All of the donation incentives have been mailed out for a couple weeks now, so you should have them in your hands already! If your package hasn’t shown up yet, or is wrong in any way, don’t hesitate to email me so I can get that sorted out for you!
Thanks so much again to all of you who donated! It’s been extremely helpful!
I haven’t had time for much Alpha Flag in the past week. Been working on some paid comics work. I’ll get you all some links once it’s closer to launch on that. So I’ve got a few things for you guys this week. First off is one of the mixed media pieces for donators showing off parts of the Diver’s new ski jacket for Foxtrot–modeled after a certain reader’s husband’s ski jacket:
Also, I added some of the watercolors Renee and I have been doing to the bottom of the Soil page under the More Comics dropdown up in the menu.
Also, also, I set up a pretty page for you to read the first two chapters of Untitled SF, which is a series of interconnectedish science fiction/slice-of-life minicomics I’ve done over the last couple months. Some direct links:
Renee and I will be at APE this weekend at half of table 415. APE is Alternative Press Expo at CONCOURSE EXHIBITION CENTER • SAN FRANCISCO, CA • OCTOBER 13 & 14.
It’s a pretty cool, small show. Great if you love indie comics. We’ll have issues, Charlie pins, and various sketches to sell, as well as issues 1 and 2 of my science fiction minicomic, SF.
If you live in or near San Fran, it’s one of my favorite shows, so I definitely endorse checking it out. Like I said, though, it’s really small. You can experience the entire convention in a few hours.
Also, Kent Mudle of the super-cool, super-shonen series Beret will be selling his book there! If you like shonen comics, you owe it to yourself to give his a read.
Also Also, Emanata–the really nice iPad app that hosts all sorts of cool indie comics like Alpha Flag, Next Town Over, and the aforementioned Beret–will be there as their first con appearance! Worth a look if you’ve got some spare looks to hand out.
I had Renee and a few friends over this weekend so we could pack up all of the donation issues and pins and so forth to get ready to send out soon (if you only ordered issues and pins, I’ve just gotta draw a few of your postcards! Bracelets are being made and illustrations are being drawn in between other work). Issue/pin orders will be going out this week, and the others as soon as their constituent parts are completed. Shouldn’t be too long!
I’m working on the new page, too, but until then, here’s what one of the high rollers is getting in the mail:
9″x11.75″ mixed media.
And another for good measure!
9″x11.75″ mixed media.
Virrey Philip Fèlix Sunil IV from Soil! I was really happy to get that as a request. I kind of miss working on that. Renee and I had some fond memories before we remembered how much crunching we actually had to do to get it to completion for the deadline. We semi-joked about doing a new Soil story in full watercolor, but then we remembered that we don’t have any time! (I’ve been moonlighting on two other comics projects. That’s what’s causing the AF delays this season.)
If you want to read Soil (again), I’ve moved it here, under the more comics tab in the header bar since my b site broke itself after an update.
Ohh, and if you don’t follow the Alpha Flag tumblr, here are some pictures of the donation incentive scarf in its completed form.
16 feet long. Knitted by our good friend Dani.
Alpha Flag is now being sold in two more Orange County stores! The first one, Located on the intersection of Beach and Ball (thus the title!) is pretty unassuming from the outside, but inside it’s an immaculate, dust-free comics paradise!
Beach Ball Comics
3024 W Ball Rd
Anaheim, CA 92804
And its sister store, specializing mostly in toys:
Corner Store Comics
980 E Orangethorpe Ave
Anaheim CA Orange 92801
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You can still find the issues at these two stores, too!
Comics, Toons & Toys
13542 Newport Ave.
Tustin, CA 92780
Biggy’s Comics & Games
5110 Westminster Ave., Suite F
Santa Ana, CA 92703
