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Former AMP President Tom Thornton for United Way

Fake Rockstar on Comics!

Howdy, GoComic fans! Let me begin by expressing my gratitude for the warm embrace of the GoComics universe. Not only have the fine folks of Gocomics and Universal Uclick allowed me to share four different comics with you all, they’ve invited me to bother you further through their official blog!

HUZZAH!

In an effort to familiarize you all with my intentions, hopes, dreams and paralyzing fears, I thought I’d make this first blog post a short Q & A session of Who, What, Why, How and Again?!

Let’s begin with the Who:

Q: Who the heck is Corey “Fake Rockstar” Pandolph and what in Uncle Miles’ name is a Fake Rockstar?

A: Corey Pandolph is a cartoonist/comedy writer wannabe currently responsible for four daily comic strips: The internationally syndicated THE ELDERBERRIES through U/U and three web-syndicated strips available through GoComics: BARKEATER LAKE, TOBY. ROBOT SATAN and GREENE WITH ENVY. Corey also writes for the comedy web portal, Drink at Work.com…Yes, it’s exactly what you think it is.

A Fake Rockstar is someone you encounter at that rare moment in time when the word “Ridicularity™” makes sense.

Q. What?

A: What, yourself. See “Who”.

Q: Why?

A: Because I said so. Also, because I love writing, reading and drawing comics. So much of that simple ideal seems to be lost in these days of dying newspapers, growing webcomics and the ongoing industry debate that often resembles a slap fight between brace-faced 11 year-olds. To me, there is no better sound than the scrawl of my quill pen across white Bristol. I truly love what I do, so it makes sense that I’m considered insane, unorthodox and an outsider. I refuse to take sides and I have angry eyebrows that I’m not afraid to use when provoked.

 

Q: How?

A: Hopefully I can share that in future posts on this blog. I’d love to talk about the ins and out of my process – how and where I get ideas, my favorite tools of the trade and ideal places to work. Of course, I’ll need you all to sign and fax back to me a simple non-disclosure form, two proofs of birth, one 12-pack of High Life and two pounds of thick-cut, Apple Maplewood bacon.

 

Q: Again?!

A: Yes. Every week.

 

Thanks for tuning in and I hope you’ll check back next week, and every week to read a Fake Rockstar on Comics.

Until next blog time!

 

Lies, words and cured pork-products,

 

-FRS

Grandpas Simpson Cameo on Tank this week

www.gocomics.com/tankmcnamara

-JG

Nice review for the "Ink Pen" book on Comic Book Resources

Check it out here. Scroll down a bit.

-JG

"Great Scott: A Day in the Life" by John Kovaleski

Check out the new book by "Bo Nanas" creator John Kovaleski. Buy it here and check out his blog and do other stuff like "read or work or watch the trains go by, you're on Metra, the only way to fly!"

-JG

sorry old Chicagoland transit commercial jingle popped in my head there.  

Stiller & Rooney on Twitter

Got Amazon Contest Questions I'm Too Dumb to Answer?

e-mail here comicstripsuperstar@amazon.com

 

 

Amazon Contest Questions I've Seen or Been Asked or Heard in Dreams

 

1. Yes the book contract and development deal are non-negotiable. I think if you put yourselves in our position, you would see the logic in this.

2. The longer-term syndicate contract is negotiable.

3. Strips that you turn in during the development period are eligible to be used for the book and vice versa.

4. Strips you turn in during the development period can be used once you launch in print and digital syndication.

5. The admittedly blue-sky view here is that once you've created an asset you're able to use it more than once. And if the comic becomes a hit, you can leverage that strip you did in calendars and books (and maybe greeting cards).

6. There is no guarantee you will be launched into syndication.

7. Comics Sherpa comics are eligible. Although the installments submitted must be new.

8. Web Comics are eligible. Although the installments submitted must be new.

9. We're not accepting collaborative submissions. I'm don't know why exactly. Checking into it.

10. This is not a Kindle "content grab" -- the only rights relinquished are if you choose to release them. And if you're not the winner, you walk away free and clear. The right to publish your work exists only as long as you're being considered for the top spot.

Anything else?

-JG

XX Gammill XX

I'm hesitant to say "Best 'Learn to Draw' Ever" because they're all quite special to me, but the gratuitous gunplay at the end clinches it.

It is worthwhile to note that a well-deserved Tony Carillo won the MTVu/United Media comics contest a few years ago. Regrettably this video chronicles his subsequent descent into madness and his thirst for negligent criminal activities against normal citizens and also cartoonists.

My advice? Listen to your parents and stay away from cartooning contests.

In fact, let's all just say: "Friends, Not Pens (Micron)."

-JG

Some Cool Banners from GoComics

had to chop a bit to fit ... may have missed a couple too ... wasn't intentional.

-JG