If you still need some one for translation I just send me an email, if you like ;).

PS: Geekhero rocks

Perfect for a geeky magazine, in other words. I’m still not sure if offering translated strips on your front page would be a good idea, but some kind of “translation vault” might have worked for the occasional curious reader (and, of course, magazine editor).

If the potensial regular reader is to become an actual regular — he must see no other alternative than reading your English comic. If he finds too many strips in his native language, he will expect to find more of them and might end up bookmarking the translated page, thus missing the “main” comic. But if he finds just a few, or read it in a magazine, and still remains curious, you’ll have a winner.

You will have to make the decision. I propose a translation contest; you’ll get a few strips in foreign languages, and you could use these to promote your comic internationally. Then, if [a tech magazine] is interested, you could ask the original translator(s) if they are interested in making a deal with you (or throw similar contests on a regular basis).

Regarding getting syndicated, you could use this “translation vault” (FAQ: Is GHW available in my language?) in combination with a link on your site mentioning that you’re interested in getting printed. I just discovered your comic through a (Norwegian nonetheless) friend just about two weeks ago, so waiting for editors might take a while.. Doesn’t hurt to be ready though, and if you’re lucky — offering a contest might spread GHW in local geek communities :)

a) contact potential magazines, and send them a (localized) demo of my best strips

b) just wait for the magic to happen, i.e. an editor for a magazine likes my comic and contacts me. But that would be way more likely if the strips were _already_ translated into his or her language.

Does your opinion stand, in light of my answer?

The biggest problem would be: how the hell would you know if the translation were just as good in another language? You would have to hire people, or at least find someone who shares your humourous style and wit, since puns and jokes often is correlated with social aspects of a language — thus making a direct translation impossible.

That said, it isn’t entirely undoable. Anyone non-english who have read “The Far Side” by Gary Larson in their native language should know that. I don’t think it is necessary for your website though, as the regular geek, whatever country, speaks (and, of course, reads) english quite well. But for a strip every now and then in, say, a foreign geek magazine – it certainly sounds like a good idea.

I think you should find some strips that can be published standalone and arrange a translation contest on them. If, afterwards, the “natives” are just as pleased with their translation as the original, you could at least think of building an archive of translated strips in case some foreign tech publication should show interest.

But for your regular strips? No way. I just wouldn’t trust anyone to match the original, and since I (and presumably most, if not all, tech-savvy norwegians) have no trouble understanding your language – it just wouldn’t be worthwhile.

My two NOK.