Hereville: The Dead Tree Edition!

On March 20, 2008 · 18 Comments

“How Mirka Got Her Sword,” Front Cover

Hereville is available on paper!

But I don’t recommend buying this edition!
In November 2010, you will be able to buy the “Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword” graphic novel in your local bookstore or online! It contains over twice as many pages as the original comic book version, and it costs less to buy.

So although I’ll sell the old comic to you, I don’t recommend that you buy it. (And I’m not going to print any more copies, either.) If I were you, I’d wait until November and buy the graphic novel. More comics for less money is a better deal.

But I want to buy the original version anyway! Then I can have both versions!

Okay, okay. Send me $20 and I’ll send you a copy of “Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword!” on paper. This comic is 57 pages long (not including covers, title page, and stuff like that) and in color. It’s printed on a pretty heavy stock and is about six inches wide and nine inches high.

If I read this, does that mean there’s no point in reading the graphic novel version?

Definitely not! The 2008 comic is 57 pages long. The graphic novel is 129 pages long; most of those pages are brand-new, and about half of the pages that aren’t brand-new are redrawn and recolored. The graphic novel tells the same basic story, but with more characters, more plot, and in my opinion with better artwork.

Can I get you to do a sketch in my copy of the 2008 comic?

If you pay $50 for your copy, I’ll also create an original, one-of-a-kind sketch on the title page for you. You can click here to see examples of what these drawings look like. Choosing this option will add several days to how long it takes me to mail your copy, obviously.

Whether or not you pay for a sketch, I’ll be happy to sign it to whomever you’d like.

How to donate.

You can donate through PayPal by clicking on this link. After you’ve made a donation, this page will tell you what to do to get your thank-you gift.

Thanks!


18 Responses to “Hereville: The Dead Tree Edition!”

  1. Paul W says:

    Go Barry!
    FYI, the paypal link above doesn’t work, but the one to the right does.

  2. Paul W says:

    Go Barry!
    FYI, the paypal link above doesn’t work, but the one to the right does.

  3. Barry says:

    Thanks for letting me know! I got rid of the one below.

  4. Barry says:

    Thanks for letting me know! I got rid of the one below.

  5. Avi Flax says:

    It’d be cool if we could buy the printed copy now and the PDF was included, so we could read the whole thing now but get the printed copy when it’s ready.

    (If you’d be up for this please email me, so I don’t have to remember to re-check this page, thanks!)

  6. Avi Flax says:

    It’d be cool if we could buy the printed copy now and the PDF was included, so we could read the whole thing now but get the printed copy when it’s ready.

    (If you’d be up for this please email me, so I don’t have to remember to re-check this page, thanks!)

  7. Emily says:

    Is there any way I can ask my local comic store to order it for me? That way I get it and they get to know it exists and there is someone who will buy this kind of comic from them.

  8. Emily says:

    Is there any way I can ask my local comic store to order it for me? That way I get it and they get to know it exists and there is someone who will buy this kind of comic from them.

  9. Barry says:

    Emily, because this is an extremely small self-published run (first printing: 100 copies), it’s not affordable for me to go through stores and distributors. Maybe that’ll change sometime in the future.

    Sorry to disappoint, but I hope you’ll consider buying it directly from me anyway. 🙂

  10. Barry says:

    Emily, because this is an extremely small self-published run (first printing: 100 copies), it’s not affordable for me to go through stores and distributors. Maybe that’ll change sometime in the future.

    Sorry to disappoint, but I hope you’ll consider buying it directly from me anyway. 🙂

  11. Emily says:

    absolutely! I told the guy about it anyway and he seemed interested and said he’d check it out.

  12. Emily says:

    absolutely! I told the guy about it anyway and he seemed interested and said he’d check it out.

  13. Nella says:

    How much would it cost to get a paper copy shipped to the UK?

  14. Nella says:

    How much would it cost to get a paper copy shipped to the UK?

  15. Barry says:

    I think it costs about $2 American more to ship to the U.K.. I’m not sure how long it takes, though.

  16. Barry says:

    I think it costs about $2 American more to ship to the U.K.. I’m not sure how long it takes, though.

  17. Kresele Smith says:

    Finally…an Orthodox Little Lulu! ;>) I can’t wait to read this!

    (The Paypal link is working fine.)

  18. Kresele Smith says:

    Finally…an Orthodox Little Lulu! ;>) I can’t wait to read this!

    (The Paypal link is working fine.)

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