Hey, wheresa my Monday comic?

Sorry guys, Comicgenesis is experiencing turbulence again so I couldn't post Monday's comic properly. As always when Comicgen is having problems you can access the latest Zoology comics Here.

Also I realize I have kind of fallen off the blogging wagon over the past month. I was too preoccupied over the holidays to write anything here and I guess I just got out of practice. I'll be updating more often starting now though as I'm looking to whip things into shape around here over the coming months.

Oh, and I got a number of shirts delivered from the fabulous Zoology Shop recently and they're really nice. The printing quality is very sharp and the shirts are nice quality. Order a shirt and spread the word of Zoology on your heaving chest and/or bosom. It should be noted though that the sizes for the shirts are quite generous so when in doubt about what size to get, go for the smaller size rather than the larger.

That's all for now...I'll post something more interesting over the next few days.

Hey look, I changed the site layout slightly! Also, buy my junk!

Well, the title pretty much says it all, but I'll prattle on for a while anyways. This site has had the same basic layout for 2 1/2 years now with the only major change being me eventually getting rid of the ugly black background and adding an actual logo about a year back. Well gosh-darnit, I finally decided to open up my cutting edge HTML editing program (aka Notepad) and change things up.

The site's even more simple and compact than before...heck, if the resolution on your computer is high enough it probably all fits on a single screen. Ditched some of the useless links down at the bottom (no more 3 year old sketches or links to a non-functioning messageboard anymore) and added a link to the shop.

Speaking of which...got my first sale the other day! Don't know who was responsible, but thanks. If you're reading this, tell me what you think of your shirt when you get it! And the rest of you folks, buy something won't you? I'll totally be your best friend if you do...and remember, for a bit of extra money I'll design you whatever kinda shirt you want. How can you say no to an offer like that?

Finally, who knows how to get rid those ugly blue/purple borders around the Shop and Links buttons? Yeah, I'm really that hopeless with html...the fact that I got this exceedingly simple website working is in itself somewhat of a miracle.

Zoology Merchandise is Here! Nope, I didn't forget!

Okay, so I managed to put together a little Zoology store. Sorry, nothing fancy like plushies or anything yet...so far it's just shirts, hoodies and the like. I'll try to get other stuff done eventually! Right now there's 5 designs. In the next day or so I'm also going to put up colour versions of the Baker and Shandy w/Logo designs and the Angsty design. I tried to make everything as cheap as possible so a shirt won't put you in the poorhouse.

If there's a certain design/shirt style combination you don't see, just ask me via email or in the comments here and I'll make something up for you. You might even be able to convince me to draw you a custom shirt design if you want (although it will cost you more than a standard shirt).

The Zoology Giftshop!

Click Here to check out what products I can slap Zoology designs on. If you have any requests, just ask!

And hey, if you buy something send me feedback telling me what you though of your purchase once you get it. I'd love to get a picture of your modelling your shirt if you're the brave type.

Check Out Some More Non-Zoology Comedic Stylings Written by Yours Truly

I put my rapier sharp wit to use and wrote another article for Cracked that went up today. As before, it's more of a PG-13 than the usual G/PG goings-on around here, so beware (heh, I'm lookin' at you Shine!).

http://www.cracked.com/article_15669_10-most-insane-medical-practices-in-history.html

Here's my first article again if you missed it...

http://www.cracked.com/article_15628_5-creepiest-urban-legends-that-happen-be-true.html

If you have a Digg account then give 'em a Digg...I'd appreciate it!

Also I'm still looking for you reader's imput on possibility of Zoology merchanise! Leave a comment on that here...

http://zoologycomic.blogspot.com/2007/11/seeking-you-fine-readers-imput.html

*Phew*, that's a lot of linking. I think I have to go lay down.

Seeking you Fine Reader's Input!

So, these days the comic has been averaging about 3000 page views a day. While obviously nothing astounding compared to some other sites that definitely adds up when you think about it, plus Zoology has reached that level without me ever paying for advertising or even really aggressively promoting it. The popularity of the strip is based pretty much entirely of the quality of the comic (whatever that may be) and my various writings around the web that link back to it, which I'm kind of proud of. I've also been pleased with how this blog has gone...past attempts to do messageboards and the like have pretty much been a flop, but this is working out pretty well and I'm getting more and more people commenting as they notice it exists.

Anywho, to get to the point...maybe it's finally time to try out making some Zoology merchanise. Of course a lot of people set up stores for their comic before they have 5 strips up, but I've avoided it until now because, well, that's pretty freakin' lame. But maybe now it's finally time to start squeezing some cash out of this operation.

Seriously though, I'm under no false-illusion that I'm going to be able to grow fat off Zoology merchandise profits anytime soon...really I'm just floating the idea for you readers more than anything. Is this something any of you out there would actually be interested in? I don't want to put the effort into putting a store together and have nobody ever buy anything.

So basically a) are you interested in Zoology merchandise and b) if you are what would you want? What characters do ya want and what do ya what 'em slapped on? Thanks for your input!