I read this web comic, Questionable Content, which has been going on since 2003 and which is mostly fairly entertaining in a college soap opera kind of way. Anyway, apparently the first book is coming out soon, and the artist has re-drawn at least some of the original pages. Today he posted one of the re-draws because he ran out of time to do a new strip. Here’s the original. Here’s the re-draw. It gives me hope that if I ever actually applied myself to drawing daily, I could actually…
word wars ftw
I did a bunch of stuff this morning–made bread & cinnamon rolls, cleaned the kitchen, addressed & packed up all the Strongbox envelopes, sorted out my Book Closet a bit now that there are 20+ fewer books in it–and although I’d kind of intended to write today, by that time it was 2 and it didn’t seem very likely. So I pottered around a bit and then sort of went “well, what the hell, I’ll see if anybody’s in the war room, maybe I’ll get a little written…” was there,…
Strongbox Chronicles
Ok, just trying to keep track. I’ve received 7 paid-for orders for the second two Strongbox books, and one to-be-paid as soon as I determine how much it costs to ship ’em to Australia. As far as I can tell, and have the last two sets on reserve, and there is at least one person who has expressed interest who is now on a waiting list. In order to be sure I’ll get all the books out on Wednesday, this is how I shall work it: if the reserved books…
los matadores!
Dad and the boys came over to borrow a couple movies, and when they left they had a stirring game of Matador! out on the green, so I went out and took a bunch of pictures. Most here, but a few behind the cut.
5 (?) things make a post
1. Ardian Syaf will be lead artist on DC’s upcoming GREEN LANTERN CORPS title. Key phrase: Source “Artist to Watch” Ardian Syaf … has put together a remarkable resume [in less than a year] including BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN, PHANTOM STRANGER and an arc on SUPERMAN/BATMAN. Not too shabby, eh? *beams like a fool* Go Ardian. 2. Last night, watching Leverage, the following conversation ensued: Kit: Wow, Christian Kane is really cute with glasses. Ted: Yeah, but he’s not your type. Kit: He’s not? Ted: Of course not. He’s built like…