Dan [Member Since: October 17 '07]

The eeeeenk.

Eeeet is zo…’eaVEE.

Also, I’ve sort of semi-recently started blogging about comics here.

B Reddy says:

Good sir -

Your custom WW2 military motorcycle with dachshund-modified side car and “chew toy turret gun” is complete and road ready.

FrogMan says:

thanks for the link. It’s indeed odd. Whatever link with a picture of Jay is linking straight to the frontpage…

FrogMan says:

hey, I wanna be friend with Jay Faerber too! :(

Rugdog says:

allrighty!

Dan said:

OK, will do. They’re at the office, I think, so I’ll put it up tomorrow.

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B Reddy says:

I do say Daniel – hope all is still Tip Top even in my absence.

ps – Ever find my stash? Hint: Check the hallowed out bust of Shakespeare.

Rugdog says:

ok thanks!

Dan said:

OK, will do. They’re at the office, I think, so I’ll put it up tomorrow.

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Rugdog says:

you can put the seventh page up! but after that no more! I don’t think we meant to send the whole thing.

Dan said:

Oh, also – you guys sent me a PDF of entire issue – is it OK to put the whole thing up here, or just part of it? I’ve got six (<- arbitrarily chosen number) pages up now.

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James R. Rummel says:

Great idea! I’ll try it.

Dan said:

Well, I try to avoid works by authors who think I’m an idiot, too, which is a great way of putting it. Unfortunately, I’m not a big reader of the superhero stuff these days, other than a sort of unkickable nostalgia addiction to the sort of 1960-70s cosmic space opera-type stuff that’s still going on in occasional special series like Annihilation, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc.

I think your best bet is to start a forum thread asking for adivce. Most of the folks there follow the current crop of superhero titles closely and enthusiastically. Since the ways to find folks on HeavyInk are mostly via interaction in the forum, following linked reviews, etc., I’m guessing not many folks know your blog is here (there IS a list of all public personal profiles, but it’s currently not easy to find/notice – something we’ll shortly be addressing). Anyway, I think folks would be very happy to recommend stuff to you in the forum.

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James R. Rummel says:

You said….

“BTW, James, a couple of us HeavyInkers are Chicagoboyz fans…”

I am thrilled that you have read my unworthy posts. Thank you kindly for letting me know!

James, 08-17-08

Dan said:

I’m guessing The Shadow.

BTW, James, a couple of us HeavyInkers are Chicagoboyz fans…

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Aaron Thomas Nelson says:

thanks man! truly appreciate it!

Dan said:

OK, so, I finally had time to read and take a closer look at Marlow. It’s great – just ordered #1!

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Aaron Thomas Nelson says:

Thanks Dan! Really liking this site!

Dan said:

Hi Aaron – welcome to HeavyInk!

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B Reddy says:

NOOOOOOO!

Robert says:

The worse part is, the more you talk about it, the further down it goes. O_O It just slid lower!!!

Dan said:

Damn – Daynah’s blurb about her boobs finally begins its inexorable slide down the page. Oh well.

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Dan says:

Damn – Daynah’s blurb about her boobs finally begins its inexorable slide down the page. Oh well.

pat514 says:

Hey man, I saw that you are picking up the new issue of The Killer. I don’t know what’s been going on with the long wait, but I highly recommend you check out a movie called Le Samourai, a fantastic movie about a french hitman, and from what I’ve heard a major influence for this comic.

daynah says:

Sooo it looks like you’re the reason HeavyInk’s logo wont be on my boobs at a nerdy con. ;)

Are No says:

Oh, no. Haha. I have seen it though. Mastodon’s my favorite band, so that’s why I have that up.

Dan said:

Are you the guy who made that webcomic?

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Kiriska says:

Oh, apologies for taking so amazingly long to reply. I apparently don’t check this often. You can see my illustration work at: deadend-detour.com

Dan said:

So, is there anyplace online one can see your illustration work?

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daynah says:

Yeah! It’s one of my favs! I’m a Grant Morrison fangirl. :) Invisibles was actually one of the first comics I read. You should read it whie tripping on cold medicine. I called me friends explaining that the Beatles were God and didn’t get much further than that.

Dan said:

Have you read The Invisibles? It’s outstanding.

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Brian! says:

Thanks for the heads up. It’s good to see that our efforts to make every issue accessible have been appreciated.

Dan said:

Atomic Robo gets a nice mention in an aside here

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daynah says:

That’s cool that your mom got you into comics. I’m scared that because I like comics, me kids are going to rebel and like… football or something dastardly like that.

And whenever I read or watch something horrid I think about all the people it went though that said, “Yes, this is worth risking out money on.” There’s writer, artists, colorists, inker and letterer (all depending of course)... then comes more than a few editors. Don’t ever blame one editor for a work, there’s always an editor editing an editor. Then marketing and other departments read it, or at least sample the titles occasionally.

And ALL of those people said… “YES! We are going to sink some money into THIS project because we think people are going to buy so much of THIS that we’ll make money off of it. THIS is where it’s happening! THIS is where it’s at!”

That’s usually where I start crying in horrible movies. Why didn’t the actor at one point just look up and say, “Seriously, NO ONE is going to sit through this shit. Am I the only one to notice this?”

daynah says:

I wont lie. I don’t know half the words you said there. My expertise in syntax does not carry over into semantics.

Dan said:

Wow, all this silly pontificating goes really well with my patriarch-ish-looking 1844 daguerreo-tar, doesn’t it?

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daynah says:

Golly, I talk too much!

daynah says:

Being business savy is very important. I go to a university that has a high ranking business school and we get business lessons injected into all of the disciplines. It’s constantly, “How can I make money with this?” and “How can I market this?” I know, because of this training, that I’m better off going into the real world with this very practical degree, that someone with a a degree from a nose-in-their-books school.

daynah says:

Valerie (Occasional Superheroine) is super-fab. I always find her blogs fun to read, where as some other women comic-readers blog nothing but “blah blah whine whine, not enough women readers.”

Todd Michael R. says:

...for fucks sake.

Todd Michael R. says:

Now how we doin? (and thanks)

Todd Michael R. says:

p.s. great bio. that is brilliant.

Todd Michael R. says:

well I can’t fuckin see it.

Help me out.

daynah says:

Thanks! I can’t really pull off evil, though the photographer also wanted me to. :) I’ve got crazy baby cheeks. There are some other pictures of me on the photographer’s website where I look manical… but I was going for sexy! Just proof that I should really just stick to the cute… and never be a stripper.

Dan said:

This one is very cool, although you missed an opportunity to look really eeeeeeevil by smiling.

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Tyler says:

That one is pretty freaking creepy just the way it is.

Dan said:

This one is very cool, although you missed an opportunity to look really eeeeeeevil by smiling.

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Tyler says:

If blogs had comments… I’d comment on “The Factual Opinion has”... and what I’d say is: “Hahaha”.

Speaking of blog comments… they should be here today or tomorrow. Hurrah.

e.g. johnson says:

Thanks for that info Dan. Much appreciated!

-e

Dan said:
TJIC, Pete & Tyler's avatars show up by default. If your avatar isn't showing on Brian!'s page, I think it has to be because he hasn't added any friends.

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Dan says: I dug his Starslammers and Manhunter. I guess I'll have to give his Thor run a go, too.

Jason Copland says: Yeah, that Simonson run on Thor is the best Thor stuff ever. It even beats the Lee/Kirby stuff. When I think of Thor, my mind goes straight to Simonson's run.

Dan says: Thanks, Todd!

Todd Michael R. says: Dan, I love the layout of this site, it looks great.

Matt says: Sounds good. The idea of Michael Caine as a DJ is infinitely amusing to me. Here's the details on that Simonson Thor series, too: http://heavyink.com/graphic_novel/ 1625-Thor-Visionaries-Walt-Simonson-Vol-1 Heavy Ink has vol. 1 up (so far) for sale, and I believe they're up to at least Vol. 4, with 5 on the way, and I think that wraps up the entire run collected. It is goooooood stuff, but like I said, whackadoo. (The web address is wacky without line breaks but if you search it's there.)

Dan says: The import price is pretty outrageous, but if I yield to temptation and get it anyway, I'll certainly post something review-ish.

Matt says: Y'know, I remember reading about the Michael Caine mixtape album, and thinking, HOW COOL, and then forgetting about it. I need to track that down too. If you get it, Dan, let us know if it's any good.

Dan says: Yeah - check this out. And note the double entendre. That's pretty cool. (I don't have the disc, but have been meaning to get it)

Matt says: I think I would honestly allow Michael Caine to shoot me. He's just that cool.

Dan says: (I assume that pic is from Get Carter, but I've never seen it)

Dan says: Yeah, NZC, that's Michael Caine. Tyler, any Burrito money you give me will just wind up being lent out to TJIC, you can just give it straight to him...

nzc says: Is that Michael Caine?

Tyler says: I feel threatened by your new avatar. Heres my lunch money...

Dan says: LOL

Matt says: Do you need approval, Dan? You're a GOOD person. People LIKE you. Hope that helps.

Dan says: Wow - approved already!

Dan says: (this one's temporary, too - I'm planning on changing it very frequently)

Dan says: OK, swapped it for another one, should show up at the end of the day tomorrow.

Dan says: It's just temporary...

nzc says: Nice image. Dan.

Tyler says: Nonsense! I'm simply the builder of dreams of others.

Dan says: Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to improving it as HI grows. BTW, Tyler did more than just code - he was a huge help with the design work.

Matt says: Great work Dan!

nzc says: Huzzah!

TJIC says: Amazing graphic design on HeavyInk.com, Dan! It ** rocks **.

Dave Sim braves TCJ’s message boards to promote his new Glamourpuss. Not unaware of the state of the marketplace and difficulties facing indie works wanting to attract attention and dollars, he really steps up to the marketing plate:

It was a lucky coincidence that Phil Boyle of Florida’s COLISEUM OF COMICS (seven great stores to serve you in the Orlando area) happened to write his “Advice for Publishers” in the Sept 07 issue of COMICS RETAILER right when I was amusing myself producing pages of what would eventually become glamourpuss No.1:
“I have the option to sell more than 5,000 items a month from PREVIEWS to my customers, so why should I carry your product, especially on a non-returnable basis? What are you doing to bring new customers into my stores? Are you creating fans of your work outside the comic store? Are you creating an excitement about your work so that fans will be looking for your new book when it launches? Are you pushing those customers to ask retailers to buy copies of your book so that we can sell them to those new rabid fans? If you’re taking out an ad in PREVIEWS and hoping that retailers will be standing in line waiting to hand-sell your book then you’ve brought your appetite and nothing more. Retailers will happily and eagerly work with publishers but it has to be a 50/50 split to make it work.”

That was when glamourpuss became an intellectual exercise for me that eventually evolved into the 1,500 copy mailout of the FPE (Fashion Preview Edition) to the entire mastheads of a dozen North American fashion, lifestyle and women’s magazines as well as 200 or so Indy friendly US comicstores, the 100 copy mailout of the CPE (Comics Preview Edition) to comic stores in Canada, the month-long phone campaign, the website (www.glamourpusscomic.com), the 4500 copy CPE insert in Diamond Dateline. Perhaps most important, signing off on trademark and copyright on any of the images in the first issue and on the website for any comic store wanting to use them in any way they see fit.

I agree with Phil Boyle and the watchword for Aardvark Vanaheim entering its 31st year is:

Shared Risk, Shared Responsibility, Shared Rewards.

And also, he made Neil Gaiman cry.

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