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One thing I’d like to do more heading into 2016 is maybe try and utilize the awesome power of Email more in regards to my web-comic. Both using it to get information about Babayka-Lives out there into the world wide web, and also as a quick and free way to maybe send some kind of extra bonus material out to readers. What this extra content would be, I don’t know yet, which is why I’m throwing it out to readers to get their input. If you have an idea of something Babayka-Lives related you like to receive via Email, let me know, as I’m open to all suggestions and ideas about online bonus content. I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while now, and so far, these are the best ideas I’ve come up with myself.

1: A Babayka-Lives desktop wallpaper image. A high-resolution, black-and-white, screensaver mash-up featuring Yana and co (and maybe even Babayka himself), as a background for reader’s computer screens.  

2: A short character profile PDF. A small PDF feathering shots of your favourite Babayka-Lives characters (they’ll probably be mostly of The Brides themselves) with maybe stats and unknown background details to read and get to know these characters better.

3: A quarterly Babayka-Lives Email newsletter. A four times a year newsletter that readers can subscribe to, and get updates and the latest news about all things Babayka related sent straight to their inbox. I’m not sure if in the age of blogs and online journals, if Email newsletters ain’t a bit out of date, but if readers show an interest, I’d be open to doing one.

4: An Email exclusive Babayka-Lives pin-up. A piece of one-off artwork featuring Babayka, or The Brides, or both, only available to readers via Email. This pin-up would not be available online anywhere. Readers would only be able to get a copy by having it Emailed to them.

I’m in no way committing myself to any of these ideas yet. It’s all still very much up in the air at the moment, but I would like to do something Email related soon, so all ideas and suggestions at this point are very welcome. All ideas do have to be something I can do via Email, though. Something like ‘post all readers a cool, free, bonus mini-comic’ wouldn’t work, as apart from the vast amount of time it would take me to draw and put together a mini-comic, it would also cost me a small fortune to post them all out to people (and I’m poor enough as it is), so no ideas involving big spending, please, or anything that would take months for me to draw or make. This is content I’d like to put together while working on Book 2, that shouldn’t be overly time-consuming.

I’d also like suggestions on what you think would be a fair deal for readers to have to do to receive this extra content. Should someone who’s just sending in feedback get it, or should readers have to do a little more for bonus extras, do you think? And if so, what should that be? Maybe extra content should only be for people who send in fan-art or fan-fiction? Or as some kind of reward for people who send in pictures of themselves with the graphic novel as a thank you for buying the book? (it should be noted at this point that the book does already have exclusive pin-ups and the original Babayka character sheet included, as bonus content that can not be found anywhere else, as a thank you for buying the book.) Or maybe you even think it should be handle like a competition? I put out a clue or question, and if you get it right, you get Emailed a prize of some sort?          

As I say, nothing’s set in stone yet, and at the moment I just want to throw a few ideas around before I settle on any course of action. If you like the sound of any of the options above, or maybe have one of your own, please Email me at the web-comic’s Email address HERE.

A big thank you in advance to anyone and everyone who does get in contact. I promises I will read and consider all ideas sent my way.