Bittersweet Candy Bowl

The project wonderful banner ads are what drew me here. I liked the art style. Not sure how it works so feel free to swat me for this, but I think if you switched out the ad banner periodically you could reel in more readers. Maybe using some kind of joke involving a recent arc.

That’s my two cents.

I know if you made a Team Lucy series I’d have no choice but to make purchases! But, you already knew that!

Not really a rich man, quite poor in fact haha, so I’ve yet to buy webcomic related material given the sheer number I read. Maybe when I’m a little more stable I’ll try to grab something from one site a month; likely the Mug in BCB’s case. Nothing against the T-shirt idea….but I’d look pretty silly wearing something cutesy…while no one is really awake enough to care what you’re drinking out of in the morning.

That said… It isn’t a bad idea, though I’d give it a month or two to see how many of those new readers stay around. Fickle things they can be.

I also really wouldn’t mind an add, even if it only brings in 20 bucks a month, that’s 20 bucks that can go towards the server after all! I doubt anyone sensible is going to leave the site, or complain about a single add; almost all web-comics have them without hurting their readership!

Heh, I might go for a t-shirt.

If you don’t value them that much you could always sell original drawn copies of older panels, sign them or something.

Stickers, buttons, and buttons are always a good choice. They’re cheap to make and buy in bulk, and people buy them all the time.

That and theirs always commissions, but from the sound of it She doesn’t have the time.

Honestly I think the mug wont sell though, especially at around $17. But, you never know, I don’t really know what the fanbase of BCB is like since I’m fairly new.

Personally, I would like a cool bookmark. They wouldn’t sell a whole lot though. Unless you offered a wide variety. Say, individual character bookmarks and shipper bookmarks. The MikexLucy shippers would buy the MikexLucy bookmarks, the PauloxLucy shippers for the PauloxLucy bookmarks. That way you could appeal to everyone. Heck, the MikexLucy people might buy the PauloxLucy bookmarks to use as targets for their throwing knives even. I mean, not that I would do something like that. Why would someone accuse me of that? It’s not like I was planning on doing that…I’ll shut up now.

Personally, I don’t generally buy things from comics or webcomics….mostly because I don’t have that much disposable income, or there are other things I’d rather be spending it on…like a gear puller so I can fix my damn belt sander. Also, I have rather odd…principles when it comes to buying….”fan items”. I don’t really have a use for a tote bag or a key chain, but I might be interested in a mug, possibly a shirt. I’d definitely would be interested in a book whenever you guys come around to making that….but one thing I’d like to note, extra materials are a huge selling point…for me anyway. I’m talking about those fun cut-out things like they have in the Sam&Max book to make the Max paper-sack-puppet. You just don’t see that much anymore.

Basically, if something is awesome enough on it’s own merits, that is, it’s still awesome without the context of it’s source material, I’m much more inclined to buy it. So….I guess I’d have to see the actual designs before I could give you an opinion on whether I’d buy ‘em. I’ve been tempted to buy certain Dr. McNinja shirts in the past, simply because they’re awesome. Who wouldn’t want a t-shirt depicting a man knocking another man flat on his ass with a live alligator? I was also tempted to get one of those “Maw” figures from the guys over at Johnny Wander because…well did you see that thing? Having a tiny crow demon thing with a gaping mouth of teeth and a tongue serving as a third leg sitting on my desk? Hell yes. Basically it’s a tiny vinyl hurricane of cute/horrifying.

BCB figures/toys/whatever are something not on that list that seem to sell well with webcomics….that I’ve seen. Now I don’t know exactly what sort of expense or planning goes into making something like that….but from what I’ve heard, it’s not exactly a simple process. Design, and finding a manufacturer sounded like the hardest bits. Still, something you might want to think about.

I’d probably buy a set of mugs (or just one if there’s only one design), a tote bag or two as I actually need them, and the Coles one’s are rather lame, and possibly a girls shirt for my gal, though I’m not sure what kind of guy’s shirt I’d go for, as I don’t tend to hang my love of cute things out on my sleeve in public ^^;

One thing that isn’t mentioned that I’d like is poster sized prints. Or those cloth poster things you hang on nails. I’d love one of those with the whole cast posing or something.

As for ads… Every little bit helps. Chuck em up. As the reader base grows, you can demand higher prices.

Oh yeah, as Quackslaver reminded me. I would DEFINITELY buy a book & figurines (Though I understand that figurines are less likely).

Ha! the Slightly Damned ad was worth it, I ignored for a while, got bored then clicked it. Seeing as I’m paranoid and don’t really want anybody who actually knows me to know that I read anthropomorphic comics think I would buy most things from the store. I like the tote bag idea though, as well as the donation button, which I will use as soon as I find it.

Print’s can be of anything really. Group poses… Cute images… One or two characters doing something cool/romantic… Or even a particularly powerful frame from the comic enlarged. As for where would I put it? Well cute/romantic stuff would go in my bedroom where I can blame the girlfriend, and anything else would be in my lounge/possibly used as part of my background in episodes of my review show.

I kind of agree that stickers and buttons aren’t really worth it. Save that sort of stuff for selling/handing out at conventions, where nick nacks are bought spur of the moment. There’s too much thought process behind buying something online to really make any money off of small stuff like them IMO.

I’d totally buy myself a keyring decoration and a t-shirt.

I’d buy a mug, but our cupboards are literally overflowing with mugs my parents have bought from vacations, or received as presents. Cause we’re the crazy mug people who only enjoy mugs when you mug mugs mugs mug MUGS. But now I hate mugs due to the fact it is a pain to do the dishes when I can’t fit all those god forsaken mugs in the cupboard.

Anyways, I’m also always looking for posters to hang on my wall, so I’d definitely buy one of those myself. I’ve got this aspiration to cover all of my regular white walls with posters before I move out, but at the moment all I’ve got is a Bioshock 2 poster.

AAAAAAAGH. Again the opportunity to help someone is there, but i CAN’T because i’m just plain not in the position to be able to do so. D:

Just put the donation button on the front page. I didn’t even know there was one until I read this .

If you want some donations, it’s a good idea to let it be seen . Also, keep drives for it now and then. Most comics do it, we’re used to it and are unlikely to think that you are “pushy” or anything like that.

Ah, same thing Suitcase. Just slightly more greedy.

I still think stickers would sell, I’d buy one. And even if it’s true that they probably sell better in person, if you get them to sell at conventions (if you guys even do that) then you might as well sell them online too.


As for a male t-shirt design, I don’t think it’d be that hard. Just put David or Paulo’s face with a speech bubble saying something funny. That or do something generic like have the entire cast of the comic in a line up. Or something, Idk. Parody something with the characters. I’m sure you could even get away with just putting one of the character’s faces on a shirt.

I mean, if the guys over at Pure Pwnage can get away with this kind of shitthen so can you.

Idk, I’d be happy to help though. I’ve got some graphic design experience.

Top five incredible…BCB was down in the thirties when I first started reading. What does the graph look like now?

I’d really like to have some kind of BCB related trinket! Not sure about a shirt, as grown men wearing shirts with cutesy cartoon cat people on them is not too socially acceptable.

For the record, I’m just gonna (re)state outright you guys have pretty much all the rights to use McCain in anything - not that I expect you guys to make merchandise out of him (he’s way too fringe to get a shirt or anything like that), but in case it might cause trouble as far as book printing or anything like that.

So I guess I shoulda donated more than $5 :p



Ever since I started buying some of my clothes from the internet designed by my favourite webcomic artists I haven’t gone cloth shopping in months.

When I buy webcomic/video blog merch, its usually t-shirts because they’re the most inexpensive and I’m more likely to wear them more often than most of my other non-webcomic based cloths.
While I would like to see what a BCB bunny hug would look like (I swear to god, “hoody” has to be the stupidest term for a hooded sweater I’ve ever heard. I feel more manly calling it a “bunny hug” than a “hoody&rdquo and I would seriously consider buying one or two, though I don’t wear sweaters all that often, even here in cold old Canada :p

One thing I’ve always wondered: why doesn’t anyone sell pants? I mean, I don’t know what you could put on them that would make them desirable without making them gaudy for anyone to want to wear them, but I despise going out to shop for pants and would love to see my favourite webcomic artists figure out a good formula for selling nice comfy fancy pants with something on it to identify with the webcomic, but that’s just me… hell, shorts would be cool.

I think the prices listed are more than fair. I don’t see myself buying tote bags or key ring decorations, but a mug would be cool… though, I never buy mugs from the internet because I’m always worried that it would break during the shipping process.

Shipping to the US is $5? What about Canada, $5 USD too?

There ya go, my 2 cents.

Wait, there’s an upcomming chapter of Kou’s life?!

Wait, you can buy pants online!?

Wait, pants online!? That may be where my pants went!!

pants?

Yeah. Mine totally went missing. A whole bunch also.

I was forced to wear shorts for the first time in two years.

SuitCase,
I don’t know, I grew up calling ‘em Bunny Hugs, Hoodie just sounds… *blah* to me :p

I meant shipping in general, though I know it depend on what I was buying, but I’m not all that picky about shipping costs if the product is awesome

Sweet!

Back to the pants (or “trousers”, what with being British and all), I guess you could have an image as an applique on a rear pocket or something. I don’t know if anyone does that commercially, though.

Taeshi:
bullshit? so the merch is a lie? D:

@Yappy: Most people who do that are teenaged girls who want attention geared towards their buttocks.

I know. It’s ironic that BCB seems to have a male teen demographic, at least as far as polls suggest.

I want an image of Final Fantasy Cat on my crotch. Just because.

We have no choice. ;-;

In the eventual future, maybe in a few years, BCB should be made into an anime series.

Again. Final Fantasy Cat. Crotch. Make it happen.

BCB would make a great anime,unfortunatly,i’m not a producer or director with an animation team at the ready and studio and company

I would love to buy some of those! I think I would personally like the T-Shirt and keychain.

We already had the “BCB as an anime” discussion.

It…did not end well.

Or begin well.

If you guys like, I’ll even sign a contract giving you guys full rights to use McCain in your comic / merch / things!

I would have to see the shirts and stuff before i actually decided if i wanted to by them or not. I also like the sticker and particularly buttons. I could also see me buying a mug if the i liked the design but that’s what it comes down to, i need to see the stuff and if I’m like “OMIGOSH!! This is sooooo cute and I must have now!!!” Then yeah I’d get it. There’s my 2 cents anyways.

It a terrible story of heart ache, and betrayal SuitCase, are you sure? Once I had a simple life, a steady job, a loving family, but that all changed when he came into my life. We swept me off my feet and showed me a world that I had never imagined. He popped the bubble of life and we ran away together. We rode the rails for a year, going where ever the trains did, with only ourselves and a dog named Waffles for company.

One day we were trying to catch a train to Washington, Waffle’s was pulling hard on his makeshift leash and I noticed that it was becoming a tab bit frayed, but I decided not to mention anything. I decided not to make a comment. As we were running to grab the train, the leash broke and Waffles tumbled down the hill and fell into a truck full of pillows heading towards town. Waffles didn’t chase after the train that day.

He never forgave me and eventually left me alone, I returned home and now I prowl the internet, making sure I always leave a comment. Maybe one day I’ll leave enough comments to make up for the one I never made….

That is one of the funniest things I have ever heard in my life. You are ALRIGHT in my book. *scribbes*

And now you know….