Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag
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Here's my last sketch, for the time being. True, I have a few more sketches... but I don't have permission to post them. This is the last sketch I got at The 2005 Emerald City Comicon, and it was a direct result of Siya Oum's persistence. She ragged on me until I asked him to sketch for me. Kensuke is the artist on the amusing Java! comic. I thought his Aquaman turned out very nice, what do you think. As a reminder: Almost every sketch in my sketchbook was non-commissioned and done on the floor of a con. These are not the best works of the artists. These are only representative of what the artist can do under pressure in a loud, crowded, and often stressed-out environment. Most of them were done as quickly as possible, to prevent huge lines from forming. Don't judge any of these artists negatively by the artwork you see, instead be as impressed as I am by what they accomplished in far-from-ideal conditions. by Tegan at 8:32 PM Seattle time - Permalink
Mars (Vol 3) by Fuyumi Soryo. More hot biker dude and shy artist. This time we get to see Rei in action, as he participates in a big race. I think the best moment comes at the end, however, when Rei sees the painting that Kira made of him. There's a great panel of him in front of the painting, turning to look at the other people in the gallery. This series is definitely turning into something interesting. It's still just a pretty good manga, but each volume explores something different and doesn't retread old ground. by Tegan at 8:20 PM Seattle time - Permalink
Happpy day to you and your family. by Tegan at 7:47 AM Seattle time - Permalink
The dirigible of death. by Tegan at 10:02 PM Seattle time - Permalink
How about some screen caps that I didn't post the other day? I've discovered that I really don't need as many images as are cool enough to grab. And then, some of these didn't fit really well in the narrative of the show that I wrote. Most of these are Aquaman-related, as well. Aquaman is startled by a bat. He overreacts just a tad. Aquaman just after being turned into the Scarecrow. Ok, just what is Superman doing to Wonder Woman?!?? Warren Ellis might enjoy this one. AquaScarecrow sinks into the Purple River. AquaScarecrow summons fishy help. AquaScarecrow after a nice flip from the water to avoid falling down the Purple Falls. AquaScarecrow shows off his nice glowing waterproofness. Nothing special about this one, except I like the funky pink unicorn. by Tegan at 6:46 PM Seattle time - Permalink
From Elayne: "If, as you live your life, you find yourself mentally composing blog entries about it, post this exact same sentence in your weblog." by Tegan at 10:56 PM Seattle time - Permalink
This particular episode of the Superfriends has obvious amusement value for Eric and I, as Eric is a rabid Oz fan and I'm a rabid Aquaman fan. Thus the sheer entertainment value inherent in a crossover between the two is quite high. As expected, I was giggling through the entire episode as I watched it and looked for good screen grabs. Of note: Mxy is holding up a book. However, I think Eric can confirm that it's not a recognizable edition of the book (maybe it's a fifth dimension printing) and there's a small flaw in the image in that you cannot read the author's name. And to be honest, it doesn't look like "L. Frank Baum" to me. Still, it's nice to see The Wizard of Oz being acknowledged as a book. Their adventure doesn't follow the book at all. First they run into a walking venus flytrap with an extra dragon head, then into a witch who attempts to boil them. Then, the witch turns the trio into characters from Oz. Superman becomes the Tin Man, Wonder Woman the Cowardly Lion, and Aquaman the Scarecrow. Continuing on their journey, Aquaman is attacked by crows and carried to a purple river, where he convinces a local jellyfish to waterproof his straw so he can swim. Nice use of Aquaman's powers here, as he's dropped into a river and quickly summons aid. However, he seems a bit concerned about going over the falls... doesn't he realize he's made of straw and probably won't get hurt? As he goes over the falls, he does a nice acrobatic jump out of the water. It took WW long enough to remember that she had a lasso on her. Even though their powers weren't working quite right, she could have done tons of stuff with it. I found it very giggle inducing that she would immediately think to make a kite and try to charge her lasso with electricity, rather that use the lasso to secure herself safely in the tree or something. This is the most difficult bit to accept in this story. Aquaman summoning a sea creature in a purple river? Odd, but not too odd. Wonder Woman electrifying her lasso with a kite made out of tree bark? Strange, but I'll buy it. Superman using his heat vision to turn tin into lead? Huh? I thought that was Firestorm's shtick? How can heat vision do that? At this point things get really strange. The trio is captured by a gang of Jawa-like creatures (who even mutter in Jawa-ese) that take them to a giant hourglass (no, seriously!) and toss them in. Just to make sure we get the Star Wars connection, the bottom of the hourglass has a monster in it that drags them down. How do our intrepid heroes get out of this horrible jam? Um. They don't. The monster drops them just outside the gates of the Wizard's castle. The castle is giant-sized, and the crew uses a handy key to get into the building where they are confronted by a giant Wizard! Of course, it's not what it seems. No, it's only Mxy, who used them to create the ingredients for a magic spell: "Grassius Oxide" (the straw Aquaman waterproofed), "Electo-lassiosium" (Wonder Woman's electrified lasso), and "Krypto-leadonium" (Superman's transformed tin). Mxy combines the ingredients into a potion that will prevent him from returning unwillingly to the fifth dimension. Unfortunately for him, the trio figured out his plan "hours ago" and Superman turned his suit back into tin. As Mxy fades into the fifth dimension, so does the world he created. And the trio are left standing in a desert. A quick cut later and they are back in the Hall of Justice, somehow restored to its proper place, with Batman arriving to ask where the tornado took them. by Tegan at 10:55 AM Seattle time - Permalink
Episode four starts out with Ari and Eric very nervous that Warners hasn't come through with the contracts (and money) for Vince playing Aquaman. Vince, meanwhile, spends money like a madman on decorating his new house. As the episode progresses, we learn that James Cameron is being asked to direct the Aquaman movie. Naturally, this gets everyone overexcited and even leads to the accidental firing of a mailboy. However, just when everything seems to be going aces for the team, Ari and Eric learn that (spoilers)Leonardo DiCaprio is actively trying to get the part of Aquaman.(end spoilers) by Tegan at 9:29 AM Seattle time - Permalink
Takuhai Online is Tokyopop's new online magazine, and it features free previews of upcoming Manga projects along with some other content. I read all ten previews available, and here's my thoughts. First off, some of the stories did suffer from being presented online in a low resolution. There were some that I simply couldn't read, although it was a case of certain sections being unreadable, and not the whole Manga. Despite the problem, I think I managed to get the feel of each story. The excerpts were generous and usually ended in a cliffhanger of sorts. Very nicely done for preview material. by Tegan at 7:47 AM Seattle time - Permalink
Zombie Tales from Boom! Studios: I don't like zombies. I don't like horror. In fact, the cover of this book screamed "YOU AREN'T GOING TO LIKE IT!" to me. I read it anyway, since they were kind enough to send it to me. And, amazingly, I really liked it. I didn't love it, but the stories were a nice selection, all complementing one another. There was an overall thread to them. And they were often very touching, very human stories despite the zombies. I'd say the two best stories were in the center of the book, "Daddy Smells Different" and "For Pete's Sake". Both stories have great artwork and a strong sense of drama. Altogether, not a bad package. If you actually like zombies, I recommend picking it up. And even if you don't like 'em, this one isn't bad. This should be out in stores tomorrow. by Tegan at 7:08 PM Seattle time - Permalink
I just got a letter from my credit card company. My credit information was among the ones recently "compromised". They don't know for sure if any of my personal information was compromised, but they assure me that I'm not responsible for any fraudulent transactions as a result of the screw-up. by Tegan at 6:35 PM Seattle time - Permalink
Newsarama does an interview with Phil Foglio in which he discusses the change from the regular comic format to webcomics with collections. Need to know what that acronym means? Check out Acronyma to find out! FilkerTom directs us to Statler & Waldorf From The Balcony, reviewing current movies. Take It To Karl: a blog devoted to all our liberal servicemen and women who Rove insulted recently. Rove refuses to apologize for his slanderous remarks. by Tegan at 11:38 AM Seattle time - Permalink
The Black Diamond Onramp/Smoke and Guns/Five Fists of Science preview book from AiT/Planet Lar: Larry thoughtfully provided me with this preview book and a note that said he was never sure what I'd like. I'm slightly worried that my tastes are so hard to pin down, especially as I have the same problem trying to figure out what I'd like. Still, a sampler is often the best way to figure something out, so this is the perfect book for me. by Tegan at 7:57 PM Seattle time - Permalink
Only $165 more to go. by Tegan at 9:03 PM Seattle time - Permalink
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