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Hi all…
I’ve put up a HUGE SALE on the store! HUGE.
REALLY BIG!
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Here’s the deal…
We are now with IDW as our publisher. This means ALL of my inventory is going away.
I’ll have some for conventions…but my store is going away.
So…for the next month and a half…I have one last chance to BLOW OUT everything to you.
I’m almost giving this stuff away. Please go check it out.
As always…I will sign and do sketches in the books.
The Paddington Plushes…we have.
Felicity and Alexander are on their way here.
So if you order something with them in it…there WILL be a delay.
We’re hopeful we can get all shipments with Felicity and/or Alexander to everyone by Christmas. But please keep that in mind when ordering. And always feel free to email me questions.
Anyways. I hope you’ve all enjoyed this week of reveals and story arcs and such.
I had a blast showing you…and if you think THIS was fun…wait until you see the REST of what’s in store for you for chapter 13. It’s definitely my favorite chapter EVER!
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Anyways. Please PLEASE check out the store.
http://www.bluedreamstudios.com/store.html
Make sure you check out the savings. It’s a lot.
I want you all to have these before they all go to the distributor.
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NOTE: Donna is looking into CHEAPER International shipping. We should know by mid-day if we can get it any cheaper. Thank you ALL!
Ok…I’m done…for now. Thanks all.
Ha ha ha… Nicole is getting in touch with reality… I think I heard something in her brain go “pop” π
O_O Nicole, if you call it a joke or accuse the guys of screwing with you, I’ll smash my comp.
Well worth staying up though I am tired as all heck! *drops dead on the keyboard* Zzzzzz…
Ugh…me too. Still working on the store.
Thanks for staying up with me!
It’s… it’s a… mouse! Eeek!
Lol sorry, but that’s kinda what she looks like she’s about to say >.<
Nah… in this comic, it would be a mousegirl. π
It looks like her brain just imploded *SPUT*
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is there a way to just buy the paddington plush? D:
Hi Scott, I am going to order the $100 gift (my daughters are gonna love it π ) set but when it goes through to the Shopping cart it comes up with “The Dreamland Chronicles: Book One, Book Two,plus Kiwi, and Nastajia Figures! ” is this correct? I just want to make sure I’m ordering the right thing.
Great page, as per usual.
It’s a WHAT? One can only speculate what she’s going to say, lol. Uh oh, I wonder if she’s going to bring up the theory about a collective consciousness. O.o
you are evil…
what does her picture look like?
perhaps,…felicity?
love the dramatic suspense, but I really want to see her picture now. by the way you said the third book is out but is says pre order on amazon, do I need to order it directly from you?
What about those of us who already have book one and want Book two and the 4 action figures?
MOAR!! love darling, keep it up!
OK…I think I have ALL of the kinks worked out on the store. I was still working on it as Midnight approached and needed to post this. So thanks for your patience.
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Any other requests or questions about the store…PLEASE ask. I want EVERYONE to get what they want/need.
π that’s annoying place to leave the story for the weekend.
Great job, i love your comic π
Like Ranchlamb, I already have book 1, so I’d like to be able to get book 2 + figures, if that’s at all possible.
“It’s… It’s a… It’s a trap!” is all I can think of.
She reminds me of Agent Scully in X-Files who refused to believe the bizarre but undeniable things around her. After seeing his brain waves disappear when he dreams she still didn’t believe him. If she doesn’t believe now then Felicity needs to walk in with 2 forms of photo ID and a Dreamland birth certificate. π
AUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!! Another cliff hanger! XP
Thanks Scott for adding the Book 2 purchase with a figure. I will have to convince hubby to get it for me. I’m thinking a belated anniversary gift. *rubs hands together to plot*
Get back everybody, she’s gonna lose it!!!
Just dropping a line…love your stuff Scott, I can totally see this as a kids show! ^_^
(do you ship to Australia?)
Γ’β¬ΕItΓ’β¬β’sΓ’β¬Β¦ ItΓ’β¬β’s aΓ’β¬Β¦ ItΓ’β¬β’s a coincidence.”
“It must be … I ….. but …. how ….”
“It’s not possible …… I …….”
My guess – as Nick mentioned above: She’ll try to find a logical explanation – but hopefully She’ll be convinced and start helping the guys out.
My 9-month-old nephew is so getting a Paddington.
Hmph, so much for her claims of an ‘open mind’. She shows here just how little she was willing to even consider what they were saying.
Dear Scott,
I’m totally in love with the Felicity and Kiwi figurines. And I so much want to own them, but I don’t have much money so I’d like to know how much shipping to Germany will be and if you could possibly put them into a gift set, please?
Thank you! π
Okay – I love the story – have even gotten the comics from my comic shop and subscribed already.
You do great work.
Wanted to make sure you know how appreciated you and your work is.
That said – I know you finished after midnight on the sales and the shop but . . .
Were you aware that if someone got the $75 set and the $20 Paddington they’d get the same stuff and save $5 over the $100 get everything set? Not that $5 is that much money – but . . . just seemed like an odd discrepancy.
Just realizing it now, but the ability to dream inside a nexus (the thought equivalent of a cyber MMO) has always come with other abilities in “our” world (I’m not saying that their world is ours, for we cannot prove it happened here…but we can’t prove the reverse). For example, in Psi, OBEs are an advanced technique; you normally learn psi-orbs first, or something like that.
Wouldn’t be weird if weird things started happening in his normal life?
Also, I’ve noticed an outbreak of cats commenting on this site. I just hope all you kittens don’t ruin to name of us cats.
Is the store for everyone else miss aligned?
Oh hold on, You know, if you get the paddington plus, and the two books set for 20 dollars, its only 40 dollars, and the “Gift set” of it is 50! You may want to change?
@scott pike: did you see yesterday’s comic? nicole’s picture was up yesterday…
@ scott sava: nice work ^__^ i want a paddington plush~~ fyi, the book + alex deal says felicity in description…
Hey man, my local Barnes & Noble says they cannot order any of your books. π
Jon…Wow. I wonder why.
Can you try Barnes and Noble?
I recently found this strip and have found I eagerly await each update. This is good work. TodayΓ’β¬β’s strip struck me deeply. As I watched Nichole back herself into the corner I remembered a visit to a psychiatrist I once made. As I spoke he stood up and backed away until he hit the wall and slid down the wall until he hit the corner and did not come out until I left the office. All because I somehow shook his worldview. Is our bi-spectacled friend having the same problem? Thank you for such a well thought out storyline and a wonderfully delicious update. I impatiently await the next update.
Yea! I knew there was a reason I was waiting to buy stuff from your store. ^_^ Yes, I noticed the price difference with the Paddington Plushie as a seperate purchase, but $100 is such a nice round number ^_^
Thanks Scott!!
$100 Gift Set!
Sorry all…I forgot to add the SWORD NECKLACE!
It was late…ugh.
I really only have a handful of them left. So if we sell out…I’ll let everyone know and we’ll figure something else out.
Thanks Tryna! And welcome to Dreamland!
Bess….Email me and I’ll work something out for you.
Ozzie…thank you very much.
Yes…we ship WORLDWIDE!
Hey–this is kinda weird, but the new store is not showing up on my computer. I’ve tried it several times and it keeps coming up with the old store. :/
Any specific reason this would be happening? Is it something wrong with my computer?
Hey Smeasle…I think it’s a caching thing.
Try HOLDING the SHIFT key down while hitting REFRESH.
Or maybe clear your cache.
I’m guessing that Nicole, suddenly realizing that Felicity is real, and that she’s in danger, will immediatly start urging Alex to get back to sleep so that he can go in and save her.
On a separate note – Tryna: I’ve got to know. What exactly did you tell the psychiatrist?
It’s… It’s a… It’s another weekend we have to wait for the answer! XD
Quote elflord:
Γ’β¬ΕItΓ’β¬β’sΓ’β¬Β¦ ItΓ’β¬β’s aΓ’β¬Β¦ ItΓ’β¬β’s a coincidence.Γ’β¬Β
Γ’β¬ΕIt must be Γ’β¬Β¦ I Γ’β¬Β¦.. but Γ’β¬Β¦. how Γ’β¬Β¦.Γ’β¬Β
Γ’β¬ΕItΓ’β¬β’s not possible Γ’β¬Β¦Γ’β¬Β¦ I Γ’β¬Β¦Γ’β¬Β¦.Γ’β¬Β
Elflord, I think you just revealed the next strips for Mon, Tue, and Wed. π
Scott, congrats on keeping us on the edge of our seats. π
The Paddington plushie is adorable! If I can somehow come up with the extra cash I’d love to get one.
“Coincidence” Nicole? Go ahead and say it, I dare you… lol. Hopefully the tide turns here!
She’s most likely joking with them. And I’ll be like: -.-”
But if not, then I’ll be like: FINALLY!
Awwww! I REALLY like the Paddington Plushes! I want one! Maybe I’ll get one for Christmas…..
“It’s a….it’s a….crap. I forgot.”
Nichole & Felicity as BFFs is so cute, Scott!
And I am totally putting Dreamland stuff on my Christmas List! ;D
Thanks, that worked! ;D
My Monday prediction:
Daniel ” Coincidence? Do you really believe that after everything? The disappearing brainwaves while Alexander is asleep? The cut appearing on him where there was none? The consistency of events? Look. If you’re STILL not convinced, give Alexander an question to ask Felicity next time he goes back; something only you and your childhood ‘imaginary friend’ could know.”
Alexander: (facepalm) “*groan* Well if she recovers anyways….”
Daniel: “Oooo yeah. I forgot about that…”
Oops. “an question” should be “a question”
grammar and spelling aside, I’ll be count up my accuracy score on Monday π
IT’S …. Monty Python’s Flying Circus!
Whee! I just placed my order for the new figures and the Paddington plush! π
Due to popular demand…
I just added a PADDINGTON, ALEXANDER, AND FELICITY SET in the $50 GIFT SET!
Thanks all…
@ JRBlood:
I’m starting to get suspicious of his claims that he’s planning for the book, and things just happen to fall out this way. π
Either way, I think our Nicole is having a minor crisis – it’ll be interesting to see how she chooses to react to this.
Eregnon,
Out of respect for the group and this great story I am not sure I want to bring it up on this board. Sorry.
I think Nicole is about to have an Ichabod Crane moment.
I’m referring to the version of Ichabod from the 1999 movie Sleepy Hollow (which I understand is seriously different from the the original short story…).
From the beginning, Ichabod had a very scientific mindset and dismissed all the stories about a Headless Horseman as pure myth. When he finally got to see the Horseman with his own eyes, and could no longer deny that it was indeed Headless, he first had a major mental breakdown. But after he had recovered, he accepted the existence of the Headless Horseman as a fact and integrated it into his further investigations.
And Nicole is now at the point where she needs to deal with the reality of Dreamland and start integrating it into her studies.
->Jack: That idea is appearing in a lot of modern webcomics. It may be a thing for the authors. Noted examples other than this include PhoenixRequiem (requiem.seraph-inn.com) and Faust (sympathytea.com).
Scott, any idea why all you webcomic authors are thinking the same thing? Or just “great minds think alike”? (ArtsAngel is also welcome to comment…)
I dunno. I guess great minds DO think alike…ha ha.
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But maybe it’s also just fun to mess with people’s heads (meaning people like Nicole).
It’s… it’s a…
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Looks like we’ll have to wait a loooong weekend to find out… ΓΒ¬_ΓΒ¬
take her to dreamland TAKE HER TO DREAMLAND!
Now that you mention it, there do seem to be a lot of webcomic characters getting their realities altered whether they want them or not.. Ibara-san in Megatokyo just got her world view altered rather radically as well.
Ooo!! I hope I put my order in early enough to get one of the swords. I was happy with the package before, now I’m really, really happy! *squeee!* Thanks again Scott!!
But this is more than just the altering of a world view. Any story where a supernatural element is introduced into an otherwise realistic world confronts the characters with a radical change in thier world views.
This is about extremely scientific minded “Doubting Thomas” type characters. Normally, these guys tend to keep rationalizing and denying the supernatural for as long as humanly possible.
Ichabod Crane from the Sleepy Holow movie was special in that he was able to change his world view in an extremely short amount of time after meeting the horseman face to face for the first time. Similar characters in other stories would have gone insane or inplied some sort of fraud at this point. But Ichabod simply accepted this “new reality” as given fact while retaining his analytic mindset.
And that’s exactly what Nicole needs to do now. Stop trying to refute Alex’ and Daniel’s stories, accept the existence of Dreamland as a fact, and start working on the hows and whys this new knowledge brings with it.
Hehe. Haven’t been keeping up with Megatokyo…but somehow, I’m not surprised. (Got blocked from Megatokyo because I was reading it at the dinner table)
Going through my list of webcomics…Crews that, if I were in college and taking literary analysis, I’d SO be doing a thesis on this.
JackAce, I totally agree! I’m so excited to see the next page and what she does. I’ll have to sleep all weekend so it goes by faster!
Gosh, I just love Macy’s.
It’s a bomb!
Hey, great comic, been reading it from the beginning and avidly follow it each day… Just wanted to say for this one: One, nice work on the lighting, and two, Nicole SO had that coming *cheers*! Thank you!
can’t stand that we got to wait again at the weekend =(
To Scott…
I just ventured forth into the realm of PayPal for the first time and bought the $100 gift set.
I’m looking forward to seeing your work in all its tangible book/figure/plush/necklacey glory.
In a way I’m sorry that your store is closing. I’ve previously purchased both of your books with sketches, and was looking forward to getting the rest of the story with the same.
As a general rule, when a book has been available both direct from the creator and via retail, I’ve purchased direct in order to maximize revenues to the person who does all of the actual work, rather than having revenue go to stores and distributors.
On the other hand, I do hope that the retail exposure will bring a *LOT* of people to discover your work and increase your revenues that way.
FWIW – I would be quite happy to order future books at a premium in order to continue to get your sketches in them. (This is what schlockmercenary does with their books.)
Love whats happening in the story and can’t wait to see where you’re taking us next!
Thanks again for all of the time and effort you put into Dreamland – it is greatly appreciated.
8 pages of reveal to get to the Felicity drawings is
really dragging it out.
Hope the story moves on.
*humph!* So much for her claim of being willing to consider their story. She’s already made up her mind.
Tesseract? She’s gonna say tesseract, right?
Hehe, ok, poor continuation of my last post on the previous page.
I’m sure she’s going to say coincidence, or wants to, but I’d so crack up if she said, “Inconceivable!”
Rofl we have 2 wait till her brain goes back in order I guess, ^_^
I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!
Heh heh heh…man…would have been cooler if she had a split personality…both Felicity AND Nicole being the same person…but, then again…
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n238/Chunkboi/Motivators/ShockingProofMotivator.jpg
Okay, that one was pretty good, Silverwolf … π
“It’s a … it’s a … it’s a … ”
“Nononononononononononononono … because if it was a BOMB, the alarms would be going off, because all these hotels have bomb detectors … ”
*bomb alarms start going off*
(Yes, Bese, I too had a Fifth Element moment … )
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THANK YOU!
Aww. I want those figures, but I’m on a student’s income (a.k.a. no income, large tuition outcome) u_u
denial is a powerful thing id suggest just rolling with the punches works better that way.
It’s A Trap!……come on, I have to say it.
Hey–loving the strip, but have a story-question:
I just got onto this comic today and have been reading from the first up to now and it’s really lovely and lush in details–both illustrations and story. So this strip brought me up short–can you please explain how Alex, who (from what I understand) just met Felicity as an adult, could have drawn her when he was 11?
Thank you!
Keep reading…it is explained later.
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