It’s a hit
I was asked the other night what my target audience is, regarding this comic. I replied, ‘I don’t have a target, I just like to fire randomly into the dark and hope I hit something other than the neighbour’s cat’.
Turns out this isn’t the sort of answer publishers like to hear…
The truth is though, I don’t have a target, nor do I think I have a specific demographic either… other than you tend to be literate and rather media savvy…
So, I’m going to make up a term for you, a single catchy distinctive phrase, the sort of answer publishers and such do like… well, actually, I’d like you to make up the term.
Answers on the back of a self addressed postcard with the contract negating any of your rights to such a term stapled firmly to it.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Philippa on
There’s so many witty comments just waiting to be made. I just can’t think of any..
I’m going to steal Lisa’s description of The Junior Campers, in that episode of The Simpsons where Bart jins said organisation after a late-night squishee bender:
“The Few, The Proud, The Geeky”
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We are the dissenting opinions. That covers us all, I’d say.
No, it doesn’t. ;P
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Maybe your target audience could be slackers, people who should be working but are reading comics instead.
A witty name may not be necessary, but perhaps some info on who your readers are.
I’m a 21 year old university student (I reckon most of your readers are at least intelligent, if not uni/college educated). I’m studying cinema studies and psychology and I enjoy the quirky and wittiness. The post-modern puns are also amusing. Hmm, media savvy is right. Uhhh…I dunno what other demographic info you’d need for publishers. HTH.
What happens if I get some one to address the envelope?
Does that negate your ability to waiver my rights?
I have this mental image of you making paper airplanes out of the printed comics and throwing them out of your windows (I know you don’t have any) at night and continously hitting the neighbours cat, regardless of which window.
Poor cat.
I’m a 24yr old male study an Assoc Deg in Spatial Science Maj Surveying Min Mine Surveying.
I read these comics because I am stalking Adam.
I know where he lives and what he smells like.
I’m not sure I’m media savvy, I dunno who won the American elections or what Paris Hilton did last night. I also haven’t turned on my tv in a fortnight.
I do like stuff tho.
Random Comic button is broken.
Takes me to the current comic only.
I have not completed my initial phase of testing to see how random it is, but results so far suggest no randomness is involved.
I’d like a refund please.
I second Ben’s comment, Random Comic button only takes me to today’s comic. When you think about it that’s not really so random.
on the contrary, i think its quite random in that when you click ‘random comic’ todays comic is probably the one you least expect to see
Off topic (apologies, Adam):
Ben, would you mind my doing a feature on your photos at my site this weekend?
Um *blush* what do you have in mind?
A mini bio on you (whatever you’d like to include), a link to your gallery and a few photos as samples?
Sure, ok.
Is it ok if I just write it all in plain HTML and email a .txt file to you?
I couldn’t find your email addy on that site, so if you go to my site and look in my profile section, you will find a hotmail addy, just shoot me an email so I can reply.
Cheers
Randomly I broke it…
…it will be fixed, probably sooner rather than later, though possibly later since I’m starting to warm to its deceptive nature.
I noticed that clicking it does take you to todays comic, but it also changes the navigation buttons from “<<First”"<<Previous” to “”.
So maybe you could call it Random Formatt Change Button?
screw publishers do it your own way. art-farts.
Indeed, and I am and will continue to do so… however, I do other things too, besides this comic that will require a publisher and agent set up… and since my comic is now very much a part of me – I wouldn’t give it up if another project became more successful – publishers like to know about it in ways that they can understand.
Right now, I suspect that it’s seen as a mixed blessing, a novelty and possibly a liability. Having worked at a publishing house I can tell you stories of when we tried our best to keep the authors from having direct contact with their readers, mostly because they were likely to offend.
I’m offended by that remark!
Good luck. I hated working up one for 2nd Shift and Arcana. Hmmm….
It’s indy!
This comic is for people who don’t consider “clever” to be a dirty word. Really, it’s a smaller demographic than you’d think.
The Few, The Proud, The Geeky… dissenting opinions… slackers clever… but not too conceited to laugh at a bit of slapstick…
I’m thinking of co-opting the phrase ‘internetuals’.
That just sounds rude, TBH.
Go for it.
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I’m reminded of the Ninja Massage Therapist….
http://www.bandwidththeater.com/ninjamassage.html
thanks adam, i do appreciate it when someone notices my literacy skills
Justine, I’ve spoken with you at least once a week for over a year… If there is one thing I can say as the absolute truth it is that you certainly have literacy skills.
That and an undertone of sarcasm.