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Hikari 37
July 27th, 2009 |Posted In: comics, drunk duck, drunk duck awards, samurai, temple, the temple of a thousand tears, web comics, writing
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The very emotional final scene in this sequence, and even when I was doing touch-ups on Olivia’s artwork and lettering it I was crying.
Do yourself a favor, go back and re-read the sequence from the moment that Selphi gets stabbed and tell me if it flows well. Again, this is where I thought the series really found its voice.
And it’s certainly when the story changed.
And Selphi’s last words, “Why do they hate us?” is the question that I constantly ask whenever I hear about religious wars or tribal conflicts going on in the world. Sure, we all have different ideas and beliefs, but why do we have to kill for them? Why do we have to make it personal? Why do we have to hate each other?
I’m sure it’s asking a lot to say, “Can’t we all just get along?” but is it too much to ask, “Can’t there be another way other than killing?” Forgiveness has to start somewhere.
But I digress. This story is hardly ever going to turn any heads or open any eyes to the error or futility of old ways and bad blood. But if it could generate a little tolerance in the world – if even one person read this and decided to use their words instead of their fists – then it would have exceeded my wildest expectations.
We can only hope.
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The 2009 Drunk Duck Awards
The DD Awards are upon us once again, and the categories are up. Last year, without trying, you the reader graciously nominated The Temple of a Thousand Tears as the Most Profound Comic – an honor which I’m told that if popular demand had determined the winner, Temple would hold that title.
This year, I’m asking for some nominations – so please be sure to vote for Temple:
Best Action Scenes
Best Adventure Comic
Best Dialogue
Best Fantasy Comic
Best Overall Story Comic
Best Philosophical / Spiritual Comic
Best Protagonist: Sophia
Best Sci-Fi Comic
Best Dramatic Comic
Best Overall Writing
If you think that Temple deserves any of these awards, then I implore you to vote for The Temple of a Thousand Tears in the 2009 Drunk Duck Awards. Voting goes until July 31.
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The 2009 Drunk Duck Awards
The DD Awards are upon us once again, and the categories are up. Last year, without trying, you the reader graciously nominated @$$hole! for “Best Photo Comic” and “Best Experimental Comic” – an honor which I’m told that if popular demand had determined the winner, @$$hole! would hold both titles.
This year, I’m asking for some nominations – so please be sure to vote for @$$hole!:
Best Antagonist: Susie
Best Dialogue
Best Humor Comic
Most Deliciously Offensive
Best Overall Strip Comic
Best Photo Comic
Best Slice of Life/Autobiographical Comic
If you think that @$$hole! deserves any of these awards, then I implore you to vote for @$$hole! in the 2009 Drunk Duck Awards. Voting starts today (July 24)!
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Not only was the photo session a blast to do, but this comic is turning into a lot of fun to assemble. Part of the fun is trying to choose pictures that I think fit the scene or situation the best – and then adding dialogue to it. But when I said that I had a lot of pictures to go through, I wasn’t even kidding. Do you know how large 800+ hi-res photos are? Or how long it takes to even preview them in your viewer? Let me give you a hint: they have to load! 
Once again, the very talented Erica Hampton reprises her role as the Crazy Cat Loving Lady and this promises to be the worst blind date ever (but hopefully the most entertaining). And we haven’t even made it to the place yet. That will be next week.
As for how the book’s coming along, pre-pressing is all done and I’ve been making the final adjustments to the supplemental material. Sketches and some scripts, mostly, but also an afterword by myself and a forward by…someone more famous than me! Should be a fun book, but more about that as it gets shipped off to the printer within the next week or so.
Other than that, my announcements are about conventions. San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) is going on right now, and unfortunately I was not able to attend this year. Perhaps next year. However, I will be attending Wizard World Chicago in August (how is still up for debate, but I’m working on a few angles for a hopeful surprise – wish me luck), and will be a guest at Reactor in September. I submitted a few panel ideas, and they’re finalizing the programming guide as we speak.
Well, enough out of me – go vote for nominees in the 2009 Drunk Duck Awards (and don’t forget my other comic, The Temple of a Thousand Tears, is also eligible for nominations). Other than that, have a great weekend!
@$$hole!: Blind Date 1
July 22nd, 2009 |Posted In: blind dating, comics, dating, drunk duck, drunk duck awards, online dating, photography, web comics, writing
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The 2009 Drunk Duck Awards
The DD Awards are upon us once again, and the categories are up. Last year, without trying, you the reader graciously nominated @$$hole! for “Best Photo Comic” and “Best Experimental Comic” – an honor which I’m told that if popular demand had determined the winner, @$$hole! would hold both titles.
This year, I’m asking for some nominations – so please be sure to vote for @$$hole!:
Best Antagonist: Susie
Best Dialogue
Best Humor Comic
Most Deliciously Offensive
Best Overall Strip Comic
Best Photo Comic
Best Slice of Life/Autobiographical Comic
If you think that @$$hole! deserves any of these awards, then I implore you to vote for @$$hole! in the 2009 Drunk Duck Awards (when voting starts, that is).
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Here’s the first of the Blind Date story arc, and who’s this: it’s the Crazy Cat Loving Lady from the Vet Visit story arc! Played by none other than the lovely and talented Erica Hampton.
If you recall from the Vet Visit blogs, Erica is a professional photographer (recently specializing in weddings) who is incredibly talented and easy to work with, and gracious enough to allow me to borrow her time and equipment to make another crazy story involving her bizarre character. Unlike the Vet Visit story, however, this story isn’t entirely scripted. Sure, there were some beats that I knew we had to hit, but I only really had a general idea of what would happen while we were shooting this. The benefit is that the photoshoot only took 3-4 hours this time (as opposed to the Vet Visit, which took over 6 hours). Also unfortunately (more so for me than you), is that I have over 800+ photos to shift through and organize to direct this piece. And I’m not entirely sure yet just how long it’s going to be – but I have a goal in mind.
Suffice it to say, what you’re about to read is going to be a fun train wreck – a roller coaster of gags and goofy stuff, and maybe even a little back story. I’m going to work for those nominations, let me tell you!
So enjoy, and I’ll see you Friday with the next update!