- A little while ago I posted a pinup of Andromeda Jones by Chris Whetzel that I had forgotten about for a number of years. I decided to actually do something with it and, if nothing else, have a finished piece of art, so I shipped it off to Alan Gallo to ink it...and he came back at me with just a fantastic rendering. The original file wasn't of optimal resolution, but Alan really kicked it's butt completely.
The next step is to get it colored, which will hopefully happen soon.
- I went to see X-Men: First Class on Friday, and like a lot of people I was pleasantly surprised with how good the movie actually was. There's one trailer that compares it to The Dark Knight, which is just a ridiculous claim, but it was still very enjoyable and right up there, in my opinion, with the second X-Men movie (which was the last even remotely good one before Friday). It's a shame that Marvel is doing next to nothing to promote this movie.
I did go through the entire movie thinking that the "Azazel" character was just a renamed Belasco, but Newsarama tells me that he was actually from the comic, as well.
- Paul Tucker has been going over in some detail the process he went through to put the new "Oh! The Horror!" cover together on his website, including thumbnails, the title design and the above pencilled piece. If you haven't yet, check out Paul's site at http://tuckercomics.blogspot.com/. It's great.
A few days ago, I got the second volume of Kazimir Strzepek's The Mourning Star in the mail, and I am extra excited to break into it. I bought the first book at a tiny comic festival in Olympia, Washington when I spent a summer a few years ago in nearby Shelton. I absolutely love the first volume, which was nominated for an Eisner award. It still doesn't get as much attention as it deserves, so I wanted to mention it here.
I bought the book for $13 from Bodega Distribution and got free shipping! Anyone who's reading this (BOTH OF YOU!) should literally run right out and buy it today. I mean, literally. Put your shoes on!
- And lastly, because I apparently have to end with some kind of Franks and Beans reference/update, have you ever said to yourself, "where can I get a copy of that 'beard arrow' thing that I saw on that episode of Franks and Beans, my favorite irreverent Internet sketch comedy show of all time?" I'm just saying, lots of words are said every day and eventually, even if at random, those words will be uttered in the proper sequence.
Regardless, on the main Franks and Beans website I've uploaded a few things recently, including the famous "Beard Arrow" graphic from the extended episode "Irony", as well as the great "Cha-Ching!" graphic from our most recent episode, "The Education Lottery Lottery Education", which is a more clever name than you could have come up with. For real.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment