stereotypist ([info]stereotypist) wrote,
@ 2008-04-18 22:59:00
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well, i figure you guys should know, what with being my patrons and all. i'm gonna be leavin' mexico in the middle of may. i think i've got a place in chicago lined up, so i'm gonna go back there and try to make a livin'. i am gonna do my best to keep comickin' and all of that, but i do not know how things will go then! it is a mystery. so you have been warned in advance.

mi ami - african rhythms

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[info]boobiusmaximus
2008-04-19 04:13 am UTC (link)
Good luck with everything! I hope you find pleasant part-time work and are able to continue your comics!

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[info]daslimpet
2008-04-19 04:17 am UTC (link)
I knew this webcomic once (well I didn't KNOW him, but I read the comic) who was doing updates x amount of times a week and working a full-time job but it got to be too much for him and he couldn't keep up with the comic. So then he was like, hey, you guys keep complaining that I'm failing over here but I can't do this AND make a living. If you guys want daily updates so bad, there's a PayPal button over there, I need about $23,000 to live for a year. If I get that, I will quit my job and work only on the comic. And he got the money o_O

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[info]lbassett
2008-04-19 04:30 am UTC (link)
Yeah somethingpositive is awesome, I think he did that like three or four years ago, and has been doing well ever since.

Of course relying on that means he'll probably die soon because of stress, but that makes for good comics, so everyone wins.

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[info]demongoldfish
2008-04-19 04:17 am UTC (link)
move to australia. all comic book artists are treated like gods here.

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[info]timtek
2008-04-19 05:14 am UTC (link)
They are?!

Nobody genuflects to me in shopping centres :(

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(no subject) - [info]demongoldfish, 2008-04-19 05:19 am UTC

[info]wierdauntie
2008-04-19 04:19 am UTC (link)
You should come here to Maui. Chicago?? Fuggeda-boutit!

Maui is EXPENSIVE but beautiful and nice weather (like Mexico?) and there are LOTS of part time jobs and guys like you trying to find some easier, softer, funnier way to live.

*grins* I love your comics and will continue a fan even if you go to Chicago.

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This is a good idea
(Anonymous)
2008-04-29 01:15 am UTC (link)
I am told it is much cheaper to live in Maui if you live on a boat.
Actually, this is true anywhere with large bodies of water.
I stayed on a boat for a year, and would still be there if my land(dock?)lord was not a dick who thought it was ok to come aboard and root through my stuff when I was at work.
All in all it was wonderful and serene.
Still worth a go.

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Re: This is a good idea - [info]wierdauntie, 2008-04-29 01:18 am UTC

[info]finkenstein
2008-04-19 04:34 am UTC (link)
Well John, I think you have won, you have won the award, I'm not sure when it will come in the mail being as you are moving, but just know that it is yours and we are all jealous and drooling about it.

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[info]kinokofry
2008-04-19 04:44 am UTC (link)
You've always been a huge inspiration/motivation to me since someone pointed me in your direction so you can add that to your list of failings. I always wished I had known about you sooner! What you've done in the time I've been following you will probably stick in my head and motivate me my entire life.

Come start another commune with me somewhere! It is my goal now to live with other cartoonists and also to have no rent. (That, you know, or actually make money from this and live somewhere half decent... but the living with cartoonists bit is the same!)

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[info]iadmitnothing
2008-04-19 05:13 am UTC (link)
maybe you should find an old school patron; one who will put you up, give you money, and show you and your idiosyncrasy off at parties in order to appear cutting edge and smart.

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[info]stereotypist
2008-04-19 06:44 pm UTC (link)
my goodness, i will have to dress much more interesting to do that.

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(no subject) - [info]keystricken, 2008-04-19 09:19 pm UTC

[info]timtek
2008-04-19 05:14 am UTC (link)
Good luck John, I really admire your dedication and I hope it goes well!

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[info]potionsmistress
2008-04-19 05:33 am UTC (link)
As sad as it is that the commune is dissolving, it is a plus that you're moving to Chicago. This increases the probability that you might be at a convention near me and/or we might run into one another while panhandling in the streets.

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[info]vanity_ruins
2008-04-19 05:51 am UTC (link)
Not a sellout. A lovely boy. <3
Im also terrified of jobs. Im very glad I have a thing I do thats not conventional and I like and gives me money and stuff. I feel very lucky I guess. I hope you do one day too.

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[info]ohtowant1thing
2008-04-19 05:53 am UTC (link)
You are not a failure. You brought me a new means of attaining a state of amused contemplation.

I would hesitate to say that maybe I love you?

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[info]inflationary
2008-04-19 12:19 pm UTC (link)
I would not hesitate

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[info]hearingv0ices
2008-04-19 06:25 am UTC (link)
good luck dude
you are living the new american dream my friend
have fun

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[info]potatosan
2008-04-19 06:27 am UTC (link)
Does this mean that custom comics won't be available anymore? I've been wanting to get one made up for a while, but I haven't been able to think up a good enough request yet. :\

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[info]stereotypist
2008-04-19 06:46 pm UTC (link)
i probably won't close custom comics until a week or two before i leave. and i will probably open them up again once i get settled in chicago, so you do not have too much to worry about.

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[info]schroedingrscat
2008-04-19 06:37 am UTC (link)
I think I am happy to have contributed money to drinking, this was my first reaction.

"Failure" is such a subjective concept to be useless to comment on, but I think if lots of really awesome people like you you've gotta be doing something right. But I have to think that or I get sad all the time.

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[info]dasiavou
2008-04-19 06:39 am UTC (link)
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT JOHN CAMPBELL'S COMICS??? All you have failed to do is prevent me from losing sleep as I read your entire archives! You should move to dang caliFORNia!

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[info]Tony [sugardeath.net]
2008-04-19 06:42 am UTC (link)
Whoo Chicago!

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[info]iron_spike
2008-04-19 08:06 am UTC (link)
CHICAGO

AW DUDE HANG OUT WITH ME

Seriously, I'm in the South Loop. I've lived her for a few years, I am aware of the city's potential. If you get here before June we can go see the Hengry Darger show or something!

Email me at ironcircus@gmail.com

Not even kidding about this!

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[info]stereotypist
2008-04-19 06:51 pm UTC (link)
i will e-mail you i am not kiddin'

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(no subject) - [info]shadefell, 2008-04-19 08:09 pm UTC

[info]the_freckle
2008-04-19 09:03 am UTC (link)
you aren't a failure

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[info]chaya
2008-04-19 09:18 am UTC (link)
As someone who laid some money down for a custom comic, I am totally ok with you spending it on booze.

As long as it was not Strongbow or Icehouse.

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[info]stereotypist
2008-04-19 06:49 pm UTC (link)
my goodness, mexico does not have fancy alcoholic drinks. it is mostly just variations of simple beer and maybe you can mix your liquor with fresca.

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[info]tapindancer
2008-04-19 10:49 am UTC (link)
Come to Portland! We will love you!!!

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[info]gandalfthenerd
2008-04-19 11:48 am UTC (link)
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[info]pihakwom
2008-04-19 12:05 pm UTC (link)
You should move to Portland; it has treble more cartoons per capita than Chicago, and is cheaper probably. (that is where i am headed in four days!)

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[info]warteen
2008-04-19 01:26 pm UTC (link)
How would you feel about East Lansing, Michigan? The weather is perfect this time of year and there's a room open in the house where I stay for under $300/month.

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[info]hamelin_rackham
2008-04-19 07:27 pm UTC (link)
No, don't. Stay away from Michigan, this place is a black hole and the job market is absolute rubbish.

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(no subject) - [info]warteen, 2008-04-20 03:05 am UTC
Hmmm...
(Anonymous)
2008-04-19 01:36 pm UTC (link)
Strange.

I'm in a very similar position at the moment.

Best of luck.

PhilH

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[info]benchilada
2008-04-19 01:50 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations on not being sure about anything!

But if you were anything like the rest of us--which I sincerely doubt, Mr. "Campbell"--then you're used to that.

Welcome back, in advance, to Illinois.

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