot!!! Hooray for you! *hugs*
I already have a Court Symbol shirt and it could very well be my favorite possession that doesn't access the Internet. I hope that soon I'll have the money to buy other merch for you!
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Post by Stately Buff-Cookie on Mar 19, 2012 14:32:36 GMT
If only I had money to donate with.
Ba and bug hum.
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Post by the bandit on Mar 19, 2012 15:07:30 GMT
Kudos, Mr. Siddell.
I think you'll make it.
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Post by profDEADPOOL on Mar 19, 2012 15:13:08 GMT
*de-ad-blocks both gunnerkrigg court's main site and the forums* can't belive I forgot to do that earlier >_>
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Post by paradosa on Mar 19, 2012 15:32:50 GMT
I would buy those extra comics with side stories, if they came as pdf. Congrats on becoming full time comic artist.
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Post by caelo on Mar 19, 2012 18:27:57 GMT
congrats Tom
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Post by Eversist on Mar 19, 2012 19:26:21 GMT
Man, Tom, you look nothing like that drawing in the banner.
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Post by Serenissima on Mar 19, 2012 20:52:46 GMT
Donated some of my non-existent student money. A few more quid on my massive debts won't make much difference to me, but I hope it will make a difference to Tom!
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Post by BingsF on Mar 19, 2012 21:15:41 GMT
^^ squee! Congratulations and hip-hip-hooray! What incredible news!
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Post by Clouds on Mar 20, 2012 1:05:13 GMT
Congratulations! You brighten the days of many people every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and I wish you nothing but the best. Love the Wikipedia parody, by the way.
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Post by sarapen on Mar 20, 2012 2:09:35 GMT
[G]ood luck and keep buggering on. I know it's juvenile of me to be quoting this but I am physically incapable of doing otherwise. Also, it appears I didn't get the link to the donation wallpaper, so I suppose I'll have to message Tom.
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Post by aldarad on Mar 20, 2012 12:44:31 GMT
No! No no no!!! Bad idea! BAAAAAD IDEA!!! Cash me dont have! The comic is great, but think how many readers dont have money to donate, or simply dont care!! I hate to see a talented artist crash and burn. I recommended your books to the local library (it has worked brfore) but thats it. Sorry.
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Post by Mishmash on Mar 20, 2012 17:51:29 GMT
Aldarad, don't panic dude! I'm sure it is not Tom's business model to expect every one of his readers to be donating money to him.
You just keep doing what you can do to support the comic (reading it, recommending it to your library so other people might start reading) and the people who can support the comic through donations and merchandise and commisions and whatever else Tom has up his sleeve to sell us will do that.
Trust me, working on Gunnerkrigg Court full time is bound to be a great success.
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Post by Saru on Mar 21, 2012 3:59:50 GMT
Oh man Tom, big step there. I really hope it works out for you. I wish you the best of luck. Gonna donate as soon as I'm able to, cause well, I've been reading your comic for over 5 years now and I still look forward to every update. Unfortunately I'm still broke as hell, so it'll have to wait, but as soon as that changes I'll throw my money at the screen and hopefully something will happen. If that doesn't work, paypal.
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Post by Pig_catapult on Mar 21, 2012 5:54:22 GMT
Good luck, man. I noticed on the page that you're gonna be doing extra side-stuff. Have you considered doing something kinda like what Drowtales (another webcomic I read where the entire comic-making team works on it fulltime) does, and have paid-subscription-only sidecomics?
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