| | Outside of winning the lottery, I don't think you can get much luckier than this. If you look past the headline though, there's a simple story of bravery there. Curtis Allgier killed a correctional officer while escaping, so it's a solid bet he'd be willing to kill again. Regardless, a 59 year old man wrestled the run away from the 27 year old Allgier. Here's a picture of the prisoner. | | Now while in this picture he may look like a petulant high school student who went overboard with a sharpie, I'm sure that he looked much scarier waving a gun around and screaming. All those tattoos say one thing: Crazy!
J.C. Grande has been working on some cover ideas for Project Menagerie. So far this one is my favorite. A bit surreal, intriguing and it doesn't give away too much while still hinting at the contents. | You got to love them Dutch. At least they're having fun.
Sometimes it's great living in the future. Not more than half a year ago, two Coloradan teens lost legs below the knees in a crash that they had little to do with. They were changing a tire on the side of the road when another motorist hit them. Impressively, with the aid of prosthetics, both walked across the stage to get their high school diplomas.
It's always good to see small triumphs like this. Because elsewhere the madness continues.
New art in the Mojo Smith & Grandma Crow section. Check it out. |
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| So…insomnia is pretty kickin'. Not only is everything much more funny while I'm awake, but sleep has become a real playground. For what moments I do sleep it's like I dropped into some ultra-REM stage that produces the most lucid hallucinations.
I'm walking down an alley in a city I've never been. Off to one side, I notice black, heavy smoke pouring out of a basement entrance in a perpendicular alley. I run down into the entrance to see if anyone needs any help, only to find the smoke dissipate and that I'm standing in a McDonald's. I find it odd that a McDonald's would have a run-down bar in it, but there's the red background and golden arches, so it must be a Mickey D's right? I start to look around, when I notice that there's a man sprawled out across the bar. I notice him mainly because the top of his head has been cut off so that his brains and a large chunk of his spine are spilled out onto the countertop. I turn to cry for help, but when I look back he's sitting on the bar, head fully intact, smoking a cigarette. He looks at me, as calm as the day is long, and says, "You don't think this is real, do you?"
And…scene! For those of you who actually made it through that rambling paragraph check out the latest Mojo Smith & Grandma Crow. I also just finished an interview with Jason Burns of Viper Comics. |
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| As the last of six children, this must indicate that I'm some sort of idiot. Up until now I always thought Mom had been joking.
In Washington D.C., Cheney continues to challenge the legislature to a little game I like to call, Can He Do That?
Thanks to the magic of Brant Fowler I bring you the first two pages of Mojo Smith & Grandma Crow with WORDS!
Once again this has nothing to do with anything, but demolition is always fun. | |
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| The results are in for Platinum Studions' Comic Book Challenge. A list of the Top 50 Entrants can be found here. Also, it seems that AT&T has decided to sponsor the contest, so you can check their blue room for new media and bios of the contestants.
Of course, what I'm really excited about is the fact that I'm one of the Top 50. Forgotten, the story of gunfighters in Hell (as my wife puts it) was selected. This is surprising to me as out of all the entries Forgotten was the one I least expected to be selected. I'm very happy about it, though, as it is my personal favorite.
In celebration of this, I've posted Page Ten of the story.
On a completely unrelated note, I hope you aren't tired of space shuttle pictures yet, 'cause I'm not. | |
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| So the finalists for the Comic Book Challenge should be announced today. If you can find it in your heart to give two shakes about a stranger and his adolescent dreams, wish me luck.
One of the entries into the Comic Book Challenge is Mojo Smith & Grandma Crow. You can find the latest art for that project right over there.
Now, I'd like to take a moment to draw your attention to two people who have done things that are important with their lives. The first is Barbara Coopersmith. Coopersmith's first run-in with racism was when she was working at a propeller factory in Seattle during World War II. Her then landlord, a Japanese American, was arrested and sent to an internment camp. Unlike most Americans who took no issue with this treatment of their fellow citizens, it set Coopersmith on a lifelong mission against inequality. She even went to the extent of infiltrating hate groups in order to collect information on them. In doing this she made enemies, "but," she said, "they're the kind of people you want for enemies." That's guts. Unfortunately, Coopersmith passed away on June 8th. May she rest in peace.
The other individual is another Coloradan, a reservist who found himself in a nasty firefight on April 4, 2005. Lt. David Tiedeman dropped his rifle and ran into enemy fire in order to get close to Sgt. Robert Betterton, who was pinned down in an irrigation trench. Why did the lieutenant drop his rifle? The sergeant had been shot eight times and Tiedeman knew he would have to carry him out. Fortunately, both men survived and Tiedeman has been awarded the Silver Star for his actions.
There are good people doing extraordinary things out there. I just right this stuff down. |
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| This, I think, is a language that the Republican party actually speaks. There are lots of different ways to measure people's opinions, most of which our president sees fit to ignore. However, say what you want about capitalism, but one true measure of what people really think is how they spend their money. It doesn't matter if you're in politics, business or comic books, people will often say one thing, but what people spend their cash on is a pretty solid indicator of how they truly feel.
The pictures not the best, but the guy on the left is from Colorado. | | Some boys do grow up to be astronauts. It just takes several degrees and years of military service. Oh yea – that thing called dedication.
Anyway, the art for page seven is up in the Mojo Smith & Grandma Crow section. As it is one of the entries into the Comic Book Challenge, hopefully I'll be hearing back from them soon. |
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| Thank God, in some areas common sense still prevails. What I can't believe is that poor kid has already spent two years in jail for getting a blow job from a girl who was two years younger than him (when he was 17). What makes it even more unbelievable is that the Attorney General of Georgia, Thurbert Baker wants to put the kid back in jail for another eight years. I'm guessing that with a name like Thurbert, he didn't get much in high school. If you're from Georgia, please call your local government official and request that Mr. Baker be shot.
New additions to the Forgotten section. There's a complete synopsis for those of you who've read the script and want to know how the rest of the story goes. For those of you who just like the pictures, Page 9 is now available for your viewing pleasure. |
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| Busy schedule today, so rather than the usual boring text, I bring you pictures of the space shuttle Atlantis doing a back flip maneuver with its bay doors open. | | | | Apparently they needed to photograph the new heat shield tiles. Speaking of pretty pictures, there's new art in the Project Menagerie section. It's the last of the eight pages, so if you're curious how the script turned out, you can cruise the whole thing. Also new reviews in the reading section if you haven't checked that out in awhile. |
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| Colorado is a beautiful place to live, but occasionally the wind will blow so hard you think you're going to end up in Kansas.
For geeks with who like their sci-fi with an apocalyptic flavor, the third Fallout looks like it could be very cool. If nothing else they seem to have kept the concept and tone that made the first two games much fun.
Speaking of fallout, there's a good deal of talk lately about chilling relations between the U.S. and Russia. Russia is the place I look any time that I feel my contempt for our own government getting too high. Putin makes Bush look like a saint. OK, maybe I won't take it that far, but you get the idea. The man's administration is responsible for assassinations, economic blackmail, and cyber terrorism. However, Putin still has the gall to say that he is the world's only pure democrat. If nothing else, at least we'll be rid of George Bush in 2008. That may not be true of Putin.
New art in the Mojo Smith & Grandma Crow section. I'll be bringing this up to nine pages, inked and lettered, for the purpose of submission. |
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| The seventh page is up for Project Menagerie.
How does Bruce Campbell do it? The man is living proof that perseverance can get you what you want. Good looks, some talent and a killer chin don't hurt.
Meanwhile, Megatron has become some kind of tree insect. | | | | I've got to admit, though, I'm going to see that movie. Fortunately, I've lowered my expectations to the point that I'll have fun no matter how bad the movie is. I'm not saying it'll be good, but I'll have fun. So if it's good, in my eyes, it'll be AWESOME.
While it may be hard to accept changes in something I've been familiar with since childhood, it's better that things change. If they don't change they disappear. |
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| Mitt Romney scares me. In the face of mounting evidence (and common sense) that our current tactics aren't defeating extremists but creating them, the man endorses torture and advocates expanding our use of it. He also seems to have little grasp on military realities. Recently he called for an additional 100,000 troops to be added to the U.S. military. Considering the military cannot make its current recruiting goals, where on Earth is he going to find an extra 100,000?
Of course, the big thing that no one wants to touch when it comes to Romney is his religion. Al Sharpton was recently criticized for making 'bigoted' remarks about Romney's faith. Considering that Mormonism is based on racist principals, I find this to be hilarious. Plus, it's always fun to watch Sharpton twist.
In the mean time, those who have actually fought for our freedom of speech don't seem to have the right to exercise it. Considering that there are at least four veterans currently under investigation for protesting the war, I have to choke down bile every time I hear the president talk about supporting the troops.
So. . .back to the funny papers. The last entry for the Comic Book Challenge went in yesterday. It is for Project Menagerie and you can find it right over there. |
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