Archive for March 5th, 2008
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10,000 B.C. comes out this weekend and I don’t know a single person who is excited about this movie.
The idea for today’s comic really racked into focus for me after we talked about the film during Monday’s broadcast of The Triple Feature podcast (download a copy to your machine and listen along!) Gordon said he was interested because he’s a fan of ancient civilization (despite the fact that director Roland Emmerich’s vision sets 10,000 B.C. in an alternate, “potential” Earth – there’s nothing historical about it.)
To each his own, I suppose. But this movie looks like it’s trying to leverage a little bit of the heat coming off last year’s 300 by mixing in a dash of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto. Have you watched the trailer? No one says word one. Not even the girl with the crazy eyebrows that was in the remake of When A Stranger Calls from a few years ago.
I don’t know that I’m particularly more jazzed about seeing The Bank Job or not. I basically just needed a point of contrast for the comic. Still, for heist pictures, it doesn’t look half-bad. I like the fact that it’s based on a true story and features a kind of rag-tag ensemble. I’m actually not certain Statham kicks anyone in this film. Maybe not. They grow up so fast!
Not a lot to talk about on my end today except to say that I quit my job a week ago and am half way through my two weeks notice. Don’t worry – I have another job lined up. A great opportunity with the company Cami works for, believe it or not.
I’m going through a lot of mixed emotions at the moment. I’ll be sad to leave my current position – I’ve been there for almost 6 years. But this new job is an opportunity too good to pass up. As a result, my mind is a little fractured as I’m trying to wrap things up and oversee the transfer of my duties. Never a dull moment.
Oh, hey. I wanted to send a quick shout out to everyone who responded to my request for shading tips and tricks on Monday. I got a lot of great feedback and tested out a new technique in today’s comic. Can you tell? Is it an improvement or a detriment?
One thing I learned is that I am FAR overdue for a WACOM tablet. It seems every web comic guy and their Mom is operating with one of these things. I’ve been doing all my coloring and shading with a mouse like a chump!
Of course, WACOM tablets are expensive, so be on the lookout for a few fund-raising efforts on my part. I’m thinking of auctioning off some original art. I already have one of Tom doing a cannonball into a giant bucket of popcorn. I’m putting the finishing touches on it now. Actually, it’s been nice to do a little artwork that isn’t the comic. If for no other reason to loosen up the drawing arm a little bit.
That’s all for now. Here’s hoping you have a great rest of the week! I’ll see you here on Friday!
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I was looking at my map overlay statistics from Google Analytics recently. It tells me roughly how many visits are coming from individual countries around the world. You can then narrow the focus down to states and even cities.
Anyway, I was looking at my map overlay stats from February and was a little disappointed to see that Iowa ranked 24th on the list of states that visit Theater Hopper most often. Where’s the love from my home state heroes? I know there’s only, like, 30 of us with an internet connection, but c’mon!
Interestingly enough, the most traffic I receive comes from California. By a wide margin, actually. Almost double that of it’s closest competitor, New York.
So that means I’m really big on the coasts in the two largest entertainment markets, apparently.
How am I supposed to interpret that? Am I seeing this traffic from California and New York because they are states with very high populations? Or are these industry people checking out what I do? Individuals that could possibly open the door to a little networking and help me circulate the comic among more industry professionals?
People who follow web comics know that if your comic is about video games, it’s almost a certainty that it will become a success. Lots of gamers spend time online and media for them is geared toward that.
To that end, I never understood why movie comics hasn’t reached the same kind of instant appreciation. There are just as many movie fans online and all of them have strong opinions that they like to share. Is it quality that’s keeping them away or something else? Have movie comics failed to capture the imagination of media professionals in the industry that could help get the word out?
That’s why I’m throwing down the gauntlet. If you work in the movie industry, I want you to contact me. If you work for the media that covers movies, I want you to contact me. I want to start establishing connections, networking – even if it doesn’t lead to anything. How well known is Theater Hopper in the circles you travel in – if at all? I’m more curious than anything else at this point. Let’s start a dialogue!
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