Record Store Day 2011

If any of you are in Cincinnati, stop by Shake It Records tomorrow for Record Store Day. There will be 50 free copies of Candy or Medicine available. Don't worry, long time fans, it's just the Free Comic Book Day 2009 issue. I chose that because not many people in Cincinnati have seen it because I was living in Syracuse, NY when it was originally published. I wanted to offer something on that day because it's a cool idea, Shake It will be packed, plus they sell my comics there, so hopefully if someone likes the free one, they'll pick up one (or more) of the regular issues.

A portion of the comics section at Shake It, where you can barely make out some issues of Candy or Medicine

Shake It's storefront

Mini-Comic a Month Challenge

I'm not sure how much traction this will gain, but this is something I've been thinking about off and on for a while and is something that I plan to promote in 2011. I call it the Mini-Comic a Month challenge. It ties in, loosely, to the Revenge of Print. Although where Revenge of Print is about creating something, the Mini-Comic a Month Challenge is about consuming something.

The premise is simple: Purchase a new mini-comic every month of the year (etsy is a good place to start -- although stores and shows are always good if you have any near you). It could cost as little as $18 the entire year assuming you stick to $1 comics with 50 cents for shipping. A dollar fifty is at least 1/2 the price of a mainstream comic.

Here's why this is a noble effort:

• You could discover some new artists and writers
• It's (potentially) inexpensive
• It encourages others to make art
• It enables others to make more art (more purchases lead to more money creators have for future publications)
• It will make someone's day (trust me -- I love seeing that I have a new order)

To go along with this, I will post what I purchased each month, along with a review. And anyone who cares to take this challenge can submit their purchases and reviews (if desired) and I will publish them.

So try something new today.

P.S. Do you like the crappy logo I created?