08.16.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| Firstly, we've got public forums. They've been very private and very well hidden until now so they're a bit empty. You're invited to help make them less empty. Secondly, we've got a new poll up at NamirDeiter.net. |
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08.01.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| Firstly, we're working on Duel in the Somme, a comic book written by Rob Balder and Ben Bova, and drawn by Bill Holbrook. It's going to be awesome.
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| Secondly, I've been working six days a week for the last few weeks. Unfortunately, I've been too busy to tell you how busy I am. I'm sorry things have been quiet around here lately.
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07.16.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| So what have we been up to lately? Well, we've been busy, mainly with non-comic stuff. As you see, the site update bar got a bit of a makeover. I'm going to be doing a bit more of that, time-permitting, as well as adding new features. I owe you an Anime Expo con report. I will tell you that the highlight was getting to meet Jamie Haram who draws the excellent comic Picatrix (which you should go read. I mean, our comic won't be up tonight, so that should free up some time for you). I've been busy at work lately; the good news is that my team got special training. The bad news is that I had to come in seven hours early for it, which means that our personal schedules have been shaken about. We're working on getting things back to normal now, but it's slowed us down a bit. |
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07.09.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| You'll notice that comics have been late once or twice this week. We are, as always, sorry about the delays. We've got a bit of personal turbulence going on right now. Nothing major. Nothing interesting enough to warrant explaining. We're just a bit shaken up at the moment. So if you could just return to your seats and fasten your safety belts, we expect to be back in smooth air tomorrow night. Thank you for flying ND Unlimited. |
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07.01.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| Firstly, we made the donation goal. July will have the full update schedule. Secondly, you'll see the comics are in greyscale. I'm sorry about that. I was called in for a family computer emergency and it ended up taking four hours to get everything sorted out. We've got an early day tomorrow, as well. We will get these colored, just not tonight. Thirdly, you can see that sites got a bit of a redesign - we've replaced the update announcement with a nice chart labelled "our schedule" you'll see in the upper right. It's a work in progress and I value your feedback. Fourthly, we've got pages on Facebook for Namir Deiter, You Say it First, and ND Unlimited. We need to get those integrated soon, but for now, you can join and totally be a part of the "I read all the way to the bottom of the news" club. |
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06.22.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| So, what have we been up to? Those secret projects we've mentioned? We got the proofs for You Say it First book 1! It looks awesome! How can you a copy? We've been sold out of You Say it First books for the last several years. We're getting them reprinted and we're opening pre-orders now.
Original edition on the left. 2010 Edition on the right When? Book 1 is ready to print and we expect it to ship in about four to six weeks. Preorders will be open until Friday July 9. What's awesome? Sketch preorders. The book - unsigned and unsketched - is $8. With signature and sketch (your choice of any You Say it First character) it's $15. The sketches will only be available on preordered books. And if you've got an active NamirDeiter.net membership, you get upgraded to the sketch edition at no additional cost! What's different? The 2010 editions are a bit smaller. Several of the strips have been re-lettered. The content is essentially the same; if you have the earlier editions, you don't have to throw out them out and replace them. I always hate it when a musician puts a brand-new song on a greatest hits album, so I'm not going to do that to you. But if you don't have the books, this is a good time to start. We expect all future You Say it First books to be printed at this size.
New edition on top. Old edition underneath. See? Just a little smaller. What's next? We expect You Say it First books 2 and 3 to be ready in 6-10 weeks. Expect the preorder for those books to open in the next few weeks. Namir Deiter Year 3 and You Say it First volume 4. Both of those require a bit of extra work. And we've got about five secret projects left now. It's like a hydra - each time we complete one, we get two more. |
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06.03.2010 - Terrence Marks: |
| Firstly, we're updating seven days a week this month! Thank you all for your support. We're glad we're able to do this again. So check in on the weekends - there'll be new comics for you! |
Secondly, June's wallpapers are up!
Thirdly, we're going to be at Anime Expo, in Los Angeles, July 1-4. Not as guests or dealers, but as con-goers (I couldn't get July 4th off work). Is anyone else going? Let us know!
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