News about STARSLAM's Future....

This is for the folks who are fans of the NSFW Erotica Webcomics I do over on the ADULT section of the site here. So if you aren't into such things, disreguard this post. But if you want to hear the big news, keep on reading!

As some who read the strip regularly might notice, I dropped about 6 strips on Monday to finish off the chapter and said that the rest of the story would be on my upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

This is true. I dropped the rest of the strips online and I have about 50-60 pages more to go in the story. Most of the art is done for it, with about 15 pages left to pencil and ink. The rest are mostly colored and lettered. So maybe a couple months work left on these. Once completed, I am going through and I am going to recolor all the strips and mix various mistakes, spelling errors, etc. Then I am putting it all together and launching it as a Kickstarter downloadable PDF book. I have seen the success of other adults only material on KS and I am encouraged to try it out for myself.

I will have various goals and rewards such as original art, commissioned art/stories, and a bonus 2 story erotica comic, exclusive to this deal.

Once the Kickstarter is launched, I am deleting the adults only section of Idiothead.com and it will go back to the way it was before Starslam hit the scene. So no more adults only section here.

Why am I doing all of this?

Mainly, I launched Starslam and couldn't pull in the numbers I wanted. I went out for advertising and reviews and barely got any of it. I do have about 100 faithful readers every week, but its not bringing in any income or sales on my things. However, with Kickstarter, I can reach out to a larger audience and get the story in the hands of those who don't know about it yet. Plus, I can make the cash I need to fund the project and other projects of mine. Also, if successful, it will encourage me to continue the story and do another book. I really have about six books worth of story planned out, but none of it can happen if the book doesn't get an audience. Bottom line.

No failures here. Just reorganizing my game plan. I'm finding ways to let the audience support the work, as well as reach out and gain new followers. Thats the name of the game, folks.

Anyway, if you are a faithful reader, I thank you. Starslam is more than just a porno comic. Its about creativing a sex positive story that all adults can find fun in. I believe strongly in that. And you won't believe this whole thing when its all done and put together. I've really crafted something special, that I am extremely proud of!  She deservers a bigger audience. She deserves her story to get told. Thats what I am doing. The ways of promotion and indie sales are changing, so I am changing along with it.

So: In the next two months, no more updates to the ADULT part of the site. Once Kickstarter is launched after the summer, I will delete that side of the site. So you got that long to dig in there and enjoy what I got up there so far. And yes, the PORN WORLD WEEKLY strips will be available in the Kickstarter book as well. I love doing that strip, I don't want to see it go anywhere. :)

Exciting stuff all around. I better get crackin' on it.
Much love, T

Happy Anniversary STARSLAM!

This year for me is all about anniversaries and This week is no exception, as I celebrated one solid year of my erotica webcomic: STARSLAM! Yes, I launched the comics on Feb 14th of last year and we passed the one year mark this weekend.

I'm quite proud of the comic and the attention it has got. I have a nice group of faithful readers that check it out every Monday when it goes live and it feels great that they keep me in mind. Its also a story that I am very proud of. When I did initial research on doing an erotica comic, a lot of the stuff I read just wasn't appealing. It was just too farcical and even at most times abusive and scary. So I wanted to create a story that promoted a sex positive outlook and have a heroine as the star. She's not a simple slut, serving the purposes of the story, but someone who is discovering themselves and their sexuality. Its something we ALL go through in life and we get to observe her journey. Its been fun, erotic, funny and now with what is currently going on in the comic, quite deadly. She's got a lot of fighting coming up and its really going to test her abilities. She's also going to learn even more about herself and her motivations as a superhero when it comes to her actions. She's learning how to be herself, in a sense. Its a grand journey.

As I type this, I just posted page/strip #53. This weekend, I inked page #97. I got about 20-25 more pages to go and the first book (or main first story) is complete and will be collected into a tradebook with expanded sex scenes and more. I do have plans for even more stories for these characters and I hope I get to tell them one day. Its a fun world to play in, thats for sure! I hope you are enjoying reading it as much as I am enjoying creating it.

The time is right to make and enjoy good erotica. When books like "50 Shades of Grey" can top best seller lists, we know that its a good time. Its a matter well beyond the "sex sells" idea. There is passion in all forms of media, even pornography. Good pornography exists if you want to search for it. I am glad to be contributing to the cause and promote a sex positive outlook on the world. 

The strip following is small and I know it will take time to build and make more and more people fall in love with the story and characters. But the time will come. I know it will. Meanwhile, I'm continuing to make the best work I can with it. And I hope you enjoy the journey. 

If you haven't read it yet, and are over 18, please go check it out right HERE -- Its free to read and I know you will find something in it to enjoy. Even if you aren't into pornography, just realize that it is based upon something we all deal with: finding ourselves.

Thanks to all who come back to read it each week. Spread the word! Keep the comic alive! And congratulations on one year of hard work, Starslam. Lets keep at it and keep rockin!

Cheers, T

Thanks SNOWBAMA!

(Much love to Sherief for the inspiration for today's blog title)

Hey all! We in Michigan are currently getting dumped with about 12" of snow, at least! Its insanity!

Here's a view out my patio window at the snow covering my back deck furniture:

Baby James meanwhile is making sure everyone in the house is fed...

Outside of drawing commissions this week, I been on kid duty. The wife went out of town for a night and then to a couple work related meetings. So its been me and the boys mostly. Boy don't they look thrilled....

Something I forgot to mention: When Matt & Michelle came up for New Years, I finally got to give them their delayed wedding presents, along with this piece I drew for them. A nice tribute to "Army of Darkness" starring them, I thought! 

I spent this weekend working on commissions, cards, cleaning house, laundry and watching the Playoffs. So far, I am very happy that Green Bay has been eliminated. I am picking either the Broncos or Seahawks to go all the way. But in reality, I like all the teams in the running for the most part. Its anyone's game!

Over in my adult webcomics section, my superhero erotica story: STARSLAM is heating up! The main plot secret has been revealed, we're in the middle of chapter four and (spoilers) there is a MAJOR fight coming up. Some surprises are on the way. Shit is going to go down. You thought this was light-hearted? Guess again! Keep reading! (Adults only, please)

Tonight I watched a reality cooking show called "CHOPPED" because I knew one of the chefs on it. Weird to see people you know and have hung out with be on TV. Its a strange feeling. But she did great. Proud of all she's moved on to accomplish outside of the great motherland that is Michigan. She lives in NYC now and if you want to be a master chef, thats a great place to be!

Well, I got tons of work to get rolling on tonight and tomorrow so I better end this off now. thanks for catching up with me and if you are in one of the snow effected areas, please BE SAFE!

Peace and love, T