Friday 25 November 2011

Knock, Knock.

I should really call this shot ‘the calm before the storm’ shot. Being Issue #3, this is where it all starts to kick off, setting the tone for the forth and final issue. I have, and will be, drawing some pretty messed up stuff in the coming months. But for now, here’s a nice picture of someone knocking on a door.

Couple of things I found out this week. First… you CAN find the theme tune from Demons on iTunes (you have to spell it Demoni.) Also this week, just read my second ever 3D comic. Read a 3D converted copy of Danger Girl issue #1 about eight years ago. And now I’ve just finished reading Crossed 3D. Kind of dug it. A lot of people don’t like Crossed (what, with the raping and debauchery… this time in 3D), but I think horror and 3D have a special relationship. They bring out the best in each other. I was kind of hoping this would be the start of a wave of 3D horror comics, but a quick search shows there’s next to no other 3D comics I can find. So sadly it doesn’t look like 3D will take over comics like it did with films. I think it’s a shame. I could really go for some 3D horror, comics fade. At some point this coming weekend, I’m gonna give the internet a good search and see if I can find any decent 3D web-comics. It’s gotta be out there, right? Big wave, just round the corner? Yeah… probably not. It may just be wishful thinking on my part.

Have a short comic-strip I’m thinking of trying to convert to 3D. It’s just finding the time to get on Photoshop and play around with it. Finding time to do a decent job of converting it to 3D. Watching a lot of youTube videos to see how other people are doing it. I’ve done a bit of 3D work a couple of years back (see HERE and HERE) and have a system, but there’s always a good chance someone else has a better and faster route. I’m no computer wiz-kid, not by a long shot.

Wednesday 23 November 2011

The British Mario.

Just posted the first full page from Issue #3 on my DeviantArt page. Won’t be posting any other pages from Issue #3 until well into 2012, but for now, here’s the first one. Enjoy. I’m really looking forward to wrapping up Issue #3 in early(ish) 2012.

Wow, like I didn’t feel bad enough for not owning an iPad already, this happens. God, I love those old Dizzy games as a tiny kid. The hours of my youth spent playing them. Having to load a video-game off a cassette and the crazy sounds a Commodore 64 would make while loading. Like music to my ears. Good times. I’m just gonna dump a video here of my favourite Dizzy game and leave. Twenty-nine is too young to be walking down memory lane, right?I wonder how my eight year old self would feel, knowing Doctor Who’s back on TV (and better then ever) and there’s a new Dizzy game? Also… I wonder if an egg with boxing-gloves for hands will cut it with modern gamers?

Sunday 20 November 2011

Sunday Schlock.

Here’s the second frame from last week. Or shall we say the reaction shot. These kids are very much poking the lazy-eyed bear in this scene. I doubt it’s gonna end well for them. I quite like the ‘GRRRR’ face I’ve got going on in this shot. He’s one unhappy chappy.

I think I’m going try and hunt down a copy of a film called Life-Force this week. I heard about it on a pod-cast this week and now I have to see this film. Sexy, space Vampires AND Zombies in London..? SOLD. I’m a big Dan O’Bannon fan. I know this film won’t be amazing or it would be better known, but from what I’ve heard and watching the trailer, it’s something I need to see.

Tuesday 15 November 2011

God, I Miss The 80’s.

Season 23 is probably (actually, there’s no probably about it… IS) the worst season in Doctor Who’s history. It’s got very little going for it. That said, I always thought that season’s theme tune is criminally over looked. It only got used for one season, which I think is a shame, as it’s one of my favourite takes on the Who theme. It’s like the great chill-out version that never was. Play it in the early hours of the morning, when you’re in that sleep deprived, slightly trippy head-space (that‘s my favourite head-space), maybe with a nice caffeine and\or sugar buzz going on. It’s a nice winter warmer for you.

Friday 11 November 2011

Meanwhile… Behind Your Back.

That sinking feeling when you realize people are talking about you behind your back. I think we’ve all been there, right?

I’m going to leave the word balloon on this and the next panel that follows it, as I don’t think it gives anything away that the panel itself doesn’t. Plus I’ve been meaning to show off a bit of my lettering for a while now. I can’t for the life of me remember if I’ve previously posted any lettered panels before? I’m leaning more towards I probably haven’t. Hopefully I’ll remember to post more after these two. Hunt out a couple of nice spoiler-free ones.

Heard this song on a pod-cast in the week. A song I haven’t heard for years and years. I was working pretty late and when this came on it lifted my mood greatly. Such a good song. It was a nice moment in a really busy week.

Thursday 10 November 2011

He’s A Handful.

Just because this picture made me smile. What’s not to love about this photo?

Thursday 3 November 2011

Back To The Bar.

Another big shot from the opening of Issue #3 today.

One of the movies I watched over my recent Halloween binge weekend, was a British Werewolf movie called The Beast Must Die. I’ve got a soft spot for good Werewolf movies, but they’re hard to find. They’re a lot harder to come by then good Vampire or Zombie movies. This film is like a really good Werewolf movie, with a really bad Werewolf as the star (an Alsatian painted black, I kid you not.) Thank God for the 80’s and The Howling and American Werewolf In London. Even a really bad Werewolf make-up job (and there’s plenty about) is better then a dog painted black. In fact, I tend to be more forgiving with bad Werewolf special effects, as it’s not as easy as slapping in fake fangs or funky contact lenses like with Zombies Or Vampires. But dyed dogs aside, actually, pretty good movie. It’s different, I’ll give it that. With its 30 second pause so you can try and guess who the Werewolf is at the end.