I took a trip down memory lane yesterday. While rearranging the Big Closet for the hundredth time, Kim uncovered a hand made 1996 calendar I had made for her while we were courting. It featured early drawings of the characters that I now draw every day. It was a cute little concoction of cardboard and paper and glue neatly held together by some yarn I must have stolen from my Mom. The calendar grids were printed out on a dot matrix printer using what I'm guessing is Print Shop. …
Archives for August 2002
The “S” in Superhero Is For Spandex.
As I was playing with my posable Spiderman action figure yesterday (the one with 36 points of articulation), I glanced up and saw the Superman ornament hanging from my desk lamp. I remembered how I've loved them every since I was a boy, and how I would dress up like them all the time. Heck, as I write this entry I'm wearing a Superman t-shirt that's so well-worn that the logo is cracked and peeling. Perfectly aged. With all these thoughts swirling in my head, I thought: What is the deal with superheroes? What is it about them that makes them so appealing? …
Just Like Indiana Jones
When I started this funny business two years ago, it was very much like trying to move that big boulder that chased Indiana Jones at the beginning of "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Unfortunately, the boulder we were dealing with was not speeding along; in fact, it seemed to be very comfortable right where it was, thank you very much. …