November 5th, 2007
FILLER: Billy would have been a Cylon if he hadn’t left the show.
And welcome to Hastily Fashioned Filler Month here at Tee-mab!
Fun fact: I broke one of my Stik-fas while getting set up for today’s filler comic. Baltar was going to be played by a blue Stik-fa. Oh well. That little purple guy is funnier, anyway.
I thought I’d try and give you guys a little behind-the-scenes treatment during the break. This week, I’m going to jabber a bit about the book.
First of all, I have some bad news: due to cost concerns, I’m switching from Lulu to Comixpress for the book. Because of this, I won’t be able to get the book out on December 3rd like I had originally planned. You’ll know the new date as soon as I do.
BUT, the good news is, the book will cost five bucks less as a result! So, I think this is worth the extra wait.
I’m hoping to have the book done by the time I go to bed tomorrow night. I have all of the strips laid out, and I’ve done all of the non-strip spacer art (the little drawings you’ll see in what would normally end up being empty space due to wonky formatting in the earlier comics). So, everything from pages 8 through 97 — apart from some title page art — is finished, proofread, and ready for print.
Here’s what’s still left to do before I’m ready to send a PDF off to Comixpress (hint: read this to find out some of the nifty stuff you’re going to get in the book!):
- Character Bios
- Artwork to accompany the Celebrity Foreword (I’ll reveal who wrote it soon)
- Timeline and accompanying artwork, laying out in a decidedly de facto manner exactly what we know has happened when in the Tee-mab saga
- Title page artwork for Books 1 and 2 (there are two books in this book!)
- Front cover
- Spine
- Back cover
It’s gonna be a long couple of days!
I’ve pretty much decided on pricing, but I’m going to hold off on announcing that just yet. I want to wait until I actually have the books in my hands. Suffice it to say, you’ll be able to get a regular, boring ol’ normal book for such-and-such, or you can have the Artist Edition, which will include a signed sketch and a hand addressed envelope (!), for such-and-such more!
CURRENT MOOD: Candy Coated Surplus
