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I love you, Strahm. I want everything you draw to go directly into my face.

For Mogzilla originally but shifted up the line as it's his birthday - feliz cumpleaños Mr Ezquerra!!

Are those giant banners of Dio and Dimebag? That's fairly cool.

Off to see Anthrax and Motorhead in a short while.

Missing them in Bristol because of Thought Bubble! Hope it's a good gig!

Is there any chance that a chair or two might be saved for folks who will not realistically be able to spend time queueing; say because they are on a table or something and will be coming over last minute?

Ar, this!

Literally what DeviantArt does on a plate. http://ponychestnuts.deviantart.com/

I've just realised that a minor impediment in my own life is that The Legendary Shark doesn't drink in my local.  It would elevate those setting-the-world-to-rights high-stool sessions to a whole new level.

Yup.

Happy birthday Matt "Locusts of Death" McLaughlin!

Not only his friends, but his customers. The guy already has a publisher. He wants people, regardless of their affiliation to pay his living costs while he comes out with the graphic novel. As a consumer, of course there's no difference, you donate however much - get your copy in and the knowledge you're helping someone out. Whatever.

As a creator though, whether this is just bitterness or jealousy - the guy already HAS a publishing deal. Your donation isn't going to the printing, it'll go to like - well whatever you spend your wages on.

My point with this is not really what kind of deal a customer gets - but how it looks to other creators in the same boat. Cheeky. It looks f'cking cheeky. I'm not saying he's not worthy, he's not talented or admirably tenacious, but it IS cheeky.

I only wrote it in this section because it's frustrating - do I heartily slap him on the back and say "I'M NOT DONATING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A COMPARATIVELY FATUOUS KICKSTARTER APPEAL AND YOU'RE OUTRAGEOUSLY RUDE TO ASK BUT I ADMIRE YOUR BALLS" and carry on as before? I want to, but I also have the overwhelming urge to hate him for it. Hate him and pity myself for not having the guts to put creative determination before fear of judgement.

Harrumph. As I said at the start.

Harrumph.

A friend of mine has started a kickstarter for his next graphic novel. I'm sort of getting over it now - people getting funding for their stuff, but this guy has got a publisher already. What he wants the TEN THOUSAND POUND target for is to "live on". He wants people to pay him to go full time.

He wants HIS FRIENDS to pay him to work. It's not for printing, it's not for resources his PUBLISHERS are fielding that presumably.

I just... it I just CAN'T. I... WHAT!??! I'm friendly with him but after this... like, I don't know. I just don't know. The CHEEK of it.

This time next week we'll be at our or near tables and LOVING IT!!! Very very excited.

Ahaha.

This one's been doing the rounds heavily:

I'm nervous about jumping on the meg at the worst time.

Honestly Prodigal just go for it, if the meg's not your cup of tea you've got a WHOLE year to mull it over - there'll be plenty of other stories in there to mix it up and even if, like some people on here, you DESPISE Reaper it won't run for the whole 12 issues (probably). Who's to say you won't UTTERLY LOVE IT! Dive innnnn!

Really nice Hershey from Mr Dylan Teague got put up today, as well as a bunch of others - go and marvel at his gallery he's a genius!

http://dylanteague.deviantart.com/