TWENTY OUGHT NINE WOOO

[kanna]

HEAPPY NEW YEARRRR 2008 was about the same as 2007 or 2006, which is to say that it was okay I guess. 2009 will probably be similar, although different enough because halfway through it I will be forcefully ejected into the Real World.
For New Year's Eve I went with lunarwhirlwind and Ricky to a certain Mr. Rob Lantz and company's house for a crazy party, where

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[kanna]

I think I had like...six shots of rum before I decided to call it a night?

NYCC is going to be a better idea for me, since no editors or anybody who uhhh cares about most american-produced comics goes to Otakon. Doesn't mean I'm not going to try!

Hypocritically, I AM digitally lettering right now, but I spent a hell of a lot of time handpicking a font that I feel matches my art, which is something I wouldn't have bothered to do unless I had sort of been indoctrinated on the importance of meshing lettering with your art, which is the main argument for hand lettering. Someday when I get the resources I'm going to get a font made of my lettering since it's a better time saver.

[kanna]

clearly this is the best response!

I was laughing because all of their "bad computer lettering" examples use comic sans. That almost doesn't even seem like a fair argument!

[beetlefreak]

To be fair, when I went to Otakon, I saw a crapload of American comics cosplay - Rorschach, Deadpool, Captain America, Iron Man, Static Shock, etc. So there are at least a FEW people at Otakon who have interest in American comic books. ~You never know~

And "Drawing Word and Writing Pictures" is the shit. I got it for my birthday and it's an incredible resource.

[kanna]

:v I was thinking more in terms of buying patterns? Getting a table at an american convention, esp a small-press one like SPX or MOCCA, will get you more sales of original material, where at anime cons nobody really cares about original stuff and they spend all of their money on derivative fanart stuff.

Also YYYYES. It's LIGHT YEARS ahead of any other comics instructional book out there! I'm very impressed.

[beetlefreak]

Ah, I see what you mean. It's true that it's a lot harder to sell stuff at anime cons unless it's a fan-derived piece (although the quality of artist alleys at most anime cons might play a role in that). In any case, good luck with your comic!