Gonzogoose

Craziness All Around

2009-07-01T21:06:00.002-04:00

I had to take a short break from everything I'm doing just to let it all out and get out of my head for a moment, so bear with me.

It's been an extremely busy month this past month, and things don't look to be letting up yet. If only I was getting paid enough to match all the work I'm doing I'd be very well off. But alas, yon freelancing isn't what it used to be. But I'm surviving.

I've briefly explained it before, but all at once several things slammed me at once and collided into one another and left me gasping for air. I'm pulling myself out of the workload slowly, but surely, but it has taken its toll on me.

As soon as I catch up all this stuff I've been working day and night to clear out, I'm taking a short break. No internet, no work, no nothing. Just a couple of days of vegging out because I haven't been able to do that in a LONG time.

If you are waiting on work from me, please know that it is coming. It's the blessing and curse of a freelancer that there will be times when there's no work to be found, then there will be loads of work to the point past exhaustion. That's where I've been. Sadly, I'm in the phase where I have tons of work and no money coming in, which is never a good scenario. But again, I'll survive.

Added to the craziness swirling around me, Michael Jackson passed away nearly a week ago. To say I took it hard would be a gross understatement. Say what you will about the man, and believe what you will believe of the allegations, but he was the greatest musical entertainer that ever lived in my opinion, and he was a huge inspiration on me musically and creatively. I grew up on his music and his influence on the music industry will be felt forever. He was an innovator and musical genius. I am saddened by his troubled life, but I am glad he has hopefully found peace now.

Don't you hate it when you order food and they take forever to get it there. And when they do it's not only cold, but it's wrong after an hour of waiting. Then when you request them to fix it you're still sitting here nearly two hours later waiting for the correct thing to arrive so you can finally eat after having not eaten all day. And today I've been up since 3am. That's a LONG time going without food when you've been working nonstop. I'm ready for some food!!! I better get something free out of this!

I want to thank some close friends for all their support for me as I trudge on day to day. You know who you are. Thank you.

July will be rough, but fun. August will be very interesting. I'll explain later.

Alright, I've wasted enough time. I need to do something. Either get back to work or hop on the phone to see what's up with my food!

Mad Rush to the Finish Line

2009-06-24T18:14:00.003-04:00

I'm feeling a bit pensive today and a little disconcerted. Pensive in that I'm reflecting on a lot of things right now, disconcerted by behaviors and situations surrounding me. I guess I'm also a bit antsy with projects nearing deadlines as well.

If you haven't guessed, I'm back from Heroes Con and the pressure has hit me. I had a great and rejuvenating time at the show, but coming back was arduous and what awaited us all was frustrating and aggravating. All of us have our own reasons for that.

For me, I have two or more lettering projects needing to be worked on, but at the same time the Haven catalog has to be finished by tomorrow night! So the coffee was flowing today, even though I'm not a coffee drinker. I had very little sleep and I've been working all day on the catalog.

I won't discuss what's specifically bothering me, but it's funny how the general mood over the weekend was so "up" and how the general mood from all sides afterward is in drastic contrast.

This weekend is supposed to be a Comic Related retreat of sorts. Several members of ComicRelated.com will be heading over to Chuck Moore's house for a Transformers filled weekend and some discussion about the site and where it's headed. But the way things are going I'm beginning to wonder if that won't be postponed.

The status of Zone 4 for the moment is also being debated as technical issues, time constraints and formatting issues are becoming a problem. The show will stick around, but there will be changes and there may be a hiatus, I don't know yet.

I'm not sure what to think of some recent happenings, and my brain is too heavy laden at the moment to try to figure them out.

The onset of Summer is having the affect of Winter, and that's not a good thing. Hopefully that dread that has seemingly set in all around me will lift. Oddly enough, I myself have been pretty upbeat all week until late yesterday when a couple of things hit me. But I'm still the most "up" of those around me it would seem.

I should really be working right now, and I'm not sure how to close this. Just felt like saying something and getting it off my chest a bit. I know it's very vague and maybe even cryptic, but it is what it is. Nothing to worry about, just an odd feeling in the air right now. I'm sure like any flurry it will pass soon enough and all will be back on track.

For now, the Haven catalog pages are calling, not to mention the lettering clients. Onward and upward!

Heroes Con 2009

2009-06-17T07:30:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow I leave for the better part of five days heading down to Charlotte, NC for HeroesCon!

I've always heard great things about this con over the years, but I've never been. I am looking forward to it though, so I hope to see you there!

I'll be going along with the crew from ComicRelated.com, so I may be doing an interview or three throughout, and I'll be posting to the site live from the show.

At some point, we'll be recording a special episode of the Zone 4 podcast from the show as well! Granted, my fellow regular Zone 4 'casters can't be there, but Chuck Moore, John Wilson and Darren Mueller will be filling in.

I'll also have some copies of Wannabez and Zombie Cop there if you want to swing by the CR table (in the podcast area) and purchase some copies. :)

We're heading out at 7am Est tomorrow and won't be returning until Monday afternoon/evening. I should have internet access, but I don't know how often I'll be able to access it. So if you can't get a hold of me, this is why.

If you're going to be there I hope to see you. If not, I'll tell you all about it when I get back. :D

On other matters, I have been completely swamped for the better part of two months. Figures every time I make a declaration here that I'll start posting more I get so busy I just can't. But hey, at least I'm here now, right? Right?

Lettering is steadily being caught up, though I'm once again working on the Haven catalog, so time is being eaten up by that as well.

Wannabez is stalled for the time being.

I'll have more updates soon, but right now I've got too much to do before tomorrow gets here!

Happy Memorial Day!

2009-05-25T18:50:00.002-04:00

Not the most original title of a blog post, but it is what it is, and I mean it. Today is a celebration and remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Those who gave their lives to defend this country and what we believe in and stand for. And as such, let's honor those fallen heroes on this, their day.

That said, I hope everyone out there is enjoying the holiday and is spending time with family, friends or loved ones and is having a good time. Here it's nice weather (a little too nice given that my AC is on the fritz) and the grills are out and people are making the most of it. Me, I've mostly been working all day, but I'm still enjoying it as I do love what I do.

Things have been kind of stressful of late, work wise and personal wise, but I won't bore you with any of that. The important thing is good things are always on the horizon. As I look ahead at the year planned out before me it should be a lot of fun, and hopefully a little fruitful, everything I'll be doing. And I'll get to hang out with some really good friends, which is the best part of it all.

Summer officially begins in less than a month, and this holiday is always seen as kind of the kick-off to the season, so with that, I wish everyone a happy, safe, fun and blessed summer ahead.

Now, I've gotta get back to work, but don't worry, I am taking out a little time for some relaxation today as well.

Been Very Busy...

2009-05-20T09:48:00.002-04:00

Sorry for not popping in, folks, it's just been very hectic. I've had so much going on that I've fallen behind on a few things and I'm daily struggling to catch up.

It's true, it seems I took on a bit more than I could handle, but it wasn't intentional. The way these things go with freelance sometimes is that you'll have several things lined up, but delays will happen, or things will come through early, and then you're left with a whole lot of things hitting your plate all at once and it's very hard to keep up.

This is what has happened to me for the past couple of months. I've got a grip on it, though, and am once again making my way through the pile piece by piece.

Inevitably, what follows an event like that is a long lull where I wonder where the next gig will come from. Hopefully that won't be the case here and things will stay steady. We'll see.

It doesn't help matters that I got sick again this week and am quite under the weather as I type this. But the world goes on and so do my responsibilities, so here I am.

I just wanted to give you all an update on where things are with me. I'm low on money so I have to get these gigs finished and try to find some new ones. So I'll be toiling away constantly until everything is finished as much as I can stand it and stay with it until this cold clears.

I did manage to get out and see some movies recently. I saw Wolverine and Star Trek. Wolverine was pretty good, Star Trek was awesome! Best movie I've seen in nearly a year hands down. Of course, for me Dark Knight and Iron Man were better, but this movie is fantastic. Thank goodness matinee prices are cheaper here than up north or out west.

I also saw Yes Man on DVD. Red Box $1 rentals are nice! It was an ok movie. Had some funny parts in it.

The comic strip "It's All Related" on ComicRelated.com is going well. We've had three strips go live so far and everyone's digging it.

Podcasts are also going well. We've got a growing fanbase and our numbers for the show so far, which is only 8 episodes in, are really good. Keep listening!

My next trip will be next month to Heroes Con in Charlotte. I'm hitching a ride with Chuck Moore and crashing in his room as well, and getting in as press, so I couldn't pass all that up. Always wanted to go, but could never afford to make the trek on my own.

Wannabez seems to be at a stand still at the moment. Hopefully things will work out where we can get that ball rolling again, among other things.

Aside from all that, all is well.

Free Comics and Movies

2009-05-02T06:20:00.003-04:00

Man, I had this nice, long post going and my browser crashed and I lost the entire thing! Sigh, been one of those weeks.

Anyway, today, as I've mentioned before, I will be in Florence, KY at Comics 2 Games for Free Comic Book Day, and I'll have Wannabez copies there, so swing by!

I was supposed to go see X-Men Origins: Wolverine afterward, but last night Scott, who is my ride home, said the movie was off with no explanation or reason. When I asked him why he never responded, so who knows? It bites though because at first I was a little stressed about it because I didn't really have the funds for it. Then I got a payment and was really looking forward to it. Then boom, out of the blue at 10 at night or around there I'm told it's off with no explanation. Bummer.

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go see it by myself Sunday afternoon. Sigh.

This has been a long few weeks as I explained, I believe, last post. I still have to finish up lettering on Descendant #1 from Image Comics, but after that I'm taking a day or two off to just regroup and relax. Believe me, I need it.

Speaking of the past few weeks, a bit of announcement about the Haven catalog. As you may know, the catalog comes out later this month, but in June the catalog will be available ONLINE for FREE! That's right, now everyone will be able to see my handiwork and what gave me many sleepless nights putting it together. And you'll also, of course, be able to see all the wonderful titles Haven distributes.

Plans are for the online version to be available in three formats including PDF, CBZ and some kind of dynamic comic reader app. There are also plans for it to be available on mobile devices. So there will be options.

Man, for some reason our air conditioning hasn't been working properly of late. It will kick on occasionally and blow out really faintly, then shut down and we can't get it back on. It's been nearly 80 degrees in the house for the past three days and the only fan we have is this little bitty thing that makes a ton of racket and doesn't do much good.

But that's not your problem, is it? Heh.

Okay, I'm leaving in just over two hours as I type this and still have to shower and gather things together. And first I need to wake up a bit as my eyes are still puffy and I'm still tired. We recorder a podcast last night and it ran late, so I got into bed close to 1am and got up at about 5:30am. So yeah...

Speaking of podcasts, if you haven't noticed, the latest episode of Zone 4 is live and on the site, so please give it a listen. You can also subscribe to it via iTunes (though for now you have to do an advanced search to find it) and via RSS feed.

Oh, and one more thing I MUST mention. TODAY, my new web comic goes live on ComicRelated.com! It's called "It's All Related" and is written by myself and Darren Mueller with art by Jackie Hernandez and Darren. It's a fun, comical strip featuring the staff, members and some fans of Comic Related as if we were all in an actual office. Fun stuff, and the first strip is hilarious. If you're aware at all of CR's transformation previously you'll totally get the gag. If not, well, I'll be on here explaining it so you will. :)

And with that, I have a long day ahead of me and hopefully it will be fun. I'll be among friends talking it up and hopefully moving some Wannabez, so we'll see. We had planned to have a minicomic for free, but Scott sliced his finger, so that put a halt on that. Oh well. At any rate, should be a fun day.

It's Done!

2009-04-30T14:02:00.003-04:00

Finally, the Haven catalog for May is complete, and I can try to get back to normal. Well, at least until work on the next issue begins!

This has been a long ride, but a very fun one, and we've produced a catalog that I am very proud of and have my mark on in a huge way. I think people will really be impressed by this once it's out there.

For the remainder of this week I will be working on the Image comic I'm lettering, and then I'll be up at Comics 2 Games Saturday for Free Comic Book Day, my first one ever. Should be fun. Then Scott and I are going to see the Wolverine movie after, so I'm looking forward to that as well.

I've got a few things I'm again behind on because the Haven catalog pretty much consumed my life this month. Then Haven is the closest thing I have to a steady job outside the regular freelance ilk, so it had to.

Also, in case I haven't mentioned it before, I have been doing daily short podcasts on ComicRelated.com for the past couple of weeks. This is in addition to the weekly Zone 4 ones we're doing. It's called The Related Warp Wrap and is basically a 5 minute or so recap of the previous day's news, columns, reviews, etc.

Soon we'll be doing a new weekly review show under the Zone 4 banner as well. I'm really having a lot of fun with the podcasts.

Ok, back to work for me now. I'll try to post again soon.

Zone 4 Podcast Episode 4

2009-04-17T17:53:00.003-04:00

Zone 4 splits into its own feed from here on out, but can still be found at Comic Related. Check this week's out by clicking the title of this post. It was a blast and you'll be laughing and will be entertained. So take a listen and give us some feedback!

And you can always subscribe to the podcast's RSS feed by clicking the icon below:

Soon, Zone 4 will be available on iTunes!

Wannabez Video Interview

2009-04-15T23:31:00.002-04:00

I hate watching myself on this, and I need to lose some weight and get some sun! But anyway, here's an interview with me and Scott from Gem City talking about Wannabez:

One More Time

2009-04-15T17:12:00.002-04:00

Ok, so my most recent eBay auctions end tonight. One of them, Zombie Cop, which I lettered, has already ended for the third time with not one single sell. I'm not putting it back up there, so if you'd like to purchase a copy of that for a substantial discount from store price please hit me up.

For those not aware, it is an Image Comics title about a cop who sets out to find the cause for this disease that is turning everyone into zombie like beings. Problem is the cop has been infected as well and he slowly turns throughout the series while eating criminals to sate his hunger. 96 page sequential story followed by 30 or so pages of a prose story with spot illustrations taking place in the same "universe" as the sequential story. By Jeff Mariotte (look him up!) and Szymon Kudranski (fantastic artist).

I have 18 copies I'm willing to sell for $10-12 apiece (regular price is $15). So please, buy a copy!

The other auctions can be found here: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/gonzogoose777_W0QQ_dmdZ1QQ_ipgZ50QQ_sopZ12?_rdc=1

And while you're in a purchasing mood, by all means order a copy of Wannabez #0 if you haven't gotten one yet. I still have plenty of copies of that!

In other news, I'm still plugging away at the catalog. As I closed the last post, yes, I was being literal, and yes, I did get ill last night. Then I crashed and slept way too long, so now I'm scrambling. And that's where I'll be for the rest of the night, save for one hour dedicated to LOST.

I am toying with adding a weekly podcast update to the blog just to let you know my status on things. I attempted this once before a couple of years back, but I didn't know how to edit them then, so it was way too long, way too big of a file, and filled with tons of dead air, so I took it down. Now I have an idea of what I'm doing and thought it might be fun.

I've also toyed with doing the video journal thing and posting it up on YouTube and posting it here. The problem with both ideas is I have a feeling I'll start them, get busy, miss weeks at a time and never have too much interesting stuff to say in them. So I don't know. It would be fun, but I have to really consider if it's worth it, if there's any interest (FEEDBACK PLEASE), and if I can keep up with it. We'll see.

No more puking today (at least not yet), but tons of work to do, so...

Canned

2009-04-15T04:54:00.002-04:00

Apparently for some reason my blog has been tagged as spam and is in danger of being shut down. Blogger's supposed to review it and (hopefully) clear it, but in case it disappears that's what happened.

I really hope it doesn't get canned. I'm nearing my 1000th post, and this has been a cathartic online home for me for several years now. So cross your fingers for me!

Buzzed on Monster and Full Throttle

2009-04-15T03:27:00.003-04:00

I have been burning the candle at both ends for the past several days and still will be for a while. Right now I am on my third or fourth wind (who knows, I lost track) thanks to Monster and Full Throttle energy drinks as well as some chocolate and iced tea. Yeah, I know, not a great combination and terrible on my "diet", especially considering I've eaten pizza three times in the past week!

I am working solely on the Haven catalog, which has proved to be a lot more time consuming than I anticipated. I wish I had been able to start it sooner, but I have been completely swamped for the past month or so and will be at least through April, maybe through May if a certain project comes along. Good problems, yes, but I'm really reconsidering my low rate at this point...

Anyhoo, I have to finish the catalog this week as the 15th was actually the deadline, which I'll narrowly miss.

I also recorded a podcast tonight, which took an hour too long thanks to technical problems with Skype. And I still have to edit and post that puppy before Friday! I did go ahead and record the opening and closing already, so all I have to do is add the music, edit the main conversation (which is in, I believe, at least five different files - fun), and then put it all together. Yeah, this is a busy week.

Not to mention I was supposed to drive up to Chicago Thursday for the C2E2 Launch Party (the new Reed comic convention coming to Chicago next year) with my buddy Chuck "Crazz" Kennedy who lives in or near Chicago. He had a plus one on his RSVP and asked me, and I really want to go. But as things are looking right now I'm not gonna make it. One, I don't know if I really have the time to be spending Thursday and Friday on the road. Two, I don't have a reliable enough car to make a trek of 12 hours or so, and Three, it would take just about every cent I have right now to rent a car and make that trek. So as much as I would LOVE to go, I just don't see it happening sadly. Such is life.

This weekend I also have to have Corrective Measures #10 lettered, and #11-12 soon after. Next week I have to finish up the first issue of the current Image project I'm lettering. I have a couple of jobs that are about half finished I need to catch up on. And all the while I've still got Haven submissions coming in and stuff to post on Comic Related! Busy, busy, busy.

Somehow I need to come up with my half of the money for the convention in Chicago in August as well... pretty soon too. And I have to save up for a hotel and spending money there also. And I'll finally get to meet Cary Kelley in person after all these years as he'll be there.

As a matter of fact, this year is potentially very busy for me. I've already been up to Florence a few times, and to Gem City recently. Next month I'm doing Free Comic Book Day in Florence, then in June I may tag along with Chuck Moore to Heroes Con in NC. July, I think, is the off month, but my mom and brother have a birthday that month, so...

August is Chicago, then September is Pop Culture Con in KY near Cincinnati. October is Mid-Ohio-Con, and then November and December are the holidays.

Man, I better start making more money!!! I still have to print books, pay for hotels and tables, etc., etc. All I can hope for is that the cons are successful and I either get some work out of them, or sell a lot of books. Haven't done too great at the too regional shows I've done thus far, but then they are smaller shows, so we'll see. We also have yet to have a fully finished, 22 page story to sell. It's either been the 12 page #0 or the 12 page #1 preview. Hopefully the full issue #1 will sell better than those have.

Plus, the Image book I'm lettering comes out in July, so maybe I'll have some of those to sell in August, I don't know. The last Image book I lettered hasn't sold well for me yet. I put them out at the con, and I've had them up on eBay and have only sold one copy so far (at the con).

But that's what's up. I'm doing ok, just been really busy. I have so much on my plate, and yet monetarily it never feels like enough. I think I need to take a lesson from a guy I met at Gem City and write a 145 page novel, distribute it in the book market and sell 4,000 copies for $13 apiece. That would be a good start! Yeah, I'm really considering that...

Now if you'll excuse me, before I get back to work, I think I have to throw up...

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T07:42:00.002-04:00

If you celebrate this special holiday, have a blessed day of remembrance and fun. If not, enjoy the long weekend and do something special anyway.

For me, Easter is a very special day with a lot of great memories and of course the original purpose for the holiday, which I am so thankful for.

So may God bless you all, regardless of your beliefs.

HAPPY EASTER!

Zone 4 Podcast Episode 2b

2009-04-11T19:52:00.002-04:00

The second part of this week's long podcast is up! In this one Chuck and I do some reviews. Check it out by clicking the title of this post!

And just an FYI for all you out there, we are taking sponsors for the podcast. Check out the details here: www.comicrelated.com/ad.php

New eBay Sales

2009-04-11T13:17:00.001-04:00

Also forgot to mention that I have some things up on eBay for sale right now (click the title of this post for the list). It was to raise some money for a trip this week, but now I need it for more important things. So if you see anything you like please consider buying it. Thanks!

Spy6teen

2009-04-10T16:55:00.001-04:00

By the way, I forgot to mention I think that a project I'm lettering called Spy6teen is in this month's Zuda competition. Please go vote for it! Click the title of this post to check it out!

Zone 4 Podcast Episode 2

2009-04-10T16:54:00.001-04:00

The second episode of our weekly podcast is now live! It's a two-parter this week, the second part coming tomorrow. Click the title of this post to give part 1 a listen!

Lots Going On

2009-04-09T15:10:00.002-04:00

So Gem City was fun, we sold some books, and if you head over to the Wannabez blog you can see a bunch of WBZ related photos from the event. Ignore me in all pictures - I'm currently attempting to lose some weight and I hate those pics of me!

Scott and I had a good time Monday as well. Got to hang out, play Star Wars Stratego (first Stratego game I ever played, and I won!), hit a comic shop and hopefully sold them on taking some Wannabez copies, and had dinner before heading home.

This week I've been catching up on the Haven catalog and some lettering, and I'm still buried deep in it. It's scheduled to go off to the printer Wednesday, so I'm going full steam ahead to get it done.

Tonight I'm heading over to Chuck Moore's so he can show me some pointers on editing podcasts so I don't spend six hours doing that again! Hopefully what he shows me will streamline my archaic approach to it. The next episode is supposed to go live tomorrow so we'll see how this all goes.

Chuck doesn't know this yet, but he may make it on this week's episode! :D We'll see what happens when we get together tonight.

Speaking of the Zone 4 podcast, we are taking sponsors for each episode. Check out www.comicrelated.com/ad.php for rates and contact/payment info!

Next Thursday there is a slim chance I'll be in Chicago for a night, maybe two. We'll see how things pan out over the next few days and I'll keep you posted. Why would I be in Chicago? I'll tell you about that later.

First weekend of May I'll be attending my first ever Free Comic Book Day at Comics2Games in Florence.

Then in June there's a possibility I might tag along with Chuck and John to Heroes to represent Comic Related. Again, we'll see how that goes.

Then of course there's all the lettering I'm doing. Like I said, lots going on.

Gem City Aftermath

2009-04-06T09:05:00.000-04:00

Right now I'm chilling at Scott's house in Amelia, OH while he's sleeping the morning away and his wife is getting ready for work. Last night we were looking at pictures from the con and playing Lego Star Wars on the PS2. Fun times.

Yesterday the show went ok for us. We sold about 8 or so copies of the issue #1 preview, about 3-4 copies of the #0 issue of Wannabez, and I sold a copy of Zombie Cop. Scott did sketches on the back of all the WBZ #1 preview issues that sold, which will go up on the WBZ blog soon. He also did several sketch cards and sold some of his art. So while I still probably spent more than I made, it was a good show. We had a crowd all day long, did a couple of interviews (we were interviewed by Underground Video and Comic Related), got to hang out with some friends, and afterwards several of us went out to eat. So it was good.

I may have landed a lettering gig on a small project with an industry pro, so we'll see how that goes. He was a really cool and friendly guy and I hope it works out as I'd love to work with him.

Scott and I will be hanging out today, then sometime tonight I'll make it home where I will relax the night away before hitting work hard tomorrow and throughout the month. Tons of stuff yet to do, and I see many sleepless nights ahead of me in my immediate future.

Next show is Free Comic Book Day when I'll be back up at Comics 2 Games. After that I may crash with Chuck and hit Heroes as part of team Comic Related, we'll see. Chicago looks like the next show Scott and I will do together. Hopefully we'll have the full version of issue 1 by then!

Long Weekend

2009-04-04T09:29:00.002-04:00

I'm heading out the door for a weekend full of fun. First up, the Lexington Comic Show in just a few minutes. Then it's off to Florence to Comics2Games for the Sketch Card Event for Cancer.

Tomorrow I'll be heading up to Dayton, OH for Gem City Con trying to sell copies of Wannabez #0 and a Convention Special Preview of #1.

Monday, Scott and I will be hanging out in Cinci, then I'll be home to rest up before returning to work Tuesday.

So if you can't reach me, that's why. I am taking the laptop, but I don't know if I'll have internet access or not. We'll see.

If you haven't caught it yet, the first Zone 4 podcast is now live on Comic Related featuring the conversations of myself, Jason, Cary and Chuck. So check it out (click the title of this post)!

Well, I'm off!

Journey of a Wannabe - The Challenge is Set

2009-04-03T11:50:00.003-04:00

New column is live and on the site! Click the title to read it.

This week I talk about the challenge being set to graduate high school two years early surrounded with tragedy and hope at the same time. This proved a distraction for artistic endeavors, but would set a path for me that effectively changed me forever.

Comics For Cures

2009-03-30T07:41:00.002-04:00

The sketch cards for the Comics for Cures event up for auction on eBay now. You can find the four I did here. The proceeds go to the American Cancer Society, so please bid for this special cause.

If not on my cards bid on some of the others. You can find them all here.

Click the title of this post to read more about the event.

This Saturday, April 4th, Comics 2 Games in Florence, KY will be having an event in the store where all the cards will be on display. Last year they had a huge turnout and raised a lot of money for the ACS. This year we all hope it's even bigger and better!

Again, this is for a good cause, so please bid. Cancer has taken several family members from me, including my Nana, whom I was very close to. I fully support what this event is doing, and even though my cards aren't nearly as good as many others up for auction, they still go towards finding a cure for this tragic disease.

About my cards, I chose to do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in honor of their 25th anniversary as I mentioned in a previous post. The TMNT were a big part of my childhood, so it was only fitting. Hopefully somebody will get some kind of enjoyment out of them at the same time helping out a great cause.

Superman Retires

2009-03-24T13:26:00.001-04:00

Straight from Rocky 3, Mr. T challenges Superman in this nice piece of editing genius:

TMNT Sketch Cards

2009-03-23T11:43:00.002-04:00

You may or may not know that Comics2Games in Florence, KY is hosting Comics for Cures, a sketch card event where all the cards are auctioned on eBay and the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Well, I am participating, limited though my art skills may be.

Today is the deadline, so it's too late to join in, but the event will take place at the store April 4th and I'll be there. Click the title of this post to find more info about it.

For mine I decided to do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since this year marks the 25th anniversary of the "heroes in a half-shell", and because I was a HUGE fan of the Turtles back in the day. Plus some people over at Comic Related liked my rendition of a Turtle before.

So, I scanned them in today and you can find them in my forums here:

http://www.comicrelated.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4266

They're not as polished as I would have liked, as I state in that thread. And I wanted to do something much more artistic with the "25 Years", but time constraints forced me to merely scribble it on. In hindsight I probably should have just left it off, but oh well, them's the breaks.

Anyway, I hope you like.

Oh, and thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes.

Happy Birthday to Me

2009-03-22T01:38:00.004-04:00

So the birthday was pretty good. I practically slept most of the day, which was certainly a nice change of pace. I also watched a movie, watched some wrestling, and just chilled.

I don't know if you guys know what an ice cream cake roll is, but that's what I had. I don't get those very often and it had been years since I had one, so it was a nice change as well. My aunt used to make me a cheesecake, but hasn't for a few years now.

I didn't get much, nor did I expect much. I got some gangsta Popeye pajamas and a box of girl scout cookies (more Caramel Delights!), which was just fine with me. I also had pizza again because, hey, it's my birthday and I wanted to enjoy it! And since I couldn't afford to go to Outback Steakhouse (love their blooming onion and bbq chicken!) a green pepper, red pepper, onion and black olive pizza was the next best thing!

So now I'm just winding down preparing myself for tomorrow when things go somewhat back to normal. I'll probably still find some time to relax, but there will be work done as well. I have some APA and Haven stuff I need to do and some lettering (Red #1 and Elite #2) I need to work on.

For tonight, until I'm tired again I'm just gonna watch TV, maybe read a book, or even play a video game, which I've yet to do. I guess I'll see where the night takes me.