One for your BOTM clubs…
I promise to stop posting weirdo religion stuff in favor of real content soon!
TOKYO! trailer
All it takes to sell me is a triptych of creative directors, a shoegazer soundtrack, and general wtfuckery. I’ll be there opening weekend.
HD version:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/tokyo/
Unstuck in time.
This is a message to the future.
It will travel at a speed of one hour per hour, one day per day. Once you begin reading this entry, it is already over. When I started writing it, the events outlined below had already taken place. And once you reach the end of this entry, you will be catapulted back in time to the next one. At the end of that entry, it will happen again. And again. And so on. Read far enough and you will watch me fold up into the person I used to be. See the things I used to do. The relationships I used to have. You can watch me scrape graphite off paper with a pencil. Un-type the words I’ve written. Un-say, the things I’ve said. Un-be the person I am.
Blogging is temporally recursive.
Perhaps, this is why I don’t blog as often as I could. I am a forward-looking person and anxious for what might or will happen. I’m fearful and sometimes embarrassed of the past and it’s easier to keep my eyes on that which I can still affect.
Today is February 3, 2009 and I have not written a personal blog entry in many months.
A lot has happened, so I’ll skip the detail-work and do this in broad strokes:
The big news… Joanna broke up with me. I’m single now. She and I are still good friends and there are no hard feelings, but for obvious reasons it is more comfortable for us to keep our distance from each other. It was a good four years.
…And that’s it. There’s really no more to say. The details are personal, sparse and frankly uninteresting. I won’t be offended if you ask for more, but how forthcoming I will be depends upon my mood. And condolences are not necessary — the traumatic moments have passed and the world is looking new and shiny to me.
Beyond that, the holidays were mostly painless. My aunt, uncle and cousin came into town from DC and it’s always great to see them. The best part, however, was spending some time with my brother. We have never been very close, but that’s slowly changing. We have a lot more in common than we ever realized. Perhaps we just didn’t see it, but the more likely scenario is that we didn’t allow ourselves to see it. And perhaps, I’m projecting my own hang-ups and saying “we” when I should be saying “I”.
My company, Turnstyle Creative, turned four years old yesterday and business has been great. I feel like the only person in the world that is thriving in this economic MELTDOWN-PANIC-WTF-AAHHH-RUN-WE’RE-ALL-GONNA-DIE. Can’t explain why. We just got lucky with the timing. Lots of big, fun, lucrative projects in the queue. Things are truly the best they’ve ever been.
That said, I am obviously concerned things could take a turn for the worse. As the rest of the world crumbles, chances are something heavy will land on us. So, I’m taking steps to bring as much new business into the office as possible and, unfortunately, I have to make some time sacrifices on the comics front…
I’m pushing back the release of LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 and #7. My intention was to release #6 in time for S.P.A.C.E. in April, but that’s is no longer the case. The new release date is undetermined, but rest assured I am still working hard on them. I simply won’t be beating myself up to complete them for a self-imposed deadline. And while I’m on the subject… I’m just not willing to sacrifice quality again. I’ve done that with the past 3 or 4 issues and it irks me to no end. I intend to enjoy these last two issues. In a way, it is my long goodbye to these characters. The scripts are written and every time I read them in reference to what I’m drawing, I’m a little sad. In a way, they are already gone.
Anyway, I will still have some new items for S.P.A.C.E.. REFLECTION came out last Autumn, but it’ll be new to the S.P.A.C.E. crowd and, of course, the infamous JESUS & TALKING BEAR shirts. I’m also contemplating a S.P.A.C.E.-only LW mini-comic of some kind. We’ll see.
On the whole, I’m trying to make wiser and more constructive use of my time — vanquishing laziness without vanquishing fun.
So, I bought a violin! I just had this overwhelming urge to suck at something. Kidding. About the urge part. Not the suck part. I definitely suck at it.
My only lessons have come from YouTube, but I intend to take ‘real’ lessons with a personal instructor this Spring. For now, I’m keeping things very wax-on-wax-off as I learn the motions, build calluses, learn to read sheet music, etc.
Overall, I’m happy! I believe I’m at my best when I feel challenged, so I’m challenging myself to learn new skills, improve myself, meet new people, test myself, set demanding goals, experience new things, LIVE A LITTLE A LOT.
So… I hope that one day I’ll find this entry as it travels towards the future. Across the years between now and then, I will stare my future self in the eye and share this valuable advice: “Watch for the future, admire the past, but live in the present.”
And my future self will nod and reply, “And don’t you forget it. Good luck.”
NOW SHIPPING!
There is still time to get one before Xmas.
Get it here:
Jesus & Talking Bear Tee Shirt at LacklusterWorld.com
Photographic Evidence
The printer just sent me this ‘digital proof’. I suppose it ‘proves’ this shirt is, indeed, amazing.
Still available here:
http://lacklusterworld.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=36
Still shipping next week.
JESUS & TALKING BEAR Tee Shirt!
Celebrate the birth of Jesus with this commemorative tee shirt!
After years of requests, I’ve finally put this shirt into production. Those of you intimately familiar with my LACKLUSTER WORLD comics should remember this scene from issue #3. Those of you unfamiliar will probably enjoy its blasphemy anyway.
About the shirt… It’s black, white and Pantone 424 (Gray) inks silkscreened on an ‘Ice Gray’ tee. Monochrome! When you wear it to your family holiday functions, you will stand out nicely.
Ships December 17th. Some sizes WILL sell out before Christmas.
Free shipping on orders $25 and up!
And if you don’t already have a copy of REFLECTION, we still have copies available!
Arr, Pirate Radio
For the past year or so, I’ve done a lot of research on a new graphic novel project that I shall henceforth refer to as “PL”. One portion of said research includes pirate broadcasting and so I eventually found thispodcast called the PIRATES WEEK. It’s a weekly show that covers pirate radio related news and plays recordings of pirate radio broadcasts that aired each week.
The show’s producer, Ragnar Daneskjold, put out an appeal for any artist types in the audience to help him out with some art to attach to his iTunes listing. I was feeling designy so worked up this little number for him and he’s putting it to use.
Here’s a few color variations:
http://flickr.com/photos/ericadams/3059262126/
http://flickr.com/photos/ericadams/3059502405/
You can check out the show at: http://www.piratesweek.info/
Comic Related
I recently designed the new interface for ComicRelated.com and today the site went live. Check it out.
And yes that is a big LACKLUSTER WORLD graphic currently headlining the front page.
REFLECTION is shipping!
Big thanks to everyone that pre-ordered a copy of REFLECTION! All pre-orders shipped yesterday. We still have plenty left, so BUY BUY BUY.
Been too busy to write up con reports on Baltimore and Mid Ohio, but I’ll get to them later tonight.
In the meantime, two more pages from the book (as well as the four we’ve already posted) are below the cut. Enjoy!