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Another Thursday, another thrilling Time Log. I'm pretty psyched about this one because it introduces our two newest characters, ***** and *****. No, I'm not gonna tell you their names!!! Muwaahahahahaha! You gotta keep reading to figure them out. But, honestly, it shouldn't be that difficult.
Also, did you know you could be the talk of the town in our sexy Time Log t-shirt? I bet you didn't! In fact, I bet you hate t-shirts, don't you? Why do you hate America so much, you t-shirt hater?? WHY???
WE BORE YOU WITH MODERATELY INTERESTING CON STORIES! San Diego is denser, but Toronto was still dense! But was it worth it? Another shout out to The Dragon. Ross talks about being detained at the border by Canadian Customs:
Shout out to Kaylie. MMA cuddling. EXTREME CUDDLE! Bizarre Bollywood, JUSTIQUE BURRITO! The Diamond Dinner and the Marvel Party (a.k.a. Chesterfest). Ross makes young ladies weep. Justique and Kaylie manned the AudioShocker booth:
Bob Layton is classy and get ready for the Aquacast!!! Crazy cosplay. AND... the long promised Ross Night Thrasher photo:
A special AudioShocker interactive podcast experience!!! We're only posting Nick's half of the conversation and YOU get to guess what Neal was saying in his half! (And we promise you that this has absolutely nothing to do a program called Call Graph not recording Neal's side of the convo.)
Anyway, here's what the guys talked about:
Neal is drunk. What happened to Sisqo? Shout out to The Dragon. Neal saw Vampires Suck and the new Alice in Wonderland. Nick saw She's Out of My League and Wallace & Gromit. Filming movies in Pittsburgh. X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Storm & Gambit #1 is Nick's comic book pick of the week. And is Colossus the Cold War x-man? Len Wein, please let us know.
Can you guess what Neal said???
Welcome to a very special Project Basement...
Thundergirl by Marcel Walker
I regard this installment with significant affection for two reasons:
The first of which is Thundergirl herself. I've been meeting up with her creator, Shawn Atkins, almost every Sunday for the past two and a half years to work on comics. And over the course of that time, I've seen Thundergirl grow from an idea to an incredible character (so go buy her debut issue already!!!)
The other reason I love this drawing is because Marcel captured the essence of Project Basement. The form, the color, the line strokes, the expression on her face, the way the still image almost moves on its own... the energy and emotion in his quick eraser board sketch makes me want to stare at it endlessly.
So make sure to follow Marcel as he builds his latest comic book, Hero Corp, from the ground up!
And get back here next week for Songbird by Wayne Wise.
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I'm having a hard time deciding which one (exhibit A or exhibit B) is the best to link to... so I'll just link to them both.
Anyway, I'm off to Toronto! Come see me and Ross and Kaylie and Justique at FanExpo Canada!!!
Guest starring Nick! D-d-d-deep conversation about The Expendables, comparing notes on Orphan, getting psyched for FanExpo Canada, and no more.
Neal met Terry Crews, Nick saw The Expendables, Rotten zombie comic book features a Zombie Palin?, Neal saw The Slammin' Salmon and didn't hate it, Nick saw Paycheck, Nick read both issues of Blue Wraith back to back, Neal didn't dig Wormwood, Street Fighter as the gayest video game of all time (and we mean gay as in homosexual, thank you Out.com), Jim Jones has a new music video, and Neal's opinionated realtor.
Initialize Project Basement. Systems go. Activate--
Iron Man by Shawn Atkins
Shawn asked me if I'd graciously give him the soapbox for a few minutes to talk about the artistic process behind this sketch:
ummmm... liquor's awesome.
Uh, thanks, Shawn... ANYWAY, I love how this sketch synthesizes two of Shawn's biggest influences -- Jack Kirby and Bruce Timm. From the krackles in Tony's glowing palm repulsor to the clunky-yet-energetic armor, from the hand in the foreground to the animated four fingers on his hand, this Iron Man screams awesome in my face.
Though, as an Iron Man fan who's read somewhere in the ballpark of 200 issues of his solo series, I DO NOT condone Shawn's reckless insistence that Tony should get sauced. However, considering the era of the armor he's wearing, this is before Stark admitted he was an alcoholic, so at least the sentiment is in continuity.
Be back next week for a very special installment, as the mighty Marcel Walker draws Shawn's original superhero creation, Thundergirl!
I'm probably beating a damn dead horse at this point, and for that I apologize. But I realized that I don't have anything written about this year's show... and I SHOULD considering that I'm helping organize the festivities!
Here's the official schpeel:
The SPF Expo will be held on September 25th and 26th, from 12pm to 5pm, at AIR: Artists Image Resource! Registration costs only $25, and in return your press, book, magazine, or organization receives a table, two passes, and signage for both days! We have lots of big things coming in September, and we hope you'll be there to experience it!
Basically, SPF is all about Pittsburgh's small press scene -- whether it's comics, mini comics, zines, small press lit, or whatever. And registration is open now. So go sign up if you want to exhibit.
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