{"id":12841,"date":"2010-04-17T15:46:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=12841"},"modified":"2010-04-17T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T20:46:12","slug":"update-for-41710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=12841","title":{"rendered":"Update for 4\/17\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New review for Rashy Rabbit #6: A Rabbit in King Arthur&#8217;s Food Court by Josh Latta.\u00c2\u00a0 I spoke too soon on that fundraiser, as a couple of decent orders yesterday have me thinking this might be possible after all.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the guys ordered an entire run of a few different series on sale here, which I think is an excellent idea.\u00c2\u00a0 What&#8217;s better than reading a quality small press series all in a row like that?\u00c2\u00a0 So: fundraiser is still on, I keep getting more and more names for this rental idea of mine (I&#8217;ll start listing names on Monday) and yeah, with a little help from you guys I may be able to get to SPACE next weekend yet.<\/p>\n<p>FUNDRAISER!\u00c2\u00a0 When I quit my job I cashed in my   retirement monies on  the ludicrous idea that I could eventually make a   living off the  comics rental idea.\u00c2\u00a0 Well, that combined with selling   comics combined  with an odd job or two.\u00c2\u00a0 Anyway, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get that check   until the end  of this month at the very earliest and SPACE is happening   in Columbus  April 24th and 25th.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to go and stock up on the   minis (as  well as talk to a bunch of you people in person about the   concept of a  comics rental service) but, as I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t live there any more,   it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s  going to take cash for gas, cash for a place to stay (although  I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m   thinking a couch somewhere is possible), and cash for comics, as  only   about half of you cheapskates give me free review copies.\u00c2\u00a0 So how  does   this fundraiser work?\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be doing a new review every day until  the   end of the month.\u00c2\u00a0 The best way to send me money is also the way   that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s  best for you: order comics.\u00c2\u00a0 I get the cash until I pay back the   comics  creators (which will happen when I get my big check), you get   the comics  and everybody wins.\u00c2\u00a0 If you already own every comic in the   store or  don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think you want any more but still appreciate what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve   been doing  here for almost nine (!) years, you could just give me a  few  bucks.\u00c2\u00a0 I  have a paypal account connected to my main e-mail  address  (and will put a  \u00e2\u20ac\u0153donate\u00e2\u20ac\u009d button up later today or tomorrow)  and  seriously, every little  bit helps.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m shooting for $500, which  is  probably wildly  optimistic.\u00c2\u00a0 Or if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d prefer to have your money  go  for something  tangible and are intrigued by the idea of being able  to  rent comics, how  about a down payment?\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping to get that   officially started by May  1st and am still contacting people for   permission to use their books,  but even if the rest of them say no I   have enough of a selection already  to make it worth your while to try   out for at least a month.\u00c2\u00a0 Monthly  fees are going to be $22 (that   number could still move up or down once I  get things started and see   how much it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to cost) and, depending  on how quickly you read the   comics you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re renting, it should be possible  to get 3-4 shipments to   you in a month pretty easily.\u00c2\u00a0 Well, it will if  you live in the U.S., I   have no idea how to make this worthwhile for  people in other   countries.\u00c2\u00a0 So if you donate $22 now just make a note in  the subject   line that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like it to be a down payment on the rentals  and I can   send you a list of comics that are already available.\u00c2\u00a0 As  this is going   to be first come first serve, the sooner you sign up for  this the  more  likely you are to get the exact books you want.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m only  going  to  have one copy of most of these comics to start (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll order more   copies  if this is at all successful), so it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll help a lot to be one of   the  first people to sign up.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also possible that  you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll   sign up later and be the first to choose certain other books,  as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m   going to have more than a few oldies available too.\u00c2\u00a0 The bottom  line is   that I need your help from now until the end of the month,  although  this  is one of those rare fundraisers where you get good  stuff for your   money: comics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New 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