Entry 142: Whatever Happened To D.J. Bryant?- Part 2- D.J.'s REVENGE!

That there is a piece by my friend D.J. Bryant.

Some of you long time readers of my blog might remember back in December of 2010 I did an entry called "Entry 104: Whatever Happened To D.J. Bryant?" In that entry I talked about D.J.'s return to the Internet and the Publication of his story, "Evelyn Dalton-Hoyt".

For reasons primarily revolving around computer problems, D.J.'s Internet presence dropped off yet again.

Now, D.J. has returned to the Internet and has a brand new blog called Sequential Monitor.

Entry 111: Portland Comics Interview

I recently did an interview with fellow Portlander, Doug Dorr. The interview is now on his Blog, Portland Comics, which is solely about the comics scene here in Portland. Yes, there are enough comic creators here in Portland to have a regularly updated blog about it.

Check out that Interview Here Portland Comics- Questions- Dustin Weaver

Now you might be wondering- what is with the movie poster?
Well, it has absolutely nothing to do with the interview.

I didn't want to use an entry just to tell you about the interview without providing you with a little content. So I thought I'd tell you about Ghost Party.

Years ago there was something called Myspace and my buddy DJ and I created a myspace page dedicated to the Whuddist religion. The movie poster seen above was created for that myspace page to go with this myspace blog entry. Enjoy:

Whudda's new favorite movie.

Current mood:quixotic

To all of my followers. Every whuddist should see this movie! I just rented it from the local library and, whammo! I was slapped in the face with a truly sincere look into the heart of filmmaking glory. No I'm not kidding. Some of you out there (rightly so) will not venture into the unexplored woods of the cinematic jungle unless you have sample it's fruits and moss specimens. That is why I am giving you a full summary of the film's plot. It's called Ghost Party. It opens with a glorious shot of the Wyoming landscape circa 1865. Neon credits flash to the swelling score of "Some Like it Hot" as we see a tribe of North American Indians harvesting their crops. The first half hour of the film tells the story of the final years of Wakanawe, a Klickitat indian. I was truly touched by this compassionate and authentic portrayal of native american life. But wait, there's more! After Wakanawe is given an honorary indian burial we follow him into the afterlife as a ghost! Decades pass and Wakanawe's burial grounds are turned into a suburban neighborhood. Potential home owners are frightened away, one after another, by the remaining specter of Wakanawe, who ironically just wants to be left alone to read an old literary classic. Eventually a quiet and lonely man settles into the house who turns out to be a psychotic serial killer. He goes out, night after night, slaying necking teenagers and bringing their corpses to his suburban home. Unfortunately for Wakanawe, this ongoing killing spree fills the house with a bunch of rambunctious teenage ghosts, and you can guess what happens next: GHOST PARTY baby! Scenes of adolescent mayhem are juxtaposed with gruesome and bloody killings. Poor ole Wakanawe can't get a page read for the life (I mean DEATH) of him. Finally, the noise caused by the teenager's antics leads the serial killer to be evicted from the household, and all of the ghosts of his teenage victims along with him. Wakanawe is finally able to read his book as the camera watches him reading NONSTOP, page after page, silent without any narration until on hour later (in real time) he finishes the book. We then see the landlord going through the serial killer's left over belongings as he comes acrossed  the victims corpses. The landlord get's turned on by the lifeless body of a hot teenage girl and approaches the camera, zipping down his pants. The screen fades to black and the credits roll to the tune of "Louie Louie". Now come on folks! If you consider yourself a true wuddhist you will go out immediately and rent this film. Feel free to ask me any questions about this cinematic masterpiece if you can't hunt it down.
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Now go check out the interview if your haven't already, and, as always, check out DJ's blog

 

Entry 106: Periscope Weekly Sketches

Hello, friend.

The past few days I've had the chance to get caught up with my pieces for the weekly Periscope studio sketch blog. The first week was where everyone did a Spider Girl sketch. I posted my Spider Girl in the last entry of this very live blog.

Week two the subject was the Thunderbolts. Here's my contribution for that.

This is the first time I've done anything with half tones. I wanted to make it look just like zipatone. It doesn't. But it's close.

Week three's subject was Miyazaki.

My favorite Miyazaki work is his Nausicaa manga series. I like it because, well because it's phenomenal. But everything he's done is phenomenal. What makes Nausicaa my favorite is simple. It's a comic, and as a comic maker there is so much I can learn from it; and it's a much bigger story than anything he could tell in a movie. There's just a lot there to like. But my first Miyazaki love was Kiki's Delivery Service. Kiki was the first think of his that I saw. It totally amazed me. For me it holds a special place. So, I decided to do a Kiki piece rather than a Nausicaa piece, and here's how it came out.

This weeks sketch subject is Mario Cart. I'll sit this one out. If it weren't specifically Mario Cart and instead just Mario I'd be tempted. But I have drawn Mario before. You can see that Mario piece in this old post. Entry 9: Past Jellies

Now, go here to the Periscope Studio Tumblr to see all the sketch contributions and so much more. 

In other news my best friend, D.J. Bryant, who was the subject of my post two entries ago, has got a brand spanking new Live Journal blog. Check it out at djbcartoon.livejournal.com  Friend him, bookmark it, make it your home page, you won't regret it.

That's it. Over and out.
...no poetry corner this week. They're there on the fridge, I just haven't taken a picture of them yet. Next time.

Entry 104: What Ever Happened To D.J. Bryant?

 A few months ago Mome 19 came out. It's an anthology book put out by Fantagraphics full of what you could call "alternative comics" by both new and established artist. And if you picked up #19 you were probably struck by one story in particular: A story inspired by Steve Ditko's "Driven to Destruction" called "Evelyn Dalton-Hoyt" by D.J. Bryant.

 It's a fantastic piece of work. The level of craft that DJ demonstrates in these 21 pages is amazing and humbling. It causes me to look at my own work and wonder, "what the hell am I doing?"

 Here's the first page.

Entry 83: Only The Lonely SWORD!

 

This is something that I photoshoped based on a dream my friend D.J. had. It makes me laugh every time I look at it. 

 

 

Anyway I just needed an excuse to post some links to a couple interviews that Jonathan Hickman has done recently where he talks a lot about SHIELD.
Hickman interview 1
Hickman interview 2

 

 

 

Entry 34: KOBE BLUE!

 Kobe Blue was created last Thursday night (March 20) at 2 AM on the floor of an empty apartment in Seattle. My friend, DJ, was sick with a cold from walking around the city in the rain, and I was exhausted from my 3 1/2 hour train ride from Portland, we were both lousy from eating greasy IHop food with chemical tasting fruit covered pancakes. At 7AM we would have to get up, catch a buss, rent a truck from U-haul, load it up with DJ's belongings, bring it back to this empty apartment, and unload it, and still we staid up and drew. We passed the sketch book back and forth alternating panels and dialog with out any idea what it would end up being. The next day, on the way back to the train station, after we had moved all DJ's stuff and returned the truck, I decided that when I got back to Portland I would make the page presentable by giving it some quick inks and a quick logo. The page feels more like a snap shot of a moment than it does a comic page. I'm glad I can be there for my friend in a hard time and I can think of no better way to warm a house then to lay on the carpet, like children with a coloring book, and make a silly comic like "Kobe Blue, The Greatest Pilot in the Galaxy!"