http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com Are there more to comics than spandex, unrealistic proportions, and insipid dialogue? We think so! Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:05:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night my wife and I went to see North by Northwest at the old theater downtown (old as in ornate 1920s old, not old as in $1 theater old.) We were there 30 minutes early, so what better time to get in a little sketching! http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/10/sketching-at-the-movie-house/ Well boy and girls let start with introductions, my name is Kenneth Graves, people call me Ken (my mom and dad still call me Levan, my middle name) and I am here on behalf of Brian, one of the creators of Gravyboy. He is a friend of mine that I ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/08/friends-of-gravyboy/ How do we go about finding good comics? There is a sea of information out there in every subject area, every genre, every persuasion. The choices are endless and it's becoming easier and easier to publish to the masses. In comic-dom, there are Print-on-Demand sites that make ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/06/questing-for-quality/ This week Andy reviews Batman #667 and Joss Whedon's run on Runaways. Brian has yet to read Runaways, and is waiting for the trade paperback so his studio doesn't become a labyrinth of 24 page books (or 32 if you count ads.)Be sure to check out Michael Ryan's crazy ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/12/comic-review-weekly-76-batman-667-runaways-and-youtube-wisdom/ This is definitely the largest and most involved commission I've done, and I have to admit that it was a blast! It took me about a week and it's a little bit larger than what a 2-page comic book spread is drawn at. Needless to say even with a 12 ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/11/heroes-vs-hydra/ In San Diego I was commissioned to do a rather large drawing with three characters, monsters, and in full-color. I started on it last Saturday and finally finished last night. (At least I think I am finished, there may be a few touch ups here and there.)Unfortunately, I ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/08/some-art-for-your-friday-night/ One of the great things about the internet is the abundance of blogs. Well, maybe that's not in and of itself a good thing, since there's a lot of sub-par stuff out there to sort through. One of the good ones that's related to art that I've come ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/07/art-blogs-in-the-net/ When I got home today I saw a post on a website that mentioned he passing of Mike Wieringo. My gut reaction was: "Where's the punchline?"Sadly, there was no punchline...this is for real. Mike Wieringo has left us at the age of 44. We had gotten to ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/14/ringo/ Well, stick a fork in me. I'm done. Tomorrow I'll be FedExing (is that a verb now?) 200 Marvel Sketchcards I did for Upperdeck over the summer. I posted a bunch in my gallery. They were really fun, and I think I they came out pretty well. I did them the ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/09/marvel-sketchcards-done/ http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/02/a-convention-highlight/ Wow! We're back from Comic-Con 2007 and had a blast. Thanks to those of you who came by and mentioned the podcast (I'll pass along your comments to Andy) and those who stopped to buy GravyBoy! Aside from fighting a cold all week (a battle which ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/01/i-survived-comic-con/ So you want to make comics? Really?Great! Do you want to be a publisher too?Haven't thought about it? Well, now's the time to start thinking.One of the struggles in doing comics over the last few years has been balancing the creative process of making the comic with ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/07/02/self-publishing-comics-part-1/ The countdown is on. San Diego Comic-con is a month away. One month people. It's time to start thinking about how you're going to survive the mass of humanity that will descend upon the west coast in search of the latest in pop culture technology. That is, ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/24/8-tips-for-attending-san-diego-comic-con-for-the-first-time/ We just got back from Heroescon. After attending for seven years, they really are all starting to run together for me. But it did seem that not as many people were buying books this year. Thanks to those of you who stopped by our table looking for new stuff ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/20/back-from-heroescon/ I've started getting a little into animating. (Very little as you can probably tell...it's not that good.) These little stick figure drawings are pretty simple using my tablet and stylus...and hopefully I'll get the hang of it more and more as I go on. I was just making this ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/13/lightsaber-time-animation/ I was pondering what types of things pass for headline news these days and figured I could best express my thoughts on the matter this way. http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/12/newsworthy/ We've got a new show coming up tomorrow. Just FYI. Andy's been a busy guy here lately (as we all have) but I just want to mention two interviews we have lined up. I previously mentioned Chris Sims from Chris' Invincible Super-Blog, but we've also got Jonathan ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/19/new-show-and-2-interviews/ Who knew that getting paper cut at Kinkos could make me so happy. Why? I'll tell you why in a little post I'd like to call:Tips for the Indie Comic Artist:Tip #1: Sure you can buy lined paper that's 11 X 17 with the 10 X 15 inch ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/17/indie-artist-tip-1/ So, did you see Spider-man 3? If not, I won't ruin it for you, I'll just make a few observations. I've never liked Toby Macguire as Spider-man, nor Kirstin Dunst as MJ. But I still enjoyed the last 2 movies...and I enjoyed this one too, for that ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/15/spidey-iii/ In case you've never checked it out, Comic Review Weekly highly recommends:Chris Sims offers more than just your daily dose of karate bear-fighting (as if that wouldn't be enough in and of itself) he also gives you your daily dose of awesome comic commentary. Check it out. Look ... http://comicreview.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/23/the-invincible-super-interview/