Okay...I am stealing this post from Topless Robot verbatim, because it is funnier than anything I could write!
What? Did you say you wanted another terrifying fake baby? You got it!
Yotaro here isn't a traditional horrifying robot baby because 1) it's stuck in a crib (although it has motorized nubs to simulate movement under it's blanket [and goddamn if that's not the weirdest fucking sentence I've ever written]) plus it's more than 50% head. But that's not even close to the only reason why Yotaro will haunt your nightmares tonight, as it also:
• Can be cheered with a rattle
• He can be petted, which seems very wrong
• Can cry, actually producing tears and leaking fluid from his nose
• Gets paler in areas where pressed, which cannot possibly have any useful purpose, and if anything will teach people to press babies in the face
JAPAN, STOP MAKING FAKE BABIES. GODDAMMIT, I SWEAR YOU'RE TRYING TO DESTROY THE HUMAN RACE ON PURPOSE.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Steampunk?
You know this word? Steampunk? I have been familiar with it for years and one of my students, in preparing for her senior project, asked me about one thing or another and I brought up this as a possible topic. I in turn did some checking and forgot about the marvelous community out there living this Victorian/Industrial Age fantasy. The photo on the left is an example of the items these people come up with: freaking gorgeous (click on the pic, I'll wait...). There is also the Brass Goggles one of the original blogs on the subject. If you have ever seen the film "Steamboy" you'll get an idea of the alternate reality created by the steampunk movement.
I just thought it was frigging cool. I want that desktop computer, just because...
what a week! (thus far)
Received a "summons" in the mail (panic ensued) only to realize it was a jury duty letter. Oh crap. Fun. March 5th.
Speaking of fun, let's up the geek factor for ya with this video:
In the "What do Creative Minds Watch" category, the latest series Frost and I watched over Netflix on the Xbox 360 is the Brit series "Skins" ...very cool show, very sweet with tons of language, drug use and nudity. SO if you can make it through the stuff NOT allowed on American television you find the stories of some 6th form students trying to make it though the day to day troubles we all deal with. Check it out.
Speaking of fun, let's up the geek factor for ya with this video:
In the "What do Creative Minds Watch" category, the latest series Frost and I watched over Netflix on the Xbox 360 is the Brit series "Skins" ...very cool show, very sweet with tons of language, drug use and nudity. SO if you can make it through the stuff NOT allowed on American television you find the stories of some 6th form students trying to make it though the day to day troubles we all deal with. Check it out.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Where is summer?
I know, people hate me because I am a teacher and I get summers off (okay, there are other reasons, but it is a curse to be beautiful, you know!). Well Frost sent me a little design he did, and I love it.
We've been canoeing before, but last summer we decided to start kayaking and it freaking rocked....we saw a river rat ("Look there's an otter!") and I almost got smacked in the face by a snake. We helped numerous stranded canoers and were, well frankly, the shits! My brother offered to sell me his kayak, but I have no idea how to transport the damn thing, or more importantly, where to keep it in the winter!
We've been canoeing before, but last summer we decided to start kayaking and it freaking rocked....we saw a river rat ("Look there's an otter!") and I almost got smacked in the face by a snake. We helped numerous stranded canoers and were, well frankly, the shits! My brother offered to sell me his kayak, but I have no idea how to transport the damn thing, or more importantly, where to keep it in the winter!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Ahhh.. the pub
Another lovely (read: dreary, rainy and cold) Sunday, sitting at the Pub typing the handwritten copy of AXIS into Word. Once I get it all typed in, I will be able to create the frames in COMIC LIFE and start adding the words to the page. Once that is done, i will probably sketch out each book for the yet-to-be-found illustrator.
As the writer I have some images I really am specific about. For example, the character of ASH (in my mind) looks like Sendhil Ramamurthy from HEROES. Only because I needed someone Indian, and someone with a compassionate face. For the character of September, Frost always said she was Native American and beautiful. Wow. Sure. That's easy! (I would ask for people to send me ideas as photos, but I know no one is reading this...LOL).
One of the biggest problems I have run into is the authenticity of the story. I have tried everything to acknowledge the histories and cultures of the characters in the book. It is here I ran into problems. I had found a character, a psychopomp from mesoamerica for the 2nd book. Then I developed a great character/image for him....THEN I realized I had the background on him wrong. The Axis Mundi of the Mayans have at the center a crocodile/caiman. I found the deity Xotol and based the story at that point around him. Whoops... the deity I really wanted was actually a woman (name unremembered at this point!). I developed Xotol into a character with a large crocodile headpiece (actually the top of the crocodile's head, like a baseball cap) and had nicknamed him Caiman. I took the literary license to keep my character, and will probably publish a footnote in the second book to this affect.
Sometimes you have to create a story for a character. Our main antagonist is Iktomi, from Lakota legends. Now Iktomi, from my research, is a trickster god, yet was at one point Ksa, a god of wisdom. I couldn't find anything about this change, so I wrote a backstory using the legends and bent it to my story needs. I hope they don't mind, but it turned out ot be a cool story (issue 5). Also, my Iktomi, will look a bit different from the image at the side. I alos need to find a phot model for him, but I can't say more than that...
Laters
As the writer I have some images I really am specific about. For example, the character of ASH (in my mind) looks like Sendhil Ramamurthy from HEROES. Only because I needed someone Indian, and someone with a compassionate face. For the character of September, Frost always said she was Native American and beautiful. Wow. Sure. That's easy! (I would ask for people to send me ideas as photos, but I know no one is reading this...LOL).One of the biggest problems I have run into is the authenticity of the story. I have tried everything to acknowledge the histories and cultures of the characters in the book. It is here I ran into problems. I had found a character, a psychopomp from mesoamerica for the 2nd book. Then I developed a great character/image for him....THEN I realized I had the background on him wrong. The Axis Mundi of the Mayans have at the center a crocodile/caiman. I found the deity Xotol and based the story at that point around him. Whoops... the deity I really wanted was actually a woman (name unremembered at this point!). I developed Xotol into a character with a large crocodile headpiece (actually the top of the crocodile's head, like a baseball cap) and had nicknamed him Caiman. I took the literary license to keep my character, and will probably publish a footnote in the second book to this affect.
Sometimes you have to create a story for a character. Our main antagonist is Iktomi, from Lakota legends. Now Iktomi, from my research, is a trickster god, yet was at one point Ksa, a god of wisdom. I couldn't find anything about this change, so I wrote a backstory using the legends and bent it to my story needs. I hope they don't mind, but it turned out ot be a cool story (issue 5). Also, my Iktomi, will look a bit different from the image at the side. I alos need to find a phot model for him, but I can't say more than that...Laters
Friday, January 15, 2010
Getting this weekly thing down...
Like I said, I am going to try and post weekly...so whatever nonsense (creative or not) I find I am going to post.
My "Film Appreciation Society" kids and I are going to see THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS tomorrow. Should be decent, it is a Terry Gilliam film.
SO in the meantime, there's this
My "Film Appreciation Society" kids and I are going to see THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS tomorrow. Should be decent, it is a Terry Gilliam film.
SO in the meantime, there's this
Sunday, January 10, 2010
For Reals....
So I have added this blog rather than the wordpress one....they suck. SO now I don't have an excuse NOT to post my usual rubbish.
Yes i am here at the Claddagh working on the book. You see, dear reader, I have indeed finished all six "chapters" of the first volume of AXIS, which is the Septemebr storyline. In fact during this past fall I went back and re-read a couple of the chapters and I found myself amazed. Wow...not too humble. No seriously, I was.
So there I am writing away back in the fall of 2008, when Frost tells me he has finally drawn a blood cell. Sweet! except for the fact that is the first panel of the first issue! See as much as I love Frost's work and as dedicated he is to this thing, he tells me he isn't a penciller, but rather an inker (someone who traces another person's artwork- for the noobs). Anyway, I just kept writing in hopes I find an illustrator. Hell I will draw this thing myself (course it will look like poo!).
Oh Yeah. My computer died last July and I lost everything. Concept art. ComicLife panel outlines. Sketches and logo designs. Crap.
It's all good, though. I am nothing if not resourceful!
Yes i am here at the Claddagh working on the book. You see, dear reader, I have indeed finished all six "chapters" of the first volume of AXIS, which is the Septemebr storyline. In fact during this past fall I went back and re-read a couple of the chapters and I found myself amazed. Wow...not too humble. No seriously, I was.
So there I am writing away back in the fall of 2008, when Frost tells me he has finally drawn a blood cell. Sweet! except for the fact that is the first panel of the first issue! See as much as I love Frost's work and as dedicated he is to this thing, he tells me he isn't a penciller, but rather an inker (someone who traces another person's artwork- for the noobs). Anyway, I just kept writing in hopes I find an illustrator. Hell I will draw this thing myself (course it will look like poo!).
Oh Yeah. My computer died last July and I lost everything. Concept art. ComicLife panel outlines. Sketches and logo designs. Crap.
It's all good, though. I am nothing if not resourceful!
june 2008
SO It has been quite a while since I have updated this blog.... I promise to do more in the future....
Well, the good news: I have finished volume One of AXIS. This is made up o six issues or chapters. Frost and I hadn't decided if we wanted to publish one issue at a time or the complete volume... well in the time it took to decide I wrote out six issues.... I had thought about only doing five...so it
was touch and go for a minute...but then in a Boddington's induced creative haze....I came up with the fifth issue... woo hoo!
I now am in the process of having someone READ me the 5 notebooks so I can type them into the computer (yes, I need and assistant!). Once typed in the computer I can then transfer the words to ComicLife.
After the words are transfered into Comic Life, I can sketch what I see..then give it to Frost to draw fo' real!
I have given him issue one, but due to changes through out, he held off...now he can begin.
Laters
Well, the good news: I have finished volume One of AXIS. This is made up o six issues or chapters. Frost and I hadn't decided if we wanted to publish one issue at a time or the complete volume... well in the time it took to decide I wrote out six issues.... I had thought about only doing five...so it
was touch and go for a minute...but then in a Boddington's induced creative haze....I came up with the fifth issue... woo hoo!I now am in the process of having someone READ me the 5 notebooks so I can type them into the computer (yes, I need and assistant!). Once typed in the computer I can then transfer the words to ComicLife.
After the words are transfered into Comic Life, I can sketch what I see..then give it to Frost to draw fo' real!
I have given him issue one, but due to changes through out, he held off...now he can begin.
Laters
2008
Okay everyone (those of you reading this shite, or those you of who have decided to go back and read previous posts). I am on Frost's butt to produce more quickly! I have written the first two "chapters" (or issues) and am 3/4s of the way through number three. Issues four and five are laid out.
Originally we were going to have six chapters or issues but I am running out of metaphysical bullshit for this storyline. I have a couple of ideas for continuing the title, more or less as an anthology of stories. The book below is most influential on me. For "The
Coyote Gospel" in Animal Man #5 writer Grant Morrison presents the idea that discourse on religion can take place in a comic book. So as I was writing AXIS I decided to take a look at most world religious past and present and examine theri death rituals or ideas of an afterlife. To note: I purposefully left out Christianity and Islam....I didn't want that headache!
In case you are wondering "What the hell is this book about?!" don't worry...I will reveal more in time...I just don't want to give away the big stuff.
In the meantime...go eat a peach and enjoy.
(Originally posted jan of 2008)
Originally we were going to have six chapters or issues but I am running out of metaphysical bullshit for this storyline. I have a couple of ideas for continuing the title, more or less as an anthology of stories. The book below is most influential on me. For "The
Coyote Gospel" in Animal Man #5 writer Grant Morrison presents the idea that discourse on religion can take place in a comic book. So as I was writing AXIS I decided to take a look at most world religious past and present and examine theri death rituals or ideas of an afterlife. To note: I purposefully left out Christianity and Islam....I didn't want that headache!In case you are wondering "What the hell is this book about?!" don't worry...I will reveal more in time...I just don't want to give away the big stuff.
In the meantime...go eat a peach and enjoy.
(Originally posted jan of 2008)
Promo Poster
Frost designed a new promo flyer for the book, so be sure to check it out on the main page. I received it at 7am this morning and had it colored by 8...god I wake up too early!
Also, I finished writing the first have of the second book. First I write the draft of the book, then type it up for Frost, then I also put it into comic life. Well the draft writing goes faster than the other two, mainly because I can take my notebook anywhere. SUre I have a laptop, but I am not about to risk spilling my Boddington's on it! Duh.
I have also created a file of pics of the actor Sendhil Ramamurthy for Frost. He is how I imiagine our character of Ash. Frost says this guy looks like the Prince of Persia, not being a gamer, I have no idea.
It was 37 degrees last night, so it was a good night to stay in and write.
(Originally published oct 2007: Since this post I have become a gamer!!!!)
Also, I finished writing the first have of the second book. First I write the draft of the book, then type it up for Frost, then I also put it into comic life. Well the draft writing goes faster than the other two, mainly because I can take my notebook anywhere. SUre I have a laptop, but I am not about to risk spilling my Boddington's on it! Duh.
I have also created a file of pics of the actor Sendhil Ramamurthy for Frost. He is how I imiagine our character of Ash. Frost says this guy looks like the Prince of Persia, not being a gamer, I have no idea.
It was 37 degrees last night, so it was a good night to stay in and write.
(Originally published oct 2007: Since this post I have become a gamer!!!!)
Intro and FAQ
Hi Everyone, it's Daryn (Blue), the writer et cetera of the newest production from BlueFrost. In this blog Frost and I hope to let you in on the random thought processes which help create our works. From time to time we will also ramble on about things we've seen or stuff which tickles our fancies.
But first: Who are we? Well I teach high school in Cincinnati, Ohio at Diamond Oaks and a few years ago Frost was one of my students. At the time we often conversed about our love for comics and just this past Labor Day, I received a call saying, "Let's do it!". So we have.
How did we get started? Well, Frost told me he had an idea for a book and a main character in mind: September (he always had the most original names!). His idea was "A femaletattoist discovers she has cancer and must find the Tree of Life to survive." That was fairly much it. Thank God for Wikipedia! Without going into too much detail here, I came up with this mission for our heroine which should cover 6 books or issues, culminating in one graphic novel, title AXIS, based on the term axis mundi. Will there be another afterwards? Who knows.
How is the work broken up? Frost is a fantastic artist and I like to think I am a great idea man. Amazingly enough we are on the same wavelength. I'll mention an idea and he will describe what he sees and it will be exactly what I see. This is the trademark of a good team. I will write some stuff, put it into a program called Comic Life, then, after printing, sketch the layout. Most times the layouts are exactly what Frost has in mind as well. I am a very visual person and it is easier for me to sketch than write the particular angles or scenes. Frost will do the actual art and inking, then scan his work, send it to me, where I will color it. Fun.
How long until we publish? Right now we are looking at 6-9 months. The first issue (of 6, as we call them) is requiring a huge learning curve as far what we are to be doing. I hope it will become easier.
What isn't the site called AXIS? Well, both of us are very creative people and have many more works than just AXIS, so we hope to feature different examples of our stuff on the site.
That's all for now. I will add more to the FAQ later.
(Originally published on our first blog on oct 14 2007! So much for the 6-9 months, huh?)
But first: Who are we? Well I teach high school in Cincinnati, Ohio at Diamond Oaks and a few years ago Frost was one of my students. At the time we often conversed about our love for comics and just this past Labor Day, I received a call saying, "Let's do it!". So we have.
How did we get started? Well, Frost told me he had an idea for a book and a main character in mind: September (he always had the most original names!). His idea was "A femaletattoist discovers she has cancer and must find the Tree of Life to survive." That was fairly much it. Thank God for Wikipedia! Without going into too much detail here, I came up with this mission for our heroine which should cover 6 books or issues, culminating in one graphic novel, title AXIS, based on the term axis mundi. Will there be another afterwards? Who knows.
How is the work broken up? Frost is a fantastic artist and I like to think I am a great idea man. Amazingly enough we are on the same wavelength. I'll mention an idea and he will describe what he sees and it will be exactly what I see. This is the trademark of a good team. I will write some stuff, put it into a program called Comic Life, then, after printing, sketch the layout. Most times the layouts are exactly what Frost has in mind as well. I am a very visual person and it is easier for me to sketch than write the particular angles or scenes. Frost will do the actual art and inking, then scan his work, send it to me, where I will color it. Fun.
How long until we publish? Right now we are looking at 6-9 months. The first issue (of 6, as we call them) is requiring a huge learning curve as far what we are to be doing. I hope it will become easier.
What isn't the site called AXIS? Well, both of us are very creative people and have many more works than just AXIS, so we hope to feature different examples of our stuff on the site.
That's all for now. I will add more to the FAQ later.
(Originally published on our first blog on oct 14 2007! So much for the 6-9 months, huh?)
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