Saturday, July 28, 2007
The Shepherd Begins!
A new Destiny Helix comic series officially begins with "The Shepherd". Follow the challenges of Evan Goodwin as he inherits his grandfather's collection of magical and cursed artifacts - only to learn he has also inherited the burden of retrieving all the missing pieces of his collection.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Too Proud to Beg, Too Lazy to Work
Well, I'm strapped for cash, so it's time to whore myself out again. I'll have a salvo of auctions going up on Friday night 7/27, so please check them out. Auctions include a Transformers Classics Jetfire, some very rare and powerful Heroclix, and some Marvel Legends.
Marvel Legends Giant Man Complete BAF Chase
Marvel Legends loose lot 17 Thor Loki Captain America
Heroclix DC Marvel Unique LE Lot 33 Terrax Loki
Unique Hulk Heroclix Ultimates 095
Transformers G1 Classics Voyager Jetfire Skyfire MIB
Dragon Ball Z 22 Action Figure Lot Vegeta Trunks Goku
DC HeroClix Parallax LE Hal Jordan Convention Exclusive
Marvel Legends Giant Man Complete BAF Chase
Marvel Legends loose lot 17 Thor Loki Captain America
Heroclix DC Marvel Unique LE Lot 33 Terrax Loki
Unique Hulk Heroclix Ultimates 095
Transformers G1 Classics Voyager Jetfire Skyfire MIB
Dragon Ball Z 22 Action Figure Lot Vegeta Trunks Goku
DC HeroClix Parallax LE Hal Jordan Convention Exclusive
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
To Boo-by or not Boo-by?
A couple of weeks ago I bitched about how I was put off by the wide range of comedy in Transformers The Movie (2007). Now to be fair I’ve got to bitch about my own comic a little for the same thing. Here’s the situation:
Two charcters are making out when a friend walks in on them. Two versions of this scene exist: one where Hailey is completely topless and the other where she is wearing a bra. Both versions of the page can be viewed here:
CLICK HERE TO SEE EDITED PAGE
CLICK HERE TO SEE UNCUT PAGE
At first the uncut topless version was a hidden feature on the site. Then I added a link to it on the edited version of the page. I immediately felt a little sick to my stomach. It’s one thing when I drew bare breasts and no one knew, but now it’s out there for the whole world to see. Now everyone will know I like boobies!
Mild embarrasment aside, I come back to the same problem as Transformers the Movie. This partially nude furry scene is the only thing in my script that would warrant an upgrade from a “Teen” rating to a “Mature”. I think the edited version of the scene works just as well as the uncut version. Now I, as a comic book collector and reader realise that most kids don’t really read comics anymore anyway, but do I risk alienating younger viewers to include a self-indulgent fox girl nudity scene in the interest of selling more books to fanboys?
Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Two charcters are making out when a friend walks in on them. Two versions of this scene exist: one where Hailey is completely topless and the other where she is wearing a bra. Both versions of the page can be viewed here:
CLICK HERE TO SEE EDITED PAGE
CLICK HERE TO SEE UNCUT PAGE
At first the uncut topless version was a hidden feature on the site. Then I added a link to it on the edited version of the page. I immediately felt a little sick to my stomach. It’s one thing when I drew bare breasts and no one knew, but now it’s out there for the whole world to see. Now everyone will know I like boobies!
Mild embarrasment aside, I come back to the same problem as Transformers the Movie. This partially nude furry scene is the only thing in my script that would warrant an upgrade from a “Teen” rating to a “Mature”. I think the edited version of the scene works just as well as the uncut version. Now I, as a comic book collector and reader realise that most kids don’t really read comics anymore anyway, but do I risk alienating younger viewers to include a self-indulgent fox girl nudity scene in the interest of selling more books to fanboys?
Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Transformers Movie
I feel the need to post something about the Transformers Movie, being that I am a lifelong fan of the Transformers. This very nearly a great movie but I guess I had really high hopes/expectations, and I guess anything would have disappointes me.
THIS MOVIE MADE MY BRAIN HURT!
And let me explain why: It was like watching two movies at the same time:
1.) Transformers the Movie, a very enjoyable action/adventure flick, true to the spirit of the franchise and entertaining in its own right. Also includes light-hearted moments between the Autobots and their human friends Sam and Mikaela.
2.) Annoying Humans The Movie: lots of human characters get introduced and are seemingly really important at first but are then apparently forgotten by the writers, many of whom are horrible racial stereotypes. I know humans are a vital part of the mix because they give the audience someone to relate to and a feel for the scale of the Autobots and Decepticons, but that was established well with Sam and Mikaela, without all of these "throwaway characters". There are lots of really bad attempts at comedy here ranging from nosepicking and farting jokes that ONLY CHILDREN WOULD FIND FUNNY to conversations about masturbation which ARE REALLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN. Who was the intended audience? DRUNKEN FRAT BOYS? Because the drunken frat boys sitting behind me were the only ones in the theater laughing at most of the jokes. Sure you can try to appeal to different demographics with comedy, but while you may get the vote of the Average Joe, you will likely lose both ends of the spectrum: Children and the "Cerebral" types. And being that this is a film based on an action figure line, I think it would have been a better choice to have made the humor a little more kid-appropriate. All in all though, I don't think anything needs to be added to this movie to make it better. There are a lot of things it could do without though. The visuals were AMAZING!!! And I as a video production student am rarely amazed. The freeway battle between Optimus and Bonecrusher was mind-blowing (but too short). So don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie. I just think I would have enjoyed a half hour less of it a lot more.
Huh-huh-huh! Seaman!
THIS MOVIE MADE MY BRAIN HURT!
And let me explain why: It was like watching two movies at the same time:
1.) Transformers the Movie, a very enjoyable action/adventure flick, true to the spirit of the franchise and entertaining in its own right. Also includes light-hearted moments between the Autobots and their human friends Sam and Mikaela.
2.) Annoying Humans The Movie: lots of human characters get introduced and are seemingly really important at first but are then apparently forgotten by the writers, many of whom are horrible racial stereotypes. I know humans are a vital part of the mix because they give the audience someone to relate to and a feel for the scale of the Autobots and Decepticons, but that was established well with Sam and Mikaela, without all of these "throwaway characters". There are lots of really bad attempts at comedy here ranging from nosepicking and farting jokes that ONLY CHILDREN WOULD FIND FUNNY to conversations about masturbation which ARE REALLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN. Who was the intended audience? DRUNKEN FRAT BOYS? Because the drunken frat boys sitting behind me were the only ones in the theater laughing at most of the jokes. Sure you can try to appeal to different demographics with comedy, but while you may get the vote of the Average Joe, you will likely lose both ends of the spectrum: Children and the "Cerebral" types. And being that this is a film based on an action figure line, I think it would have been a better choice to have made the humor a little more kid-appropriate. All in all though, I don't think anything needs to be added to this movie to make it better. There are a lot of things it could do without though. The visuals were AMAZING!!! And I as a video production student am rarely amazed. The freeway battle between Optimus and Bonecrusher was mind-blowing (but too short). So don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie. I just think I would have enjoyed a half hour less of it a lot more.
Huh-huh-huh! Seaman!
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We're a small group of artists, cartoonists, and writers united to try to get our work noticed. Making some money would be nice too, of course. But we're mostly drawn to it because we're passionate about it. But, please check out our website at:
www.DestinyHelix.com
Thanks,
Jason
We're a small group of artists, cartoonists, and writers united to try to get our work noticed. Making some money would be nice too, of course. But we're mostly drawn to it because we're passionate about it. But, please check out our website at:
www.DestinyHelix.com
Thanks,
Jason
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