In the game Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker there is an auction in which the player can particpate. It allows the player to bid for goodies. Some computer controlled people bid against you. However, if the player’s bid is much higher than the preceeding bid, then the other people all go into a state of shock and are unable to bid for awhile. This is handy for winning auctions.
As of today, I know exactly how those computer characters feel. I peeked at our ebay auction of Schlock Mercenary business cards and realized it was over $100. I just sat and stared for a minute while little swirlys made my head spin. Maybe I’m making up the swirly part, but my head definitely felt spun for a moment. Last Monday I felt a little silly putting up business cards for auction. I was afraid they wouldn’t get bids at all. I mean, who buys someone else’s business cards, particularly out of date business cards? Apparently there are some collectors out there. This blows me away and makes me really glad at the same time. Thanks to those collectors we have $100 worth of additional time in which Howard can be a full time cartoonist.
When you put out the first Schlockbook, you might want to sell a few autographed copies on ebay… all the better if they’re the first few off the presses. 😉
And numbered.
That just goes to show you how talented we find your husband.
I’ve told my friends and family about him. Even gotten my computer avoiding mother to read his strip with the statement “He NEEDS to be syndicated and in EVERY newspaper in the country!”. She loves it.