Fuzznuts!

So if you haven’t noticed, there is now a hideous, evil thing posted in the left sidebar begging you, my loyal reader(s) for money.  Now, I don’t want a handout.  Far from it.   I want  exactly what the title of it says.  If I make just 15 bucks a month off of reader donations, then I will have a justifiable excuse to set aside my (wife’s)  time and hammer out another update and some “thank you” doodles (which I will post on a soon to be made page just for them five dolla’ sketches).  Also, some of that wonderful money would go to paying my internet bill.  And to DJ.  Because I guess he would have to write that extra update.  Actually, the first fifteen ever will go towards buying us a long overdue domain name.

And of course, if we get enough reader help between now and whenever, we can start looking into printing books on our own, and maybe attending a few small conventions.  Those are just long shot dreams right now, though.  Unless I decide to spend my financial aid for the fall semester on Fuzznuts books instead of college textbooks.

And as always, if any of you have an idea of how to make this site better, questions for me, or even ideas for contests, please let us know.  I love reader feedback, good or bad.  It lets me know someone is reading this cra… err, stuff.  And it gives me a reason to keep checking my email.

However, it was a lot of fun.  We had half a table, which was more than enough for us since we only brought my laptop,  flyers, cards and some minis.  I made some quick sharpie sketches once we ran out of minis (which was super quick).  I met some cool people like David Branstetter, who churns out the witty and well-done Straw Man Comics, and Joshua Hicks of Palms Productions.  I didn’t get to talk to everyone, which was a shame.  I really should have taken more pictures too, but I didn’t want to get up and miss out on hooking any potential readers.  So here are a few pics I took, and if you saw us on FCBD, post  a comment below and say hi!

I’m super excited about this.  It is only available on-demand from Lulu as of right now, but it still counts.  I got two copies in the mail today to show off to family and friends.  They looked really good, although I could see a few slight imperfections I didn’t notice on my pc.  It was awesome finally seeing something I’ve worked so hard on in print.

This is my oldest son Ian holding the finished product!  You can get it here at Lulu’s website for now, until I can get a personal stock to sell.  There are a few pages of bonus material, adding up to around 44 pages including all the Fuzznuts!  There is also a download available for like 3 bucks.

If you’ve been checking out the site lately, you may have noticed some changes.  There are now a few new pages, such as Store/Commissions and Prints.  Project Wonderful provides little to no money, even to HUGE comics (by comparison) that use it.  I think Questionable Content’s smaller ads usually go for around 20 bucks a day.  Don’t get me wrong, that would be awesome money, but considering the crazy amount of traffic that comic gets, that goal is ridiculously unattainable.  So I want to move away from those ads and set up a few things that could possibly make a little money in the future (ie prints, merchandise).

Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t expect much right now.  I know we have been inconsistent over the past couple of years.  I’m very sorry about that.  Right now I’m trying to make up for that by putting together a decent website and putting out bearable content, and setting it up for the possibility that someday I might have enough of a following to make this all worthwhile.

So if you enjoy Fuzznuts or Nonsense, let me know.  Leave a comment, it will make my day.  If I get enough comments and love, I might try to squeeze in extra updates.   It’s the little things that keep me coming back week after week.  And for the love of Pete, if you have any ideas or suggestions, leave them!  I’m flying by the seat of my pants here on this webcomic business.  It seems like I learn something new every day.

Thanks, and I hope you keep coming back and reading my comics.

So I think I’m gonna add a “Commissions” blurb to the store section.  If anyone needs anything drawn for cheap, I’m your man.  I need money.  Even if its five bucks at a time.

What?

E-mail me at cwall81@gmail.com if you is interested in some hot commission action.