I have to say that I bought this comic for the art only. We are used to comics today that are shaded in color or shades of gray. Well, in the 1980’s, it was not common to have anything in indy titles but the usual flat areas of black and white. I actually purchased a …
2006 archive
May 30
BTGC graphic novel update 5-30-06
Well, it’s that time again to give a report. While my site was down for a more then two weeks (I could not upload files), I was able to re-work my graphic novel visual manuscript again. The old version of the script was heaping on way too much information that would just confuse the reader …
May 30
10cent comics #1: E-Man
I have a secret to tell, I’m…I’m a starving artist. That means that I have a hard time buying all the comic books I would like too. But that all changed when I was at Supercon 2006 in Oakland. You see I discovered something cheaper than 25 cent comics….comics for a dime. You see, there …
May 29
artist Pierre Alary (Belladone)
I recently posted about Stuart Ng books and had an example from a French comic called Belladone. Well a friend found the blog of the creator, Pierre Alary. is a very very talented artist. Go check his stuff out. Plus he has links to other talented folks. I am always attracted to a more animation …
May 29
Dial “B” for Blog
Dial ‘B’ for Blog is…well…a blog that is written by a fictional character. Robby Reed stared in the DC Comic’s book, Dial ‘H’ for Hero. He had a magic phone dial that would allow him to randomly be transformed into a superhero when he Dialed H-E-R-O. But it seems that if you dialed a different …
May 29
The Boxkutters first official single: Mistreated
From time to time I will post about the Riverside CA band the Boxkutters. You see, one of the members of the band is my brother-in-law and so I have a good idea of whats going on with the band. Well they have recorded their first single, Mistreated, and it’s avalible to listen to on …
May 28
Alex Toth – June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006
The great comic book artist and animation designer Alex Toth passed away yesterday. Alex Toth is one of the most influential artist from the comics/animation industry. I do not have to words to tell of his life, so I will let someone else do it. Here is a little History at Book Steve’s Library blog. …
May 25
Absolute Write is GONE – help fight the villain!
In the past I have frequented the Absolute Write Water Cooler message board. While there is not much happening in the forum for Graphic Novels, the site is always abuzz for writers trying to be the best that they can be. It is inspiring and educational to say the least. Well, it seems that a …
