Would any of you (who may still be lurking) be interested in possibly doing this? So, here’s the deal:
As you all know, I don’t draw this mess myself. I contract out. Anyone who has ever read my Peppermint Saga comic knows the myriad of reasons why this is necessary, ranging from speed and skill to dedication. I’m better at writing and world-building than I am at sticking to a schedule on art. I used to draw all the time. Now all it does is make me anxious. But having a partner-in-crime (or two as was the case in chapter 5), costs some serious skrilla. This is where you come in.
After much deliberation, I have discovered the only way that I am going to get anywhere with this is to enlist the aid of those who claim to love it the most. And there’s only one question left on the table: “Do you want to see this through to the end?” Chapter 6 is a big one. It ties up all the plot points and loose ends (excluding spinoff opportunities) in Ship in a Bottle and brings this series of arcs to a close. Will it be the end of SinaB forever? That remains to be seen. It all depends on how people react to the end of Chapter 6. But in the meantime, I need to hire some talent, or this baby is going nowhere.
I need about $1500 to do this. We’re looking at around 50+ pages, is my guess. I haven’t scripted out every line of dialog just yet. I have an artist waiting in the wings. I have a colorist, same deal. I’ve been looking at cheap-as-free incentives, too. Unfortunately, 100% of the money raised needs to go into commissioning these pages over the course of the next year. So the incentive ideas range from free access to Frilly Pink for a month to several months, high-rez digital copies of Chapters 4 and 5, to cameo appearances in the final issue. These are all things I can manage without dipping into the funding. But I need some input. Will any of you use Indiegogo? (I can’t do Kickstarter for various reasons I have no desire to get into right now) Will hi-rez PDF’s and wallpapers be enough? These are some things I need to know.
Anyway, feel free to comment, and I’ll have a simple poll before long. Thanks for reading, and hope we can do business.
~Mace
Hi. I was just wondering if there had been any progress on your plans. Thanks.
As of yet, no. Still talking with the artist to see what we can do to try and raise money to keep this thing moving along. or, rather, to get it moving again.
I wound be interested in helping but I’m fresh out of college (so broke) and my job doesn’t start until May. But once I start getting some funds in myself then I could help out, and would be willing to.
About a week late, but I’d definitely contribute to an Indiegogo campaign. Probably not much as I’m having my own money issues, but definitely something.
Well, we’re going to get the last few uncolored pages done, then I’ll be able to offer at least two options. Indiegogo and DriveThru comics. I may even offer the completed issue of Peppermint Saga and stuff. We’ll see what kind of interest there is.
I’d certainly back an IndieGoGo campaign. And I think the proposed incentives sound grand.
I have to get some of those pages colored, but once I do, then we can get started.
Mace, have you looked into: DriveThruComics, to try and sell some of your work there ? it may bring in a few bucks for you and all their comics are downloaded as PDF, if that helps answer your question as well. know you have Frilly Pink as pay site to pay for that, but may want to try and sell complete story lines at that site or here on your site ???
It’s definitely a possibility on the table. It would be Issues 4 and 5, since Issues 1-3 have… well, issues. lol
But an as-yet unmentioned aspect of what I want to do is what I call “Ship in a Bottle HD” where we “remaster” the first three episodes with new art and updated script.
that would be a great idea, that would bring fans to want to see those changes to episodes 1-3, maybe even throw in a couple of bonus pictures or added page or two as a way of a side not to story.
I’m taking your suggestion to heart and Glance and I are going to compile Episodes 4 and 5 into a “HD” set of PDF’s so we can sell them via DriveThru. Between my issues with the former artist and the art itself, I don’t think I will be offering Issues 1-3, though. That will have to wait for its own “HD” facelift.