Howdy, All!
I’m sick as a dog (whatever that means – why are dogs our benchmark for illness?) and rather than scribble a crappy strip fueled by Benadryl and snot, I decided to take the day off. Probably no strip for Friday, unless I make a huge recovery and am racked with guilt over missing an update.
Just wanted to let everyone know before TMZ busts down my door, assuming one missed strip means I’ve ODed on horse tranquilizers. TMZ cares about low-level webcartoonists, right?
For the past couple of months I’ve been telling everybody that the first Bug Martini book collection will be funded through Kickstarter which was planned to start at the end of November. Well, it’s December and still no Kickstarter. “What up?” you may be asking yourself.
It wasn’t until December rolled around that I realized that December is a pretty lousy month to start a Kickstarter. I don’t want to be asking for money right when everyone is spending their hard-earned moolah on Christmas gifts. Even if someone wanted to get my book as a present, the book still wouldn’t be printed till a couple of months. “Merry Christmas! Your gift will arrive in late February!”
So I’ve decided to hold off on doing the Kickstarter for now. It’s still gonna happen. I’ve already got it set up with graphics and rewards and all that fun stuff. I’m just gonna wait to hit that LAUNCH button till the holidays blow over.
But never mind that. Star Wars The Force Awakens has finally come out! If you have any interest in my opinion you can listen to the latest Geeks of Steel podcast. In it, Matt and I talk for almost the length of the movie about what we liked, what we didn’t like, and what we may grow to like. It’s spoiler-heavy so make sure you go see the flick before giving it a listen.
Holy crap! This totally snuck up on me. My old roommate sent me a text to congratulate me on the six year anniversary of my webcomic. I’ve been so busy with assembling the book that I just plumb forgot.
Thank you all so much for reading Bug Martini! It means the world to me that you have given my comic strip an audience of awesome people. I love reading every one of your comments and you guys and gals make this strip worth drawing.
I hope to have the PDF of my first book collection of Bug Martini strips completed and off to the printer by the end of the month. I’ll keep you all posted on my progress.
Thanks again to each and every one of you!
That’s a screenshot from my computer tonight. The first Bug Martini book is FINALLY being assembled!
My plan is to have the whole sucker put together in pdf form by the end of October. After that, I’ll get a quote from a printer and then it’s off to Kickstarter for this Mama Jama!
Stay tuned for more updates.
Adios, everybody! I’m off to France. It’s gonna be two weeks of fun, relaxation, and capers. I mean, there’s always capers when Americans travel abroad. Heck, even the Muppets got pulled into one involving jewels and Charles Grodin. I’ll probably get assigned to some caper dealing with a Ming vase and Andy Dick.
In the meantime, I’ve asked a whole bunch of great webcartoonists to fill in while I’m gone. You guys are gonna love these strips! I’ve read them all and they made me realize just how talented they are and how replaceable I really am.
I’ll be back drawing what will most likely be a whole lot of “France-be-different-from-America” strips on September 14th.
Au revoir, amigos!