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Since my incentive sketch of Tom as a dog a week or so ago seemed to go over pretty well, I decided to flip the coin and do an incentive sketch featuring Cami as a cat! It doesn’t get any weirder than this! Vote for Theater Hopper at buzzComix to see the results!
Today’s comic builds off Monday’s strip where Tom loses his sense of disbelief. People in the forums seemed to enjoy the metaphor, so I’m running with it! I have a storyline mapped out that will carry us through next week! I’m really excited about it because I usually don’t work this far in advance. I think you’ll enjoy the direction we’re going with this, so keep checking the site for the next installment and hang on for the ride!
It should go without saying, by the way, that since I’m tackling a more plot-driven storyline, I probably won’t be making fun of any of the more current releases like Troy and Soul Plane. Not in the comic, at least. Probably in the blogs, though.
You may have noticed the new ad on the right hand side of the comic today. It’s a status bar that reflects all the money the site earns from advertising, merchandise sales and donations. Why is it there? Because I’m trying to get to Wizard World Chicago this August and I need your help. Read here for the whole story. It outlines what I’m doing and why.
The short story is, Wizard World Chicago is one of the largest comic book and independent publisher conventions in the country. I think it would be a great opportunity to introduce Theater Hopper to new readers as well as say “Thank you!” in person to those of you that can make it out to the event! If there is anything you can do to help me meet my goal, you know I would appreciate it. Remember, there are always incentives for donating and we have some great merchandise in stock!
Thank you so much for your support. Today is my 275th strip. I would have never imagined getting this far without you. Let’s see if we can’t push our luck and go a little farther!…
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Despite my initial misgivings about turning this into a mini-arc, here we are. I hope you’ve enjoy this weeks conclusion. I think arson is a much less serious transgression than talking during a movie, don’t you? (tongue planted firmly in cheek).
I have to say thanks to everyone who has sent an e-mail this week either about these last few comics or about my plans to make the “THIS IS NOT YOUR LIVING ROOM!” t-shirt. The feedback has been excellent and I’m trying to respond to everyone. If I miss you, I hope this thank you will do.
I was very surprised to see how enthusiastic people are about the t-shirt idea. Lots of people raising their hand saying “Consider this a pre-order.” That doesn’t happen to me very often. I’ll float a t-shirt idea to you guys every once in a while and people will either ignore the request for feedback or respond and say “It’s funny, but I probably wouldn’t buy it.”
I need a little more confidence in my t-shirt design ability, but I’m not a slogan machine like some people. Now that I have your encouragement behind me, I’m excited about designing it. I’ve done a little research for reference shots of movie screens and seats, but I’m not sure what direction to go. Part of me wants to make it kind of graphical and part of me wants to go straight-forward with it. I got a great bit of advice to keep the design simple, big and bold letters on the back of the shirt so people can wear it to the movies and make a statement with it. Do it up in glow-in-the-dark ink so people sitting behind you can read it. I thought that was really clever.
Do you have design ideas you want to suggest? My ears are open.
Not much else to talk about today. New movies this week are slim pickin’s! Awake with Hayden Christensen? When that’s the most high-profile new release, you’ve got trouble. Go see No Country For Old Men if you haven’t already. It’ll well be worth your time.
Me? I’m staying at home, most likely. Weather forecasters are predicting a huge winter storm this weekend. Frozen rain followed by snow. Should be fun. Not that we’d be able to go anywhere if we wanted to. Our day care called Cami to pick up Henry yesterday because he had broken out in a rash and they thought it was hand-foot-mouth disease! Cami took him to the doctor and it turns out it’s chicken pox. So we have to keep him isolated for the next 4 to 5 days.
What’s that? Trapped in an ice-encrusted house with an itchy an irritable 9 month-old! I bet you’d love to trade places with me!
It shouldn’t be too bad. I was sent a review copy of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End earlier this week in advance of it’s release on DVD next Tuesday. So I’m looking forward to diving into the extras on that one. Look for a review next week. I’m also thinking of making a run to Best Buy before the storm hits to pick up a copy of Waitress and Futurama: Bender’s Big Score. I’ve heard great things about both. Then again, I’d probably buy that Futurama movie even if it was total crap! (But what are the odds of that?)
Incidentally, I have a SECOND copy of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End to give away next week. So be sure to listen to The Triple Feature next Monday at 9:00 PM CST over at TalkShoe.com for your chance to win.
Okay! Gotta wrap things up! Have a great weekend everyone! Thanks for reading!
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