It had to happen some time, you knew it would.
Month: June 2015
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1983
I’m at Kid’s Read Comics in Ann Arbor probably listening to Shake Ups in Ponyville. So I thought I shout out the only way I can.
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #0181
So Logan, aka Wolverine, in his original costume because I’m at Kid’s Read Comics in Ann Arbor this weekend. So I’ll tell you all about it when I get back.
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1818
Bwahahaha! That is all.
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1962
Yes, as it might surprise some of you, I was in a fraternity in college. At the school I attended it was a long standing tradition to get the freshmen class into a fraternity as quickly as possible so that there was no need for more dorms, and money could be spent beautifying the campus with fountains. I went through Orientation and Rush in the same week, and moved into my fraternity house (my home for 4 years) before classes started. It was a crazy experience, but basically the majority of us were geeks in some way or another, desperately trying to live out the myth of “Animal House” or at least have fun before we had to be “responsible.”
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #2370
“Make it ook!”
or “Happy Captain Picard Day!” whichever you prefer.
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1215
“Prince John, you have failed Sherwood Forest…”
OK, Maybe “Welcome to Sherwood!” is more nostalgic to me, remembering watching Errol Flynn on TV after school, growing up.
A Year of MINIons- MINIon#1777
Happy Flag Day!
Huh? You mean it’s not a holiday for any flag you want let fly? Isn’t this ‘merica? Shouldn’t we all have the right to fly whatever flag we want today? Shouldn’t we all sit back and watch back episodes of “Fun With Flags with Dr. Sheldon Cooper”? Today is Flag Day, and as a patriotic American MINIon, I’m going to let my geek flag fly and go save money on stuff at all the Flag Day Sales! Next your going to tell be there’s a difference between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. Really? 😉
A Year in MINIons- MINIon #1275
“Oh! Look! Someone gave us a ginormous statue of a horse! Let’s bring it inside, and throw a party!”
– Reported last words of Iulates, the Captain of the City Watch, Troy.
Gizmo Girl Update- Oh what a tangled web.
So as I have posted I’m taking a class from the Smithsonian about comic books. Our final project is to create a superhero. Many of the ideas are fantastic, mine was Gizmo Girl, an all-ages comics with a “strong female protagonist.” The class requirements were to complete a slideshow defining your character. Week one: define your mythic inspiration. Week two: define your character’s superpowers, weaknesses, and origin. Week three: define your villain’s, origin, inspiration, powers, etc. Week 4: Construct a basic story. Week 5: Make three panels from your scene. I’ll share all of this when it’s ready, but for now I thought I would at least share an updated drawing of Gizmo Girl. There might be some subtle changes, but I think this is the design I’m sticking with. I’ve learned a lot over the past 6 years, and I know I’ll end up tweaking things, simplifying them as I draw more and more. I’ve really enjoyed the class and have until the end of the month to get the last work done… wish me luck. Now it’s off to figure out a villain (yes, Cecil would be an easy choice, but I’m trying to push myself a bit).