Now You Can Buy the Book!

on April 7, 2016

I had been holding off on making the second Bardsworth collection available for purchase because I was trying to get everyone who contributed to the IndieGoGo campaign taken care of first.  It took a little longer than I expected, but now that all of the contributors have their copies, the book is now available for purchase in the Bardsworth store!  You can buy a regular print copy (signed) for $19.99, an artist edition (with an inked sketch on the inside front cover) for $30.00, or you can get a PDF version for just $3.99.  It’s your choice!

In unrelated news, my Patreon is just under three dollars short of reaching $100 per month.  If you’ve wanted to be a patron, now is the time to jump on that because you’ll help reach the $100 milestone, which means one extra update per month!  Plus you get other goodies.

In other unrelated news, I might need to take a week off at the end of the month.  We’ll be finally moving into our new house, and I’ll be knee deep in packing boxes and cleaning things up.  I’ll do my best to get something prepped for an update, but I figured I’d give you a heads up anyway.  You guys are always so understanding, but I hate to leave you empty-handed.

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Delay on 4/30/16 Update

on March 30, 2016

Hey guys.  Been a while since I had to do this, but I couldn’t finish this week’s update.  I’ve been pulling quite a few hours prepping our new house for moving into, in addition to playing “single dad” for about three days because Katie has been pulling 14 hour days at work.  So my Bardsworth time has been severely cut into.  I will have up by Friday, I promise.  Thanks for your patience.

If you’re a $5 or more patron on Patreon, you’ll be able to read the update sans color before the final version is posted here.  Just another reason to become Bardsworth patron!

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A Long Awaited Appearance

on March 3, 2016

Today’s update features a very, very, VERY belated appearance of two of Bardsworth loyalist supporters.  Back several years ago, Mark and Rhea Miller donated money towards helping me raise money to get to California for my best friend’s wedding, and one of the rewards was that they’d get drawn into the strip.  Well, time went by and I never quite found a good way to work them in.  Then, I did a whole year long story arc involving demons, so that pushed back their appearance even more.  However, today’s update was the perfect way to get them into the comic, and I really hope it was worth the wait for them.  So, Mark and Rhea, thank you so much for all of your support and your giant reserve of patience!

I may be late keeping them, but I always keep my promises.  :-)

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No Such Con, Update #900, and Beyond

on February 25, 2016

Wow, I’ve got a lot to say, so let’s dive right in!  First off, No Such Con was great!  It was my first time at a convention in about four years, and it felt really awesome to be back into the thick of it.  The con is held at Vassar college and is a small one, but that didn’t stop the energy from being big.  It was nice to see some familiar faces as well as meet new people.  I ran two panels (one on webcomics and one on craft beer appreciation) and participated in a writer Q&A with three other wonderful people – Thomm Quackenbush, Erica Kudisch, and Adam Tilford, all of whom do different things, so check them out!  As for the con, I hope I can make it back again next year.

Oh, and you can listen to the Q&A panel on Thomm’s podcast (but it is NSFW, and has some adult language and themes, so you’ve been warned).

So, it’s hard to notice because I don’t actually number the updates anymore, but today’s update marks #900.  That’s a whole lot of updates!  And there’s still a whole lot more to go!  I would have hoped to have had more by now, but that’s the problem with doing the once-a-week updates.  In any case, it’s a pretty big milestone, and while it’s sure to be ignored in the webcomics community just like every other big milestone I’ve hit, at least you guys will celebrate with me.

You probably did notice, however, the different layout of today’s update.  Changing the layout is something that I’ve been thinking about for a while now, and I think I’m finally taking the plunge.  I didn’t specifically do it for #900, it was just a happy coincidence.  The script didn’t lend itself to being easily drawn in the normal 4-panel fashion, so I decided to play with it.  Now, moving forward, each update might not always be that exact size and shape.  If it’s a shorter update or a longer one, I might do what is appropriate.  We’ll see.  This is a work in progress, so be sure to give me your feedback as we continue on!

And I think that’s all for now!  It should be enough.

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Appearing at No Such Con Feb. 19-21

on February 16, 2016

nosuchconI wanted to make a post about this a while back, but I was waiting to hear about specific times of things and whatnot.  But anyway, I’m going to my first con in several years!  I’m returning to No Such Con (previously known to me as NonCon) at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY!  I’ll have a table on the second floor of the vendor’s hall, and I’ll be taking part in three panels.  They are:

Writing and Publishing Panel:  Friday, Feb. 19 from 6pm to 7pm (It’s a Q&A panel I’m doing with several other authors/creators)
Making and Marketing Webcomics:  Saturday, Feb. 20 from 11:30am to 12:00pm
Craft Beer Appreciation:  Sunday, Feb. 21 from 2:30pm to 3:00pm

You can get more information from the con website or the Facebook event page.

It’s going to be a fun time, so if you can make it, stop by and see me!  I’ll have the new book available for sale, as well as all my other ones, and a handful of other fun merchandise.

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