Thank you very much! This was more info than I was expecting. Some of
the things you're describing, I don't know what they are. I mostly know
your work from Genus and so on, back in the day. Then I sorta stopped
paying attention to all this 'funny animal' business for the better part of
a decade, and now here I am again.
Is Caterwaul something people are enjoying now, or is that something
that's coming? When I see a picture of one of those characters, sometimes I
get the impression I'm seeing a preview of what's to come, sometimes I get
the impression I'm seeing something I'm already supposed to be familiar
with.
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:29 PM, jmhcustomart2004 <
a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com <SkunkworksAMA%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Ryan <voormithadreth_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello, I just joined the group, have been a fan of the artwork for the
> > longest time, trying to adjust to the 'new' look. While I lurk here and
> > read the mailing list, I was wondering if someone might be interested in
> > giving me a rundown on what's going on in the Skunkworks world, vis a
> vis,
> > new releases.
> >
> > I know he's got a website coming 'soon', but it's been coming soon since
> > Moses was in grammar school. And I still don't even know what the website
> > is going to be, exactly, when it's up. An online catalog for ordering
> > hardcopy portfolios? Something more like Jay Naylor's site? Some other
> > thing altogether?
> >
> > I know I could probably figure it all our by reading the archives, but if
> > somebody would ENJOY writing a brief summary on what we're waiting for an
> > how long we think we're waiting, and any other interesting news a
> Hardiman
> > fan is supposed to know, it would be much appreciated!
> >
>
> Firstly, welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy the group! As for your questions,
> let's see what can be done about 'em...
>
> The website has undergone numerous changes since I first pulled it offline
> several years ago. At first, I was trying to make it more interactive,
> hoping to incorporate a more "walk-through" version (sort of like a virtual
> tour of the actual studio). Sometime after that, I changed the format again.
> And so on...
>
> The final version of the site is more of an information center of sorts.
> Viewers will be able to view various prints, as well as the contents of all
> the folios. There are brief "bios" of every character that has ever appeared
> in a print or comic, as well as a section devoted to just the studio staff.
> Many pictures have a "behind the scenes" notation on them, describing some
> pertinent information about the image (as taken from the viewpoint of a
> studio employee).
>
> There is also a "mirror" version (which is what I'm working on currently),
> but this version is the "real-life" version of the site. It will feature
> information about the pictures as revealed by myself. Think of the first
> version of the site as the role-playing-version, and the second version as
> the actual real-life-behind-the-cameras version. There is a lot of
> information on both sites, but each one will cater to a different direction.
>
> There are no features like a "comic of the month" or "picture of the month"
> on the new site; it is primarily a central point of information regarding
> the world, and the characters, of Skunkworks and Caterwaul. The humorous
> comics will all eventually be put together in one giant collection and sold
> through Angry Viking Press. The serious, "real life" stories of Caterwaul
> will feature some of the Skunkworks crew from time to time, but they will
> mostly make appearances in portfolios and such.
>
> The main purpose of incorporating all this stuff into one huge site will be
> to answer any questions readers might have regarding Caterwaul. There is
> detailed information about the societies, governments, rules and habits of
> the trio's world on the site, and this wealth of information is sort of like
> the expanded version of a short story. Someone might read Caterwaul and
> wonder why certain things happened the way they did. In order to get details
> about the event, they could read up on everything on the site.
>
> Many products will still be available from Second Ed, which is the only
> company I use for distribution of my work. The website _will_ feature many
> prints and folio pages that never saw production, and obviously, those won't
> be available from Second Ed.
>
> The Caterwaul site, which was partially built years ago, and then lost a
> major portion due to my failure to properly verify my back-up, will feature
> information specific to the Caterwaul members, including behind-the-scenes
> members, vehicles, weapons, missions not featured in comics, and so on.
>
> The "Geb-Kah" site will feature all the stuff about Onika and Treska's
> homeworld, including the various characters, their stories, and so on. Both
> Skunkworks and Geb-Kah factor in to the Caterwaul series, since there are
> stories which focus on the separate groups of characters within that title.
> The sites, then, will serve as an encyclopedia of sorts for the stories that
> appear in Caterwaul.
>
> Hope that answers your questions, man!
>
> --JMH
>
>
>
Received on Sat Aug 29 2009 - 12:50:02 CDT