Jul 01 2005

Music, etc.

I’ve been neglecting my blog a bit of late due to a somewhat overwhelming workload, but after the weekend things may slow down a bit. I’ve been teaching two comics classes a day and freelancing in the afternoon/evenings–all with the Charlotte con in between. But my classes wrapped up today and, although this was by far the best batch of students I’ve ever had, I’m glad class is done and I can start catching up on my freelance work and personal projects.

As an “end of summer session” treat, I stopped by Borders on my way home and picked up a couple of records I’ve been wanting to check out: “Stairs and Elevators” by The Heartless Bastards and “Elevator” by Hot Hot Heat (what’s up with the “elevator” thing??). I haven’t listened to the Hot Hot Heat record yet, but damn the Heartless Bastards record is good. They sound like Mountain, Led Zeppelin and Cream all smushed together with a female lead singer who looks to weigh about 90 lbs, but who belts out lyrics with a voice that hits you like a Mack truck.

heartless bastards

Jun 23 2005

More Charlotte con stuff…

…And here’s a banner/plackard-thingie I made by attaching some color copies to foamcore with spray adhesive:

con prop
(Click for larger image)

Jun 23 2005

General Tso’s Sizzling Mini-comic

Also for the Charlotte con, I’ll be offering a all of my current mini-comics as part of a single package: General Tso’s Sizzling Mini-comic:

General Tso
(Click for larger image)

Jun 22 2005

The Boxing Bucket’s Final Round

Here, hot off the paper cutter (?), is The Boxing Bucket’s Final Round, a minicomic that I’ve managed to get together just in time for the HeroesCon in Charlotte this weekend. The content is the Bucket “couch comic” I just wrapped up. I had considered calling it “Beyond the Pail,” but the pun made my teeth hurt…

BB mini
(Click for larger image)

Jun 21 2005

The Comics Reporter

The Comics Reporter

Ever since the demise of The Comics Journal’s Journalista column/website, Tom Spurgeon’s The Comics Reporter is the best and only place to go to get a daily fix of what’s going on in the world of comics. The site’s clean, easy to navigate, updated daily and—amazingly—ad-free. This week, though, he’s been asking folks who regularly read the site to donate a little cash to the cause via PayPal and I encourage anyone who visits the site regularly to do so. I donated $10.00 today and would have given more if I weren’t so strapped for cash at the moment. Maybe if things go well at the Charlotte HeroesCon I’ll throw a few more bucks into the pot.