5 posts tagged “comics”
ugh. im practically done with school for the semester. its been a tough one. over the past three days ive been working really hard on exam stuff, but i think its going to pay off. i know for a fact ive got an A in history112, i turned in my final, she looked at it, handed it back, and said "ok. youre good to go." my previous test scores and essays have all been pretty top notch, so i guess she just saved herself some time; but i feel like i was cheated because i spent two hours writing six pages worth of essay just to have her glance over the paper and give me an A. i wrote nearly 8 pages yesterday for history111, which was hellish; and just a little bit of short answer for marketing which was easy. but im done with big writing projects. and thats good because i think its giving me a neck pain from hunching over paper. my final project for communication design2 was pretty lame. i didnt put forth a whole lot of effort into the details, but i dont really care. ive been working on the magazine stuff all year and its really my full focus.
so one multiple choice exam left, tomorrow, and then im freeeeeeeee! afterwards ill be sure to race home and play mario kart all day. maybe with a few breaks to read comics, because i need to catch up like mad. ive been going through back issues of walking dead for a while, and its pretty awesome. as opposed to american virgin, which sort of just ended very abruptly in one issue. i really liked reading av, but the way it closed was so... distracted? that i found it a little offputting. enough to actually change my opinion of the entire series.
well, i dont think ill be graduating on time. i think im going to go an extra (full) semester so i can 1.get all 3 associate degrees and 2.work on getting a job before i lose access to creative suite.
also, im being a bigger part of school. this semester im part of the student art league (which doesnt mean much) but i suppose its some form or support? also im joining the staff of the tcc times, the school newspaper. i dont have an assignment yet, but it should be pretty cool. so yeah, im being active!
ive been catching up on x-statix and its REALLY good. im almost done, which is very disturbing because i dont know what ill do with my life after this. perhaps move back to reading bone or blade of the immortal.
Book: Show us a great comic book
corey "reyyy" lewis wrote up an interesting blog about comics today. calling the new era "post manga" which is true in all regards. i wish i had kept up with modern comic art.
on a sadder note, johnny hart, the cartoonist who created and drew b.c. died. sad.
also in the world of comics, but far less important, buy me things at discount! im super interested in what alan moore's lost girls could possibly be. while im being obnoxiously greedy, other things to buy me: From Hell, Blankets, Owly Plush, other owly things from andy runton, will you still love me if i wet the bed, and jefferey browns every girl will be the end of me.
i really didnt think id be able to create a post all about comics.
free comics day is coming up! may 15th -ish!
on a more broad art world note:
check out these two blogs who denounce companies using bad copyright practice. this is everything i was talking about in my last (real) post!
urban counterfeiters
im really excited about Bryan OMalleys movie production of scott pilgrim. ive been meaning to read them, but have always lacked funds to get it shipped to me when he has books (i try to order directly from omalley as he signs and draws in it). hes been on my reading list for a while, ever since i read his first book, lost at sea which i got from him during its reprint.
anyways, he posts on livejournal a bunch, and recently put up an interview with the director
of the scott pilgrim movie, edgar wright, who also directed a favorite
of mine: shaun of the dead. it seems theres a few good movies to look
forward to, should they make the leap across the pond.
