For what it’s worth, The Hessen Haus is an actual German beer hall here in Des Moines and they play it up to the hilt. You can get the big glass boot filled to the brim with whatever you like. Just don’t let the heel touch the table or you have to take another swig!

As much as I would like to talk about Beerfest right now, I’m afraid I have more pressing matters relating to the site that I want to discuss.

This weekend, I spent about 16 hours working on "Theater Hopper: Year Two". All of the images have been formated, dates of publication and titles of strips have been added. I’m even including 8 months worth of incentive sketches that I used to draw back in the day for buzzComix and Top Web Comics when life was a popularity contest. So, as of this morning, all of the methodical boring stuff is complete. I’m going to start writing soon and I hope to put the book into production in the coming months.

Actually, it’s not a "hope to." It’s a "have to."

Y’see, I’m taking "Theater Hopper: Year Two" Wizard World Dallas on November 10 and if the printer is going to get the books back to me in time, they need the artwork by September 29.

So, in order to take advantage of the copies of "Theater Hopper: Year One" already in stock, I’m starting the Theater Hopper Sales Drive!

The concept is simple. We have about a month to sell a whole lotta merchandise and what I’m primarily interested in getting rid of are copies of "Theater Hopper: Year One."

To help kick things off, I am please to annouce our special one-week only LABOR DAY SALE! From now until September 3, all copies of "Theater Hopper: Year One" are available for the reduced price of $15 (plus shipping and handling). You have a very small window of opportunity to grab a copy of this book before they go back to regular price.

Feedback is starting to pour in from all over the country and across the ocean. People are REALLY happy with the quality of the book! In fact, if you’d like to get a sense of what people are saying, I’ve included some "notes of praise" about "Theater Hopper: Year One" that you can read here.

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!

To help sweeten the deal, my wife Cami took time out of her weekend to put together this adorable, hand made Truman doll:

Anyone who orders a copy of "Theater Hopper: Year One" will have their name entered into a drawing to win this one-of-a-kind keepsake. In order to be eligible, you must place your order by Sunday, September 3! Ladies and gentlemen, the last time Cami made custom dolls for the site, we auctioned them off on eBay for a respectable sum. Order your copy of "Theater Hopper: Year One" at the special Labor Day Sale price of $15, and this little guy might be sitting on your desk a week from now.

Pretty cool, huh?

That’s the big news for the moment, so please pass it around. Tell as many people as you can that we’re having our sale. Ultimately the goal is to raise enough money to put "Theater Hopper: Year Two" into production. I’ll be announcing the pre-sale for that book shortly after our week-long Labor Day Sale has concluded.

Thanks to everyone for your support! It is much appreciated!