Just some pics from halloween, more to come :p

Bit of a rough time.

Before you read on, just let me tell you that I hate nothing more than people who gush everything over the internet. It makes me cringe when I see people complaining about everything in their life over the internet, desperately hoping that someone will stumble upon their blog or tweets and offer them a compliment to cheer them up. It annoys me, there’s nothing wrong with trying to feel good about yourself, but for some reason it just annoys me. The following could come across as exactly what I read and cringe at on a daily basis on some people’s blogs and twitters. But rest assured, this is more for my own benefit than anything.  I have a lot of good mates online and I think that there’s some personal stuff they should (if they want) know about me. I’ll try to keep my complaining to a minimum.

I’m not really the type of guy who likes to complain about his life. Sure, I’ll bitch and moan about stupid little things. But rarely do I like to divulge anything that’s really bothering me deep down. I done psychology last year in college and I learned that this was a coping mechanism of mine. The way I see it “aw well if I don’t actually talk about it, it’s not true and everything’s hunky-dory”.  We all know that’s just nonsense, but it seemed to work for me…seemed to… at least for a while. I don’t even like talking to my family and friends about things that bother me, as everyone seems to be going through a rough time just now. The last thing they need is anyone else adding to the mix. So for years I repressed all of it.

Lately more than ever I’ve seen a huge mood shift in me. I find myself not being able to sleep at night, being too tired in college, and then all of a sudden I’ll just feel full of energy.  I missed a couple of days of college due to my lack of sleep. And decided I had to go to the doctors. I didn’t go to the doctors to really deal with what’s going on with me, as far as I knew I was just going through a wee rough patch and it would blow over like it usually does. But I had to go to the doctors to get a certification for being absent from College.

I finally went in and had a chat with Dr Graham, she done some tests, the usual stuff. Took my blood pressure and drew blood. Asked me some standard medical questions and eventually prescribed me two weeks’ worth of sleeping tablets. I finally heard back from Dr Graham today. I apparently have what would seem to be Atypical Depression; this is more of a warning than anything right now, as we’ll have to go through a deeper process. But this seemed highly unlikely to me.  I’m only a young guy, why should I be depressed. I should be loving life and savouring my youth while I still have it! But when she broke it down for me it doesn’t seem that farfetched, and actually, although it has probably contributed to some negative things in my life, it isn’t that much of a big deal.  For now she’s keeping me on the sleeping tablets to see if they help me get back into a better routine, then we’ll take things as they come. Once it was all broken down it didn’t seem like a big deal, really. So believe me, I’m not looking for any sympathy or anything, that’s the last thing I want and need.

I don’t want to go into my life too much, I might eventually do that when and if I write a book haha! Or even an autobiographical graphic novel! But the Doctor said it probably started a few years ago when I was 15/16. Most of you don’t know this, but back then a huge change in my life was had.  I’d gladly talk about it in more detail with any of my mates online. But with the chances of people I don’t want knowing about it looking at my blog, I’ll keep it kind of vague.I’ve told very little of you about this part of my life, and It’s never something I enjoy discussing. But I figure it might help me if I get it out there.

My father was sent to prison a couple of years ago. My Dad was my best friend, and he was a single parent. My mother lived just outside Glasgow and we only saw her every couple of weeks. Blah blah, no big deal at that point. But when my Dad got sent to prison my sister and I had to get up and move to where my Mother lived and move in with her, my stepdad and my little brother Connor.  It was a horrible time in my life but I thought we dealt with it pretty well for what had happened. I split up with my girlfriend of two years because of it and I also dropped out of school because of it. The journey was just too much to handle, and I wasn’t (pardon my snobbery) going to spend the last year of school in one of the shithole schools in the current area I reside. (Although I now have lots of mates from this area that ironically went to those schools)

A few months pass and I’m at a party and I’m heading back to my mates house with two more of my mates. Long story short, a group of guys from another area walked through and the next thing I knew it I was waking up in hospital, being told I was stabbed 9 times with a 12 inch blade. The police never found out who done it, but they found the knife and put a little bit of effort into the investigation, albeit there was so much more they could’ve done. Boo hoo, I got stabbed, it’s a big shame for me. No! It’s not an uncommon thing over here so although I was so scared, I didn’t by any means feel sorry for myself. I could have probably prevented from happening. I’ve only been told bits and bobs from what actually happened, and can remember even less. But knowing me I probably didn’t make matters any better for myself. This wasn’t all that bad, though. I wrote my first comic book script in the two weeks I spent in hospital!

I’ve always been a fairly up and down guy, even before all of this happened. But it’s obvious now that there’s been a massive increase. I wish I had done something about it sooner, but to be honest, I really just thought it was in my head and I was being ‘Hypocondriatic’. However with my recent split up with my girlfriend Linda, I’ve just been in a bit of a downer and just really need to get on with it. It’s not as black and white as it seems but the thing with Linda is something that’s just too fresh to get into detail with.

Just writing this down has already made me feel a little better, and I hope it explains to some of you why I’ve been so distant and absent from my usual routine the last couple of days, and probably why I’ll be the same for the next couple.

Thanks to all who managed to power through my ranting! I appreciate it.

FARSCAPE: GONE AND BACK #2

Title: FARSCAPE: GONE AND BACK #2
Publisher Name: BOOM!
Writer: Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Art: Tommy Patterson
$3.99, 24 pages, Color

Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP – Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.

Publishers Blurb:
John Crichton is used to being far from home. But now he’s trapped in a new timeline, where his wife Aeryn is still a Peacekeeper! He sets Moya out on a mission to find her in hopes that the reunion of sorts will set things right. But what does Crichton’s wife in this timeline think of this? More FARSCAPE goodness from the show’s creator Rockne S. O’Bannon.

Reviewer Comments:
Back to good Farscape. Thank god.

I was less than impressed with one of the other Farscape titles that are being put out just now. However I’m pleased to see that this particular series is still on the right track. Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido’ writing is as good as it was in the first. Steady pacing, nice dialogue, good story and just an overall joy to read.

Tommy Patterson’s artwork is just such a breath of fresh air compared to the artwork on the other series. Dynamic shots, good visual storytelling, great character interaction and interesting backgrounds and sets.

Zac Atkinson and Marc Letzmann’s colors on this, in my opinion, are what let the book down. Even though they don’t necessarily ruin the book, I just didn’t enjoy them. They were just really boring for me. They were understated, but not in a good way. I didn’t hate them, they just didn’t wow me.

Overall I really like this series so far and am kind of excited to see where it goes.

ARMY OF DARKNESS: ASH SAVES OBAMA #1

Title: ARMY OF DARKNESS: ASH SAVES OBAMA #1 (OF 4)
Publisher Name: Dynamite Entertainment
Writer: Elliot Serrano
Art: Ariel Padilla
$3.50, Rael Sidharta pages, Color

Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP – Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.

Publishers Blurb:
He’s faced them all, but Ashley J. Williams is about to face the greatest horror of his entire deadite-kickin’ career – a comic book convention! But this ain’t any ol’ comic book convention, this one features a special appearance from the president of the United States of America – Barack Obama! How do things go from there when Ash and Obama are in the same place at the same time? And did we happen to mention that the Necronomicon is there doing the thing it does best – turning ordinary humans into the demon possessed undead!
This special Army of Darkness mini-series event is written by Elliott (Army of Darkness/Xena) Serrano, illustrated by Ariel Padilla and features covers by Todd (Amazing Spider-Man) Nauck and TBD!

Reviewer Comments:
Despite the tediousness with all of this Obama nonsense in comic books, this was actually a decent read.

This first issue was really nothing special. It sort of dragged on a little bit. However there were some fun aspects to Elliot Serrano’s writing. It all went pretty slow until the end, where everything just seemed to happen at once, leaving us with a bit of a cliff hanger. The book lacked action, but it wasn’t really missed if I tell you the truth. I have a feeling that there’ll be plenty of action in the next issue. I was left wanting to read on to the next issue, if nothing else but just to see where this is going.

Ariel Padilla’s artwork is pretty good, technically speaking, although nothing special, if I’m honest. It was maybe even slightly boring. However that could be due to the lack of action within the book. Not the artist’s fault.

The colors were done by Rael Sidharta (the colourist for the army of darkness series). He did a decent job on this. Yet again, I wasn’t really impressed by it.

Over all I would say that this wasn’t as bad as I’d though it would be. However it wasn’t amazing by any stretch of the imagination. I wouldn’t pay for this book. But I would gladly read it for free. If you know what I mean!

hulk vs thor tribute hi def 2

Second time using any video editing software. Hulk vs Thor. Music by Disturbed,

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Trix are for Deadpool

Posting one a day until our new webcomic debuts on monday.

Written by me. Drawn by Marc

Wolverine vs Hulk tribute

My very first time using any video editing software. Quite happy with how it came out. Tribute of Hulk vs Wolverine. This was loads of fun, I’d always wanted to dabble with the video editing software, I really enjoyed it and like how it came out. What y’all think ?:p

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Venom’s Tea Party

I collaborated with my good mate Marc Vuletich on a few deadpool strips. Just coz we’re both such big fans. I’m gonna post one each day on my blog until I can announce the debut of Robot Cowboy Ninja Pirate.

Check this one out

CLICK TO ENLARGE, GODDAMNIT!

Marc Vuletich done the artwork on this and I wrote it.

Caption Contest

Comic vine has a caption contest right now http://www.comicvine.com/news/crazy-caption-contest-blackest-night-edition/139103/

Her’s my entry

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Farscape: D’Argo’s Trial #1 Review LOL

Before you read the review. Remember and click the image of the interior page for a closer look.It’s actually flattering to the rest of the comic. It’s just one of the only pages I could find online. The colors are really weird. They didn’t even stay within the lineart or the PANELS.

Title: FARSCAPE: D’ARGO’S TRIAL #1
Publisher Name: BOOM!
Writer: Keith R.A. DeCandido
Art: Caleb Cleveland
$3.99, 24 pages, Color

Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP – Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.

Publishers Blurb:
He is a warrior. He is a Luxan. And he has a past. The tragedy behind one of Farscape’s greatest character’s is explored in this new mini-series. Before his life on Moya Ka D’Argo struggled to keep his marriage to a Sebacean woman alive under Peacekeeper pressure. And when D’Argo is under pressure… Written by FARSCAPE’s Keith R.A. DeCandido and Executive Produced by show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon.

Reviewer Comments:
Decent writing with lacklustre artwork.

The writing on this was technically good, however not particularly to my liking. This was a big letdown in comparison with the previous Farscape titles. Steady pacing and okay story. The dialogue was wordy but not in a bad way. But it was just very “meh”. Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Now on to the artwork. Okay first of all, I hate doing bad reviews, I really do. I feel like an ass when I knock an artist for not doing great work. But this was just really, really bad for me. It was extremely deceptive as the cover was gorgeous. The interior was all very boring. A lot of my complaints about the artwork could indirectly be a knock on the writer, if that’s the case I apologise. The panels were extremely plain with boring backgrounds and perspectives. However the writer may have requested this for some weird reason. The facial expressions were weird, especially on the human-like characters. However I may just have been put off by the less than good colors on this.

I’m sorry, I really am, but there’s just no excuse for these colors. Even I can see that they are nowhere near ready to be published, especially not from BOOM! who ordinarily have great colourists working on their comics. The colors didn’t even remain in between the lines for the majority of the comic. Not good.

To be honest, I had to stop reading this half way through and come back to it. Realistically you shouldn’t knock this until you try it. However I certainly can’t recommend it.