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Hey, guys.
Remember earlier in the year when I would put together some original artwork and raffle it off to a random, lucky person who either bought merchandise, advertising or donated to the site?
Well, I’ve fallen WAY behind!
I haven’t sent out the Constantine artwork from February and I haven’t even pulled together the list of names to pull from for the Robots piece I did in March.
Remember how I was going to color in all of them and make a big calendar at the end of the year? Yeah… still haven’t colored in the Robots piece yet…
Well, anyway. This aproach is changing. Instead of giving away the original art for free, I’m auctioning it off.
My reasoning for this is pretty simple. Basically, some of the artwork people have begged me to auction because they want to control their odds of getting it a little better than a raffle. Using the logic that everything is as valuable as what someone is willing to pay for it, I see the logic in their demands. Plus, it’s easier to keep track of.
This month, I think I have a real hum-dinger for you.
So you all know that Sin City came out the first week in April, right? I even did a week-long arc covering it. What better subject could there possibly be for me to parody than the Frank Miller classic?
That’s why I whipped this up:
Yeah, I thought you might like that.
If you click on the image, it will take you straight to the eBay auction I have set up. Or, of course, you could just click this link and get there just the same.
The rules are simple – by the end of Monday, April 18, the highest bidder wins. To sweeten the pot, I’m throwing in free Theater Hopper buttons and stickers. I’m also paying for First Class shipping, because that’s the kind of guy I am.
The previous’ months artwork will still be given away raffle-style for free. And once those names have been drawn, I will make an announcement to that effect.
But in the meantime, I will be running this message below the regular blog until the auction concludes Monday, April 18.
Incidentally, the profits from the sale of this original artwork will go toward the purchase of this silk screen press. My goal is to start producing Theater Hopper shirts that I can do myself instead of relying on outside vendors. Naturally, these shirts would be sold from this site. So if your a fan of Theater Hopper, bid generously because your money will help to advance the goals of this site.
Time to dig out the loose change from the couch cushions, kids. As always, thank you for your support! Happy bidding!
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PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ORIGINAL THEATER HOPPER ARTWORK BEING ACUTIONED OFF AT EBAY! YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED! AUCTION ENDS NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 18TH. SCROLL DOWN TO LEARN MORE!!!
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Hey, guys.
Remember earlier in the year when I would put together some original artwork and raffle it off to a random, lucky person who either bought merchandise, advertising or donated to the site?
Well, I’ve fallen WAY behind!
I haven’t sent out the Constantine artwork from February and I haven’t even pulled together the list of names to pull from for the Robots piece I did in March.
Remember how I was going to color in all of them and make a big calendar at the end of the year? Yeah… still haven’t colored in the Robots piece yet…
Well, anyway. This aproach is changing. Instead of giving away the original art for free, I’m auctioning it off.
My reasoning for this is pretty simple. Basically, some of the artwork people have begged me to auction because they want to control their odds of getting it a little better than a raffle. Using the logic that everything is as valuable as what someone is willing to pay for it, I see the logic in their demands. Plus, it’s easier to keep track of.
This month, I think I have a real hum-dinger for you.
So you all know that Sin City came out the first week in April, right? I even did a week-long arc covering it. What better subject could there possibly be for me to parody than the Frank Miller classic?
That’s why I whipped this up:
Yeah, I thought you might like that.
If you click on the image, it will take you straight to the eBay auction I have set up. Or, of course, you could just click this link and get there just the same.
The rules are simple – by the end of Monday, April 18, the highest bidder wins. To sweeten the pot, I’m throwing in free Theater Hopper buttons and stickers. I’m also paying for First Class shipping, because that’s the kind of guy I am.
The previous’ months artwork will still be given away raffle-style for free. And once those names have been drawn, I will make an announcement to that effect.
But in the meantime, I will be running this message below the regular blog until the auction concludes Monday, April 18.
Incidentally, the profits from the sale of this original artwork will go toward the purchase of this silk screen press. My goal is to start producing Theater Hopper shirts that I can do myself instead of relying on outside vendors. Naturally, these shirts would be sold from this site. So if your a fan of Theater Hopper, bid generously because your money will help to advance the goals of this site.
Time to dig out the loose change from the couch cushions, kids. As always, thank you for your support! Happy bidding!
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PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ORIGINAL THEATER HOPPER ARTWORK BEING ACUTIONED OFF AT EBAY! YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED! AUCTION ENDS NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 18TH. SCROLL DOWN TO LEARN MORE!!!
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As promised, I’m back to take aim at a couple more issues from the weekend,site related goodies and more.
Cami and I went to see The Interpreter on Friday night and had a really good time. The film is expertly put together. A well-paced adult drama that is never gratuitous, but you can tell it has a smart head on its shoulders.
I think what I appreciated most about the movie were the small charactertouches that fleshed out the lead actors performances. Sean Penn, in particular.
When we’re introduced to Penn’s weary Secret Service agent, he’s in a dive bar presumably drowning his sorrows. Penn’s body language communicates as much. In the background a grating country song is blaring out of the jukebox.
Without a word, Penn gets up and saunters over to the jukebox. He unplugs it, cutting the abrasive tune off before it’s finished. He immediately plugs the jukebox back in, puts in a dollar and punches in the digits for a different song.
Penn’s song is melancholy, wistful and romantic. He drags himself across the bar to the pay phone. We think he’s about to call someone the song reminds him of, but the pay phone is broken. He whips out his cell phone.
He calls the number and waits for someone to pick up. It’s the machine. It’s a woman’s voice. He smiles. He listens to the message and then hangs up. He immediately calls back and listens to it again. He smiles.
Without a word of dialogue, we know Penn misses this woman terribly. And the vibe isn’t creepy like he’s stalking her. It’s affectionate
* THE REST OF THIS BLOG POST WAS LOST WHEN THEATER HOPPER MOVED TO WORDPRESS IN JANUARY 2009 *
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Chris, It’s scary how you knew about that childhood dream. I bet you know about the one where I am smurfette and… what? You…didn’t … know about that one? Everyone loves the General Lee? Aw Crap!
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It might be worth it to mention that we have a couple of new advertisers this month.
First, if you’re in the market for a screaming custom gaming PC, then you should hook up with Maveric PC. These guys do a really good job and know exactly what you need to make sure you smoke the competition.
Our second advertiser is Me Stupid which is a great site full of reviews for movies, comics and video games. They’ve got some wonderful animations there to boot, so check it out!
We currently have two other ad openings on the site righ now that you can learn about on the advertising rates page.
One of the ads is a second column spot similar to the Me Stupid ad and the other one is a brand new ad located at the bottom of the page. It’s uniquely sized, but it’s big advantage is that it is on EVERY page of the site. That includes all of the new support pages I’m putting into development. The price is pretty cheap, so you may want to consider it.
And if you’re curious when our current advertisers will be giving up their spots, you can obtain that information on our advertising calendar page.
Thanks!
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Have to hold out on the commentary for the moment guys. I’m beat. After mowing the yard after I got home from work, I ended up taking Truman for a walk that lasted about an hour and a half as our house was being shown by a realtor to some prospective buyers. I think we circled our block about 6 times!
As such, I’m bone tired and my legs kind of hurt. It took me a little more time than usual to draw today’s strip on account I couldn’t figure out which way the thumbs would go with an arm behind your back. I’m also trying out some new shading techniques. Have you noticed?
Anyway, more commentary later – including insights on The Nerd Police.
In the meantime, won’t you consider pre-ordering a t-shirt? They’re for sale again, you know?
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It just occured to me that you guys might like to see a copy of my Threadless t-shirt design here on the site as a means to entice you toward buying it. Here you go!
Full of pirate-y goodness! GARRRRR!
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Perhaps it is the optimist in me, but it would appear that buzzComix has resolved its hosting issues that prevented you guys for voting for Theater Hopper and getting us into the Top 10.
Well, right now, we’re kind of hovering around unlucky number 13. Let’s see if we can change that, shall we?
And let’s hope buzzComix doesn’t make a liar out of me when it comes to that hosting problem they have…
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