D.J. Coffman - Sequential Artist, Thinker

I got my mind on the comics and the comics on my mind…

What else is new? So– my little promotional zip code list is growing. Not sure when I will have the time to sit down and contact some shops directly, but I have another BONUS awesome idea to add on now– my goal is to send some of my passionate webcomic readers into comic book shops as new customers there. Some people are questioning my sanity I think, do I really want this added workload? But honestly, it’s kinda nerdy fun to me. I like looking through data. Quick example, if I have a list of 25 people, their zipcodes, etc (which I currently do), and I’ve also been pasting in the small notes people leave with the messages. Say 5 of them say they’ve never been to a comic shop before but are willing to do so… these are the guys I will likely hit first on a priority list. And when contacting their local retailer, I can maybe work something up special with them, perhaps they can suggest titles in house that my readers would like in their shop? INvincible? Anything Kirkman? Some Image titles I’m not up on right now…  — and I won’t leave out the people who know where their local shop is either– if they know where it is, but haven’t gone there, same deal. The goal is to get more online readers into shops. Is it worth it– I think so.

Almost every day I think to myself, what would those old guys have done with all this stuff? The internet… print on demand. It’s that kind of thinking that helped make services like Comixpress.com pop up. But forget services for creators– what can we do now for the whole system?

Anyways– off to work here.