Join The Nexus Army!
It’s fun, it’s easy, it’s free — all the cool kids have been joining up all summer — it’s the official fanclub for an icon of classic ’80s independent comics! But this isn’t one of those “Ask Not What Your Favorite Comic Book Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Favorite Comic Book” deals — no, you get stuff from the Army, fanboy!
By joining, you earn access to exclusive promotions and sales in the Dude’s webstore and get up-to-the-minute news and unique behind-the-scenes access to Rude Dude’s latest projects! Just enter your email address in the Mailing List box to your right!
Now that you’ve signed up, you’re probably wondering, “So, What CAN I Do For My Favorite Comic Book?” We have a few ideas (and we’re always happy to hear more)!
- Provide feedback on our ideas, proposals, manuscripts and promotional plans given out through either the newsletter or the message board.
- Post on the message board. Get people talking.
- Tell all the people you know that they MUST buy our books!
- Share your knowledge of selling and promoting books with us!
- Volunteer to be part of a small group of knowledgeable pros who get together by phone to serve as our unofficial board of directors, adivising us on how to improve what we’re doing.
- Help us reach media people, and experts in the comic field.
- Send us quotes and letters for our books.
- Write articles about Rude Dude and company.
- Give us tips on how to save money on the products and services we need.
- Be our eyes and ears for the information we need.
- Sell our books (we offer wholesale discounts).
- Give us the lay of the land and a place to lay our heads when we tour.
- Help set up demos at colleges and other art venues around the country.
- Hand out our promotional materials.
- Set up a reciprocal link to our website.
- Do you know a “big mouth” in the industry? Send us their information and we’ll add them to the comp list!
- If you like the book, rave about it to everyone you know!
September 21st, 2007 at 10:14 am
I have been an avid listener of Word Balloon and that would be a great forum to promote your books and get some attention back on NEXUS and the Moth! I noticed there isnt a future production calendar for the anthology… is that getting pushed back?
Have you been able to pitch the book as a featured item with the larger Mail Order Retailers and Chains? Mile High, Mail Order Comics, Lone Star etc.
A feature article on Comic Book Resources or Newsarama is good. Dan Brereton was shilling his Nocturnals books and his fan club the other day as his delayed reprint volume is coming out this month.
For local press, an Art Gallery Show in a museum is a great way to get some people out and press attention.
Another thing would be to start blogging about RUDE DUDE PROD., NEXUS, and the daily challenges of going into business on your own. I think alot of people would get really invested in your books if they can get a daily feed into your own creative and economic struggles. You and Mike B, the folks at Rude dude could have a web version of of those reality shows, like Sunset Tan, Blowout, Work Out, Miami Ink, Etc. People really like the slice of life view and then check out the products available out there. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to have a outlet like the Discovery Channel chronicling the Nexus Team getting their product out to the world? It does sacrifice some privacy but it does allow people to come into the fold and get invested and excited in the RDP Product.
A more detailed website chroncling the NEXUS universe, backstory, (the back catalog that publishes the said stories), would be a good place for people to review, discuss and immerse themselves in the rich worlds of NEXUS. Similar sites could introduce MOTH and the other properties. I imagine there must be a few NEXUS fans who would like to tackle this and get some web design credits for the time and effort. Many fan sites are put up and maintained for free especially if they are rewarded by being able to become part of the team going forwards…
Post issue one or the origin on either Newsarama or your own site, with maintained links over time to get people in and hooked on the story.