[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jul 13th, 2007 2:45 AM ]...

My pleasure. I'm not sure if I'm free to attend your show, though.

Steve

[ Posted by InternationalComicShowsUK on Jul 13th, 2007 10:01 AM ]...

no worries, there's always next year ;)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on May 30th, 2007 12:14 PM ]...

Thank you.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Apr 16th, 2007 2:27 AM ]...

Thanks Willy. This week's strip is going to be a little late, but hang in there. :)

[ Posted by willymj on Apr 16th, 2007 12:04 PM ]...

I'm hanging!

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Apr 16th, 2007 3:29 PM ]...

Hang no longer - the new strip is up!

[ Posted by willymj on Apr 16th, 2007 3:47 PM ]...

Man I am so your core audience... you make laugh sooooo much!

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Apr 17th, 2007 2:32 AM ]...

Thanks Willy. It's always so good to get such positive feedback. There's always the worry that I'll do something like this and I'm the only person getting the humour.

Steve

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Apr 4th, 2007 2:43 AM ]...

Good to hear that the business is moving forward. I hope it continues to do so.

My new gallery doesn't have any vector based art - but I'm glad you like it anyway. :)

I know of Rian Hughes, though with my addled brain I'm struggling to remember his stuff...

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Mar 19th, 2007 3:47 AM ]...

Thanks Willy.

Yes and no.

Yes in the sense that all our creations are, in part, an extension of us. Certainly, some of my thoughts and feelings are going to be a part of the strip.

No because neither of them is a direct representation of me. If one of the characters was me then it would be harder to explore my thoughts without simply putting me on the page. (If that makes sense.)

[ Posted by willymj on Mar 19th, 2007 5:07 AM ]...

I get where your coming from... Keep posting your work it is a joy to read.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Mar 19th, 2007 6:15 AM ]...

Thank you so much.

I'm intrigued where Eekeemoo is heading. I like that you're doing all the story telling with pictures.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Mar 2nd, 2007 2:16 AM ]...

Thanks, that's kind of you to say.

Yes, Caitlin, my grandaughter, is nearly four years old. And quite the little madame. :)

[ Posted by willymj on Mar 2nd, 2007 2:50 AM ]...

Wow what a cool grandfather!... I have a three year old daughter (evie) and she is the pink bunny queen!

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Mar 2nd, 2007 8:38 AM ]...

Caitlin draws me wonderful smiley faces. :)

There should be a law against cute kids ever growing up. :)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Feb 23rd, 2007 3:07 AM ]...

I love the style of your characters.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Feb 15th, 2007 4:57 AM ]...

Thanks. Though it's spread over a couple of years so I'm not sure it's a huge achievement. :)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Feb 7th, 2007 8:36 AM ]...

Thanks you so much for your generous thoughts.

The GGE site seems to be geared towards indie development, though there are a few bigger developers too.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Feb 6th, 2007 3:18 PM ]...

My pleasure.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Feb 4th, 2007 10:08 AM ]...

My pleasure. It's in my list of favourites to visit regularly.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jan 29th, 2007 1:30 PM ]...

Thanks.

I started writing the new stuff a couple of weeks ago and agonised over it. Is it too self-indulgent? Will I risk losing my readers? Is there any real point behind it? Etc...

We'll see. :)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jan 25th, 2007 2:48 AM ]...

Business is up and down, but fortunately I'm on an up at the moment and if my plans come to fruition it may continue for a little while at least.

I think I'd find it hard working full time for someone else as an employee. :)

[ Posted by KyleMiller on Jan 25th, 2007 1:32 PM ]...

I hear you, man. Wish I had the contacts (and more importantly) the guts to break free. But I gotta pay the bills.

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jan 25th, 2007 1:56 PM ]...

Pay the bills? I knew there was something...

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jan 22nd, 2007 1:55 PM ]...

Hi Regie,

It's good to "see" you again and I'm glad you're still doing your excellent column. One good thing about ComicSpace is that it's fired me up to do more comic reading again.

Steve

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 28th, 2006 2:50 AM ]...

It varies. I created Mr. Smoozles Goes Nutso on my own (apart from the music) using a bought-in engine and tools. A game like Broken Sword is usually a big team effort with 30 or 40 people involved. A game is a lot of hard work and if you've never put one together before you have a lot of learning to do as part of the process.

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 28th, 2006 8:32 AM ]...

Yes we do! But we are confident, I think we have the right people to put it together (eventually!)

What do you think about making a free game for the web? Do you think if it gets enough hits, the advertising and sponsors can possibly make it profitable? I see you sell your games yourself. How is that going for you?

I read an interview of yours last night, whilst browsing Just Adventure I think it was. Good stuff!

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jan 2nd, 2007 3:05 AM ]...

Sorry for not replying sooner, but I've been ill. :(

I hope you didn't think I was suggesting you couldn't do the game, just that it's bound to take you a while as you're learning the ropes as you go.

A free game will get you a lot of hits, but whether those visitors will click on the adverts to bring in the income is another matter, and one that I can't answer I'm afraid. Selling directly isn't going as well as I'd hoped, but there are a number of reasons why I think this is the case.

I'm glad you liked the interview.

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Jan 2nd, 2007 8:19 AM ]...

We fully realise that it will take us a very long time, so it's just one of those projects we pick up every so often when we have nothing else to do! Slowly does it. Thanks for letting us pick your brain by the way, we've really appreciated it! Do keep in touch, it's great to have someone of your experience in gaming to talk to! There are a few more people I've found on here who create their own games! It'd be great if we could all get together one day! There's only so much small group or individuals can do...imagine having a large group of people working on something together! That'll probably never happen, but it's a nice idea! Happy New Year by the way, and let us know how you are getting along. (Sorry for the long-ass reply!)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Jan 2nd, 2007 11:26 AM ]...

I sent you an e-mail. :)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 27th, 2006 3:33 PM ]...

I remember playing a demo of The Apprentice a few years ago and was impressed, too. There are a lot of great amateur adventures out there.
Comics, games, they're both part of the mix that makes up our creative lives. :)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 27th, 2006 2:52 PM ]...

Point and click is very much my speciality! :) Most of the games I've been involved in are point and click, the most famous of which is Broken Sword. I'm currently in the middle of writing a point and click at the moment and hope to move onto another in a few months. If you have any design requirements you need filling...

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 27th, 2006 2:58 PM ]...

Wow, I loved Broken Sword. But for some reason my computer kept crashing on the same bit(the goat scene from what I remember!) Anyway, keep in touch, we'll have to look up on you soon!

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 27th, 2006 3:13 PM ]...

Glad you liked the game.
The goat scene stumped a lot of people but I wasn't aware of any crashes. Then again, I didn't really handle the tech support. :)

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 19th, 2006 3:18 PM ]...

Hey, thanks, that's really kind of you. Aliens are a major feature of the game I created based on the strip. :)