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by Ray Radlein
Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:08 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: David Bowie Comic
Replies: 4
Views: 19010

Much to my chagrin, I have discovered that the Steve Perry fanfic web site to which I used to direct disbelieving skeptics appears to have gone the way of all flesh (or at least the way of all vanished web sites). On the other hand, there's These Days , a now-abandoned webcomic fanfic about Ian Curt...
by Ray Radlein
Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:47 pm
Forum: Zwol forum
Topic: The London bombings and todays Zwol: Nouveau Chemin strip
Replies: 3
Views: 19362

You all have my sympathy on this. Even having known all along where this storyline was heading, that strip was still intensely powerful when I read it late last night, just before the bombings in London. This morning, while watching the early coverage on CNN and obsessivly checking the blogs of all ...
by Ray Radlein
Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:21 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: "literally do or die"
Replies: 45
Views: 63940

The whole foofaraw about "literally" and "figuratively" brings to mind one of the many "Radlein's Law"s I've coined in my time in a cheap bid for fame: Eventually, all adjectives will be used to mean "good" or "bad" (including "good" and "bad" themselves), and all adverbs will be used to mean "very...
by Ray Radlein
Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:03 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: "literally do or die"
Replies: 45
Views: 63940

The whole foofaraw about "literally" and "figuratively" brings to mind one of the many "Radlein's Law"s I've coined in my time in a cheap bid for fame: Eventually, all adjectives will be used to mean "good" or "bad" (including "good" and "bad" themselves), and all adverbs will be used to mean "very"...
by Ray Radlein
Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:08 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: McCloud appearance in Checkerboard Nighmare
Replies: 17
Views: 35919

Aha! I knew I remembered this thread's existence! Anyway, I figured this was the perfect place to mention another appearance for Fightin' Action Hero McCloud, in the bottom panel of today's episode of Fans! . The setup, for those who don't read Fans! , is that thanks to some untimely meddling with a...
by Ray Radlein
Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:46 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: Figure construction
Replies: 13
Views: 17408

Surlyben wrote:Lol. Most of them won't. But I hardly ever need to draw naked people...

Maxfield Parrish used to photograph himself nude for modelling purposes...
Damn, did he have some perky and attractive breasts, then. 8)
by Ray Radlein
Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:26 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: Scott v. Bear
Replies: 23
Views: 46880

It is resolved thus: Bear eats Ninja. Ninja chops Cowboy. Cowboy shoots Bear. Why can't the Cowboy shoot the Nija? Why can't Nija put one of those cool Chinese stars between the Bear's eyes. Why can't the Bear knock the gun out of the Cowboy's hand and maul him to death? Time to rethink this game. ...
by Ray Radlein
Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:09 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: Scott v. Bear
Replies: 23
Views: 46880

(Which actually suggests a "What Else Does Scott Understand?" illustration of a hardcore rapper named MC Loud) Which, of course, means now you have to do that! It'll have to get in line behind the one I've had in mind riffing on the cover of Elvis Costello's My Aim is True and the song "(What's So ...
by Ray Radlein
Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:06 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: Drawing comics directly into the computer
Replies: 50
Views: 150094

Tim Tylor wrote:I think Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro both support tilt sensitivity.
Does Photoshop Elements?
by Ray Radlein
Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:01 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: Scott v. Bear
Replies: 23
Views: 46880

Greg Stephens wrote:
Rip Tanion wrote:Bear beats Scott..
Rock beats bear?
Scott Raps Rock!


(Which actually suggests a "What Else Does Scott Understand?" illustration of a hardcore rapper named MC Loud)
by Ray Radlein
Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:10 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: What is this type of comic art style called?
Replies: 2
Views: 6883

It is called "Chibi" or "Super-deformed" (although the first panel here or the middle panel here are probably better examples of the style, in that the characters there are really different than normal).
by Ray Radlein
Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:53 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: Marvel Must Die! Grab A Brick
Replies: 23
Views: 20056

Irrelevant. My mom doesn't know a thing about any comics artists, but she couldn't pick a recording artist younger than the Beatles out of a lineup Who knows, then -- she might know Eisner. I know that my dad, who certainly doesn't read any comics, knew who Eisner was when he saw the little autogra...
by Ray Radlein
Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:11 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: Junk Bar
Replies: 56
Views: 72514

Re: Hershey

Yeah, the Hershey's was a nice touch...I had been wondering what they were drinking. I know from experimence that beer and chocolate don't go well together. So -- no Chocolate Stout for you, then, eh? Shame, really -- there are quite a few good examples available. Many folks find that the chocolate...
by Ray Radlein
Sat Jul 12, 2003 12:42 am
Forum: Morning Improv
Topic: M.I. returning soon.
Replies: 11
Views: 14897

Scott McCloud wrote:Um...

That was me just now.
Nice to see that I'm not the only one that happens to. 8)
by Ray Radlein
Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:16 am
Forum: Webcomics: COMMERCE
Topic: Internet Comics Business Essay
Replies: 1
Views: 4842

Internet Comics Business Essay

It was listed on Slashdot , so I imagine that many folks will have already read it (or at least heard of it), but Todd Allen , over at Indignant Online , has posted a nice little "white paper" on different business models for comics on the internet . The essay mainly concentrates on publishers of p...
by Ray Radlein
Thu Jun 12, 2003 3:40 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: anyone reading "Number Five" by Taiyo Matsumoto?
Replies: 11
Views: 8786

I wanted to drop a quick note here to mention that I just read that Viz has now issued Junko Mizuno's Hansel and Gretel in TPB here. Too cool.
by Ray Radlein
Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:38 pm
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: anyone reading "Number Five" by Taiyo Matsumoto?
Replies: 11
Views: 8786

Soooooo, have you finished reading "Number 5" yet? I was pretty busy this week, so I haven't finished rereading the first volume yet, but I did get finished with vol. 2. As soon as I finish re-reading vol. 1, and as soon as payday comes around, which might happen at around the same time, I am going...
by Ray Radlein
Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:23 pm
Forum: Hype!
Topic: Fanboy moment.
Replies: 5
Views: 4507

And, for all "Finder" fans, Carla Speed McNeil is drawing the new story arc for Queen and Country . The first issue of that came out yesterday and even though I've never picked up this series before, I got for CSM's art (and lettering, too), and I'm interested enough in the story to see what happen...
by Ray Radlein
Thu May 29, 2003 3:08 pm
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: anyone reading "Number Five" by Taiyo Matsumoto?
Replies: 11
Views: 8786

A quick reach over to the bookcase, and I found out that its original title was, give or take the usual orthographical uncertainties, Tekkonkinkurito Interesting... I wonder if I have that one or not... Is it by Matsumoto Taiyo? Yep. It concerns two street urchins, named Black and White, as they de...
by Ray Radlein
Thu May 29, 2003 2:33 am
Forum: Hype!
Topic: Fanboy moment.
Replies: 5
Views: 4507

Finder rocks. I drove all over town today looking for issue 30 (came out last week) and only found one copy. Luckily, I only needed one. At last year's San Diego con I made a point to go meet Carla Speed McNeil and bought two pages of art form her- one from the Talisman story and the other was a pe...
by Ray Radlein
Thu May 29, 2003 2:24 am
Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
Topic: Ultimate X-Men in Japan
Replies: 3
Views: 3920

gazorenzoku wrote:I have not seen the version selling in America, so I don't know if the cover for the Japanese version is the same or not, but I didn't see any Japanese text on the cover.....
    In case you still haven't seen it, here is what the American cover of the first Ultimate X-Men book looks like.
      by Ray Radlein
      Thu May 29, 2003 2:05 am
      Forum: (Web)Comics Theory: ART
      Topic: anyone reading "Number Five" by Taiyo Matsumoto?
      Replies: 11
      Views: 8786

      Ah, crap. Thought I was logged in.

      I guess that's why my .sig didn't show up in the Preview window, huh?