A Merry Christmas!

25-12-2009

OpenMinded wishes everybody a wonderfull Christmas and a fantastic New Year!


 

 

    Advent Calendar 2009!

01-12-2009

Another year... another calendar!
Look in the online section to open the first present. Remember to check back everyday for a new gift!

Enjoy the holidays to come.

 

 
Happy Birthday to us!

26-11-2009

Newsflash!

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Birthday
A long, long time ago OpenMinded gathered in a busy Burger King on Utrecht Centraal to discuss plans and ideas. A new doujinshicircle was to be born, Ealynn declared, one that would focus on shounen-ai and shoujo-ai. She had brought together interested people via the Aniway forum, and they were now silently nibbling a hamburger or brownie. An enjoyable time, but the best time was yet to come!

And now, five years later, OpenMinded is still alive and kicking. The group has been through a lot together en is still cranking out comics enthusiastically. The members try to visit as many conventions and fairs as possible, celebrate their birthdays together, organize meetings and chatter on and on online.

Anniversary Year
Being around for five years is a big thing. That's why we'll be celebrating the fact the upcoming year. Throughout the year we'll be releasing five special publications. Lovely, cute and inexpensive booklets to treat you, our readers. Our site will be renewed in the very near future, so keep an eye out for that too! We will also put up an adventcalendar again starting the first of December. A link will be provided when the time is there.

As an extra gift we've put our first two pockets online for your viewing pleasure. We have no copies left of these pockets, but by putting them online they are once again accesible for everyone. That way our new readers can also witness our first steps into the world of doujinshi.

Chocolate Lime
Strawberry Shake

Facts
In publications and on fora and sites we often talk about the ins and outs of the group. That's why we at long last took the time to do a statistical analysis. This way we hope to give you a clear view of the phenomenon called OpenMinded. We present you the following results.

OpenMinded...
- Exists for five years already
- Has 14 members and 6 ex-members
- Published 15 anthologies, 5 solopockets and participated in the making of 5 convention-booklets

The OpenMinded members...
- Consume an average of 3 bags of marshmellows a year and 3,2 chocolate bars a week
- Consist of 40% of people that wear glasses or lenses
- Consist of 29% inhabitants of Hilversum and 18% of Zuid-Limburg
- Say squee 8 times a day on average, meh 5 times, murk 3 times and 'miew' 3 times
- Partake in a wide array of fandoms, which increases their chance at world domination by 71%
- Work or study full-time, but still 10% of the members do make the deadlines!
- Have a canon that consists of Team America: World Police for 57% and an education that consists of HKU for 80%
- Say 'tentaclesex' 0.3 times in a conversation, 'butt sex!' 0.8 times and 'smut' 1.2 times, as well as 'faal' 0.5 times and 'episch' 0.2 times
- Are slashed with members of other circles 2 times a year on average and 4 times with members of their own circle
- Have consumed 0% decent crème brûlée in the past 5 years

Collage
We illustrate this analysis with the following photographic evidence, which should give you a etnographic view of five years of OpenMinded. The pictures are posted without permission, so if you're on them and you don't want to be, PM your complaint.

http://www.op-minded.com/photogallery.htm

Do you have OpenMinded snapshots in your possession? Share them with us! ^_^ Post or PM them if they are of questionable content... we will continue to expand this post with OpenMinded moments as they become available!

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More in the Photo gallery

 

    After Eight and Liquorice!

17-09-2009

Newsflash!
This Abunai we present to you no less than two new pockets, namely a yaoi-anthology and a yuri-anthology. Filled to the brim with long stories and even colourpages! Seeing we've already said a fair share about them, we decided to let our sponsors say a few things of their own.

Opinion Piece After Eight

"Honoured visitors of this site,

Today I, Sir Thomas Clifford-Bradley, would like to present to you OpenMinded's new publication established in association with the Clifford-Bradley society fund and subsidized by the Clifford-Bradley chocolate factory. It concerns a spicy pocket filled with gentlemen's love . And not just any gentlemen's love: tasteful, appetizing, masculine, homosocial bonds.

Like the way After Eight is a delightful combination of mint and pure chocolate, this pocket is a display of diversity and extremes: heroes and villains; werewolves; theatre plays; nightly adventures on board of trains. The atmosphere is superb, if I do say so myself. Action, breathers and exciting, shameless scenes; this pocket has it all. Don't succumb to the pocket filled with ladies' love, produced by my rival. Let yourself be swept away by the chocolate luxury celebrated in this piece of literature and visit us at the Abunai or order your copy now!

After Eight, the time for those with a sweet tooth!"
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Price: 6,95
Pages: 172
Previews:
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Opinion Piece Liquorice
"Dear readers, ladies and gentlemen,

Hereby I present to you Liquorice, a refined, artistic pocket. As her sole donor it was asked of me, Meredith-Lavender Windsworth, to dedicate a few words to it. As the owner of a superb candystore, my interest was immediately piqued when a few ladies knocked on my door to show me the concept of this pocket. It is, after all, high time for [u]lesbian love[u/] to gain a bit more attention in the world of art and I could also appreciate the theme 'Liquorice'.

Liquorice has become a pocket to be truly proud of, a yuri-anthology in the true meaning of the word, erotic and varied. You can interpret it from the supplied images but you will find among other things a Peter Pan adaptation, a present-day fairytale, an eccentric mathematician and a weatherhero. A tasteful little snack, if I do say so myself!

Liquorice, for true epicures!"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/Ealynn/th_Liquorice_cover_small_half.jpg

Price: 6,95
Pages: 156
Previews:
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Special Deals:
It's of course hard to choose because both the yuri-pocket and the yaoi-pocket are spicy and nice! Naturally we understand this, that's why we offer both pockets together for only 12,50! A terribly good deal!

If you can't visit the Abunai, you can order the pockets by PM'ing one of the members, by visiting our forum or by mailing us. We'll try to get as many members as possible to sign the pockets before they're shipped out!

If you've purchased the Summer Special, either on the Chibicon or online, and you've solved the puzzles and colored the coloring pages: show it to us! You will receive something nice. There are still Summer Specials for sale, so if you need one to brighten up the autumn days with some summery goodness, get one now! Furthermore you can also still order the Heroes and Villains pocket and other publications.

More:
The week after Abunai we will be on the Stripbeurs in Houten and also on the FACTS. We will bring along Diana's cosplay items also, so people that still want to score some kitty-ears or a maid headband can satisfy their needs with us.


OpenMinded beurs agenda:
18-19-20 september: Abunai
26-27 september: Stripdagen Houten
17-18 oktober: FACT’s (België)

 

 

    Newsflash!

13-08-2009

It's already August, the time of swimming pools, summerspecials, beaches and planes! For OpenMinded however, it's high time to sharpen the pencils. After finishing the Summerspecial our ladies and gentleman haven't been idling around. While enjoying Team America and other doubtful content they're drawing up a storm since there are still more pockets to finish. For the ones still seeking some vacation-y goodness: archonia.com still has (among other things) both the Summerspecial and the Heroes and Villains pocket in stock! And, they ship world-wide

For the Dutch convention Abunai! we've planned no less than two pockets, of which you'll be shown some snippets and previews in the near future. Said pockets are the earlier announced After Eight, which is a tasteful yaoi-pocket, and its sister Liquorice, an equally tasteful yuri-pocket. Hot sex? Yes, 18+, even! But it also features fluff, drama, action, comedy and science fiction vibes! This all plays in various settings which, according to the Daily Samaritan, includes Samaritan City! That's only the tip of the iceberg, more will be unveiled in the coming weeks!

Beside the private projects of the various members we're also working on the Abunai conbook, in collaboration with Cheesecake Studios and Neutral. This year's theme is 'Once More With Feeling' -no, not the Buffy musical -, so a delightfully swinging pocket can be expected. We'll be at the Abunai like every year, bringing you a stand, pockets and a contest. The persons presenting us with a coloured, finshed Summerspecial will be awarded special prizes, ku ku ku!

In further news: OpenMinded now has a Twitter! It features loads of little news items and in the follow list you can find the Twitter-participating artists and guest artists. Pictures of drawing-meetings, funny doodles and updates; you name it, we've got! No idea what Twitter is? Come follow us, we guarantee good times!

 

 

    Zomer Special 2009!  (Dutch)

13-06-2009

Verzamelt u, kinders! De nieuwste editie van het dikste, foutste boekwerk van 't land is uit!

Nee, uw oortjes bedriegen u niet want op de Chibicon (13 Juni) kunt u hem weer bemachtigen!

De OpenMinded Zomerspecial 2009!!!
En heilige neuk, kinders, hij is dik!

Wat? Ben je alweer vergeten hoe fantabuleus deze Zomerspecial is?
Er zijn -bijvoorbeeld- allerhande fanstrips, natte wasberen, een zeer gezonde dosis Steef, Heroes and Villains in zeer benarde zomersche bezigheden, meer foute spelletjes dan OOIT! Uren speelplezier gegarandeerd!

 

Teasers! C:
 

Pagina aantal: 230 pagina's
Thema: Zeer zomersche Foutheid
Formaat: A4
Geschikt voor: 16+ (met de D van Dubieus)
Taal: Nederlandsch
Prijs:
7,50

Wedstrijd!!
Wat is je favoriete vakantiebezigheid en met wie? (fangirlen is zeer toegestaan) De meest originele antwoorden winnen een zeer FOUTE prijs! :'D

Natuurlijk zijn er ook nog genoeg Heroes & Villains pockets voor jou, je familie, je kat en je kleine broertje!

 

 
    Heroes & Villains

17-04-2009

This new kick ass doujinshi is now availble! You can order directly through the OpenMinded store, or visit the online store for all your manga, anime and OpenMinded doujinshi: Archonia.



title: Heroes & Villains.
Genre: Superheroes and villains!
Language: English
Pages: 384
Price: 9,95
Size: Tokyopop
Binding method: Glued

Let's go down to Samaritan city, where even your neighbour's cat can be a villain or a hero!

Featuring all new Heroes and Villains like the Flame, Charade, Topher, Mega Cindy and the city's favourite, Mister Blonde!

Previews:


 

 
    Read all about it!

17-04-2009

Get your latest copy of The Daily Samaritan!

And get the latest info on your soon to be favourite Heroes & Villains!
 

 
    Extra! Extra!

27-02-2009


Get your latest (first) copy of The Daily Samaritan!

This Sunday you can find OpenMinded at the comic convention in Breda! If you're there, please don't hesitate to stop by and pick up your copy of the Daily Samaritan!

The Daily Samaritan is a newspaper introducing the city, our heroes and our villains of the new pocket: Heroes and Villains, coming, May 2009.
 

 
    Happy Valentine!

14-02-2009


 

 
   Christmas time

26-12-2008

We hope you are enjoying the holidays!

Please head on over to the calendar for the extra surprice!

And check out Ealynn's OpenMinded movie!

http://junglebook.hku.nl/OM_kerst.mov
http://junglebook.hku.nl/OM_kerst_small.mov
 

 
    day 3...

2-12-2008

Visit the Calendar!
 

 
    day 2...

2-12-2008

Click on the Calendar and unlock the next gift!
 

 
   The bussiest month of the year!

1-12-2008

 Today is December the first of the year 2008. In other words: the holidays are coming! In celebration of that, and the fact that Openminded is now 4 years old (as of November the 26th.) We are changing the site! Throughout the month changes will occur on the site.

...stay tuned, because later on today, you will be able to unlock the first gift...