For the webcomic fans
Checked out a new online comic this morning – Freefall, at http://freefall.purrsia.com/ . It’s the story of a rougish “captain” never seen out of his space suit, a rather addled robot, and their newly-hired anthopomorphic engineer, as they try to make an old salvaged spaceship space-worthy. Another bit of online fun that had me snickering frequently.
Telling no real story
Well, we watched our first NetFlix last night – we both sat through Storytelling, and Rain watched Ghost World. I actually was a big fan of Daniel Clowes’ “Lloyd Llewellyn” comic, but i just couldn’t deal with the “quirky teenager” movie after watching the “I couldn’t think of anything, but I had to spend this money before they pulled my grant” movie.
Sometimes, I read a book or watch a movie, and I finish it with the horrible feeling that, somewhere, the author or filmmaker is laughing hysterically at having tricked me into wasting part of my life. That’s different from, say, the Battlefield: Earth feeling where I end up feeling very sorry for the filmmaker, actors, crew, and backers of the film. Not this time! The creator of Storytelling should be smacked around.
Oh, well. I picked out a couple movies I wanted to see, Amelie and the new anime Metropolis. Haven’t found many more yet, but there’s time.
Ensign Crusher, report to the Torpedo Bay for testing…
In the “Has it been that long since Stand By Me?” department, the Joy of Tech web comic released this movie poster celebrating our favorite Bridge ensign’s 30th birthday. Pay no attention to that glowing crystal in your palm, Wil.
Web-comic thoughts
I am jealous of Barb and Chris’ upcoming cartoonist fame, so I went and found the old Artificial Intelligence strips Tom Monaghan and I collaborated on.
*sigh* It’s not that I’m not still proud of the work, it’s just that the jokes all seemed funnier back in 1987.
Spent today catching up on Mac Hall… that strip can be pretty dang funny sometimes. Even smiled at the Digimon porn. Bad Boys of Computer Science just didn’t do anything for me, though. By the way, if a hi-resolution version of “Bob’s Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots” was on a t-shirt, I’d own three of them.
The artist of Mac Hall did a total conversion, “Marathon: RED”, for Bungie Software’s Marathon Infinity shooter game – some of the best bitmapped art that game’s ever seen. I was hoping to get the Aleph One:SDL version working to show meiran, but the Windows port is still just too buggy. Maybe next time she’s close to a Macintosh.
While digging through my files, I also found the digital file of my game card… yes, I am a card in the Star Trek Collectible Card Game. The original artwork is by Chris Impink, and alert people can see where I got my default LJ user icon from.
Another 45 seconds of fame
Congratulations to Chris Impink for his guest artist stint at online comic Sluggy Freelance today! (If the day you read this isn’t 4/4/02, you may have to use the calendar links to see his strip.) If they use his art in the next book, I’ll have to get him to sign it!
Sometimes my job amuses me
Here’s the ad I’m building right now:
“Viacream is a natural topical cream for women that enhances intimacy & sexual pleasure. Call (deleted) or email to: (deleted). Please specify amount of product desired. Product will ship within one week of receipt. Mention this ad and receive free audio cassette – Screaming women don?t lie anymore. Lexxus independent distributor”
Reminds me of the job of the main character in Sabrina Online – a naive graphic artist who ended up designing boxes for porn videos. Except I’m slightly less naive. Slightly.
