thoughts, musings and other rambling…
If Hellboy had a sister… what would she look like? Viktor Kalvachev posed this question over at The Drawing Board last January. Which got me thinking. This is the part of creation I enjoy the most. The logical progression in trying to flesh out an idea. Sitting at work, after a couple minutes of processing [...]
For as long as I can remember, going back to the 1970’s, things have steadily been going out of whack. Corporate profiteering and feminism seem, to me, to be the primary culprits to the sordid state of today’s society. Priorities are out of place. The breakdown of the family unit has given way to a [...]
I recently asked Warren Ellis these questions, and below is his response. Q. What is the best bit of advice you’ve received, (comic book and/or prose related) which has stuck in your mind throughout your career? And who gave it to you? Warren. Huh. Probably something Paul Gravett said to me back when I was [...]
Robert McKee quotes: “When we peek behind the grinning mask of comic cynicism, we find a frustrated idealist. The comic sensibility wants the world to be perfect, but when it looks around, it finds greed, corruption, lunacy. The result is an angry and depressed artist.” “Comedy is at heart an angry, antisocial art. To solve [...]
Another sketch done for our most recent Ultraist Shopper… I especially like the way this one turned out. The Possum appears courtesy of Possum Press.
Last night I got stuck over 2 hours in transit. And you got this comic – enjoy!
Johnny California posted this over at MillarWorld yesterday. I’ve copy and pasted it here for posterity. — In GOODFELLAS, here’s what Henry Hill says at the end: The hardest thing was to leave the life. I love the life. We were treated like movie stars with muscle. We had it all. Our wives, mothers, kids, [...]
What’s that you say? “Shouldn’t you be working on Spud & Harry on your free time? Or on that freelance project? Or on those character designs for that TV pitch? Or on that other secret project you signed a NDA for? Or spending some time with your family? Or possibly getting some sleep?” Yes. Possibly. [...]
3 posts back the Ultraist Blog Journal broke the story on the Ultimate Spider-Man 100 variant covers. Now we bring you this exclusive scoop! THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #100 VARIANT BY DAVE SIM! What? You thought you could get through the week without the mention of Dave Sim? Foolish blog reader. In his latest press release, [...]
Chuck Palahniuk quote: Q. “Give us the scenario where you are stuck. You know, where you know where the story wants to go, but it’s not fleshed out the way you thought or something…“ Chuck. “Okay, let me ask you a question first. Do you ever go into the bathroom, sit on the toilet when [...]