Comments on: I’m Gonna Hold Some Of What I Got For Tomorrow

By: Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:59:28 +0000

Re-counting… there were only eight presentations, which takes us to 3/4ths. In my estimation only Amy and Cam were strict traditionalists among the bunch, and even their stuff was worth learning from.

By: Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:56:22 +0000

Mark,

Your stuff was EXTREMELY compelling as a business model. I see no need for the traditional “webcomics” definition when what we’re really talking about is alternatives to the traditional syndication revenue.

In that same vein I saw similar non-traditional approaches from five of the nine presenters. Six if you count me. That’s 2/3rds.

By: Andertoons

Andertoons — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:55:19 +0000

I was another of the speakers at the Vegas event, and although I’m probably not what you consider a webcomic, I would say that my web-based cartoon business model is outside the norm. So maybe we can say one-and-a-half webcomics were represented?

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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:58:09 +0000

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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:18:22 +0000

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By: Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:46:27 +0000

So very, very much I could talk about. So little space.

I’ll suffice with this: I was not the only one of the nine presenters doing non-traditional things to make money. And I’m not talking about self-syndication — that’s still pretty traditional.

While we in webcomics often pat ourselves on the back for proving the “1000 True Fans” model I think we do ourselves a disservice with our hubris. I learned an awful lot at this show.

Gary, if you’d like to do an interview of some sort, I’m game.

By: Gary Tyrrell

Gary Tyrrell — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:10:45 +0000

Wait, what?

By: Jeff Lowrey

Jeff Lowrey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:03:41 +0000

…

If anyone actually wants the print-ready art for that Official Fleen Moustache On A Stick… just send a note to Gary and he’ll bother me. I’m happy to supply an SVG or PDF or etc. as needed.