#lackadaisy volume 1

[lackadaisycats]

I know you sell books on Amazon and Bookshop, but I'm wondering if you'll be selling them on lackadaisyshop.com and ironcircus.com/store?

They may end up in the LackadaisyShop - we have to work that out with our merch partner, but I don't have details about how that might unfold just yet. In the meantime, if you'd rather not order from Amazon, I completely understand. The book is available from other retailers like Barnes and Noble, Target, and Bookshop.org as well. If you have a favorite little corner bookshop that doesn't stock it, they probably would be able to order it for you on request from Ingram.

[egalitarian-tomboy]

Ways to Support Lackadaisy

I’ve been a fan of Lackadaisy for a while now, at least since my high school years, and seeing the success of the pilot reach so many new people I just want to share some very important resources. 

If you want to get in on the action & read the webcomic (still ongoing) you can do so HERE. 

If you HAVEN’T watched the amazing pilot yet, please do yourself a favor & watch it HERE. As well as subscribe / check out Tracy’s other content as well. 

If you want to show your love an appreciation for Lackadaisy you can support her via her - Patreon, Tip Jar, and Shop. 

ALSO!!!! The first volume of Lackadaisy is getting a new reprint that’ll be coming out in July of this year. You can pre-order it right now on Amazon. If you prefer to read physical copies of the comic vs. online. 

Maybe @lackadaisycats has some more info on ways you guys can continue to support her work since she’s the creator after all. But I thought I’d share this post with people who genuinely want to see the series flourish. 

[proib2]

My copy of Lackadaisy volume 1 came in the mail! The wait was worth it.

[chibitorra]

Decided to turn my late kitty into a Lackadaisy character for fun.

Madam Stella, the fly on the wall. She always has one ear turned for new gossip, but her information isn't free. She knows something about everyone. But frivolous gossip is merely a hobby. Nobody actually knows what she does for a living, especially considering she's single and filthy rich. Hmmm. 🤔

Please keep in mind, I've only watched the pilot animation and the teaser for season 1, so please don't spoil me on anything. I'm waiting on the hardback volumes from the backer rewards to read it! But just based on what little I know of this series, I ADORE it!!

[iamgryffinman]

Volume 1 of Lackadaisy is now on Amazon for pre-order! Time to get that booze y’all! Cheers!🥃

[ravenwitch45]

can you read the lackadaisy comic from the beginning in the lackadaisy website starting with volume 1 titled lackadaisy introduction?

Okay well I did! Read through the introduction and dang it's certainly a hook. Seems interesting so I might read more. I must say I was not expecting the full sepia tone, I've seen screenshots from others on here but still it's such a change from how vibrant the pilot was, of course this came first so I don't blame it in the slightest, I get the old timey feel they were going for.

I must say, I love how everyone is just... a cat. There's no real explanation given on to why? Or them being cats really being brought up it seems. Still like it though, I love cats XP

[kelmcdonald]

August Newsletter: Back From Comic Con

Hi everyone! And welcome to everyone who signed up for my newsletter at San Diego Comic Con. It was fun to see a San Diego Comic Con where comics were the focus again.  If you're new here I'm making these comics:

Blue Moon is a werewolf romance gn I'm writing and Meredith McClarren is going to draw. I'm late on its script. 

The City Between is my webcomic about werewolves in the future. It updates Wednesdays. The current story is called Shards of Reflection. 

You are the Chosen One is a fantasy comic about 23 kids who got the same prophecy dream. It was posting on Fridays on my Patreon. But my editorial work has been piling up/overwhelming me lately. So it's on hold until I finish up some other stuff. 

My day job is an editor at the manga company Seven Seas and the indie comic publisher Iron Circus Comics. I like folklore, fantasy, and especially like werewolves. 

This month I'm making tweaks to my website. So we finished some more minor switches like adding more social media buttons to the top bar. But this month we are gonna revamp the store section. Speaking of the store, Misfits of Avalon volume 1 is out of print. I just sent the last ten copies to White Squirrel who handles my store fulfillment. I'm not gonna sell it at cons anymore. In about a year or so, I'll probably talk to Darkhorse about putting it back online and printing an omnibus. 

This month's werewolf movie is The Howling 2. I'm showing it in my discord server August 30th at 5pm PST. Pop in to join if you like!   

As always I'll be streaming art on Twitch. My schedule is currently the following:

Tuesday 8pm-10pm PST

Wednesday 8pm-10pm PST

Thursday 6pm-9pm PST (during the Iron Circus Geekshow)

On August 24th, we'll have Tracy Butler of Lackadaisy Cats on Iron Circus Geekshow as a guest to close out the wildly successful Iron Circus crowdfund for Lackadaisy Season 1.

So last month I was too wiped to post photos of going to the Del Tor that I went to in June. But I sat down and put them in a drive that anyone can browse. So have a look if you wanna see some of the puppets used in the Pinnocino movie. 

While I was at San Diego Comic Con, I went to a Junji Ito exhibit. It was very cool seeing his originals. I always think its cool to see how different artists end up using white out or what needs correcting. All the photos I took during SDCC are also in a drive for you to browse. 

If you just want to see cosplayers though and not horror art I posted cosplay photos on my instagram.

As for what I'm working on, I'm still playing catch up on stuff from shake ups at Iron Circus Comics. So I'm officially putting You are the Chosen One on hold until I have Blue Moon scripted. I might put it on hold longer because I realize I'm almost half way through Shards of Reflection and haven't finished the next City Between stories's script. I'm pretty sure more people read/are interested in The City Between than You are the Chosen One. So it's got to take priority. 

Some time this month I need to find time to clean up Murky Water. It got it's first proofreading pass and I need to fix text. Then I need to start building a crowdfund for it and decide when and where to run it. Iron Circus has been having good luck with Backerkit, but it's back end is overly complicated in my opinion. Meanwhile, I said last year that I probably wasn't gonna use Kickstarter again because of them moving to the blockchain. They have kinda walked that back, but not 100%. Either this month or next, I'll type something up and ask what you all think of both platforms. 

With all this on my plate, I haven't had much time to check out new stuff. Plus with the writers/actor strike, I don't want to promo any TV or Movies I've been watching. The makes my what I've been checking out section pretty focused/brief. 

I started reading Berserk. 

And it's really really good.

If you are unfamiliar with Berserk, it's a classic manga/anime. And about a year ago it's creator, Kentaro Miura, died. Since then more and more people online have been giving it new attention and encouraged people to sit down and read it. The youtuber Super Eyepatch Wolf had a video that got me interested, Then FD Signifier brought it up in his videoessay about masculinity and anime. And then War Rocket Ajax reviewed it on Comic Catch up. So I pulled the trigger and read a big chunk of it. 

And like I said, it's really really. It's extremely violent and frequently indulges in edge lord levels of grim dark. So skip it if you don't like extreme violence. But there is some beautiful character moments that are all the more touching because they contrast the violence. 

It's just some really good comic storytelling. 

That's it for this month. Thanks everyone for your support!

[stolas-bgw]

Please go and support this awesome indie animation team! I've been a casual fan of the Lackadaisy comics for a very long time, and absolutely loved the pilot for the show that was made. Now they're funding season 1, and I think if you've got the money indie animation is a great industry to support!

By backing it you even get volumes 1 and 2 of the comics! So even if you are only aware of Lackadaisy through cultural osmosis, by dropping a few bucks you can have an easy and convinient way to get into the comics yourself!

[unclekoopus]

Lackadaisy (Pilot)

Lackadaisy was really good. I’ve been a fan of the webcomic for some 15 years, Tracy Butler’s work inspired me to pursue a major in Comic Art Illustration in college. I have to say, the wait was worth it; this doesn’t disappoint. It’s so fabulous and lush and lovely. Review below the cut.

If I was to critique, it could be said to have dropped or dampened some of the subtext and atmosphere of the comic, Rocky's lush poetry doesn't perfectly translate from the page to the screen and the comedic moments translated directly from the page were probably better meant for comic panel-to-panel and page-turn pacing.

But for what it loses, it gains something else in its own right. The weight and emotional momentum of the plot and characters that is rather more floaty and lofty in the comic feels more raw and grounded when it's put in motion by animation. This can be said to falter the “lackadaisical” quality of the characters and story, the Art Deco fairytale of the 1920′s surrounded by golden grit of booze, dust, and bullets feels more “real”, or at least more conventionally grounded in the expectations of modern media, with the translation to full color animation.

I wonder if that would jeopardize its success, tone wise and narratively, as a full movie of Volume 1's arc. But, shaky start aside, it's a bold, spirited attempt and has dedication and talent behind it. Bravo, I say.

The kappa gives this 5/5 Shots of Sunset Rose Cocktail

[pinkshgum]

GOOD LORD i wanted to buy the lackadaisy volume 1 book but its 364 reais.. sometimes being brazilian is a curse

[lackadaisycats]

The Lackadaisy Volume 1 Hardcover Book is up for pre-order and shipping soon!

Find it here on Amazon

Find it here on Bookshop.org

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BackerKit backers - our distributor is preparing to start shipping all of your books! (Although Volume 1 is scheduled for broad release soon, you will be getting Volume 2 and the Essentials art book well ahead of them being available to anyone else.)

[cipher-club]

can you read the lackadaisy comic from the beginning in the lackadaisy website starting with volume 1 titled lackadaisy introduction?

I just started actually, I'm reading heartstrings at the moment

[booksociety]

Hi! Do you guys have any recommendations for funny books? Not like, joke books or anything, but other than that it doesn't matter the genre. Thank you!

Hi! Here are some books that have made us laugh 😊

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston (Lizz)

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Kate)

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson (Vee)

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee (Hazel)

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Sage)

Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy #1) by Ilona Andrews (Isabel & Vee)

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (Mels & Alex)

Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan (Joyce)

Emma by Jane Austen (Anna)

Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School #1) by Gail Carriger (Ania)

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (Marisa)

Grasshopper Jungle (Grasshopper Jungle #1) by Andrew Smith (Caroline)

Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle #1) by Diana Wynne Jones (Chelle)

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (Sage)

Lackadaisy: Volume 1 (Lackadaisy #1) by Tracy J. Butler (Vee)

My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows (Camille)

Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke (Caroline)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Mels)

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Scarlett, Lizz, Margs, & Mels)

Ruby Red (Ruby Red Trilogy #1) by Kerstin Gier (Vee & Franzi)

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick (Joyce)

Space Opera (Space Opera #1) by Catherynne M. Valente (Sage & Vee)

Starstruck (Starstruck #1) by S.E. Anderson (Vee)

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Scarlett, Vee, & Franzi)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #1) by Douglas Adams (Nickie)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan (Marisa, Franzi, Ania, & Mels)

The Martian (The Martian #1) by Andy Weir (Marisa & Ania)

The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels #1) by F.C. Yee (Julia) [from the universe of Avatar: the Last Airbender]

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (Lizz)

The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer (Caroline)

Trickery (Curse of the Gods #1) by Jaymin Eve & Jane Washington (Isabel)

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (Scarlett & Lizz)

Well Met by Jen DeLuca (Nickie, Vee, & Lizz)

When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After #3*) by Tessa Dare (Vee)

Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6*) by Terry Pratchett (Nickie)

*these books can be read alone; it is not necessary to read the series in order

- Alex

[rp-meme-central]

Lackadaisy Cats - Volume 1 - sentence starters

1. “Come on! Just how much liquor do you need to sustain that riverside shanty you call an establishment?” 

2. “Didn’t you swallow enough teeth the last time we talked about this?” 

3. “Why the special treatment, ______? Couldn’t you just bash me over the head with something and call it a day?” 

4. “So... you’ve made your point. ______ is all yours. If you don’t mind, I do have other individuals to harassed by today.” 

5. “As far as reading material goes, the ledger is too depressing. I’ve decided to read the obituaries instead.” 

6. “Oh! Customers! I didn’t realize we actually served anyone here. Hello.”  

7. “How is your lunch? Are you enjoying your lunch? Or would you say it’s more of an early dinner?” 

8. “No, no! You misunderstand! Despite appearances, _______, today has been a, uh, unequivocal success. I just... need to find the car.” 

9. “How can I help when you are so much like, eh... spaghetti noodle?” 

10. “Thanks for your help. And for not crushing my skull with a blunt instrument.”

11. “You should be careful conversing so indiscreetly with the portraiture, ______. People are liable to think you’re crazier than a can of cricket juice.” 

12. “I don’t know why you’re so bent on enforcing the law lawfully anyway. You could always take up vigilantism.” 

13. “Always be prepared to improvise, ______. That’s rule number one for jazz players and vigilantes alike.” 

14. “Uh, well, I know it wasn’t lawful, per se, but I found the scope of the law can be rather limiting. What’s lawful doesn’t always coincide with what’s right, ______. And that was very right.” 

15. “Well what did you do today that got you in such a ferocious mood for pancakes, anyway?” 

16. “Do you mind if I sit here? Because you must be the cutest thing this side of the _______!” 

17. “What is it makes you think I exist to do your laundry?” 

18. “I’m not sure I see the humor in making an unnecessary mess of our work. That aside, this is a rather high-profile mess. We can’t simply leave it here.” 

19. “What are you doing all dolled up and waiting around upstairs? You haven’t lured another poor _____ into meeting you here, have you?” 

20. “That wasn’t a compromise, _______. That was a threat. You always get those confused.” 

21. “You ought to get to bed so that you can get an early start tomorrow. You’ll get to feeling better once you’ve found some steady work, hmm? Even if it’s not what you had in mind.” 

22. “We can tell you’ve got a losing hand when you start telling stories.” 

23. “Ha! You fell for the hatchet joke? What’s the matter with you? No one falls for that.” 

24. “The lights just went out. You think they seen us coming?” 

25. “Quit wasting rounds shooting in the dark!” 

26. “Well, undeniably, it takes some gumption to involve yourself in a business like this, but risk and reward go hand-in-hand, don’t they?” 

27. “Hello _______. So glad you could join us. How’ve you been? How are ya? What’s the rumpus?” 

28. “Try not to horrify the guests, ______.” 

29. “Well, this’ll either loosen them up or kill them. Worst case, I’ll just have to rummage through their pockets.” 

30. “These arms weren’t designed for manual labor. I’m afraid I’m relegated to the arts.” 

31. “Your enthusiasm for suffering is somewhat unsettling.” 

32. “So, are you previously engaged sitting in that old flivver and looking contemplative this evening? Or were you planning on coming in?” 

33. “What is this? Is that a bar? This is some kind of saloon?” 

34. “Pardon me. I just stopped by to inform you that we’re all going to die.”

35. “I hate to be a killjoy but the party’s over! Everyone out. Go on.” 

36. “Well, you managed to ruin that opportunity and the last vestiges of our reputation in one fell swoop. Impressive, ______.” 

37. “And to think the ______ didn’t want you. Such a smart cookie. You should have made detective.” 

38. “No! Stay down! They’ll shoot at anything that moves.” 

39. “You’re sure you didn’t hock the arsenal along with everything else?” 

40. “No! No one who flails his/her/their arms as much as you gets to hold a gun!” 

41. “YOU’RE NOT HOLDING IT RIGHT!”

42. “I’m sorry to interrupt your pummeling, ______, but am I the only one who missed the trolley? Just what is going on around here tonight?” 

43. “I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Did you say something, or were you just gargling blood?” 

44. “Hey! You have money!” 

45. “Where do you think you’re going? I told you to stay here. Don’t pretend you can’t hear me.” 

46. “Uh, gee, uh, thanks. That was gracious of you. Uh, you can put the gun down now.” 

47. “I was just trying to be thorough about, uh... that is, I wasn’t expecting all that murderous rampaging.” 

48. “So... sorry for the bullet-ridden furniture. And for the bodies strewn all over the premises. And for scaring away your stuffy alcoholic guests. And... um....” 

49. “Oh boy, it’s Old _______. It’s gonna take you ten minutes to start that thing, _______. You might as well talk to me!” 

50. “Before you do anything or say anything to anyone, for pity’s sake, think of what your ______ would do. To both of us.” 

51. “I don’t want to have to leave again, _______! I like it here! They tolerate me!” 

52. “As long as we’re being frank with each other... I can’t pay you right now, _______.” 

53. “Raiding the pantry? If you’re that hungry, I could make you something.” 

54. “Okay... right. I’m catching on. The fewer questions, the better.”

[antialiasis]

How did I end up with not one, not two, but THREE copies of Lackadaisy Volume 1

[freebooter4ever]

Yeah Corden is pretty hit and miss with me too. He does stay in my good books cause he usually gives Rami compliments and doesn't talk over the people he interviews. The role call was pretty funny though. I mostly just watched it to see Daniel work. I did read Lackadaisy back in the day back near when it first started. Great art but I was impatient and didn't stick around for updates.

You know LAckadaisy!??!????? omg such a small world, i love that :D come off anon and message me lets nerd out about the astounding level of historical accuracy of Tracy's backgrounds. I confess I'm not currently caught up either I'm at least a few months behind but I do own volume 1 and 2 in print ^_^ i've been following the comic since before the plot was even...well...a plot lol. I remember when this drawing came out:

and i was hooked \o/