I have added a new poll, regarding a Cura short story I have written. I’m trying to figure out how to get it to you guys in a fair way, so please vote on the right and let me know what you think!
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Okay, I’m really not that angry. The camerawoman caught me in the middle of a strange dizziness caused by resin and mold fumes. Nah, I kid.
That is, as you can see, an extra-dimensional translocator, clear and scuffed variety. The real one will be polished and shiny, and I’m gonna start creating them as soon as the black dye arrives in the mail. I FIGURED IT OUT. You have no idea how long it took. Glass men looking at me oddly. People telling me I’d have to pay exorbitant ransoms for folded glass. Gem shops where it was impossible to find a circular river rock, first a clear one, and then just a plain ole river rock to mold from.
Then, a plastic shop. TAP Plastics, here in Portland, who have been more than helpful in me getting this prop off the ground. My thanks.
I made a mold from a mold creation plastic case, believe it or not (the thing you make molds in, I made a mold of it). After I did that, I took a circular sander and grinded it by hand (and ground my hand a bit, in the process). I then went out and got a grinder to polish the thing, and made a mold of the mold I made in the mold mold.
Keeping up?
At any rate, extra-dimensional translocators were what people wanted in the poll, so I kicked my ass making them. Now the question is, how do I release them? I believe I’m going to make them a perk with the second trade, at first, depending on what you VOTE IN THE NEW POLL! (See that? Subliminal commands.) Feel free to comment and tell me what you think, though.
I made a new poll, on the left, as you can see, so you can tell me if you want me to release one option at a set price, multiple options at multiple prices, or something else. I need to very carefully gauge demand and cost, as we are trying to save as much cash as possible to keep the comic flourishing, so please vote, and be honest.
I have also tweaked the site a bit, as you can see. I added the graphic Dex designed for the character guide. I also removed “recent pages” as it felt redundant with the little arrows below the comic letting you see said recent pages. I also put wallpapers in the link section, to de-clutter the main page. I also removed the “regular/special edition” trade links, figuring them redundant with the big ole “Cura Store” buttons now there.
I have not, however, removed the Lady Sabre link, because it’s my favorite comic going right now, so hey. Executive privilege. If any of you guys want any of those links or buttons back (IE you miss them) just let me know, I’ll pop ’em back in.
And with that, I’ll get back to lettering this future page with Charlie’s paren- er, Charlie’s parenthetical meanderings! Yeah! That’s the ticket!
Well, 152 or so people, but nonetheless! Thank you all for making the poll a smashing success! I’ll leave it up for a few more days in case anyone else wants to vote.
Now that you’ve voted and I get the gist of what you’re looking for, here’s what I’m doing to make that happen, and here’s how it will go down (at least tentatively, and barring good suggestions from you guys!):
1) I am currently working with Dex to design tee shirts. His early designs are INCREDIBLE. I will put them in a poll and let you choose the first one, and then I will start taking pre-orders, and if it sells through, I will do another. Yahoo!
2) Extra-dimensional translocators are TOUGH to find someone to do, at least, so far. I drove all over town talking to glass people, and I spoke to a few rock people, my next stop is plastic. I will see what the ins and outs are, but it is something I will not give up on until we have. Which begs a question… do you care if it’s rock, glass, or plastic, so long as it looks/feels right? I kind of see them as glass even though I call them stones (as do most folks). I always pictured a clear rock. But if it’s plastic, is anyone gonna go “BOOOO!”? Let me know.
3) COLOR COMICS. That’s a toughie, because I didn’t say what kind of color comics, so I am a little dumb for that. I’m assuming it would be interpreted as the existing Cura comic, or new stuff. It’s very expensive to make color comics, so this is a tough one. Much depends on how well the volume 2 trade does, so I’ll leave that one at that. I want it. You want it. We’ll see what can be done. I shall be frank, this is the hardest do do because it will cost me between 10-50 dollars a page. Multiply that by 126, and you’ll see why I have to really strategize… plus I don’t want to make something hard to afford.
If YOU letter or know someone who letters on the cheap, maybe we can work something out. I ABHOR paying on the back end more than almost anything (after it screwed me a number of times), but I am not averse to a small token amount up front and then more on a sell through, if you’re good. More on that if I get any replies.
4) Extra content, IE, side stories. There are two in the works. I will ask you which you’d prefer to see soon.
5) Prose stories. Did not expect to see demand for this… but I think I can make it happen. I may release a few as dollar downloads in the near future. More as it develops.
6) Custom sketches will be available with the pre-order for volume 2. More on that very soon, as I template it.
7) Mugs, buttons, individual issues, and action figures seem in low demand. Write me if that’s crazy, but I shall bear it in mind and design the other stuff first thereby.
Beyond that, I have a few APPEARANCES to announce!
Cura will be at the JET CITY COMIC-CON Saturday, September 24th, in Seattle. Be there, or be killed by the Dark Everett! Or at least square.
Cura will also be at GEEK GIRL CON on October 8 & 9.
Aside from the ability to shoot the cud and jaw with me, we will have merch onhand (thus no shipping), and there will be previews of upcoming pages, and maybe even (mwu ha ha ha) a look at the new trade, if all goes well.
I’ve been wanting to write a Cura theme song just for the hell of it, and I may yet.
It is also true that it’s silly to try and decide what music would accompany a potential TV show or movie adaption of your own work (unless you’re Joss Whedon), but if I had complete creative control, this would probably be the Cura theme song, for now. I love this song.
It’s called Together We’re Both Alone, by Nicole Atkins, off the wonderful Neptune City album. Can’t recommend it more:
‘Cause I know he’d be impressed by the art!
This, however, needs no comment:
And one more. What the hell. Why not?
