SO No. 52 - We're sold out, suckers! - Updates Mondays and Fridays

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Posted on Thursday 11Aug05, at 12:57 am.

Sold Out comes in two flavors. There is the loose and fast paced times when our updates are mostly comedic. Stories may or may not follow a set storyline, and deviate from set paths whenever we get bored with them. Then, there are the action-packed plot heavy times designed to feel more serious. These times will see far more continuous stories that follow the same action thread for some time. Balancing these two, hopefully, is what will keep this comic fresh and interesting. Right now, we're in a serious plot heavy thread, but this like all things will come to and end and we will see a new easy going time for those of you who just want to laugh.

So, right now, I'd like to take a survey, to see who is interested. I've heard from a few people “Do you have any wallpapers?” or “I love your webcomic, but I have no money to help support it.” I kind of want to stagger my moves, but with 400 visitors coming in quite regular now, I wonder if any of you would like a sort of Sold Out donation club similar to things seen on Penny Arcade. We already have a desktop designed for people who contribute. I'm sure, with some poking, we could also offer exclusive comics just for people who sign up for this thing if we made enough off it. So, there's the question, how many of you would be interested in such a thing? Any amount of donation will be met with a wallpaper return, at least. In fact, even without having to worry about any creation of a club of any sorts, I am willing to give out this fine wallpaper Kyle made to anyone who sendsanything my way right through that paypal donation button above this here rant. Just supply me an email address, and when I get back in a week I'll be sure to send it your way. This will give me maybe some idea whether this whole idea is feasible or not.

With the whole cash and fame part out of the way, I would now like to talk about one of the other fascits of webcomic stardom that we here at Sold Out are interested in. Internet fame is great sure, and money hey – if webcomics actually made real money we'd love the money too, and don't forget the invites to conventions. We here at Sold Out are also interested in free convention spots as well. So...ok, outside of fame, fortune, and free hotel rooms and a nice little booth where we can meet and greet the fans, we here at Sold Out are also interested in the ladies.

That's right, me and Kyle are not homosexuals, and we definitely are not actually lovers by night and a tag team duo of awesome by day. No sir, we want the boobies. Hopefully, paired with a vagina. Preferably grown the normal way, and not by cash check or credit card.

Appearently, webcomics are fucking chicks magnets. They must misunderstand what they see and think we are actually caring, artistic individuals, and not nerds who have nothing better to do with their time. I mean, Greg of Real Life found his lady friend on his own forum. And then Poe of Exploitation Now and Errant Story fame found his lady through his webcomic, by way of accident of her trying to start a little project.

That being said, we here at Sold Out are of course very happy for these people who happen to find their partners through unconventional yet interesting means. However, this was all highly inefficient! Just hoping to find people, I mean what is this, the 1990s? This is the day of Free Online Dating Services and three minute dating and dating television shows. Obviously, people are no longer in need of actually finding love on their own.

With this in mind, and a brief nod to Tucker Max, I present the webcomic founder internet date application. I will not call it a hook-up application here, since webcomic founders are a strange lot and actually having sex with one of them might offend multiple senses. At least sight and smell, anyway.

Your Name:
Your Age:
Your Email Address:
Your City/State of Residence:
Your Favourite Anime:
Manga:
Book:
Video Game:
Political Representative:
Artist/Band/Group/Collection of Noise:
Sexual Deviance:
Height:
Weight:
Actual Weight:
Cup Size:
Your Fursona (Note: in many cases chosing “What? Yuck!” is the best alternative):
Is giving an Ipod as an engagement present romantic?:
Your Website:
Past Experience:
Highest Level of Education:
Three Personal References:
Applicable Skills:

Send this and three pictures of yourself in the least amount of clothing to the webcomic owner of your preference. Do remember however, if you are considering sending this to me, you may want to give asking out Frankenstein a second thought.

Ok, just so you know, I don't always look that horrible.