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The Grande Finalé … Let's Make a Comic Book!

Update #19 · Feb 28, 2012 · 7 comments

Nine days to go and we have blown past every goal I have set so far.

You've funded 3000+ pages of Diesel Sweeties ebooks, 500+ more pages of ebooks of my syndicated comics, custom shaped Red Robot thumb drives, a year of monthly e-magazines of my comics, a pile of Frederick J. Lamp comics and a road trip to bring Wil Wheaton a Pac-Man machine. Holy cow, thank you.

How about we take it one, final step further?

If we can hit $50,000, how about we make a brand-new original Diesel Sweeties comic book and add it to everyone's rewards? (PDF for downloadable ones, PDF + print for thumb drive packs.)

I have a webcomics dream team lined up–

–Just like when I used to run guest comics. I love guest comics.

• Jeph Jacques of Questionable Content on Indie Rock Pete.

• Sam Brown of explodingdog (and the creator of Red Robot) draws Red Robot #C-63!

• Erika Moen of DAR! and Bucko on The Fur-Ther Adventures of Nipples the Bear.

• Anthony Clark of Nedroid Picture Diary drawing Clango.

• KC Green of Gunshow garfs up Lord Taco Puss and friends.

AND!

• Jamais Cascio of Open The Future will speculate on the future of robot sex. FINALLY, a chance to have some of my sexier theories sexily vindicated.

Who knows, maybe even more people will join in! I'll be doing some of the writing and art as well. This should be awesome. The amazing thing about webcomics is that every single cartoonist on this list has either been my neighbor or slept on my couch.

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      Creator Charles Alvis on March 6, 2012

      All I have to say is that you have some great connections. I am just excited to be part of this project.

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      Creator Sean Graham on March 5, 2012

      OK FINE so I increased my pledge! :)

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      Creator Elizabeth Jeffcoat on March 1, 2012

      Just made my pledge, let's make this thing happen! Eight days? Easy!

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      Creator Lorin on February 29, 2012

      Wow so many great names, let's make it happen :)

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      Creator Spencer Nelson on February 28, 2012

      AWESOME!!

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      Creator R Lin on February 28, 2012

      Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!

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      Creator Erika Moen on February 28, 2012

      Oh man, I hope you reach the goal because I WANNA DRAW THIS.

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    Months of Bathroom Reading: You'll get a digital download of a special donors version of the entire ebook collection before the general public. Low-cost reward or not, you get 3,000+ pages of comics. Score!

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
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    The Producer's Credit: You get all the digital downloads, plus the signed thumb drive PLUS I will make you a custom ebook with "This book belongs to…" embedded in the cover just like in grade school. You'll be listed in the credits and on my site along with your favorite comic. (please add $5 outside the USA)

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    Are You A Repli-Can or a Repli-Can't?: You get the full signed thumb drive package, plus a signed print of the art from my Electric Sheep shirt. Yes, I picked '68 because that's when the book was published.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
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    The In-Canon Slash-Fic: You get the full signed thumb drive package, plus a signed print of any two Diesel Sweeties characters you'd like to see in bed together. Fictional characters only, we are not creeps. (please add $5 outside the USA)

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    The Lover Who As Yet Is Still Not A Fighter: You get the full signed thumb drive package, PLUS I will build you a red, pinky purple and white Pixel Heart out of Lego. (Perma-glued and signed, approx 100 pieces.)

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    The Mr. Mostly-Toasty: You get the full signed thumb drive package, PLUS I will build you a Johnny Toaster out of Lego. (Perma-glued and signed, approx 250 pieces.) He is smaller than actual size, but will have removable toast and pixel flames.

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    THE WINDOWMAKER: I have never, ever, ever in my twenty years using Photoshop drawn a comic on a Windows computer. I have turned down jobs with benefits because they didn't have Macs. Choose this reward and I will draw my comic strip using a Windows computer every night for a month. THERE WILL BE SUCH CUSSING… unless you prove me wrong, Mr. Billsworth J. Gates.

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    I will give up coffee for one month. No Red Bulls or energy drinks, either. Tea and soft drinks stay in my diet.

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