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Space-Bird posted:I wonder at what point it makes sense to mail things over via bulk and then have someone distribute them in the US for you? Or is that something that is orders of magnitude beyond just a couple hundred books? I literally just did this, except in the reverse direction. We shipped 300 ~64 page perfect bound books (basically trade paperbacks) from the US to Germany via UPS (basically, the slowest air freight option) and it cost something like $600. But the alternative was having our guy send all of the Euro books individually and after crunching the numbers we determined it was more cost effective to distribute them from a point in the EU. Plus, they wanted to sell them at European conventions and needed a quantity to do that as well. You could send them over via boat shipping but I'm not sure how much cheaper that is versus the time spent.
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kefkafloyd posted:I literally just did this, except in the reverse direction. We shipped 300 ~64 page perfect bound books (basically trade paperbacks) from the US to Germany via UPS (basically, the slowest air freight option) and it cost something like $600. But the alternative was having our guy send all of the Euro books individually and after crunching the numbers we determined it was more cost effective to distribute them from a point in the EU. Plus, they wanted to sell them at European conventions and needed a quantity to do that as well. You could send them over via boat shipping but I'm not sure how much cheaper that is versus the time spent. I'm really dubious about sending things via boat... Last time I did that everything I sent was robbed and replaced with junk.. I was living in Japan and tried to send all my nerdy manga I bought over the years back to the USA. Once my box arrived it was just full of some random trash... And I had no recourse for doing anything about it... But it's good to know that is an option via air freight.
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May 20, 2015 18:35
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GreatJob posted:It's a chat room where lots of people are talking comic shop and trading urls. No there's no problem... it's just that I don't really understand how to work slack, and the page your url goes to doesn't really say anything.
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May 20, 2015 18:37
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Hey Quetzal-Coitus-- I'm a Goon! I'm very a Goon! And I barely make my living creating comics! Can you add my button to the lead post?  My website is http://www.whatisdeepfried.com Thanks! (BTW, I blew my entire year's advertising budget on this post, so I hope this works!)
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May 20, 2015 22:25
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Holy poo poo, I had no idea you were a goon. The "Warts and All" sketchbook that came with Weapon Brown is insane, really glad I got one.
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May 20, 2015 22:25
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Welp, time to read Weapon Brown again.
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May 21, 2015 17:24
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Actually, since we're here, I make one too: I think it's okay.
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May 21, 2015 17:37
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I asked for mine to get added to the master list sometime back, and maybe it wasn't added cause it was a small comic at the time, but here it is again just in case: RAWR! Dinosaur Friends
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May 21, 2015 18:56
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I'm ready to set out on a comic adventure hooray! But doing thumbnails for the first few pages has revealed something to me. Speech bubbles are a mystery to me! So does the thread have any good speech bubble references or guides? Like when it is appropriate to use certain bubbles, different styles, etc.? Big boring circles forever and ever doesn't sound like too much fun for me. Also here's my roughs for the very first page. Like I said, I am new to this, so any critique would be wonderful if people have time spare. Especially in terms of layout. 
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May 21, 2015 19:10
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Try and make bubbles rounded rectangles, not ellipses.
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May 21, 2015 19:16
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It's more like an ellipse with the sides squished down a bit... or a rounded rectangle that's a little overinflated.
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May 21, 2015 19:36
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Operation Juicebox posted:
Watch this video by Scott McCloud. Changed my life! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhsqRjBehmw
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May 21, 2015 20:30
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Pick posted:Holy poo poo, I had no idea you were a goon. The "Warts and All" sketchbook that came with Weapon Brown is insane, really glad I got one. Thank yoooo, thank yoooooo! By the way, if you liked Weapon Brown, don't be shy about checking out the comic I am Kickstarting right now! 
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May 21, 2015 20:34
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Death Ray posted:Watch this video by Scott McCloud. Changed my life! This video is really great, thank you so much for sharing!
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May 21, 2015 21:20
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The OP might not actually be paying attention to the thread so feel free to PM them.
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May 22, 2015 01:32
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Added a bunch. Pm me if you need more.
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May 22, 2015 02:41
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Death Ray posted:Hey Quetzal-Coitus--  holy poo poo 
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May 22, 2015 07:02
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He actually made a magnet of that scene so I've got dancing dog balls holding up a printout of my local recycling guide.
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May 22, 2015 14:07
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neonnoodle posted:1. Stop drawing anime. You are my hero.
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May 22, 2015 17:49
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Death Ray posted:Hey Quetzal-Coitus-- My boyfriend wanted to say that he's your #1 fan, has the complete collection of your comics in the bathroom so he can spend his time there in happiness, and he's going to get either Roadkill or Clarissa tattooed on himself. He hasn't decided yet. I'm your #2 fan. I love everything but am saving my sweet tattooing rear end space for dinosaurs. Sorry.
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May 22, 2015 17:56
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Plethora posted:My boyfriend wanted to say that he's your #1 fan, has the complete collection of your comics in the bathroom so he can spend his time there in happiness, and he's going to get either Roadkill or Clarissa tattooed on himself. He hasn't decided yet. My number-one fan? Oh no… he doesn't want to whack on my legs with a sledgehammer, does he? Tell him to contact me before the tattoo so I can draw it right! I don't like tattoo artists making it up! As for MY rear end, it is simply crawling with dinosaurs! REAL ONES! (Don't ask…. science experiment).
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May 23, 2015 04:17
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This seemed like a better way to quit. I'm no Tony Millionaire: 
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May 23, 2015 07:53
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I'd be happy to whip up a new thread when I get home if no one else has said otherwise before now  .
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May 23, 2015 18:46
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Mercury Hat posted:I'd be happy to whip up a new thread when I get home if no one else has said otherwise before now Lookin forward to it, Mercury Hat.
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New thread is up! Pick, if you wanted to be in the OP your old, old, old link was dead.
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