Mailbag: Storing originals

Q.: After over 2 years of drawing, I need a long-term method of storing my penciled artwork.  I was thinking about buying a portfolio, but was wondering if that was good for storage.  I also considered using a similar method for storing my full notebooks of written work.

I’ve been struggling with this issue ever since I moved into my new studio a year ago. Here are some things I’ve figured out along the way. The perfect art storage is…
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by on March 21, 2012
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Interview with Henry Kuo, JustTheFirstFrame.com

As you may recall from last week, Just The First Frame became the first comics aggregator to reveive an actual endorsement from this site. I’m hearing that members are receiving some good traffic from this site, so I wanted to take a moment to check in with the cretaor of JTFF.com, and find out more about what brought him to create the site and what plans he has for the future.

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by on March 20, 2012
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Have you ever seen that on the copyright page of a book?

That’s a holdover from a different era in printing. This used to be a method used to indicate the print run of the book. Since the printing plates were expensive to produce, printers simply reused the plates and lopped off the number at the far right. Therefore, if you have a book that has the following series on its copyright page

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by on March 15, 2012
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Webcomics.com poll: Buffers

Buffers fascinate me. On one hand, I can respect the immediacy and the energy of comics that are donewith little or no buffer. And the other side of me — the practical side — appreciates a large buffer for its ability to sheild a creator against the hazards of real life. So where do you stand right now? How many comic updates do you have completely done, ready to present on your site? How big is your buffer?

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by on March 13, 2012
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5 Tips for Improving your Web site

As webcartoonists, we all share a set of common goals. We want our comic to be presented in its best possible light. And we want our Web sites to facilitate this process, hopefully engaging readers along the way. Here are ten painless ways you can improve your Web site today.

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by on March 8, 2012
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Mailbag: Sharing Revenues Among Multiple Authors

Q. How do you handle the division of profit from a co-authored book? When I buy “How to Make Webcomics” or “Hey World Here Are Some Suggestions,” is the seller keeping a tally of how much money is owed to the other contributor, or is there another way of handling that? Does the strategy change based on the circumstances or is there an established way that it’s ALWAYS done?

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by on March 7, 2012
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Mailbag: Time management

Q. You don’t write much about one of your strengths as a cartoonist: time management. I’m curious about your schedule and how you maintain several long-term projects, family, and a full-time job.

For example, when you say yes to a new obligation, what criteria do you use to avoid overextending yourself? How do you estimate workload? Have you ever misjudged, and did you adapt?

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by on March 5, 2012
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