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Wow, okay, sorry for letting this account go idle for so long! Yikes! There's been lots of new stuff to talk about...so much so, in fact, that it's been kinda hard to keep up with much extra-curricular stuff. I'll have to make that list be a second post later.

The CS artists just returned from Comic-Con and we'll be restocking the Hot Cider Shop shortly. We're already planning to return for another year, with more new things ahead.

And for those of you who've tried to order since last week, we'll be processing orders starting today. In case you're wondering why we don't process orders while the group's away at a convention, it's because the credit card terminal (and its main operator) are away at those conventions. <XD Kinda hard to process without 'em.

So welcome back to all the artists, and a big thank you shout-out to the folks who stopped by the booth and said hello to them, bought some stuff. <3!

--Midori

News from the soft, curvy front...

Crazy times abound here at Camp CS, or Hot Cider Press, or whatever you'd like to call us. We wear many hats. All of them pretty damn good ones, if I do say so myself. But I digress!

Firstly, just reminding all you all to preorder Miles-DF's book, if you haven't already. Well, I mean, don't preorder it if you don't WANT it, but if you want it you should definitely get it, since we're only running the shipping discount until the end of the month. ^_^ Use coupon code LCBD2007 for free shipping on ALL ORDERS until November 1!

Main store link: [link]
Apparently DA hates me, so instead of providing you lovely readers with a direct link to the item, just go to the store link above and go to Comics - Adult. It's the only thing in there right now.
(The comic is reprinting the work on FA with updated text, plus a few pages of art that haven't been online.)
Link to Hot Cider Press if you haven't seen it: [link]

Also, most importantly, Hot Cider Press books will now be available to order through your local comic book stores in December! That's right, we've gotten the green light through the distributor, and we'll be in Previews Adult for the December issue. Not only that, but for you uber-collectors, you'll want to hit your comic shop right now and make sure they'll have a copy of Previews Adult that you can buy (or that they will order you a copy, if they don't normally stock the adult catalog), because there'll be a VERY SPECIAL cover on that December catalog that you'll want to have...

--Midori
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News from the soft, curvy front...

Well, just so all the watchers here know, Miu's handed over the reins for this particular account to me (Midori). We'll still be using this account to talk about our adult stuff and books and new fun things, so this account will be for anything Club Stripes-related. Miu's non-CS artings will be on his own account, *CookingPeach.

Also, of course, we're still maintaining the bulk of the heavier adult stuff on FurAffinity.

--Midori
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Okay, so big news for us at Club Stripes. Going to copy pasta this from our FA account that Midori manages since I'm under some tight deadlines right now.

So on with the excitin' stuffs!

Miu =^n_n^=

Well, lots to announce this time around! First off, we're selling off some original art by Miu, and some lineart and a sketch pack by me. Check out our Furbid auctions here:

[link]

As I've probably mentioned before, neither Miu nor I work consistently in sketchbooks, so we can't run actual sketchbook auctions...these are the closest approximation, I suppose. ^_^;

Also! Here's the biggest news that I've been waiting to announce!

Club Stripes is releasing our first ALL-COLOR book. That's right, "The Best of Club Stripes: Private Exhibition" is a 96-page perfect-bound book, cover to cover with full-color pages of CS art and comics. That's Miu, Daria McGrain, Gideon, Drybone, a few pics by Midori (me) and assorted guests, all excellent. Squee! As far as I know, no other furry-oriented publishers are doing full-color books (yes, I know about Softpaw Magazine, but it's a magazine. It kinda says so right there in the title.) and we plan to do more than just this one. :3 We're working on the sample copy to be mailed off to Diamond right now, so if it gets into Previews you'll definitely be able to buy a copy at your local comic book store, if they carry adult material. Or you can pester them to order it for you if they don't plan to get it in. We're trying really hard to get copies in our hands in time for Anthrocon and SDCC, though, so if you can't wait for it to show up in your comic store (if the Best Of does get into Previews, it won't be order-able until about October or so) you can buy a copy from the Club Stripes booth at either convention. Or you can mail-order, direct from us!

Now I do have to warn potential buyers here, most of the art is stuff that's already been on the site, though there's about fifteen book-exclusive pics that won't be appearing on the site. We intend for this book to appeal to the following:
1. People who like lots of different adult subjects but haven't yet subscribed to the site/don't know about the site/are thinking about subscribing and this is cheaper than 2 months of the site,
2. People who do subscribe to the site and would like to offer additional support, plus want to see the exclusive book-only material we're adding in,
3. People who prefer to have their furry art in hardcopy form rather than digital files on a computer,
4. Um...collectors who like pretty full-color books?
5. Oh! Also people who'd like to read the commentary by the artists on the pieces they did. And my enthralling Foreword. ...Okay, yeah, I'm reaching with that one.

So if you don't appear on this list, this book may not be for you. Or you may like it anyways, how should I know? Buy it, read it, let me know. ;9 However, if any of these might be you, and you already like our art, I'm pretty sure you'll love this book to bits. :3 I know I do, I can't wait to see this finished, especially since it was originally planned for release at the beginning of this year and had to be pushed back due to illness and other setbacks. As stated in the beginning of this entry, if all goes well it should be in our hands well in time for AC and SDCC. Keep your fingers crossed! X3

--Midori

P.S. If you'd like to preorder and secure a copy or two for yourself (with free shipping if not attending AC/SDCC or the books don't make it there on schedule), send an e-mail to sales@clubstripes.com with the header "CS Best Of Preorder" and I'll provide instructions on how to do this. If the books get back from the printer in time, there'll be a limited quantity available at the conventions, first-come, first served, but preorders get first priority. Preorders get a discount as well!

P.P.S. Okay, we've decided that people who preorder will pay a flat $20 with shipping thrown in for free. Sound good? Preorders will close on June 30th, any payments that arrive with a date stamp later than that will be returned.

So hello everyone. For those not familiar, my name is Miu and I'm one of the artists at a site called Club Stripes. You can find it here: [link]. We do lots of fun and naughty anthro stuff. Though not for the kiddies! No sir! Nope! I'll be posting stuff from myself and a few of our sites other artists on this account, so just keep an eye here for lots of neat stuff.

Also, since some of our material is a little racier than DA allows for, we have other places we post time to time. If you'd like to check out more stuff, just wander on over here to our Fur Affinity account: [link]

Mind you a lot of the material on there is mature, so you'll need to just sign up for a free account on FA real fast to view a lot of the entries.

And for stuff just from me you can always find things at my homepage: [link]

Or at my yahoo group: [link]

Again, gotta be old enough to view! No youngin's!

Now back to drawing for me! Hope everyone enjoys the artins!