SPQR Blues part L

[spqrblues]

Release the backlog! Three Daily Angsts are trying hard to get inked. In the meantime, here's the whole of Blues #50, a brief interlude in between chapters. I'm grumpy about how my drawing is going lately, but I have over 9000 drawings to get done, so no more time to waste. My New Year's resolution: complete all 9000+ by the end of 2006! Whoo!

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[b2creative.livejournal.com]

Whoo hoo! The drought is over! Let the monsoon begin!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Let the monsoon begin!

You said it, b2creative!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yummy! Backstory!

And I love how Little!Felix isn't too cute. Does that make sense? He looks like a real kid.

Of course, Little!Mus is adorable, but then, Current-Story-Mus is cute, too, so that's okay.

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

9000 in one year?

What, was I high on cold medicine yesterday or something?

Oh, wait--yes, I was :-)

[cyanocorax.livejournal.com]

You'll definitely need some inking lackeys (and perhaps a calculator to figure out a more realistic panels/day ratio!). Meanwhile, I'll just enjoy the bliss of the story moving forward -- or back in time, which is just as delicious.

[kyleen66.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Perhaps if you STAY high on cold medicine for the following year you will be able to complete the full 9000!

Yeah... that's the ticket!

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Hey SPQR Fans! If you order the SPQR Blues Chapter 1 minicomic, which I just got in the mail today thank you very much, you get an extra panel number 9187 on the special SPQR Blues return address label -- and I think we get to see the bear which Felix mentioned... (grin)

Anyway, if you do more minicomics, then you get to do more return address labels? And more panels! (double-grin)

Dr. Phil

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

Anyway, if you do more minicomics, then you get to do more return address labels? And more panels! (double-grin)

Heck yes :-) Turns out the best part about doing minicomics is drawing return address labels! Who knew? I think I'll create some more designs. Hey, kids, collect 'em all!

Everyone else who has ordered: I will be mailing out another batch this evening. Thank you, thank you.

Poor bear. We hardly knew you.

[kyleen66.livejournal.com]

Does this mean mine will be waiting at my Mommie's when I get home this weekend? Along with my man eating lambie? Yeah? Yeah?

::bouncie bouncie::

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

The angry sheep was holding things up, so I've sent along the minicomic without him. But he promises me he'll follow, as lambs do.

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Have now devoured SPQR Chapter 1 after teaching my classes, and picking up the avalanche in my office after 18" of the pile of papers on my desk subsided -- methinks it was channeling Vesuvius -- I think I even must've missed one day's worth of panels.

Anyway, even better in one continuous flow -- some of the pages are beautifully laid out with meritahut's lovely multi-row column arrangements. Plus there's a couple of bonus pages of History and taunting of what that "D" is all about. Is Chapter 2 done yet? Huh? Huh? Huh? (grin)

I'm assuming that Ruin #61, an extra comic on the last page, is supposed to be a little bit of a hint? (double-grin)

Well done. Very pleased to have my own copies. Thank you.

Dr. Phil

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming that Ruin #61, an extra comic on the last page, is supposed to be a little bit of a hint? (double-grin)

No, it's from an entry for the first Strip Fight contest I entered, and--uhm--actually, saaay... come to think of it, it is a little bit of a hint. Hm. Clearly I spend way too much time drawing these particular Romans. They've all become intertwined.

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Yeah, in my mind I was integrating Ruin #61 with the Day L comic above and the "talk" that Felix is about to get... (grin)

Dr. Phil

Did Someone Say There's Bonus Bear?!??

[(Anonymous)]

Really, truly? The bear has a extra scene on the address label?! Yipee!
**Runs to paypal with new-job wealth to order her very own copy**

P.S. Suggestion to the esteemed author - howzabout a bonus manbutt scene the next time around?

Re: Did Someone Say There's Bonus Bear?!??

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

I can see it now: "Chapter 2: Felix and Mus go to the Baths." "Chapter 3: Felix goes swimming (again)." "Chapter 4: Felix takes off his tunic in the middle of the forum for no particular reason." "Chapter 5: "Live Nude Bears."

Weirdly enough, yesterday evening I was speaking with a clerk at a small indie bookshop, asking if they would consider carrying the minicomic alongsize their many zines of varying degrees of homespun handcrafted-ness. He said they'd consider it but remarked that they tend to prefer zines on politics, sex, sexual/gender politics, sex and politics, politics and sex, and erotica. I wonder how they'd feel about 2000-year-old politics? I think it's pretty relevant, myself....

Re: Did Someone Say There's Bonus Bear?!??

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

This is how sitcoms get created. "Hey, let's do a serious show about how a law office works. We can showcase great social issues and newsworthy events." "Great, but why don't we make it about an ad agency instead?" "Sure, everybody needs to buy things." "Plus we can have some product placements from real companies which will help subsidize the cost of the episodes." "And give our audience something they recognize." "Social issues are real downers. If people wanted to see that, they can tune in PBS." "So we need lots of young people in the cast to make our demographics." "Beautiful, young people." "And plenty of sexual tension." "Right -- plenty of casual sex and drinking." "And clothes -- these are supposed to be trendy people." "But it'll all still be your idea."

On the other hand, the Romans felt it was okay to give the people what they wanted. Bread and circuses.

Pox populi? (grin)

Dr. Phil