Well, I'm back from my semi-hiatus, so I may revive this old relic... I may rename it in coming weeks, perhaps to something else. Maybe just a chance to see what I've been doing in the past week, or perhaps my personal book recommendation.
Regardless, this week my suggestion is that you all read TwoKinds. It is a good comic. It is almost midnight here and I woke up at 4 AM, so I am a bit too tired to explain it to you all. You can find the link here. I heartily recommend it to you all, for it is an excellent read, it is quite funny and it is at last off of its hiatus that it was on.
See, I'm not the only one that takes a break.
Until next time...
Showing posts with label Comics. Show all posts
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Monday, February 13, 2006
Webcomic of the Week
In this installment of Webcomic of the Week I will be showcasing the new webcomic Neko Madness. It is drawn by my brother Matthew Clark (Tom Clarkson), and is written by Neal Nearing. I will be doing things slightly different, as I have with me, the artist, Matthew Clark.
This will be the first interview to be on my blog, and I hope it goes well.
R: So what is this webcomic about?
M: Neko Madness is mainly about a group of fourteen year olds going into grade nine. The main plot of the story has nothing to do with school though. Let me explain to you some of the backstory. About fifty years ago cats started evolving, and developed human-like characteristics. At first, this new species was discriminated against, and were not considered to be 'sentient'.
R: So then what happened?
M: What happened then, was that the Nekos (what they called themselves) created their own government, and their own country. Humans eventually recognized the Nekos as being sentient, though they continued to experience intense discrimination. Some of the Nekos moved into human communities, though this was slow in coming.
R: And this is what lead up to the comic?
M: Yes. The comic starts about ten years after all of what I have described.
R: So do you have a plot all worked out?
M: Yes, I do have a main plot, it has a few holes in it at this point though, so the creative team is hard at work plugging those holes.
R: When do you expect the comic to fully start?
M: Within a month or two.
R: What can we expect to see in this comic?
M: War, humour, some romance and general insanity. They are cat people... what do you think?
R: What inspired you to start a webcomic?
M: Around September of last year, I started reading webcomics. From there, I started reading about ten others, and I eventually got the idea to start my own.
R: Where do you get your inspiration from?
M: I got a few of my ideas from the webcomic New World, drawn by Scott Clements and Robert Maupin. I like the character development that exists in that comic, as well as the variety of emotions that they can convey.
R: What is your favorite webcomic?
M: EGS... obviously. El Goonish Shive is quite simply the best webcomic that I read.
(The link for EGS can be found on the right hand side of the page for Blogspot viewers, and at the bottom for MSN Spaces viewers.)
R: Any closing thoughts?
M: Neko Madness is still in development. The art itself may change as the comic goes along, but this is to be expected with any new webcomic. Also, I hope you will all vote for Neko Madness at Top Webcomics; the link is on the front page of the site.
R: Thank-you for your time Matthew, and I hope that you do very well with your webcomic.
M: Thanks for having me Robert. Here is the link: Neko Madness.
R: And there you have it, my interview with Matthew Clark, artist of Neko Madness. I suggest to all of you that you read it once it gets going.
Until next time...
This will be the first interview to be on my blog, and I hope it goes well.
R: So what is this webcomic about?
M: Neko Madness is mainly about a group of fourteen year olds going into grade nine. The main plot of the story has nothing to do with school though. Let me explain to you some of the backstory. About fifty years ago cats started evolving, and developed human-like characteristics. At first, this new species was discriminated against, and were not considered to be 'sentient'.
R: So then what happened?
M: What happened then, was that the Nekos (what they called themselves) created their own government, and their own country. Humans eventually recognized the Nekos as being sentient, though they continued to experience intense discrimination. Some of the Nekos moved into human communities, though this was slow in coming.
R: And this is what lead up to the comic?
M: Yes. The comic starts about ten years after all of what I have described.
R: So do you have a plot all worked out?
M: Yes, I do have a main plot, it has a few holes in it at this point though, so the creative team is hard at work plugging those holes.
R: When do you expect the comic to fully start?
M: Within a month or two.
R: What can we expect to see in this comic?
M: War, humour, some romance and general insanity. They are cat people... what do you think?
R: What inspired you to start a webcomic?
M: Around September of last year, I started reading webcomics. From there, I started reading about ten others, and I eventually got the idea to start my own.
R: Where do you get your inspiration from?
M: I got a few of my ideas from the webcomic New World, drawn by Scott Clements and Robert Maupin. I like the character development that exists in that comic, as well as the variety of emotions that they can convey.
R: What is your favorite webcomic?
M: EGS... obviously. El Goonish Shive is quite simply the best webcomic that I read.
(The link for EGS can be found on the right hand side of the page for Blogspot viewers, and at the bottom for MSN Spaces viewers.)
R: Any closing thoughts?
M: Neko Madness is still in development. The art itself may change as the comic goes along, but this is to be expected with any new webcomic. Also, I hope you will all vote for Neko Madness at Top Webcomics; the link is on the front page of the site.
R: Thank-you for your time Matthew, and I hope that you do very well with your webcomic.
M: Thanks for having me Robert. Here is the link: Neko Madness.
R: And there you have it, my interview with Matthew Clark, artist of Neko Madness. I suggest to all of you that you read it once it gets going.
Until next time...
Monday, February 06, 2006
Webcomic of the Week
Welcome to another installment of Webcomic of the Week. This week I will be going in a slightly different direction, and will be suggesting Lynn Johnston's For Better or For Worse to everyone. I realize that this is not a webcomic, but it is my favorite comic strip of all, even inching out El Goonish Shive, so I will bend the rules for it.
The thing about For Better or For Worse that sets it apart from every other comic I have ever read is the characters. They seem like real people, they grow over time and you can truly identify with them. The characters also age, which I find to be important, it makes them more real.
The comic is centred around the Pattersons, a family that lives in Milborough, Ontario, which is fictional community near Toronto. I had a short statement about all the main characters, but it did not do them justice, so I will direct you to the character page of Lynn's website for that. Read through if you want to get a quick look at the Patterson clan. Characters Guide
There is also a large number of secondary characters that also have backstories and personalities and grow over time. You can identify with some of these people as well, their lives, their stories and their choices that they have to make. The comic also deals with realistic problems, and is not afraid to deal with subjects that normally do not get dealt with in a syndicated comic strip, such as death of a character, extramarital affairs, aging characters and the challenges that creates, and in one recent example, someone trying to rape Elizabeth Patterson.
Like I said, it is an excellent comic that is full of real characters and issues, and you grow to like the characters and you can see where they are coming from. The comic has been going strong for over twenty-five years, and still shows no sign of stopping. You can read the past few years of comics at Lynn's official website, though I would suggest you go to your local library and read the old strips in book form to truly understand the characters. You will be glad you did.
So there you go, read the comic. You will not be disappointed.
Until next time...
The thing about For Better or For Worse that sets it apart from every other comic I have ever read is the characters. They seem like real people, they grow over time and you can truly identify with them. The characters also age, which I find to be important, it makes them more real.
The comic is centred around the Pattersons, a family that lives in Milborough, Ontario, which is fictional community near Toronto. I had a short statement about all the main characters, but it did not do them justice, so I will direct you to the character page of Lynn's website for that. Read through if you want to get a quick look at the Patterson clan. Characters Guide
There is also a large number of secondary characters that also have backstories and personalities and grow over time. You can identify with some of these people as well, their lives, their stories and their choices that they have to make. The comic also deals with realistic problems, and is not afraid to deal with subjects that normally do not get dealt with in a syndicated comic strip, such as death of a character, extramarital affairs, aging characters and the challenges that creates, and in one recent example, someone trying to rape Elizabeth Patterson.
Like I said, it is an excellent comic that is full of real characters and issues, and you grow to like the characters and you can see where they are coming from. The comic has been going strong for over twenty-five years, and still shows no sign of stopping. You can read the past few years of comics at Lynn's official website, though I would suggest you go to your local library and read the old strips in book form to truly understand the characters. You will be glad you did.
So there you go, read the comic. You will not be disappointed.
Until next time...
Monday, January 30, 2006
Webcomic of the Week
In my third installment of "Webcomic of the Week", I will point out another of my favorite webcomics.
The Wotch is written by two people; Anne Onnymous and Robin Ericson. The authors of the webcomic have also chosen to name their main characters Robin and Anne. I will try to keep this simple by referring to the characters by their first names only, and the authors by their full names.
The wotch is centred around Anne. Anne is "The Wotch", which in essence, is a kind of very powerful witch. Anne has two main friends in her adventures, these people being Robin and Jason. Robin has a thing for Anne, and does his best in the continuing fight against evil, with a combination of magically imbued powers (by Anne) and his martial arts training. Jason is the redhead loving sarcastic one of the group. He is usually the first one to count on for pointing out what should have been obvious.
The three live in Tandy Gardens, and go to Tandy Gardens High School, where all sorts of funny and exciting stuff happens, whether that be a cursed genie, or a mythical virus. Tandy Gardens is a really strange place.
Before I finish, I also have to mention Scott. He is not a main or secondary character in The Wotch, but he is Canadian, so I felt I should mention him. Go Canada!
With the random ka-girling, the rampant magic, and the great Buffy the Vampire Slayer references, it is a hillarious comic that takes right from the Buffy Action-Comedy-Drama style. So read the wotch. It is funny, and the story will suck you right in.
Until next time...
The Wotch is written by two people; Anne Onnymous and Robin Ericson. The authors of the webcomic have also chosen to name their main characters Robin and Anne. I will try to keep this simple by referring to the characters by their first names only, and the authors by their full names.
The wotch is centred around Anne. Anne is "The Wotch", which in essence, is a kind of very powerful witch. Anne has two main friends in her adventures, these people being Robin and Jason. Robin has a thing for Anne, and does his best in the continuing fight against evil, with a combination of magically imbued powers (by Anne) and his martial arts training. Jason is the redhead loving sarcastic one of the group. He is usually the first one to count on for pointing out what should have been obvious.
The three live in Tandy Gardens, and go to Tandy Gardens High School, where all sorts of funny and exciting stuff happens, whether that be a cursed genie, or a mythical virus. Tandy Gardens is a really strange place.
Before I finish, I also have to mention Scott. He is not a main or secondary character in The Wotch, but he is Canadian, so I felt I should mention him. Go Canada!
With the random ka-girling, the rampant magic, and the great Buffy the Vampire Slayer references, it is a hillarious comic that takes right from the Buffy Action-Comedy-Drama style. So read the wotch. It is funny, and the story will suck you right in.
Until next time...
Thursday, January 26, 2006
El Goonish Shive: The Book at Last
I have been after both volumes of EGS for about six months. Today, they came in the mail. They are entitled: El Goonish Shive: Read it or the Owl will Eat You, and El Goonish Shive: The piece that does not fit. Both volumes are filled to the brim with great strips.
The pictures of the books themselves are now posted on the MSN Spaces site, and for anyone who actually knows me (ie. in real life) feel free to ask to see them, I will be more than happy to lend them to you to read.
For those of you who are keeping track, I had to try Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Chapters, Indigo, World's Biggest Bookstore, Coles and Walmart before I got them right from the source, this being Keenspot.
One final note, Webcomic of the week is on hiatus until Monday... sorry for missing a week.
Until next time...
The pictures of the books themselves are now posted on the MSN Spaces site, and for anyone who actually knows me (ie. in real life) feel free to ask to see them, I will be more than happy to lend them to you to read.
For those of you who are keeping track, I had to try Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Chapters, Indigo, World's Biggest Bookstore, Coles and Walmart before I got them right from the source, this being Keenspot.
One final note, Webcomic of the week is on hiatus until Monday... sorry for missing a week.
Until next time...
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Comic of the Week
Welcome to the second installment of "Comic of the Week". This week's comic is El Goonish Shive, which is the best webcomic ever.
This comic is the best I have ever seen. It is funny, it is well drawn and it is well written. You all should read it, as it is also the comic that inspired Anne Onnymous to write The Wotch.
El Goonish Shive is the story of a group of friends and their life. Currently they are at Grace's birthday party, and everyone is getting transformed. Oh, did I forget to mention that? Yes, the story includes transformation into furry characters, transformation of gender, species, size, you name it Dan draws it.
The author of this webcomic is Dan Shive, a very talented artist who I have nothing but respect for.
Oh and by the way, my copy of EGS Volume 1 and 2 is on the way to my house. Hurrah!
Until next time...
This comic is the best I have ever seen. It is funny, it is well drawn and it is well written. You all should read it, as it is also the comic that inspired Anne Onnymous to write The Wotch.
El Goonish Shive is the story of a group of friends and their life. Currently they are at Grace's birthday party, and everyone is getting transformed. Oh, did I forget to mention that? Yes, the story includes transformation into furry characters, transformation of gender, species, size, you name it Dan draws it.
The author of this webcomic is Dan Shive, a very talented artist who I have nothing but respect for.
Oh and by the way, my copy of EGS Volume 1 and 2 is on the way to my house. Hurrah!
Until next time...
Monday, January 09, 2006
Comic of the Week
This is a new feature in my blog... Every week on Monday I will plug a webcomic that I read. Eventually people will learn about me by reading what I like to read...
This week's webcomic is... Count your sheep
This comic is hilarious, it can be heartwarming and it is more than just cute and heartwarming... At times it can also be somewhat sad in it's own way... There are a good number of lessons that one can learn by reading it through.
Count Your Sheep features the life of Katie, her mother Laurie, and their imaginary friend Ship. I highly suggest this comic to all of you... It is a great read with a fairly large archive, so it should keep you occupied until next week.
Have a great time reading...
Until next time...
This week's webcomic is... Count your sheep
This comic is hilarious, it can be heartwarming and it is more than just cute and heartwarming... At times it can also be somewhat sad in it's own way... There are a good number of lessons that one can learn by reading it through.
Count Your Sheep features the life of Katie, her mother Laurie, and their imaginary friend Ship. I highly suggest this comic to all of you... It is a great read with a fairly large archive, so it should keep you occupied until next week.
Have a great time reading...
Until next time...
Saturday, November 26, 2005
A New Comic to Add to the List
All I can say is... Ozy and Millie.
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2000/om20000821.html
As a sufferer of ADHD, I completely support this comic. It is true, and those who dont think it is funny, completely do not understand what having ADD/ADHD is like.
The comic has everything... Reverse Aging Pirates, Gypsy hair curses, A dragon, and so much zen goodness, that it has given me an outlook on life that is helping me deal with a number of people in my life that in the past have bothered me.
Generally I would say that it is in the class of El Goonish Shive. And anyone who has read my blog will know, that El Goonish Shive is at the top.
Until next time...
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2000/om20000821.html
As a sufferer of ADHD, I completely support this comic. It is true, and those who dont think it is funny, completely do not understand what having ADD/ADHD is like.
The comic has everything... Reverse Aging Pirates, Gypsy hair curses, A dragon, and so much zen goodness, that it has given me an outlook on life that is helping me deal with a number of people in my life that in the past have bothered me.
Generally I would say that it is in the class of El Goonish Shive. And anyone who has read my blog will know, that El Goonish Shive is at the top.
Until next time...
Friday, November 04, 2005
Well...
I feel like I should say something, as I havent updated in a while.
So I will say again, to take a look at El Goonish Shive.
If you do, I will be very happy, Dan Shive will be happy, and the bunnies shalt rejoice.
So I will say again, to take a look at El Goonish Shive.
If you do, I will be very happy, Dan Shive will be happy, and the bunnies shalt rejoice.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
It occurred to me
It occurred to me that noone could just click on a link to start reading El Goonish Shive.
So here you go.
http://egscomics.com/d/20020121.html
Start reading it today, and appreciate the excellent artwork.
All Hail the Meddling Squirrel (register on the forums to figure out what I am talking about)
Until next time...
So here you go.
http://egscomics.com/d/20020121.html
Start reading it today, and appreciate the excellent artwork.
All Hail the Meddling Squirrel (register on the forums to figure out what I am talking about)
Until next time...
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
El Goonish Shive
The primary point behind this post is finally not to vent. Yay. Its usefulness is also entirely dependent on whether I ever get a single reader. I hope I do someday.
Fine. Here we go.
El Goonish Shive is, to my knowledge, the best webcomic I have ever read.
It is written and drawn by a person named Dan Shive.
It starts off a little slow, but within reading 50 strips, you get hooked, and by strip 200 you love it. I reccomend to everyone that you read this work of art in progress. Then register on the forums, which is full of craziness. Then read the filler section and NP section.
It updates three times a week lately, though it used to be 6 and even 7 times, which may return to that soon.
It will completely change your concept of the word weird, though in a completely good PG sort of way. He says it is PG-13, which is probably true, but then these days, with the crap on the news and the crap on TV and the crap in the world, it may as well be G rated for all the harm it will do to kids these days. It is like fine wine, the perceived quality increases with age, as you get all the subtleties.
Once you read it (READ IT) surf on over to some other webcomics on the list. Most notably Inverloch for the older people, and Count Your Sheep for the younger ones.
El Goonish Shive can be reached through my links. Inverloch can be found here and Count Your Sheep here. I read both every time they update, and you should too.
Until next time...
Fine. Here we go.
El Goonish Shive is, to my knowledge, the best webcomic I have ever read.
It is written and drawn by a person named Dan Shive.
It starts off a little slow, but within reading 50 strips, you get hooked, and by strip 200 you love it. I reccomend to everyone that you read this work of art in progress. Then register on the forums, which is full of craziness. Then read the filler section and NP section.
It updates three times a week lately, though it used to be 6 and even 7 times, which may return to that soon.
It will completely change your concept of the word weird, though in a completely good PG sort of way. He says it is PG-13, which is probably true, but then these days, with the crap on the news and the crap on TV and the crap in the world, it may as well be G rated for all the harm it will do to kids these days. It is like fine wine, the perceived quality increases with age, as you get all the subtleties.
Once you read it (READ IT) surf on over to some other webcomics on the list. Most notably Inverloch for the older people, and Count Your Sheep for the younger ones.
El Goonish Shive can be reached through my links. Inverloch can be found here and Count Your Sheep here. I read both every time they update, and you should too.
Until next time...
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