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Name: Joseph Morris
Location: Clay City, Illinois, US

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Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Some Strange Patterns Stuff, and Some Other Stuff

So, my last post I yammered about how much I hated ads in comics. My buddy Boolah asked if I'd put in ads if they came from a major sponsor like Taco Hell or whatnot. The answer is a resounding NO. There is nothing more annoying than to be reading the latest Grant Morrison kick ass comic and to run afoul of some add for Twix or somesuch. I don't wanna subject my readers to that, even if I would make a little extra scratch. Now, if Taco Bell wanted to sponsor an add on my main website, www.torcpress.com, well, then I might be a leetle more flexible (hehhehheh...). But, no, art comes first, commerce second. (which may explain why I'm poor)

Mail Order info for SDF: Strange Patterns should be up on the main site in a day or two. Apparently my webmaster's personal business is taking a little more time than expected. That, or his internet is out again. No biggie either way.

I'm not sure who reads this site, but I'd like to make a quick clarification for the record. TORC Press is a very, very small, very, very low budget comic publishing operation. We only do one book, which is SDF. I am currently not taking submissions for any new books, because I can barely afford the time and money to publish mine. Now, having said that, let me also state that I am, by most standards, a pretty good guy. If there any aspiring self publishers out there who are having trouble self publishing, feel free to e-mail me with any questions. I can answer just about any question about the comic book making process except "How do I color my comic?". Jeez, I feel weird typing stuff like that. Makes me sound all corporate and stuff.


2 Comments:

Amazing Shafeman said...

Weighing in at $285, the most expensive raqueteering victimization I've experienced. That's right, internent worked, personal wedding crap didn't take any longer than expected.

What did happen was returning home to find my car towed because our land lord's a prick and won't take the time to find a plow company skilled enough to plow around a car. Despite having emailed (and received no response) about what actions to take on the car being here with the threat of heavy snow, the fucker towed the Binky when it came time to plow. Fucking binding contracts...I'd move right now if I didn't still have to pay rent on this place even if I wasn't living here.

Beware the cities, my friends....(having said that, I fully realize it's one more tally in the list of reasons I'll never get any other Watchdogs mate out of the boonies, but let's count how many times I've left that wasn't related to a woman.....ONE. Only once have I moved away when a chic wasn't involved somehow....)

12:16 PM  
Amazing Shafeman said...

Not to whip a dead horse, but anyone interested in donating to the "Shafe had to spend his wedding money on impound fees" Fund, thereby insuring a rockin DJ, can contact me at amazingshafeman@yahoo.com.

Also, the snail mail address for purchasing all additions of SDF is now available on the main page of the website.

2:26 PM  

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