It's true! In a break with his usual working practice of doing everything at the last minute, PeeT! is actually writing a script for issue #2. The first full-colour episode of Tight Pants Man! Hopefully this issue will be ready for The Birmingham International Comics Show in October.
When I saw this, I laughed my socks off! PeeT! originally used CrazyPants as a title for our anthology - originally it was going to be called 'Trouser Madness' - but that this brings different things up...
My fave bit is the following quote:
"Crazypants is a descriptive word that means weird or insane, not insane in the sense that it means cool as in crazy cool or thats totally insane! Crazypants means insane as in a mental illness."
Brilliant! Describes us to a Tee!
So, we made our debut at The Web & Minicomix Thing 2008. My report is a bit wordy, so I posted it on my personal blog. You can find it here.
I have now received the printed (full bleed) covers for the First Issue! Both myself and Peet! can't believe that we're finally reaching the last straight before next weekend's convention. I have a few panels left of Hell Hackers to do (Peet! also has a few left too - but he loves tight deadlines!) - before we print the inside pages of Issue 1.
It's amazing how much work goes into creating Small Press magazines and I am in awe of people that do this year in year out!! Hopefully all this panic and last minute changes will become a thing of the past when we deal with Issue 2.
Although, realistically speaking it'll probably be exactly the same!!
Welcome to the brand-spanking new Crazy Pants website! Currently we've got the Gallery, Contact us and the Downloads pages up and running.
This home page will have to be the main place for us to update you on our progress and let you know what we are currently working on - that is until the main News and Blog Pages are online and ready for use!
We are proud to exclaim that the first Issue of Crazy Pants is now available for purchase. It was a long and arduous task to get the first one out and Peet! and Raj have now got some time to relax - before getting on with the next one!!
My my, time certainly does fly by! The Crazypants Team (yes, both of us!) will be attending the Comic Expo in Bristol this weekend 10th & 11th May. Why not swing by our table and purchase a comic, and mayhaps even some badges, buttons, pins (depending on where you hail from.) We're really quite approachable unless startled, and we'd love to meet you!
It's been months in the making and 15 years in the planning (albeit in different formats and with different names!). Me, PeeT! and Nefarious Bench have finally got the first issue together and finished. The launch at the Web & Mini Comix Thing 2008 went through well - although none of us had a clue about selling and promoting. It was nice to meet up with fellow Small Press dudes 'Capes & Drapes' who were a delight to sell next to.
Unfortunately we have a problem at the moment with the Contact Page which I will try to sort out asap - sorry about that - technology eh?! Me and PeeT! will work out something for those wishing to purchase CrazyPants who can't make our convention appearances - I will do this shortly after I fix the Contact page...
Our next appearance will be at the Bristol Comic Expo in May - looking forward to seeing all you guys there!!!
Specially for our First Issue launch at the Web and Mini Comix Thing 2008 the Crazy Pants Over-Reacto Retro Special will be offered free with a sparkling new cover by Raj.
We are finally coming very close to getting everything sorted for the event - but there is so much hard work left to do - and Raj and PEET! being such lazy dossers does not help... We'll keep you posted...
Raj and Peet! are working like crazy fools ensuring that the first issue is ready for our launch at the 2008 Web & Minicomix Thing on 22nd March. As a treat an image of the cover is available here for your perusal.
Over the next few weeks more images and little gems will be made available - culminating in the release of our mag. Stay tuned - the best is yet to come!!