Uncubed: The Life and Times of an Indian Guy named Krishna

Here are the pencils for today’s Uncubed. I drew a little larger than I normally would and I’m pleased with the results.

-Krishna

Webcomics Weekend is now over.

I’ve been gathering my thoughts about the show (and shared a few on this week’s Art & Story Alive podcast). I’ve got a few more photos to post, and some additional observations. (Interestingly enough, I received a lot of really kind words about Uncubed from people at the show.)

This week is jam-packed: I’m still recovering from my trip, my sister’s visiting us this week, I’m behind on plotting strips and in the midst of grading final projects for the Winter quarter.

Somehow I’ll balance everything and have the conclusion of the “Eyesight for the Blind” storyline this week.

Stay ‘tooned,

-Krishna

The comic has been sketched – I’ll be finishing it up this morning. In the meantime, here are the pencils…

-Krishna

UNcubed has enjoyed a healthy run in the nearly two years since it started. Readership has risen and maintained, which is always a nice thing to have when you’re creating content for the web.

As I’ve stated before, the reason UNcubed even exists is because I’m creating a personal work for my daughter Sonia. Every week that I sit down to plot a new UNcubed strip, I’m always thinking about how she’ll feel when she first reads the comic. I hope to get that chance to ask her what she thinks when she does…

What I’ve liked most about creating this comic is interacting with readers who’ve enjoyed the strip. The positive feedback I’ve received has buoyed me from time to time, and I always feel that my readers are some of the nicest people out there, because they always leave such thoughtful, polite responses. There’s a tone of civility in the comments, and I think that says a lot about who’s reading and enjoying the strip.

I’ve never advertised UNcubed – I’m not concerned with “hits”, “traffic”, or other tangible signs of “webcomic success” with this strip. It’s a labor of love meant for one person that I’m sharing with the web at large.

Thanks for continuing to read UNcubed and sharing it with your friends. And thanks for taking time to share your thoughts on the strip!

Sincerely,

-Krishna

You can read the first part of my MegaCON experience (with photos), if you wish.

I didn’t spend too much money at the show this year. I noticed that more folks seemed to gravitate towards the booths with T-Shirts, weapons, DVDs etc. than actually buying comics from dealers. I wasn’t interested in buying any back issues or comics, but the few places I briefly stopped at were asking outrageous prices for their books. Instant pass.

I picked up Least I Could Do Book #5 (signed by Lar and Ryan). I’m really looking forward to reading it. Even better, Ryan gave me LiCD Book 1 for free. The quality of both books are amazing – and hopefully I can get some ideas from their layout when the time comes for me to make my own books.

Speaking of books, I received a few copies of the Nightgig Sampler #4. This comic features the first-ever appearance of UNcubed in print. It also features a few pages of PC Weenies comics. The quality of the book is really solid. Before I actually saw the book, I was concerned that the print on the text may have been too small – but when I actually saw the book, my worries were for naught. Everything looks fine.

I learned something from the experience of seeing my work in print. The comic book format is not something I want to go with. I want the artwork to be larger – and I feel more strongly than ever that I should publish in a trade paperback format instead.

With the trade paperback format, I can have more control over the dimensions of the book. I want the books dimensions to be more horizontally biased, much like the Least I Could Do books.

As I drove back from the show, I felt even more inspired to create a book. Perhaps two books, if I can get away with it. And I now have a few connections I can contact to make that a reality.

-Krishna