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NEW PAGES!?

by Jason Brubaker on February 6, 2012 at 5:00 am
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Yes, you heard me right! Today I put up a NEW page. Well, it’s new on this site. When I printed the book I added 4 pages to Chapter 2 where Sonja and Victuals were working on the suit to get it fitting Victuals’ body. Now that Chapter 4 is about ready to begin, I figured I should update all the pages from Volume 1 to reflect the book. So in addition to updating all the pages in Chapters 1 and 2 I have added the first two missing pages online. Click the image to see in within the story.

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So, Next Monday, I’ll post the next spread so make sure to come back. In fact, I’ll be posting new pages each Monday from now on leading up to the start of Chapter 4 on the 27th. Yay, my page posting has officially begun!

Free Advertising this month! Right there ——->

Along with posting new pages each Monday, I am now offering advertising again on this site. To jump start things a little, I want to give you a chance to advertise here for free for the month of February leading up to the start of Chapter 4. To get your banner rotating for free this month, all you gotta do is buy some ad impressions for NEXT month (March). The sooner you lock in your banner ad impressions the sooner your banner will be rotating through the cycle with all the others leading up to the start of Chapter 4. Does that make sense or am I just completely confusing here?

In other words, reserve your ad impressions for NEXT month now and get free impressions for THIS month. Yes, I will cycle your banner with everyone else’s banner (who has reserved impressions) all February until I start posting Chapter 4. If you are interested in reserving impressions for when I start posting new pages then head on over to my advertising page and buy some impressions now. I will start cycling paid banners on a first come first served basis when Chapter 4 begins.

www.remindblog.com/advertise/

New Shirt designs

I tried to make this shirt over a year ago and failed. Now I am forcing myself to finish it and eventually print it for conventions and stuff. I’m still not sure of the colors yet so let me know what you like. Even if you want to grab this image, change the color to what you think it should be and send it back to me then I’ll consider it. I might have a vote for it at some point later too.

Here’s a version on a black shirt:

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Here is a version on a blue shirt:

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And here are some other color ideas:

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I really have the worst time deciding on something like this. When it comes to simple color design I lock up like a Commodore 64. Speaking of which, I loved that computer!

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    Good News all Around!

    by Jason Brubaker on January 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm
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    So the biggest news this week is that reMIND got on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens list for 2012! (GGNT) This is a pretty big deal I hear and I am honored to have my first book listed with so many other talented storytellers. Perhaps this is why I had to send out so many copies of reMIND yesterday.

    Usually I get orders for about 20 books a week from Libraries, Comic shops and Amazon combined but last week was a record with 36 copies sold! Before I forget, here are a few more comic shops that started carrying reMIND this last week! Once again, Please go bother them for a copy of reMIND so they reorder more :)

    Traders of Babylon
    66 A Willow Ave
    Hoboken, NJ 07030
    tel: 201-659-0802

    Chicago Comics
    3244 N Clark St
    Chicago IL 60657
    773.528.1983

    Showcase Comics
    874 W Lancaster Ave.
    Bryn Mawr PA 19010
    610-527-6236

    To see the full list of shops carrying reMIND, click here!

    Now, onto even crazier things! I have finally decided when I’m going to start posting new pages of reMIND! I still don’t think I’ll be finished with everything I wanted to have complete but I’m going to pull the trigger anyway! The madness will officially begin on…

    Monday FEBRUARY 27th 2012!

    This probably means that I will be staying up late at night for the entire month of February to get as much finished as I can before this start date arrives. And just like before, there will be spelling problems and typos and little things to fix as I go but I trust that,  once again, you will all help me refine Volume 2 as we go to be the best book it can be.

    But honestly, I’m pretty nervous about what everyone is expecting with Volume 2 because it seems like I have only had positive feedback from this first Volume. I keep worrying that I can’t live up to the hype but I’m sticking true to the original story however simple or complex it may seem. I can tell you that it will probably go in directions that are unexpected. That’s what I like about it.

    But, I’ll just shut my mouth and see how things play out as I post pages. :)

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    Things are Still Happening!

    by Jason Brubaker on January 23, 2012 at 5:00 am
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    Even though I’ve been a bit quiet online these days, it’s not to say nothing is happening. On the contrary I worked on a secret project until 1 AM each night for the last 8 days. I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag yet but I will say that… It’s probably the script for my next graphic novel after I finish reMIND Vol. 2! hehe. But don’t worry, I’m still planning on posting new pages soon but a small distraction was well needed for me to recharge my reMIND batteries. In some ways, I need to just pull the trigger and start posting pages again to put the fire back under my seat. I am still planning on starting to post in February sometime. Probably the end of February.

    And just so you know here are a few more comic shops that started carrying reMIND. If you live close to one of these then please go bother them for a copy so they will order more! :)

    More Cool Comic Shops to find reMIND!

    Wow Cool (Note: Grand Opening is Early March!)
    21607B Steven Creek Blvd.
    Cupertino, CA 95014

    Titan Comics
    3128 Forest Lane
    Suite 212
    Dallas, TX 75234

    For a list of other cool shops carrying reMIND click here!

    Also, I have to give a shout out to Patrick Bower of:

    CHALLENGERS Comics
    1845 N Western Ave 2R
    Chicago, IL 60647
    773.278.0155

    who was actually the first comic shop to carry my book. Patrick has been super helpful in every aspect of selling reMIND and at the end of last year he send me an email saying:

    “reMIND ranked #98 on our 2011 Sold Graphic Novels List. 
    To give you a little perspective on this list, it’s for ALL Graphic Novels sold in 2011, not just books released this year. And there are a total of 3453 places on this list. reMIND was #98.”

    All I gotta say is that it takes a good comic shop to move that many copies of reMIND and from what I hear, Patrick has one of the best comic shops around. I can’t wait to take a road trip to Chicago someday and check it out for myself. Thanks again Patrick!

    reMIND Chapter 1 – 3 on Graphicly.com

    Also, Chapters 1, 2 and 3 are all available now on Graphicly.com. You can download them all here: graphicly.com/coffee-table-comics. Remember that you can switch each page to sketch mode to see what the rough page layout looked like. Here is a sample of one of the pages finished vs. rough layouts.

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    Some New Places to Buy reMIND!

    by Jason Brubaker on January 17, 2012 at 11:07 am
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    For this new year I signed on with a sales rep to try to see if I can get reMIND into a few more stores. Tony Shenton is his name and so far he is working his magic because I keep getting orders. If you own or manage a store and are interested in reMIND, please contact Tony at Shenton4Sales(at)AOL(dot)com. You can also contact him if you have a good book that needs to find an audience.

    If you are in New York, NY and want to pick up a copy of reMIND then here are a few new stores that started carrying it this week. Please go bother them and pick up a copy while you’re at it! :)

    Forbidden Planet
    840 Broadway
    NYC NY 10003
    (212) 473-1576

    Jim Hanley’s Universe
    4 W 33rd St
    NYC NY 10001

    Also, another store in California started carrying copies! Thanks ya’ll!

    Fantastic Comics
    2026 Shattuck Ave.
    Berkeley CA 94704

    You can see my growing list of shops carrying reMIND here!

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    reMIND Chapter 4!!!

    by Jason Brubaker on January 9, 2012 at 5:00 am
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    I am getting really close now! Yes, you guessed it. I’m almost ready to start posting Volume 2 of reMIND!!! Here is my new progress chart.

    spacer If you missed my last update, I explained that once I finish Chapters 4 -6 I’ll start posting pages again because I will have about a years worth of pages ready to go! I decided that my progress has been so good that once I finish coloring Chapter 5 I will start posting pages which means I will probably be about to start in February now! I’m so excited! Chapter 5 is pretty simple to color too and so I am expecting it to go pretty fast. I can’t wait to start showing you some of these new spreads because I think I have really upped my game on the coloring.

    And just so you believe me, here is a little cropped in version of the intro:

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    If you happen to have a webcomic that has been around for over a year then I’d love to talk to you about helping me launch reMIND Volume 2. I plan on giving a copy of reMIND to anyone who is willing to blog about it on their own webcomic. You see, it has been about a year since I posted my last few pages and so many of my regular visitors have wandered off into other corners of the interwebs and I’m trying to figure out ways to let people know that I am starting to post comic pages again. So if you are interested in helping me get the word out, I’d love to give you a free copy of reMIND to give away to your audience or you can even keep it for yourself if you want. :) Just email me at Jason@reMINDblog.com and let me know your comic/blog URL and if you are interested.

    Yay!

    Also, a new podcast is up at MakingComics.com with Daniel Lieske. We discuss how things have been going with the release of Chapter 2 of The Wormworld Saga! Hear is here: MakingComics.com.

    Double Yay!

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    Happy New Year!!!

    by Jason Brubaker on January 2, 2012 at 12:14 am
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    Well, I’ve been living it up on my Holiday break an I still have a week before I have to get back to work so I’ll be working on reMIND Volume 2 as much as I can! I’m so excited about this new year that I can hardly contain myself. 2011 has proven to be a super fun and successful year for me and I can only imagine what this new year will bring.

    Before I forget to post it again, please check out Daniel Lieske’s Wormworld Saga!

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    It’s an online graphic novel that he’s been working on for a few years now and he just released the second chapter over Christmas! It just gets better and better each time I look at it. Not to mention the little hidden reMIND posters in Jonas’s room! hehe.

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    Thanks for the amazing plug Daniel! In the next week Daniel and I will record a new podcast for MakingComics.com to discuss how everything has been going since the release of Chapter 2. I can’t wait to talk about it all!

    In other news, Maritza Campos, of CRFH and Powernap, sent me a picture that her 6 year old daughter drew of Victuals! She said, she studied my book several times and then drew it from memory. How cool is that!

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    Speaking of kids drawing stuff. My oldest son has been drawing like crazy since he was 2 and the other week we sat down at the kitchen table and drew for about an hour. In fact we did it again tonight! It’s so much fun to be able to finally draw with my son. He drew a bunch of cars, trucks and trains and I was able to get some more work finished on my Kickstarter paintings that I am desperately behind on. Here we are drawing together:

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    And here is my newest Kickstarter painting that I was working on:

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    Sorry it’s kinda blurry. I took it with my phone.

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