EDIT! I actually wanted to talk about the format a teeny bit cos I understand the concern of it being taller instead of longer, like it used to be. I wish it could stay long and horizontal, but unfortunately it wasn’t very practical. Should the books be put into stores eventually, it’s hard to get places to take odd sized books. They were also small and fat, really expensive to make (which is why each base cost of the previous books were 20$ a pop) and over all just hard to have in print and make it work.
The way I tackled this is to ultimately stack two strips on top of each other to create a full page, which makes the books thinner. The beginning of Ch1 had to be formatted fairly heavily in order to work because I [at that point] was throwing caution to the wind as they say, and leaving myself tons of ‘artsy’ white space. I did my very best to make it work though, and I did put time into making sure the pages looked nice and didn’t just slap things together and call it a day. Somewhere in the middle of Ch1 and on, it becomes easy to stack and therefore will be how it works from there on out.
Ultimately — Hanna Is Not a Boy’s Name is a webcomic. I am always super surprised and flattered people want to pay for a physical copy for something that is free online, and it just brings me so much joy. However, it is all in all made FOR the web, not for print. The colors I use are generally out of the gamut of printing, and therefore end up duller and less saturated as they do on the web. The format may also have to change, and the weirder pages (like the ones where you had to scroll down) have to be cut up and rearranged. I try to make sure they are still nice to look at but the original experience will always be on the website, if that makes sense.
Hanna is made to be free and always available — the point of it is to share a story with anyone who is interested in partaking. The amount of support from you guys is phenomenal and you treat me so well by purchasing the physical copies. Because of that I did my best to retain its integrity in the new format and hopefully you’ll still enjoy it, even in its new standard comic size!
As for people who have the old books – I hope one day the indy prints done by me (the long horizontal ones) will be a collectors item, and those that have them do not regret having bought them originally. That was during a time when your support was extra helpful and lovely and I can never thank you enough for that. So…THANK YOU.
I hope that answers questions! Thanks again for everything guys, and naturally, you know you rock!
And we all know all of Hanna’s great ideas end in tears.
Haha! Well guys, I’m back from AX! SDCC is coming up in a few weeks and that’s SUPER exciting, and Otakon is right after!! I’ll have special exclusive buttons for both cons as well, so hi-fives all around.
And here’s even better news. FINALLY book one is here!! I am happy to say it is now available where you do not have to race to get it, it is not in a horrendously limited supply, nor is it twenty dollars, AND it has a brand new cover! Jee golly Batman! Preordered books are a special deal and therefore will ALL come signed, and for a little bit extra [BUT ONLY THROUGH THE PREORDER PERIOD] they will be doodled in as well! Exciting!! So check it out!
Now remember – this IS a preorder. Books will be also available to purchase at the rest of the cons starting from San Diego Comic Con, but the books will ship at the end of this month, July 2010. Just to keep in mind!
CLICK THE POSTER OR HERE TO GO TO THE 4DE.COM STORE!
Also as a note: These are now a standard comic size! It’s unfortunate that the horizontal long books, while artsy and cute, were not practical, and the tall skinny books will be how they’re printed from now on! <3 The beginning of book one has quite a bit of formatting adjustments, but from now on out the books will be where two strips are stacked on top of each other to form one page, as well as at the end of book one! I’m sorry if this is supremely inconvenient for anybody, but I did my best to make sure the book still looked good! Hope you will still enjoy!
Also, as a reminder the limited time Worth and Lamont minicomic will be available up until July 18th, 2010!!
I think that’s everything? Enjoy the comic! Tessout.
CON SCHEDULE
A-Kon | Dallas, TX | June 4th-6th 2010 | CONFIRMED
AX | LA, California | July 1st-4th 2010 | CONFIRMED | ARTIST ALLEY & 4DE VENDOR BOOTH
San Diego Comic Con | San Diego, California | July 22nd-25th 2010 | CONFIRMED | 4DE VENDOR BOOTH
Otakon | Baltimore, Maryland | July 30th-August 1st 2010 | CONFIRMED | ARTIST ALLEY
DragonCon | Atlanta, Georgia | September 3rd-6th 2010 | CONFIRMED | ARTIST ALLEY
Totally bought my copy. :D I know that it’s available for free on the innernet, but I really want my own tangible copy. <3
Veser is so dead.
Discovered this piece of kickass about a week ago through Deviantart. It’s soooooo awesome!! You guys have me checking almost daily for updates :D I’m thinking of actually buying the comic.. Nice work n__n
Dat silhouette, man.
I love the panel with all the silhouettes! The way they all carry themselves is so different, and it’s really apparent when they’re just silhouettes.
omg hanna i love you so much
Totally ordered my copy <3 I agree with an above comment, I want my own personal copy, specially if it is signed and has a doodle in it <3
Loved this! :) Oh and I bought the book. I was so excited when I saw I was actually able to!
Conrad and Zombie doesn’t seem too enthusiastic about Hanna’s great idea.
I love Veser so much, btw. I mean, I love them all more then I can describe, but at the moment I love Veser. Yeah, you get my point.
I ordered THE HELL out of that book. Gonna be the envy of all my friiieeends.
I love that last panel. Hanna’s pose clearly shows that he thinks he’s brilliant, where as {…} and Conrad could be less impressed.
And I know that HINABN’s free, but just having a tangible copy of it will be amazing, like something to keep long after the comic is done or the webpage fades into obscurity, besides the poster & pins are awesome as hell. :D
is there a money order for the book? I don’t have a PayPal, but Gods, I want me some physical-copy Hanna. :’(
I love all the orange in these pages, even though it’s a color I’m personally not too fond of. Their faces in the fourth panel are great, especially Hanna’s – like usual. Oh Hanna, don’t worry. Even though Tess says girls don’t love you we actually do~
Can’t wait for the angst and more angry/manly Veser. You go Ves, kick that guy’s ass! Even though you’ve got no clue where to start looking for him!
Awesome comic Tess, and I’d love to buy your books someday , but I just can’t afford them right now (got no credit card yet). Do you deliver in South America? Who knows, I may purchase it. Far in the future, that is.
Thanks for the great comic, and good luck in all those cons *:
oh man i LOVE Hanna’s great ideas :D
I have learned to never trust Hanna when he has a great idea. It’s not a good plan if one wants to live. XD
ALSO, help, I need to pay for my books but Tessa’s Paypal is still cockblocking me and I dunno how to e-mail her cuz I’m an idiot. :| The guilt is eating me alive!
Do you mean you’re unable to send emails, or you simply don’t know how to?
Rather, I dunno where to find her e-mail address in order to e-mail her.
So, Tess. The other day (as in forever again the other day) I saw your comic on some website. I don’t remember which but I was very much hooked. Then I recently discovered it in my bookmarks and I really love how the story has progressed. I love Hanna, Zombie, Conrad and the rest. It’s spectacular. I only wish I could buy your book. (I don’t have a credit card. Teh MADNESS.) I’m sure you get millions of people patting you on the back for your excellence but…I just wanted to add one more. ^-^ Keep up the amazingness. (<- is that a word, it should be…)
He forgot to save his Pokeymanz!
I like the overlapping panels on this page, and I love it when Hanna bites his lip! I’ve been trying to effectively produce that expression on paper, but I just can’t swing it!
NHGH! ASDFLK!
Damn this stretch of water that costs too much to cross!
Now, on the page: I really like the format of ths page-the panels and the silhouettes really set the emotion.
Hurr hurr Hanna, you’re gonna get in some sort of trouble, we just know it…
Interesting how Veser’s shadow looks like his dad…
Just grabbed a pre-order – as an internet nobody I feel the need to stop lurking and start commenting on how much I love this comic.
Because of this comic, I think Hanna is a name for both genders, but mostly dudes. xD;;
Conrad’s snaggletooth make his expresions even better xD
And… maybe Hanna’s idea is not so bad… oh well, how knows xD
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Connie’s apartment is awfully orange.
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