Starstruck goodness and a digital brick wall

I have to admit, I got a little bit more than excited upon seeing Elaine Lee‘s post to the wall of the Starstruck group on facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=189143117525 – that the audiocomics CDs are now open for pre-orders!

I love the comic and finally tracked down a copy of the play after a number of years looking for the blasted thing and so when I found out that Elaine had written a brand-spankin’ new adaptation for the audiocomic and that the CDs were set to come out this October, I had to clean up about a bucket and a half of saliva from my chin as I was so excited . . . well, maybe not quite a bucket and a half, but was and am excited.

So, I ran my digital butt on over to the store site at http://shop.audiocomicscompany.com and clicked on the ol’ BUY THAT BEASTIE NOW button only to hit a digital wall as the blasted thing would not allow me to put in my location. It asks for state or province and lists a bunch of territories but there’s no way to change country location.

Well, I did some more surfing and found my answer as to why the blasted thing was so damned uncooperative . . . while it’s not mentioned on the product description or on the shop page itself, I did find some more info on the main AudioComics Company site at http://audiocomicscompany.com . . . the CDs of the awesome is as awesome does Starstruck audioplay will only be available online from the audiocomics site and they will only be available to folks in the United States.

When I read that, I clenched my fists and shook them at the heavens screaming at the top of my voice “Khhhhhaaaaaaaaaan!” There’s no good reason to invoke the name of everyone’s favorite Noonien Singh but thus was the depth of my agony. Yes, indeed for gloom despair and agony on me, if it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all . . . and all the rest of the doomspeak. Needless to say, I was frustrated. Grrrrr.

I assume this is because of the distribution and fulfillment system the good folks at the AudioComics Company are using for this special project . . . and if you aren’t familiar with Starstruck, you really should consider checking it out. Seriously, the comic is really a LOT of fun and the audio sample of this special audio drama adaptation is filled with awesome awesomenessishness (yes, that’s a real word despite what your spellcheck may be saying . . . well, real in the sense that I made it up as this thing deserves special awesome descriptors it’s so awesome).

In any case, my evil plans for starstruckness have been foiled. Hopefully, the mp3 downloads will be available to those of us who have been forced to sit on the sidelines or stand against the wall crying into our flowers as we silently watch others dance their happy starstruck dance of delight.

You can find out more about the AudioComics programs via their site above and read their blog at http://audiocomics.wordpress.com (see http://audiocomics.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/the-audiocomics-webstore-opens-september-15/ for the webstore post) to keep tabs of other things in the pipeline (which may or may not be available to those of us who reside outside of the US, regardless of whether or not we are actually Americans who just happen to be elsewhere or, more importantly when you think about it, rapid fans of the material who really really really want to get our grubbies on the stuff so that we too might suffer the joys of eargasmic pleasurable Starstruckocity – no, tht one’s not a real word but it should be).

Seriously, if you aren’t familiar with Starstruck, give it a go in its many incarnations . . . it’s more than a whole lot clever and fun and the art is absolutely wonderful.

All the best,
Brian

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