Gone Fishing - Storyboard Part 2

Gone Fishing - Storyboard Part 1

Here's an early draft of the Fot and Angus "The Big Catch" episode (currently on Mondomedia's Youtube channel), it's always interesting to note how much gets changed in the recording booth, thanks in no small part, to the talented Mr Darby.

John Carter Trailer

Sketch Book Fun

This is concept art for another of the main characters in the short film, it's great fun to stick to one design and repeat, all sorts of interesting variations start to emerge.

I'm Currently Reading...

The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowels

Short Film - Pre-production

I've started on a new short film which I'll post about from time to time. So far the script (which is nothing more than a list of sequences) is written and I'm in the middle of storyboarding and character design. I'm expecting it to be about two minutes total length and should take me about a year to complete depending how much 'real' work gets in the way.
Here's some concept art for one of the main characters, a little thug...

At the moment he's still a generic stock character, I'm pretty sure he'll evolve into something very different by the time it's animated, looks a little too Happy Tree Friends crossed with the Big Boy Burgers mascot. Anyway, the main inspiration comes from this video I remember seeing when I was about 13, it's still awesome...

Fot and Angus - Episode 5

Fonzie sketches

Oink Oink

Animating for Commercials

It was not a field either Walt or Roy were happy to be in. Their reasoning was sound. We didn't own the characters we produced for other companies; there was absolutely no residual value. Worse, we were at the whim of the client; at each stage of production we had to twiddle our thumbs and await approval before we could venture on to the next step
- Harry Tytle (Disney producer)

From the book Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation by Amid Amidi.

Fot and Angus - Episode 4

I haven't posted in some time but I'll try to get back into doing so.
The Underworld cartoons are almost done, I'm still working on the last one for this batch, should be done in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile Fot and Angus are doing well over on Mondomedia's channel, we're hoping it does well enough to enable us to create more. And another animation project is underway but more about that one next time...

Sketch of the Day #002

I did this while waiting for Alex to finish up in a meeting, he kept me waiting for almost 45 minutes (so inconsiderate) so I went and had lunch without him, lucky for him he knew where I like to eat so he turned up after my first sip of coffee. I started on one head and just repeated it seeing the way each came out slightly different.

Orginal Artwork For Sale

I've made some changes to the main ComicBook Factory website, the best part is I've added a page for selling some of the original artwork. Very affordable for now, don't miss out!

Click HERE to view the artwork page.

Animated Underworld #9 - Teddy Trouble

Another 30sec animated Underworld completed. Hope you like it...
Click the picture or try this link www.mylittlefunny.com

Auckland Armageddon Expo 2010

Here's a bunch of photos I took this weekend and the annual pop-culture convention "Armageddon"

FOT on Radiradirah

The first episode of Radiradirah went on air a few days ago, amongst the sketches was the animated cartoon FOT, created by Alex Dron co-written with myself and voiced by Rhys Darby. Seven more episodes to go... Hope they're as much fun to watch as they are to make! - Friday TV3 9:30pm
The FOT fan page on Facebook has exclusive rejected scenes and other goodies, so join up!

Click HERE for Radiradirah S1EP1
Click HERE for the FOT Fan Page on Facebook

ComicBook Factory T-shirts

Look what I have made for you! Just setting up a t-shirt shop with Spreadshirt... will post updates soon. Buy one and help keep the wolves form the ComicBook Factory door! Here's the LINK

Animated Underworld #5 - Tough Bar

My friends, look what I have made just for you! Another animated short from the comic strip Underworld by KAZ. This is the first to feature Snuff and Creep (voiced by KAZ!) More animation soon...

Time Machine

Finished this today... an authentic working time machine (or "clock" as some people like to call them). Still working out some of the bugs, the hands seem to get locked up sometimes, and I have to swot it ever now and then to restart the seconds hand, but apart from that, works like a treat. I'll post a few more of the details soon, the face is a timeline of the universe from big bang to the big rip (one of my favourite ideas proposed for the end of everything), 35 billion years divided up into 12 hours. If they prove popular I'll try and make more to sell.

Animated Underworld #4 - Ducky Ducky

We've completed another Underworld animation for you to enjoy (click the picture). Watch it, share it, let me know what you think.

I think I'll be in Wellington next weekend with a BRAND NEW ComicBook Factory product to exchange for your money, you won't want to miss out on this! We'll talk about it later, ok...

Space Baboons

This is the back cover to the second book, long way from being published. I'd also consider it a first draft. It's almost unreadable but the small print at the very bottom reads No Refunds. It is CRSR Laboratories policy that all ex-research animals are sold "as is".
UPDATE: I know about the grammatical error "not limited", thank you.

Living the Dream

Gary Panter, Kaz Prapuolenis, Reg Mombassa, STephen Bliss, Yuri Shimojo, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Roy Galloway, Bill Moulton, John Tymkiw, John Hobbs, Chris Capuozzo, Ted McGrath, Matt Campbell, Karl Wills & Marcus Oakley.

Opening reception: Saturday March 27th, 7 - 10pm. Wed to Sat 3 - 8pm March 27 through April 17, 2010. 93 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003. Subway: F Train to 2nd Avenue 212 777 7988 www.fusegallery.com

Featured artwork - Travis Millard. Ltd logo - Stephen Jay Rayon. Curated by Matt Campbell

New Connie Radar Daily Blog

I have started a new blog just for the Connie Radar Dailies. Click the comic or click HERE to view, bookmark the page or become a follower of the blog. New comic every day except Saturdays... I guess I'll transfer the older ones across to archive. Hope you enjoy them, feedback welcome!

Hotwire Exhibition Tonight (New York)

From the Press Release:

Dumbo, Brooklyn, NYC - February 12th: opening reception 6-9pm and continuing to March 31st, 2010 - Scott Eder Gallery

BROOKLYN, February 12, 2010- HOTWIRE #3 features a dynamic selection of artwork from the upcoming all-new third volume of Hotwire Comics! Following the success of last year's Hotwire #2 show, this seminal show features paintings, works on paper in all media from some of the heaviest hitters in the alternative comix scene, including Tim Lane, David Sandlin, Glenn Head, Mark Dean Veca, Danny Hellman, Jayr Pulga, Mary Fleener, Karl Wills, R. Sikoryak, Sam Henderson, Mats?!, Rick Altergott, Chadwick Whitehead. The opening of the show is timed to coincide with the release of the brand-new volume of Hotwire Comics. Hotwire #3 is currently on view at 18 Bridge St., DUMBO, Brooklyn until March 31, 2010.

The Harvey- and Eisner-nominated anthology of action, thrills, chills and transgression is back with a third volume! Anything goes in Hotwire, eschewing literary high-mindedness for a pure, gut-wrenching viscerality that you can tune in and rest your brain on after a long day.

Opening party Friday night, Feb. 12th, from 6pm-9pm

Join us to celebrate the Hotwire #3 group show featuring the great selection of paintings, ink drawings and works in graphite.

About Scott Eder Gallery
Established in August, 2007 as a venue for bringing comic book art creators into a fine art context and gallery setting, Scott Eder has been dealing and exhibiting original comic book art at festivals and museums in the U.S. and throughout Europe (France, England, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands) for over 15 years. All show info at www.scottedergallery.com

Animated Underworld #03 - Marvin the Human Bong

Click HERE (or click the picture) to watch the latest Underworld animation. It's subtle but listen to the great Velvet Underground inspired psychedelic background music supplied by David Kilgour.
After you've enjoyed watching it join the mailing list for instant notification of future episodes...

New Jessica Tattoo Discovered

On my recent trip to Wellington I was pleased to discover someone with this Jessica of the Schoolyard tattoo, he'd never read the comic but a friend of his had the image lying around and tattoo gun. The image is originally from an early comic strip that appeared in Lava magazine. I'll post it if I can find it.

Julius in the Lab

Here's some artwork from the back cover of the upcoming Connie Radar comic book. No due date...

Fot - Part 3

This is the SECOND animated Fot that has been edited into shorter versions (this being part 3 of #2, all of #1 is HERE and parts 1 and 2 of #2 can be found HERE). For those not familiar with FOT, it's an animated short by Alex Dron and voice by Rhys Darby, I helped out with the writing and made the odd suggestion here and there.
New episodes are looking likely for an upcoming sketch comedy show called RadiRadiRah.

New Daily City Photography Blog

Thought I'd plug my new daily photo blog. This one will, of course, stay active for all The ComicBook Factory comics and animation news... have a great 2010 everyone!

Animated Underworld #02 - Damn Kids

Huzzah! The second animated version of Kaz's Underworld cartoon finished. Go watch it HERE or just click the image.
And below is a little animated gif taken from the short...

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis

My favourite photo from the gig... The Drab Doo-Riffs and Kitty, Daisy and Lewis played at the Montechristo Room, Auckland, 15th Dec. Check out more photos I took for Cheese on Toast on the website HERE.

Connie Radar Daily 030

UPDATE: I got a nice email back from NASA (well technically CICLOPS) saying "Dr. Porco thought your comic was cute."
Dr.Carolyn Porco is the leader of the Imaging Team on the Cassini mission to Saturn. ...Made my day.

Framed and Ready to Hang

Look, my friends, I was sent this photo of my paintings (nicely framed up) from their new owner.

Hotwire #3 Preview

[The following is copied from Fantagraphics Flikr page]
The Harvey and Eisner nominated anthology of action, thrills, chills and trangression is back with a third volume! Anything goes in Hotwire, eschewing literary high-mindedness for a pure, gut-wrenching viscerality that you can tune in and rest your brain on after a long day.

Hotwire the third leaps off the page from the get-go with David Sandlin’s “Infernal Combustion,” about boozing it up in a broke-down caddy, and Tim Lane’s bit of freight-hopping grit, “Spike.” Underground comics legend Mary Fleener returns with “The Judge,” a true tale about her own life fending off thugs… with a .38! Meanwhile, Hotwire Captain Glenn Head spins the biography of German surrealist Hans Bellmer as a down and out Vaudevillian in decadent Weimar Berlin. R. Sikoryak turns in a brand new batch of "Masterpiece Comics", as Dennis the Menace stars in Hamlet! Other creepy delights: Rick Altergott delivers a fable of a child-molesting clown pleasuring himself in the suburbs, while Matti Hagelberg’s “Passion of Atte” is a modern-day Dante’s Inferno of comics.

There’s also more knockout work and crazy visuals by Mark Dean Veca, Johnny (Angry Youth Comix) Ryan, Mats?!, Max Andersson, Sam Henderson, Steve Cerio, Stephane Blanquet, Doug Allen, Michael (Tales Designed to Thrizzle) Kupperman, Danny Hellman, Mack White, David Paleo, Chadwick Whitehead, Onsmith, Karl Wills and Jayr Pulga. Looking for laffs? A psychic jolt? A partner for your next trip? Look no further than… Hotwire!

138-page color/b&w 9" x 12" softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60699-288-3

In stock: December 2009 (subject to change)
In stores: December 2009 (subject to change)
[Pre-orders now but more likely in stores early 2010]

100 CLAMS Exhibition

Copied and edited from the High Seas Blog:

[The High Seas] are having a christmas show, because everyone love buying things at christmas time, right?? 40 or so contributors lovingly hand-picked, dewy fresh vine-ripened artists bursting with $100 goodness!! Gulp..
Here's a wee talent sampler to get you art salivating:
Tim Molloy, Karl Wills, Johl Dwyer, Becky & Frank, Imogen Taylor, Erin Forsyth, Boe Busch, Andy Conlan, Sam Thomas, Aleksandra Petrovic, Cinzah Merkens, Glen Leslie , Beck Wheeler , Matt Emery and tons more
The exhibition opens on the 11th of December at 6pm. Refreshments provided.