| A Dingo and A Plug (Woah, not like that.) |
[Oct. 23rd, 2008|11:24 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Dire Straits - Money for Nothing | ] |
Diego made a trip recently to Sydney and managed to crawl all over one of it's famous landmarks.
And.... *drumrolls*
We're very happy to say that Dog's Days of Summer has been listed in the October editions of Diamond Comics Previews!
I urge you if you're ready, willing and able to hit your nearest comic book store and ask them to order the Dog's Days of Summer graphic novel! Tell the manager to look it up in Diamond Previews in the graphic novel section, and that it is awesome. Help spread the word of anthropromorphic arts in it's slow but steady progress toward world domination! (have I said too much? Bwhahahah!)
(And for the record, since it's bound to be asked, I make about 25 cents per copy sold wholesale. It'll take a lot of copies sold to fund my secret hideout inside a volcano on a remote desert island where I can further scheme my evil plots, so get cracking!)
You have until the rest of October to refer to the book in Diamond Previews, otherwise, you can hit your nearest bookstore and ask them to order the book by it's ISBN:978-0-9791496-7-2 . You can do that right now, next week, next month--whenever. You can also go to your local public library and ask them to order the book!
If you just want to get your paws on a copy, you're still more than welcome to order straight from the publisher, Sofawolf Press! They ship worldwide and will have it to you right quick!
So, the plan of attack:
-Go to Barnes and Nobles/Red Letter/Borders/whatever to their book ordering/information kiosk thingie.
-Tell them to order a copy of the graphic novel, Dog's Days of Summer, ISNB:978-0-9791496-7-2 by "Blotch"
-Give them a suitably hilarious fake name, such as "Justin Case" or "Robin Banks"
-Vanish, never to return so they put the comic on the shelf for sale.
-Some poor unsuspecting person sees the book. Their mind is corrupted and they run out to buy themselves a tail and create a suitably unique sparkledog fursona that incorporates their individualist identity.
-Cycle of furry propagation is complete.
-World domination is ours.
Much obliged! >:]
Cheers!
-Blotch
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| Nice Shirt! |
[Sep. 11th, 2008|01:35 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Bendigo Beach | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | cloth'ed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Shins - Well Dressed Man | ] |
And a note from the road: I'm very happy to say the Dog's Days Shirts will go for online general sale this Saturday, the 13th! Half will be for sale at 8AM (CTD) and the other half will open for sale at 8PM (CTD) to help accommodate those in various timezones. Get 'em from Sofawolf Press, click here! Also, on that note, the Dog's Days of Summer books are back in stock on the Sofawolf website as the latest re-print has come in. If you don't have a copy and would like one, now's your chance! :] *darts back into the wilds* |
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| Well Look Who It Is |
[Aug. 23rd, 2008|03:45 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | diego'd | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Crowded House - Weather With You | ] |
EuroFurence is just around the corner and Diego will be there, running amok in the unsuspecting German town of Suhl!
There are some copies of Dog’s Days of Summer that will be available in the Dealer’s Room (which I’ll be more than happy to sign!), as well as the Dog’s Days Hawaiian shirts! Online sale for those will begin in September from Sofawolf, so don’t worry if you had your eye on one and missed the online pre-sales. ALSO, some exciting news! Dog’s Days of Summer was picked up to be carried in Diamond Comics distributor’s magazine for their October/Christmas catalog—so what does that mean? Come October you can go to your local book store and twist their arm until they order a few copies!
That aside, it’s time to start packing and drinking heavily! |
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| Dog's Days, Online! |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|08:40 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | comic-con'd | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Beatles - Paperback Writer | ] |
Well now cats and kittens, beach bums and bunnies! Here's a quick note from ComicCon: I'm happy to announce that the Dog's Days of Summer comic is now available online through Sofawolf Press' website! If you order in the first week of online sale, you'll receive a discount, so act before August 2nd if you'd like to save yourself the cost of a tinny or two!
If you are in the San Diego area this weekend and of a ComicCon persuasion, stop by the Sofawolf booth at G10 (row 600 or so) to get a copy and have it signed! As of last night we've only got about 6 or 7 copies left, so hoof it!
Have a good weekend! *toasts a breakfast beer and disappears back into the wilds of ComicCon International* |
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| Round Two! |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|01:08 am] |
The Dog's Days of Summer was released last weekend and we're happy (and amazed!) to say that Sofawolf Press sold out of the comic on the first day of the convention! A reprint order has been sent to the printer and the comic will be available online in a week or so, as well as at ComicCon in San Diego at the end of July.
Here's a link to the product ordering page at Sofawolf Press's website, which will be updated soon as the reprint is in and ready for sale. For the first week of online sale, you'll be able to receive the same sale price that was offered at AnthroCon before the price reverts to full cover price. Don't miss your chance for a discount!
A big thanks to all who bought the book and supported the project! Time for round two!
Cheers!
~Blotch |
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| Bearer of Bad News |
[Jun. 22nd, 2008|06:57 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Jack Johnson - Upside Down | ] |
While the sun will still rise at Anthrocon, sadly there has been a manufacturer's error with the Dog's Days camp shirts and they need to be redone. So, long story short? They can't make it to AC next week. If you pre-ordered, you have a couple of options.
If you can't make it to AC and couldn't pre-order, well, this might be your lucky break as now the remaining shirts will be sold online when the second, properly done run becomes available.
Sofawolf will have a few of the sample shirts, (which were done correctly), so people can still see the shirt in person at the convention in the Dealer's Room.
It's a shame, but it's a problem that was well out of Sofawolf's hands, and these things happen.
BUT, the comic (which is the important thing) is most certainly perfect and free from any printer's errors, and would love to go home with you this AC. >;]
Anyhow, my AnthroCon prep still goes as stressfully planned and I'll be hitting the road in a few... hours? Yikes, back to work for me! See you at AC!
Cheers,
-Blotch |
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| The Books Are In! |
[Jun. 18th, 2008|09:28 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Bendigo Beach | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Old 97s - Barrier Reef | ] |
 Photo courtesy of the fellows at Sofawolf Press!
I am very happy to say the Dog's Days of Summer books are ready and waiting to hit the Dealer's Room at AnthroCon, in 9 days!
Along that note--the Dog's Days website has been redone, including:
-the Guest Art section (thanks to everyone who's drawn the characters!)
-more information about the book's release in the News Section
-a page for the characters (including the super secret never-before-seen character. Dun dun DUN.)
ALSO: Check out the site to see the revised version of the first 33 pages, as they will appear in the printed comic. Spelling and grammar have been beaten into submission, a standard font has been used for your reading pleasure, some deformed expressions modified and a few nonsensical scenes tweaked for flow. You can play Spot-the-Difference between the new and old version, if you find yourself so inclined. ;]
Go on! www.dogsdaysofsummer.com
The website is still a work in progress of course, but now it's functional!
Cheers,
-Blotch |
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| Breakfast Beer |
[May. 18th, 2008|10:43 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - You Me and the Bottle Makes Three | ] |
 "Breakfast Beer" Cover for the Dog's Days of Summer book, comin' in June. :] |
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| 67 Down. |
[May. 7th, 2008|08:13 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | acomplished. | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Jimmy Buffet - Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw) | ] |
 All 67 pages are now done. >:] |
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| (no subject) |
[Apr. 14th, 2008|08:44 am] |
| [ | music |
| | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - It Had to be You | ] |
It's time to announce the winner of the Dog's Days Hawaiian Shirt give away!
We had 1153 official entries (gah, my inbox!)
I'm pleased to say the winner is: Streak the Tiger!
An email has been sent to you with further details and the like. :]
And to all of you guys who entered but didn't get the chance to win:
Pre-orders for the shirt will start tomorrow at 8PM Central time!
>>Click for the link to Sofawolf's pre-order page!<<
If you plan to pre-order, you can select the option for "Will pick up at Anthrocon" or the shirt will be mailed to you the first week of July.
Also, you have to pre-order the shirt separately, so if there's other things in your shopping cart, you need to clear 'em out before hand, or pre-order the shirt first and then continue shopping through Sofawolf's catalog of publications.
Only about 70 will be offered for presale at a reduced price so don't let this opportunity go by! :]
The remaining shirts will be for sale at AnthroCon at the Sofawolf Dealers table (with the exception of a handful being held over for sale at EuroFurence this August.)
This a very small run of Hawaiian-style shirts (less than 200) so don't miss out! :]
Once again, pre-orders start tomorrow, April 15th at 8PM Central!
Cheers!
-Blotch |
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| Dog's Days Shirt Competition! |
[Apr. 8th, 2008|07:20 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Bendigo Beach | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | stylish | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Paolo Nutini - New Shoes (New Shirt Version) | ] |
Hullo you crazy cats and kittens! Did you want to hear about winning free stuff?
I've been working on a few projects over the last few weeks. First and foremost of course is finishing up coloring the Dog's Days comic. It's slow going but looks pretty swanky. While I've still got that on my plate, I've also conspired with the Sofawolf crew to put together a fabo Hawaiian-style shirt, alla Dog's Days.
For more information about the shirt itself, check out Sofawolf's catalog page on the subject, here!
The shirts are professionally printed, the pattern was designed by me and it'll be sold through Sofawolf!
Pre-orders will start April 15th--but!--right now you can enter to win your very own Dog's Days Hawaiian shirt, for free!
These ain't no t-shirts, folks. They're cotton, comfy, color safe and very durable!
There's only a small number of these shirts being printed--regular pre-orders will start April 15th, but don't miss this chance!
The winner has the option of picking up their shirt at AnthroCon '08 (with proper ID, of course) or having it mailed to them the first week of July.
You've got until Midnight, April 12th to send in your entries!
To boomerale@gmail.com, send your name and your shirt size! (S / M / L / XL / XXL / XXXL )
(Tip: Most people like a Hawaiian style shirt to be +one more than the usual size they wear.)
We'll pull a random email from the batch and if you win, we'll get back to you and hammer out the details!
The winner will be announced April 14th!
Multiple entries from the same email address will be disqualified, so limited yourself to just one!
Good luck to everyone who enters!
That email again is: boomerale@gmail.com !
Don't forget to include your shirt size!
Cheers!
-Blotch |
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| Is it June yet? |
[Mar. 1st, 2008|06:30 pm] |
 I'm still engaged in the slow process of coloring the finale to the Dog's Days comic. But the good news is, it will be done and ready for June! Diego will have to get off his fluffy ass and do something...or someone. >;] By the by, I put all the so-far pages of the comic online in an easy to read fashion, here: www.dogsdaysofsummer.com The site is still bare bones, but someday it shall blossom into a beautiful bouquet of pixels. Cheers! |
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| Postcards! |
[Jan. 24th, 2008|02:16 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Up Over | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Super Furry Animals - Hello Sunshine | ] |
(Names and addresses have been changed to protect the innocent.)
All the postcards have been completed and mailed off to their respective winners!
Thanks to everyone who entered! :]
( Click To See The Rest of the Postcards! )
Cheers!
-Blotch
PS- I'll be at FurtherConfusion this weekend! Stop by and say hi, I'll be in the Dealer's Room! |
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| Postcard Results are in! |
[Jan. 9th, 2008|12:03 am] |
I choose two additional ones since I bought some extra postcards. >:]
Here are the winners! I'll get to emailing them all back to let them know they've won and confirm their addresses. Thanks for all who entered! :D
Winners!
-Tredain [Diego]
-Decession [Raj]
-DarHan [Bayshore]
-SolarVertigo [Jack]
-Northing [Diego]
-Crygus [Diego]
-SimbaKahn [Raj]
(Diego is going to be up writing postcards all night, yeesh.) ;]
I'll also post some scans of the postcards when they're done and winners will get a high-resolution copy (along with the original, delivered by the trusted employees of the postal system.)
Cheers!
-Blotch |
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| FREE Postcard MADNESS |
[Jan. 7th, 2008|07:07 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun | ] |
As some may know and probably most don't, I'm in Australia for the holidays (undoubtedly doing research for the conclusion of the Dog's Days comic, of course.)
So, in short!
I got some postcards and I want to send them to people, so enter this competition to win a free postcard from down under with original Dog's Days artwork on it! :D
I'll be selecting 5 entries at random and sending them a coloured sketch of their favorite Dog's Days character on the back of an Australian postcard, mailed from Sydney, AU, equipped with authentic aussie stamps and postmarks and possibly beer stains.
I'll contact the winners and let them know they won and the postcard will be coming (though I'm sorry if if gets lost in the mail! But it's free, who cares? ;] ) and they'll also get a high-res scan before it goes into the post. I'll also update with the FA/LJ/whatever names of the winners with their chosen characters at the end of the random drawing. :D
It's free, you've nothing to loose!
Multiple entries will disqualify you, so don't spam me with millions of the same mailing address, please! ;]
What you need to do!
Email " boomerale@gmail.com " with:
*your LiveJournal or FA user name (or whatever you answer to)
*your favorite Dog's Days of Summer character
*your Mailing Address (with a name that will work! And don't worry, I won't tell anyone...but you might get millions of Pre-Approved Blotch Credit Card Offers.)
I'll be picking the winners at midnight, Wednesday, Sydney time (sometime on Tuesday for most of you folks.)
Good luck!
EDIT: Winners have been chosen! You can see the final winners and the finished postcards here!
Thanks to everyone who participated! :]
Cheers,
-Blotch |
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| Early Riser |
[Dec. 3rd, 2007|11:25 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Bendigo Beach | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You | ] |
I am pleased to say that the Dog's Days comic is nearing completion. I have added another 34 pages to the comic (effectively doubling its length) and brought the story to a happy conclusion. The pages are laid out, sketched, inked, in the process of being colored and should be completely done in a few months!
I am also happy to announce that Sofawolf Press will be publishing the entire Dog's Days of Summer comic in color, plus all of the concept art, in one complete volume. The book will be released next summer at Anthrocon '08. (It will also be available online and internationally if you're unable to attend the convention.)
I want to thank everyone who voted on the comic and for their help developing the characters and story! It was a fun challenge to try and keep the story moving in a thoughtful direction based on the community's input. It has been a pleasure getting to know the characters and watching them evolve week to week. They really did take on lives of their own and traveled in directions I could have never predicted when I had the first inkling of an idea about Dog’s Days last May. I couldn't have finished the comic--let alone made it was it has become--if it wasn’t for the motivation and support from the comic's fans! Thank you all very much! :]
On that note, here’s a smexy Diego I couldn’t resist painting.
Bad Puppy Boxers: Loose Fit for Loose Cannons!
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| The Leaves are Changing, So Must We |
[Aug. 31st, 2007|08:27 pm] |
Hullo there, folks!
As the summer is winding to a close, I've found myself faced with a tough decision. Time-wise, it's nigh impossible for me to continue updating Dog's Days of Summer every week. I have a few conventions with large art shows coming up, some travel (In fact, I'm in Germany right now), and a little pre-planned "me-time" on the horizon.
It is by no means quick to write, thumbnail, sketch, clean up, ink, marker, touch up with paint, scan, format, add text to and post the comic every week. >;]
On that note, I certainly don't want to let the comic fade out without resolution! So, I've made the decision to pause production of the comic, write the second half ahead of time, work on it without the impending deadline, and either publish the full comic on the web or to a printed form. This way I can ensure a fully thought out story with quality artwork. I don't want the characters to suffer from rushed installments.
I will do my best to get another installment or two up when I get back to the country, just to resolve the current situation some.
I will continue to use this journal to post paintings inspired by Diego's universe, sketches, sneak-peaks and all that jazz, so you're more than welcome to remain watching the community. :]
It has been a fun challenge and I look forward to doing the characters and their story justice. I'm aiming for January to have the project completed and hopefully it won't be too ambitious. :]
Thank you all so much for your participation and for help making the characters into who they are! I could not have done it without the support from the comic's fans and I am very grateful!
Cheers,
-Blotch |
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