A Bite of the Big Apple
Sorry for the short notice, but for any Claypool fans who might be in the NYC area this upcoming weekend (June 7 and 8, 2008), we’ll have a table at New York’s own Big Apple Convention, held at the Penn Plaza Pavilion. The hotel is directly across 7th Avenue from Penn Station, at 33rd Street, and is highly accessible by train (Penn Station), buses (Port Authority is a few blocks away), taxis, and by foot. The Big Apple Cons are always a blast and this one features some star power: Malcolm McDowell and Richard Dreyfuss are scheduled to attend, as is DARK SHADOWS’ Kathryn Leigh Scott. For Claypool loyalists, however, the big news is that our publisher, Ed Via, is–as of today–committed to make a rare convention appearance. If you’ve ever enjoyed a Claypool Comic (and/or are following our DEADBEATS ONLINE strip), come shake Ed’s hand. We couldn’t have come this far without him!
June 16th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
It’s probably been inevitable, since the day we began our online DEADBEATS series, that at one time or another, the sequencing would get away from us. Lo, it has now come to pass. The 6/13 episode of DEADBEATS ONLINE, in which Kirby is visited by a vision of his perhaps-lost love Jo–poignant as we intended it to be–was presented a bit too early. Yep, there’s a bit more to Buddy?s story and dollop more of set-up for this particular spirit visitation, which will appear, next Wednesday, two episodes further on (#177), in its proper place.
For anyone out there who’s interested in how this sort of thing can be allowed to happen on the otherwise-tight ship known as claypoolcomics.com, it was due to a combination of circumstances (unlikely to be repeated) including a late restructuring in the narrative, and the necessary renumbering of some episodes. Thom and Richard were operating on finishing the episodes, but sometimes with different numberings on them. Ultimately, things got confused enough so that last Friday’s episode, which–when it was sent to Thom–was intended for that day. With the restructuring, though, it had been displaced two episodes into the future. Now, everything’s been straightened out, the corrected sequence is in place, and the narrative should flow smoothly. Our apologies for the glitch and we promise to do our best to prevent this from happening again. In the meantime, enjoy the story!