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Mindy Indy

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Kickstarter Launch Wednesday 9/4 at NOON!

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It’s almost here! I’ve really been hunkering down for the past few weeks to prepare myself as much as possible for my Kickstarter launch. I’ve gotten some preview pages done and have gone over the numbers of calculating shipping and goals many times. The launch won’t be perfect, but I gotta do it anyway!

If you back my project, you can get some SURFTASTIC rewards which include a digital or physical copy of AER HEAD #1, fold-out poster, original art, custom art, or even get drawn in the crowd scene at the surf competition! Go to Kickstarter at noon tomorrow and search for “Mindy Indy” or “AER HEAD” (keep in mind the spelling). I’ll send the link with a post tomorrow but currently I can’t control what time these emails go out (one of many tech problems). When you see this email the Kickstarter may actually already be live. But you’ll want to snag the early bird deals ASAP - there are a limited amount of discounts for the first backers of the higher tiers.

Also as a THANK YOU for being on my email list, if you back my project and send me an email (mindy at mindyindy dot com) with your Kickstarter receipt, you’ll get a FREE digital PDF of OTHER REALMS, a collection of short sci-fi comics, stories, & illustrations! Written by Patrick McEvoy & drawn by yours truly. Thanks for being with me on my creative journey thus far - I truly appreciate it!

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Business Tip

The special offer I just mentioned is a great way for people to get more interested in your projects! Everyone loves free stuff! At this point in my career I have plenty of work I’ve already created to choose from. The common thread of AER HEAD & OTHER REALMS is the sci-fi theme. For example, I don’t think that Apartment Hunt really ties in with AER HEAD themes at all besides being funny. Digital rewards are great because they don’t require shipping.

Thanks for reading!


tags: AER HEAD, Kickstarter, OTHER REALMS, indie comics
Tuesday 09.03.19
Posted by Mindy Steffen
 

MoCCA Fest This Weekend!

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NYC’s biggest indie comics festival is here - MoCCA Fest is this weekend! I’ll be tabling with my friend Nadia Burgess of ToughSpirit Creations once again at table H260. I’ll also have AER HEAD prints for sale! I’ll still take commissions but am transitioning to become more AER HEAD focused. Here’s some info for MoCCA Fest:

Dates: Sat 4/6, 11a-7p. Sun 4/7, 11a-6p

Location: Metropolitan West (West 46th Street between 11th and 12 Avenues) 

Site: https://www.societyillustrators.org/mocca-arts-festival

Hope to see you there!

tags: MoCCA Fest, MoCCA Arts Fest, MoCCA, comic conventions, indie comics
Wednesday 04.03.19
Posted by Mindy Steffen
 

Free Comic Book Day THIS SATURDAY at Anyone Comics!

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Did you know there's a day called Free Comic Book Day?  It's always the first Saturday in May, and you can go to ANY comic shop all over America and they will have a certain selection of comics for FREE!  No, it doesn't mean that all the comics in the store are free... they'd go out of business.  Note that the above image is meant to read May 5th, 12pm - 8pm (it is NOT May 12).

Some stores, like Anyone Comics in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, are also making it into a party/ Indie Art Fair!  I'm one of 15+ local cartoonists selling comics, zines, toys, games, prints, clothing & more from NOON to 8pm - all day!  My friend Patrick McEvoy will take over the later half of the day, selling our new comic "Other Realms," so if you want to see me, please get there before 4pm.  Even though it's supposed to rain this Saturday, all the festivities are inside.  At least it's going to be warm - almost 70°!  It's at 1216 Union Street - take the 2/5 to President Street and it's right around the corner.

Hope you can make it out to get some free comics, discover a new favorite artist, and enjoy just hanging out at a comic shop - the peeps at Anyone Comics are very friendly :)

tags: anyone comics, FCBD, Free Comic Book Day, comic conventions, indie art show, indie comics
Thursday 05.03.18
Posted by Mindy Steffen
 

Shoestring Studio Holiday Bizarre this Sunday!

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This Sunday I'm exhibiting in a small indie artist show, held at Shoestring Studio in Brooklyn! Shoestring is a wonderful resource for artists of all kinds from printmakers to cartoonists.  It's a membership-based art studio but they have lots of events that are great for connecting with the artist community.  They have classes going on there too, and I'll be teaching a comics business one in January! (more on that later)  I first heard about them by going to Brooklyn Draw Jam one time - it's a monthly event where artists sit around a table and work on collaborative comics. 

Please stop by this Sunday December 10th from 1-7pm at 663 and 640 Classon in Brooklyn (there are 2 buildings across the street from each other).  FREE to attend!  Get a unique/weird/awesome gift for that special someone :)  Here's the lineup:

A. T. Pratt http://atpratt.net
Allison Tran https://www.instagram.com/atrantran 
Authorized to Work in the US Press http://authorizedtowork.us
Brandon Pogrob http://brandonpogrob.com
Brooklyn Draw Jam http://brooklyndrawjam.com/
Chephy Press http://amymayetc.com/holidaybizarre/
Free Sign http://www.freesign.bigcartel.com
From Here to Sunday http://heretosunday.com
Gamechanger mods https://www.instagram.com/gamechanger_mods/
Gant Powell https://www.instagram.com/gantpants
Jason Das http://www.jasondas.com
Jess Worby http://jworby.com/
Jordan Jeffries http://www.jordanjeffries.com
JR Zuckerberg http://jrzuckerberg.tumblr.com
Julia Alekseyeva www.jalekseyeva.com
Kaylee Rowena http://kayleerowena.com
Lame Kids Club http://instagram.com/skulldaggery
Made by Coco Maria https://www.madebycocomaria.com/
Mark Wang http://markwangillustration.com/
Mindy Indy http://www.mindyindy.com
Purgatory Pie Press http://purgatorypiepress.com

Sam Schanwald Studio http://samschanwald.com
Samuel Ferri http://www.misconnected.com
Shoestring Press http://www.shoestringpressny.com/
Shoestring Studio http://shoestringstudiony.com/
Simon Arizpe http://www.simonarizpe.com/
So What? Press http://www.sowhatpress.com/
Vinnie Neuberg http://vinnieneuberg.com

Hope to see you there!

tags: Shoestring Studio, Holiday Bizarre, Brooklyn Draw Jam, indie comics, indie art show, Brooklyn
Friday 12.08.17
Posted by Mindy Steffen
 

Desert Island Comics Success!

Good news!  I stopped by Desert Island Comics yesterday to see how well The Misfortune Cookie sold, and the owner, Gabe, said he'd sold 2 more that day!  He said one girl (from Japan?) bought one for herself and one for a friend.  That makes me super happy!  So over about 2 months, I'd sold 4 copies.  Not bad - they SOLD!  And without me being there in person to show them how great my comics are.  I dropped off copies of The Misfortune Cookie 2 and signed an agreement with the store.  Before, when I gave the owner copies of my mini comics, we did a trade and I got another comic.  But now that he sees my work sells, I have an official contract that says I get a certain percentage of what sells.  I raised the price - before, my mini comics were $1 at Desert Island, but since the store would take like $0.40 from that, I put the retail price at $1.50, so I'll get $0.90 for each copy sold.  Not much, but hey, gotta start somewhere.  I was considering selling The Misfortune Cookie comics for $3 like usual, but compared to the other independent comic prices on the racks, $1.50 was reasonable.  Other ones were twice the size and had twice as many pages for $3.  Context is everything!  When I'm the only cartoonist at an art show, I can sell comics for higher, but not compared with other comics.  This is a very curious thing.  I both dislike and like it at the same time.

The Daily Misfortune 42

tags: comic, Desert Island Comics, indie comics, mindy indy, Mindy Steffen, The Daily Misfortune, The Misfortune Cookie
categories: The Daily Misfortune
Thursday 08.02.12
Posted by Mindy Steffen
 

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