Given my luck, and the part of the country I live in, it's probably some bible thumper trying to find new recruits. But no worries! A black and red cape, a goat skull atop your head, and a large ceremonial knife can encourage these individuals to look elsewhere! You can even say the "magic phrase":
"Look, lady, I'm kinda in the middle of something important right now. Could you come back in...wait a minute...Saaaay, you wouldn't happen to be a virgin, wouldja?"
But onto serious things now. First up: Shawntae Howard (the artist of the Extinctioners comic) recently made a post on his FA journal requesting prayers for his grandma, who has gone through multiple surgeries and has had a lot of complications in the process. Now, I'm not the kind of person to believe in a god, but I do know positive thoughts and "prayers" do help in situations like this. So if you can, offer some kind words of support and say a prayer for his grandma to pull through this. Thanks.
Much less important, but I thought I'd throw it in anyway: The entire "Spoofworks" folio is now complete, and hopefully will be available from Second Ed before long. It's an eight-pager, and it's in full color and printed on white paper, so all you folks who cried about the anti-copy paper can dry your tears. ;P
Also, I've begun scanning in what will amount to over 500 pictures for a CD collection of all my stuff from 1995-2008. I don't know if Ed will wait until I can get all 3 CD's finished, or if he will want to just order one at a time as I complete them. Here's the rundown thus far:
VOLUME 1: Features the following folios...
Skunkworks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Cutting Floor, Skunkworks Animated, Natasha, Onyx, and Lori. Also included is rare or never-before-seen artwork, sketches, and the like. "Spoofworks" is NOT included in this collection.
VOLUME 2: Features the following folios...
Bigger Than Life 1 and 2, Antics 1 through 4 (includes More Antics, Strapped In and Hot Pussy), Mixed Breeds, Hardcore 1 and 2, Caterwaul Character Folio, 95% Fur-Free, Better Mousetrap, Before I Knew What The Hell I Was Doing Volumes 1 through 4, and numerous other unpunlished pictures and sketches. I might see about putting the "Survival of the Fittest" folio in there too, if Des is okay with that.
VOLUME 3: Features the following works...
All Limited Edition prints (000 Series), all 100 Series prints, all 500 series prints, all 900 series prints, discontinued prints, miscellaneous artwork and sketches, and numerous commissions.
I'm waiting to hear back from Ed on the CD bit, mostly concerning the pricing, and the possibility of offering all 3 at a reduced rate (which would require me to get all 3 of them finished before releasing them). I'll post more details here as this progresses.
I've been trying to work on the rough drafts for the new "Caterwaul" book in-between my regular work. I hope to have the entire thing drawn out and ready to enter the final artwork version sometime in November. More details to follow as work gets completed.
Other than that, it's the same ol' same ol'. "By The Tail" will be updated shortly; I'm going to wait a little longer until Hallowe'en draws nearer, since some artwork and the comic are all Hallowe'en-related.
So stay cool (won't be too difficult this winter, I'm sure!), and remember to send your thoughts and prayers to Shawntae. Thanks, guys and girls!
--JMH
Received on Tue Oct 13 2009 - 21:17:48 CDT