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April 9, 2013 – 5:20 pm | Comments Off

Ahhhhh….Spring is here and with it a convention somewhere EVERY weekend!

I just got back from a wonderful trip to Anaheim and WonderCon. I met a lot of you there and not a chance to introduce us and our services to a lot of creator/publishers. I love attending conventions. Conventions are invigorating. They make you want to go home and create! They give you that drive to finally finish up that next issue you’ve been working on for a mighty long time. It’s heartening to see the passion to create comics in so many people.

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Here’s to a Great 2013!
January 15, 2013 – 9:11 pm | No Comment
Here’s to a Great 2013!

Welcome to a brand new year! 2012 was a fantastic year for us, but we’re especially excited for 2013!

We are presently hip deep in a complete and total revision of the Ka-Blam site (we had hoped to have it ready to spring on you by now but December turned out to be a far, far busier month than we had anticipated). The rebuild of the Ka-Blam site has been a long time in coming. In addition to …

IndyPlanet Digital Features — Publisher Listings
January 4, 2012 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
IndyPlanet Digital Features — Publisher Listings

IndyPlanet Digital will feature listings by publisher. This is something we’ve never done at IndyPlanet (although we will be implementing the same feature there soon). The listings by publisher can be accompanied by a publisher banner graphic and will be showcased in two ways —

FREE — IndyPlanet Digital Main Page Banners
January 3, 2012 – 8:05 pm | No Comment
FREE — IndyPlanet Digital Main Page Banners

The IndyPlanet Digital main page will include a large rotating banner showcasing titles at the site. The spot will be — to borrow a terrible cliche — prime real estate on the site, appearing …

IndyPlanet Digital 2012 Update
January 3, 2012 – 4:37 pm | No Comment
IndyPlanet Digital 2012 Update

First an apology for teasing an update before Christmas and then not delivering on it. We did have an update ready to go, but decided that it wouldn’t be smart to put it out at a time when everyone’s focus was on something else and our update could be so easily overlooked and quickly forgotten.

So without further adieu … here’s where things stand …

Pages vs. Sheets
June 28, 2011 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
Pages vs. Sheets

One of the most common mistakes we see on orders is with regard to page count. There is a tendency to confuse sheets with pages. Don’t make that mistake. Sheets and pages are NOT synonymous

Ka-Blam’s New Uploads Center
June 23, 2011 – 3:21 pm | 10 Comments
Ka-Blam’s New Uploads Center

We’ve made it far easier to get your files to us. Now you’ll simply upload them directly to us during the order process using our new Uploads Center.

The Digital Proof — No More
March 28, 2011 – 6:50 pm | 19 Comments
The Digital Proof — No More

Effective with orders received today (March 28, 2011) Ka-Blam will no longer provide a low resolution digital proof with your invoice. I still think the digital proof was a good idea, but — especially of late — it’s largely not being used for the purpose we had intended …

Add a Ka-Blam T-Shirt to Your Order … and Get PAID Just for Wearing It!
November 8, 2010 – 6:09 pm | 9 Comments
Add a Ka-Blam T-Shirt to Your Order … and Get PAID Just for Wearing It!

Wear your Ka-Blam promo shirt to a comics convention, send us a few photos of you wearing the shirt there, and we’ll then add $10 of print credit to your Ka-Blam account …

Calibrate Your Monitor!
July 27, 2010 – 5:02 pm | 6 Comments
Calibrate Your Monitor!

A properly calibrated monitor is absolutely critical for anyone who’s really serious about publishing comics in the age of digital printing.

The Ka-Blam Template Visual Guide!
July 27, 2010 – 2:11 pm | 5 Comments
The Ka-Blam Template Visual Guide!

I think of myself as a visual sort of guy. I hardly ever read instructions and usually go right to the diagram. If “A” goes into “B” and there’s a few arrows showing me the way…

Ka-Blam Print Ads
April 29, 2010 – 7:19 pm | 3 Comments
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David Hayes at Motor City Con!

 
David Hayes, one of the creators behind Rottentail, sent us a pic of himself and ka-Blam Tee at Motor City Comic Con!

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Pages vs. Sheets

Pages vs. Sheets

One of the most common mistakes we see on orders is with regard to page count. There is a tendency to confuse sheets with pages. Don’t make that mistake. Sheets and pages are NOT synonymous

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IndyPlanet Ad Swap — KuroShouri

IndyPlanet Ad Swap — KuroShouri

Kristin Laflin’s Kuro Shouri joins the IndyPlanet Ad Swap Club…

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Newsline »

Jon Sampson doesn’t leave us in a Lurch

Jon Sampson did double duty at Lexington Comic Con!
Not only did this creator have our t-shirt modeled but he got to meet Carl Struycken who played Lurch in the 1993 Addams Family movie.

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Staff Picks »

Jenni’s Pick of the Week: Next Town Over #1

Jenni’s Pick of the Week: Next Town Over #1

Jenni Says — “This book is right up my alley–steampunk and spookiness!”

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T-Shirt Contest »

Create a T-Shirt Contest — Address

Create a T-Shirt Contest — Address

Check out the latest entrant in Ka-Blam’s Create a T-Shirt Contest!

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Technical Specs »

Standard Sized Double Page Spread Template

Standard Sized Double Page Spread Template

This template applies to all double page spreads for standard-sized comics, wraparound covers for standard sized comics, as well as the interior covers (endpapers) for standard-sized hardcovers.

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Please Do Not Use Yousendit for Sending Files to Us

Please Do Not Use Yousendit for Sending Files to Us

We’ve mentioned this a few times in the past but just as a reminder, everyone, please do NOT use yousendit.com for sending files to us. The downloads are too slow, the download limits are too small, and the links expire too fast.

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