The Daily Pulp

Hi all

2009-07-01T13:39:00.002-04:00

Hi all I know I haven't been posting here regularly since I moved on over to Rayguns & Sixshooters. So I just want to let everyone know who still checks this blog that I'll be posting over there more often then I do here. SO follow me on over and check out the other guys posts while your at it.

New Blog

2009-06-11T10:20:00.002-04:00

Finally finished up the Small Press Idol contest. We wound up winning a cover slot on the Mysterious Visions Anthology. Which I am very happy about and am looking forward to doing. I must say that I am glad to be done with the contest as it was consuming the better part of my days. And really forced me to cut back on working on all the other stuff I should be doing. well for everyone who thought I disappeared give me some time to get everything in order and I will start getting back to everyone. I have a ton of e-mail and other work to get through so give me a little time and I'll get back to you.

Now on to other things. I just started a new blog with some other comic book creators over at adamzero.net and we're all going to be posting about our projects and other things comic related. So stop by and check it out. Should be alot of fun.

Green Lantern trailer

2009-05-29T20:17:00.001-04:00

Get Adam Zero #1 online

2009-05-19T07:43:00.000-04:00

Adam Zero #1 Adam Zero #1 Raygun Press Adam Zero is a thief, soldier, pirate, and the last of his kind hunted by trophy seekers and bounty hunters alike. When the Purge Virus wiped out humanity he was all that remained, alone and trying to stay alive he takes any job he can get and does whatever it takes to survive.

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Fiction Books adam zero graphic novels

Pink eye

2009-05-12T14:39:00.002-04:00

Yup I got pink eye. My daughter had it and we had thought we'd escaped getting it but we didn't. My one eye is pretty much a mess and now it seems like the other might be going that way as well. The wife has also come down with it and the poor kid has it all over again. We are once again doing the mass cleaning hoping to eradicate any germs, but this has pretty much brought a halt to all writing and editing activates. Which is a real bummer considering we are right near the deadline for DS over at Small Press Idol. So I'm really hoping the eye drops I got from the Doctor are going to help. I'll let you know how it goes.

Battling Yank

2009-05-11T18:38:00.001-04:00

Battling Yank logo concept!

Original sketches of Chloe from DS.

2009-05-04T18:48:00.002-04:00

Here are some of the first sketches of Chloe Masters from back when me and D began talking about DS.

New DS Website

2009-05-04T18:42:00.001-04:00

Check out the new Doorknob Society website.

James from DS

2009-04-30T12:54:00.003-04:00

James in action from DS. Last day of voting everyone so get on over there and vote for the Doorknob Society!

Chloe from DS

2009-04-29T11:56:00.001-04:00

A completed version of the action shot of Chloe from the Doorknob Society!

Latest DS standings

2009-04-28T17:37:00.003-04:00

With your support we've moved up to number 14. Which I am thrilled about. Now we just need to keep it up, I'd like to get some more new voters so that we're ready to play with the big boys like Faction and White Rose when round three comes up.

1.) 974 Votes (+49) - 103 Voters ( +1) Faction - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
2.) 622 Votes (+41) - 123 Voters ( +3) Maddie Scientist - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
3.) 587 Votes (+76) - 113 Voters ( +4) The Underground - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
4.) 515 Votes (+68) - 115 Voters ( +2) The White Rose - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
5.) 468 Votes (+26) - 61 Voters ( +1) The Machine - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
6.) 411 Votes (+18) - 68 Voters ( NC) Hometown Heroes - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
7.) 400 Votes (+18) - 59 Voters ( NC) The Associate - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
8.) 354 Votes (+26) - 82 Voters ( +1) Steel Rising - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
9.) 331 Votes (+22) - 59 Voters ( NC) Haxxor - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
10.) 278 Votes (+17) - 52 Voters ( +1) Varsity Squad - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
11.) 229 Votes (+17) - 39 Voters ( +2) Dogman and Lester - Judges Vote: 2 No.
12.) 213 Votes (+18) - 49 Voters ( NC) Mr. Man - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
13.) 198 Votes (+14) - 29 Voters (2NC) Project Mercury - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
14.) 193 Votes (+29) - 54 Voters ( +3) The Doorknob Society - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
15.) 184 Votes (+18) - 44 Voters ( +2) Earthman - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
16.) 180 Votes (+20) - 41 Voters ( +1) Diary of a Teenage Heroine - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
17.) 130 Votes (+20) - 38 Voters ( +1) Monsters of Love - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
18.) 124 Votes (+11) - 28 Voters (2NC) Dead Duck - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
19.) 96 Votes (+27) - 34 Voters ( +8) Boulder Colorado - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
20.) 93 Votes ( +8) - 24 Voters (2NC) Thread of Valor - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
*************** *******The Dreaded Line**************** ************
21.) 88 Votes (+16) - 25 Voters ( NC) Dinos - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
22.) 83 Votes (+25) - 35 Voters ( +9) Nevil Von Dunst - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
23.) 70 Votes (+11) - 25 Voters ( +1) Quick Draw - Judges Vote: 2 Yes.
24.) 67 Votes (+23) - 31 Voters ( +9) Chaoskind - Judges Vote: 2 No.
25.) 48 Votes (+10) - 20 Voters ( +4) EAST - Judges Vote: 3 Yes.
26.) 22 Votes ( +2) - 9 Voters ( NC) APOC: Hel's Kitchen - Judges Vote: 3 Yes
27.) Parahero Will be a Back Up Feature in Mysterious Visions Anthology.

WATCH CHUCK!!!!!!

2009-04-27T07:29:00.001-04:00

Watch the season (series?) finale of Chuck.

DS position

2009-04-24T21:02:00.002-04:00

We're currently in 17th position in Small Press Idol. It dosent mean we're doing terribly since we were the last project posted by the deadline. It just means we need to get the votes to keep rolling in. For the next round we are already working hard to be in on the first day of the competition. That way we can really build up a nice vote tally. But for right now please take the time and go vote for the Doorknob Society.

Chloe Masters The Doorknob Society

2009-04-22T10:43:00.002-04:00

James Nightshade from DS

2009-04-22T10:27:00.002-04:00

Round two voting

2009-04-21T20:06:00.001-04:00

The Doorknob Society is open to public voting over in small press idol. So please head on over and vote for us. We need to make up some serious ground to the projects who've already gotten votes. You can vote once a day until the end of the month.

Doorknob Society Round 2

2009-04-19T22:49:00.002-04:00

I've crawled out of hibernation for a moment. Just submitted the round 2 entry for Small Press Idol. I'll be able to post the work here as well once voting is under way. Be sure to check it out and vote for us so that we can get DS into the next round. Now it is back to work getting the round three entry ready just in case. ;)

Adam Zero post

2009-04-10T23:52:00.002-04:00

Sorry been so busy with Doorknob Society I haven't been around. here is a little something for everyone. ENJOY!

Round 2 Voting for Small Press Idol!

2009-03-31T08:23:00.000-04:00

Round 2 of Small Press Idol begins tomorrow, April 1st. For anyone who hasn't signed up over at the forums to vote I would urge you to do it now. That way when its time you can just log on and vote quickly. And remember you can vote every day to really keep our numbers up.

http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/content311.html

We will need every vote we can get so tell your friends and family. And hopefully we can get DS into Round 3!

The Joy of Comics

2009-03-29T11:20:00.007-04:00

When I was younger I was an avid comic book fan. I use the term fan because I wasn't a collector until I got slightly older and grew concerned about having my childhood comics to read. I unlike some people was never in it for money, I didn't care how much a given issue would fetch me some day. This was long before the days of E-Bay and your only real source of comic sales were stores and conventions anyway. But I was more interested in getting complete runs of series. I can still vividly recall finding old issues of comics in long boxes stacked in dusty old stores and happily adding it to my collection. With the advent of trades and now digital comics this is no longer necessary. My old comic books now sit snugly in my attic tucked away in a corner where I rarely venture. I think about taking and issue out now and again but most of the time it isn't worth the hassle. But something strange has happened recently that made my struggle with what to do with my collection come into perspective.

My daughter has begun getting her own comics. She picks up Savage Dragon, Tiny Titans and Batman Brave and the Bold. Also anything with Spider-Man and Wolverine ( though I try to censor those a bit since most aren't for small children) and just this past week she got the first issue of The Incredibles. Which also happens to be her favorite movie. In the few days she has had the comic it has been turned into a treasure map and a spyglass. It also has had numerous trips in the family car as she reads it over and over while we drive. And by reads I mean makes up a story to go along with the pictures in the issue. It is already battered and beaten and is not close to mint condition, but I would suggest that this comic has given her more fun then anything that may have ended up bagged and boarded and only read once in a blue moon.

I think this is a point my generation has missed the mark on greatly. Comic books are disposable entertainment. Not something to be hidden away in the corner of the attic. We rail against people destroying our childhood by making movies that don't conform to our memories. Or comics that lack what the ones from our childhood made us feel. But the whole time what we are really doing is ruining it for the next generation. We've made comic lovers a smaller and smaller group by excluding anyone who doesn't hold comics as some high art form. When most times it is a guy in a goofy costume made to entertain kids.

The rush of the digital age will most likely save comics from the scrap bin of history and thankfully new generations will discover the joy of reading comics. But something is lost in translation when a kid can't just roll a comic up and stick it in their back pocket. So next time you're at the local comic shop pick something up for your kid and let them destroy the thing, after all that's what comics are for.

Doorknob Society

2009-03-26T13:24:00.002-04:00

For anyone interested go on over and check out the forum for Doorknob Society. And you'll get to see all the latest info on the comic.

DKS Promo

2009-03-25T10:47:00.000-04:00

The Doorknob Society

2009-03-24T20:41:00.002-04:00

Here is a new ad for the The Doorknob Society. I'll be posting a bunch of these so feel free to grab them and drop them around the net. Every little bit helps. Thanks all.

Doorknob Society in Small Press Idol

2009-03-22T18:50:00.004-04:00

The Doorknob Society is a story idea I've been working on for awhile now. I submitted it over at the Small Press Idol competition and its just made it through round 1. I'm working on it with DeAndre Truesdale and hopefully we can go far with it. So please go check it out and during round 2 remember to vote for us.

DKS

2009-03-21T11:22:00.002-04:00

You'll be hearing more about this shortly. Its a new concept I've been working on for awhile now and DeAndre Truesdale has been good enough to join the team and help out.

Superhero shilling

2009-03-15T13:04:00.012-04:00

When I talk to other creators we often find ourselves discussing what path comics in general will take in the future. Most agree that it'll find a true home online and in the mobile world. Maybe even amazon will get on board and make a kindle that can display comic books. But I think one thing we tend to miss is good old fashioned marketing. If you take a look over at cisco you'll find they have Mike Mayhew doing a new webcomic for them that ties into their different types of infrastructure. It is presented semi animated that are all the rage now such as Invincible and Watchmen, motion comics. This goes back to the days of superheroes and comics in general shilling for all kinds of companies.

It got me thinking about all the old ads they use to run with heroes shilling for different companies. So I found a bunch of them online and have them here for you guys to check out. It really seems like superheroes loves to eat twinkies and other junk food.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

2009-03-11T10:13:00.003-04:00

This is awesome check out this blog that has a breakdown of the 1978 story conference regarding Raiders of the Lost Ark. It is practically a primer for anyone interested in writing. Especially good for screenwriting and comics if you ask me.

Hey, guys, you’re going to love this (and thanks, Viktor).

There is a link now available to download the 125-page transcript (in the form of a .pdf document) of the original 1978 story conference between Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Lawrence Kasdan for a little film called Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Some background first. Spielberg suggested that Kasdan write Raiders because he admired his Continental Divide script. Lucas agreed.......

Adam Zero #5

2009-03-09T22:46:00.002-04:00

Sneak peek at #5 of Adam Zero.

Adam Zero TPB

2009-03-09T16:52:00.003-04:00

I'm now working on the Adam Zero trade which should be out soon collecting the first four issues. here is a possible cover for you guys to check out.

I also have some news regarding Marshal Tyme I should be able to talk about in a few days. Marshal Tyme fans should be pretty excited about this and I am looking forward to sharing with you guys.

Win a copy Marshal Tyme

2009-03-06T10:48:00.001-05:00

Over at Musings of a Wordsmith they are running a contest to win copies of Marshal Tyme. Be sure to check it out and win a copy of the new Marshal Tyme comic book.

The Marshal Tyme Diaries

2009-03-03T10:03:00.001-05:00

Pick up the collected Marshal Tyme stories now available over at Indyplanet.

Adam Zero pinup

2009-03-02T19:17:00.000-05:00

Pinup done by Atula Siriwardane over at the Adam Zero fan page on Facebook. Sorry I've been sick for a few days finally feeling better so I should be posting regularly once again. It was nice to also get the snow day today so hung out with the little monkey and played in the snow which is always a good time.

Den of Geek

2009-02-19T10:25:00.000-05:00

As promised I wanted to let you guys know I am writing pieces for the Den of Geek website. they'll mostly center on comic book related topics, and I'll be sure to drop a link when I have a new article. Be sure to check out the first one.

The 10 most promising new comicbook creators

Tomorrow

2009-02-18T13:07:00.001-05:00

I'll have a little surprise for all the regulars tomorrow. I want to keep it under wraps until then, it is a new gig I have that I'll be sharing with you guys from time to time.

Tales of the Black Freighter

2009-02-14T18:30:00.000-05:00

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Battlin' Yank

2009-02-11T20:48:00.000-05:00

Fighting Yank was a golden age hero that eventually fell into the public domain along with other Standard comic book characters like The Black Terror. I've always been a sucker for golden age heroes and was interested in Fighting Yank as far back as the AC version of him, and enjoyed the Terra Obscura take on the character. Now of course they have another version over in Project Superpowers Hardcover.
I decided a while back to do my own version as a backup in Adam Zero. And this is just the first few pages, with art by the great Josh Mills and colors by Brian Gabrillo. I hope to have some shots of my Battlin' Yank shortly, yes a little name change along with some other tweaks to the character as well.

The Supremacy

2009-02-09T10:07:00.000-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 10th, 2009
CONTACT:
Chris Carpenter
Hard Way Studios
CEO
_Administrator@hardwaystudios.com_ (mailto:Administrator@hardwaystudios.com)

########

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Spruce Pine, NC; February 9th 2009- Hard Way Studios announced today that
their most recent book titled The Supremacy will start solicitation. This is a
new project that is created by Hard Way Studios with Atomic Pop Art
Entertainment Publishing the five issue mini series. Hard Way Studios is the creators
of past comics such as Morbid Myths Published by Alterna Comics (named one of
the top 40 independent comics of 2007 by Wizard magazine) and House at the
Edge of Nowhere Published by Bloodfire Studio (coming late 2010). This book is
slated to be on comic book stores in May 2009.

Hard Way Studios’ Chief Editor says, “The accomplishments by this wonderful
creative team are amazing. This may be the best story of this type to hit
the market in many years. From the perspective and insight of Peter G. to the
great story telling abilities of Dwayne Biddix, Rob Lansley, Anthony Lee and
Jay La Valley, this story hits hard from the beginning and doesn’t let up
until the last page of issue 5.”

Dwayne Biddix, the man responsible for the pencil work on The Supremacy
said, “I am very happy with the end result of this project. Seeing the project go
from an idea to a completed mini series is amazing. I think that the people
that pick up this book will be pleasantly surprised what their few bucks has
gotten them this time. I am very excited to get this book out there and see
the response of the wider audience.” With the excitement radiating from these
creators the book is sure to be at least something that these two companies
can be proud of.

This project is targeted at the fans of seeing a story told in a different
light. This project focuses around the opposite side of the spectrum as what
most of the comics of the same subject matter. With this new way of telling
this type of story, this book promises to be something fans of this genre wouldn
’t expect.

Of this new cooperation of Hard Way Studios and Atomic Pop Art Entertainment
for the release of The Supremacy, Tracy Duty, President and Publisher of
Atomic Pop Art Entertainment says, “I truly think we have something to be proud
of here and we are excited to be working together on this new type of
endeavor.” On the same subject, Chris Carpenter, Chief Editor of Hard Way Studios
says, “I am truly honored to work with Mr. Duty on this large scale undertaking
and we look forward to doing more projects with him in the near future.”

ABOUT ATOMIC POP ART ENTERTAINMENT-
Atomic Pop Art Entertainment, LLC, was founded in 2008 by Tracy Duty as an
independent publishing and production company that is dedicated to the
production of company owned and licensed properties, and creator- owned comic book,
original graphic novels, collected trades, and other illustrated
publications. For further press release and other marketing information please contact us
at _marketing@atomicpopart.net_ (mailto:marketing@atomicpopart.net) or visit
us at _www.atomicpopart.net_ (http://www.atomicpopart.net/)

ABOUT HARD WAY STUDIOS-
Hard Way Studios is the creators of past comics such as Morbid Myths
Published by Alterna Comics (named one of the top 40 independent comics of 2007 by
Wizard magazine) and House at the Edge of Nowhere Published by Bloodfire
Studio (coming late 2010). This book is slated to be on comic book stores in May
2009. For more info about Hard Way Studios contact Chris Carpenter at
_administartion@hardwaystudios.com_ (mailto:administartion@hardwaystudios.com) Or
visit then at _www.hardwaystudios.com_ (http://www.hardwaystudios.com/)

A few more tweaks

2009-02-08T23:00:00.000-05:00

Some minor edits, still not finished.

Adam Zero page

2009-02-08T22:33:00.000-05:00

Here is a mock up of a page from a special issue of Adam Zero. The whole issue is being done in Kong-O-Vision. Which is a funky way of saying from the the mind of my buddy Brett Wood who did the very cool artwork for this project.

More Watchmen

2009-02-05T12:11:00.001-05:00

This is going to be big!

2009-02-01T21:11:00.001-05:00

Well with Diamond changing their ordering system like I discussed a few days ago, we knew things would be changing. Well now the guys over at Ka-blam have changed things entirely. They just debuted Comicsmonkey an online distribution model. This could be very big for indie comics as it handles alot of our overhead. Things they are a changing folks.

website

2009-01-28T16:36:00.000-05:00

The Adam Zero website is down due to it being hacked. It is currently undergoing revision to secure it and return it to normal function. Sorry guys.

Deadline

2009-01-27T22:34:00.000-05:00

Just to let you all know I am working against a Jan 31st deadline and let me tell you it is going to be tight. Hopefully I can put some pages up to give you guys an idea of the goodness. But I have to run it past the editor first. Well back to the grindstone.

One year

2009-01-25T20:57:00.000-05:00

Jeez its only been a year since I started the blog. It feels a lot longer then that, I would suppose partly because of my old blog I gave up for this one. It has been a busy year comics wise and with life as well. Lots of great stuff happened with Adam Zero having four issues. Getting shorts published in a couple of anthologies that'll be coming out in the next year. Buying the new house was also a major shake up that nearly drove me mad. But things are settling back down and there is some great stuff on the horizon and I'll keep you guys informed. Have a good one all.

Dr. Manhattan....

2009-01-23T09:26:00.000-05:00

Stuff like this is certainly trying hard to get geeks excited. And it seems to be working.

Marshal Tyme collected

2009-01-22T13:15:00.001-05:00

The increasingly popular Marshal Tyme is getting his first three adventures collected in its own book. The Marshal Tyme Diaries. This book will include the stories Robot Raiders, Dinosaur Hunt and The Train Job. And fear not happy reader Marshal Tyme will be making his return in a story by my pal Barri Lang and it has space monkeys in it. Yup Monkeys from space you heard me. And after that Coloring genius and Leader of the monkey armies Anthony D Lee has a two part Marshal Tyme tale to follow. If this keeps up the good Marshal will need his own book.

The Future

2009-01-20T17:40:00.000-05:00

With yesterdays news of Diamond by all accounts raising its threshold across the board. Most small press and self publishers are waving the white flag and saying this is the end.

I disagree I just think this pushes all the small publishers online where they have a real chance. i think the age of digital comics started today. Iverse media is already touting that they will have full digital distribution. And then you have places like Flashback Universe that put out a great digital product. SO don't buy into all the doom and gloom, I think we'll all be alright if we're smart about how we handle this new medium, I think we could see a whole new era of comics growth and some companies to compete with the big boys!

The Shadow Knows....

2009-01-18T14:02:00.001-05:00

My new favorite video of the Pulp hero, The Shadow.

Adam Zero Pages

2009-01-16T14:00:00.000-05:00

Here are some more pages penciled by Raymond Francis and inked by Eric Dotson. The guys are doing a wonderful job on this next story arc! And this is the first shot everyone is getting of a new character in the Zeroverse, Major Echo. Hope you all enjoy.

Hulk vs Wolverine

2009-01-15T17:13:00.000-05:00

Football, Alcohol and friends.....

2009-01-12T14:14:00.000-05:00

Well the game went horribly as anyone who tuned in saw. Giants were terrible and just blew a perfeclty good season in the most terrible of ways. The Eagles just wanted it more and had a chip on their shoulder the G-men couldnt stack up. Most of the interest on my part had to do with watching drunk eagles and Ginats fans fight with one another and get thrown out of the game. Clueless twits this is why I don't want to bring my kid to games. because it has turned into not a family affair but a bunch of drunk guys showing how tough they and their team is.....right. Good to see my friends and get to hang out, does make me remember why I left North Jersey.

Lets see between the four of us who went. One got punched, one got tackled and one walked home. Yup you heard me walked! And he lives in Hoboken, he got a ride eventually. :)

Tomorrow its back to talking about comics and Adam Zero.

Giants game

2009-01-10T16:33:00.000-05:00

In North Jersey for the Giants game tomorrow. This should be very cool, i'll be sure to post about it during the week. Hopefully I won't freeze to death!

Adam Zero Issue 4

2009-01-07T08:58:00.000-05:00

Adam Zero issue 4 is now for sale. Check it out peeps!

Back from Holiday

2009-01-05T11:11:00.000-05:00

Yes I am alive and back from holiday. Although my tablet didn't make it out alive as it was eaten by a virus. So I am now using Ubuntu as my main system and looking at a MAC as everyone has told me time and again to get one for all the graphics work I do. I figure we should start the new year off right so here are some misc. pages from upcoming comics work.

New year

2008-12-31T11:38:00.000-05:00

Well the year is just about up. Tonight I will hang around and watch the ball drop and maybe have a drink to the year that was. But I wont hold onto the past for to long. I learned along time ago it is best to move swiftly through life and try your best then to linger and wish for what might have been. I have regrets like anyone else but in all when I find myself in the comfort of my family I am happy. I have an amazing child and a wife I adore, thats more then most. I am better for it. So no new years resolution for me I stopped making them about the same time I stopped wishing for things and started trying to make them happen.

Well thats my pearl of wisdom on this strange little holiday. I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday. Please don't drink and drive! See ya all next year.

Watchmen exclusive

2008-12-31T11:35:00.000-05:00

Watchmen Exclusive

Post Christmas post.....

2008-12-26T12:05:00.000-05:00

Well I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying your time off or at least having an easy day if you don't have off. Holidays went well around here, the monkey got all her presents from Santa and was extremely happy. She is currently playing on the floor in front of me with her dinosaur Spike. Who she is alternately loving and in abject fear of her gobbling her whole. Who I of course had the pleasure of assembling along with the multitude of other toys and gadgets.

It really wasn't to bad and it was more then worth it seeing how much she is enjoying herself now.

We got to see tons of family and had a minimum of drama which is always nice. Though I could have done without all of the driving. Talked to friends from London to California and they all had pretty good days which is also a plus. For everyone out there in cyber world I hope you found yourself among friends, family or both and had a wonderful time. Have a great new year all.

Amazing Fantasy

2008-12-23T18:26:00.000-05:00

Very cool reimaging of Amazing Fantasy by Anthony Castrillo.

Website Update

2008-12-22T16:40:00.000-05:00

Some recent updates have been done to the Adam Zero website. With the Marshal Tyme section being updated and a new area added for the character of The Black Heron. Along with some other slight modifications. Be sure to take a look at it.

Anthony Lee Interview

2008-12-22T10:05:00.001-05:00

Check out this interview with my buddy Anthony Lee the colorist of the Marshal Tyme backups. Nice little chat about Tyme starts it off.

Captain America

2008-12-20T16:18:00.000-05:00

Saw this a while back and meant to post it. Nice little animation of Cap.

The League

2008-12-18T21:02:00.001-05:00

A very well done student film that gets what most fan films don't. You can do alot more with your own original characters then with someone elses. Be sure to check out The League it's worth it.

The seeker has awakened.....

2008-12-18T15:42:00.000-05:00

And he is coming....

2008-12-18T00:07:00.000-05:00

Just when you thought he was gone for good a old foe keeps popping up in Adam Zero. Keep and eye out for the latest issue of Adam Zero as well as the new issues starting an entirely new story arc for Adam.

Art roughs

2008-12-17T23:51:00.000-05:00

I know its been awhile since I got up some goodies for everyone. Well here we go again. These are some roughs from and upcoming backup in Adam Zero. They are done by Josh Mills and I must say the stuff I have seen so far is looking very promising. I should have another post soon with some Adam Zero goodness for you to enjoy!

Wolverine

2008-12-15T17:25:00.000-05:00

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE HD

Vacation

2008-12-11T14:39:00.000-05:00

So tomorrow begins my annual vacation. I'm starting the pilgrimage tomorrow and won't be back until next week and then it is all about the holidays. I'll be about but off doing a million little things I've been putting off. So I'll see how much I can post and keep everyone up to date on everything. But I can make no guarantees. I hope everyone has a good holiday season. Merry Christmas and all that good stuff.....

Watchmen

2008-12-11T11:07:00.000-05:00

You knew someone would make a musical.....

2008-12-09T16:34:00.001-05:00

"Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more... by Jack Black

Jack Black and Neil Patrick Harris..... Need I say more.

Battle of the Attic part 3

2008-12-06T09:15:00.000-05:00

Well it's been decided that our new home will be playing host to the family Christmas eve activities. Which I am all for and pretty psyched about. But this means that a couple of things need to be done quickly to have the house up to par. Such as clearing out the bins and boxes cluttering up the kitchen while we get hvac work done. So this could mean only one thing.....I had to go back in the attic.

So that's what I did for a good part of the afternoon and last night. Moving boxes in and out maneuvering them around to try and get the maximum amount of room. All the while avoiding beams and plywood floors that tend not to stay down. I had the little monkey holding the stairs because she wanted to help while I moved things up and down. When I would get enough up I would rearrange to conserve space. But as I did this I failed to realize something. I actually worked myself into a corner and I mean that literally. There I was in the corner of my plywood end of the attic with boxes and bins all around me and no way out. I considered my options of just living out my days here as I could not believe I had actually been this foolish. But I then decided that it would mean the attic had won our battle of wills. So I set to work getting myself out of my predicament. I did this knowing that I of course would have to be replacing all of these boxes and bins all over again this time without boxing myself in. But yet again this wood cell has found a way to confound and annoy me. Perhaps I should just seal it off and never venture here again....

Rebellious Bride

2008-12-02T22:51:00.000-05:00

This is just to weird. Check this out.

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T21:03:00.000-05:00

It is Thanksgiving in the good old USA. No offense to my crazy canuck friends who did this dance last month. But it is that time of year again, when family and friends gather and "enjoy" one anothers company. I must admit I am blessed with an abundance of friends and family. Some whom I see everyday and others who I only get to see from time to time. So for all those I didn't get to see or talk with today Happy Turkey day. And for those I did get to spend time with, thanks for not killing one another for at least one more year.

The turkey is all but gone and the games are almost done for the day and my lovely daughter is falling fast asleep to a reading of The Night Before Christmas. It was a good day of family fun and great food. On nights like these I miss absent friends most of all. I hope they are well and happy. And for those long gone, I hope they are at peace. Have a great holiday everyone and be careful out there.

New Doctor Who?

2008-11-26T14:51:00.000-05:00

It appears the betting on the new Doctor Who has reached it's apex with both Den of Geek and CBR saying that the new Doctor will be Patterson Joseph. Interesting choice, just hope the writing is up to what fans are expecting from new head writer Stephen Moffet.

Broccoli Books Folds

2008-11-26T10:51:00.000-05:00

Another manga publisher going down. I do think this has to do with the economy but I also believe the market got bloated for awhile and this is necessary step to trim it down and make manga and graphic novels a permanent part of the establishment in the major book chains. Anyway check out the article.

almost....

2008-11-26T10:36:00.000-05:00

It's almost Turkey day folks. I am trying to set up mobile blogging because I will be away for a few days. Have to visit the family with stops at the In-Laws and dad's. WOOHOO! Family time.

RAHMBO!!!

2008-11-24T11:54:00.000-05:00

Battle of the attic part 2

2008-11-24T10:12:00.000-05:00

So yesterday between watching wall e and flipping over to the Giants game I decided to put some more stuff into the attic. I had pulled out a bunch of Christmas decorations on Saturday as I was putting the lights on the house. And I wanted to get everything away and make some room for the boxes of ornaments I will be putting up there next week after we put up the tree.

Well I pull down the stairs and get walloped by an arctic frigging wind that seemed to be waiting just for me. I mean god, I thought I might lose my eyebrows to frostbite from the cold. Pushing through the chill I made my way up and turned on the light. As I started moving stuff around I decided that the best thing to do would be to move a series of plastic bins to the other side of the attic. I get through the three bins in short order and am happy to think I'll be getting out of the freezing cold attic shortly. Well what I failed to realize was when we put the plywood in we seemed to forget to nail down the very edge I had been lifting the bins off of. So I of course caught my foot on it fell forward and whacked my head off one of the many attic beams. I yelled out an expletive that I won't be repeating and I stood rubbing my head. I heard my daughter yell up to me and say "Daddy that's not a nice word!"

I swear this attic is out to get me!

Rocket Ship

2008-11-22T21:10:00.000-05:00

So what does one do on a Saturday night? Well if your me and your daughter has been asking for a rocket ship for a week now. You go to the craft store and make one for her. Now of course I could have just bought her one of the ones they sell there. Heck they even blast off. But I think she would enjoy that for about two minutes and then be done with it. So we went and picked up a bunch of gear at the store and away we went.

Problem was they didn't have a good cylinder to use at the craft store so we had to improvise. I found a wine case that fit the cone I was using for the top of the ship and figured I could use that. Then I got some felt with and adhesive backing in red at her request. And a bunch of foam pieces as well as ribbon for flames shooting out the bottom. All in all in took about and hour to cut everything up and make it serviceable. Had to improvise as the felt didn't hold well to the Styrofoam cone. So I used electrical tape to keep it in place. Which she loved and we decided to use along the cone for cool stripes. She glued pieces of foam all over the body of the ship and I cut fins out of the felt. And in the end we wound up with this.

Which by the way she loves and didn't want to stop playing with even as she was falling asleep. A fun time with your kid all for about ten bucks. A good Saturday night!

Now this is funny

2008-11-21T14:11:00.001-05:00

The battle of the attic

2008-11-21T10:20:00.000-05:00

As many of you know I bought a house recently and that tale alone is a long and twisted one. But now it has a new wrinkle. When we bought the house I understood that we had a decent size attic. Which I fully intended to use as we need the storage space, me being a collector of masses of useless items. The only issue at the time was that we had just scuttle access. Which anyone with boxes full of things knows just doesn't work, go ahead try and shove a box over your head while standing on a step stool and also getting it through a tiny hole at the same time. It ain't happening. So in the process of our heat conversion I was able to get attic stairs put in, which to this day I am thrilled about. Now of course I lost some space to the new furnace but nothing that would kill me.

I have recently begun the unenviable task of moving things into the attic. And it is has turned into a full blown war of me versus this cold and dark place. First we had to put in plywood to make sure I didn't fall through into the ceilings below. Then it was removing some of the insulation as it was overloaded. And now it is trying to configure what now seems to be to the most insanely put together space in my lifetime. Beams reach from here to there threatening my skull at ever turn, as my bruised noggin can attest. Plywood creaks under the strain of newly placed boxes. While also trying to configure some method where I won't have to move everything all over again when I need it, such as holiday decorations.

Then of course there is my love affair with books. Which maybe my mistress but are a pain in the ass to store. I keep telling myself I should donate them or otherwise dispose of them. But I keep hedging on it at every turn. And of course all my reference materials need to be close enough to my new stairs so that I don't have to dig to get to them. I know, I know just use the Internet. But now and again I do need to look in an actually book to be sure I am not incorrectly stating the time lines of the Roman emperors are some other such thing.

And it seems to me that at every turn this room finds ways to vex me. Be it bumping my head or almost falling through the ceiling or finding I can't stock boxes a certain way because it makes it impossible to get to another set of boxes. I keep fighting the battle but am now under the impression the battle will never cease. And in the end the damn attic will probably win.

Check it out

2008-11-19T22:27:00.000-05:00

Be sure to check out the latest family offering.

Issue 4 update

2008-11-18T15:30:00.000-05:00

Issue 4 will be off to the printer shortly. I'll let you know when it hits!

Adam Zero Reminder

2008-11-15T20:25:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder to pick up the latest issue of Adam Zero at Indyplanet.

Star Trek bootleg

2008-11-15T20:05:00.000-05:00

This won't last long check out the video while you can.

Conan......that might have been

2008-11-05T19:32:00.001-05:00

Some Character designs for a never realized Conan cartoon by Bruce Timm. Talk about what might have been.

Kong-O-Vision

2008-11-03T23:57:00.001-05:00

Lets see if this animated gif shows up......darn, well check it out here.

Vacation time

2008-11-03T11:41:00.000-05:00

Alright I'm off for the next two weeks. Which means I will either be posting everyday or not at all. I have a bunch of things planned during this time. Not the least of which is finishing up some Adam Zero scripts and some lettering gigs. I figure tomorrow is pretty much a wash as I am going to the polls early to try and miss the lines. And then it is checking coverage all day for my final election fix.

Halloween Update

2008-10-31T22:50:00.000-04:00

Spider-Girl got a huge haul and had a great time. She is now safely asleep and probably dreaming of all the weird costumes she saw today. Hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T13:18:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween all! I will be off shortly to take Spider-Girl on her trick or treating around the neighborhood. Hope everyone has a happy and safe one. Remember to keep the kids out of the street when it gets dark!

New Marshal Tyme

2008-10-29T12:28:00.000-04:00

Here are some teaser images from and upcoming short of Masrhal Tyme by Barri Lang and Patrick Goodwin. These look great and the story by Barri is killer. I think you guys will really enjoy it.

Self portrait

2008-10-27T14:21:00.000-04:00

So this is a self portrait I did back in the day. Like I said in the last post I went through a bunch of old sketch books and found tons of stuff. This is one of myself.... not great but what the hell.

Sketchbooks

2008-10-26T20:47:00.000-04:00

I'm going through all my old things trying to find some character sketches for and artist. And what do I come across but my old sketchbooks. These are from before I turned all my attention to writing and considered myself and artist. And I mean that in the loosest term possible. Anyway I was flipping through the pages and was pleasantly surprised to see some old ideas that I had tucked away in them. Now of course I'll be mining these old ideas in some way or another eventually. At least that is the hope. But what I did find interesting was being able to go back and see just how much I use to draw. I have a sketch in there for almost every person I use to hang out with. Some of whom I can't even remember their names anymore. But chances are if we hung out I sketched you and even more so for girls I dated. I probably have more sketches of girls then anything including a few I remember drawing rather vividly. Nothing in my opinion worked better in getting a girl to lose her inhibitions then asking her to pose for me to sketch. So thank you to all the ladies out there who posed for me at one time or another. Just makes me think......I should start drawing again.

Fist of Justice Issue #3

2008-10-25T23:50:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to give a shout out to the latest issue of Fist of Justice. It is out in store now so be sure to pick it up. The guys did a bang up job as usual.

The return of the FONZ!!!!!!!

2008-10-23T16:47:00.000-04:00

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

Steal Back Your Vote

2008-10-22T07:27:00.000-04:00

Check out this comic book drawn regarding voter suppression. It is very cool that someone is using comics in an informative and interesting new way.

Adam Zero Trailer

2008-10-21T16:02:00.000-04:00

Wonder Woman Day

2008-10-21T12:08:00.000-04:00

For anyone in NJ this weekend, be sure to check out the Wonder Woman day in Flemington. My good buddy Anthony D Lee has some artwork being auctioned off at the event. And its all for a good cause!!!!

More new pages

2008-10-21T09:12:00.001-04:00

Some more newly inked pages. Eric Dotson once again on inks and Ray Francis on pencils. Pages on this are moving along nicely and I'm rather happy with the way they are turing out.

Also now working on a hush hush project....hmmmmm

The Debate

2008-10-17T16:07:00.000-04:00

This seems oddly familiar.

Adam Zero new pages

2008-10-16T13:58:00.000-04:00

This is a page from a later issue of Adam Zero done by Ray Francis (artwork) and Eric Dotson (inks). There is some interesting stuff coming up and I think the creative team on this arc of the comic is turning in some wonderful work.