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May19
GUEST STRIP – DAVID SMITH
May 19th, 2006 |- Comics »
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Today’s comic comes to us from David Smith, the creator of the web comic A Fairly Twisted Reality.
Dave is referencing the upcoming Adam Sandler movie Click – which I haven’t decided if it’s worth seeing yet or not. I watched Spanglish over the weekend and – although I hated Tea Leoni’s character – it’s interesting to watch Sandler stretch in a different direction. Doing a movie about a father who fast forwards through the "boring" parts of life only to learn a "valuable lesson" (TM) about missing what counts in the end feels like a step backwards. Seems like he’s slumming. People seem to like him. He has obvious marquee value. Why doesn’t he trade up?
But I digress. Thanks to David for the great comic. I really like how people are continuing to play with the idea that Victor has a secret crush on Tom. I swear there is more implied man-lovin’ in this strip than the FDA requires!
Be sure to check out David’s web comic, by the way. He’s got a really unique art style and I like some of the oddball stuff he has going on. Some of it is a little ribald – a little blue – but I think it comes from an honest place.
While I’m at it, I should probably mention our two new sponsors – Eejits and Hellbound. These two comics couldn’t be further apart.
Eejits is kind of an interesting art experiment where the creator posts images of the crazy, imaginative creatures in his head. The coloring this guy does is really amazing and some of the creatures he comes up with are really cute. Check it out.
Hellbound is a more complex affair. A very lovingly detailed narrative strip with several panels per update. There’s a great synopsis to help bring you up to speed on the story so far. Plus, you can read the comic in Italian! Who else does that?
That about does it for me. I’m kind of bummed that I’m not around to run commentary regarding all the "controversy" surrounding The Da Vinci Code. I have some strong opinions about it. I might try to tackle them when I get back. But don’t feel too bad for me. Cami and I will be in Nice, France on the 22 and we’re thinking about catching a train to Cannes for the film festival where we might check out Tom Hanks’ latest offering! Wish us luck!
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Hey, guys. I’m back. But first, I gotta take care of some site business.
In case you didn’t see the ad in the upper right, I am currently running a sale on all t-shirts and baby doll tees. All clothing in the store is $9.99 until July 31. I’m trying to burn off some inventory to raise money for my trip to Wizard World Chicago on August 4 – 6.
Incidentally, if you order a t-shirt or baby doll tee during this period, you get a free 11 x 17" poster. It’s a pretty sweet deal, so order today!
I should probably also mention that I got the proofs for Theater Hopper: Year One back from the printer the other day. I poured over them and gave them my stamp of approval, so that means the books will go into production starting next week! We’re still on time for our end of July deadline, so those of you who pre-ordered a book will probably see your copy sometime in early August.
I gotta thank all of you again for helping me out with the pre-sale. With the proofs in my hands this week, it all became that much more real and it has me pretty psyched. You guys are gonna LOVE this book when you get it. Of course it’s never too late to still place an order if you haven’t already. Especially now that you know the books are on their way! Think about it!
I want to make sure you guys know about the current batch of sponsors we have on the site. Be sure to check out Aoi House for fun manga action, Dribble For Kids for great comic book-style sci-fi action, Monkey Pirate Zombie for, well… really cool comics, animation and games, and finally Brinkerhoff for some really wry commentary on relationships and what happens after they end.
I was going to say some stuff about the comic, but all those links made me really tired. I suppose I can say that I was very happy with the way this one turned out – both the art and the writing. Sometimes it’s fun just to do something simple, y’know?
Will Cami and I see Click this weekend? Most likely. She is, after all, an Adam Sandler junkie. Last night she tossed Big Daddy into the DVD player. To what end, I’m not sure. Maybe to remember what it’s like to watch an Adam Sandler movie? A little mental exercise. She fell asleep watching it, if that means anything.
Have a great weekend!
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