Robot Beach by Matt Forcum

Great discussion last week gang! How about a new topic: Favorite bad Sci-fi film. (or favorite guilty pleasure sci-fi film since any film that is a “favorite” can’t be all that bad.) I’ll go first. Mine’s Contact.

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(NOTE: The sale is now over, thanks to everyone who took advantage of it!)

Hey gang, A while back I promised everyone I’d have a book available for the Christmas season. Unfortunately, that is not happening as planned.

As most of you know, my wife had a kidney/pancreas transplant recently. She is doing great and is recovering nicely however, it has thrown off my work schedule and I am not able to complete the book in time for Christmas. (You might have guessed something was up with all of the irregular comic updates.)

So, as a thank you for all your kind words and continued support, I am offering all original Robot Beach art at 50% off between now and the new year! On top of that, if you live in the U.S. You will get expedient shipping at the regular shipping rate to ensure you receive your order in a timely manner!

If you are interested, simply click the “buy now” button under the comic of your choice. More information on my original art can be found here: www.robotbeach.com/original-comic-art

Thanks again and be sure to act soon to ensure delivery in time for Christmas!

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I’m kinda in over my head right now with everything that is going on, so I won’t be posting any new strips this week. However, my three-year-old daughter stepped up to fill in for me today! She drew this awesome drawing of Carl by the ocean on the iPad (all I did was piece it together in Photoshop. I swear!)

So, she will be taking over drawing duties by this time next year. I look forward to that.

(Note: I moved this post out of the comic stream and into here to cut down on confusion, but in doing so I’ve lost your great comments. Sorry about that.)

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The gang over at Comics Coast to Coast were kind enough to have me on to talk about Robot Beach. We had a great discussion about the first two and a half years and what all of that was about, so head on over and give it a listen!

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UPDATE: Nice interview about Stripped and the Kickstarter process here.

Many of you will know about Dave Kellet and Fred Schroder’s soon-to-be-released documentary about the rise and fall and rise again of perhaps the greatest art form around: Cartooning.

As explained in their own words:

This film is our love-letter to the art form: Bringing together 60 of the world’s best cartoonists into one extraordinary, feature-length documentary. The film sits down with creators to talk about how cartooning works, why it’s so loved, and how as artists they’re navigating this dicey period between print and digital options…when neither path works perfectly. We want this film to capture the extraordinary people behind the comics you love, to show how they work, and to ask the question: “Where does the art form go from here?”

Dave and Fred have set up a Kickstarter page to help fund the post production and distribution of the film. For those who are unfamiliar with Kickstarter, it is basically a pre-order system with some extra goodies thrown in. You can pledge a certain amount and you only pay if that project gets funded fully. So, if you were to pledge 25 bucks, you get the DVD shipped as soon as it is available. Not only that, your pledge also helps fund the project and get it produced. It’s a win-win for both artist and audience.

At this point, Stripped has been fully funded! So why pledge now? Well, not only can you reserve your copy of the DVD, but you also will be helping to put the finishing touches on the film including adding additional animation elements, sound mastering, and travel expenses for the filmakers, crew and equipment to grab interviews with Lalo Alcaraz, Keith Knight, Matt Groening, Garry Trudeau, Randall Munroe, Art Speigelman, and others!

This is the comics documentary we’ve all been waiting for, so please consider lending your support today. Head on over to the Kickstarter Page for more details on how you can help.

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Hey gang, as I mentioned last week, I’m pretty swamped lately with work. I don’t see it letting up for at least the next month, so updates will be a bit sporadic. I do apoligise for this, but unfortantly it’s just one of those things that creeps into my life from time to time.

Check back often though, because new comics will be up AT LEAST twice a week and hopefully more. They just may not be released on a consistant basis. You can also always add my RSS feed to your favorite reader, that way new comics will never slip past you.

Again, this should only last about a month and then we will be back to our regular schedule.

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