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“Yes, he can draw silly bugs,” you ask “ but how is he at babbling incoherently?”
I’m proud to say that my abilites to babble incoherently have never been sharper. Don’t believe me? Have a listen to my interview with Tom Racine from Tall Tale Radio and find out for yourself:
http://talltalefeatures.com/2010/07/05/episode-93-adam-huber-bug/
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Hello All!
It’s been a while since I’ve written to you, hasn’t it? Sorry about that. Been busy, busy, busy.
One of the things I’ve been busy,busy,busy with has been setting it up so you fine folks can purchase multiple prints or originals and not be charged a shipping cost for each and every item. I’m happy to announce that it’s all taken care of. If, for example, you want to buy ten pieces of original art (and really, why wouldn’t you want to?) you will be charged a single shipping charge! After you’ve clicked on the “Buy Now” button and are taken to the PayPal page, simply click on “Continue Shopping” to go back my website and find more pieces to buy. Giving me money has never been simpler!
Also – I want to thank each and everyone of you for visiting my site. I never imagined I’d have an audience of this size so soon. You’ve helped me to get closer to my life-long dream of drawing a comic for a living. In between periods of busy,busy,busyness, I think about how you’ve helped the site become what it’s become and I’m humbled.
Thank you all so much!
Just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve readjusted the shipping prices for original art and prints to reflect international costs. Those living abroad, who ordered strips before I made the change will not be charged anything extra.
Car window busted out? Living room wall got a nasty stain that just won’t go away? Sick of looking at your spouse’s face?
Well cover them up with some Bug original art and prints! Yes, you now have the option to purchase prints of your favorite Bug strips – or you can dole out a little more green and own the original, hand-drawn strip that will surely go up in value when I croak.
Prints are printed on 100 lbs card stock measuring 11″ x 17″. The strip itself measures a little over 4″ x 13″.
Originals are drawn on 100 lbs Strathmore Smooth Bristol paper measuring 5.5″ x 14″. Like the print, the strip itself measures a little over 4″ x 13″.
You can buy any strip by clicking the Purchase button (located in between the navigation buttons below the comic). Prints will always be available but originals will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.
Thanks, and happy shopping!
When I first started this webcomic there was one thing I knew for sure:
I was not going to accept donations.
I don’t want a handout. If I want to make a buck, I’ll sell prints, original art and other merchandise instead. My current job affords me a living and I’m not a charity case.
That was until I found out my roommate, who’s been instrumental in getting this website up and running, is moving out at the end of August. Since then I’ve been scrambling, trying to figure out how to make this comic earn. I’m having trouble finding a one-bedroom apartment that I can afford and I’m interested to see if this comic can pick up the slack and keep me from moving to the crummy side of town where rent is cheaper.
Now I’ll admit that desperate times are no excuse to abandon your ethics, but I also feel that it’s stupid to turn my back on folks who enjoy my comic enough to want to give something back.
So there it is. I’m not going to beg and plead for your money. And if I have to move to a less-than-pleasant neighborhood, so be it. Bug will go on no matter where I end up. But if you like the strip enough that you want to support it, by all means, click on the goofball in the sidebar and donate what you can. Thanks.
I finally saw the Tom Hanks movie Angels & Demons, though I’m using the word “saw” liberally as I found it very difficult to pay attention to the film and my eyeballs were constantly looking for alternative forms of entertainment (such as staring out the window). For those of you haven’t seen this movie, allow me to offer a quick summary of the film’s plot and save you two boring hours:
Howdy all!
Thanks to Phil (aka: Frumph) from ComicPress, I upgraded to ComicPress 2.9 (ComicPress, for the uninitiated, is a theme for WordPress that allows you to turn a blog into a webcomic). I’m very happy with the cleaner look of 2.9. I also changed the color of the blog area to better match the green background. Lemme know if you guys like the new color scheme.
So one thing that’s been bugging me for a while now is my rather sparse menu bar. I decided to add “expand menu bar” to my list of goals for March (the other goal is to start selling prints and original artwork).
One thing I’m planning on adding to the menu bar is an “about” tab. It’ll bring a drop-down menu of three other tabs: “about the cartoonist”, “about the strip” and “about the process”. I’m excited to create these new pages but just haven’t found the time to work on them. I’m in the process of creating a buffer so that oughta buy me some time. I’ll also be adding a “store” tab to the menu someday (once I figure out how to open an online store and have merchandise to sell).
Is there anything else you guys would like to see in the menu bar?
After visiting several other webcomics I decided that I couldn’t stand my gray background any longer. I tried to pick a somewhat muted color that doesn’t draw to much attention. I also put a little color in the blog area. Figure I needed something to make the black and white comic stand apart from everything else. Lemme know if you like it or hate it.
I also posted links to reviews of Bug in the left sidebar. I’ve been meaning to post them for a while but I just didn’t have time. If I’m not working on strips, I’m spending my time figuring out website design and how to open an online store – things I know absolutely nothing about.
My goal is to have a website I’m truly proud of by October (one year after I posted my first “Bug” comic). I know I said I was going to break down and just hire someone to design my site but I’ve decided that the site doesn’t look that bad and that I could get the site to look the way I wanted if I was patient enough to take baby steps. Plus I checked out the rates folks charge for website design – Yeesh!
I’m not a web designer.
But I have friends that helped me out in that department. One of those friends is my roommate, Kelly. I doubt this site would even exist if not for her help. I’ve depended on her countless times to make even the smallest change to my website. Now, I’d like to return the favor.
Kelly is participating in a race that’s raising money for the American Cancer Society called DetermiNation (you can find out about here). She needs to raise at least $500 to register in the race. I’d like to see if we can raise that much for her and more.
I have a link in the left sidebar that takes you directly to her donation web page. Please take a moment and donate whatever you can. If you ever wanted to donate a few bucks to me, donate it here instead. I still have a lot of modifications I’d like to make to Bug’s website and I figure that this will persuade her to continue helping me.
And make sure to mention my webcomic in the “personal note” section so she knows how you got to her donation page.
Thanks!