Blake Ontario

Blake Ontario

@blakesbuzz.bsky.social

Love more. Hate less. Read books!

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It's Wednesday! That means at 9PM EST it's time for me to get weird, eat comics, and talk hotdogs! Tonight, I'm joined by Jason Strutz and Jeffrey Burandt. It's gonna be rad!

Shockheaded Peter is more than a terrifying comic. For E.B. Kogan, it's a story that taught him how to speak through comics. Hear E.B. talk about why this book means so much to him. The campaign is LIVE on Kickstarter, with all 3 volumes available & stretch goals unlocking. #indiecomics

TONIGHT! 9PM EST! I'm talkin spooky scary skeletons and sending hotdogs down your spine, or however the song goes. Come nerd out with Jessica Silvetti Ethan B. Kogan Jessica Maison Judd and ME your favorite hotdog-powered livestreamer.

Here's a free lesson: even with a powerful mailing list at your disposal or a BackerKit Launch subscription, never underestimate the power of sending individual updates through old campaigns on Kickstarter.

This was a real good time. You can still watch it on my channel.

Dillon Gilbertson@dillgilbertson.bsky.social

Come join @blakesbuzz.bsky.social @jasonpiperberg.bsky.social @malkamok.bsky.social and I TONIGHT at 9:00EST to talk about My Neighbor Necromancer (currently on Kickstarter)! www.youtube.com/live/tZKsbeq...

I have 3 campaigns going live on Tuesday. I have a weekly show I produce that is now tied into my marketing strategies. I am also trying to exist and not burn out and fuck up. Sorry I don’t reply to leads fast enough.

I know compared to lots of channels, this ain’t shit, but my views are up, and I’m feelin special about it. Appreciations to hotdogs, comics, and The EXP (the streaming network I’m a part of). Follow Blake’s Buzz on YouTube if you wanna watch me get weird and nerdy on the internet.

Yesterday, @boom-studios.com took a stance against retailers using AI advertisements and uploading their covers to the slop factory. Amazing. More of this. The world may be falling for slop, but it needs to stay out of comics. We can fight for a small corner of human-made creativity.

Trying to shame industry legends because of how much they charge for sketches and remarks isn’t the flex you think it is. Gatekeeping is bad, but we have to keep making up criteria for what it means to be “indie.” Indie comics should not be about hating the success of others. Be better.

So I picked up the CRKD Gear Bag… it holds all my Nintendo stuff. Switch 1 and 2 (in their Nitro Decks) and my New 3DSXL. Plus room for some cables and a charger, and its got cartridge slots. Added clips so I can clip it to my EDC bag if I need to. It also fits Steamdecks and PS Portals!

I gained 20 YouTube subscribers yesterday by posting to all my outlets asking for subscribers (THANK YOU!). Asking followers to subscribe to your channels or mailing lists or social media platforms doesn't make you lame. You have to remind people you exist.

I’m real close to 700 subscribers on my YouTube channel if you wanna help me get there. No hot takes or rage baits. I celebrate the nerdy shit I love and eat hotdogs. I also help indie creators get eyes onto their books.