Beware…The Well-Adjusted League of The North
Well, it’s still technically Monday, so here is the latest installment of Oddly Aroused.
Time is becoming a precious commodity lately and it’s been more of a challenge than usual getting the strip done on time, with work schedule and other things. To be honest, doing this strip is a dream come true and if I could, I would work on it 24/7 and get it out to you, the readers, on a daily basis. It’s tough to try to tell a decent story on a weekly schedule. I’ve had to scrap story ideas that I had because it just wouldn’t work unless it was posted daily or at least three times a week. And because I haven’t been able to work on the strip as much as I’d like, I’ve had to do some shortcuts, like drawing one big panel instead of three. But I will keep doing the strip and I hope soon to ramp it up to more than once a week. Eventually, I want to begin using Patreon to help subsidize the comic by having it help pay the server and hosting costs and maybe buy a new computer which is much needed here at Oddly Aroused central. My thoughts are that once I’ve been at it for a year (in October) I’ll start to make that happen. I hope to have more readers at that point and hopefully make Patreon a viable thing here at HQ. Anyway, if you are reading this and you have any thoughts on the matter drop me a line in the comments section and let me know what you think. Or better yet, join the Jim Collins Art page and let it be known there 😉
Take care, my friends and stay safe! – Jim
Mothers always say “you’ll know when it’s him/her) “when it comes to love. Same rings true when it comes to friends. There is a certain comfort and familiarity that is automatic when your paths cross. Gather together and keep close the people with whom you feel safe, loved and free to be yourself with. For those ARE your people. And Jim, I think it is a good idea to throw out there, Patreon that is. I see firsthand the time and effort put into a strip. Not to mention the cost of equipment and the fact that you and other artists are sharing their talent for free on here (the web). If you take enjoyment from a web comic, blog whatever why shouldn’t you throw a bit of change their way… 😉
Thank you 🙂 I agree with you entirely.
You need ads, Jim. You need them on other people’s sites to boost readership, and you need them on your site to help bring in some extra cash, distasteful as it may seem.
As for finding one’s people, I feel joy for those who do, and I’ll keep looking for my own.