July solits are uploaded. . .

That is all. -H!

I was out. . . Now I am back

Boy has it been a crazy week...

Back in Nov. '06, I wrote about going to New York. In that post was picture that showed me, my wife, and my little peanut child (this post). Well, time does fly.

On Tuesday, April 17 2007, at 8:40 pm, Jess gave birth to our first child. Our Daughter, Cameron Saville. She is a cuite. . .


Mom and baby made it home fine and are doing very well. . . Since no one asked, I am doing well too. I have feelings too. . .

Well, here is team ComicSubz.com for 2007. Enjoy the beta and sign up if you haven't already will ya.


More soon. -H!

MySpace does not like me. . .

Ok, we are coming in on a week on the beta, and I am trying my best to get the word out on this whole ComicSubz thing. . . so I have a few options:

Post in forums - Where I little to no response (with 1 board being the exception) or get my thread deleted all together. . . great!

MySpace/ComicSpace Bulletins - These get buried in a matter of a few hours. So nothing there.

MySpace Comments - This is what I was just doing and to a complete disaster. Lets just say, that when I posted to someone's comments, sometimes, after a few errors, my post would appear several times. This is the time when I send a message to the persons profile begging for forgiveness for this gross error and that I did not mean to do that.

So there you have it. My gurilla campaign to get ComicSubz out there in front of people is not really as successful as I would have liked. Jessica keeps telling me that these things take time. There is a reason she is my better half. . .

More soon.

New sign up form up and some fixes

Hello all,

I know you were worried about the sign up form being down. At this point, I can say, WORRY NO MORE!!!

I have implemented a new solution that has a few cool features (for me). I will know exactly who is misusing this form from now on, if anyone chooses to do so that is.

While I was under the hood messing with things, I also fixed a few things in ie6 and ie7. So now it should look nice over most browsers.

This is not what I would have liked doing today, but it is what it is. I am still getting feedback from people about where they would like to see the application go in future releases. AWESOME!! Thanks guys. Any and all feedback is good. Keep it coming.

More soon.

H!

Sign-up form removed temporarily

A quick note to say that I temporarily removed the contact form from the ComicSubz.com main site.

As it turns out, the evil spam gremlins have manged to use it to spam quite a few people. If you have gotten a spam message and made your way to this post because of that message, I would like to apologize. I am sorry, and we are doing everything we can to make sure that you would never get spam from comicsubz.com ever again.

With that said, I have to do some reading and get something up there.

If you have any suggestions, please post a comment. I am weighing all options right now.

Thanks.

Updated on Beta Launch and June solits up!!

Hi all,

Boy has it been a crazy week! First things first. . .

I just uploaded the preview listings for June's solicitations. What does that mean? All comics that have been solicited from solicited from April to June are available to subscribe to. And if you have subscribed to a books entires series, well don't worry. The new books are added to your subscription. COOL!!!!!!

The beta launch is going very well. A study flow of visitors, invites, and sign ups are happening. So far the response has been positive. yay. But I am trying to really get the word out on this app. We just sent a press release to the heavy hitters in the comic news space (they haven't posted those yet), and we have a myspace, and comicspace page. Other than that, we are still a little early in the process to consider traditional advertising (we will do that for the full launch), but if you have any ideas on how we could get the word out there, post a comment and let us know.

More updates soon!

H!

We are in BETA!!!!!!

We launched the new design for the site the other day and that was awesome! Then we sent out the first batch of invites for the applications private beta, and that was even more awesome! And now, we are getting hits and inquiries left and right, and that is super awesome!!!!!

Ok, enough with the awesome. Nothing can be that awesome. . . can it?

The burning question everyone has on their minds is. . . wait for it. . . WHAT IS BETA?!?

These days, beta means many different things, especially when speaking of web applications. In the case of ComicSubz, beta means that we have reached a point in development where we want some user feedback.

We have gotten the member section ready for some user testing, but before we go all the way with the plan, we have to make sure this is an idea that will somewhat be embraced. I guess, you could say we are being cautious, but we have spent a little over a year getting to what you see today (that is if you have created an account).

Also, beta means that we are testing the servers and making sure they don't buckle. So far so good.

We are also testing the integrity of the application. Will it hold up? Do you like it? etc, etc.

So that is beta to us.

I know that generally this blog has been quiet in regard to comments. That is cool with me. I know a few people read this thing. But, if you have signed up for an account, I would really like to hear what you think.

After all, I am making a tool for you as well as for myself.

Enjoy the beta.

Hal!

Oh, 1 More Thing . . .

And a new site.

http://www.comicsubz.com

Hopefully a beta app will follow. . .

H!

Forums Forums Forums!!!!

I just added some forums to the site. This is so I can get your feedback and ideas for future releases.

Don't get me wrong. I have a ton of ideas that I would love to see happen in the next 5 releases at least! But I am just 1 guy. What do you think?

Check out the forums here: http://forum.comicsubz.com/

More info soon. VERY SOON!!!

Expecting a delivery. . . You should too!

Howdy!!!

I hope all of you are doing well. I am doing great!!!

First things first. My beautiful wife and the COO of ComicSubz.com is very very close to having our first child. Cameron Saville (Our soon to be CTO) will come into this world very soon. Which leads me into the next order of business.

Just as Jessica is about give birth to our new daughter, I am frantically tearing my hear out trying to give life to a beta of ComicSubz. What has taken me so long? Well, a series of events that I will not delve into, but circumstances out of my control non-the-less. One of them being the final beta site design. I finally came up with something that I really like. Below is a small preview of something you will see VERY soon.

Also, something to expect very soon, if you have signed up at the main site, expect an email to invite you to be a beta tester for ComicSubz. What I am testing for this first round is the server and if it can hold the 1000 invites I am sendin. . . whoa. I didn't write that did I?. That can't be true. Can it? Sign up to find out what everyone is talking about. Really. Everyone. Ok, not everyone. Just everyone else. . . . MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

Captain America #25. . . whoa

Hello all,

I got my copy of Captain America #25 on Wednesday.

First of all, this is a huge whoa on my part. I didn't think Marvel would have the marbles to do this. Especially after Civil War #7.

But early in the day on Wed. I started to see stories on CNN and local new channels. So I knew I had to grab it. I luckily pulled it off the shelf. The last copy! My retailer was quite surprised that there were any left. He also said that there was quite a demand because of the press coverage. Wow! I love seeing comics in the press.

Anyways, if you want to buy my copy of Cap #25, let me know. If not, EBay is only a click away. :)

On the ComicSubz front, I am only days away from flipping the switch and start testing the server with the load it may receive. Sign up on the main page if you want to be one of the first beta testers.

More soon.

The Latest

Hello All,

I am still burning and churing on entering a few months worth of comics into the database. But in the mean time, my developer is busting his chops on the retailer section of the site. If I do say so myself, this whole thing is coming together quite nicely.

I would say that it has been very close to a year since I put pen to paper with this idea. Now I am looking to have it complete. Crazy. It's been very hard work (sleepless nights) and I'm very happy to see version 1.0 be done, but there is still so much to do. Even before I finished what I considered version 1.0, I already had ideas for versions 2 and 3.

So know that even if you sign up and you like what is there when the service available, know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

So many ideas, so little time.

Those who have signed up already, you will be the first to know. What that means?!? Wait and see.

MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Entering in all these comics!!!!

Let me tell you that it is no picnic putting in all these comics into the database. Hundreds of comics. Literally.

But knowing that the masses will flock to this app like bees to honey makes it all worth while. :)

Bugs Bugs Bugs!!!!

Hello all,

Hope this winter weather isn't bringing you down. I love it! Makes me want to buckle down with a nice cup of hot tea and get some work done.

These last few days have been nothing but squashing bugs and populating the database with comics. Yay!!!

This is no small task, but it just makes ComicSubz that much more close to being released with every posting. I know I sound like a broken record, but expect some goodness soon.

Sign up!

More soon.

H!

SNOW DAY!!!!!!

So close!

Thank goodness for the ice storm that is on it's way to Austin. What? Why would I welcome a possibly destructive weather event such as an ice storm? Well, selfishly, it gives me a snow day. A day at home to, well, work at home. But I can also do other things like work on finishing up the last few things for the customer section of ComicSubz.

I am SOOOOOO close to having something for you to get your hands on.

Keep in mind that this tool is not super robust in the features department, but it is a great first step in creating a tool for you to manage your subscription.

I don't want to put a timeline on when I open the doors, but soon the customer side of ComicSubz will be ready for primetime with the retailer side showing up shortly there-after.

Those who have signed up early, you will get a peek early. This will be part of the beta test I am planning before the launch. If you haven't, sign up here.

Stay warm.

Hal!