Suburban Tribe

Friday, December 29, 2006

...and a Happy New Year, too!

As you can see by the blurb at the bottom of today's strip, I'll be taking my annual Christmas week off a little late this year. I didn't want to interrupt the story so close to the end, plus I need some time to freshen up this site as well as my studio site for 2007.

This is a cliche because it's true, but if you had told me this time last year that I would have walked out on my day job and gone out on my own - in addition to publishing 3 dead-tree editions of Suburban Tribe* - I would told you that you were half-nuts.

I'm likely jinxing myself by telling you all this, but for quitting a job cold turkey back in April and starting my own company, the last year has been (technically) financially successful; something that many people and a lot of research told me not to expect until I had been at this for 3 to 5 years.

None of this would have been possible without the endless and encouraging support of my wife. (They say that behind every great man is a great woman; My wife is surely wondering where her great man is.) Since I've been working out of my home for the last 8 months, I've taught myself how to cook as a kind of ROI for her support. I can make one mean pizza folks, I ain't shittin' ya. We haven't set foot in Clifton's since June and we don't miss it.

Lots of things are planned for 2007. They're written down on paper and I intend to follow through, but you'll have to find out about them as they happen. I just don't believe in spilling the beans about those kinds of things, because that's a surefire way to make sure that they don't happen. I doubt that it will lead to my own publishing deal or an animated series, but if I'm lucky, maybe they'll point me in that direction.

I remember this time last year, several articles were published and broadcast in the news about what an awful year 2005 was in terms of world events and states-of-the-union(s). Doesn't seem like 2006 was much better, but maybe 2007 will be better for everyone, so here's hoping.

*Issue 3 has been delayed. One week or two by me, and two or three weeks by my printer. But it should be on sale by January 2.

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6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Er...the trade paperback is still coming, though, right?

And Tiffany looks...just like a horrible creature in those panels. I guess that's her mood, or attitude, or something. Very fitting.

3:36 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I didn't want to interrupt the story so close to the end,"

Oh yes you did.

5:32 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hate to be a nit-picker (Oh, hell, no I don't - it's FUN!!), but Haley/Carol was facing away from the videocamera in the dressing room . . . unless Tiff had another camera that even WE didn't see set up across from it? Heh. Sorry - can't help myself. I love the comic, though - been reading it for a couple years now (and read all the archives, too). Keep it up - can't wait until next week when we get more!
Katy/Athens, GA

8:32 AM  
Blogger John Lee said...

Haley/Carol was facing away from the videocamera in the dressing room . . . unless Tiff had another camera that even WE didn't see set up across from it?

My wife was the first to catch this when I did it. There likely was another camera in the room. The cloned art is meant to be representational.

Or, if you prefer the "real-world" excuse, I authored the last 4 strips at once a week in advance in prep for the holidays and needed to take a shortcut or two in order to meet my own deadline :)

9:05 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well Mr. Lee been a long time reader and i must say I was hoping that all would be well with you quiting your job and doing this. Good luck in the new year with your goals

12:25 PM  
Blogger Emma said...

love the new header!

5:36 PM  

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