Calamities of Nature

Blog - March 19, 2012 - Monday - Additional Notes

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone for the kind messages I've been receiving over the past week. It's really been amazing! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to respond to everyone individually, so I apologize for that. Since I've been receiving many of the same questions, I figured it would be more efficient if I just answered them for everyone here.

• There have been many questions about books. Will the more recent comics be put into books? Will more copies of volume 1 be printed? Would I consider doing a Kickstarter to print more volumes? Putting a new book together takes more time than I have, so I have no plans to do a volume 3 or 4 at the moment. But I've printed some new copies of volume 1 for people that are interested. With this new printing I've even added 13 pages of new content that was not in the first printing (but note that this content is available in the online archives). I've also added the option of buying both volumes together for a discounted price.

• Many people have been worried that I will be taking down the archives at some point. I just want to make it clear that I have no plans to shut down this site. It took me too much work to put it all up!

• Also, since there has been a lot of interest in original art lately, I wanted to note that for the next week all the original art is $20 off. You can see this when you click the "buy original art" link below a comic. Thanks for helping take some of these comics off my hands!

• Finally, if you're still interested in keeping up to date in case I make some new books, or any other sort of news, be sure to sign up for my Facebook page, RSS feed, or email updates. That way you won't have to keep checking back to this site for no reason.

Mar 12, 2012 - Fairies

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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Blog - March 12, 2012 - Monday - The End

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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I have really been dreading writing this blog post. I feel like I've thought it over a millions times in my head, but as I sit down at the keyboard now I have no idea what to write. But I think it's best to just get it done with and give both myself and all you readers some closure. Today is my last update for Calamities of Nature. And I'll be perfectly frank about the reasons. My full-time career is in academics, and I need to put everything I have into it if I'm going to have any chance of keeping it that way. As much as I love this comic, I can't have it taking precious time away from my work. It's time to move on.

Thank you to everyone who has read and generously supported this comic for the last almost five years. Thank you for all the emails, blog posts, compliments, fan art, discussions and arguments about science and philosophy, and the transcription of over 650 comics. It's really been remarkable all the people I've met and friendships I've made through this comic. My family also deserves a huge thank you. They have been my biggest fans, and my most steadfast supporters. I couldn't have done it without you. And my two kids, I hope when you get older you'll take some time to read these silly pictures of mine and that it'll be something you can be proud of.

When I first started this comic, I was just excited to see my scribbles appearing on a computer screen. Then I was just trying to write a halfway decent joke. But then slowly something amazing occurred. The more niche I made the comics with respect to my own interests, the more widely people seemed to feel the comics were speaking to them. The more I tried to share my own personal world views, the more I found other people who shared many of the same ideas, interests, worries, insecurities, frustrations, and hopes. And from this I grew an audience that was more than I ever deserved. Thank you for being a part of it.

Feb 27, 2012 - Parasites

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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Here's a previous comic on parasitic mind control.

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Feb 23, 2012 - Transgenesis

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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Blog - February 21, 2012 - Tuesday - New Tutorial on Making Money From Ads

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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One of the most popular items on my site besides the comics has been my tutorial on making money from ads. I've heard from people with all sorts of websites, from blogs to webcomics and more, that have benefited from the tips I provided. I think that it's really important for creative people to share their strategies on the web. That way we can all take advantage of this amazing platform.

The original tutorial was written in 2008 and updated in 2009 and 2010. After a long break, I've finally gotten around to writing an updated tutorial. It has extra information for those of you that are just starting to put ads on a website, along with new ad service reviews and stats from my own site. I'm offering this as a 20 page PDF that you can download for just $1.99. I think this is a pretty reasonable price for my work considering the amount of money you can potentially earn from utilizing it. You can download the PDF at the old tutorial or with the link below:

Buy How to Make Money from Ads on Your Website

Feb 20, 2012 - Tachyons

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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Feb 15, 2012 - Lil' Calamities and Modern Schooling

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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You can read previous Lil' Calamities strips here.

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Feb 10, 2012 - Crackpot Scorecard

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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Have fun filling out your own crackpot scorecard. You never know when it might come in handy!

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Feb 8, 2012 - (Mis)construe

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

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