The first 5 pages of 56 are out today. Lots of challenging backgrounds in this set. Phew!
Now to get a few hours sleep before the Tenacious D concert tonight!
Wooo hooo!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
5 pages getting worked through this weekend.
Saw Ghost Rider tonight. I really liked the character work, the humour and the easy cheesiness of it all but the actual plot was more distracting than entertaining. Kinda just wanted more of Ghost Rider riding around and stopping pretty crimes than the whole Blackheart's-after-the-big-bad-scroll thing.
Saw Ghost Rider tonight. I really liked the character work, the humour and the easy cheesiness of it all but the actual plot was more distracting than entertaining. Kinda just wanted more of Ghost Rider riding around and stopping pretty crimes than the whole Blackheart's-after-the-big-bad-scroll thing.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Pages 1-3 are looking good.
It was announced in this week's solicits that Y would be going bi-monthly. The main reason being to allow for more time to finish the last issue which will be double sized. The alternative would have been to take a three or so month hiatus between issue 54 (out this week! Go get it!) and the final arc Whys and Wherefores and that just seemed a little too much to put the readers through.
Myself, I'm very happy about it. I've been getting more details about how this finale is going to play out and it's great knowing there will be time to give it the attention it really needs.
So excited right now.
It was announced in this week's solicits that Y would be going bi-monthly. The main reason being to allow for more time to finish the last issue which will be double sized. The alternative would have been to take a three or so month hiatus between issue 54 (out this week! Go get it!) and the final arc Whys and Wherefores and that just seemed a little too much to put the readers through.
Myself, I'm very happy about it. I've been getting more details about how this finale is going to play out and it's great knowing there will be time to give it the attention it really needs.
So excited right now.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
While browsing ThinkGeek this evening I came across an item that gave me the biggest laugh of the week:
Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker
Maybe I'm just a sucker for theater of pain but the idea of a 113 decibel alarm clock that makes your bed rumble really cracks me up.
And then I read the part about it having a snooze button.
Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker
Maybe I'm just a sucker for theater of pain but the idea of a 113 decibel alarm clock that makes your bed rumble really cracks me up.
And then I read the part about it having a snooze button.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Friday, February 9, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Wondercon Schedule!
SATURDAY, MARCH 3:
2:00-3:00: Cartoon Art Museum, Room 236
ANDREW FARAGO MODERATES
(there will be a reception that evening at the Cartoon Art Museum for their new Worlds of Wonder exhibit where you can see a few Y pages on display. I'll be in the corner getting drunk.)
4:00-5:00: Vertigo: Looking Ahead, Room 200
6:00-7:00: Vaughan, Harris and Guerra, Room 200
(This one is going to be a party so bring your noisemakers!)
SUNDAY, MARCH 4:
11:30-12:30: Spotlight on Pia Guerra, Room 236
(Come and see me and my sister Victoria drone on about our oppressive childhoods!)
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
1:30 - 2:30: Gender and Genre, Room 236
(Hosted by the Browncoats!)
SATURDAY, MARCH 3:
2:00-3:00: Cartoon Art Museum, Room 236
ANDREW FARAGO MODERATES
(there will be a reception that evening at the Cartoon Art Museum for their new Worlds of Wonder exhibit where you can see a few Y pages on display. I'll be in the corner getting drunk.)
4:00-5:00: Vertigo: Looking Ahead, Room 200
6:00-7:00: Vaughan, Harris and Guerra, Room 200
(This one is going to be a party so bring your noisemakers!)
SUNDAY, MARCH 4:
11:30-12:30: Spotlight on Pia Guerra, Room 236
(Come and see me and my sister Victoria drone on about our oppressive childhoods!)
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
1:30 - 2:30: Gender and Genre, Room 236
(Hosted by the Browncoats!)
Pages 17-19 are almost done, page 20 is laid out.
Found the Luther Arkwright cd over at Big Finish and placed an order. Yay!
Programming for Wondercon is about to be finalised and I'll have a full list of panel/signing times posted here shortly. I am really looking forward to this trip. San Francisco is a fun town!
Charlie is back to his energetic, pooping, peeing, bratty lil' self.
Found the Luther Arkwright cd over at Big Finish and placed an order. Yay!
Programming for Wondercon is about to be finalised and I'll have a full list of panel/signing times posted here shortly. I am really looking forward to this trip. San Francisco is a fun town!
Charlie is back to his energetic, pooping, peeing, bratty lil' self.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
While doing a little Wiki surfing this evening not only do I learn that one of my favourite graphic novels, Bryan Talbot's Adventures of Luther Arkwright has been adapted into a full cast audio production available on CD but that it also stars David Tennant!
HOLY SHIT I MUST HAVE THIS!
I came across Luther Arkwright in the early 90s when I was digging through the creaky stacks of 4th Dimension Comics in New Westminster. I'd been going to this amazing store since I was 15 because the older gentleman who ran the place knew my parents were fine with me buying mature titles. This was where I picked up the first issues of Sandman, Hellblazer and Helfer's Shadow relaunch, books that would have a profound influence on me. And then this little treasure.
Talbot's artwork immediately grabbed my attention and I bought what few issues of the Dark Horse reprint they had. After reading them I was completely blown away by the density of the narrative and the depth of artistic detail so rich it had appendices for reference at the end of each issue. This was the ultimate realisation of the marriage of words and pictures, the art didn't overshadow the writing and the writing didn't drown out the art and it absolutely charged me up about drawing for comics. I could be a participant in telling the story and not just the person who makes pretty pictures to go with the words.
It took a while to find the missing chapters and later I was fortunate to come across the full sized versions originally released in the UK. The detail in those were more visible and oh so brilliant.
Totally recommended, and now I have to go and hunt down these cds. Woo hoo! I can play these while I work! I am so psyched!
HOLY SHIT I MUST HAVE THIS!
I came across Luther Arkwright in the early 90s when I was digging through the creaky stacks of 4th Dimension Comics in New Westminster. I'd been going to this amazing store since I was 15 because the older gentleman who ran the place knew my parents were fine with me buying mature titles. This was where I picked up the first issues of Sandman, Hellblazer and Helfer's Shadow relaunch, books that would have a profound influence on me. And then this little treasure.
Talbot's artwork immediately grabbed my attention and I bought what few issues of the Dark Horse reprint they had. After reading them I was completely blown away by the density of the narrative and the depth of artistic detail so rich it had appendices for reference at the end of each issue. This was the ultimate realisation of the marriage of words and pictures, the art didn't overshadow the writing and the writing didn't drown out the art and it absolutely charged me up about drawing for comics. I could be a participant in telling the story and not just the person who makes pretty pictures to go with the words.
It took a while to find the missing chapters and later I was fortunate to come across the full sized versions originally released in the UK. The detail in those were more visible and oh so brilliant.
Totally recommended, and now I have to go and hunt down these cds. Woo hoo! I can play these while I work! I am so psyched!
Monday, February 5, 2007
3 pages laid out. Some interesting choreography to work out.
Charlie spent an expensive night at the vet's. It's not clear whether it's early pancreatitis or just an unhappy liver as a result of eating some spilled talcum powder the other day. He's home now and we're keeping an eye on him.
The little guy is gonna make me go grey, I swear.
Charlie spent an expensive night at the vet's. It's not clear whether it's early pancreatitis or just an unhappy liver as a result of eating some spilled talcum powder the other day. He's home now and we're keeping an eye on him.
The little guy is gonna make me go grey, I swear.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Almost done with this batch.
The view down the stairs was even creepier with the absence of trees and brush. You can see all the way down to the still closed seawall, the parts that weren't covered in debris anyway. The fog was pretty, the air was chilly and we were all goofy.
After our little drive we headed over to the VAG for a look at the Fred Herzog exhibit of photos of Vancouver from the 1950's to the present. One particularly eerie picture was of a man wearing a short-sleeve shirt with a cheesy print of the Manhattan landscape complete with WTC buildings on it. He was standing with his back to the camera somewhere on the midway of the PNE. The photo was dated September 1st 2001.
It was interesting seeing Vancouver from earlier times, we're so used to seeing old photos of other large cities like New York or Chicago, and here were frozen moments of normal people going about their lives, drinking a coke, sitting on their porches, working on boats or watching a Chinese New Year's parade from their windows all in places that are surprisingly familiar. These were Herzog's neighbourhoods, rough and worn yet still brightly coloured and alive. There's a comfortable satisfaction in these pictures, knowing life does and always will continue on. As Ian put it, "In 50 years an old woman will walk out of a store with an ice cream cone."
Ian, Vic and myself finally made it out to Stanley Park to see the devastation from the windstorms that hit town a few weeks back. Despite all the news reports it was still a shock to see so many trees down. And Prospect Point was almost unrecognizable. I hope that family of raccoons we saw there last summer were still okay.
The view down the stairs was even creepier with the absence of trees and brush. You can see all the way down to the still closed seawall, the parts that weren't covered in debris anyway. The fog was pretty, the air was chilly and we were all goofy.
After our little drive we headed over to the VAG for a look at the Fred Herzog exhibit of photos of Vancouver from the 1950's to the present. One particularly eerie picture was of a man wearing a short-sleeve shirt with a cheesy print of the Manhattan landscape complete with WTC buildings on it. He was standing with his back to the camera somewhere on the midway of the PNE. The photo was dated September 1st 2001.It was interesting seeing Vancouver from earlier times, we're so used to seeing old photos of other large cities like New York or Chicago, and here were frozen moments of normal people going about their lives, drinking a coke, sitting on their porches, working on boats or watching a Chinese New Year's parade from their windows all in places that are surprisingly familiar. These were Herzog's neighbourhoods, rough and worn yet still brightly coloured and alive. There's a comfortable satisfaction in these pictures, knowing life does and always will continue on. As Ian put it, "In 50 years an old woman will walk out of a store with an ice cream cone."
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
On Monday evening we were heading out to the office and saw the house on the corner in the process of being demolished. It was so odd seeing this being done at night and despite the cold we were glued to the spectacle.
And I took pictures...
My clothes smelled like old insulation for hours afterwards.
And I took pictures...
My clothes smelled like old insulation for hours afterwards.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Pages 15 and 16 are roughed out. This batch will be done in a couple of days I expect.
How's this for a bizarre little site? Pictures of Soviet Road-Side Bus Stops.
How's this for a bizarre little site? Pictures of Soviet Road-Side Bus Stops.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Found this blog by artist and photographer Rikki Kasso called Tokyo Undressed. It's beautiful work though I have to warn you, it's for mature audiences only and defintely not work safe.Ian is back! Very happy.
Pages 12 through 14 are almost done.
The AMC channel was added to our cable package a few months ago and I have to say it is the most ridiculous concept ever conceived. Here's a channel that claims to love movies, so much in fact that not only do they edit out all the swearing and questionable bits but they hack it up with all these commercial breaks, but not for any actual products no, the commercials are for the AMC channel itself!
Adding to the irony is the sentimental schmaltz dripping off these ads. Spots with "real" people, some on the street, some in a studio, their eyes glazed over with nostalgic ecstasy, recalling their favourite movies and film going moments and how those experiences affected them so damn much! The power of the soundtracks, the thrilling action and emotional, highs, the directorial masterpieces! Oh God! Movies are just AMAZING!
And then back to the film. And then another break... with the SAME ADS OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
What the hell?! At least TCM lets you watch the entire show uninterrupted before bombarding you with their self-congratulatory, Oscar-interstitial-worthy vignettes of grand cinematic history.
What real movie lover would stand for it? It's a joke.
The AMC channel was added to our cable package a few months ago and I have to say it is the most ridiculous concept ever conceived. Here's a channel that claims to love movies, so much in fact that not only do they edit out all the swearing and questionable bits but they hack it up with all these commercial breaks, but not for any actual products no, the commercials are for the AMC channel itself!
Adding to the irony is the sentimental schmaltz dripping off these ads. Spots with "real" people, some on the street, some in a studio, their eyes glazed over with nostalgic ecstasy, recalling their favourite movies and film going moments and how those experiences affected them so damn much! The power of the soundtracks, the thrilling action and emotional, highs, the directorial masterpieces! Oh God! Movies are just AMAZING!
And then back to the film. And then another break... with the SAME ADS OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
What the hell?! At least TCM lets you watch the entire show uninterrupted before bombarding you with their self-congratulatory, Oscar-interstitial-worthy vignettes of grand cinematic history.
What real movie lover would stand for it? It's a joke.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
A very astute observer over at the BKV Cabal noted something about that Veronica Mars episode. The name of the missing lab monkey is "25", and the 25th letter of the alphabet? Y of course. One could go further and say that in spanish the letter Y means "and" ie. ampersand. Heh.
Looking closer at these caps I've noticed that Yorick is wearing plaid shirts, the green one looking suspiciously similar to the one he sports on the cover of one of the Marrisville issues (too much?). I wonder if the globe in the living room is part of this apparent homage? Hmm.
Now I really have to watch this.
Looking closer at these caps I've noticed that Yorick is wearing plaid shirts, the green one looking suspiciously similar to the one he sports on the cover of one of the Marrisville issues (too much?). I wonder if the globe in the living room is part of this apparent homage? Hmm.
Now I really have to watch this.
Looks like I'll have to hunt this down and have a look. Friday, January 26, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
I've just finished this batch but couldn't make it downtown to FedEx in time which was frustrating. Tonight I'll make up another page so I can send out 6 pages tomorrow.
While racing through this deadline today I got a call on my cell from a person who had bought a page from me a few months back at a local con asking if I was selling any more pages. I'm guessing he had one of my cards. I've also gotten several e-mails and MySpace messages just this week with similar inquiries.
Look guys, the FAQ says it all. I'm not selling pages online yet because I'm trying to get this last arc drawn, there is no time to set it up and probably won't be able to do it until the book is done. Sometimes I bring a few pages to a con, not always, and rarely do I take pages over the border because there are fees and paperwork involved that are a huge timesuck. When I do bring pages it's whatever I happen to pull out of a few boxes, boxes that are all out of order. I am not going to be digging through hundreds of pages to find requested pieces. Not right now.
If you want to find some pages to buy go check out Jose Marzan Jr's page for the ones he's selling there.
I'm hoping to bring pages to Wondercon, I will not be taking page requests. The prices will probably start around 80 bucks and go up from there. That's all I'm planning right now. I have no more information than that.
I have a stack of sketch requests by my desk that I'd like to get done this weekend and barring anymore e-mails I should get them out by Monday.
And now back to this batch.
While racing through this deadline today I got a call on my cell from a person who had bought a page from me a few months back at a local con asking if I was selling any more pages. I'm guessing he had one of my cards. I've also gotten several e-mails and MySpace messages just this week with similar inquiries.
Look guys, the FAQ says it all. I'm not selling pages online yet because I'm trying to get this last arc drawn, there is no time to set it up and probably won't be able to do it until the book is done. Sometimes I bring a few pages to a con, not always, and rarely do I take pages over the border because there are fees and paperwork involved that are a huge timesuck. When I do bring pages it's whatever I happen to pull out of a few boxes, boxes that are all out of order. I am not going to be digging through hundreds of pages to find requested pieces. Not right now.
If you want to find some pages to buy go check out Jose Marzan Jr's page for the ones he's selling there.
I'm hoping to bring pages to Wondercon, I will not be taking page requests. The prices will probably start around 80 bucks and go up from there. That's all I'm planning right now. I have no more information than that.
I have a stack of sketch requests by my desk that I'd like to get done this weekend and barring anymore e-mails I should get them out by Monday.
And now back to this batch.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
This latest batch is almost done. Another day should do it.
In case anyone is wondering, I'll be at Wondercon this year set up in a booth with Brian and Tony Harris. I believe we're doing a spotlight panel together which should be fun. Ian and I will be visiting Emerald City Con but not officially, and then it's San Diego in the summer for what we're hoping will be a huge end-of-Y party. With the schedule being this tight there isn't much time for anything else, which is too bad because I was really hoping to get out to Angouleme or Bristol, I've heard cool things about those shows.
In case anyone is wondering, I'll be at Wondercon this year set up in a booth with Brian and Tony Harris. I believe we're doing a spotlight panel together which should be fun. Ian and I will be visiting Emerald City Con but not officially, and then it's San Diego in the summer for what we're hoping will be a huge end-of-Y party. With the schedule being this tight there isn't much time for anything else, which is too bad because I was really hoping to get out to Angouleme or Bristol, I've heard cool things about those shows.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Went out to the casino for Vic's birthday party tonight and I saw the coolest thing: Star Wars video slots! Holy crap! I'm not a gambler really but this was a fun game. If you got Vader and Obi-Wan in a line it jumped into a light saber duel where you had to choose who would win. Crazy ass!
Tomorrow I'll be checking out the Heritage Hall con. I don't have a table, just stopping by to see friends. I wonder if there will be any Dr Who stuff there. That would be fun.
Oh jeez, a Dr Who slot would rock!
Yep, I'm sleepy.
Tomorrow I'll be checking out the Heritage Hall con. I don't have a table, just stopping by to see friends. I wonder if there will be any Dr Who stuff there. That would be fun.
Oh jeez, a Dr Who slot would rock!
Yep, I'm sleepy.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Page 6 is almost done.
Any Vancouverites looking for something to do today, bit short notice I understand, I'll be doing a talk about Y at UBC for an english class studying graphic novels.
It will be in the Brock Hall Annex room 2363 between 3:30 and 6:00 pm. Here's a link for more information about the location.
Just got Dr Who Season Two in the mail and I am so loving it. David Tennant is fantastic.
Today was Vic's birthday, we went out to the Afghan Horsemen for dinner along with mom, Dale and Ian. We had floor seats in the Pillow Room. My knee got a little cramped up tucked back from the corner table leg. Food was very good, very much like greek food but no olives. This weekend we're having a big party with friends over at the casino. Fun!
Any Vancouverites looking for something to do today, bit short notice I understand, I'll be doing a talk about Y at UBC for an english class studying graphic novels.
It will be in the Brock Hall Annex room 2363 between 3:30 and 6:00 pm. Here's a link for more information about the location.
Just got Dr Who Season Two in the mail and I am so loving it. David Tennant is fantastic.
Today was Vic's birthday, we went out to the Afghan Horsemen for dinner along with mom, Dale and Ian. We had floor seats in the Pillow Room. My knee got a little cramped up tucked back from the corner table leg. Food was very good, very much like greek food but no olives. This weekend we're having a big party with friends over at the casino. Fun!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Monday, January 8, 2007
I've got two pages in progress right now and hope to have a pack out on Wednesday. It's a fun script and I'm glad to be back on it.
Ian was in Chicago this weekend for the sketch fest. We picked him up on Sunday and then headed over to Delta for his sister's birthday party. I took some pictures of the ride there.
Ian was in Chicago this weekend for the sketch fest. We picked him up on Sunday and then headed over to Delta for his sister's birthday party. I took some pictures of the ride there.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Looks like my little vacation is over. The script for issue 55 just came in and I'm back on the clock.
So did I get the stuff done I wanted to on my break?
Treehouse of Horror. I'm halfway through layouts and I have been mucking about with the model sheets and enjoying it quite a bit. I believe I have until summer to get this complete which should work out okay.
The GQ gig is still up in the air, looks like a mix up in the mail led to the contracts running astray. I may still be able to do something on my offtime but it depends on the piece, we'll see. I'm still very psyched about it.
I did do some writing that I'm happy with, a work in progress that will continue when I have a moment here and there. Space Arm is still back burnered.
Swordplay 2: Treasure of the Island of Treasure. We had a meeting about it and talked over ideas. More on that as it develops.
I worked on several craft projects this month. I made some sashiko pieces that I'm very happy with, someday we'll have a very pretty quilt on our bed. I have some new hat requests to keep my hands busy in front of the TV.
Thank You Cards. Urgh! I WILL get to those! Soon even!
There are things I didn't get to, the dollhouse is still on the table waiting to be sanded down. The bedroom closet is a nightmare and the kitchen can use some new shelves. Lots to do, all in good time.
But surprise, surprise we bought a car! I'm taking my Learner's this week and Vic is enjoying having a vehicle to get to work with every day. The downside of course are the Graduated licensing rules they have in place now which means I won't be able to take the driver's test for a whole year! Jeez! I should have done this ten years ago.
Did I get what I wanted out of my break?
Absolutely. More than anything I wanted to do very little. I wanted to sit in front of the TV, be crafty, bitch online (check out Gail's Rick Olney thread for a real doozy!), play video games (which besides Tetris and Lumines on the portables have been almost completely verbotten over the last few years!), have a laid back Christmas and just relax with my husband. My hand is rested up, my head is rested up and I'm ready to tackle this year.
Five issues to go! WOO!
So did I get the stuff done I wanted to on my break?
Treehouse of Horror. I'm halfway through layouts and I have been mucking about with the model sheets and enjoying it quite a bit. I believe I have until summer to get this complete which should work out okay.
The GQ gig is still up in the air, looks like a mix up in the mail led to the contracts running astray. I may still be able to do something on my offtime but it depends on the piece, we'll see. I'm still very psyched about it.
I did do some writing that I'm happy with, a work in progress that will continue when I have a moment here and there. Space Arm is still back burnered.
Swordplay 2: Treasure of the Island of Treasure. We had a meeting about it and talked over ideas. More on that as it develops.
I worked on several craft projects this month. I made some sashiko pieces that I'm very happy with, someday we'll have a very pretty quilt on our bed. I have some new hat requests to keep my hands busy in front of the TV.
Thank You Cards. Urgh! I WILL get to those! Soon even!
There are things I didn't get to, the dollhouse is still on the table waiting to be sanded down. The bedroom closet is a nightmare and the kitchen can use some new shelves. Lots to do, all in good time.
But surprise, surprise we bought a car! I'm taking my Learner's this week and Vic is enjoying having a vehicle to get to work with every day. The downside of course are the Graduated licensing rules they have in place now which means I won't be able to take the driver's test for a whole year! Jeez! I should have done this ten years ago.
Did I get what I wanted out of my break?
Absolutely. More than anything I wanted to do very little. I wanted to sit in front of the TV, be crafty, bitch online (check out Gail's Rick Olney thread for a real doozy!), play video games (which besides Tetris and Lumines on the portables have been almost completely verbotten over the last few years!), have a laid back Christmas and just relax with my husband. My hand is rested up, my head is rested up and I'm ready to tackle this year.
Five issues to go! WOO!
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