Blog's Are Stupid

Mars Attacks!

2006-10-18T23:38:09Z

I sat down last night and watched a full episode of Veronica Mars AND enjoyed it. DAMN YOU, clever_gretchen!!!! Too many shows!!!! Logan doesn't deserve her.

Yaaaa-coughcoughhack-ack-aaarrrr!!!!!

2006-09-25T05:25:21Z

I haven't been drawing all that much lately due to a nasty lingering cough I've had for the past 3 weeks. Thanks to some great drugs and sleep I'm on the upswing. I meant to post this for speak like a pirate day.

Mad Rad Bad

2006-09-20T18:46:17Z

Had to share this:

Stupid Tales

2006-09-07T15:09:55Z

I'm working on a fake pulp cover sketch for a friend here's the thumb I worked up over lunch yesterday

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Smurf You

2006-09-01T05:54:01Z

Did this as an entry in the character of the month thread over on the ASG Boards
I'm late with it again this month, but I don't care. It was fun.

I feel all bloggy

2006-08-31T06:23:12Z

I started one of those blogger/blogspot blog-things. It's been a while since I've been in here. DAAAANG!! They really spruced this place up. I think I'm just gonna post stuff simultaneously all over the place and see what happens. Feel free to slap some sense into me if this gets annoying or retarded.

I'm trying to get a handle on inking again. Not sure I ever had a handle on it in the first place. It's way more fun now though.

Maybe I'll post again in another 8 months ;)

Workspace Woes

2006-05-04T00:33:08Z

Man, I am having a tough time working on my comic. I don't know how people manage a full time job and do comics. I think part of my problem is my crummy workspace. It's just so uncomfortable. My current set up is so frankensteined that some space is totally wasted and empty while other space is overcrowded. It's uneven, unsturdy, and unkempt. Clevergretchen and I are moving into a new rent house soon and I have a chance to remedy the situation. I'm thinking of a small but deep corner desk to accomodate my monitor/keyboard/wacom paired up with a drafting table. Also, my drafting table is an old crappy one that I cut a big hole in and put a piece of plexiglass over to use as a light table. It's a crappy rig, so I need to figure out a better drafting table/light table combo... or should I have 2 seperate drawing tables (one plain drafting, one light table)?

Hopefully I can figure something out that won't cost an arm and a leg. Suggestions are welcome.

LED Bulb

2006-03-22T05:30:56Z

I'm tired of my desk lamps making me sweat like a maniac when I'm drawing and cranking down the A/C, so I've ordered an LED bulb from ThinkGeek to remedy the situation. Apparently they're less hot, use less energy, and last longer. I'm not sure that the quality of the light will be that great though. I'll post back with an update once I've got my hands on it.

blogs are stupid.

Petco Is Stupid Too

2006-02-01T03:17:44Z

I'm leaving for work this morning and swing by my tank to feed the fish. There were 2 russian guys wearing only towels hanging out in my aquarium. "Come, Pavel! Join us for sauna!" I glance at the thermometer and it's 10 degrees higher than it should be. The heater broke and stayed ON. Luckily my fish are still alive.

So, I go to Petco at lunch to exchange my heater. Surprize! All the other heaters are $17 more than the one I got. When I expressed my hypothesis that the previous heater was made cheaply and that's probably the reason it broke, the Petco dude cited that probably wasn't the case and that it was cheaper because that heater didn't have numbers printed on the dial. WHAT?! Printing numbers on plastic does not cost $17. I'm tired of Petco employees not being able to admit that they don't know absolutely everything about everything in the store. I would appreciate an "I don't know" every once in a while.

The new heater is kinda ugly, but less phallic.

And remember, blogs are stupid.

Blogs Are Stupid

2006-01-30T01:46:57Z

That's the new title of my blog. I'm not big on blogging, but here I am. Again.

Here's a picture of my new fish (read victims)

Here's one of two cherry barbs I got to help cycle the tank.
I cropped the image to remove the ugly wires and...

... the giant, phallic submersible heater.

More blurry pictures. Bastards move too fast.

Fish are too movey. Gravel is much easier to photo.

World of Warcrack

2005-01-02T21:48:24Z

Those who read clevergretchen's LJ already know. I be addicted to the Wonderful World of Warcraft. If any of you other hapless addicts wanna kill stuff with me in WoW-land lemme know. I'm on the hellscream server as a dark elf druid named Parblelfo.

Today's trinity of thoughts:
plastic owls do keep pidgeons away.
knee high socks on chicks are hot.
talking about the weather is boring but for some reason we all do it.

-out

ComicCon 04 Photos

2004-08-16T23:13:33Z

Decided to move my ComicCon photos over to Yahoo so I can make them public.

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/killersquirrelz/

Comic Survey

2004-08-16T14:13:10Z

ganked from aimeekitty

01) Amazing Spider-Man is the first comic book I really got into.
02) Amazing Spider-Man is one of the comics I currently collect.
03) Spider-Man is one of my all-time favorite superheroes.
04) Blade of the Immortal is my favorite non-superhero comic.
05) (plead the 5th) is a very overrated character.
06) (plead the 5th) is, in my opinion, a very overrated comic artist.
07) Peter David (just pulled one out of the hat) is one of my favorite comic book writers.
08) Mark Silvestri's run on Uncanny X-men is a happy comic book memory for me.
09) (hmm there's so many...) Phil Noto is awesome at drawing female characters.
10) Katsuhiro Otomo is one of my all-time favorite comic artists.
11) Travis Charest is an artist I'd love to see drawing a monthly series.
12) Sandman is a comic I've always meant to read, but haven't done so yet.
13) The Dark Horse reprinting of Akira was a welcome '80s comeback.
14) Superman is a comic I've never read or paid much attention to.
15) Aquaman is a popular character I've never really paid attention to.
16) Blade of the Immortal is a title I would recommend to my friends.
17) The Joker is one of my favorite comic villains.
18) Hellboy is a comic I'm glad they made into a movie/movie franchise.
19) Daredevil is a comic they totally ruined by making it into a movie.
20) Katsuhiro Otomo is someone I would really love to meet at a comic convention.
21) Booster Gold??? is a character I can see myself being for Halloween.
22) Uncanny X-Men is a comic I used to love, but now I'm not so hot about.
23) Jeff Smith is someone I would love to work on a comic book with. (was gonna say Emma, but I didn't want anyone getting sick ;) )
24) $5 is the most I'll spend on a 22-page (average sized) comic.
25) Old school Silver Surfer actually being a good [comic?] is something they should bring back.

Artsee

2004-07-17T20:49:24Z

Check out this app ---> ARTSEE

It's a great lightweight image browser / slideshow for Windows! Very useful for perusing archived images.

New comic book in the works...

2004-07-16T17:09:10Z

Well, I'm in the process of fleshing out the rest of my 24 hour comic . I'm doing a complete re-write of the last 12 pages. I've got it laid out through page 21 and tonight I should be able to wrap up pages 22-24. I'm really looking forward to rendering the final pencils and inks for this. It's a very simple style so, I should be able to crank it out over Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully it'll go to print on Monday and I can rest a bit on Tuesday before the trip to San Diego. yay! *blood vessel in eye bursts*

Lovebot

2004-07-12T08:33:24Z

Added Lovebot to the Sketchblog

I'm trying to get stuff ready for SD Comic-Con. Hopefully I'll get something together for an ashcan-type freebie handout. Wonder how many would be feasible to print out... hmmm. Anyway, back to work.

killersquirrelz @ 2004-07-09T10:48:00

2004-07-09T15:49:43Z

The Commuter Strikes Again... or something like that

2004-07-07T07:01:38Z

So here I am at 2:00AM scanning in old comic strips that have been missing from my website for over 4 years. Wow this is some humble pie. I really thought I was hot shit back then. It got me curious, and I dug up the first 80 comic strips I did. Hoooweee! These are some stinkers!!!! Anyway, I'll be posting all of this stuff very soon on my site for anyone who gives a damn. You can laugh at my feeble attempts at sequential humor, poor draftsmanship, and non-existent scanning skills.

Toys, Toys, Toys!

2004-06-29T21:52:45Z

Man, I love ToyJoy on 29th and Guadalupe. Always something cool in there.
I picked up a Sunshine Buddy a month or two ago. They're very simple but very cool. Basically put them in some light and their heads sway back and forth. Quite soothing. Apparently there's a beach flavor available in Japan that makes... beach noises and a similar toy called flip flap.

The other day I also saw a cool figurine collection called Scarygirl Mini Treehouse. They're nifty and well crafted. Unfortunately you don't get to choose the figure you want, it's a surprize when you open the box. I guess that saves you from collector geeks that snatch up all the rare/cool ones immediately, but still an inconvenience.

Lastly there's Aquapets. Logic tells me that these toys are nothing but fancy paperweights, but I keep fighting the urge to fork over $15 for one. It's a little pokemon-like animal sealed in a water-filled tube. You press a button on the base and the animal swims up and down and chitters some noise. Kinda cool. It'd be interesting if you could "feed" them or something like a tamagotchi.

So much to do, so stuck at work.

2004-06-17T00:29:31Z

Zelda: Legend of the Four Swords is great. The graphics are gorgeous and gameplay is easy to get the hang of. There's lots of backstabbing fun to be had in this Zelda incarnation. Force gems are the cuthroat comodity that everyone is after throughout each level. All players get a sword power-up once a certain number of force gems are collected by the entire group. This is necessary for the completion of levels; however, it is not required for any one person to have the most force gems except for the sole purpose of being a gem whore and getting to stand on the 1st place platform at the end of the level. For some reason, the draw to be a gem whore is irresistable. Great delight is taken in calling upon a cadre of angry chickens to attack your friends and scooping up their gems.

Little Ghosties

2004-06-09T05:01:15Z

Fan art for my friend Goatboy.

His "Little Ghosties":

Cyborg 009

2004-05-14T15:55:35Z

Well, a couple weeks ago I picked up the DVD Cyborg 009: Uncut & Unedited. The verdict: LAME. I got it based on a snippet I saw of it on Cartoon Network back in February. I now understand why it hasn't survived on CN. The dubs and dialogue are horrible. I thought the character design was interesting and I only paid like $10 for the disc so I don't feel ripped off. If I'd paid the $39.95 it retails for I would be pissed.

Gimp for Windows

2004-05-12T17:56:13Z

Here I thought The Gimp was a purely Linux/Unix thang. Nope. They've built it for windows too. Those of you looking for an inexpensive (read free) alternative to photoshop here it is (GIMP FOR WINDOWS). Make sure you read the FAQ for install instructions. I'm just now giving it a whirl, no telling how nicely it performs, but if it's anything like the version I use on my UNIX machine, it should be quite useful. Finally, I can use something other than MS Paint on my work PC without having to worry about trial copy expiration!

JLA Ponies

2004-05-11T23:32:08Z

Wow! Normally I'd make fun of someone for doing this sort of thing, but the fact that this person did so many and fairly well forces me to respect them.

Minibosses

2004-05-11T20:18:28Z

Went and checked out the minibosses site to see if they have any new tracks. Indeed they do. Highly recommended listening (if you like NES themesongs turned metal that is).