sharkipede ([info]sharkipede) wrote,
@ 2007-03-25 17:29:00
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KEKIONGA #2 question
OK, this one is for all those readers of my Kekionga stories out there. I will soon need to make a decision regarding the contents of KEKIONGA #2. The new versions of all the scripts are finished. There are three linked stories, which take place in succession on a single night. I was planning to do a large comic of perhaps 56 pages which would include all three stories.

In the new scripts, the first story is a little tighter, and the second and third stories work better as a pair than they did before. This seems to open up the possiblilty of doing two comics instead of one, each being perhaps 32 pp long, considering that titles, indicia, etc. would have to be repeated.

The advantage of doing two comics is that the first one would be out a lot sooner, perhaps in time for SPX.

The advantage of doing one would be much lower printing costs, and some of the parallel story structures I have so carefully developed will be much more evident.

Ideas? Discussion?

Sharkipede



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[info]jkcarrier
2007-03-26 01:10 am UTC (link)
Splitting them up might be the way to go -- a 56 page digest sounds a little unwieldy anyway. The two covers can have similar layouts or design elements in order to reinforce the fact that they're related (or maybe they could be literally linked, with the two images forming one large picture).

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(Anonymous)
2007-03-26 01:43 am UTC (link)
I would vote for 2 largely because of the fact that you'd get the first one out sooner. The increase in total cost for 2 issues can be passed on to the readers - I'll happily pay it (your comics are always worth it).


-Sean K.

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[info]hatrax
2007-03-28 01:52 pm UTC (link)
I vote for 2. Having new material in time for SPX is important. Although the story elements coming together in a single volume may be aesthetically pleasing, it is also important that all the stories be able to stand on their own... doing it as 2 will be a test of that. Plus, there's always the option to collect them in a single volume at a later date, with all of the advantages of putting out a new edition and relatively little disadvantage in terms of extra time.

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(Anonymous)
2007-03-29 03:43 am UTC (link)
Yeah, what he said! Howdy Wolfie!

---Rick

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The Eternal Question
[info]candlelightpres
2007-04-03 08:26 pm UTC (link)
To get something out or have it the way you want? It's a constant source of woe. I vote for having it the way you want it; self-determination is the essence of self-publishing.

Oh, and Candle Light Press will have a spot at Wizard World Chicago this year after all. You heard it here first. Look forward to seeing you!

John Ira Thomas
CLP

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