Indeed!

Happy jumping times begin NOW and everyone looks just as exited as I am!

I will do some reprints of the diploma later this year and I will sell them probably at tcaf.
(And Ms. tiff, you will get a super special version FOR SURE!)

Oh, and I did this comic for the fun guys of SENFGURKE, their theme was Struwwelpeter and I took THIS GUY that was the main reason for nightmares as a kid (sorry, only German):

Now too my parents house to get some sleep and THEN BACK TO MONTREAL, yay!

And some sketches + jokes that did not get used

ASWELLAS:
- I`m watching BONUS CONTENT of Dvd`s like crazy. Name me a directors commentary and I will watch it (even of movies like Sex and the City)
- I just discovered “The Larry Sanders Show”
- as well as joy of making your own Ramen

AND
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Just click this and CLAP FOR IT! (the same button also shows up after clicking on the comments section)
EDIT
I`m trying something different, the clap things works weird. Lets try a like button!
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Monsters vs. Aliens

After liking “Kung Fu Panda” and REALLY liking “How to Train Your Dragon” I wanted to give another Dream Works animated Movie a shot at winning my heart. But OH BOY, this one was terrible.

And the big problem is not the boring story or the uninspired character design. The problem is really the animation itself. Feeling rushed, feeling done while doing too many other thing and way too LOUD!

The whole movie is like a book that ONLY USES CAPSLOCKS. FOR EVERY WORD, EVERY SENTENCE, EVERY EVERYTHING. There is no subtle emotion, no small gesture.. its all about being as broad and loud as possible.

I wonder how quality control works at Dream Works. How did this happen?

Did it just SLIP BY?; was it rushed?; was there too much “suit” interference”

OHWELLS!

On to nicer things:

I saw “Pixar Is In the House | Story Story Story“.

Here is the selling point:

“Join award winner animation director Roger Allers and Pixar Story Artists Ted Mathot, Scott Morse, Bill Presing, and Derek Thompson, in this rare opportunity as they discuss Pixar’s unique and exciting Story Development process.”

All of those people are awesome, famous and interesting. It takes them some minutes to “warm up” but once they get going, information spills out of them.

I was blown away by the AMOUNT of story boards they had on Wall-E.

A normal Pixar movie has around 50.000 boards, Wall-E had 127.000!

Worth watching!

Apart from this, Mark Kennedy`s blog “Temple of the Seven Golden Camels” had a great post about “APPEAL“.

All of his recent “A Kick in the Head” posts are superb, but this one hit a special spot.

I`m currently not very interested in drawing things realistically or in laboring over small details.. but what a drawing really should be is APPEALING.

I`d rather write a small up beat song that everyone wants to whistle, then a big symphony or an dramatic Progressive rock piece of 15 minutes.

So yeah, I`ve been thinking about this a lot but really there is not that much to say that Mr. Kennedy has not already spoken about.

I think it is important to KNOW what your drawing/work should convey and then work on saying it clearer and clearer.

It bugs me somewhat that my own stuff is not as pretty as I want it to be.. but I guess that just means to keep on drawing and to have fun doing it!

“You have 10,000 bad drawings in your hand and you just have to do them”

INDEED!

+ On the next episode, finally some more photographs!

I met great people, learned a lot about making comics and I think I ate more skittles (red and green) then a human should ever digest (And then I found out that they are 99% made out of corn syrup, WHO KNEW?)

I will scan some sketches that the nice people of Periscope did for me in the coming weeks and I`m thankful for their ability to endure my constant babbling.

That said, I`m looking forward to getting lost in a new city and to finally start working full time on my diploma for a while.

Getting back into training and finding a nice apartment are also two things I`m very much looking forward to.

SO

Next stop on the Adventure train will be Montreal, I hear its cold there so I might even buy a hat finally.

BONUS

Some thoughts on movies/tv I saw in the last weeks:

Sherlock Holmes, not really good and extra weird thanks to Sherlock using BJJ
Whiteout, even worse (but based on a good comic)
The Dark Crystal, should have seen this as a kid but the designs hold up (and are still scary)
Heart of Darkness, interesting documentary about the torture of filming Apocalypse now
Lucky Louie, Louis CK is funnier when doing stand-up
Whatever Works, boring and bad. Woody Allen and Larry David seemed a great fit but its a weird fetish movie without any merit
Overnight, alright documentary about the ego maniac that made the Boondock Saints
Pontypool, nice take on the Zombie genre. More weird then horror
A Serious Man, great great movie by the Coen Brothers

Internet things worth mentioning:

The uncut interview between Jon Stewart and O’Reilly – HERE

A documentary about making the Blade Runner film – HERE

My Evolution of Type Taste

David Gemmill`s great comics

CANADA, YOUR NEXT!

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They look a bit less “rough” but adding these kinds of gimmicks makes it easier to deform them when it fits a gag and I think it works alright.

I also watched some documentaries:

- One made me dislike economy (The Corporation)

- One made me dislike food production (The future of Food)

- And this one made me dislike “LA People” (Confessions of a Superhero)

I hope everyone is having a good week so far, I will now read Plastic Man by the great Kyle Baker and Blood Meridian by McCarthy while drinking tea.

Indeed!

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