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February 2, 2007
SLiTHER Flash Catalogue
Here's a little something I did for the James Gunn which include my designs.
January 18, 2007
"Top 13 Secrets My Girlfriend Doesn't Know"
Why 13? Because it's more than 10.
13. This Blog – She doesn't know about it.
December 19, 2006
"Shit I've Seen, More James Gunn Shit and Other Shit I'm Up To"
More James Gunn Shit
James sent me some fuckin' anthrax in the mail and shit. I guess he thought it was funny. Know what I did with said anthrax, James? I wiped my ass! But seriously, fucks. He sent me signed copies of LolliLove and SLiTHER--yes, Jenna signed Lolli. It was pretty kickass. So, thank you, young Mrs. if I haven't already. I ripped open the envelope so fuckin' quick that I partially ripped a note he had written.
For any who haven't heard I did these designs for his little JGAS store. All proceeds go to Rover Rescue. For all who love their pets and/or want one. You can buy T-shirts, mugs, wall clocks and all sorts of other really cool shit.
So, get your shit, fight evil and save some puppies!
Shit I've Seen/Been Watchin'
Just saw The Holiday. One of those really bad Nancy Meyers flicks. This is probably worse than What Women Want. The girlfriend person wanted to see it and I can't speak for her, but I think she hated it just about as bad as I did. Saw Stranger Than Fiction and I gotta say I kinda liked it. Certainly a lot better than Monster's Ball. All Monster's Ball had was Halle Berry riding a fuckstick and howling in tongues. Saw For Your Consideration and was not all that pleased with it. It was okay and kinda amusing, but all around loose and ended abruptly.
So, it's back to the video store with us. Been watchin' Shaun Cassidy's Invasion. Kinda diggin' it so far. It's a lot like his old show American Gothic. William Fichtner plays a character very much like Lucas Buck. And everyone knows there's only one Lucas Buck.
The Comic Book
Still working on the Gibbon/Frank Ackerman/Dead Meat extravaganza. So, Seb if you're readin', don't think I ain't doin' shit. It's all gettin' worked on. Been workin' on mostly the Dead Meat stuff. But today it looks like a Frank Ackerman day. I'm working with the Blue Line Pro stuff. For all you comic book nuts Blue Line Pro art boards is what I'm usin' for the comic. I'm goin' through a strange process with it because a lot of the work bein' done is also bein' done in Photoshop. So, when the line art is inked, I go into Photoshop to add more digital FX and color. I was working with Tombow pens for the color, but it looks like Photoshop is a better deal for someone like me. I suppose I should have a separate blog just to explain that.
Now, the above was done in traditional ink, but also seperate images cut and pasted in Photoshop. I'm sure more professional artists can do it all on the paper, but I'm not one of them. I have to take the long way around because of my lack of experience. Initially, and still is at this point, Frank Ackerman is supposed to look like an old 50's horror flick. Color has been added for the promos, but for time and monetary effeciency the comic will be in black and white. Color is something I'll have to discuss with Seb over at Probot Productions.
Oh, and before any of you ask, yes, that's an asshole on the back cover of the book.
Epilogue
There's more JGAS comin' up. More Gibbon-Ackerman-Dead Meat stuff comin'. And hopefully somethin' will pan out with the whole screenwriting deal so I can finally hire real artists.