Archive for February, 2004
February 25, 2004 at 1:46 am · Posted by kalman
Nothing like running into old friends, and having them show interest in one’s site and one’s work, to get one off one’s ass to update.
There’s some odds and ends finally making their way over here from the old site like the Phoenix EYE and Red Ice sections, as well as my favorite pieces from my year stint as lead character designer for the defunct MMORPG ‘Charr the Grimm fate’ (added to the Traditional Media section).
The Space X treme section is all new, featuring character and vehicle design work for an animated series bible produced in Jan 2003.
enjoy!
February 24, 2004 at 12:00 pm · Posted by karl
I anticipated this despicable trend when I first bought my iPod in ‘02, which is why I only use generic black ‘buds! Those white earphones were an accident waiting to happen.
Plus, they kept falling out of my ears…
From MacWorld UK:
The appeal of Apple’s iPod has attracted less-savoury characters.
According to London’s Evening Standard the iPod has become the target of criminals. It reports a series of muggings in which iPod owners Ð identified by their white earphones Ð are being targeted.
The Evening Standard carries the story of Saqib Sabir who was recently mugged. The criminals targeted Saqib for his mobile phone, and then spotted his iPod. “They obviously knew what it was, because they immediately threw my phone away to take it. I was gutted. I use my iPod all the time, and I’d had it only a few weeks,” he said.
The BBC planned to carry this story on the London evening news yesterday but told Macworld they spiked after after failing to find examples of people being mugged specifically for iPods.
The Met has warned owners to keep their iPods hidden whenever possible and recommends noting the serial number.
Macworld recommends that readers wishing to avoid being relieved of their iPods follow the guidelines for safeguarding mobile phones given on The Met Web site.
These guidelines suggest property marking it with your postcode and door number to help police identify stolen ones, and advise against attracting attention when carrying or using it in the street, avoid parking in isolated or dark areas, and leaving it in an unattended car.
An alternative, in the recent bout of cold weather, would be to wear earmuffs to conceal the tell-tale white earbuds.
February 5, 2004 at 12:15 pm · Posted by karl
You need to read Blankets, and if you’ve read it already, chances are you need to read it again.
I just stumbled onto this interview with authour Craig Thompson in which he discusses the autobiographical nature of the story, recurring themes in his work, and the evolution of his 570 page journey.
Basically, all the things one normally discusses when being interviewed thoughtfully about one’s work.
Read It!
February 3, 2004 at 10:54 am · Posted by karl
The original Wiarton Willie, an albino groundhog said to be 22 years old, died during hibernation during the winter of 1998-99. The good burghers of Wiarton discovered this to their horror just before Groundhog Day 1999.
Willie’s death made headlines around the world.
On Groundhog Day, they put Wiarton Willie face-up in a small pine casket, bright pennies over his eyes, paws clutching a raw carrot. But it was a fake! Turns out the real Wiarton Willie was so disgustingly decomposed he couldn’t be put on display, so they found a stuffed facsimile and laid it in the casket.
“We didn’t try to hide the fact that he was stuffed,” said Tom Ashman of Wiarton Willie’s publicity team. “If the media had been doing their job they would have seen the stitches on the belly.”
But, why fake it?
“People needed closure,” Ashman explained.
February 3, 2004 at 12:03 am · Posted by karl
Every moment of every day, everywhere we go, we’re being bombarded by radio signals, wireless transmissions, radiation, microwaves, and God knows how many other forms of airborne communication.
Now imagine that you could see all of those invasive waves. Ploughing through you, bouncing off of your head, filling your home and your world with a never-ending distraction of useless information.
That’s pretty much how I feel about American Pop Culture.
I disconnected my television several months ago and haven’t looked back, but since the publication of my recent Superman work, reminders of the great beast have crept in through my closely-guarded e-mail inbox in the form of reviews. Specifically troubling is the oft-expressed criticism of Lois Lane’s weight.
Now, this is nothing new to me. I read the same comments about my depiction of Theresa Cassidy in the Deadpool issue I did a few years back, and it’s an inevitable response (occasionally positive, I should add) to many of my drawings of women.
Why is this even an issue? Anyone with half a brain can see that none of these characters are fat, or even unhealthy-looking. Is our society so snowed by the faux-idealism of the anorexic magazine cover girl that this is considered fat?
I can’t do much about talentless musicians, hollywood idolatry, or entertainment tabloid television, but in my little corner of the universe I can at least put something on the shelves that tries not to make people feel worse about themselves or others.
The above sketch of the Venus of Willendorf is dedicated to Mimi, who reminded me this morning, in the most flattering way, of what a fucked up world we live in. Or, rather, what a fucked up time…
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