Moving the Pens Along...

...Speedball and Hunt pens, that is. Among many, many others.

I've often suspected that your average professional inker has to have the occasion bout of confusion over which nib to apply to which line(s), even after 20-30 years in the business(if they're very good and very lucky). Considering how many different tools they need to keep at hand nowadays, ranging from Bic pens to computer workstations, it's a wonder any of them survives any length of time.

These guys and gals deserve Respect. Capitalization intended. Of that, I am now -- as ever -- absolutely convinced.

Still plugging away at Local Hero # 1, in other words. I like the sense of progress I'm making. More on this later, and hopefully some excerpts from the finished art as well as design sketches will end up (linked to) here sooner than later.

CanConTV Petitions Refresher I

As you may recall, Canadian content on Canadian TV is something of a personal cause. We've got a few in circulation on the web at the moment related to that subject.

For the preservation of This is Wonderland.

For the preservation of Da Vinci's City Hall.

For the sale of CODCO, a variety show of some note for its comedic quality from Newfoundland and Labrador, on DVD format.

FYI Notice: I watched the first two almost religiously, so I'm definitely biased. The latter, I've heard good things about from friends and neighbours.

Something on a Role Model

At least among the ranks of cartoonists.

One of the people on gumprich's friendlist posted something recently on one of my heroes in cartoon-work. The first of them, in fact: "Sparky" Schulz himself.

Go take a look.

I am still sorry that Schulz is no longer with us. To this day.

Random Fannish Meditations on Marvel Comics' "Civil War"

Some fan-minded rambling on my part over the Civil War mess, some of which originally saw "print" over at Mike Norton's blog...

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