White Rose

With only 6 days left, the competition is really heating up!

If you’d like to learn more about my entry in the contest, check out the preview of the cover and pages 5,6, & 7 in the menu on the left, and feel free to look thru the archives for other tidbits.

Also notice the big “Buy White Rose #0 Today!” button on the left when you are ready to order:)

Ordering , by the way takes place on the contest-host’s site: http://www.dimestoredistro.com

There are 2 versions to buy – a $2.00 PDF version and a printed version that will ship in September – it costs $3.50 plus shipping.

Here’s the current news from the contest’s host…

*** IDOL REPORT 8/26 *** by Ian Shires

Wow, that’s all I can say. It was a wild day in the round…and White Rose bounced back from getting knocked to third place, to reclaim first on the strength of many fans getting more than one copy each. Faction ALMOST trumped it with another solid retailer order – which, in the process, knocked The Underground, back to third…despite their own solid sales of multiple copies to a few individuals.

This is something we knew would be something to seriously watch, counting total copies instead of individuals…and the added mess of downloads and retailers is keeping everyone on their toes…but the real result seems to be, so far, the top 3 projects are all going to have a solid payday in September, as more copies of their #0′s go out to more people than ever before…and that’s the real goal of the contest: Career launching, so the battle is great fun to watch, and I think it’s really going to come down to the retailer orders that roll in at the last call.

I feel bad for Varsity Squad, which – despite doing better than the lowest R4 project last year, isn’t showing the interest and fight of the other projects. They only have a few days left to really turn on their A game and show the world they are an Idol project. We’ll see what happens!

1.) Copies: 124 (+45) – [Mail:14] DLs: 16 (+2) Bulk: 45 [4] ( NC) People: 51 (+10) AVG: 59.00 – White Rose
2.) Copies: 72 ( +1) – [Mail: 5] DLs: 20 (NC) Bulk: 70 [4] (+30) People: 55 ( +2) AVG: 54.25 – Faction
3.) Copies: 129 (+12) – [Mail: 9] DLs: 5 (NC) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 69 ( +4) AVG: 52.00 – The Underground
4.) Copies: 30 ( NC) – [Mail: 3] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 26 ( NC) AVG: 16.25 – Varsity Squad
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White Rose is in the lead but not for long the way the other projects are gaining! White Rose needs YOUR help to win Small Press Idol! Order a copy today! http://www.dimestoredistro.com/?searchStr=white+rose&_a=viewCat&Submit=Go

Thanks as always for your support!
George

and here’s the standings from Ian Shires…
*** Idol 8/24/09 ***

It was an active weekend of sales for the Idol top 4! We had numbers for all, but obviously some more than others. The Underground roared, but failed to actually move up. Now LEADING the copies category…a blank in the bulk segment is holding them down for now. However, the store numbers, simply really won’t rear their effects till the end. We have no idea what will happen! what we do know, is that these projects are getting serious attention on a national scale – and despite the tough market, retailers that we’ve talked to, have had their customers buzzing about Idol. Here’s the standings right now:

1.) Copies: 78 ( +5) – [Mail:17] DLs: 14 (NC) Bulk: 45 [4] ( NC) People: 40 ( +2) AVG: 44.25 – White Rose
2.) Copies: 71 ( +4) – [Mail: 4] DLs: 19 (+3) Bulk: 30 [2] ( NC) People: 52 ( +5) AVG: 43.00 – Faction
3.) Copies: 89 (+36) – [Mail: 2] DLs: 4 (+2) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 47 (+18) AVG: 36.25 – The Underground
4.) Copies: 29 ( +8) – [Mail: 2] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 25 ( +7) AVG: 15.75 – Varsity Squad
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With the addition of Silvermane in Haverhill, MA we now have 4 retailers who have committed to carry White Rose #0 – and not only that, they were willing to order 20 copies, putting us in the lead for the first time in weeks! Can we hold onto it, with Faction right behind us? I know that Erik Hendrix won’t be sitting idle and neither can I! If you have not yet picked up your copy of White Rose, NOW’S THE TIME! Let’s see if we can get this train moving too fast to catch!

Here’s how to order:
1. Register an account at http://www.dimestoredistro.com

2. Order a copy of White Rose #0 in either one of 2 ways…

a. Download the PDF version for $2.00 at this link:
http://www.dimestoredistro.com/index.php/spa-comics/small-press-idol/2009/white-rose-0-dl/p_2273.html

OR

b. Order the Print version for $3.50 + shipping at this link:
http://www.dimestoredistro.com/index.php/spa-comics/small-press-idol/2009/white-rose-0/p_2272.html

That’s it! Thanks as always for your support!

Oh, and if you’re retailer who would like to carry it, feel free to contact me directly at invectus (at) stormborn (dot) com

Here’s the standings report from Ian Shires!

*** IDOL THURS REPORT ***

Well, today’s a bit of a game-changer day…after holding the lead for a long time, Faction blinked..and White Rose turned in a store order that boosted them into the lead. Where some stores are doing the wait till the end to order and collect ballots in-store to see what to order, some stores are just guestimating and going for it…interesting…

Varsity Squad also came to life a bit, as we reach this final leg of the contest, it’s going to be a very interesting thing to see what the economy will allow the Idol machine to do this year…with all the new tools we’ve brought into play.

1.) Copies: 71 ( +2) – [Mail:17] DLs: 14 (NC) Bulk: 45 [4] (+20) People: 36 (+2) AVG: 41.50 – White Rose
2.) Copies: 66 ( NC) – [Mail: 4] DLs: 15 (+1) Bulk: 30 [2] ( NC) People: 45 (+1) AVG: 39.00 – Faction
3.) Copies: 39 ( +3) – [Mail: 2] DLs: 2 (NC) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 22 (+2) AVG: 17.00 – The Underground
4.) Copies: 20 (+10) – [Mail: 2] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 17 (+4) AVG: 11.50 – Varsity Squad
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Had a great weekend touring comic shops in my area. The first retailers have hopped on board with more to follow soon!

In September, if you’re in New England, you’ll be able to get White Rose #0 at the following outstanding comic shops:

Larry’s Comics
68 Lakeview Ave
Lowell, MA
(978) 459-5323

Comic Book Palace
620 Primrose St
Haverhill, MA
(978) 372-1477

Cole’s Comics
510 Boston St
Lynn, MA
(781) 593-5925

And here’s today’s standings from Ian Shires…
*** Idol Heatwave Report Monday 8/17 ***

So it’s HOT outside, and storms on the way…and we’re seeing some solid sales of Idol books now. All in all, the numbers are starting to climb to at least last year levels, so with projected store sales, I think the prospects of breaking records might be realistic despite our having to change cart software just as the round started.. You can slow Idol down, but you can’t keep it down!

Still no major moves, as trends have continued to strengthen each project’s positions, but it’s certainly still anyone’s game, and anything can happen in the less than 2 weeks span left. Here’s today’s standing/numbers!

1.) Copies: 61 (+19) – [Mail: 4] DLs: 13 (+1) Bulk: 10 [1] ( NC) People: 41 (+3) AVG: 31.25 – Faction
2.) Copies: 60 (+20) – [Mail:10] DLs: 14 (+2) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 29 (+4) AVG: 25.75 – White Rose
3.) Copies: 33 ( +2) – [Mail: 2] DLs: 2 (NC) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 19 (+2) AVG: 14.75 – The Underground
4.) Copies: 9 ( +2) – [Mail: 0] DLs: 9 (+1) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 12 (+2) AVG: 7.50 – Varsity Squad
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George Burnett
Creator of The White Rose

from Ian Shires
**** Idol R4 Tuesday Report ****

Not much movement in the standings, however that doesn’t mean we didn’t have activity. For the first time this round, ALL projects got at least some activity, and we got some new things to show. First of all, you’ll note Faction’s MAIL number went down today. We got in a couple of their mail-ins, so as that number goes down as they clear, so do they get added to what they ordered. You’ll also note a number in the Store catagory for the first time. We’re counting ALL discount orders as store orders, so whether it was the creator ordering personal copies, or a store ordering, it will count on this number, not the copies. The number in brackets after the store number is how many different “stores” ordered. That will basically be for informational purposes only, like the Mail bracket number. Doesn’t count in the averaging, but tells us stuff about what’s going on.

So! A few people might also have noticed that the site went down late last night again. I woke up to it down, and that didn’t make me happy at all. It was the same DNS service outage we had last monday night that made me go crazy trying to fix the distro when it wasn’t the distro that was the actual problem. I still don’t know what caused the DNS service to stop running again, or why it happened exactly a week after the last time…but I am investigating vigorously. At least I didn’t rip apart the software breaking things trying to fix something that wasn’t broken this time. If anyone finds the site down at any time, please send me an e-mail about it! I’ve had nothing but trouble since the server “upgrade” from the hosting company, and I’m giving serious consideration to switching hosting companies when our service runs out in a couple months….

ANYWAY!! ! We should be good to go folks, so have at the numbers, and let’s get this Round 4 thing kickin and mean something to the career launch of these fine talents!!!

1.) Copies: 33 ( +8) – [Mail: 4] DLs: 9 (NC) Stores: 0 [0] (NC) People: 29 (+6) AVG: 17.75 – Faction
2.) Copies: 29 ( +1) – [Mail:10] DLs: 8 (NC) Stores: 0 [0] (NC) People: 19 (+1) AVG: 14.00 – White Rose
3.) Copies: 16 ( +1) – [Mail: 2] DLs: 2 (NC) Stores: 5 [1] (+5) People: 8 (+1) AVG: 7.75 – The Underground
4.) Copies: 5 ( +2) – [Mail: 0] DLs: 7 (+1) Stores: 0 [0] (NC) People: 8 (+1) AVG: 5.00 – Varsity Squad
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