| Collecting Stray Thoughts - 2008-07-19 |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|11:59 pm] |
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(Automatically crossposted from warrenellis.com. Feel free to comment here or at my internet church at Whitechapel. If anything in this post looks weird, it's because LJ is run on steampipes and rubber bands -- please click through to the main site.) |
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| Collecting Stray Thoughts - 2008-07-19 |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|11:59 pm] |
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(Automatically crossposted from warrenellis.com. Feel free to comment here or at my internet church at Whitechapel. If anything in this post looks weird, it's because LJ is run on steampipes and rubber bands -- please click through to the main site.) |
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| Heidegger |
[Jul. 20th, 2008|03:08 am] |
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| SDCC08 Goodies Roundup! |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|09:28 pm] |
This Tuesday (07/22) I am off the International Comic-Con in San Diego through the end of the week!
Come say hello to me at booth #1335 & 1337. I will be there daily along with Dumbrella friends Jon Rosenberg of Goats, Rich Stevens of Diesel Sweeties, and Sam Brown of explodingdog plus special guest stars including puzzle maker extrodinaire Chris Yates, nerdcore rap maven MC Frontalot, Octopus Pie cooking Meredith Gran, and to top it all off Scott McCloud and Wil Wheaton will be stopping in to sign things and meet people.
A signing schedule will be posted outside the booth, but I believe I will be signing at least Thurs through Saturday around noon. Subject to change!
Thursday the 24th, 2:30-3:30 we have a panel discussion, which is usually just an hour-long Q&A and stupidity! Room 3.
We'll all be selling wonderful things so that we may continue to eat cake after paying back the nice people of the convention who charge us a lot of money to be there.
Here is a near full lineup of the items I will have available, along with prices. Unless otherwise noted, all items should be available starting preview night Wednesday and through the end of the show or when they sell out, whichever comes first!
HEADLINER!
The Giver of War: Dead Zebra Edition, vinyl figure limited edition of 100, only about 40 available at the con.
[ detail view ] [ rear view ]
$90
The Giver of Disease : Gangrene and The Giver of War: Red Scare (editions of 300) will be on display but not for sale, they should be hitting shops two weeks or so after the con for around $60.
Bottle with a Bear Problem, 50 piece hand-cut and painted puzzle
6 different versions of this new puzzle designed by me and produced by Chris Yates
$150
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| Saturday Night Open Mic |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|10:11 pm] |
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Saturday Night Open Mic is up, over at my internet church. Say hello.
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| JOE 90 |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|08:46 pm] |
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Okay, so this was a kid’s tv show. A Gerry Anderson production, hence the puppets. But I think it underscores the basically creepy nature of children’s fantasy tv in the UK. Not as out-and-out fucking strange as, say, THE CHANGES or SKY. But, really, without any context — or, hell, even with it — the intro to JOE 90 is still kind of nervous-making. I didn’t particularly like this show even as a kid. There was something essentially Wrong about it. Stick a kid with fucked-up eyes in a huge spinning machine with pulsating lights while computers ooze magnetic tape like worms. The machine he’s in, by the way, is called The Big Rat. Which is also kind of Wrong.
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| swimming |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|01:12 pm] |
We just walked 6 blocks, swam in the ocean, and walked home again! How amazing is that?? It's easy to forget that there's an ocean there, but occasionally I can smell it, and today, with it 90 and humid, it sounded like a great idea. Delightful! It was great how the water temperature was in layers, and you could float out on top of the water (hooray for extra buoyancy!) where it was warm, then stretch down and find it icy cold at about knee level.
It was interesting to realize that the common metric that cooking-lessons use when talking about how to brine meat to make it taste delicious, is "the brine should be flavorful, and about as salty as the ocean" - and in reality, it was only today that I got a good picture of how salty the ocean really is. Looks like I'll be using more salt next time we do a brine.
All that, and it's about a 5 minute walk from our door. |
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| pico de gallo |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|10:21 am] |
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| British SF TV: Some Bits |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|04:20 pm] |
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I realised how little that old British sf tv has still penetrated beyond our borders (and probably a couple of generations) when I made Joss Whedon look at the credits sequence for JOE 90 and got a WTF? from him. So, while I’m waiting for my forebrain to spool up this afternoon, I thought I’d YouTube a bit and collect up some stuff that some of you may never have seen (and some of you will get hideous flashbacks off):
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE:
QUATERMASS AND THE PIT:
BLAKE’S SEVEN:
SAPPHIRE AND STEEL:
DOOMWATCH:
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| Lettering |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|11:31 pm] |
Yeah, I think I need more practice first though. |
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| Watchmen, Bye-Bye B-5, and Dr. Horrible |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|12:15 am] |
 The trailer for The Watchmen has hit the 'net, and Doc Manhattan certainly looks like the omnipotent being he becomes. Readers of the book might find some scenes akin to showing the explosion of the Death Star during a "Star Wars" trailer, but hey, it's not like they haven't sold a few copies, right?
As for the book itself, I did enjoy it as one of the first "deconstructing superheroes" stories I read, soon to be followed by comics like "Top 10," "Astro City," "Planetary," and other graphic presentations of superheroes with a dash more "real life" than had been seen before. I think the film has the potential to be more dark than even The Dark Knight currently is (and the word "dark" appears more times in the collected reviews for the Batman film than it probably does in the database of player names in "City of Heroes"), and I do wonder how much of that they're going to let show through in the end. And will this let other comic book movies go a bit more towards the shady side of things? With Marvel putting out an "Avengres" film soon, will they take, say, the disfunctional relationship of the Pyms from "The Ultimates?" Perhaps give Tony Stark that brain tumor?
But my biggest question about these films is... will there be permits issued for Doc Manhattan cosplayers? This could be REALLY important.
Has B5 gone beyond the rim for good? JMS seems to think it has, and I kind of agree with his premise; further installations should add to Babylon-5, rather than detract from it. And if Warner Bros isn't willing to cough up more than $2 million per DvD feature, and that's not enough to do something worthwhile, then it's probably best not to go ahead. Not that I wouldn't mind an honest-to-Valen theatrical movie, but that would probably take a lot of persuasion for most studios. I say that because things seem to go south for Straczynski when studios begin to cut back or meddle.
But more importanly, the final chapter of Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog is up for download, and it goes on to iTunes (where you have to pay) after Sunday, so what are you waiting for? Stop filling out that to be his sidekick and watch, already!
- Some point-n-click adventure fun with Escape From Octlien. I managed to "win" without getting the full score. Be sure to click on all of the wall panels.
- From the "real places that would make awesome D&D adventure settings" comes the underground town of Kariz, Iran.
- Star Rebellion is a turret defense game with some resource gathering tossed in just to make everything more strategic.
- Habanera, as performed by the Swedish Chef, Beaker, and Animal.
- Ever wanted a blog where you can find celebrites and oddball match-ups that they Totally Look Like? I never knew Fred Thompson looked so much like Vigo...
- There's a new (warning for the young'uns, as there's mutant head-shots in store) Fallout 3 trailer that includes some pretty sweet-looking gameplay footage.
- Lastly, from the "I wish I'd thought of that for a t-shirt" file, comes the worlds nerdiest cross-stitch. |
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| Booth 2003 |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|01:01 am] |
So I've been getting ready for San Diego comic convention for the past two weeks.
It doesn't matter how long you have, you're never ready for this show.
And I'm smashing my head against the wall because the second graphic novel will not be there.
But I've got shot glasses and stuff so...
I'm going to be at Booth 2003
This is not in artist alley. Last year Aeire got a bunch of webcomic artist together for a booth. I think we're in the small press area. Right down the way from marvel, dc, vertigo, and dark horse...yeah, this should be interesting.
Booth 2003 will have Something Positive, Two Lumps, Punch an Pie, and Striptease.
In a ten foot space.
We're going to eat each other alive, I just know it.
So come by Booth 2003 and see the sardine can full of webcomic goodness. |
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| Coyoty eats pizza to die for. |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|11:41 pm] |
 As with many other things, I choose my Friday pizza randomly with a 20-sided die. That's how I roll. If I don't get one of the random pizzeria's specials, it'll be a combination of three items, or a combination of combination and special.
Tonight the random pizzeria was A-1 Pizza in Hartford. The random pizza was their florentine pizza. Because it didn't have meat on it, my random meat was salami. I was skeptical, but I'd been surprised by odd combinations before, so I ordered it.
When I took my first bite, my eyes went wide with amazement. I don't remember having a better pizza. Mozzarella, feta, spinach, and salami go very well together. I should try it from a different pizzeria to make sure it wasn't just the way A-1 made it, though I'm sure it didn't hurt. (They always make good pizza.) This combination is a winner. |
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| oh spam, you're such a tease |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|11:42 pm] |
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| | Of course, this way madam - I want to show you the bathroom first - Forbidden Ensemble | ] |
so much for that alien invasion i imagined briefly.
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| DON'T CALL ME JUNIOR |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|10:54 pm] |
Joyce and Walky!: May scar your mind's eye.
 When I got my other two Indiana Jones figures, I felt something wasn't right. Something was missing!
It was the tie! He needs the tie!
The strongest mental image I have of Indiana Jones is his appearance in Last Crusade, in which he started out in more formal wear, later adding the jacket and hat. It's that tie, man. He was missing it. I found two of the Last Crusade Indy the other day, the only dregs remaining of the elusive third wave. WHERE IS MY GRAIL KNIGHT? WHERE IS MY HENRY JONES SR?! Oh well. I have a better Indy. Better to my mental recollection, anyway.
He comes with a sub-machine gun, so he's the "DON'T CALL ME JUNIOR" scene Indy. Sweet! I especially like the giant starburst call-out on the packaging that advertises the gun. He also comes with the whip and his satchel and a belt to hold the whip. Not bad. Hat doesn't come off, unlike the Older Indy I picked up, but I don't mind. Likeness is a little better, too, I think.
SERIOUSLY WHERE IS MY GRAIL KNIGHT |
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| links for 2008-07-19 |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|01:31 am] |
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[Jul. 18th, 2008|05:27 pm] |
From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics Opening Reception
Cartoon Art Museum Event: Friday, August 1, 7:00-9:00pm
Free and open to the public
Please join the Cartoon Art Museum for a reception celebrating our latest exhibition, From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics on Friday, August 1, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Special guests include Harvey historians Mark Arnold and Dave Holt. Mr. Arnold will be signing copies of his book, The Best of The Harveyville Fun Times, and astounding visitors with his encyclopedic knowledge of all things Harvey.
This reception is free and open to the public.
About the exhibition:
The Cartoon Art Museum proudly presents a visual history of one of the most popular comic book publishers of all time: Harvey Comics. From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics celebrates the art and characters created and/or popularized by Harvey including Casper, The Friendly Ghost; Wendy, The Good Little Witch; Richie Rich, The Poor Little Rich Boy; Hot Stuff, The Little Devil; Sad Sack; Joe Palooka; Little Dot; Little Audrey; Little Lotta, and many more. |
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| SAN DIEGO: Boycotting the Hyatt: A Modest Proposal from Lisa Jonte |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|06:13 pm] |
It's that San Diego Manchester Hyatt thing. Doug Manchester made a $125,000. donation to Prop. 8, which limits California marriage to between a man and a woman.
The Hyatt, in spite of its lousy, surly, painfully slow service is actually a place Comic-Con goers meet en masse. Chris Butcher's stance, the only one so far that make any sense, is to not go to the damn Hyatt.
No "flying your freak flag high," (and spending at the Hyatt which'll show Doug Manchester how much money he'll lose...next year), no rationalizing that you're hurting the Hyatt waitstaff so you can be socially conscious and still drink at the Hyatt. (Mmmm, that bread sure is good when it's buttered on both sides.)
You don't go. You don't put your ass in a chair and do nothing. That does hurt the waitstaff. You. Just. Don't. Go.
And you do this, as suggested by GirlAMatic.com editor Lisa Jonte (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) arcana_j):
If you are boycotting the Hyatt:
1. Drink anywhere other than the Hyatt
2. Save your bar tab(s) 3. Scan or photo your tab with the total amount spent. (Include tips and food.)
4. email it to me lrjonte at gmail dot com I will post the convention total on a public website."
You're saving those receipts and bar tabs anyway, folks.
Want to show Doug Manchester something that hurts, show him you spent his next $150,000. phobia money someplace besides his hotel's bar.
ETA: I love Tom Spurgeon for his post about making an easy decision stupidly hard.. He says everything I want to say, only better. |
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| "...it's in the book." (Or: "Let Your Fingers Do The Walking") |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|02:51 pm] |
I was going to hold off on this until Wednesday night (or Preview Night for those SDCC-bound), but after 1) talking to James Lucas, and 2) seeing Matthew's inks for Stumptown #1, I'm rather impatient. Add to that a large amount of pure geek-joy at the work Matthew and mercuryeric did, and I'm feeling in a sharing mood.
Besides, I haven't posted a graphic in a while. Beware, the file's a little on the big side, and you'll want to make with the clicky-clicky to zoom in and get all the detail.
( Here's the promo poster we'll be giving out at the con. )
We'll have about 200-250 of them to hand out on Saturday.
Those of you who've been following this blog for a while may recall me soliciting the names of fictional PIs about a year or so back. Now you know why.
Thanks to everyone for their considerable help in compiling the list.
Edited to add:
In the interest of full disclosure, I stole this idea shamelessly from ( this )
Jim Rockford being the patron saint of all modern-day PIs, as far as I'm concerned. |
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