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  • The Canister X Transmission: Issue 355

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    The Canister X Transmission: Issue 355

    Canister X Transmission Years 1 to 6

    Issue Three Hundred-fifty-five – November 2, 2024

    Greetings . . . and all that.

    As I start this edition, we are dead in bed from working heavy hours for two weeks straight.

    I remember the jobs I had in my early twenties and how my whole life schedule-wise revolved around them and I was all into it and having a blast—and that had nothing to do with a paycheck. I just enjoyed working. Was able to be in go-mode all the time without issue. Now that’s starting to slow down. I still enjoy working. I’m a workaholic. Current work-on-self project is finding balance between work and play so I’m still testing things out, but sheesh . . . fried.

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    Okay, the Good news/Bad news. I don’t know if I should preface with the good then do the bad or . . . . Okay, that’s the path. Here:

    Good news is the writing of the BATTLE OF POWER Trilogy is getting done and on schedule for new deadline, and the general three-part cover layout is complete as of this writing. The bad news is we obviously missed our end-of-October release plan.

    But there’s good, solid, and valid reason and I ask for your trust in that regard.

    An event occurred beyond anyone’s control behind the scenes and it was a dead serious matter. Everyone is okay but it occurred out of nowhere thus skewing the schedule.

    Current aim is to release by end of year. I do indeed want to cap off 2024 with the trilogy so I can dedicate prime creative energy into art in 2025.

    We’re working on it. Thanks for your patience.

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    Saturday AM.

    We argued with ourselves this morning, a grown-up human being lying in bed with the head craving the pillow and the body wanting to move. You feel like an idiot because it’s you vs you and there are valid arguments for getting up and staying down.

    We got up.

    Nap, certainly, later, but we got up. A cold started yesterday, and today I’m very coughy with yuck to go with it. It’s very much going to be a pace-it day unless things improve.

    Last weekend I did some live video at the Winnipeg Comic Con. They were this week’s effort on the socials for those who didn’t catch it live. I also took a ton of pics so plan to do a picture compilation video as soon as able.

    Here are the live ones:

    Live Stream No. 3: Dystopian YA Author Melinda Marshall at Winnipeg Comic Con 2024

    Live Stream No. 4: Winnipeg Comic Con 2024 Artist Alley Tour!

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    I’ve been doing conventions for years and always heard people complain about “con crud” after the fact. (Con crud is basically you getting sick after a show because you were around 10,000-plus other people; last weekend’s turnout was 30,000, I was told.) Never been an issue but Melinda came down with something nearly right after the show. I was fine and conquered the week but yesterday the coughing really got going and I feel the inklings of a cold today. Even while in bed this morning I was freezing despite being completely dry (so not from a night sweat).

    The plan is to load up on some cold-fighting home remedies, maybe a store-bought one, a hot shower, and some rest. For colds, my usual routine is simply load up on the above then sleep it off. Nine times out of ten I wake up with the cold mostly gone.

    Into battle, I suppose?

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    Lastly, we scored big on Funko Pops at the show, stuff that was super pricey online and I got them for about 85% off, all perfect condition.

    The beauty of conventions.

    I’ll leave you be now. I need to heal up.

    Have a good weekend, and if you’ve got your own version of con crud going on, time to tackle it and deal.

    Peace.

    Best,

    A.P. Fuchs

    Con Crud, MB

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  • The Canister X Transmission: The Very Long Year Six

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    The Canister X Transmission: The Very Long Year Six

    The Canister X Transmission The Very Long Year Six Collected Newsletters

    Begin transmission . . .

    Running from June 2020 to March 2024, The Canister X Transmission was sent via email to readers worldwide.

    Readers received news straight from A.P. Fuchs’s bunker studio at Axiom-man Central that was meant to engage, entertain, and have some fun.

    The Very Long Year Six took a long time to fulfill. It was a time of A.P. Fuchs’s settlement into a new life and a new way of doing things. Ups and downs occurred, but in the end, art and writing prevailed.

    Topics include: the work log, blog headlines, content release notices, promotion of new work, and more.

    Exclusive to this collection is a one-shot newsletter, Issue Two Hundred Sixty-one A, unavailable anywhere else.

    Welcome to The Canister X Transmission: The Very Long Year Six

    Available as a paperback at:

    Amazon (US)
    Amazon (CAN)
    Amazon (UK)
    Barnes and Noble

    Available as an eBook at:

    Amazon Kindle (US)
    Amazon Kindle (CAN)
    Nook
    DriveThru Fiction
    Smashwords

    For other newsletter collections, please visit the Book and Comic Shop.


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  • The Very Long Year Six Went to Press

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    The Very Long Year Six Went to Press

    The Canister X Transmission The Very Long Year Six Collected Newsletters

    On Monday, THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX went off to press and will be available in paperback and eBook when it comes out. The collection, like the others, has a bonus newsletter only available through the collection.

    I’m excited to get this collection out. Normally, it takes a bit before a newsletter year is compiled for publication, but resuming pace from years gone by, I wanted this out as soon as possible after leading my newsletter readers into YEAR SEVEN (which you’re welcome to join, by the way; free is free).

    Anyway, watch this space.

    Official book page and announcement forthcoming.

    (And once the book is ready at the printer’s, I’ll be getting some copies in and will resume my Book Spotlight series and talk about each volume because each newsletter year is different.)

    Cheers.

    – APF


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  • Status Report – 052324

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    Status Report 052324:

    I heard back from Archives Canada regarding my reserved eBook ISBN number for CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS. I’m in a position to upload now but when I do, I want to make sure my head is clear so I can make any last-minute adjustments correctly. This may happen within the next couple if days but definitely this weekend so we’re still on track for release.

    For those who read my recent newsletter, I came to an agreement with myself that for the secret Fredrikus project, if we average one item every few days, we’ll be in good shape come time when other stuff is wiped off the plate. Then after that, things will bulldoze ahead and my comic goals for 2024 will be met.

    Yesterday, I posted about how to overcome writer’s block. You can check out the entry here or the direct video here.

    Further, THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX is about 70% formatted, which keeps us on track for an end-of-June release.

    Lastly, work on the BATTLE OF POWER TRILOGY is still underway and thus far we are on schedule. I’m going to be putting down a lot of words in the near future and I know I’ll feel lighter once the first installment is complete. The other two installments all feed from that one so once that one is complete, then it’s kind of an issue of expanding on it but not in a purple prose way. In a more story way. As mentioned, this concludes the first act of THE AXIOM-MAN SAGA.

    This has been your Status Report for 052324.


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  • Status report – 031924

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    Status report – 031924:

    The edge is where we stand as of this entry. The edge of what?

    Of things being complete.

    We now have all the pieces so we’re finishing putting AXIOM-MAN/ CRIMSON CLOAK: SCARLET SYNERGY together for you.

    CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS is pretty much ready to go outside of a final review.

    We just finished Season One of the REALM OF HEROES AND MONSTERS: STORY TIME podcast, with Season Two to start in a month. Make sure to subscribe to the channel so you’re set for the next season.

    Besides formatting, THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX is done.

    Book spotlights for YouTube are nearing completion so we’re taking a break from them this week.

    Yeah, a lot of things wrapping up.

    Now it’s time to get ready to share things with you.

    Soon.

    This has been your Status Report for 031924.


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  • The Canister X Transmission: Year Seven Newsletter Begins Saturday!

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    CANISTER X TRANSMISSION year seven newsletter

    Yes, you heard that correctly, THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: YEAR SEVEN starts this Saturday! This past weekend I sent out the final issue of THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX. It’s completed. It’s done. It’s also enother Eventual Book finished so look for the paperback and eBook editions later this year. And what’s special about the collected editions? They each contain an exclusive issue only available in the collected edition. Not shared anywhere. Just something between you and me.

    YEAR SEVEN is going to be a lot of fun. As per our usual newsletter year-switch routine, we’re changing up the format for the upcoming newsletter year again and the theme/concept is fluidity. What does that mean? The best way to find out the answer is to subscribe to my free weekly newsletter and get a free thriller e-novelette as a thank you for joining.

    Let us begin.


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  • The Canister X Transmission: TinyLetter Archive About to be Gone

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    The Canister X Transmission: TinyLetter Archive About to be Gone

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    As you know, we had to change newsletter services about a month or so back since MailChimp decided to pull the plug on TinyLetter. This is the original blog post.

    MailChimp sent out a reminder email the other day to everyone using the TinyLetter service that the archive and accessibility to one’s account is going up in flames at the end of February 2024 so a person had best get going on exporting their reader list otherwise you’d have to build from the ground-up again. Fortunately, we already took care of our newsletter problem and if you’d like to join us, you can do so here.

    As for THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION TinyLetter archive, this will only be avilable until the end of next month so if you’d like to read as many issues as you want (except for the past five or six newsletters as they were sent via MailerLite), you need to do so before then and can go here to read them. Enjoy.

    Onward.

    – APF


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  • Station Ident – 011624

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    Station Ident – 011624

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    This is your station identification for 011624.

    I am . . .

    . . . A.P. Fuchs and welcome to a new year. I’m an independent writer, cartoonist, and freelancer in the worlds of books and comics. This is Canister X, my official web presence and the Realm of Heroes and Monsters, where we attempt to entertain and inform you on a regular basis. (We blog 6 days a week, sometimes 7 so be sure to bookmark this site.)

    I’ve been at this publishing game for over 20 years and I still have lots of plans. Presently, we’re big on video content—both longer videos and shorts and reels—and podcasts, so be sure you’re hooked up at the appropriate links below (podcast on YouTube).

    My various social media presences are:

    Ello

    MeWe

    Twitter

    Facebook

    Instagram

    Pinterest

    Tumblr

    LinkedIn

    WT.Social

    YouTube

    Ko-fi

    TikTok

    LinkTree

    Spotify

    YouTube Music

    My Patreon page is here. It’s a very special place where I post serial novels, serial comics, essays and articles on the creative arts business, behind-the-scenes secrets, artwork, photography, and more. Join me and my other patrons and be a part of something entertaining and interesting with consistent content. Check out the wicked trailer for the page.

    I’m also the writer/artist behind the webcomic, Fredrikus, which you can read from the beginning here.

    On Saturdays, I send out my newsletter, The Canister X Transmission. It’s a weekly newsletter where we all come together after a busy week, unwind, regroup, and kick off the weekend. Presently we are in The Very Long Year Six. Join us.

    And, finally, just last week I started a dedicated Twitter / X Video Feed for my Hotwheels collection. Follow along if that’s up your alley. See you there.

    End station identification.


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  • Happy New Year 2024 (2023 in Review)

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    Happy New Year 2024 (2023 in Review)

    Happy New Year 2024

    Happy New Year, everybody! Yeah, I know this post isn’t on New Year’s Day but I wanted to wish you all the best before the clock strikes 12 tonight.

    For this entry, I’m going to reprint yesterday’s New Year’s edition of THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION. If you like what you read and would like to subscribe, please use the subscription form to the left of your screen if you’re on a desktop. If not, please go here.

    Thanks.

    Enjoy.

    Issue Three Hundred-three – December 30, 2023

    Telecom handheld transmission:

    Welcome to Issue 303 of THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION and the final issue of THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX for 2023.

    This past year was a busy one both professionally and personally, the majority of my time spent either working or sleeping. But we got a lot done and laid a firm foundation for PROJECT REBUILD 2.0. I’m happy with all that was accomplished this year and also am enjoying the feeling of finally being back into the swing of things.

    This issue is going to be structured like all the rest but we’re going to gear each section as a kind of look-back on the year, but before we do, I promised my thoughts on New Year’s resolutions last issue so here they are: New Year’s resolutions, though well-intended in concept, are ridiculous because, objectively speaking, they have zero effect on the flow of Time. Sure, we as a species divided Time into chunks as per the solar cycle, but that doesn’t change Time as a whole. Time is Time, an unbeatable and unmanipulative force that we’re a part of the second we’re conceived through to our deaths.

    In short, every day/evening/night is New Year’s resolution day. Lift off the calendar grid and we’re all just a bunch of fish swimming along Time’s current and only headed in one direction. That said, we can make our resolutions at any moment. We can act upon them at any moment. We also cannot act upon them at any moment.

    The choice is ours.

    * * *

    Work log:

    2024’s road map has been laid and this week we took a look at, and acted upon, some items of that map. Other parts were planned and locked down in terms of a we-first-do-this-then-we-do-that, step-by-step kind of way, which is how my brain is wired for any project, creative or not. I like to get the overview first with the endpoint made clear, then I look at the path to get there and break down the nuts and bolts of the goal so I know the thought-through way to get there as efficiently as possible while allowing grace for human error (because human error is also an unstoppable force).

    This week’s work, due to Christmas and being on holidays, was pretty much cut in half as a result. But we still got stuff done and still maintained a holiday schedule because, as you know, this break was much-needed.

    In short, we got things set up for the early part of 2024 so there will be a smooth transition when the clock strikes midnight tomorrow.

    * * *

    Blog headlines:

    vLog – The Lord of the Rings vs The Dark Tower (Hollywood, Listen Up!)

    Realm of Heroes and Monsters: Story Time Podcast Episode 18

    Canister X Mailbag – Custom Funko Pop! Figures Christmas Unboxing – 10312023 – 122523

    Boxing Week eBook Sale!

    2024 Business Formulation: The House

    The Way of the Fog (The Ark of Light Volume One)

    Look, Up on the Screen! The Big Book of Superhero Movie Reviews Book Spotlight

    vLog – Writer Rider? (Roger, Roger)

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    Content notice:

    As is the usual around here, we made stuff for the public and for patrons.

    Public:

    Hotwheels Dream Garage Bone Shaker

    Writer/Artist A.P. Fuchs Funko Pop! Figure – Merry Christmas

    Hotwheels 55th Anniversary ’67 Camaro

    Green Goblin Marvel Legends Retro Action Figure

    DC Justice League 2” Superman Figures (blue suit and black suit)

    Look, Up on the Screen! The Big Book of Superhero Movie Reviews Book Spotlight Teaser

    Patreon:

    My Secret (from CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS)

    ZOMTROPOLIS – 17

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    Release notice (a different sort of list):

    This year was packed with releases across various mediums. To round them up, I’ve broken them down into sections for you.

    Books:

    THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: YEAR FOUR

    THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE LONG YEAR FIVE

    ZOMTROPOLIS: A RECORD OF LIFE IN A DEAD CITY

    Comics and cartoons:

    FREDRIKUS Episode 38: Lobster (comic)

    FRED THE DOG IN “ONCE UPON A WEINER” (cartoon)

    AXIOM-MAN: Short Animated Film (cartoon; co-writer)

    FRED THE DOG IN “ONCE UPON A WEINER” (storyboard video with cartoon comparison)

    FIGHTING AND OTHER ANIMATED SHORTS AND ARTWORK (cartoon)

    Video:

    A ton of videos and shorts and reels were created this past year, all focusing on superheroes and monsters and my books and comics.

    I’m looking to grow the channel so I invite you to subscribe and check out the stuff that’s there. Some cool stuff planned for 2024 so might as well get in on the ground floor.

    Here’s the channel’s trailer.

    Audio:

    At the end of August we launched my first podcast, THE REALM OF HEROES AND MONSTERS: STORY TIME with A.P. FUCHS. New episode every Sunday. We’re 18 episodes of 30 into Season 1. After the season is done, we’ll take a month-long break then come back with Season 2 of which we’ll shake up the program and still deliver on story time.

    The podcast is currently available for your listening (and viewing) pleasure at:

    YouTube

    YouTube Music

    Canister X

    Spotify

    Blog/web:

    Lots of content went out via the socials. The best place to ensure you and I are hooked up via various social channels is by checking out my LinkTree, which then branches off to my various web hideouts. Join me and let’s connect.

    And, of course, we maintained a steady blog schedule, delivering content 6 days a week, sometimes 7.

    We also launched Patreon 2.0 and stacked it with content along with a basic tier structure:

    $1 – General tip jar; my gratitude for your support is your reward.

    $5 – All access to both public and patron-only content. There is a ton of content for both on the site. Serial books and comics, essays and articles, videos, photography, artwork, and more. I hope you join the journey.

    Newsletter:

    We resumed THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION and had to find a new transmission service along the way. I’m still getting used to using MailerLite hence why the past couple of issues had some unnecessary text.

    As for TinyLetter, presently the site is still up along with THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION back issues. Subscribing via that site is no longer an option and I don’t know if or when my TinyLetter page will come down so if you want to read the back issues, now’s the time. You can also support this newsletter by purchasing the collected editions (complete with a bonus issue unavailable anywhere else) in paperback or eBook via the usual suspects.

    * * *

    As we head into 2024, and as of the writing of this newsletter, my headspace is split in two. One side is focused on creating, the other focused on the business side and the necessary prep for doing shows, delivering content, maintaining the unseen business stuff behind the scenes, and the upcoming tax season.

    I had hoped to accomplish a lot more during this winter break but to be honest, I desperately needed to slow down so I did get some stuff done, just not all.

    2024 is coming. Time to finish resting up.

    Have a great New Year’s Eve and, please, stay safe.

    Thanks for spending 2023 with me.

    All the best,

    A.P. Fuchs

    Happy New Year 2024, MB

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    Thanks for sticking with me this year and digging into what I’ve been bringing into the Web. More to come.

    So, again, Happy New Year 2024!


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  • 2024 Broad-and-Loose Publishing Plans

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    2024 Broad-and-Loose Publishing Plans

    2024 broad and loose publishing plans

    If you’ve read my newsletter, it was revealed that in terms of publishing focus regarding 2024, my current plan is to first see 2023 through to the end in terms of content releases and year-end fiscal wrap-up. In short, do some fun stuff and conduct some actions on the business side of things so come midnight, December 31st, 2023 will be done business-wise. So that’s where my headspace is at: 2023 see-through then, in my mind’s eye, a division line then on the other side of that line, 2024.

    2024 is currently planned publication-wise in broad blocks.

    Here’s where the headspace and planning is at as of this writing:

    Fiction:

    Late January/early February – AXIOM-MAN/CRIMSON CLOAK: SCARLET SYNERGY teamup novella release.

    Approx. June/July – AXIOM-MAN: BATTLE OF POWER TRILOGY, the final arc within the series that wraps up the first act of the overall AXIOM-MAN SAGA. These books are created back-to-back with a planned three-part cover image so when you put the books in a row, you get a full, cool image that compliments the story. At the same time, each cover of the three-part image will stand on its own.

    Non-fiction:

    March – CAUGHT IN BLACK HEADLIGHTS

    Late April or May – THE CANISTER X TRANSMISSION: THE VERY LONG YEAR SIX

    The following titles are either done or nearing completion so their specific release windows aren’t known until I analyze where each project is at and then can time it from there.

    CANADIAN SCRIBBLER: COLLECTED LETTERS OF AN UNDERGROUND WRITER Vol. 2

    GETTING DOWN AND DIGITAL: HOW TO SELF-PUBLISH YOUR BOOK 2nd Edition (updated and revised since the 1st edition’s info has become stale-dated over the years)

    Comics:

    Fall 2024 – FREDRIKUS Nos. 1 and 2 in print and eComic

    Regarding the above non-fiction, and since my focus will be 90% on fiction, the above non-fiction titles are presently “floater titles” in my head therefore to be released/peppered throughout the year. If it turns out my blocked-out timing is off or life happens in a way that legitimately alters the above plans, then all of the above non-fiction releases are subject to change release-wise, with perhaps a title or two saved for 2025.

    In short, fiction first, non-fiction second, the fiction releases being the priority.

    Since I’m such a planner-aheader, and can only think in so much detail about said ahead plans, as of right now, the loose release block schedule above is the best I can offer at this time. Timing and more concrete info will be announced once things begin to lock down.

    Lastly, the fiction focus for 2024 is superhero stuff. My last couple releases (ZOMTROPOLIS: A RECORD OF LIFE IN A DEAD CITY and GIGANTI-GATOR DEATH MACHINE: TRIPLE FEATURE) have been monsters so we’re getting back into the heroes side of this whole REALM OF HEROES AND MONSTERS thing.

    There may or may night be a couple of surprises. I have something quick planned but it involves another person and in this game, when it comes to working with others, certain allowances need to be made because sometimes things happen beyond your control and you just have to wait it out so no official announcement or projection regarding this possible project(s) until things are more solidified.

    2024 should be a good year.


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