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Lev Yilmaz: The Genius

nobody@vox.com([this is connie]) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:10:50 -0700

Tales Of Mere Existence "A Typical Conversation With My Mom"

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commissioned...

nobody@vox.com(Orlando) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:24:29 -0700

Since my last journal entry my life has been busier than a swarm of hornets over the last month. I thought I was going to find some time to draw but with AP projects, the art club, final exams, the closing of school, finishing up my responsibilities and spraining my ankle this has become a miserable time for me. Normally, this would be the end of my story and I would go sit in my corner and brood as an antediluvian beserker looking for a massacre.

However something has crept into my dark world to cheer it up. I received two commission pieces. Out of the blue a guy at my school has asked me to create two pieces of work for his fraternity’s 20th anniversary party. I almost told him, no. What I said was, “I’d do a couple of sketches and show them to you later.” At the time I could not believe that I was going to add to my workload.

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I realized the only time I had to work on this commission would be in the morning before I go to work. Instead of going to bed at 12 a.m. and getting up at 5:30 a.m. I would have to get up at 4:30 a.m.
In two day’s I showed him the preliminaries and he like them. I will post them later. But that wasn’t the coolest thing, a relative asked me to do a commission of her son as a present for his birthday.

You would have thought I was given a shot of adrenaline. I was flying. I plan on posting the preliminary sketch tonight.

Who cares if I finish my school work on time I’m drawing again.

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Hump Day Fun Time

nobody@vox.com([Susan]) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:19:41 -0700

My Not-So-Ugly Married Life

My husband and I met on the Internet

He proposed to me

And then we got married

My husband is a comp programmer

We love shopping on the internet

And We love to read

But I couldnt sleep coz of his snores

But then, I love my husband anyway.

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Tina's Perfect Boyfriend

nobody@vox.com([this is connie]) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:42:59 -0700

Tina Sings About Her Perfect Guy...

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Breakfast Sketching #1...Space Cop

nobody@vox.com(Orlando) — Sat, 03 May 2008 07:37:37 -0700

Space Cop A

A quick sketch inked at home.

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Vox Hunt: The Funnies

nobody@vox.com([this is connie]) — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:59:40 -0700

Show us the comic strip you read most often.

Indonesian Comic Strips

Benny & Mice - Panji Koming

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Ray Wise from Reaper

nobody@vox.com(Orlando) — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:57:36 -0700

Ray Wise from Reapers j

Ray Wise has been one of my all time favorite actors. No matter what role he plays he always seems to have that look in his eye that says, "I know more than you do...ha,ha,ha,ha"

This is my first attempt at drawing Mr. Wise but it won't be my last. I made a lot of mistakes initially which I don't think I solved but I really enjoyed drawing this picture and I know I will do better next time.

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I love my duty period...

nobody@vox.com(Orlando) — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:15:27 -0700

During this time of year my students prepare for their AP exams. I review with them after school, before school and during lunch. I find I have little or no free time for myself or drawing and even my art club must meet in the back of my room so I can help those students needing assistance. I start my day at 4:30 am and usually get home between 7 and 8 PM depending on the number of students who stay after school. Some students play sports so they can not join us till 4 or 5 PM which acts like a second wave of students. Generally I work no more than two to three hours (with different groups)and I am so exhausted that when I get home I eat dinner, spend a few minutes with my wife and go to bed. Thank goodness for my duty period. Every teacher has a duty period in which they give up some of their planning time to oversee areas of the school to make sure students are where they are suppose to be or greet visitors to the school or help in various other jobs.

My duty is at the front gate from 10:40 to 11:15. I greet visitors directing them to the main office and making sure students don't leave without permission or people do not enter who should not be at the school. Generally, this is a boring job but I have found a way to make it bearable. I take my art pad out with me and sketch. I have duty every other day so I am beginning to enjoy this time. I've even gathered a small following.

These three pictures are the small progression of my work for last Friday, this Tuesday and Thursday. This sketch is based on characters I am creating for a web-cast I hope to finish by next year.

Drawing one is the heroine, this was Friday's picture, Tuesday, I added her two friends and Thursday I added two more characters. My students recommended I give her hair.Hopefully this Monday I will finish coloring the picture and post it as well.

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May Comics: Free Comic Book Day Edition

nobody@vox.com(grantalias) — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:47 -0700

I hope everyone had a great Free Comic Book Day this weekend. I know I did.

Powers 28

Powers #28
Continues the story line of the powers virus that is killing people and the new Retro Girl goes under cover for the police.

I'm kind of getting tired of this latest plot. I don't know if it's because I only pick up my reserves every couple of months now or what but it seems to be dragging. Of course I'm sure that when it does get wrapped up it will blow my mind!

Powers Annual 2008

Powers Annual 2008
I guess the comic annual is not dead. More of a stand alone story. Delveing into Walkers past from being a cro-magnon to a caveman. Underlying tone is that Supers for all the good they do have made the normals weak and dependent on them for protection. Oh and super graphic violence and sex.

Doctor Who

Doctor Who #3
You think I would have head about this being a Doctor Who fan. Gary Russell who is story editor for the new series is writing so it should hold up to the series.

I missed issue #1 & 2 but luckily issue #3 starts a new story having the Doctor and Martha arriving in the future on a alien world and the cat nuns make another appearance. You think they would have a more stringent hiring policy for those nuns by now.

There is also a Doctor Who Classics book featuring the 4th Doctor for you old timers.

Elephantmen: Wars Toys 2 & 3

Nothing is better when you combine great story and great art... unless you add genetically engineered animal killing machines in a futuristic war. Oh wait it's got that too!

Great insight to the war to end all wars and our favorite Elephantmen. Good story showing the humanity in the beast and the beast in humanity point counter point.

This is how prequels should be done. A story that is strong enough to stand alone from the rest of the Elephantmen universe, interesting and engaging.

Thanks Hip Flask crew for creating a book that I hold up with classics such as Metabarons.

Star Wars: Legacy #19, 20, 21, 22
I am really glad I decided to pick this new on-going Star Wars series. Since it is the only book I collect that comes out monthly when I pick up my reserve it's like a reading a small trade.

I'd like to summarize the plot but there is just too much going on and even after 22 issues there's too much back story for me to explain here. But there is a great space battle in issue 20 & 21. And after issue 22 no one is going to feel sorry for those Bothans, the Mon Calamari are fracked!

Komico

I purposely timed our trip to Komico to coincide with Free Comic Book Day, that way I get comics, the boys get comics and I don't get upset if they destroy any comics. Hey they're $3 and up, it can get expensive if a toddler literally rips into your collection.

I was interested in only three of the offerings that were available the Stranded, Superpowers, and Dan Dare (by a favorite Warren Ellis). Unfortunately I was rather unimpressed by the lot, of course they were free so I shouldn't be too hard on them. So take the following with a hefty grain of salt.

The Stranded

The Stranded might be totally good... just the part I read. The art is late 90's Image fare and the story pretty run of the mill. Not bad, just nothing I haven't seen a dozen times before. Also it seems that it is going to be made into a series for the Sci-fi Channel.

Dan Dare

I was really excited about Dan Dare written by Warren Ellis. Dan Dare was a pulp 1950's sci-fi character like Flash Gordon that they now have the rights to, but unlike Flash, I'd never heard of the character. It was part of a flip book with The Stranded so the story was short. It was ok and I'm sure people will like it but it's just not up my alley. I was surprised at that since I liked Ellis' Ministry of Space mini-series and it was in fact influenced by Dan Dare.

Project Superpowers

Project Superpowers is your usual cover only painted and co-plotted by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger book. I thought their EarthX and Justice series were very good and I loved that Ross painted the entire Justice series. But I guess they wanted a more regular release schedule and a fully painted book would not be able to meet the time constraints.

Other than that it was an okay look at golden age heroes set free into today's world. If you like that kind of stuff... I was never really a fan of the Justice Society stuff either.

Marvel Adventures

ET picked up Marvel Adventures. I thought he might go for the Transformers issue but in his mind he saw four superheroes and thought that was a better deal than just the Transformers. It was a usual superpower team up book but ET liked it.

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Me & Our Daily Bread (& C'est Moi)

nobody@vox.com([this is connie]) — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:10:35 -0700

Matthew 5:8

I received the latest issue of tri-monthly "Our Daily Bread" today. They have been faithfully sending me this daily devotional booklet since a couple of years ago.

So thank you very much, RBC!

We actually can get the Indonesian edition of ODB too here, but sometimes the translation isn't as beautiful as its original version in English. ODB in Indonesian is called "Santapan Harian" (literally means "daily meal").

By the way, as I took the picture this afternoon, C'est Moi seemed curious. I thought he's attracted to the red flowers in the cover, but then he started licking and later he wanted to bite (and eat) it, too!

Naughty boy :)

A Chihuahua That Thinks He is a Bookworm

Maybe I should start sending him to the Sunday school.

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