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Big Giant Metal Swizzle Stick

crazitalk — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0000

With the 2010 winter Olympics happening just around the corner up in Vancouver, the city of Bellingham has been doing all manner of things to make the downtown more beautiful. They’ve installed $20,000 crosswalks at each of the 5 major intersections of Holly that lead into the downtown. They’ve erected art, seemingly over night, on a myriad of street corners, art that elicits a “WTF?” from most people.

But this comic realistically has nothing to do with that.

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BSing…

crazitalk — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:31:00 +0000

I am having such a hard time drawing today. I don’t rightly know why. I’ve been trying to do some semblance of art that I can feel okay with and have been failing miserably. I’m about to give up. Maybe I’m just too burnt out. I couldn’t even get a comic done for Sunday, not for lack of trying. I don’t know where the burnout is coming from… it just is. What’s worse is that’s it’s not quite inspirational burnout, it’s more a matter of motivation. I think my life right now is sapping my artistic ability. I need a way to recharge or revitalize.

I may have to forgo the weekly comic and just continue posting periodic art work, of course that’s kind of dependent on the possibility of my finding the ability to draw again.

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BellCon 2008

crazitalk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:50:00 +0000

This past weekend was BellCon 2008. It was fun. I arrived later than I hoped, about 2 or 3 hours into the 7 hour con. As soon as I found him I joined Jonathan at his post. I’ve been to a fair number of conventions, this is only the 2nd time that I’ve been to one in a professional capacity. The Portland Comic-Con and BellCon are the only 2 conventions that I’ve managed to attend, they each have their high points. It was Michele’s first comic convention, I’m glad she enjoyed it. For my next con I’m hoping to have a decent little selection of shirts and a few books to show off next time. Maybe some prints as well. I should look into a heat sealer and some packaging supplies.

Note to self… start laying out 52 Weeks of Hell before the month of October is done. So far all I’ve done is gathered a selection of comics for the book.

The following was published in the Bellingham Herald, a paper which I would generally rather wipe my ass with than read, it’s very rare when I see an article in it that sneaks past my loathing of it.

Bell Con 08 draws crowd of comic book fans

PETER JENSEN / THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

After the success of last year’s Bell Con, a Bellingham-based comic book convention that attracted 1,500 people in its first year at The Majestic, organizer Darren Davis said he knew he needed to make this year’s convention bigger and better.

He, along with co-organizer Jason Schultz, did just that at Bell Con 08, held at Whatcom Community College Saturday, Sept. 27. He moved it to a larger venue and doubled its size and the number of comic book vendors.

They added more live music and brought in big names in the comic book world, including Marvel Comics illustrator Clayton Crain, who has helped produce installments in the “Ghost Rider” and “Spider Man” comic book series.

About 2,000 people from around the Pacific Northwest attended this year’s convention, making it the second-largest convention in Washington state. And Schultz and Davis aren’t done yet.

“We can make this bigger and better,” Davis said. “I want it to be more entertainment-based than people just selling stuff.”

The convention had 80 vendors from as far away as British Columbia and Northern California attend, Davis said.

The Bellingham Public Library was also at the convention to encourage children to read graphic novels.

Davis said he struggled learning to read as a child, and graphic novels helped him learn that skill.

“It’s a way for me to get kids excited about reading,” Davis said. “They play too much video games.”

Comic book writing partners Brendan Jerwad, best known for his work on “G.I. Joe” and “Battlestar Galactica” comics, and Eric Trautmann, who writes “Perfect Dark” and “Check Mate” comics, attended the convention and said it was an opportunity to connect with fans.

“It’s just a good chance to get out and talk to the fans and maybe introduce new people to the books,” Jerwad said. “Plus, it’s a way to get out the house for a day, which is a good thing.”

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Drop Kickin’ It

crazitalk — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Today I’m kickin’ it at the Drop. I’m working on a comic for Sunday. BS’n by myself… Where are you Fenmere?

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Construction Confusion

crazitalk — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:48:00 +0000

A few weeks ago a customer came into the Drop after hearing that outside. In honor of these brave construction workers, we at the BS of Comics offer the following…
Fenmere the Worm
Johann-Octavius Xailenrath Gans
Laura Greer
Lazycloud

Digital Regression

crazitalk — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:47:00 +0000

This was specifically drawn for the October 2007 BS of Comics art show at The Black Drop Coffeehouse.

Cartoonist A Plenty

crazitalk — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:47:00 +0000

The vast majority of cartoonists in Bellingham have degrees in, or at least have worked in, graphic design. I think it’s partially because there are about 100 designers for every design job in the county.

HomeWreckers

crazitalk — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 11:47:00 +0000

Near the end of my stay with Jessie and his then fiancee Bethany. Jonathan, Johnny, and I were discussing the possibility of moving in together. We were going to call it “The House that BS Built” or something to that point as Jonathan founded the Bellingham School of Comics and Johnny and I were two of it’s original participants. As it was, schedules clashed and we never really were able to find a place to live. Jonathan and I ended up finding other places to live and Johnny chose to stay where he was. It did leave me with a decent idea for a series of comics, partially due to MacHall’s series based on the same topic.

When I drew out the comic I made it a point to sketch the layout of Ian and Matt’s comic, a couple of comics later I decided to use their girls in a continuation of this strip. Before I first published it online I tried for about a month to get all the permissions for it’s use, unfortunately Matt and Ian are exceptionally difficult to get ahold of. One day maybe I’ll find a way around that pesky copyright thing. For now though, I’ll just have to hope I won’t get sued.

Oz Complex

crazitalk — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:47:00 +0000

To my knowledge Jonathan’s reflection has never been that of his dragon creation, though I very easily could be wrong. First appearance of Robyn. Damn that’s a horrible picture.

Who’s Cooler (347 Remix)

crazitalk — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:47:00 +0000

Studio 347 Comics for November 8, 2004 – Who’s Cooler (Remix)

Same as the first, but a little bit different.