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Old 02-22-2012, 04:38 PM   Top  -  End  -  #31
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Late to the squee-party about the Neil Gaiman sneak-attack (well, here, at least).

No, Rich, no: not unprofessional in the slightest. Gaussian Blur, rainbows, rains of hearts and and a dance around the room would not be over-doing it, either.
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Old 02-22-2012, 04:52 PM   Top  -  End  -  #32
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OK, info edited (and a little format change, since we have some outlets with multiple articles).

Also: I now have incontrovertible proof that Neil Gaiman read a webpage with my name on it. Would it be unprofessional to squee at this point?
Oh no. In fact, I think you're professionally required to do so.
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Old 02-22-2012, 05:55 PM   Top  -  End  -  #33
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You appear to have lost your gender in your profile update. Was that intentional
We now have proof that it's actually Vaarsuvius writing OotS.
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Old 02-22-2012, 07:03 PM   Top  -  End  -  #34
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Indeed - the Guardian is a big newspaper in the UK.

But seriously, having Neil Freaking Gaiman read your webpages?
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Old 02-22-2012, 08:31 PM   Top  -  End  -  #35
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Rich? You might like to look at this tweet:

https://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself/s...87259381850112

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Old 02-22-2012, 08:52 PM   Top  -  End  -  #36
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https://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself/s...87259381850112


(h/t F Kocsis from the Comments Thread on Kickstarter)
...Should we all take cover?
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Old 02-22-2012, 08:58 PM   Top  -  End  -  #37
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...Should we all take cover?
I suggest hiding behind the couch until we know it's safe.

Seriously though, that is just awesome. It's probably too much to hope Neil Gaiman actively follows OOTS, right?... yeah, sounds like way too much.
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Old 02-22-2012, 09:00 PM   Top  -  End  -  #38
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...Should we all take cover?
Fire in the hole!

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
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Old 02-22-2012, 09:05 PM   Top  -  End  -  #39
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Rich, I humbly suggest you send Neil a set of the books, along with instructions to begin with SOD. Or maybe just a copy of SOD. Couldn't hurt.
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Old 02-22-2012, 09:06 PM   Top  -  End  -  #40
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Fire in the hole!

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
You're all probably going to hate me for this, but what the heck.
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Old 02-22-2012, 09:18 PM   Top  -  End  -  #41
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https://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself/s...87259381850112


(h/t F Kocsis from the Comments Thread on Kickstarter)
....can I Squee? Please tell me I can squee. Screw it, I'm squeeing.

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Old 02-22-2012, 10:10 PM   Top  -  End  -  #42
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First post here. Just thought I'd add in the Globe and Mail for thier coverage as well.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2346322/


Nice one, Rich.
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Old 02-22-2012, 11:22 PM   Top  -  End  -  #43
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From New Zealand, just a brief mention along with an excerpt from the Forbes piece, but I think it is important to note that folks are now pointing to OOTS' Kickstarter success as an indication of important ground breaking trends in publishing. Rich Burlew, Pioneer.

http://www.listener.co.nz/commentary...or-the-oscars/
Wow, I didn't know that Taika Waititi had a Kickstarter to launch Boy in the States. Another project I can get behind; I love that movie. It's not perfect, but it is excellent. The only movie I've ever been to where the audience applauded at the end.

I'm not sure the OOTS Kickstarter drive will ever be replicated, it's a unique event. Thanks again for letting me participate, Rich!

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Old 02-23-2012, 01:38 AM   Top  -  End  -  #44
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Rich? You might like to look at this tweet:

https://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself/s...87259381850112
Niiiiiiiiice.
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Old 02-23-2012, 03:58 AM   Top  -  End  -  #45
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Gah... thats a squee only I and dogs can hear....

Grats Rich.
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Old 02-23-2012, 06:40 AM   Top  -  End  -  #46
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About the aforementioned Guardian article...

As of writing, it's the second most-viewed article in the Books section for the past 24 hours. Rats: beaten by Will Self. Oh, the humanity.

Kudos, Rich: you may bask, now. That is, if you're not dying of embarrassment.

EDIT: Hyphen in the right place would help, girly.
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Old 02-23-2012, 03:23 PM   Top  -  End  -  #47
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What are you talking about? Queens is a borough of New York City and a county in New York State, one of two on Long Island (the other is Brooklyn which is closer to Manhattan, Brooklyn is sometimes known as Kings County but nobody calls it that). Queens is probably one of the most ethnically diverse places in the world; over 150 languages are spoken there.
King of Queens was a TV show starring Kevin James about a man and his wife who lived in Queens. Hence the king of Queens.
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Hi,
I am sure, that not many will be able to read it, but the project (and its success) made it into German forums, too.

http://www.comic-report.de/index.php...illion-webomic

http://www.krautfunding.net/tag/kickstarter/

http://www.e-book-news.de/order-of-t...50-000-dollar/

http://www.neunetz.com/2012/02/21/1-...-eine-million/

There is even a mentioning in a kinky corsett forum

If someone is really interested, I offer to translate.

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Old 02-23-2012, 05:03 PM   Top  -  End  -  #49
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Rich? You might like to look at this tweet:

https://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself/s...87259381850112


(h/t F Kocsis from the Comments Thread on Kickstarter)
*tee hee* Check out the Kickstarter comments section...

Rich Burlew about 1 hour ago
OK...NOW the comic will be delayed because my head exploded.
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Old 02-23-2012, 05:15 PM   Top  -  End  -  #50
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Somehow I completely missed out on this awesome kickstarter. But! This is super exciting.
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Old 02-23-2012, 06:24 PM   Top  -  End  -  #51
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*tee hee* Check out the Kickstarter comments section...

Rich Burlew about 1 hour ago
OK...NOW the comic will be delayed because my head exploded.
"I NEED A LINK RIGHT NOW." Hee. So did we add "subject of a tweet by Neil Gaiman" on our long list of achievements? I should go check. It's certainly more impressive than a bunch of the other stuff on there.
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Old 02-23-2012, 06:29 PM   Top  -  End  -  #52
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"I NEED A LINK RIGHT NOW." Hee. So did we add "subject of a tweet by Neil Gaiman" on our long list of achievements? I should go check. It's certainly more impressive than a bunch of the other stuff on there.
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Old 02-23-2012, 08:08 PM   Top  -  End  -  #53
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Interesting [drool] provide a link pls^^
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Old 02-23-2012, 09:07 PM   Top  -  End  -  #54
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O_O

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Neil Gaiman tweeted about OOTS!!!

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Welp, Rich. Hope you're ready to be the most famous name in webcomic history. You earned it.
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Since apparently I'm the only one who doesn't know: who is Neil Gaiman? And why is his opinion so worthwhile?

No, I don't watch TV much, why do you ask?
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He's a novelist and comic book writer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman
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He was also in an Arthur episode. That my friends, is a sign of greatness. (He also kinda... does just about everything cool.)
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Old 02-24-2012, 12:13 AM   Top  -  End  -  #60
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He's a novelist and comic book writer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman
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He was also in an Arthur episode. That my friends, is a sign of greatness. (He also kinda... does just about everything cool.)
Don't forget Simpsons episode (we made a thread about the stick figures in this episode).
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