Okay sorry everyone for the lack of updates on here but like I say in past posts. Most of my updates I make are on Facebook. However I've started to get pissed at how much Facebook is changing for the worst. They're changing the way Fan Pages work, they use some kind of filter system that makes it harder for fans of my page to see my updates. Even if they liked the page and receive notifications only like 10% of my fans will see my updates. I've read that they might lower the percentage from 10% to 7%, maybe even 3% unless I start paying to boost my updates. That I think is stupid cause it makes it harder for people like me who aren't even well known to get fans. I've paid before to get new likes and that I felt worked but I feel uncomfortable about doing it. Because it makes me feel like I'm forcing people to like my page. I would rather have people find out about my Facebook page through word of mouth. Then I've paid to boost one of my updates to see how that works. I didn't like the results, I got 7,000 people to view my post but only 13 people interacted with my post and I got 1 new like. I mean come on that's it? 13 people, I would have liked it if at least 1,000 people interacted with my post. I would have been happy if I got 100 new likes but I didn't. So I think paying to boost my updates to get more people to see my post is stupid and I will never do it again. I'm going to stick with promoting my page through posting often, sharing posts, talking about my page at panels and conventions.
Okay so now I want to share some highlights from each of the 8 months since my last post up until now. So I will try to make things brief so that my post doesn't get too boring. All right here I go!
In September I finally got to see the new Dragon Ball movie. Dragon Ball: Battle of Gods, every DBZ fan was so excited to see it like I was. I watched it RAW and then SUB. I studied up on the movie and made notes then I put the info into my Dragon Ball panel so I could talk about it at the next con that I will bring my panel to. Overall I gotta say the movie was really good.
Also during this month Keiji Inafune the man behind Mega Man's creation has announced a game known as Mighty No.9 which is a spiritual successor to Mega Man. Hearing this news I was very excited to know more about it. Keiji made a Kickstarter to help get this game off the ground. After seeing the rewards I wanted to be a Backer for this game so badly. However cause of the lack of funds during this month, I wasn't able to help be a Backer. Luckily only after just 2 days the goal was met and I was very excited to see this happen. Because now the game will get made and I will gladly pick up a copy of the this game when it comes out. |
So around October I hadn't drawn anything new, cause I lost my tablet pen. Luckily one of my friends hooked me up with a brand new tablet and pen for a good price. I'm still using it till now. Also I posted a new Handsome Face and decided that from now on I will post horror themed Handsome Face characters during the month of October. I did this to make up for not posting any new pics during Handsome May. This can be a new way to post new pics twice year instead of once year. I got a list of characters I planning on drawing so be sure to come back in October to see them. Also I hope you guys are looking forward to next month cause I should have some new Handsome Face characters to post for Handsome May.
There's nothing too important in November talk about. The only thing I can say is that this month was the month when I posted my Legend of Zelda drawing. It was my first Legend of Zelda drawing that I ever done. It got some laughs cause it was a parody of Kentucky Fried Chicken. I originally wanted to post it when the Wind Waker HD game came out but luckily The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds came out around this time. So it still was a good time to post it.
Okay so in December the only thing worth mentioning is when I found out about Facebook's filtration system. I was pretty pissed when hearing about this and seeing how its affecting my page. I'm not a person that's well known and I'm trying to make my FB page grow but I feel that with these restrictions. That FB is holding me back and I can't move forward. I'm trying so many ways to get around this and I feel that spreading the word on my page is working when I talk about it at conventions. So if you are already a fan or someone new to the page. Please if you like what I do, then add my page to your interest list and share my page & updates often. That would help me out so much.
In January, Redbubble added the option to make case covers for Samsung Galaxy phones, Iphones, and Ipads. I jumped in and converted most of my work into cases. So people could have that option of decorating their devices. Also in this month I finished a new drawing that I've been working on for months. That drawing was my "Kamen Rider OOOOOOHH!!". When I posted it, it blow up on the internet. I didn't think that there would be so many people that were fans of both Regular Show and Kamen Rider OOO. It made me happy that lots of people liked it, I have a second piece that I'm working on but its going to be awhile until its finished. So be sure to check back some time later after I finish it.
February was a busy month, I was working on finishing up my new updates for the Dragon Ball panel that I was doing for Megacon. I did a new shirt design that was easy, simple, and cool. Which I called "Fresh Prince In The Streets". Also in this month I did something new, I made a Tumblr account. For my account I made a new mascot that will represent my page. Its an old character that I brought back the character's name is Jeff Kurosaki. I plan on doing some funny web comics starring Jeff in the future. If you have a Tumblr account and like what I do then be sure to follow me on Tumblr at The True Jeff Kurosaki . It pisses me off that someone else made an account using the name Jeff Kurosaki but what are you going to do about right, this kind of stuff happens all the time.
Well its March and that means its Megacon month. I have to say that this year's Megacon was better than last year but it wasn't a great con experience for me. So I skipped out going on Friday to save money on gas and put the final touches on the Dragon Ball panel. However around 9pm or 10pm, my computer froze up and crashed on me. Which sucked cause I haven't saved my project for hours and I lost all of my work. So Saturday was probably the hardest day for me, traffic getting to the con was the worst I've ever seen it in years. When I got to the con, I was surprised at how crowded the con was. I thought since it was at a new location which I knew was more spacious that everything would be fine. It wasn't, I thought I wouldn't get my badge and make it to my own panel on time. Luckily I did and apparently the panel before mine didn't show up, giving me more time to work on the panel. The Dragon Ball panel went off without a hitch, well except for my co-host not showing up. Which was okay cause he got to meet Stan Lee, which is awesome. I still need to meet him. So anyways I did the panel by myself and man was it packed. What I liked best was that I had a full house and lots of prizes to give away at the raffle. I really hope that I see my panels have big turn outs like I did at Megacon. So for the rest of the day I try to find my friends which was hard. The con was just TOO CROWDED!! I even cosplayed as Jeff Kurosaki for the first time, I really wish I got some pics. However at the end of the day, I was tired and ready to go home. However I couldn't because my car broke down on me and I had to sleep in the car cause I didn't have a room to stay at. So the next day I stayed to check out the con and see what I miss and yet I still missed so much. I didn't get to meet any of guests I wanted to meet. I didn't get to buy a lot of the things I wanted. I still didn't get to see all of my friends. So when the day ended I had a friend help jump start my car but it seem that didn't work. I had to leave the car behind and pick it up the next day. So from what I learned this weekend was to not to repeat the mistakes I made during the con. I will plan better for next year's Megacon.
So this month I want and saw Captain America: The Winter Solider, which was a FANTASTIC movie. I finished my latest Dragon Ball drawing, the "Reservoir Saiyans" which I liked how it turned out. Lots of people liked it as well. Another thing that I saw was the new season of Game of Thrones, which I was excited to see. When watching the first episode of the new season, I watched it while wearing my "Saiyans Are Coming" t-shirt.
So around the same time I was advertising my shirt when Game of Thrones was back on. One of my good friends brought to my attention something very important. Apparently someone on Etsy known as CarrotShop was selling my Saiyans Are Coming as if it was there own design. They thought that they could just flip the colors and know would notice. So I made it my mission to share this news on all of my social networks. Me and my friends sent several messages to the shop owner and Etsy to have the shirt taken down. I'm very happy to say that the shirt was taken down. Can I get a Fuck Yeah? Though my shirt was taken down from the shop, I wonder if the other shirts in the shop belong to other owners and are not CarrotShop's original designs. If I knew the original designers I would spread the news to them but said I don't. So I just want to say that if any of you guys know the original designers of the designs that CarrotShop is selling. Then be sure to let them know.
So one last thing I wanted to share, it looks like I will be bring my Dragon Ball back to Knightrokon this year. Plus I've submitted a new panel that I will be doing at the con. My panel will be about SEGA, its sort of a retrospect about the system and what they are doing now. So if you are going to this year's Knightrokon than be sure to come check out my panels. Sorry that this post is so long, I had a lot of things to talk about. So be sure to check back again for my next update, cause I think I might change up the look of the website. Well I hope you guys didn't think this post was too boring but instead help you guys know what's been going on with me. Well until next time.