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Carl and Ellie from "Up" Valentine Art
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Fifteen Years Ago
Today's a big day for me. No, not the voting thing. Though, yeah, that's important. But fifteen years ago today, I left my job at the Markell Company, an ad agency that had been home for years, and jumped into the world of full freelance. I'd never really wanted that, but in January of 2001, a switch in my brain flipped and I realized that it was time to go.
It's been a weird, wonderful ride. I've done a ton of work, travelled more than I ever thought I would, met a lot of great people, made some wonderful friends and every day I get to get up and do the thing that I know is the reason I am on this earth.
I've done things I never thought I would. As of today, I've written two animated TV shows (Ultimate Spider-Man and none-of-your-buisness yet), three short films (with Jon Monson-Foon) and I created three comic series: Love and Capes, Long Distance, and Raider (as well as a 24-Hour Comic Day book, Haunted). I did caricatures for a national commercial. I work on the My Little Pony comic (and a new issue comes out this month!). And that's just what I've done so far. I've got another new series coming out next year and hopefully much more.
I proudly call myself a cartoonist.
It hasn't all been smooth. There have been a few rocky times to be sure. But that's okay, it's a wave. Good times, bad times, you prepare for them and keep going. Nothing's knocked me down for the count yet and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure nothing ever does.
I wouldn't do anything else. I don't know that I could.
To everyone who's come along with me on this ride, thank you! Here's to another fifteen years, and beyond!
My One-Act Play
So, almost a year ago, I entered a one-act play competition at the Fine Arts Association here in town. (Spoiler: I didn't win.) It had to be a ten-page script, set in one location that you could do on a tight budget. With those things in mind, and probably some others, I went up to Panera, my preferred writing spot, and knocked out a play. Over lunch. Is it the greatest thing in the world? I'm sure it's not. But looking back, it's still fun. I really want to write something Sorkin-esque, and this certainly does pay some homages there. I love sparkling dialogue. Since it won't be produced, I think it's about time it gets out to the world at large. So, if you want to read it, download it here.
And while it didn't win, the script and my story of writing it as I ate a Turkey Cranberry Flatbread did lead to my association with Brian Ward and Team Slushpile for the 48-Hour Film Competitions. So I definitely won something out of it!
My SDCC Schedule
My SDCC schedule:
THURSDAY
3:00-4:00 MY LITTLE PONY SIGNING
IDW Booth
FRIDAY
MODERN ROMANCE COMICS
2:00-3:00 Room 32AB
Once a staple of the Golden Age, romance comics have faded into the background in recent years, but now they're making a comeback and tackling a wider variety of love stories than ever before! Carrie Sessarego (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books), Janelle Asselin (Rosy Press publisher), Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex, Fresh Romance), Thom Zahler Cartooning (Love and Capes, Long Distance), and Cecil Castellucci (Shade the Changing Girl, The Plain Janes) discuss both classic and new romance comics, some of comics' most enduring love stories, and the challenges and joys unique to creating romantic stories in comics!
SUNDAY
2:00-3:00 MY LITTLE PONY SIGNING
IDW Booth
EVERY OTHER DARN MOMENT OF THE SHOW
Booth 2000
Morning Warm-Up: Space Ranger
Rick Starr, Space Ranger was mentioned on the last episode of DC'S Legends of Tomorrow, so I thought he'd be a good morning warm up. The piece was done in Manga Studio, flatted in Photoshop with shading added in Painter. These experiments not only get my brain up to operating temperature but let me mess around with new techniques that I can try on new projects. Like the new unannounced project I have, but hey, I just drew page three of it yesterday. More news when I can!