In case anyone’s interested, I’ll be participating in the 24 Hour Comics Day challenge this weekend (6pm Saturday to 6pm Sunday) at Heebeegeebeez in Ogden. The store will be open to non-24-hour-comickers during its normal hours (11-8 on Saturday, 12-6 on Sunday), so you can come by and check status and energy/hygiene levels for myself…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
Several of these are idea sketches for my upcoming “Making Friends” portfolio set.
New poster: SPACE MUMMY!
This is the epitome of an idea that a producer would think is brilliant — “It’ll look great on a poster!” Then he hands it off to some poor schlub writer to come up with a story and whatever. Available here.
In case anyone’s noticed…
…the latest version of the theme template broke the gallery plugin I’ve been using for the sketch omnibus posts. If one or the other doesn’t update in the next few days, I’ll be taking semi-drastic measures.
Movies Seen Recently: Manos: The Hands of Fate, The Big Gundown, It’s Alive
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) – Yeah, yeah, big B-movie guy who never watched this before, sue me. It’s obvious that none of the people involved in creating this… thing (all marshaled together by writer/director/producer/star Harold P. Warren) had never made a movie before. It’s also a supportable contention that none of them had…
Things I Learned at FanX.
Well, not just at FanX, but it did drive the education home: Sometimes I’m just too clever for my own good. My latest poster, Clan of the Cave Mouse, got absolutely no attention. Partly that was because the prints I got from a local print shop were a lot darker than the image looks on…
FanX Stalking Guide
So hey! If you’re planning to attend the FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention (aka The Artist Formerly Known As Salt Lake Comic Con) this Thursday through Saturday, you can catch me in all of my caffeinated glory. I’m on the following panels: Aliens & UFOs 101: The Truth is Out There :: 250A Daniel Bishop,…