Christmas Begins

[Threeboy]

http://www.truenuff.com/blog/images/posts/xmasbegins.gifThis year's TrueNuff Comic Christmas story (http://comic.truenuff.com/comic.php?day=20071211) has kicked off - what happened to Jay? comedy that's what! More on that as the story unfolds...

Taking a trip down memory lane it seems that in 7 years we haven't done an actual Christmas story. In 2003 we did 23 single panel Christmas comics (http://comic.truenuff.com/comic.php?day=20031201) for December and that was great fun but it wasn't really a cohesive story from start to end. It seems that holes in our development, our spotty updating/writing and other time consuming life stuff didn't allow us to be focused enough to plan Christmas stories with any regularly.

Well, we done change all that and now we (http://comic.truenuff.com/authors.php) regularly meet every two weeks to write and develop the comic - so we should (in theory) be able to do a Christmas story for y'all every year (y)

Doin' our best to keep the holidays happy.

[Odin1985]

awesome work :)

[J.Rai]

Yeah... good bloggin' Threeboy.

[Threeboy]

I actually re-wrote that blog post a few times :p

[Sláine]

I don't think its ever sunk in that there wasn't a Christmas story line, or maybe I've always been to distracted by the Halloween storylines instead. I still remember the 2003 run of panellers. My gosh I'm old! lol

[J.Rai]

Ah yeah, Slaine ol' buddy. I remember the winter of ought-three. It was a particularly cold one, I remember because my rickets were actin' up.

[Threeboy]

I remember Jeff not being there! :p

Even with Halloween there's only been a couple REAL Halloween stories - we're re-focused now though so expect one every year :)

[Odin1985]

i always remeber the panels there are so freaking sweet, also i remember hte time on halloween i think tha in the comic the guys went to the cabin and dressed like CS

[J.Rai]

Ah yes, back when CS was relevant. ;)

[Odin1985]

lol yup :p

[Sláine]

Was there ever a plan to make the 1 panel ones into Christmas cards? I think I remember talk of it, but not positive.

[Threeboy]

There were plans, or e-cards even - but not enough time this year. Maybe something for next year :)

[Sláine]

How much lead time do you need? I'll remind you. :P

[Threeboy]

Let's say 3 months :D

[Odin1985]

ill tell you in 4 months before :P

[Threeboy]

Remind me to get a Halloween wallpapers gallery up too a few weeks prior to October ;)

[Odin1985]

sure will 3 months noted

[Sláine]

Let's say 3 months :D

Bwah ha ha ha ha ha! Reminder time!!!! Card be-atch!

[SiegeTheGrave]

hahaha it took me a while to figure out why this looked so familiar and i was like "oh shit, this was last year"...i'm kinda surprised you remembered, you must have had it marked on your cali.

[Sláine]

Calendar on my phone. :D

[J.Rai]

I love you guys. :D

[Threeboy]

We don't really have the funds to do a card run right now - and considering how poorly the shirts are selling it wouldn't be the best investment right now :p

[SiegeTheGrave]

always comin up with more excuses every year, geez!

[Threeboy]

Slaine said we could do it a strictly pre-sale option - that might work.

[SiegeTheGrave]

yes indeed, i think that would work for me :)

[J.Rai]

Or just find a method of on-demand publishing.

[Sláine]

Same dif. Do eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Been years since I've sent Christmas cards cause they are always shit. Give me a reason to send some! :P

[Threeboy]

Would a folding card be better - or a double sided non folding card?

[J.Rai]

I would vote for traditional folding card. Color front, text inside.

[Sláine]

Agreed. A non-folding one can't be put on the mantelpiece without falling over!

[Luke__C]

very true Slaine... and when it comes right down to it, how many cards you have on top of your tv/mantle is the onyl true indicator of how cool you are...

[SiegeTheGrave]

damn right! i'm down for the folding ones as well

[Jess]

can we order 'christmas-grams' where a Crew Member shows up with a song and chocolates?

[SiegeTheGrave]

maybe you can, but i highly doubt that would be an option for the rest of us :p

[Threeboy]

I don't know, Jeff seems pretty hard up for work these days...

[J.Rai]

I live on love... :D

Mmm... love... nom nom nom...

[Luke__C]

ewwwww... you're giving bj's for sustainace?
dude... thats nasty...

[J.Rai]

DON'T JUDGE ME

[Luke__C]

my apologies... besides, i can't "knock it til i've tried it"... so i'll not knock it

[SiegeTheGrave]

lol you guys is naaaaaasty. so how's about them cards?

[Luke__C]

yeah, we seem to have gotten a bit off topic...

[Sláine]

so how's about them cards?

Yeah!

[Luke__C]

YEAH!!!

[J.Rai]

EH BOBO YEEEAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!

[Luke__C]

wtf? what are you on Jeff (and where do i get some?)

[J.Rai]

If I could remember now then it mustn't have have been very good.

[Luke__C]

true

[billabongbabe]

I hope those cards are coming....if not, can we have a comic for our chrissie present please James???

(there, I asked nicely)

[Threeboy]

here's the news straight up:

cards - probably not. shirts ain't selling, we're not putting any efforts into merch until we recoup some losses.

comics - definitely no Christmas story this year, but we're making an effort for at least a 5 story arc before the end of the year :)

[Luke__C]

ah the loss recouping...
i feel your pain...
my housemate and i had "a meeting" to discuss how the fuck we're going to pay back the $4.5K we lost on our last gig...
its not pretty...

[tehxGuardian]

No! Fuck!

Christmas season does not start until after Thanksgiving, shit!

[Jess]

We had Thanksgiving over a month ago :P

[SiegeTheGrave]

lol jess...

[Luke__C]

you north americans and your thanksgivings...

[tehxGuardian]

At least wait until December.

[Jess]

Starbucks holiday drinks are out...time for some egg nog lattes!!

[Luke__C]

are they alcamaholic?

[Snuffy]

You should try the pumpkin-spice eggnog latte! It tastes like you're drinking pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top...Im getting all excited just thinking about it. Thats it, Im heading downstairs to the coffee shop!

[Jess]

not alcomaholic, no, but asooo darishus! i'm not so sure how i'd feel about mixing the two, though, since alone they're my two faves...but then again that sounds like a possible recipe for AMAZING.

[Snuffy]

Not just a possible recipe for amazing, but an actual one. Trust me, its wonderously amazing. I LOVE them! As soon as the 'nogg hits the shelves thats all I order. That's how I keep my amazing level so high (cause lets face it, I'm fucking amazingly amazing; yet strangely I'm not conceited at all!)