thoughts, musings and other rambling…
Ultraist friend Stanley Lieber pointed out this article a few posts back. While reading it, I jotted down my thoughts and posted it on The Comics Journal message boards. It appears below in it’s entirety for your reading pleasure. – The statement “the direct market network of mostly superhero-oriented comic book stores is headed for [...]
Turns out Job #1 is in crunch time, Job #2 got a new batch of shots for me, Job #3 needs some additional work done to complete their project, and in the meantime all I want to do is work on SPY GUY #1 (Job #4).
Hi Ewart. Thanks for writing. I had always wondered if those convention flyers had made any sort of impact. The fact that you are here writing almost a year later (without having yet read any of the actual comics) makes me think that the flyers have accomplished exactly what I had intended them to, namely [...]
Here are a few pics of some happy customers from the con (complete with caricatures). * Click the pic to see the sketch -
Taking a cue from the Blog and Mail, I’ve decided to occasionally post letters as blog journal fodder. Partially this is due to SPY GUY #1 (of the unlimited series) not having a letters column slated, and partially because the online letters forum hasn’t yet been constructed, and partially because of the lack of free [...]
Yet another convention picture taken by a secret spy cam! This one comes from Danny Truong who was much quicker in posting his convention sketch than I ever will be… But he’s not the only happy Ultraist / Possum customer smearing his con sketch all over the internet. Chris Miller (who also left a comment [...]
Long time Spy Guy fan Thai Nguyen writes: – Hey Mike. Ive re-read Spud and Harry. Its excellent. The drawings are awesome… Ive been starting to doodle more. I wanted to find out what your process of writing a story is? Do you outline the whole thing in thumbnail? do you know where you’re going [...]
Picture taken by a fan’s secret spy cam!
Continuing with the free exchange of ideas about comics and the digital future which had started here and here, Dave Sim had this to say in today’s Blog and Mail: I’m optimistic about the medium’s chances in the long term. For one thing, I don’t think it can be successfully devoured by the Internet, unlike [...]
The 5TH ANNUAL PARADISE TORONTO COMICON is today! Once again, Ultraist Studios has teamed up with the fine folks at Possum Press. The show is happening at the Direct Energy Centre @ Exhibition Place, Hall C. This is roughly my schedule: FRIDAY – 06:00-8:00 SATURDAY – 10:00-04:30 SUNDAY – 11:00-05:00 Drop by our booth in [...]