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I have been having a pretty lovely week, and this news really brightened things up. Good luck, Tom! Let us know how we can help.
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Just popping in to offer my congratulations and support -- you deserve nothing but the best of luck with this, Tea-san.
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Mar 16, 2012 15:04
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Wow, this is exciting news. I'll definitely buy a shirt once I'm not broke off my rear end. I'm really looking forward to the next several pages. It's already very interesting to see such resemblance between Annie and Anthony.
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Mar 16, 2012 15:17
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Well poo poo, now I have to buy a bunch of stuff.  No, seriously, hearing that a creator of something I like is relying on their work while becoming or remaining independent of the parasitical publishing industries is the number one way to make my wallet fly open. Enjoy all my money, Tea-San. 
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Mar 16, 2012 15:37
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Welp, time to help turn Tom's spiders into money. Shirts ahoy!
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Mar 16, 2012 15:41
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Congratulations Tom. I'll try and get a method of donating to you as quickly as I can.
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Mar 16, 2012 15:54
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@idonotlikepeas I took  Also, yay my prints are finally framed and hung up. 
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Mar 16, 2012 16:10
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Oops I tripped and fell on my computer and oops accidentally went to topatoco and entered in my credit card number whoops just clicked a bunch of gunnerkrigg stuff uh oh now I've bought it clumsy me.
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Mar 16, 2012 16:42
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Mar 16, 2012 16:53
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I really hope this works well for you, Tom! In related news, I seem to have made another Responsible Financial Decision™ at TopatoCo.
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Mar 16, 2012 16:58
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Congratulations, and good luck. You deserve it, Tom.ABOUT DRUGS posted:What merchandise is the most profitable for you? I know Topatoco is the best site to use, but do you see more from shirts or books? It would probably be a good idea to put the answers to this and similar questions on the website, so fans who don't happen to read this thread know the best ways to support the comic.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:05
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This is really cool and I wish you the best of luck! Will probably be buying the available volumes soon.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:14
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I plan to get a Coyote shirt to go with the Court shirt I already have but my size is currently out of stock, so I sent a donation in the meantime. I think I missed the message box that goes (used to go?) with donations so I'll just leave it here: Congratulations and best of luck!
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Mar 16, 2012 17:26
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This is excellent news. I bought 2 shirts to commemorate it. Meanwhile, in the comic. Tom, if you made a wallpaper of panel 1 and charged like 2 USD for the ability to download it, I would totally pay those 2 dollars, because it is an adorable image 
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Mar 16, 2012 17:38
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Your stuff is all really great, I'm sure you'll be very successful.
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Mar 16, 2012 18:05
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Whelp, was thinking about getting one of the shirts since I already own the books. Guess that decision just got easier. If this doesn't work out for you, there's no justice in the world.
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Mar 16, 2012 18:12
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Tea-san posted:That said, please don't feel you HAVE to get them from Topatoco! Wanting to buy my books at all is just great, and you can probably find them cheaper elsewhere; bookstores, Amazon, other places too, and all books sold let the companies know that people want to buy them, which might even help me in the long run. I sincerely hope that in future releases you manage to negotiate a better contract with them on the basis of your earlier volume sales. Because dang.
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Mar 16, 2012 18:22
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Mar 16, 2012 18:27
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Zorak posted:I sincerely hope that in future releases you manage to negotiate a better contract with them on the basis of your earlier volume sales. Because dang. Has any new author in the history of the universe ever negotiated a good contract with a publisher?
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Mar 16, 2012 18:30
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I recently became gainfully employed. I just got paid today. The first thing I bought was the court symbol shirt. Tom, you're the best.
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Mar 16, 2012 18:42
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Fighting Trousers posted:
Next we'll learn how he subjected Brinnie to a campaign of abuse and bullying until she left the school, ensuring she would never again bother him.
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Mar 16, 2012 19:10
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Mar 16, 2012 19:16
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Got myself an avatar too.
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Mar 16, 2012 19:32
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Congratulations Tom! I'll look into buying the second book (didn't have a job until just recently or I would have bought it sooner) and I am perfectly willing to just hand you money for this.
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Mar 16, 2012 19:59
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This is really fantastic news. As tempting as it is to buy all the shirts and prints from the TopatoCo store, I'm waiting until Monday to see if there will be an announcement of more new and exciting ways to give money to the comic. I'm so, so happy for you Tea-San, though I am a bit disappointed that I can't point to you as the model of a fantastic artist with a day job anymore.
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Mar 16, 2012 20:02
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Mar 16, 2012 20:02
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Roger Explosion posted:Living off your art is every artist's dream, Tom. Congrats! Living off your art and getting good praise is indeed utopic. Here's to Tom and his future ventures.
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Mar 16, 2012 20:21
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Fangz posted:Next we'll learn how he subjected Brinnie to a campaign of abuse and bullying until she left the school, ensuring she would never again bother him.  Aw, why you gotta be like that?
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Mar 16, 2012 21:50
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Super stoked to hear about you doing this full time, like I was when I heard Randy from SomPos did it ages ago. When I get my tax refund in, expect some book purchases and possibly a donation! Congrats again!
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Mar 16, 2012 22:40
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Way to go, Tom! I wish you all the best. If anyone deserves to make money on a webcomic it's you. And I love Anthony in this update. UNACCEPTABLE.
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Mar 16, 2012 22:52
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Ghoulish Sandwich posted:Well, he's at it full-time now. I hope he makes enough from this comic to get by... Maybe he should get a guy to run the business side of the comic for him. It worked for Penny Arcade though that guy worked for free for a while.
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Mar 17, 2012 00:24
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Look at all these Gunnerkrigg avatars on this page.  This is very exciting news! Looking forward to the announcement on Monday to find out the details.
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Mar 17, 2012 01:33
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The Walker posted:Wow, this is exciting news. I'll definitely buy a shirt once I'm not broke off my rear end. Minimalist Angry Face™
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If I had a valkyrie macking up on me, I'd think it was pretty awkward and wouldn't know what to do either.
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Mar 17, 2012 03:56
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Excellent news, Tom. I hope it all goes well for you. As an aside, I started reading Irredeemable the other day, and the superhero turned bad featured in it is called the Plutonian, often referred to as Tony. Seeing Anthony referred to by that name as well caused me a brief moment of confusion.
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1stGear posted:If I had a valkyrie macking up on me, I'd think it was pretty awkward and wouldn't know what to do either. I would either be extraordinarily awkward or think it was the most absolutely amazing thing in the world. Most likely the former.
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This is great news! I was planning on going on a Topatoco spree once I got my next paycheck and now I have even more incentive to do so! Planning on getting a Coyote, Court symbol, and City Face shirt. As for the comic, I'm guessing this is taking place at least a couple years after the picture was taken. Brinnie, Don, and Tony all look a bit older, and none of them are wearing the school uniforms, so it looks to me like this is them in 11th grade or whatever that translates into for the way high school is done in Britain? At least the same grade Parley is in now, which I can't remember right now.
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Mar 17, 2012 06:40
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I'm still waiting for you to put those unsold paintings on ebay, Tea-san. I occasionally spend too much on original art at a charity auction in April, and I'd love to be able to try to spend too much on those.
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Mar 17, 2012 07:07
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This is both wonderful news and a wonderful time to stock up on merchandise from the store. I wish for nothing but the best for you Tom and I am probably going to buy some books for some friends who read the comic. (also I can't wait until volume 4 and I can't wait until I can find volume 2 ANYWHERE) P.S. I hope this means that one day you visit Toronto for TCAF and I get to throw money at your in person.
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Fighting Trousers posted:Tom: What would it take to actually get volume 2 reprinted? I really want to buy all three in hardcover but... here's what volume 2 costs on Amazon currently. Plus Amazon tend to be dicks when it comes to shipping things to Australia.
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