The Box

Jun07
by on June 7, 2016 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Announcements

The one year anniversary of the comic is rapidly approaching. In order to celebrate all the wonderful support I’ve received over the last year, I’m making a box. Inside the box is an item worth $20 (retail). There is also art going in the box. The rest of what is going in the box is up to you.

Throughout June I’ll post polls on my Twitter account (@Mythdirection) and you’ll get to help decide what goes in the box. Once the box is full, I’ll seal it up and one lucky reader will walk away with it when the comic turns 1 year old.

Again thanks for all the support and good luck.

 

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Top Five Comics

Jun02
by on June 2, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Updates

In one month this comic will be a year old. So I thought I would take a quick look back at one aspect of it.

I like to watch the little numbers add up when it comes to views, and see which comics are the most popular. I won’t bore you with the algorithm I but but here are top five comics so far, based solely on places I intentionally placed the comic (more on that in a second). Click on any comic to see the embiggened original.

Dick Picks

#5 – Dick Pics – This one rattled around on my list of comics to do for a while. It was really intended to be a multi-panel comic but I try to avoid those if at all possible

 

Iceberg

#4 The Littlest Iceberg – This started off as an offhand comment about the littlest ice pack in our house. So it grew from there and was Pixar-Disney-Dreamworks-ified.

Into Sspace

#3 Into Space – I had this joke in my notes for a long time. In the original it was an astronaut looking out the window and someone yelling at him to stop starting off into space. I think this one works better.

Dark and Edgy

#2 Dark and Edgy – I have no idea why this one was as popular as it was. It was a slow day and nothing seemed funny. I figured the comic needed to be darker and edgier to get more viewers. I guess it worked.

Canary

#1 Canary Problems – I watched this one keep growing in views and I still can’t explain it. It’s another one from the notes and the original was really complicated as it involved miners and a busload of canaries coming in as scabs during a strike. I just guess it goes to show you that simpler is better.

Now if we took all sites into account the real #1 is this comic.

Mythical

It was cross-posted by someone to ICanHazCheezburger and 9Gag, and it’s the only viral hit I’ve had. A couple of others went to those sites, but never had the tenacity to hang on to real numbers. It’s actually tied for #6 with Artisanal Gravel so it was pretty good on its on.

(NOTE: If you want to see my favorites, I posted those a week later).

 

 

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200 Twitter Follower Giveaway!

Feb06
by on February 6, 2016 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Announcements

Its been an amazing seven months. The @Mythdirection account just hit 200 followers so it’s time to celebrate.

(1) One winner will receive a signed Mythdirection comic print of their choice (so many to choose from!) and a special, original thank-you sketch.

The contest will run for one week and I’ll notify that person via Twitter Direct Message once the contest is complete. If you already follow on Twitter, visit my Facebook page and/or tweet the contest message (max once per day) to enter.

Prize 1: You pick your favorite Mythdirection comic and I’ll make a print for you and sign it. Who knows, it might actually be worth something someday.

Prize 2: You’ll get a custom ‘thank you’ drawing. It might even be a good one.

As it will take me a little time to create these items (due to customization), it will be two weeks before I can ship the prize. If you’re living outside of the U.S. please allow a little extra time to get to you.

Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. You can only tweet out the contest tweet once per day. Good luck!

Win a Print, Win a Custom Thank You!

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88 Down

Jan24
by on January 24, 2016 at 5:39 pm
Posted In: Announcements

I’ve posted 88 comics to date. Not all have been good ones, but each has been a stepping stone to the next one and to better art and better jokes.

That’s 12 comics to 100. That’s four weeks. It’s time to kick things into high gear.

First, I’m working on a Patreon in the background. I’m taking my time to get it all right and have the right benefits for folks. It will probably launch before we get to comic #100. I’ll let you know when that happens and yes I would love your support, even if it’s only a retweet of the Patreon link.

My Mythdirection Twitter account is very close to hitting 200 followers. When it does there will be a little contest for people on Twitter.

Finally I am putting the final touches on a 100 comic contest. The prize? One winner will receive the Mythdirection Apoc-a-box. A one-time curated box of stuff to help get you through the apocalypse. At this time the box value will be at least $25 in value and I’m still looking for things to add to it. The only catch is that due to shipping costs (this may be a very heavy box) I can only ship within the United States.

A know it’s a lot coming up and I appreciate your support. Thanks again.

 

 

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This Is It

Aug22
by on August 22, 2015 at 2:28 pm
Posted In: Announcements

This upcoming week is the last week for updates on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

On Monday, August 31st, I will be updating on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This might not seem like much, it’s only 52 more comics a year but it’s an increase in work for me that I’m looking forward to.

To celebrate the first exansion of the comic, the week of August 31st will be a theme week. All of the comics that week will be based on gags around D&D. It won’t be the last theme week either. I’m planning something special leading up to Halloween as well.

I’ve also added a page of my favorite comics and resources. Please check them out and support their great work. I’ll update them as I find new ones.

Thanks for your continued support of Mythdirection and don’t forget to tell people about it.

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