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Post by: rtil on May 22, 2010 06:53 AM
TBA's own Crystal Gonzalez, aka Comick, aka CVG (http://www.thebackalleys.com/forum/index.php?showuser=1128) has published her first 36-page comic book available for purchase now - only $9.95 & shipping, or $12.95 for the comic & an original hand-drawn postcard! Show you support for self-published artists and grab your copy by clicking below.
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fstyle%2Fimages%2Finthedark_crystal_gonzalez.png&hash=47300a89b9b4a2587cd9be998b8ad8e9b095ba96) (http://inthedark.bigcartel.com)
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Post by: Fluffkomix on May 22, 2010 06:58 AM
if i had the money i would buy this
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Post by: slantedskarekrow on May 22, 2010 07:47 AM
Congratulations on the Publication CGV, i can spare a few bucks for this, i get payed next Wednesday.
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Post by: CVG on May 22, 2010 08:37 AM
!!! Seriously thanks for the front post! I appreciate it tons! <333
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Post by: Wasim on May 22, 2010 10:02 AM
cool
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Post by: Sapphire on May 22, 2010 03:00 PM
Buying. I love your artwork, CVG. <3
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Post by: tmk on May 23, 2010 02:40 AM
bought it, looking forward to reading
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Post by: CVG on May 23, 2010 04:45 AM
Thanks Sapphire and Tmk!   <3
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Post by: retrosmash on May 23, 2010 04:46 AM
Quote from: fluffkomixif i had the money i would buy this
^ ;(
congrats nonetheless, crystal  
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Post by: jjjjjjjjjj on May 23, 2010 05:14 AM
I BOUGHT IT BEFORE ANY OF YOU
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Post by: Necronomitr0n on May 23, 2010 06:24 AM
once i get some stuff off my hands i will def. get this
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Post by: Khawner_ on May 24, 2010 06:02 AM
i will buy this tommorow maybe yea i will
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Post by: RichChap on May 24, 2010 11:45 AM
I will probably order this at some point. It's not available in any stores is it?
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Post by: rtil on May 24, 2010 05:50 PM
it's self-published
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Post by: lasse on May 24, 2010 10:04 PM
indie as FUCK
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Post by: Clock-Ninja on May 25, 2010 05:49 PM
looks gay  
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Post by: CVG on May 25, 2010 10:33 PM
Thanks guys!  

Yeah it's a completely self-published [size=]36[/size] pg book (just noticed it says 32 on the top) done completely solo. The cover is a thick high-gloss 100pt and the pages are a super bright white 80pt. I made it like a mini-graphic novel style comic book, (not a cheap newsprint comic).


And to Clock-ninja: What a rude comment!
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Post by: lenko on May 25, 2010 11:09 PM
clock ninja is gay so it cancels out
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Post by: rtil on May 25, 2010 11:11 PM
Quote from: CVG[size=]36[/size] pg book (just noticed it says 32 on the top)
fixed  
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Post by: texas on May 26, 2010 03:58 AM
whats it about
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Post by: rtil on May 27, 2010 01:26 AM
i got it today with all my bonus material (thanks cvg ) i will be reading it on the bus tomorrow
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Post by: jjjjjjjjjj on May 27, 2010 02:07 AM
yeah got mine today as well that was fast!!!
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Post by: tmk on May 27, 2010 03:42 AM
it was great, loved the two-page spread of gluttony
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Post by: CVG on May 27, 2010 08:06 AM
Awesome!! :} Glad they are making thier destinations! Also yeah wow I didn't think it would travel that fast either. The ones I worry about are the ones I mailed to people in other countrys because they have the most bizarre and long addresses.

And thanks tmk! Yea that 2-page spread is probably the two pgs I spent the most time on...about 12 hours to pencil each page and another 10 to ink each one, so it was spread out over the course of 2 weeks.


to Mal'akh: [size=]It's about a guy named Fibble and his demon named Sin. In the story, Fibble accidently gets swallowed alive and sent to Hell by Gluttony (a demon with a caffeine addiction for coffee and a stomach full of man-eating worms). The overarching plot involves Sin (the demon of evils) trying to save Fibble from getting killed in Hell, on account that its consequences would result in causing a utopian universe (and we can't have that!).

The problem is that Sin is not as powerful as he was in the past and his name in modern society has been reduced to advertising "sinful" chocolate bars and cheap lap dances; so he has a lot of trouble getting any respect in Hell. And the other problem is that Fibble defines the nature of his own existence by his own accord; thus his innocent demeanor (an optimistic view of the world, in which his lack of wrongdoing stems from a lack of knowledge) inadvertently starts to impact the very existence of Hell and the demons he encounters. [/size]
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Post by: rtil on May 27, 2010 05:16 PM
just read it this morning. delightfully disgusting and really funny, too. my favorite character was the giant worm inside gluttony. i have a voice i can hear in my head every time he talked.

also, sin is hilarious. i like when fibble pets him on the head.
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Post by: lenko on May 27, 2010 07:12 PM
do i get charged extra if i order to england!!
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Post by: CVG on May 28, 2010 07:44 AM
I think shipping to the UK is $4. Which is pretty cheap considering I'm shipping it from the other side of the world heh.
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Post by: lenko on May 28, 2010 08:27 AM
oh thats nothing at all. i'll order soon
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Post by: Sapphire on June 1, 2010 09:52 PM
oh yay i got my copy. Thanks CV.
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Post by: shura on June 1, 2010 11:21 PM
i just noticed that CVG and Sapphire are not GIRL GAMERS someone please rectify this

also cvg i can order one when i get back from my trip
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Post by: rtil on June 1, 2010 11:48 PM
cvg can't be a girl gamer cuz she's a beta tester! you can't be both at the same time sadly ;'(

sapphire, however, i can fix
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Post by: Sapphire on June 1, 2010 11:55 PM
o yay i feel so pretty. thanks rtil!
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Post by: rtil on June 2, 2010 12:03 AM
i aim to please
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Post by: Sapphire on June 2, 2010 12:06 AM
Also, CVG. I'm looking forward to the next issue. I love Fibble. :T
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Post by: lenko on June 2, 2010 06:56 AM
why am i not a girl gamer, im the biggest girl and the biggest gamer in town
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Post by: rtil on June 2, 2010 06:59 AM
if u beat me in halo blood gulch 1v1 noscope i will let u in the group.....
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Post by: lenko on June 2, 2010 07:48 AM
pshhh thats easy....silly boys
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Post by: SHADOWFOX2 on June 2, 2010 05:05 PM
Quote from: rtilif u beat me in halo blood gulch 1v1 noscope i will let u in the group.....
LMFAO you remind me of what I said to this one angry player I met in Halo 2
I told him we'd settle it 1v1, Capture the Flag, Waterworks, plasma rifles only

Also great work CVG this seems to be goin' really well so farrrr :]
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Post by: CVG on June 3, 2010 12:44 AM
Yea! Glad you got it Sapphire and thanks! I'm drawing the new pages right now....
And  thanks Sasha, Lenko, Shad Daddy ^_^

Also haha, yes please don't make me a girl gamer (thank god for beta-tester). I loathe Tinker Bell so much! That character is like my direct antithesis, lmao.
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Post by: rtil on June 3, 2010 03:38 AM
reflecting back on your comic and your work i think that makes perfect sense
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Post by: lenko on June 3, 2010 10:40 PM
cvg you should draw your take on tinker bell

if skitzo is basically your mickey mouse i dread to think what she'd end up like
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Post by: creamcorn on June 3, 2010 10:45 PM
i can only imagine!!!!
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Post by: MarcK on June 4, 2010 04:21 AM
I loved the book. I read it then checked out your cleanfolio. I love the other monsters' designs as well. I can't wait for the next ones.
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Post by: CVG on June 4, 2010 10:58 PM
I think I will try drawing that! My take on tinkerbell will be more like a real folklore fairy, which were more like subclass dead creatures that stole babies from cribs heh

Also thanks Marc! Glad you liked it : D
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Post by: DrRumack on June 5, 2010 12:49 AM
got it today

funny and very original stuff. i liked the teaser for the second issue
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Post by: BluPhoenix on June 5, 2010 06:36 AM
If I had some form of electronic currency, I would totally pick this up
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Post by: Sapphire on June 6, 2010 06:38 PM
get paypal
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Post by: rtil on June 6, 2010 06:39 PM
steal mom's credit card
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Post by: MarcK on June 6, 2010 06:53 PM
just fly over to san francisco and pick it up in exchange for paper
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Post by: CVG on June 7, 2010 06:42 AM
^I can accept all of the above suggestions heh :b

I will also accept beaver pelts, exotic meats, and Aztec gold
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Post by: rtil on June 7, 2010 07:12 AM
sacrificial black lamb
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Post by: CVG on June 8, 2010 07:59 PM
Hahah!
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Post by: zembleborf on June 15, 2010 09:47 PM
i would buy this if i had money to spend on faggy internet shittery instead of important things like gettin high and suckin dick
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Post by: Casey Pixmintro on June 15, 2010 09:47 PM
You have to pay to suck dick?
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Post by: zembleborf on June 15, 2010 09:55 PM
i am singlehandedly saving the american male prostitute industry from total collapse with the money i made from being mike huckabee's sex slave when i was three years old
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Post by: DrRumack on June 16, 2010 06:41 PM
good 1
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Post by: MarcK on June 17, 2010 06:32 AM
Quote from: zembleborfi would buy this if i had money to spend on faggy internet shittery instead of important things like gettin high and suckin dick
what kind of aids dicks and aids drugs are you getting for 12 dollars?