If You Want To Fly...

"If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down."

This is a Buddha quote that is actually from Tony Morrison.
It doesn't matter who said it, it's pretty good. As much as
I would like to fly, I like keeping comic books more, so I won't.

Moving Pictures

 

Playing around with simple animation for the 

 Two Dimension site. Animation is a form that I
have always loved, but never understood how it's done.

Talking About Comic Books

I read that people used to gather around and listen to anyone on the street who would speak when the Roman empire was around. Listening to certain professional speakers I could understand, but the idea of listening to ordinary people expound information just seemed too much of a stretch.

Then in 2004 people started doing podcasts, and professional or not, I found that I listen to quite a few. Listening to ordinary people seems to be okay, as long as they are talking about subjects that I am interested in.

So, not understanding the concept at the beginning, I find it odd to join three friends and do one myself. You can listen to it here.

Time Squandered

A visiting instructor stated that the worst thing
to happen to mankind were television and computers.
He didn't elaborate on it any further, but I think about
it a lot as I sit here surfing the web instead
of drawing like I used to do.

Mister X

Without a doubt, 1984 has been my favorite year (so far).
I saw the world, met my wife, compact discs came out,
and so did a really great comic book called Mister X.

Not only did the cover catch my eye, but the stories were
written and drawn by the Hernandez Brothers, along with
strong graphic design throughout the entire series.

But as much as I loved it, some people around referred to it as "the
biggest disappointment in comics." It seems there was a lot of production work these people saw before the book was actually published, and didn't feel it lived up to what was shown earlier. Most of it was created by Paul Rivoche, and thanks to the internet you can see it here.

The plan was to use a different set of cartoonists for every six issues
then another story line would be introduced. Unfortunately, the
Hernandez Brothers never got paid and left after four fantastic issues,
which was disappointing. The series went on, and the creator
Dean Motter did another great series along the same line called
Terminal City and it's follow up Terminal City: Aerial Graffiti 
with artist Michael Lark, which is worth reading as well.
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Max Liddle Toys

An idea for a comic book has been in my head for a number

of years, but has never moved past the planning stage. It

seemed like it would be fun to add elements like made up

stores and products. Max Liddle was a name my daughter

gave to one of her stuffed animals, so I used it as well.