APUNKALYPSE NOW

Posted on January 26, 2012

I buy domain names. I buy a lot of domain names.

Usually, I’ll buy a domain name for a title of a project that I’m writing. I bought pirattales.com for Pirat Tales: Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tails, renfieldandigor.com for Renfield and Igor Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (et al.), ninjabandito.com for Ninja Bandito, etc… And, of course there’s herohappyhour.com for Hero Happy Hour. There are also other domain names that I own for other projects — such as rhinotaur.com for my Rhinotaur small-press rpg work, and geekpunk.com for…well, this web site here — GeekPunk.

I have about forty domain names under my ownership — mostly utilizing titles for would-be projects that I’m writing or hope to write. But, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m probably never going to actually utilize all of them. And, most of them are to dear to my heart just to let my registration expire and let them slip back into the interwebs pond to be snatched up by someone else fishing for unique domain name. So, I’ve decided that I’d try to see if I might be able to sell a few of them — trying my hand at being a sort of “virtual domain” real estate agent.

The first domain name that I’m offering up for sale is apunkalypse.com. I originally purchased it to use as a title on a project that I was going to work on with artist J.K. Woodward — but it looks like it’s not going to happen now, at least not anytime soon. Not that we don’t want to do it. It’s just that the timing’s not right. And, to be honest, I was surprised that apunkalypse.com was even vailable when I originally snatched it up. So…

For sale — one never used (meaning it’s in “mint” condition”) domain name that can be utilized for a music site, maybe a t-shirt site, anything “punk rock”… All offers will be considered (and, I’m looking to sell quick). Even if you yourself aren’t in the market for kick-ass domain like APUNKALYPSE.COM, perhaps you can spread the word and help me find someone who is. (There might even be a little kick-back for ya.)

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HISTORICAL HERO HAPPY HOUR FIND

Posted on January 19, 2012

2012, believe it or not, is the tenth anniversary of (Super) Hero Happy Hour — my very first foray into the world of creator-owned comics and self-publishing.  This realization dawned on me when I found a stash of original copies of the very first issue of (Super) Hero Happy Hour that Chris Fason and I published under the GeekPunk banner.

Over at the Hero Happy Hour webcomic site — which can be found at herohappyhour.com — we’re offering a limited number of these Scott Morse (Soulwind, Magic Pickle) signed (Super) Hero Happy Hour #1 for sale to help cover the costs of running the Hero Happy Hour webcomic at herohappyhour.com. This is your chance to own a piece of comic book history — the very comic that prompted the two much bigger comic book publishers to sic lawyers on a small independent self-publisher for using the term “super hero” in the title of their one-and-only comic book.

For more information please visit the Hero Happy Hour website. Thanks for the support.

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PRESS RELEASE: RENFIELD AND IGOR NEED YOUR HELP

Posted on December 9, 2011

It’s been said that there is no rest for the weary. The same has been said for the wicked. Well, you can add self-promoting comic book creators to the list as well. We’ve got a press release that we put together to help continue to get the word our about Renfield and Igor Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde as we hit T-minus 10 days and counting to reach our Kickstarter goal. Please feel free to share this press release wherever you think in might help. Thanks for your support.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RENFIELD AND IGOR NEED YOUR HELP
The Classic Horror Sidekicks Set Out On Their Own

Costa Mesa, CA (December 09, 2011)—RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE is the first of a planned five-part horror/humor comic book series featuring the adventures of the two monstrous misfits before their association with their respective horror icons. Created by writer Dan Taylor and artist Gavin Spence, RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE begins a “buddy story” similar to that of Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello, told in the tradition of the great “road pictures” of Crosby & Hope.

RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE is currently seeking backers via Kickstarter – http://kck.st/tkJ99i – to fund the production, publication, and promotion of the first issue of the RENFIELD AND IGOR comic book mini-series. The Kickstarter project pledge campaign scheduled deadline is Monday, December 19 at 11:59AM PST—so, time is of the essence.

Renfield and Igor are two down-on-their-luck and unemployed ne’er do wells that live in Victorian London. They share a flat and both have a crush on “working girl” Ivy Pearson. They are in danger of losing their home for not paying rent when Renfield is approached by Dr. Jekyll to “run errands” to acquire ingredients for a new formula. Igor is approached by Mr. Hyde to run the same errands. Not being bright enough to figure that Jekyll and Hyde are one in the same, Renfield and Igor plot to go ahead and do the job for both men in order to be paid twice—and, their adventure begins.

RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE will be a 32-page full color comic book written by Dan Taylor (Hero Happy Hour, Pirat Tales: Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tails) with art by Glasgow-based illustrator Gavin Spence. The first issue of the series begins the journey of Renfield and Igor as they encounter iconic characters of the classic horror genre. Their misadventures continue with…

  • RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET THE WEREWOLF
  • RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
  • RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET THE MUMMY
  • RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN

A wide range of incentive rewards have been set up to reward backers of the RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE Kickstarter project including copies of the final produced comic book, prints of the cover images of all five RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET… comic book titles, t-shirts, and original one-of-a-kind artwork featuring the characters. Any funds raised through the Kicsktarter campaign above and beyond the initial goal will go toward the funding of the production and publication of the additional issues.

Kickstarter – http://kickstarter.com – is a crowd-funding website that offers an all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded in order for the campaign to succeed and features a diverse array of artistic projects ranging from design to film to music to much more—including comics.

For more information, please visit the RENFIELD AND IGOR MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE Kickstarter page at http://kck.st/tkJ99i and the official RENFIELD AND IGOR website at http://renfieldandigor.com.

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