Archive for December, 2003
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[This blog post was lost when the site was transferred to WordPress in January 2009 – Tom]
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I feel kind of awkward posting this to the main page of the site, but there was an individual I had exchanged e-mails with about a month ago that was interested in advertising on the site at the beginning of December. I’VE MISPLACED YOUR E-MAILS! Please get in touch with me soon. I’m very interested in doing business with you!
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First off, I want to say welcome to anyone who is visiting us from Real Life. I did some advertising with Greg this week and I’ve been seeing a lot of referral hits from you guys. So, welcome! Feel free to check out the archive or take a trip in the Wayback Machine and check things out from the beginning!
Second, I need to call your attention to a new comic that is going to set your brain on FIRE!
Does everyone remember Aikida? Of course you do! It was an awesome comic. Well, Fenris is back in the saddle with a whole new comic, a brand-spankin’ new site and a renewed lease of life! Well, at least the first two. He’s back with a great new comic called Pepperwood.
I sent Fenris a note the other day tell him that I really liked the new direction his art and writing was taking and asked if he might be interested in a little cross promotion. He beat me to the punch with the blog currently on his site, so I’m sitting here kind of reacting to that.
Fenris said some really nice things about our little operation and I want to publicly thank him for that now. He also said some stuff about Theater Hopper being on the way up while he was on the way down. To this I say, “Fenris, throw that idea out the window RIGHT NOW! You’re on the way back UP, baby!”
Pepperwood is a comic that takes some of the best elements of Aikida and pushes them to the fore. Now, instead of a four-panel gag, Fenris is developing real continuity and character relationships from the get-go. I am already WAY involved with the people depicted in the strip. You get the sense that there is already a grand back story and history to them. It’s a real thrill to watch it unfold in front of you. 10 extra points for making one of the main characters Irish.
Another real gift Fenris possesses is his dialogue. His characters have honest conversations that sound like things you and your friends might talk about. He’s like Kevin Smith in that respect. Great back and forth dialogue is a quick way to endear you to these creations.
Does it help that Fenris also draws his women super-sexy? Yes. Yes, it does. (Don’t tell Cami! Shhh!)
Check out Pepperwood now before it becomes so super-popular everyone will call you a poser for not checking it out earlier.
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Dec03
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE CENSOR BEHIND THE CURTAIN
December 3rd, 2003 |
(14 votes, average: 8.29 out of 10)
Although the comic is steaming hot and ready to go, today’s blog is going to be a little delayed.
Jared and I went to see A Perfect Circle in concert last night and it was a great show. Preparing to be out of the house most of the evening, I prepared the comic in advance and figured that I could just pound out the blog when I got home.
What I didn’t count on was the first big snowstorm of the year. When we walked into the venue, it was sleeting only a little. When we walked out, it was a full-blown blizzard with a few inches of snow already on the ground. It turned an otherwise brisk, one hour ride home into a tension filled 40mph slog that more than doubled our commute. By the time I got home, I was shot. Imagine my glee when I had to do it all over again in the morning just to get to work. My regular 20 minute took almost an hour and a half.
So, anyway. That’s why the blog will be late. Plus, I have some stern words for MPAA Chairman Jack Valenti to go along with this comic and I want to be sure my little “essay” is firing on all cylinders when I unload it.
[The Valenti essay was lost when the site was moved to WordPress in January 2009 – Tom]
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I don’t want it to look like I’m harping on you guys, but please remember to vote for Theater Hopper at buzzComix EVERY DAY! I’ll probably mention this again in Friday’s blog since the one is kind of buried underneath my Jack Valenti rant. Just a head’s up
We’re slipping down the list and we’re currently languishing at number 14. Last time we held tight in the number 10 spot for the majority of November! I’m positive you can propel us into the stratosphere again!
Remember, there’s a pretty little art piece feature Theater Hopper characters I whipped up as an incentive if you just click a little link! Me thinks I may have to head back to the drawing board and whip up another!
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Dec05
[The blog for this post was lost when the site was transferred to WordPress in January 2009 – Tom]
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Well, it looks like we can do more than we thought when it comes to combating the MPAA’s ridiculous policies.
Independent filmmakers in New York won a temporary restraining order from a federal judge against the MPAA’s screener ban. For the whole story, click here.
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Dec08
[The blog for this post was lost when the site was transferred to WordPress in January 2009 – Tom]
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