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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 6, 2009 15:57:25 GMT
Hell no, I would have Reynardine plushes and Mort currency converters and Martin CD cleaning kits put out if I could do them and earn enough money to keep working on the comic. An artist "selling out" is usually only a problem for people who aren't the artist. I may not be the best writer, but I know enough to not change my story to suit merchandise. It should be the other way around. I find the concept of calling someone a "sell out" totally stupid, since it pretty much means artists shouldn't be allowed to make money from their craft.
Now, artists who start with the intent of being a sell out, that's where I have a problem. I find little value in anything made specifically to sell something.
Bear in mind, however, that "a story made to be sold" is totally different than "a story made to sell something".
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Post by jdskeleven on Mar 6, 2009 16:53:59 GMT
That makes sense - obviously anyone who writes with the intention of publishing (as most people do) are writing stories made to be sold. When those Mort currency converters come out, I will totally buy one (which I will then use to count out enough money to buy a Reynardine plush...)
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Post by tetracycloide on Mar 6, 2009 17:01:17 GMT
Which psychopomp took Annie's mother?
Did Annie beg said psychopomp to bend the rules when they came or when she learned her mother would be taken?
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Post by emptypiro on Mar 6, 2009 21:13:25 GMT
Annie and Kat get into a fist fight. No magic stones. No technology. Who would win?
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Post by armonis on Mar 7, 2009 1:39:09 GMT
If I asked you to do a full color version of my character1. Would you? 2. How much would it cost? 3. Have I asked this before? 4. Was I supposed to ask elsewhere? Sorry, I've a terrible memory, I seem to recall asking someone, I just don't remember if it was you. |
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Post by Tierra Y Libertad on Mar 7, 2009 2:48:55 GMT
Tetracycloide-Your first question has already been asked multiple times without response.
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Post by biggerj on Mar 7, 2009 8:58:26 GMT
What mystery of the story do we appear to be furthest from solving (compared to how close you'd have expected us to be to solving it by this point)?
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Post by djublonskopf on Mar 8, 2009 3:20:20 GMT
Is that a crown over that person's head (in the "wait" strip), or is it the head of a fox?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 8, 2009 12:26:59 GMT
If I asked you to do a full color version of my character1. Would you? 2. How much would it cost? 3. Have I asked this before? 4. Was I supposed to ask elsewhere? Sorry, I've a terrible memory, I seem to recall asking someone, I just don't remember if it was you. 1, Probably not right now. 2, A fair amount. 3, Not that I recall. 4, Not really, no. Maybe email me if I start doing custom drawings again. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 8, 2009 12:28:27 GMT
What mystery of the story do we appear to be furthest from solving (compared to how close you'd have expected us to be to solving it by this point)? Well nobody has anticipated what will be revealed Monday. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 8, 2009 12:37:03 GMT
Is that a crown over that person's head (in the "wait" strip), or is it the head of a fox? Neither. I might go back and redraw it to look more like a flame. |
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Post by jdskeleven on Mar 8, 2009 12:38:07 GMT
What mystery of the story do we appear to be furthest from solving (compared to how close you'd have expected us to be to solving it by this point)? Well nobody has anticipated what will be revealed Monday. Oh man, that's just mean. Now I'm going to be bitterly disappointed if nothing is revealed on Monday. Bitterly, I say! |
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Post by SatansBestBuddy on Mar 8, 2009 13:34:23 GMT
Are you enjoying drawing different perspectives?
Which part of the comic would you say gives you the most trouble on a page by page basis? (dialouge, panel layout, early sketches, final drafts, staying on task and not giving in to temptation to goof off on the internet)
Do you setup and draw pages two at a time to keep them in their book friendly format?
If you could hire someone to help with the comic, would you, and what would they wind up doing?
Why, yes, I am having trouble thinking up story related questions today, thank you for noticing!
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Post by kayback on Mar 8, 2009 17:11:00 GMT
I was just wondering about the bladed items everyone seems to be using. Besides the swords (glow in the dark and otherwise) Eglamore carries a pocket folder, Annie carries a folding pair of scissors.
On both those comics they were revealed you made a comment about the usefulness of carrying cutting tools.
I was just wondering if you actually do subscribe to that?
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Post by Babble-jargon Bill on Mar 8, 2009 22:27:25 GMT
Tom-
1. How long did it take you to think of the full story for Gunnerkrigg Court?
2. How many iterations did the story go through through?
3. Could you tell us some of the first ideas that you had at first that you later scraped?
4. Are we going to be seeing more of the Administrator in the near future?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 9:02:40 GMT
Are you enjoying drawing different perspectives? Which part of the comic would you say gives you the most trouble on a page by page basis? (dialouge, panel layout, early sketches, final drafts, staying on task and not giving in to temptation to goof off on the internet) Do you setup and draw pages two at a time to keep them in their book friendly format? If you could hire someone to help with the comic, would you, and what would they wind up doing? Why, yes, I am having trouble thinking up story related questions today, thank you for noticing! 1, I suppose? 2, The early sketches and layout are the hard part. 3, No. 4, No, not without major changes to the production of the comic. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 9:04:29 GMT
I was just wondering about the bladed items everyone seems to be using. Besides the swords (glow in the dark and otherwise) Eglamore carries a pocket folder, Annie carries a folding pair of scissors. On both those comics they were revealed you made a comment about the usefulness of carrying cutting tools. I was just wondering if you actually do subscribe to that? I think a blade is a useful tool. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 9:31:01 GMT
Tom- 1. How long did it take you to think of the full story for Gunnerkrigg Court? 2. How many iterations did the story go through through? 3. Could you tell us some of the first ideas that you had at first that you later scraped? 4. Are we going to be seeing more of the Administrator in the near future? 1, I can't say, really. 2, The overall plot has stayed the same, it's just certain details that change. 3, The thing in chapter 10 where Annie and Kat have streaks of the other's hair colour in their hair? That was going to be permanent. 4, Most likely, yeah, but I don't know when exactly. |
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Post by chiparoo on Mar 9, 2009 9:33:47 GMT
Knives are super useful tools. I received one from a friend and it's remarkable how often I've ended up using it.
Anyway. Just curious, Tom, why you update when you do.
It's always midnight exactly for me when the comic is updated- but you most definitely live in a hugely different time zone. what time is it there when you update the comic, and why then?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 10:00:00 GMT
The comic has an automated update script. So I queue up the pages for the week or so and it updates the site for me automatically. Since the server is in the US it updates at midnight US time (though I'm not sure which US time it is specifically).
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Post by xux on Mar 9, 2009 10:14:37 GMT
It's up at midnight here on the West Coast of the US.
Do you like the show Lost, Tom?
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Post by Klex on Mar 9, 2009 10:15:44 GMT
Can Coyote travel in time ?
Edit : or see through it ? The answer may be obvious but still.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 10:39:12 GMT
It's up at midnight here on the West Coast of the US. Do you like the show Lost, Tom? It was okay yeah. |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 10:39:29 GMT
Can Coyote travel in time ? Edit : or see through it ? The answer may be obvious but still. Not as far as I am aware. |
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Post by biggerj on Mar 9, 2009 10:53:03 GMT
How long ago did you decide who took Surma to the afterlife?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 11:48:15 GMT
Quite a while.
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eldras
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Post by eldras on Mar 9, 2009 14:38:24 GMT
How soon will jack appear in the comic again? (Sorry for the bad english, it is not my natural language  ) |
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 15:26:47 GMT
He will be back soon.
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Post by aijuan on Mar 9, 2009 16:08:35 GMT
How is the afterlife?
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Post by Tom Siddell on Mar 9, 2009 17:55:42 GMT
Not what you expect.
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