The Return of Pulp Horrorshow
Take 2
Welp, we got Boolah all married off without any real catastrophes or anything. With that very important piece of business done, it's time to move on to new business.
For a quite some time, I've been getting my comic printed at a little print shop in Evansville, IN. They've done right by me. Having said that, I do have to think as a businessman when it comes to this comics nonsense, and awhile back I got a tip from a guy I know over at Comic Quest (an excellent comic shop in Evansville, IN) about a Print on Demand (POD) shop in Kentucky that could print me books up at an even cheaper rate with a faster turnaround, and, better yet, get me a color cover at no extra charge. And they had no minimum print runs. It sounded almost too good to be true, so I hit their website, left my info, and recieved a phone call within the hour. The dude on the other end told me that I could go ahead and bring my material in, and they'd have me copies while I waited. Being unemployed at the time with nothing better to do, I hopped in the car and took off for Kaintuck. Everything worked out pretty much as expected, and by the end of the day I had 100 copies of "SDF: Honorless Dogs #1" with a color cover for about half the cost of what I'd get it printed at in E-ville. Needless to say I was pretty happy. The only catch was this: The next time I wanted to bring my book in, the owner wanted me to scan it and just send it digitally. Gulp. Caveman no do technology. To help me out, the guy gave me a bunch of helpful tips that I wrote down in a notebook.
Then things slowed down. I went back to work at the mill. I got exhausted, which led to depression. Also I was broke. "Honorless Dogs #2" took forever to complete. Months passed. Anyway, one day I was in Comic Quest talking to my contact, and he proceeded to tell me that the Kentucky print shop had recently underwent a change in ownership. Yut-oh. Apparently, not only had they increased their rates, but they were also requiring minimum print runs. Groan.
Now, a smart guy probably would have just went ahead and sent them out their next book just to see how it was gonna turn out and what the damage would be. For some inexplicable reason I didn't. Instead, I decided to research other online POD places. I figured if I was gonna go digital, I might as well play the field a little. I had heard good things about Ka-blam, and had actually met, purchased, and traded for a number of comics from the online POD group, so I was pretty sure they did a good job. Still, I didn't wanna just send out SDF:HD 2 to em, cross my fingers, and hope for the best. Nope, too paranoid for that. I decided it was time for a "test" comic.
Long story short, in a very short amount of time I cranked out "Pulp Horrorshow vol 2 Fall/Winter '07 Edition". This is that Mystery Project I've been blathering about for a month or two. After I finished the work, Bro and I attempted to scan and send it. It took a couple of tries (DAMN YOU COMPRESSION SOFTWARE!), but we eventually got it sent out, and back on Thursday I opened up my mailbox, and 25 copies of the book were waiting for me. And they look just peachy keen.
So, here's the meat and potatoes. "Pulp Horrorshow" is a 24 page B&W comic with a color cover for $2.50. It has a big fat ad for Ka-blam on the back cover, which I admit is very lame of me, but it also shaved off some cash on my price per unit, and Lord knows anytime I can same a little money is a good time. The rest of the book is full content with not one but two (count em 2) stories. "Doom Eagle" is the bloody, death-ray laden tale of a piecemeal vigilante doing battle with a guy with a crescent moon for a head. "El Exclamation Point!" is the story of a masked detective flanked by an army of naked, hallucinogenic butterfly women, who must do battle with an old man with a giant bird head sticking out of his neck. It's kinda out there, so if you're into out there, you should check it out. It's also a little more adult than my previous books, and contains nudity and language of a more adult nature than you usually find in SDF. If you're under the age of 16 (which was about the time I started reading "Mature" books like "Watchmen" and "Sin City", therefore making 16 an appropriate age to start reading such things in my opinion) please don't order a copy, or if you do, at least hide it from your parents really well.
Speaking of ordering, the book IS NOT currently available through my online store. I'm not sure if I'm even gonna put it up in the online store yet. If you do really want a copy, there's two methods.
1) Snail Mail. Just send me a check or money order for $4 ($2.50 plus $1.50 S&H) to: TORC Press
c/o Joseph Morris
330 S 5th St, SW
Clay City, IL 62824
2) Or, you can just order any of my $2.50 books from the online store at www.torcpress.com/comicshop.html and MAKE SURE TO DENOTE IN THE COMMENT SECTION THAT YOU WISH TO ORDER A COPY OF PULP HORRORSHOW!
Anyway, my initial supplies are limited, but I can get more printed up anytime I want to, which is nice. Also, don't forget that you get a freebie with your order as part of our year long celebration of the birthday of Cactus Joe. Huzzah!
Welp, we got Boolah all married off without any real catastrophes or anything. With that very important piece of business done, it's time to move on to new business.
For a quite some time, I've been getting my comic printed at a little print shop in Evansville, IN. They've done right by me. Having said that, I do have to think as a businessman when it comes to this comics nonsense, and awhile back I got a tip from a guy I know over at Comic Quest (an excellent comic shop in Evansville, IN) about a Print on Demand (POD) shop in Kentucky that could print me books up at an even cheaper rate with a faster turnaround, and, better yet, get me a color cover at no extra charge. And they had no minimum print runs. It sounded almost too good to be true, so I hit their website, left my info, and recieved a phone call within the hour. The dude on the other end told me that I could go ahead and bring my material in, and they'd have me copies while I waited. Being unemployed at the time with nothing better to do, I hopped in the car and took off for Kaintuck. Everything worked out pretty much as expected, and by the end of the day I had 100 copies of "SDF: Honorless Dogs #1" with a color cover for about half the cost of what I'd get it printed at in E-ville. Needless to say I was pretty happy. The only catch was this: The next time I wanted to bring my book in, the owner wanted me to scan it and just send it digitally. Gulp. Caveman no do technology. To help me out, the guy gave me a bunch of helpful tips that I wrote down in a notebook.
Then things slowed down. I went back to work at the mill. I got exhausted, which led to depression. Also I was broke. "Honorless Dogs #2" took forever to complete. Months passed. Anyway, one day I was in Comic Quest talking to my contact, and he proceeded to tell me that the Kentucky print shop had recently underwent a change in ownership. Yut-oh. Apparently, not only had they increased their rates, but they were also requiring minimum print runs. Groan.
Now, a smart guy probably would have just went ahead and sent them out their next book just to see how it was gonna turn out and what the damage would be. For some inexplicable reason I didn't. Instead, I decided to research other online POD places. I figured if I was gonna go digital, I might as well play the field a little. I had heard good things about Ka-blam, and had actually met, purchased, and traded for a number of comics from the online POD group, so I was pretty sure they did a good job. Still, I didn't wanna just send out SDF:HD 2 to em, cross my fingers, and hope for the best. Nope, too paranoid for that. I decided it was time for a "test" comic.
Long story short, in a very short amount of time I cranked out "Pulp Horrorshow vol 2 Fall/Winter '07 Edition". This is that Mystery Project I've been blathering about for a month or two. After I finished the work, Bro and I attempted to scan and send it. It took a couple of tries (DAMN YOU COMPRESSION SOFTWARE!), but we eventually got it sent out, and back on Thursday I opened up my mailbox, and 25 copies of the book were waiting for me. And they look just peachy keen.
So, here's the meat and potatoes. "Pulp Horrorshow" is a 24 page B&W comic with a color cover for $2.50. It has a big fat ad for Ka-blam on the back cover, which I admit is very lame of me, but it also shaved off some cash on my price per unit, and Lord knows anytime I can same a little money is a good time. The rest of the book is full content with not one but two (count em 2) stories. "Doom Eagle" is the bloody, death-ray laden tale of a piecemeal vigilante doing battle with a guy with a crescent moon for a head. "El Exclamation Point!" is the story of a masked detective flanked by an army of naked, hallucinogenic butterfly women, who must do battle with an old man with a giant bird head sticking out of his neck. It's kinda out there, so if you're into out there, you should check it out. It's also a little more adult than my previous books, and contains nudity and language of a more adult nature than you usually find in SDF. If you're under the age of 16 (which was about the time I started reading "Mature" books like "Watchmen" and "Sin City", therefore making 16 an appropriate age to start reading such things in my opinion) please don't order a copy, or if you do, at least hide it from your parents really well.
Speaking of ordering, the book IS NOT currently available through my online store. I'm not sure if I'm even gonna put it up in the online store yet. If you do really want a copy, there's two methods.
1) Snail Mail. Just send me a check or money order for $4 ($2.50 plus $1.50 S&H) to: TORC Press
c/o Joseph Morris
330 S 5th St, SW
Clay City, IL 62824
2) Or, you can just order any of my $2.50 books from the online store at www.torcpress.com/comicshop.html and MAKE SURE TO DENOTE IN THE COMMENT SECTION THAT YOU WISH TO ORDER A COPY OF PULP HORRORSHOW!
Anyway, my initial supplies are limited, but I can get more printed up anytime I want to, which is nice. Also, don't forget that you get a freebie with your order as part of our year long celebration of the birthday of Cactus Joe. Huzzah!
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