| Songs for Kylie |
[10 Nov 2009|01:52pm] |
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I'm trying my hand at webcomic-ing, and come to you with a new project. Songs For Kylie is pretty basic. There are no sci-fi, futuristic, fantasy elements or anything like that. So, what does it have? A small group of 20-somethings trying to figure out how they fit into the rest of the world, some more successfully than others, as they deal with the sorts of things 20-somethings typically deal with (not quite drugs, sex, and rock and roll, but pretty close at some points).
I'm brand new to this whole comic-ing thing, so I'd love some feedback!
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| Want a Cameo in someone else's Comic? Now's your chance! |
[10 Nov 2009|02:50pm] |
Quick Refesher: I draw the webcomic Last Res0rt, about a futuristic reality show (and the girl who signed up for it before figuring out she's also a vampire!). I'm almost done getting Volume 1 ready for print.
With Volume 1 looming on the horizon and the holidays coming up, now’s the time to put together what it’ll take to make sure this preorder stays on schedule — which includes no small amount of fundraising! Since the start of Volume 2 (if not throughout Volume 2) is going to involve, among other things, a veritable battalion of Star Org soldiers, why not ask you to help me find a solution to both?
You can help support the comic and keep Volume 1 on track, and I can draw you into the comic as a Star Org soldier instead of having to come up with random extras! You’ll not only be helping me, you’ll become part of the story!
Continue reading at lastres0rt.com and get full details...
TL;DR: Pay at least $50 and you'll get not only a custom conbadge of yourself / your fursona / whatever in their new role as a Star Org character, you'll also get a future cameo in Last Res0rt as well. If you don't feel like spending that much money, I've got a new wallpaper and some new Zazzle merch available as well. I'm doing this to raise money for the books; if I don't raise enough money, don't count on seeing the books anytime soon.
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[10 Nov 2009|02:33pm] |
"Well, should we dress up for the opening?" asked Amelia.
"You guys are artists," said Joakim, a jolly Viking, head of the studio, and a driving force behind and major contributer to the show, Immortal Works. "Wear whatever you want. And give invitations to a bunch of rich people."
The evening of the show came--Friday night. The end of the week; we've all just finished our five-week model paintings, and I, at least, am feeling punchy. Dressed up, in a certain version of dressed up--grey houndstooth slacks, blue-and-white shirt with Mandarin collar, sloppy grey cravat, and an overcoat I bought in Japan a thousand years ago. We waited in the rain, under a bus awning, a half-dozen would-be painters.
"Youre supposed to be meeting Michael?" asked Birgitta.
"Yeah, he should be here now."
Per Elev, pale and elvish: "Hey, is that that special umbrella?"
"You have no idea. Not just special, but magic. It's a homosexual detector." I point the umbrella at Dhiman, Tor Petter, then click a button on the handle as I pass it over Per Elev. The tip lights up flashing pink, in perhaps the most useless umbrella-feature imaginable. "Oh, burn!"
The bus arrives. Looking for still-absent Michael, I line up to board with the others. Before I have a foot on the steps, a car abruptly stops behind me, and Mikey leans out the window. "We're running late!". His girlfriend Cecilia is in the passenger seat. She should already be at the show, pouring wine. "Get in the car!" We're off.
Three hours later, the real guests of the opening have gone, and the odd scent of people with money has left the gallery. Those who remain are painters, students, models, most drunk on the gallery's wine.
"It was a strong show, such a strong show."
"I'm just glad people sent good works. When we decided what to name the show, and realized it would be a pretty big deal, I was starting to be afraid people would just send in leftover crap."
"What happened to that one sculpture? Christ on the Cross? It's in the catalogue..."
"Oh, the artist's a... what's the English? A fuckup. First he couldn't get the bronze made, so he was going to send a plaster, but that didn't work either."
"That's a shame. But still... Such a strong show. I feel like we've really raised our own bar."
"It was good. I'm on the record saying that I can draw better than Nerdrum's students with a piece of charcoal stuck in my ass, but it was good to have such a range of work there."
"Definitely. From that big allegory in the manner of Reubens to Dan's abstract value-arrangement masquerading as terracotta and garlic. We've all got a lot of work to be doing."
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| Free iPhone App Service for Webcomics Only |
[07 Nov 2009|11:35am] |
The scene means a lot to us. To that end, we are offering a free development service to webcomics only. If you are an independent professional, you can apply at the URL below to our open beta for a chance to get your very own free app. Best of all? There is absolutely no catch. It really is free.
Click HERE.
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| LJ Idol Week 3: Voting |
[07 Nov 2009|10:43am] |
Voting for the third week of ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) therealljidol is up now. Vote Cheshire cat! *waves a little banner* The polls are here or, as always, the poll where my entry is listed is available under the cut if that pleases your lord/ladyship. (Can you even say "your ladyship"? Not sure.)
This week, however, only community members may vote in the poll. DUN-dun!
If you care to (and totally not holding it against you if you don't), you can join the community and cast your votes either on the voting page or below.
I got a silly idea just yesterday; I could've written the post about cheese and omelettes. ("Cheese!" being how you often tell people to smile in photos in English. In Swedish, it's omelette. ♪ Papara furi furi papara hoe hoe papara furi furi TAMAGO!!!! ♪)
( Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you... THE POLL! Round of applause! )
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| Dark!Link x Link doujinshi |
[06 Nov 2009|11:38pm] |
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Love My Darkness
Prrrooooogggreeesssssss
Pages: 44
Cover: 0%
Backcover: 0%
Sketching: 100%
Inking 0%
Bubble/wording 0%
Toning 0%
I wish I knew how to do an html status bar 8c
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| Help Fund Poorcraft: A Comic Book Guide to Frugal Urban and Suburban Living! |
[06 Nov 2009|09:05am] |
Hi, guys.
I have a project on Kickstarter, called "Poorcraft." It's my attempt to write and publish a comic, illustrated by Diana Nock, about living well on less. It's already reach goal, so it's definitely happening, but there's still time to get a copy of your own for as little as $5.00.
Click through, watch the video, and check me out. I do a lot of nervous glancing to my right. It's funny.
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| Psychiatric Tales: Last Chapter |
[06 Nov 2009|01:37pm] |
Here, at last then, is the final chapter of Psychiatric Tales. As ever if you spot any mistakes or have anything critical to say, then please let me know. I tend to think of these online versions of the stories as beta versions, which still need debugging. So all comments help.
The book still isn't finished. I have to redo much of the lettering in the first half of the book, correct spelling mistakes, plus rewrite and redraw four pages of an earlier chapter which, as it stands, is factually confusing.
The book will be out from Blank Slate in Feb and will be available through their website and various other places.
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| Friends Cut |
[05 Nov 2009|03:39am] |
I have never done this before - I have never felt the need to - but I just did an epic friends cut. I chopped over a third of you. I cut anyone whose username I didn't even recognise or who I haven't had contact with in forever. Basically, I only kept people I speak to regularly or still feel close to.
If you feel you have been cut in error (especially if you commented to my friending post - I probably just forgot who you are, sorry!), please feel free to comment here, or to the friending post.
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[05 Nov 2009|08:39am] |
I leave my apartment for school, then run back in, pointing excitedly out the door. My gesticulations pull my roommates away from The Last Airbender to look out the door. Snow, fat lazy flakes drifting down from a lavender sky.
On the way to school, flakes collect and, melted, glitter on my blazer. One hand, shoved into my pocket is warm, the other doing duty holding my lunch. Did I really not see snow in England and Sweden last year, or was I too distracted to notice? If not, not since Japan Each brush against my nose or lips seems to come from a memory. Or perhaps not a memory, but a haiku--something that invokes something large, but is silent when the time comes to explain itself.
I laugh, a little, and think about skipping school. Hello, friend. Hello hello hello.. But no; perhaps at some fuure date, if it lies thick on the ground. Right now, it's already coming down wetter and wetter, less snowlike by the moment.
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| Haunted Preorder |
[04 Nov 2009|09:54pm] |
Hi everyone my webcomic Haunted is making it's graphic novel debut in this month's Previews. I'm pretty excited about it. If you want to check it out visit Haunted's website. I'm trying to get the word out to as many people as possible. Being an indy creator I'm doing all the marketing myself which is where I could use your help.
I'd be thrilled if you would mention this on your LJ, blog, twitter or whatever. Your welcome to use either of these banners.
And if you're interested you can check out![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) joshuasmeatonfor updates and I'm on Twitter at @joshuasmeaton
Thanks a ton everybody!
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| new tiny ghosts book available |
[04 Nov 2009|01:50pm] |
Pleased to announce that the second tiny ghosts anthology is now available. Admittedly, every comic in the anthology is already available online for free. However, if you buy the book, then you can take it with you and enjoy tiny ghosts in all sorts of places that are not internet accessible - such as airplanes, deserted islands, and maximum security prisons. In addition, the anthology contains several behind the scenes segments that explain how the comic is created.
You can get more information and order the book direct from me at:
http://www.tinyghosts.com/books/
or, you can get it at amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931468281/invisiblecoll-20
If you get it from me, the book will come signed. If you get it from amazon, I won't have to walk to the post office.
 
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| LJ Idol Week 3: SMILE - The Cheshire Cat |
[04 Nov 2009|03:45pm] |
Written for Season 6 of therealljidol. Please visit the topic to see what others have written on the subject of "SMILE"
"Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought Alice; "but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life!"- Lewis Carrol, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
I have long been fascinated by the Cheshire cat, whose smile can stay behind even when the cat fades away into thin air. I'm not quite sure whether I like it, but there is no doubt I find the idea intriguing. It is a lot like cats are most; going where it wishes, being singularly unhelpful while pretending to be friendly — surely any of you who's ever had a cat know how much they love to "help" you writing letters by lying on your stationery or playing with the free end of your pen! The Cheshire cat isn't quite so direct, of course, but it does politely answer many of Alice's questions with completely logical but utterly unhelpful statements, all with a wide smile.
And when it leaves, it's that smile that remains behind.
There are people like that, too, in the world. Not as common as one might wish, but most of us have at some point run into one of them. People who know the art of entering a room and letting their smile linger behind as they leave. Most of us love those people; there's something more or less inherently lovable about them, sort of like a small fluffy blue-eyed kitten or a puppy just looking up at you with its big soulful brown eyes.
What most people don't think about, is that we can all be that person who seems to spread cheer and smiles wherever they go. Because, while not as much so as a bad mood, a smile can be infectous, and a little kindness can go incredibly far.
All you have to do is look up, when you're walking down the street, and give the people you meet a smile and a nod.
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[04 Nov 2009|08:25am] |
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I really can't get any more fussed about Maine than I did about California. I'd suppose marriage is a human institution, and if so, it's up to people to define. If we go with, I don't know, it's for something, I guess. Love, right?, it implies one answer about who is eligible. If we presume the institution has some function beyond conveying that a relationship is serious, though, it implies other eligible candidate-pools. I really have no strong opinions on the way to maximize social utility, except to say that I suspect heterosexual relations are in some sense fundamentally different from homosexual.
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[04 Nov 2009|08:06am] |
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In the skeleton of an unfinished building, an arc welder throws a fan of flickering shadows on the cement roof, bright and beautiful against the dark-at-16:30 sky. The train rolls on, and leaves the light behind.
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| From the creators of Narbonic: A Brief Moment of Culture |
[03 Nov 2009|05:05pm] |
shaenon says: A new Skin Horse storyline, "Tin Soldier," starts today! After the intimidatingly long Alaska arc that just ended, this is a good jumping-on point for new readers. I promise romantic angst out the wazoo. Also robots.
Skin Horse follows an elite* federal team+ tasked with looking after the non-human intelligences# of the US.
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+ A zombie, a talking dog, a hot transvestite, and the less said about the office staff the better.
# Usually the product of Mad Science.
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[03 Nov 2009|04:16pm] |
Looking at my still-life, which foregoes the customary dusty terracotta & onions for glass, steel, and plastic, and listening to myself talk about my project of dissolving the figure into abstract designs, and noticing the fact I do my composition homework on my laptop, I am wondering how the dude who thinks about throwing over painting to run off and be a Chaucerian became the closest thing we have to a token member of the modern world. *
* Everyone should read Dr. Johnston, again and again and again, but I never should have let myself start idly toying with his methods of structuring a sentence.
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