Keeping the buzz rolling, Darren Schroeder has posted a review of QUANTUM #4 over at Silver Bullet's website:
http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/smallpress/109637146843737.htm
The QUANTUM TPB goes to the printers TODAY!
PC
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
I'm pleased to announce that QUANTUM: Rock of Ages is now viewable over at
DrunkDuck.com. I've posted the first 15 pages of issue #1 and will have the
entire issue up by the time the trade paperback is released next month.
Those of you faithful to the series, now is your chance to turn your friends
on to the book. Also you can vote and comment on the material you see there!
Just point your browsers here:
http://drunkduck.com/
or here
http://www.drunkduck.com/QUANTUM_Rock_of_Ages/
The revolution apparently WON'T be televised,
PC
--
Philip Clark
Dreamchilde Press
Publisher of "QUANTUM: Rock of Ages"
21-19 41st St. #2
Astoria, NY 11105
http://quantumcomic.net
DrunkDuck.com. I've posted the first 15 pages of issue #1 and will have the
entire issue up by the time the trade paperback is released next month.
Those of you faithful to the series, now is your chance to turn your friends
on to the book. Also you can vote and comment on the material you see there!
Just point your browsers here:
http://drunkduck.com/
or here
http://www.drunkduck.com/QUANTUM_Rock_of_Ages/
The revolution apparently WON'T be televised,
PC
--
Philip Clark
Dreamchilde Press
Publisher of "QUANTUM: Rock of Ages"
21-19 41st St. #2
Astoria, NY 11105
http://quantumcomic.net
Thursday, September 16, 2004
I had a really profound and far-reaching blog for you, but I've gone and gotten fuckered up, so you'll have to deal with the follwing cut-and-paste:
So I went to my local bar--which, after the move hasn’t been so local—-and found out I made the Queens Tribune. Last Week. They not only did an exposé on my music, but also on my comic book endeavors. Unfortunately they credit me as “Philip Carter” in the first two paragraphs, but it’s still good hype. Check it here:’
http://www.queenstribune.com/guides/QCulture2/Pages/TheOtherSideofQueensCulture.htm
Kickin’ it Astoria Style,
PC
!P.S. I want to start hosting a chat; what night is good for y’all?!
---------------------------
http://philipclark.com
http://quantumcomic.net
Dreamchilde Media Group
21-19 41st St.
Astoria, NY 11105
---------------------------
So I went to my local bar--which, after the move hasn’t been so local—-and found out I made the Queens Tribune. Last Week. They not only did an exposé on my music, but also on my comic book endeavors. Unfortunately they credit me as “Philip Carter” in the first two paragraphs, but it’s still good hype. Check it here:’
http://www.queenstribune.com/guides/QCulture2/Pages/TheOtherSideofQueensCulture.htm
Kickin’ it Astoria Style,
PC
!P.S. I want to start hosting a chat; what night is good for y’all?!
---------------------------
http://philipclark.com
http://quantumcomic.net
Dreamchilde Media Group
21-19 41st St.
Astoria, NY 11105
---------------------------
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Well, I got my P.O. from Diamond today for the Trade Paperback, and the news ain't good.
I can't BELIEVE more people don't know about or care about this project. I've been busting my nuts for the past 2 years trying to bring this story and dream of mine to the mainstream. Unfortunately, the folks who matter (comic book store owners) are not paying attention.
I know there are several factors to this, and I'll site two for the record; since at this point in my comics career I really have nothing to lose:
1. The economy stinks, and very few people buy independent comics. The only person I know of who does adequate numbers in a small press book is Terry Moore, and he got in during the boom. 10 years of a loyal and growing following will do that. "Strangers in Paradise" has been a role model for my aspirations in the publishing game, and for a good reason. But the simple truth is that there is a very small audience for black-and-white comics. The fact that QUANTUM is "too indie for mainstream" and "too mainstream for indie" doesn't help.
2. The leading distributor in the comics industry wields a heavy hand in determining who will succeed and who will fail in this business. I refuse to go off on a tirade on how Diamond is basically a tyrannical monopoly whose main interest is to schlep superhero fare to the masses, and instead simply state this: We independent books are cannon fodder for the PREVIEWS catalog. And Diamond manipulates our exposure and access to important retailers in many ways.
This isn't sour grapes...ok, fine, maybe a little. But I do believe that I'm not getting the whole story from them as far as who my audience is and what they order. I've heard many nightmare stories in the past, and have decided I can no longer be bothered with playing ball with such a clearly biased company. I believe in QUANTUM, and I WILL SEE IT THROUGH TO THE END. If Diamond wants to be a part of that, it will be up to them to give me a reason to deal with them.
You hear that kiddies? We're going grass roots, all the way.
I will still publish my measly quantities of the QUANTUM Act One TPB. And after Diamond has chewed them up and spit them out, I will STILL be selling it. What I have discovered is that people who care about this story will STILL ORDER IT ONLINE.
Fine, more money for me.
There are two other distributors, and a handful of online distros. That is how you will be seeing QUANTUM. So I guess this means that the die-hard comic book fan will still have access to my work. Everyone else that is playing the game of the direct market, have fun. I'm on to greener pastures.
I guess more than anything this is a declaration of true independence. I don't know what the future will hold for this story, but I guarantee you I'm going to FINISH it. If anything, this whole experience has just ticked me off to the point where I'm going to do it DESPITE the odds.
Speaking of which, this same M.O. holds true for my music career. I'm tired of catering to the corporate mentality. If you want to hear Philip Clark's music, you know right where to go. Right here.
This is officially a rant. Part anger, part defiance, and part affirmation. Those of you that have been following the story, MY story, know that I've been struggling. Well, now I'm mad enough to fight for the struggle. Mr. Nice Guy is taking a sabbatical. Diamond, I'm putting out QUANTUM whether you like it or not, whether you SELL it or not. If y'all knew what was good for you, you'd throw me a bone and help promote this comic a little better. It's not like you won't have 12 ISSUES TO SELL, 3 TRADE PAPERBACKS, and more than likely 1 FULL DIGEST. And that's just the first arc. That's a lot of potential money that you probably won't see.
You folks think you've got such a big hold on the market, and that may be true. But you don't control my licensing. Believe me, by the end of this thing, I'll have books, and toys, and records, and a very hot intellectual property, and I'll eventually come back in your gaze to exploit. Pray I'm in a more forgiving mood than I am right now.
I'm going to approach TV. I'm going to approach film. I know I've got something hot, and I just need to be patient enough to get to the right person.
Been there, done that. This time it's different. This time I'm mad.
I can't BELIEVE more people don't know about or care about this project. I've been busting my nuts for the past 2 years trying to bring this story and dream of mine to the mainstream. Unfortunately, the folks who matter (comic book store owners) are not paying attention.
I know there are several factors to this, and I'll site two for the record; since at this point in my comics career I really have nothing to lose:
1. The economy stinks, and very few people buy independent comics. The only person I know of who does adequate numbers in a small press book is Terry Moore, and he got in during the boom. 10 years of a loyal and growing following will do that. "Strangers in Paradise" has been a role model for my aspirations in the publishing game, and for a good reason. But the simple truth is that there is a very small audience for black-and-white comics. The fact that QUANTUM is "too indie for mainstream" and "too mainstream for indie" doesn't help.
2. The leading distributor in the comics industry wields a heavy hand in determining who will succeed and who will fail in this business. I refuse to go off on a tirade on how Diamond is basically a tyrannical monopoly whose main interest is to schlep superhero fare to the masses, and instead simply state this: We independent books are cannon fodder for the PREVIEWS catalog. And Diamond manipulates our exposure and access to important retailers in many ways.
This isn't sour grapes...ok, fine, maybe a little. But I do believe that I'm not getting the whole story from them as far as who my audience is and what they order. I've heard many nightmare stories in the past, and have decided I can no longer be bothered with playing ball with such a clearly biased company. I believe in QUANTUM, and I WILL SEE IT THROUGH TO THE END. If Diamond wants to be a part of that, it will be up to them to give me a reason to deal with them.
You hear that kiddies? We're going grass roots, all the way.
I will still publish my measly quantities of the QUANTUM Act One TPB. And after Diamond has chewed them up and spit them out, I will STILL be selling it. What I have discovered is that people who care about this story will STILL ORDER IT ONLINE.
Fine, more money for me.
There are two other distributors, and a handful of online distros. That is how you will be seeing QUANTUM. So I guess this means that the die-hard comic book fan will still have access to my work. Everyone else that is playing the game of the direct market, have fun. I'm on to greener pastures.
I guess more than anything this is a declaration of true independence. I don't know what the future will hold for this story, but I guarantee you I'm going to FINISH it. If anything, this whole experience has just ticked me off to the point where I'm going to do it DESPITE the odds.
Speaking of which, this same M.O. holds true for my music career. I'm tired of catering to the corporate mentality. If you want to hear Philip Clark's music, you know right where to go. Right here.
This is officially a rant. Part anger, part defiance, and part affirmation. Those of you that have been following the story, MY story, know that I've been struggling. Well, now I'm mad enough to fight for the struggle. Mr. Nice Guy is taking a sabbatical. Diamond, I'm putting out QUANTUM whether you like it or not, whether you SELL it or not. If y'all knew what was good for you, you'd throw me a bone and help promote this comic a little better. It's not like you won't have 12 ISSUES TO SELL, 3 TRADE PAPERBACKS, and more than likely 1 FULL DIGEST. And that's just the first arc. That's a lot of potential money that you probably won't see.
You folks think you've got such a big hold on the market, and that may be true. But you don't control my licensing. Believe me, by the end of this thing, I'll have books, and toys, and records, and a very hot intellectual property, and I'll eventually come back in your gaze to exploit. Pray I'm in a more forgiving mood than I am right now.
I'm going to approach TV. I'm going to approach film. I know I've got something hot, and I just need to be patient enough to get to the right person.
Been there, done that. This time it's different. This time I'm mad.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
A few news tidbits, some long overdue:
Due to severe restructuring of my day job, a recent move, and just hard luck, I've had to make a few decisions regarding my publishing and recording endeavors. The long-and-short of it is that I'm going to have to put a couple of projects on hiatus until things turn around. Fear not, I still intend to fulfill my publishing intentions; it's just that the frequency with which I crank out material will be slowed for the foreseeable future.
1. I’m scrapping “Dreamchilde” the record. There’s no way I’ll meet the proposed Christmas deadline, and truth to tell a few of the songs have evolved past their original drafts. I'm also "over" some of the material. Hey, it happens. Also, it makes no sense for me to release “albums” at this point. Unlike the comic-book industry, it’s a singles market, and that’s how I need to pursue things for now. Also with the move I still have to upgrade my rig before I can resume full-time recording at the new studio. The best I can promise at this point is A NEW PHILIP CLARK SINGLE by Christmas.
2. “QUANTUM: Rock of Ages,” issue #5 will be DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER. My primary concern is to press the upcoming trade paperback. I’ve made it a goal to get to issue #6 by December. That's halfway! With the pace the art team is working, the fact that the work is looking more polished than ever, and the fact that we don’t have Diamond breathing down our necks any more, I’ve decided that I can proceed at a more sane (read: SANE) pace trying to finish this book. Truth to tell, I’m relieved to be past issue #4. The current climate of the comic industry and self-publishing have forced me to make this choice:
3. QUANTUM WILL PROBABLY MOVE COMPLETELY TO TRADE PAPERBACK FORMAT. Here’s the math folks: Diamond makes more money charging for collected stories. Unlike the music industry, comics is an "album oriented" market. I squirm and fret and spit and curse at the fact, but black-and-white pamphlets just don’t yield a profit in the current comic book market. Friends and colleagues have been cautioning me since the inception of this project, and I’m afraid I am going to have to acquiesce to their wisdom.
4. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU: If you just can’t LIVE without this comic on a Bi-monthly, or more realistically, a QUARTERLY basis, I NEED TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I have a couple of options in the works, including making single issues available STRICTLY TO QUANTUM YAHOO GROUP MEMBERS. This may move the books to a monthly online subscription service, where you get individual issues as PDF files as they become available.
5. OUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED. Snail mail should now be sent to:
21-19 41st St. #2
Astoria, NY 11105
6. Oh, hey, I NEED TABLE SPACE AT SPX!!! About the only thing I can afford right now is the bus down to Bethesda. I'll probably be lucky to attend a DAY, but James and I plan on going. What I need is somebody ultra cool to let me put a few books on their table and let me hock my wares. Any help would be appreciated.
Ok, that's the status. I apologize to my die-hard fans out there. I feel like I've let you down. The good news is that QUANTUM will still be coming out, and I promise to be better with my deadlines than Kevin Smith (sorry, Kev, but WHERE THE HELL IS SPIDERMAN/BLACK CAT?). Please be patient with me. I know the art will continue, but now I need to take some time to rebuild and strengthen my current circumstances.
Basically right now I play the waiting game, eagerly anticipating Diamond's purchase order for the TPB. Y'all better be telling your retailer about it (dammit). I promise you it's gonna smoke.
All the best,
Philip
--
Dreamchilde Press
21-19 41st St.
Astoria, NY 11105
quantumcomic@hotmail.com
http://quantumcomic.net
Due to severe restructuring of my day job, a recent move, and just hard luck, I've had to make a few decisions regarding my publishing and recording endeavors. The long-and-short of it is that I'm going to have to put a couple of projects on hiatus until things turn around. Fear not, I still intend to fulfill my publishing intentions; it's just that the frequency with which I crank out material will be slowed for the foreseeable future.
1. I’m scrapping “Dreamchilde” the record. There’s no way I’ll meet the proposed Christmas deadline, and truth to tell a few of the songs have evolved past their original drafts. I'm also "over" some of the material. Hey, it happens. Also, it makes no sense for me to release “albums” at this point. Unlike the comic-book industry, it’s a singles market, and that’s how I need to pursue things for now. Also with the move I still have to upgrade my rig before I can resume full-time recording at the new studio. The best I can promise at this point is A NEW PHILIP CLARK SINGLE by Christmas.
2. “QUANTUM: Rock of Ages,” issue #5 will be DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER. My primary concern is to press the upcoming trade paperback. I’ve made it a goal to get to issue #6 by December. That's halfway! With the pace the art team is working, the fact that the work is looking more polished than ever, and the fact that we don’t have Diamond breathing down our necks any more, I’ve decided that I can proceed at a more sane (read: SANE) pace trying to finish this book. Truth to tell, I’m relieved to be past issue #4. The current climate of the comic industry and self-publishing have forced me to make this choice:
3. QUANTUM WILL PROBABLY MOVE COMPLETELY TO TRADE PAPERBACK FORMAT. Here’s the math folks: Diamond makes more money charging for collected stories. Unlike the music industry, comics is an "album oriented" market. I squirm and fret and spit and curse at the fact, but black-and-white pamphlets just don’t yield a profit in the current comic book market. Friends and colleagues have been cautioning me since the inception of this project, and I’m afraid I am going to have to acquiesce to their wisdom.
4. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU: If you just can’t LIVE without this comic on a Bi-monthly, or more realistically, a QUARTERLY basis, I NEED TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I have a couple of options in the works, including making single issues available STRICTLY TO QUANTUM YAHOO GROUP MEMBERS. This may move the books to a monthly online subscription service, where you get individual issues as PDF files as they become available.
5. OUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED. Snail mail should now be sent to:
21-19 41st St. #2
Astoria, NY 11105
6. Oh, hey, I NEED TABLE SPACE AT SPX!!! About the only thing I can afford right now is the bus down to Bethesda. I'll probably be lucky to attend a DAY, but James and I plan on going. What I need is somebody ultra cool to let me put a few books on their table and let me hock my wares. Any help would be appreciated.
Ok, that's the status. I apologize to my die-hard fans out there. I feel like I've let you down. The good news is that QUANTUM will still be coming out, and I promise to be better with my deadlines than Kevin Smith (sorry, Kev, but WHERE THE HELL IS SPIDERMAN/BLACK CAT?). Please be patient with me. I know the art will continue, but now I need to take some time to rebuild and strengthen my current circumstances.
Basically right now I play the waiting game, eagerly anticipating Diamond's purchase order for the TPB. Y'all better be telling your retailer about it (dammit). I promise you it's gonna smoke.
All the best,
Philip
--
Dreamchilde Press
21-19 41st St.
Astoria, NY 11105
quantumcomic@hotmail.com
http://quantumcomic.net
Thursday, September 02, 2004
DAVID MACK'S QUANTUM SKETCH IS IN...AND IT'S HOT!
Hey all,
Just wanted to drop a line to let you know that I've finally rounded up one of the pieces de resistance for the QUANTUM trade paperback. David Mack was gracious enough to give us his spin on a few of the characters. Unfortunately, I'm going to wait to post it in the group until after the TPB hits the stands, but I will tell you it's a great piece. Just one more excuse for you to go out and buy the trade.
Issue #5 is still in the works. Will keep you posted on a release date soon.
All the best,
Philip
Hey all,
Just wanted to drop a line to let you know that I've finally rounded up one of the pieces de resistance for the QUANTUM trade paperback. David Mack was gracious enough to give us his spin on a few of the characters. Unfortunately, I'm going to wait to post it in the group until after the TPB hits the stands, but I will tell you it's a great piece. Just one more excuse for you to go out and buy the trade.
Issue #5 is still in the works. Will keep you posted on a release date soon.
All the best,
Philip
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