I'm attending a party tonight for one of Sequential Arts' own, Whitney of Tales from the Dork Side fame. She's in town and Stephen is throwing a party in her honor and is inviting a large number of people to come, to eat snacks and drink booze. It's one of those occasions when you're expected to bring a bottle of wine or whisky, or some chips and salsa or something. It's your job as an invited guest to bring something to make your invatation worth it.
I'm bringing a stack of mini-comics.
I had recently run into a group of guys outside of Virgin Records on Mass. Ave and Newbury Street who were selling their homemade comics for a buck (apparently Newbury Comics had asked them to stop trying to sell their book right out in front of their store). It's crudely drawn but acceptably well written. I was proud that they were taking to the streets to hock their wares. It takes confindence, ability and free time to do that. Not something that everyone has. I was so impressed with their can-do attitudes that I purchased their remaining stack of comics at a discounted rate (just because I respect them doesn't mean that I'm not willing to haggle).
I decided that these crude Kinko-produced comics were the perfect thing to bring to this shindig tonight. And I think that everyone should know about the option. If you're going somwhere for a party, don't think that you have to shell out twenty dollars for alcohol or even fifteen dollars for snacks. No, you can always go the extra cheap route and spend ten dollars on a stack of homemade comics or even spend ten dollars making one yourself. It'd not only be original and cool and stylish but it would also be a collector's edition.
Just think about it: you walk in the door and start handing out these little comics. The title would be something like "Whitney's Special Bash 2003!" and the cover would sport a little caricature of Whitney dancing or popping out of cake or something. Everyone could chuckle over it. They'd take it home and read it whenever they wanted to remember the evening.
Once we can get people to get sentimental over comics, then we can get them into comic stores. We can get people to plop down some serious coin to experience new memories and new sensations.
Make your own mini-comic today!
On a mission from God,
Guy Ryder
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