December 2011
17 posts
The making of Silly Kingdom!
Now that almost everyone of our IndieGogo book orders and Christmas rush comics have been shipped out, here’s a little behind the scenes look at the making of my brother Shaggy’s and my latest comic project “Silly Kingdom”
Hiya! Long time fan here, just wondering if you're doing the livestream today, ma'am?
Yup! My bro and I stream every wednesday starting around7:30 EST :) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shanahanigans-live
Hello hello! I just wanted to drop a note saying I JUST got my copy of Silly Kingdom here in Nebraska and I loved every page of it! The characters were ridiculously charming and your art style mixed so well with them to give them life. Even though its a short story it is definitely one I will have no problem reading over and over again. I look forward to future works you and Shaggy share. Keep up the wonderful work, guys!
Thank you! Super glad you enjoyed it :) There are more Silly Kingdom stories in the works.
Getting a book printed. →
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I’ve gotten 3 books printed now; I said I would write a little something after my first book but I kept delaying it in hopes that my subsequent experiences will contribute to the post. Nevertheless, here it is for those who are interested, curious, or in need of help in this area!
Shanahanigans at the Small Press of Toronto Winter Fair
This past weekend my brother, myself and my lovely table-buddy Adriana Blake attended the Small Press of Toronto winter book fair in the University of Toronto’s Hart House campus. It was a humble event of about 50 vendors and a nice sized gathering of the curious, but I think what delighted us especially was how freakin’ awesome the Hart House campus is!
(Table buddy Adriana marvels at the Gothic Revival architecture pre-set up.)
Now, the serious and stuffy kinds of scholarly folk might cringe at the notion of Hart House being compared to a certain Wizarding school, but I was delighted to hear “Feels like I’m at Hogwarts!”at least ten times while I was there (my own utterance being one of them). Took long enough, y’dumb OWL.
(Adriana peeking out from behind our merch.)
My bro and I had a handful of fresh-off-the-printer copies of our new-run of “Silly Kingdom” books and were all out of them by the end. Thanks to everyone who bought a copy and kind thanks to all our generous IndieGogo patrons who swung by to pick theirs up, you guys are the best!
Aside from selling books, checking out books, buying snacks, eating cupcakes, and running amuck on campus filming the rest of our IndieGogo “shout outs” (more on that later) my brother and I were lucky enough to have one of our pals (and notorious cupcake supplier) Chris Cater indulge us a photoshoot to celebrate our new comic.
Fun times! I’ll update with more info on adding Silly Kingdom to the online shop as soon as we pick up the remaining boxes of books this Wednesday!
Cheers gang, thanks for reading!
: The Schweizer Guide to Spotting Tangents →
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I do compositional lectures a lot in my classes, as well as at the occasional convention. I’ve been asked to post them, so here’s part one: The Schweizer Guide to Spotting Tangents!
Comic art is, as a general rule, a line-based medium. I know, I know, there are plenty of artists whose work is…
