tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69636858703054801402023-07-19T00:00:41.517-07:00Untrue TalesSam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-60922471793224212642013-01-10T09:59:00.002-08:002013-01-10T10:03:37.196-08:00Goodbye, Cruel InternetYou know how I'm always complaining about being s'darn busy? Remember that human bean I mentioned last post? Well, there went the last of my free time. I underestimated how much of a life-eater I was in for. So no more hobby comics for me, boyo. At least for the next...what? Five years or so? How long do little kids need constant attention?<br />
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Anyway, I could say I have every intention of coming back and continuing on with Untrue Tales and Monkeyface some sunny day, but I don't expect anybody to hang around here waiting on me.<br />
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It's been tons of fun, but for now I am done.<br />
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Thanks to everybody who's stopped in along the way to read the comics or drop a comment. Your interest has been much appreciated. Sorry to leave you hanging, but it's a crumbly cookie, life is.<br />
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-Sam LittleSam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-83970930837538354382012-11-28T07:11:00.002-08:002012-11-28T07:11:36.289-08:00This is getting ridiculousSeems I only post to explain that I won't be posting. So why go changing?<br />
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No updates for a while, folks! Leastwise 'til January. I'm off to Canton-that-was to acquire a small human bean and I'll be busy with that for some time, I imagine.<br />
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So put up yer boots and meet me back here in 2013 for more monkey mayhem and badly drawn adventure stories from yesteryear.<br />
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Thanks for reading and have a happy whatever and what have ya!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-75207372424019626082012-10-04T08:18:00.001-07:002012-10-04T08:18:19.517-07:00Here I am! See ya later!Hello and Goodbye!<br />
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Oh, not <i>forever</i>...<br />
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I'm going on vacation again. Because that's what I do. So no updates this weekend or the next. At least not on the <i>Untrue Tales</i> site.<br />
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If you just can't live without your Monkeyfix, new pages go up automatically over at <a href="http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Kung_Fu_Monkeyface/5410148/">DrunkDuck</a> or the <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.no/">Monkeybunnyüberblog</a>.<br />
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If you're actually waiting around for more <i>Hunter</i> pages... God help you. It'll be a couple dry weeks for fans of teenage Frank Miller/ Don Westlake pastiches.<br />
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Seeya round the bend, kiddies....Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-13250759698925852772012-09-17T02:26:00.002-07:002012-09-17T02:28:06.848-07:00Here's what's whatWhat it is.<br />
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So this is what's going on:<br />
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That is all.Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-22797010952420867072012-08-30T04:52:00.002-07:002012-08-30T04:53:47.928-07:00Illo dumpMore illos that I actually received actual money for:<br />
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Me, I been on vacation like I like to do. Croatia. Good times.<br />
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Anyways, I was gonna wait with this until I had another untrue tale or two in between, but I'm so darn busy with Monkeyface, who the heck knows when that's gonna be? So, (not that anybody's been exactly clamoring for it or anything), this week we're starting up another installment of Gabe Stein's <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter3_1.html"><i>The Hunter</i></a>.<br />
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That's part 3 if anybody's paying attention. We'll go weekly on this one too.<br />
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Otherwise, <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface0.html"><i>Kung Fu Monkeyface</i></a> continues every Sunday.<br />
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We're now up to page <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface76.html">76</a> (or Book Two page 5, if you wanna count like that).<br />
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Life is grand.Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-36906279970480913612012-08-05T02:50:00.003-07:002012-08-05T02:50:35.492-07:00More illosHeyo. Here's some more stuff what I maked:<br />
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That's it for today! <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface73.html">New Monkeyface</a> is up today. Next couple weeks I'll be holidaying it on up in lurvely Yugoslavia that was - that's Croatia to you and me, Russ. So if you want the latest ape-updates with no waiting, head on over to the<a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.no/"> Monkeybunnyüberblog</a> or <a href="http://www.drunkduck.com/Kung_Fu_Monkeyface/5256085/">Drunkduck</a> for all your small hairy mammal needs for the next fortnight. </div>
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So what the fuck am I up to when I'm not neglecting the ol' bloggerino? Or rather, while I <i>am</i> in fact neglecting the ol' bloggerino. I mean, other than laying around watching tv and eating butter brickle ice cream.<br />
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Whelp, I've been lucky enough to get a good deal of illustration work for magazines and comics and books and whatnot. So for lack of anything better to post, here's some of that stuff:<br />
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Bye for now!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-19310697964163437332012-07-26T02:21:00.001-07:002012-07-26T02:28:44.312-07:00Monkey ReduxGolly hapaloola!<br />
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Where does the time go?<br />
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It goes to working. And to loafing. Quite a bit of loafing, really. I make no apologies.<br />
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<b>Kung Fu Monkeyface</b>, that's what.<br />
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If you follow along on the <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.no/">Monkeybunnyüberblog</a> or over at the <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/">Untrue Tales</a> site, well maybe you noticed that we just wrapped up <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface0.html"><b>Kung Fu Monkeyface Book One</b></a>. 71 glorious pages of monkey mayhem. And not unlike our short, furry protagonist, we've come to a crossroads of sorts.<br />
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My partner in monkeybiz, Gabe Ostley, is moving on to bigger and better things. We had a grand old time working together and I'm pleased as punch at the results thus far. So take a bow, Gabe, and soak up the applause from the peanut gallery. Thanks for a job well done.<br />
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But the thing is ... it's not <i>really</i> done. I've got this whole dang monkey epic plotted out and I really kinda like it. And I have a big problem with leaving things dangling. I've got a few other projects left twisting in the wind, and they still nag at me. I wish I had the time to just buckle down and finish 'em all. I just hate to let an idea die on the vine.<br />
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From here on out, I'm plowing on with the monkey to the bitter banana-flavored end. All by my lonesome. I'm a little ways in, and so far so fun. I'm trying a different tack on this one and trying to continue in the loose cartoony style that Gabe's established for <i>Book One</i>. I'm hoping the artistic changes won't be too jarring. Luckily, I feel like we've established a pretty distinctive tone with the full-color flashbacks and the more sketchy grayscale present-day pages, and that will hopefully help to keep the whole thing cohesive.<br />
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If you're a reader of Untrue Tales, I guess you've noticed that my big thing is realism and obsessive attention to detail and reference and whatnot. For Monkeyface, I'm doing my best to cast off some of those self-imposed artistic shackles and just fly by the seat of my pants. No rulers, no ref, no restrictions – just unholstering that ol' number two and letting the lead fly. I'm pretty happy with the results so far and I hope anybody still reading this thing will be happy with it too. If you are, let me know. If not, shut up.<br />
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Nah, I'm kidding, any and all feedback is welcome. My goal is to keep chipping away at this thing with a new page every Sunday until we get to the ever-lovin' end. Can't promise I won't slip on a banana peel or two along the way, but my intentions are good.<br />
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Off we go!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-38171725498578251372012-02-05T02:44:00.000-08:002012-02-05T03:08:42.887-08:00.... and we're back.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkM054DJFybncv8nk54SWESqNQVK_MdewjpBNIoun307DpTl3LyxCKbduc7JCSCPMBT16yOGMBp4btaj-HDlUmJLrAHvK3GwOP-BJ7_RgsuqN3tfTaMGfJ0-gQWLAXmmGhMabizp7Yts/s1600/MonkeyNO%21.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkM054DJFybncv8nk54SWESqNQVK_MdewjpBNIoun307DpTl3LyxCKbduc7JCSCPMBT16yOGMBp4btaj-HDlUmJLrAHvK3GwOP-BJ7_RgsuqN3tfTaMGfJ0-gQWLAXmmGhMabizp7Yts/s400/MonkeyNO%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705601406620866642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, yes! We're back in bidness. <span style="font-style: italic;">Monkey</span>-bidness that is.<br /><br />"But for how long? HOW LONG?!!"<br />You might shriek in understandable frustration.<br /><br />Yeah, 2011's been a spotty year. Not much going on around these bloggy parts other than me blogging about how I'm too busy to blog.<br /><br />So, sorry. I lay myself flat, as they say in Norway.<br /><br />This year I've got nothing but good intentions and monkey-posting plans every double dang Sunday. Except when I don't feel like it or whatever.<br /><br />But I'm gonna try REAL hard to feel like it. Promises, promises.<br /><br />Anywho, we're kicking back off with another flashback sequence. Dive right back in with <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface48.html">page 48 here</a> or start back at the beginning <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface0.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface0.html"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPiPfEStU9vUm75faBa5GVHh6W8vovrS0MiOQN302cqE_NDSuKkLKhO1m-Su6u-rBuxWVQEHE7P7w9prTlWqPNTAeNgNtB6iHiw_VsZjj_JWivryoU1NDqlsn-CzDgh-DYMDysov5E3g/s400/MonkeyfaceBook1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705604411510735922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As for you Untrue Tales fans who may or may not be out there, yearning for more Gabe Stein-y goodness...<br /><br />I got nothin'. Sorry, folks. The monkey is my only master these days. I <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> have plans for more Untrue Tales down the road, but y'know, <span style="font-style: italic;">busy</span>. Here's one panel of an unfinished story I hope to one day, y'know, <span style="font-style: italic;">finish</span>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaV6U2tYXRg7v4AWZOXK7Nj2otSAgVrbBleC8X92O1fx1qdaxjHjcfY00imzU39QgKKADXrjlQRFvOxaqgojpY_gdt3VwiMbi7VysgL0AjhApEWnMvT0b9Jj9Rjbckx-Lf_jNbLd0LKo/s1600/Gabe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaV6U2tYXRg7v4AWZOXK7Nj2otSAgVrbBleC8X92O1fx1qdaxjHjcfY00imzU39QgKKADXrjlQRFvOxaqgojpY_gdt3VwiMbi7VysgL0AjhApEWnMvT0b9Jj9Rjbckx-Lf_jNbLd0LKo/s400/Gabe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705606202449495314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Until then, look forward to Monkey-sundays for the forseeable future.<br /><br />Lay-tahz!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-49360284571327079202011-12-05T06:05:00.001-08:002011-12-05T06:06:19.222-08:00What?Yeah, still awful busy.<div><br /></div><div>Here's this:</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTo6Lbzci1ld4_nfy6MsF2vpo_DpRoGBfzbBp_V45Cw3hW32oON_3oy9qPJMvDwUA0Kfw6vPOgcK6GZjlzW3BBGa-4tMm7qCNy0upmRzz3F_tvLXBDBGqUN14RSmsRnWM8YZRaEP_fGFQ/s400/AngryDroolGuy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682645250917245090" /></div>Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-29953330355701525572011-07-17T03:55:00.000-07:002011-07-17T04:34:46.806-07:00Good Gawd Y'all!Man, I just keep getting worse at this, don't I?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dejfIevRd0dnXwADlpPBpztL4Px9qYAlIXZGcIpxYdPXpADs25SKG1tvDdUhP-qad7vEtP0ERnejibcAWBYSQXkxSKYfd_TCeq-2svzXTCprDez57tJwVB1fP89IFFhKbUxzOHpFZvE/s1600/WTF.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dejfIevRd0dnXwADlpPBpztL4Px9qYAlIXZGcIpxYdPXpADs25SKG1tvDdUhP-qad7vEtP0ERnejibcAWBYSQXkxSKYfd_TCeq-2svzXTCprDez57tJwVB1fP89IFFhKbUxzOHpFZvE/s400/WTF.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630282654239425762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Same old refrain. The busy-ness, it confounds me. Nary a moment to blog, I say, nor a minute to draw forth the images of comic-bookery. Alas.<br /><br />I'm not complaining mind you. Busy as a bee though I be, it's all business of the pleasant and luxury sort. Doing tons of paid illustration and comic design work - all fun stuff, I'm really in hog heaven. Just bought a new house and I'm in the process of moving and establishing a new base of operations - the nerd-cave of my dreams. And I have a sweet girl with itchy feet that likes to drag me all over the world on exotic vacations constantly. Yeah, boo-hoo, sucks to be me, right?<br /><br />I do wish I had more time to draw some dang Untrue Tales though. I assure you, dear unbeliever, I haven't given up the tale-telling forever. Still working on stuff in the backest of grounds. It will see the light of internet at some point in the hopefully not too far-flung future.<br /><br />We shall see.<br /><br />In the meantime, you might have noticed that <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface</span></a> has also fallen a bit by the wayside of late.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiuKye_ZmJN_3-MEQA8QH-iXK1oQQvvP4iFs-glUw0ChuYzPbct3dx6ILWUFQqSwpau4IiN-zUKgr98Cuz1WEuSabb_CzL9HWxd14QLx1L7NvXbWaSZUgHQh8RwvOTbWzxr8CVJmlCsA/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiuKye_ZmJN_3-MEQA8QH-iXK1oQQvvP4iFs-glUw0ChuYzPbct3dx6ILWUFQqSwpau4IiN-zUKgr98Cuz1WEuSabb_CzL9HWxd14QLx1L7NvXbWaSZUgHQh8RwvOTbWzxr8CVJmlCsA/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630280308261963298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're taking a little break on this one as well, while Gabe works on a graphic novel with another guy. Not sure when the monkey will return or in what form as yet. The whole story is plotted so I'm certainly of a mind to wrap the darn thing up eventually. Time will tell. We made it up to <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface47.html">page 47</a> so far. I think it's an OK stopping point for now. You be the judge.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://comics.comixology.com/#/series/4906">The Hammer</a> </span>prequel <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Fiddy1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A T</span></a><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Fiddy1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ale of Two Fiddys</span></a> is now up on Untrue Tales. This was a fun one to doodle up. Give it a look.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_nMPRAQtbBzc1Kux0zeqwULMLKXWQ-zmw9nkfQEsnS0Mzt0he4bTfqgiYGwu3opPfFT1okJDCa_yjS_HMKEpfhUkZme_LKpoD8l-pHmrLvPAbtinMOTgnQiidzux9gywct-AmptQNko/s1600/TreeFiddy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_nMPRAQtbBzc1Kux0zeqwULMLKXWQ-zmw9nkfQEsnS0Mzt0he4bTfqgiYGwu3opPfFT1okJDCa_yjS_HMKEpfhUkZme_LKpoD8l-pHmrLvPAbtinMOTgnQiidzux9gywct-AmptQNko/s400/TreeFiddy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630280167628615074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Seen a bunch of movies and read a bunch of books since last I popped in to the blog. But gosh-darn it, I don't have time to get into all that at the moment. Have I mentioned that I'm a tad busy? Flarg.<br /><br />I will say that if you haven't seen <span style="font-weight: bold;">Source Code</span> yet, you're missing out on the coolest sci-fi flick of the year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdpj9cLmnYw9qHSGXl3dVbLfuze58QdBGIQPWzHL-ydPOMysAg3V1U36IrrfGIFP34-d8sPsu7K6p1tfXJVFvsGLMufAmaDcEIZWGyz0otczE5cSk-mo5uXtHeexTHGiYDspF3GRgUvQ/s1600/Source-Code-hd-wallpaper1.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdpj9cLmnYw9qHSGXl3dVbLfuze58QdBGIQPWzHL-ydPOMysAg3V1U36IrrfGIFP34-d8sPsu7K6p1tfXJVFvsGLMufAmaDcEIZWGyz0otczE5cSk-mo5uXtHeexTHGiYDspF3GRgUvQ/s400/Source-Code-hd-wallpaper1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630279971087935282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And if you need something to read on the beach, you can't go wrong with Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan's <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Strain</span> and (part two of the planned trilogy) <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fall</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TUQvagvRypZdj6dMB2BBhORZd6ODK-3ETBWWDDt45qxzlBc3dUPtC9eR2vgZGdjMk1famQ7fwJV1GStCjkLPTwyF6SP7fKIMeIvZqj_st1AjaGHUnQA-Xs3Wck3aFZ1W-IjBpwdRad8/s1600/strain.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TUQvagvRypZdj6dMB2BBhORZd6ODK-3ETBWWDDt45qxzlBc3dUPtC9eR2vgZGdjMk1famQ7fwJV1GStCjkLPTwyF6SP7fKIMeIvZqj_st1AjaGHUnQA-Xs3Wck3aFZ1W-IjBpwdRad8/s400/strain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630279800605789010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That is if you like your vampires good and disgusting rather than glam and glittery.<br /><br />Here's some random sketches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcth4WuYoQHDTDCw2H5p7EiHA_-qWs2x7dBNAdGKTuwJ0BYFFQfwvI_tLd07xG6WD9wbmnaV__W89kHLXG9yXINDWfpx1wtD1v4xPXtLE18IAyWnHYdUEBFhixrbQ7YYW6nRAz8DLkZw/s1600/MrM.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcth4WuYoQHDTDCw2H5p7EiHA_-qWs2x7dBNAdGKTuwJ0BYFFQfwvI_tLd07xG6WD9wbmnaV__W89kHLXG9yXINDWfpx1wtD1v4xPXtLE18IAyWnHYdUEBFhixrbQ7YYW6nRAz8DLkZw/s400/MrM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630279497535356882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfj8wl6iuyU_Jfs9iliDiXvrKc_7m3ZQFLvGukAdDYo70d22Uxhhng7yNaPCJbR4Ra8nxOUTCJp6NbaTSirNUZK3W4PuUOPB6PXusqU0WZgN_E9AF-zcHne5RdglwzU9zDHK_5MaA-C4/s1600/Spaceman.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfj8wl6iuyU_Jfs9iliDiXvrKc_7m3ZQFLvGukAdDYo70d22Uxhhng7yNaPCJbR4Ra8nxOUTCJp6NbaTSirNUZK3W4PuUOPB6PXusqU0WZgN_E9AF-zcHne5RdglwzU9zDHK_5MaA-C4/s400/Spaceman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630279620584662082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bye Now!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-66774322239768196492011-04-04T07:07:00.001-07:002011-04-04T08:50:01.147-07:00HurfurfurhUffameg.<br /><br />Blog blog blog. No time for blogging. So much stuff to do. Lots of interesting things going on.<br /><br />Been doing some cool collaborative things with Juan Felipe Salcedo of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Re-Evolution</span> fame.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6Gfud-bExU14yw_s6OUfzYXBGAZRctI7SjUnV_qYhGuUJ5JwnKVLbQZKyGNLaYO5-i2uLH-y0eez6jUD0hzdIhoPkMK-rb7_Q8Xx0qomn8_CKowMOwM6SXnNAAriAUhL431HXT3lc6c/s1600/AntKing.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6Gfud-bExU14yw_s6OUfzYXBGAZRctI7SjUnV_qYhGuUJ5JwnKVLbQZKyGNLaYO5-i2uLH-y0eez6jUD0hzdIhoPkMK-rb7_Q8Xx0qomn8_CKowMOwM6SXnNAAriAUhL431HXT3lc6c/s400/AntKing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591728497175168418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Man, that dude can draw. We'll see what comes of it, but so far so fun.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html">Monkeyface</a> is keeping on keeping on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8ybWAQpbb97nLCOvu5WfqEixPU8ZH3QqGJQg4ZXOPwb44zwmLYyNIpqj8px-n_c5BWMxRdVt8lzvAd5qvbLkMixfaiQ7QaD49DAu05fUN-4mDScOEGFxWW1wcUuhWQp54p2yNuWMj0c/s400/KFM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591727886815649170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As is <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/">Fiddy</a> for the time bean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kBYzTMUZJHjxoKfjEf2X36_iuue_Mw-Tojd9yrCA_hD1Da7vgp870fGklMoCfp_yfk-kRmr6O2OQj1tIgGk94lFGsNvgLhAXPhmTS5HQhSg6HxYvK2AVWLwbrd-qyj291E7K_9yoAWE/s400/Fiddy12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591727808425151778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Read a good book from Iceland. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Voices</span> by Arnaldur Indridason.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWvJAac7udmo7c2uaFYjYEv0ue4tdnR8MnEut78P2fRGLjrJyNFrCtylPX_xGRiuQLc2j3RQyn0vfuRysLJTN6dn4MDl-9v7YgrQ2vdItQdfGO0PRqco48I1LHmSq9yuOBV7flSyQiio/s1600/indridason-arnaldur-voices.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWvJAac7udmo7c2uaFYjYEv0ue4tdnR8MnEut78P2fRGLjrJyNFrCtylPX_xGRiuQLc2j3RQyn0vfuRysLJTN6dn4MDl-9v7YgrQ2vdItQdfGO0PRqco48I1LHmSq9yuOBV7flSyQiio/s400/indridason-arnaldur-voices.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591727545200394482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cool crime novel about a dead hotel santa and the gloomy cop assigned to the case. The whole thing pretty much takes place in a hotel in Reykjavik. Very well-written with a twisty plot and interesting characters. I read this one in Norwegian as part of my plan to improve my stagnated language skills. But it's probably just as good in English.<br /><br />Saw a couple of good movies. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue Valentine</span> with Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams is damn depressing and damn good. Top notch acting from the leads. But boy will it bum you out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd80516q2mqUTUW8KLexzy8JvZP90DGv29B9pEvQVHJ4U_PPjhGkHXYGgmY0FwrRHDP8f9WWy8x34IK1Q7RSZ7cf96PCtjxshGDR9yeuYioxT_efTHq_qEKEdlM9AkxqAe45j_bT6qkU/s1600/watch-blue-valentine-online.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd80516q2mqUTUW8KLexzy8JvZP90DGv29B9pEvQVHJ4U_PPjhGkHXYGgmY0FwrRHDP8f9WWy8x34IK1Q7RSZ7cf96PCtjxshGDR9yeuYioxT_efTHq_qEKEdlM9AkxqAe45j_bT6qkU/s400/watch-blue-valentine-online.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591727431725615330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Took a look at an old movie from the 60s called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gambit</span>, 'cause I read on AICN that they were remaking it, but the original sounded kinda cool as is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_nyeCIsvbuDiajZxeq71SlOTpi6lb2Hl70hMxRMgWezmYZRPtQHPYQ11qF-ODz4yNh_Y5oNW5O9UbDBDB3dJ7AgB4VnOhI7-N3vlWBNrDleCKcVVF3zhdek14vHE57QBYXx-ErdL9XQ/s1600/gambit+320x240.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_nyeCIsvbuDiajZxeq71SlOTpi6lb2Hl70hMxRMgWezmYZRPtQHPYQ11qF-ODz4yNh_Y5oNW5O9UbDBDB3dJ7AgB4VnOhI7-N3vlWBNrDleCKcVVF3zhdek14vHE57QBYXx-ErdL9XQ/s400/gambit+320x240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591727229586079442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a comic caper movie with Michael Caine and Shirley McClaine. It's very wacky in that 60s kind of way, but immensely entertaining. Lots of fun twists, ridiculous plot holes and Hollywood closed-mouth kissing. It's a good time if you go with it.<br /><br />Finally got ahold of <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Phantom Edit</span> - that recut version of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Phantom Menace</span> that was supposedly re-edited into a far superior version by some guy. I was very interested in seeing this and convinced myself that I was really going to see a cool version of Star Wars that was hidden inside the shit-sandwich of the original. But, alas. The Phantom Menace is actually even worse than I remembered it. I haven't seen the original since it played in theatres the first time, and I guess my memories were softened by the less-awful sequels, but this movie is actually unwatchable. It doesn't matter how much of Jar Jar and Anakin saying "Yippee" you cut out, it's still a pile of shit. I can't believe I tricked myself into getting disappointed all over again. Oh well. At least I only subjected myself to about 20 minutes of it this time.<br /><br />What else? Got a neat little gig doing caricatures of Norwegian celebrities for a local verison of those comedy-roast tv-shows. Here's a sample.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6KZZW2t9-E-_zxe2jg8nuKG39l6gIlRKW22luRZXAr0fq9aSKntYZ-M4IPxOwYg5j071FfpVE7u7scf79gkILXT4J_yERynRo_cNyjvWBhlIBWn_Ldj2NawmGQgC-IGMlqJ-fkFzadE/s1600/ThomasG.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6KZZW2t9-E-_zxe2jg8nuKG39l6gIlRKW22luRZXAr0fq9aSKntYZ-M4IPxOwYg5j071FfpVE7u7scf79gkILXT4J_yERynRo_cNyjvWBhlIBWn_Ldj2NawmGQgC-IGMlqJ-fkFzadE/s400/ThomasG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591727098466366514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not all that interesting if you don't know who this guy is, I guess.<br /><br />And here's an old-timey Norwegian writer-guy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqQiaIl26JjUzians0lExr0-Kfx2wPlE1CY6I6yqYgn-frgSyhnJ1KehA3z6vkuCuduNe5KIKptnRhZgGWJgjN-27V2kNJ8JBDitCrb-asPpLim3tbaRfYKNe6zY73GMlN1qHfTNkH9U/s1600/Bjornson.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqQiaIl26JjUzians0lExr0-Kfx2wPlE1CY6I6yqYgn-frgSyhnJ1KehA3z6vkuCuduNe5KIKptnRhZgGWJgjN-27V2kNJ8JBDitCrb-asPpLim3tbaRfYKNe6zY73GMlN1qHfTNkH9U/s400/Bjornson.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591726964018343106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Okay, bye.Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-15599261462868792782011-03-09T06:00:00.000-08:002011-03-09T06:27:18.909-08:00This and ThatYello again!<br /><br />It's Wednesday which means new <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buck Fiddy</span></a> for ya on the <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/">Monkeybunnyüberblog</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds0dvkypqjjYIHWROWcf8_EClVqm3qW66HM_waF8KmTEPK2sLmbZ27YlRxUzR4sS5U8AsAs3-YeKphprQpO8ATSzrR5xwoNceDglh3nJZ_8BsgeWKK29_afmmc1f3bF3AOBCeKBNFFq4/s400/Fiddy8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582085599328356434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Are you following along with <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface</span></a>?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqkCnuTKG5CKyZ3IlRWts8BI9ey5fjiX_sWbeFHBpU-0LxP3EqbYn3Qxx_afCF5nt0huLEcnyLRYuHZe6nClheh0sdTxEOisiRzy9UqD1mddMVhbfcNO4sActkN3hsya5nV4N_nsdpqE/s1600/HighKickMonkey.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqkCnuTKG5CKyZ3IlRWts8BI9ey5fjiX_sWbeFHBpU-0LxP3EqbYn3Qxx_afCF5nt0huLEcnyLRYuHZe6nClheh0sdTxEOisiRzy9UqD1mddMVhbfcNO4sActkN3hsya5nV4N_nsdpqE/s400/HighKickMonkey.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582085496526922226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Why the hell not? Check it out <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html">here</a> or <a href="http://www.drunkduck.com/Kung_Fu_Monkeyface/index.php?p=722236">here</a>.<br /><br />Some one panel funnies:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txZrfKP5vR1l9t74Ycvy2TTm0QmjcRShED5XRxatqTv8s3jQCOwivgWE7-A_xdBY9zts_jZa7jbb_-xbTnDtujf3PHjufsHbxxbfyr9HWcfchD2p165-dLlZ8koFvk-eWCMrkr_EcxA/s1600/Carla.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txZrfKP5vR1l9t74Ycvy2TTm0QmjcRShED5XRxatqTv8s3jQCOwivgWE7-A_xdBY9zts_jZa7jbb_-xbTnDtujf3PHjufsHbxxbfyr9HWcfchD2p165-dLlZ8koFvk-eWCMrkr_EcxA/s400/Carla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582085310773214802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Went to the movies and saw <span style="font-weight: bold;">The King's Speech</span> last weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ1h6wsy1g1ILFOX05p3mUVVmicJ2KpNHqDrySoDe16DAnaAX3jsphS1JIFsz9TrZLsbBjkdQVIrTNjPIeXu54WKnmFGrwzXp_f8xPi6p1RLnHK6qkkqslyQR-zri9PfTgtl2TTn4dOI/s1600/kings-speech-movie-poster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ1h6wsy1g1ILFOX05p3mUVVmicJ2KpNHqDrySoDe16DAnaAX3jsphS1JIFsz9TrZLsbBjkdQVIrTNjPIeXu54WKnmFGrwzXp_f8xPi6p1RLnHK6qkkqslyQR-zri9PfTgtl2TTn4dOI/s400/kings-speech-movie-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582085109881274338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It is a good movie. But waaay overrated. Nothing wrong with it, just totally unsurprising. Cool poster though.<br /><br />Here's what my Oscar picks would've been:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Picture:</span> The Kids Are All Right<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Director:</span> Christopher Nolan<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor:</span> James Franco. Or Jesse Eisenberg. I think these guys had a bigger acting challenge than Colin Firth. He was fine, but I kinda think any British actor could've played that part just as well.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress:</span> Annete Bening. Natalie Portman was terrific, but Bening was just on fucking fire.<br /><br />I think they got the supporting actor and screenplay awards pretty much right. The rest of the awards I generally don't give a shit about. And god, what an awful awful show this year's Oscar telecast was. Franco and Hathaway were waylame. They shoulda got Ricky Gervais.<br /><br />Read a pretty cool book. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fieldwork</span> by Mischa Berlinski.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BVyZRpWXRhaU-zs3sl0qEJMZg54l4CWnan68yb59LJFXhGfjHxD5J8wIlCbdalpLUl-p9M99ELO0ial79VxNsA5Ga5Q3iyDVgsaivKbBukcxjQFAnu7NCPB1VlB17P7VJDfuB2A5e_8/s1600/berlinski-fieldwork.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BVyZRpWXRhaU-zs3sl0qEJMZg54l4CWnan68yb59LJFXhGfjHxD5J8wIlCbdalpLUl-p9M99ELO0ial79VxNsA5Ga5Q3iyDVgsaivKbBukcxjQFAnu7NCPB1VlB17P7VJDfuB2A5e_8/s400/berlinski-fieldwork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582084780822774370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A mystery of sorts about Christian missionaries, anthropology and primitive hill tribes in Northern Thailand. Fascinating stuff.<br /><br />Been catching up on the tv show <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fringe</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCtJyuXsQIPEnT_xOgPte7LM78Ujob48nUzYs2HLNs3g9gNx9ihzLmXZcemzaMUGowlRFtytLbRDn5EMluMsaKnzOI4f9X9x5DgBgDTvv8f44jk2H8fVYhpE5Cb-7LUyCYyGL6rMDKVI/s1600/fringe2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCtJyuXsQIPEnT_xOgPte7LM78Ujob48nUzYs2HLNs3g9gNx9ihzLmXZcemzaMUGowlRFtytLbRDn5EMluMsaKnzOI4f9X9x5DgBgDTvv8f44jk2H8fVYhpE5Cb-7LUyCYyGL6rMDKVI/s400/fringe2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582084360325975314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I watched the first couple of episodes way back when but wrote it off as just an <span style="font-style: italic;">X-Files</span> ripoff. But I got back into it again and boy howdy is this a great show. As the mythology deepens there are an awful lot of "holy shit" moments that had me falling off my couch. They even give a little nod to the <span style="font-style: italic;">X-Files</span> in one episode, suggesting that the show takes place in the same universe and that the Fringe division of the FBI is connected to the old X-division. Nice little Easter egg. I would love it if Mulder or Scully or even Skinner would show up for a guest appearance. Probably too tricky to make it happen though. I'm about 8 episdoes into season 3 now and am just loving it. Wicked cool show.<br /><br />That'll do it. Go with Gob!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-87882176463251336112011-02-23T01:10:00.000-08:002011-02-23T01:33:35.884-08:00Odds & EndsHowdy do.<br /><br />Same ol' same ol'. Busy with the business. Irons in the fire. Zippidy dee and a zippidy doo.<br /><br />Thought I'd post some bits and pieces of stuff I've posted elsewhere on the world wide web recently.<br /><br />New Buck Fiddy page today on the <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monkeybunnyüberblog</span></a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KzON71QKFvLA-LNjABxIKVoTX_j8mYuTEgEBy88TElIvvZ4wUBqO8_kZFMNdjzxg-Ck6muphUowHgNMucxRCXVfzIjlIIgAlLt2csBohKSpVf9p-7MGfhgkuLI0vDYGT7YxTW-OJpKE/s1600/Fiddy.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KzON71QKFvLA-LNjABxIKVoTX_j8mYuTEgEBy88TElIvvZ4wUBqO8_kZFMNdjzxg-Ck6muphUowHgNMucxRCXVfzIjlIIgAlLt2csBohKSpVf9p-7MGfhgkuLI0vDYGT7YxTW-OJpKE/s400/Fiddy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576814021516303794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A bunch of <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface</span></a> sketches and pin-ups.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Monkey One</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4Jcz6G9vCJwGWhvwcvyrwtMZ-XX7XL4hOSyYp3YEHKFP0MXva7uCS1lexo996zu_UlSQeK59lBgcQu0Slkb-ntG8rfRWdIOUVeJhsPaeQJ-JJPoFBoy6xammseCh74igv7C6DQwDr1U/s1600/MonkeyStanceColor.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4Jcz6G9vCJwGWhvwcvyrwtMZ-XX7XL4hOSyYp3YEHKFP0MXva7uCS1lexo996zu_UlSQeK59lBgcQu0Slkb-ntG8rfRWdIOUVeJhsPaeQJ-JJPoFBoy6xammseCh74igv7C6DQwDr1U/s400/MonkeyStanceColor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813933629444610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Monkey Two!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix70114A0JyZhKCZOVO50BmnEW8T1pnR1o7WlIrYF_AUVj6f4l_8xhoyeonqi5d9x-9vA1d98HY0qBn0oPNb-V6-csYbN7SZRD_4uC8ClC-xPK1XYE4_gQtojyIYpsT9sppUW7A9cEUpw/s1600/BringDaMonkey.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix70114A0JyZhKCZOVO50BmnEW8T1pnR1o7WlIrYF_AUVj6f4l_8xhoyeonqi5d9x-9vA1d98HY0qBn0oPNb-V6-csYbN7SZRD_4uC8ClC-xPK1XYE4_gQtojyIYpsT9sppUW7A9cEUpw/s400/BringDaMonkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813806822604738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bleeding Claw</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxirEeArcEdOzilIBggWxHy5PhfPtAvgQj8uKMv3bUvUsWXh12f-cfOqBa5ZooNBS3NeTB1-2dUWJwiop-Aq5q4pnCgUNxgj__LaT4TaITgqUegsd0akKWSctZJJr6mEjZ2J8poTauf6A/s1600/BleedingClaw.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxirEeArcEdOzilIBggWxHy5PhfPtAvgQj8uKMv3bUvUsWXh12f-cfOqBa5ZooNBS3NeTB1-2dUWJwiop-Aq5q4pnCgUNxgj__LaT4TaITgqUegsd0akKWSctZJJr6mEjZ2J8poTauf6A/s400/BleedingClaw.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813732874789842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sophie Sledge</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQm7khmOZi0hHJoXes2TBv1ZLJA5QzJlJHrepnNnNQXPZNhuFKYPwUBW_iGvXMUupXZpnBGa_xBJw1Ue2DPuPnaa4XIP1HYRL54ySFJjDdLa2X_9n4MCmVfpx1oblUPXlTxfghnDZ1BVg/s1600/SophieComic.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQm7khmOZi0hHJoXes2TBv1ZLJA5QzJlJHrepnNnNQXPZNhuFKYPwUBW_iGvXMUupXZpnBGa_xBJw1Ue2DPuPnaa4XIP1HYRL54ySFJjDdLa2X_9n4MCmVfpx1oblUPXlTxfghnDZ1BVg/s400/SophieComic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813584890855394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Are you following along? We're up to <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface31.html">page 31</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCeDfCcLAkqz3xcEF5a3bXKxGgUskW25R0syoTjSXTcno93DDlIvaMKmvniRhugOtLueVrTtymH1y-v3-NU7_kvyzCwbeIYYT8Us-DBjeyUPK_JRJgz9k01V84LCL8EuO2z9frOtpdns/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCeDfCcLAkqz3xcEF5a3bXKxGgUskW25R0syoTjSXTcno93DDlIvaMKmvniRhugOtLueVrTtymH1y-v3-NU7_kvyzCwbeIYYT8Us-DBjeyUPK_JRJgz9k01V84LCL8EuO2z9frOtpdns/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813428013402226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here's an attempt at one of those one-panel newspaper type comics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNm1lrqpuEH0QXnP_iMFAxqY854ltqxQ1NEZ1k5kPyOLz3DyUeFFUh4ijAOG6OR0lemPfP_DI-BgCXBQ31WwVxqKnFNTVTv_6HVts-z-zlMrz5Jbp76iQJta_PN5vBUVQnM00RVqKrOE/s1600/ZombieBob.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNm1lrqpuEH0QXnP_iMFAxqY854ltqxQ1NEZ1k5kPyOLz3DyUeFFUh4ijAOG6OR0lemPfP_DI-BgCXBQ31WwVxqKnFNTVTv_6HVts-z-zlMrz5Jbp76iQJta_PN5vBUVQnM00RVqKrOE/s400/ZombieBob.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813320364878738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I may do a few more of these.<br /><br />Finally, our old pal Gabe Ostley has started up a new bloggy collective with a bunch of fellwo comic creator types. Watch the freak flags fly at <a href="http://oddkredenzas.blogspot.com/">Odd Kredenzas</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi8bdMK47GNlhO4A6j22lLtoeODZHdVV5HcZ0022eM1ZQ9L1PHfopIWJxoK3zLQ2yx7kyei0W-cTljYqBDtBC3-98Bm9w7RVB6WDk0wyWTVJHBuzFYIwY4jJs1-upNSBGccm6QElOofo/s1600/Kredenza.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi8bdMK47GNlhO4A6j22lLtoeODZHdVV5HcZ0022eM1ZQ9L1PHfopIWJxoK3zLQ2yx7kyei0W-cTljYqBDtBC3-98Bm9w7RVB6WDk0wyWTVJHBuzFYIwY4jJs1-upNSBGccm6QElOofo/s400/Kredenza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576813221273810786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That's it for now. Have a good one!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-3411620400318305082011-02-11T07:54:00.001-08:002011-02-11T08:26:24.069-08:00Out of AfricaSo I'm back.<br /><br />Been back for awhile in fact. Just busy. As per usual. Life is good. Getting more and more illustration work. I'm a happy camper.<br /><br />Africa was fabbo. Kicked it in Tanzania. Hung with the monkeys. Ate falafel in Zanzibar. Said "Jambo" to a lot of people.<br /><br />Here's some pretty pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocEXn7Ufu_EyN8dCzA8W1yX4lI1Jv4lLVnC6DnMIC8vGjvY-Cib-cuOYykjdYLDQ6Yf0BX8KqumyOoKnwZNgRtwvErRhC-SOoPNN67USNrhwV_yJ2DyXh2W6Xm3Dgk8J3kH06iBwnaSI/s1600/Africa.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocEXn7Ufu_EyN8dCzA8W1yX4lI1Jv4lLVnC6DnMIC8vGjvY-Cib-cuOYykjdYLDQ6Yf0BX8KqumyOoKnwZNgRtwvErRhC-SOoPNN67USNrhwV_yJ2DyXh2W6Xm3Dgk8J3kH06iBwnaSI/s400/Africa.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468463360052962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaNFqj_-yQOjMQGniJo3YJYDp584mnmbICJidhu67tBfCuZDiY5T234RoLl-1CRKxacb_HzGf8-yBQBkEyWcG9ElRy96iR0qG1uhscDHfqbgaJwQ6h2qEG19xm-xvQDhSg55k-Un62MI/s1600/Baboons.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaNFqj_-yQOjMQGniJo3YJYDp584mnmbICJidhu67tBfCuZDiY5T234RoLl-1CRKxacb_HzGf8-yBQBkEyWcG9ElRy96iR0qG1uhscDHfqbgaJwQ6h2qEG19xm-xvQDhSg55k-Un62MI/s400/Baboons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468646103455282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd1KoV8zT34MYMut2BaZMP5UtHN_Byfs_I0tSJg_zFQJIpiqeUPiYK_q4-G0YbHbIDKpDxEU5XaWf7q5b2E6_OKSAHTQX332kYymTQmn84GiiRoIbZ2k2TS_dz214ayszhpc-aPfhkmU/s1600/Lion.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd1KoV8zT34MYMut2BaZMP5UtHN_Byfs_I0tSJg_zFQJIpiqeUPiYK_q4-G0YbHbIDKpDxEU5XaWf7q5b2E6_OKSAHTQX332kYymTQmn84GiiRoIbZ2k2TS_dz214ayszhpc-aPfhkmU/s400/Lion.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468733003378834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEwITg_g6xU13t8zASPZzqwnWdJWonFoL6eXISTXB_sW-XCIgIhtymoUjySmwquQSx5WW-WfOuo6af4Rs8XfWuxIxrLU-6aZ-Zr3-lYOr2aLlTf3PzyhAn940Ld9JHLEeDGcDQWb7gzQ/s1600/Elephant.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEwITg_g6xU13t8zASPZzqwnWdJWonFoL6eXISTXB_sW-XCIgIhtymoUjySmwquQSx5WW-WfOuo6af4Rs8XfWuxIxrLU-6aZ-Zr3-lYOr2aLlTf3PzyhAn940Ld9JHLEeDGcDQWb7gzQ/s400/Elephant.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468885451567442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz4knG-V9qEnYMUFNhujxr-JsMAkSUEalphQqrVu8MQNo6k6eGi_EMzm4g7bJYcOAT1mXnxFCMKAiPBOgFwmIK0PzCfE4u-lu-9BZwoCMF79zTqyDW4dWi_qAAgwF84OXKTX8L1vTKQE/s1600/Giraffe.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz4knG-V9qEnYMUFNhujxr-JsMAkSUEalphQqrVu8MQNo6k6eGi_EMzm4g7bJYcOAT1mXnxFCMKAiPBOgFwmIK0PzCfE4u-lu-9BZwoCMF79zTqyDW4dWi_qAAgwF84OXKTX8L1vTKQE/s400/Giraffe.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468812325491618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What else is going on?<br /><br />Well, over on the <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/">Monkeybunnyüberblog</a> we've started running a little <a href="https://comics.comixology.com/#/series/4906"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hammer</span></a> prequel with Buck Fiddy laying out some Hamtown history.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9fyBdmESFmGlAfLy4SNbX_XdHEWNriHhw0rDGPbQXLmTBNTqkZ44EwiynO2P8DRwMrNlDjDvpTvDlJ5B6ad4cYuVmZxEp1Vaee9zWZeQkl-2tFM8uid9YZqjjuXsj_-pWkc24TqJI7U/s1600/FiddyWithoutFear.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9fyBdmESFmGlAfLy4SNbX_XdHEWNriHhw0rDGPbQXLmTBNTqkZ44EwiynO2P8DRwMrNlDjDvpTvDlJ5B6ad4cYuVmZxEp1Vaee9zWZeQkl-2tFM8uid9YZqjjuXsj_-pWkc24TqJI7U/s400/FiddyWithoutFear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468216684093522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Whoops. Sorry Frank Miller.<br /><br />Anyways, <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/2011/02/tale-of-two-fiddys.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Tale of Two Fiddys</span></a> will run every Wednesday for a few weeks. Give it a look if you're a Hammer fan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface</span></a> is still chugging along. Having a lot of fun with this one. Every Sunday for the monkey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGBEh0Idjr_RZg-Mcae5PPkuWCwd_rUuSca9AdyJwnpZDkfwDXUJCwX4vDdpXis1_pdIN5DlqzYMHxKdLEmLsTlde9cmJylJah7HqUjDnkMu3Qr9vVtt1G0zFsFMJZ6_xf5QoS5-CX_Q/s1600/KFMswords.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGBEh0Idjr_RZg-Mcae5PPkuWCwd_rUuSca9AdyJwnpZDkfwDXUJCwX4vDdpXis1_pdIN5DlqzYMHxKdLEmLsTlde9cmJylJah7HqUjDnkMu3Qr9vVtt1G0zFsFMJZ6_xf5QoS5-CX_Q/s400/KFMswords.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572468099940619970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Otherwise, got a few projects in the works here in there, but nothing to talk too much about yet.<br /><br />Read a good book whilst I was holidaymaking. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Garden of Last Days</span> by Andre Dubus III. It's about strippers and 9-11 and it's pretty awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RyqXzulplV5SeQtS6ns2saGtIFrn6NKs7v4RIknSwSWZkFEtUIvUw_CrffR5iDN_OkGIFYmikRKfsPzCETe9aevaAvG36ojCamMQJYYPWmuqJN1jLPt6AekxIDACV_0ZJSbkSzF4rdM/s1600/garden.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RyqXzulplV5SeQtS6ns2saGtIFrn6NKs7v4RIknSwSWZkFEtUIvUw_CrffR5iDN_OkGIFYmikRKfsPzCETe9aevaAvG36ojCamMQJYYPWmuqJN1jLPt6AekxIDACV_0ZJSbkSzF4rdM/s400/garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572467984870463234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I also read <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hunger Games</span> trilogy by mistake.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKO9N5MkWRLcbn_lKDATxhdiMcsU5FupIqUKIL0NGRUqxHwqA4wL7ztK55HtdUJcdn6VrA2up0x0SHgv8qDmhRTcb33sUNvVRYAvkmznbC6uCBP57mhSGUwPqMnMcoxqQT9ZBx3oGCQU/s1600/hunger-games_series.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKO9N5MkWRLcbn_lKDATxhdiMcsU5FupIqUKIL0NGRUqxHwqA4wL7ztK55HtdUJcdn6VrA2up0x0SHgv8qDmhRTcb33sUNvVRYAvkmznbC6uCBP57mhSGUwPqMnMcoxqQT9ZBx3oGCQU/s400/hunger-games_series.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572467820172088930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stephen King said this was great and I always listen to Stephen King so I picked up all three books and brought them with me to read on the beach. Turns out these books are for 14 year old girls. They're probably pretty cool if you are in fact a 14 year old girl. Otherwise, not so much. Just a YA mishmash of the far superior <span style="font-style: italic;">Battle Royale</span> and King's own <span style="font-style: italic;">The Long Walk</span>.<br /><br />Working on <span style="font-style: italic;">The Passage</span> right now and so far it's really, really good. More on that when I finish it.<br /><br />On the movie front... I'm trying to think if I've seen anything really awesome since <span style="font-style: italic;">The Kids Are All Right</span> (still the best movie of the year, if you ask me).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Swan</span> is definitely worth seeing, but not quite the masterpiece it's cracked up to me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tqzv8Zw7ePRqAWR3ENbObvRXg62D-gL0ItUY9gI1PObsiJfGUPDe_b9u8lij-XXLtV9qGP5v9UkjQ-DYhj7O54yZ9bAJvwO3awhpkisLv9o5vPAjjHVZQvGc9rOlJPauX_jdwQn4VuE/s1600/black-swan-poster-2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tqzv8Zw7ePRqAWR3ENbObvRXg62D-gL0ItUY9gI1PObsiJfGUPDe_b9u8lij-XXLtV9qGP5v9UkjQ-DYhj7O54yZ9bAJvwO3awhpkisLv9o5vPAjjHVZQvGc9rOlJPauX_jdwQn4VuE/s400/black-swan-poster-2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572467371931291730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Natalie Portman is great, but I'm rooting for Annette Bening at the Oscars. Sure can't wait for <span style="font-style: italic;">The Wolverine</span> though.<br /><br />Oh, <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Town</span> is just as good as everybody says.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMryQyFtJxgdHtjndZ8OF4xdX_dZvdyBNAQfie0MIwag88Kk7V6stZaDEHBU36skeMQ3mcbWP9C1cGum-0BtZvh555OGP2J14J3PSQGiReVcRbv48XM-nIz2D-MVanW9PMIuDu79L4yM8/s1600/The_Town_Poster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMryQyFtJxgdHtjndZ8OF4xdX_dZvdyBNAQfie0MIwag88Kk7V6stZaDEHBU36skeMQ3mcbWP9C1cGum-0BtZvh555OGP2J14J3PSQGiReVcRbv48XM-nIz2D-MVanW9PMIuDu79L4yM8/s400/The_Town_Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572467217954014722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ben Affleck is right in his Boston wheelhouse with this one. Very cool noir stuff for the crime aficionados out there.<br /><br />I've seen a whole lot of stuff but not much else is popping into mind. Except for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Due Date</span> which is just godawful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRrSdDN2RXRgp-jhjZT02G9tynZkq6bh9OjCHHx72eV53AgSGIBmEaiSo51AZoyB1F11HABs-_G0H5I_e1MIIb9orO_CMbvk5TYk4dclPSqWhu8zVkLCy1OCxR3JbtKwbM3KM6aRep1M/s1600/Due-Date-Banner-Poster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRrSdDN2RXRgp-jhjZT02G9tynZkq6bh9OjCHHx72eV53AgSGIBmEaiSo51AZoyB1F11HABs-_G0H5I_e1MIIb9orO_CMbvk5TYk4dclPSqWhu8zVkLCy1OCxR3JbtKwbM3KM6aRep1M/s400/Due-Date-Banner-Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572466942892825714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A huge waste of Robert Downey junior who does his best, but gets nothing from the script. I don't really have anything against Zach Galfaniakis, but his character is so ungodly annoying in this movie that you just want Robert Downey Junior to knock out all his teeth with a hammer or shoot him in the kneecaps or something. He's supposed to be funny buthe's just incredibly irritating. I stopped watching in the middle of a giant car chase across the Mexican border. Just painful.<br /><br />Okay, that's it for now. I'm out.Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-90826576925032695052010-12-17T03:45:00.000-08:002010-12-17T03:54:43.919-08:00Happy Holidays and WhatnotHappy whatever, internet denizens!<br /><br />Yeah, it's been mighty quiet round these blog parts. My old refrain: sooooooo busy.<br /><br />Lots of work to finish up before the big trip. What big trip, you say?<br /><br />Why my big trip to Africa upon which I embark in about an hour. Off to Tanzania for fun with the animals.<br /><br />Speaking of animals, while Untrue Tales may be on hiatus, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface</span> is still going strong.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngVduJUdlzwE5VvITUSDwau1bVuNjos7Glsa01LbLB8vw2oMwBP9iy-xKd97Q_GVcfecKlLrMvS0UU6c7IYuXn5D2A3DS_qC5bIhBRcH9g3sqHUBqkeUtgolo76CP7iPbYwoFkFhE7SE/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngVduJUdlzwE5VvITUSDwau1bVuNjos7Glsa01LbLB8vw2oMwBP9iy-xKd97Q_GVcfecKlLrMvS0UU6c7IYuXn5D2A3DS_qC5bIhBRcH9g3sqHUBqkeUtgolo76CP7iPbYwoFkFhE7SE/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551618164535378434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We've got one last page for you before the holidays. You won't find it on Untrue Tales until after the New Year, 'cause I can't update from the dark continent. But you can check it out on Sunday or Monday over at the <a href="http://calvinthehammer.blogspot.com/">Monkeybunnyüberblog</a> or on <a href="http://www.drunkduck.com/Kung_Fu_Monkeyface/index.php?p=772959">DrunkDuck</a>, in the meantime.<br /><br />Have some Happy old Holidays and a great segue into 2011!<br /><br />Here's some more inky thingies by way of farewell:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9yr1QhkEdPoRprc2ND_GvtG9KYmViANCZj8R_BChxFvuc6MaZaMugNV0nkHFJuS2q_hmT8bGLqvvMiBorPsGZLXFrFLvbtochm_6r69vJFbBdXgEccTiOhks411lhLP1lt3f4Wk2SyQ/s1600/Dillon.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9yr1QhkEdPoRprc2ND_GvtG9KYmViANCZj8R_BChxFvuc6MaZaMugNV0nkHFJuS2q_hmT8bGLqvvMiBorPsGZLXFrFLvbtochm_6r69vJFbBdXgEccTiOhks411lhLP1lt3f4Wk2SyQ/s400/Dillon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551618010642006210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTynmfzlIU6_Lqy94CnHgdZ0n0-36C8x3MjVpxfxik9hUyQkzdrA4tE1ocbjzm8_kQbDdjASRI3hWDdLHVzvd-W-nK0bhDKbp_2MIEgpFCGkmWTEeDWv1QvXwEANpVG8CqIhLd8gaROc/s1600/NotHilde.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTynmfzlIU6_Lqy94CnHgdZ0n0-36C8x3MjVpxfxik9hUyQkzdrA4tE1ocbjzm8_kQbDdjASRI3hWDdLHVzvd-W-nK0bhDKbp_2MIEgpFCGkmWTEeDWv1QvXwEANpVG8CqIhLd8gaROc/s400/NotHilde.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551618086694648098" border="0" /></a>Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-49604861837170845542010-12-08T08:20:00.000-08:002010-12-08T08:22:43.205-08:00SketchblogMore fun with ink and brush.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5QlD1eH5EDksE2wy2tkdB8Es1ab9pERtxi_kw2zLUpXoDGmZgpk1yE8KQE3jR_TauritHNhJc48XsH_6q7Mf267b1KlDwY3cVDvtzOZpvDkoZMs3q2aCz7ozDanlPb_p1IgS7cg4yeQ/s1600/HairMan.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5QlD1eH5EDksE2wy2tkdB8Es1ab9pERtxi_kw2zLUpXoDGmZgpk1yE8KQE3jR_TauritHNhJc48XsH_6q7Mf267b1KlDwY3cVDvtzOZpvDkoZMs3q2aCz7ozDanlPb_p1IgS7cg4yeQ/s400/HairMan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548347483203806194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSix2N9RU8b1jf22BvxvPU8flUqrgWJKLfVWK9lo1F-pLzBMxcLjlX8HvEPuNtr4SjGEz0qAZdNnlsvIQ_NZj-c-qgaHXOvDtpB2Tvx5GOr7_iKdTBXOfsJdJxR746qIsDsonErKA6ug/s1600/Bimbo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSix2N9RU8b1jf22BvxvPU8flUqrgWJKLfVWK9lo1F-pLzBMxcLjlX8HvEPuNtr4SjGEz0qAZdNnlsvIQ_NZj-c-qgaHXOvDtpB2Tvx5GOr7_iKdTBXOfsJdJxR746qIsDsonErKA6ug/s400/Bimbo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548347589959792306" border="0" /></a>Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-77839590929197454062010-12-01T08:10:00.000-08:002010-12-01T08:17:21.064-08:00SketchblogFooling around with some ink washes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMi_2osec3OV_VaN7iEFgXXV2A3IE6dlsMYRPoTHACoe9HDPlMKTtKbjsQMCzBjnIPm3AsL1Qo3s52q77-oovpljljba0tYmNx8OSiCySm1TOTuMqux06YtkDFrJr4V1NsFo_2SMZ4oP4/s1600/KateMoss.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMi_2osec3OV_VaN7iEFgXXV2A3IE6dlsMYRPoTHACoe9HDPlMKTtKbjsQMCzBjnIPm3AsL1Qo3s52q77-oovpljljba0tYmNx8OSiCySm1TOTuMqux06YtkDFrJr4V1NsFo_2SMZ4oP4/s400/KateMoss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545747401282837826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyLC2_vlRnVNfHzsRpXlzQWnw6zECFWucBPgWIKT0crsL7aBxwZEGmBgUgukX40rbJewAqQlydKqfkmBgPR6ez7Krg8RiYA3IINFNW65Ismwu2d1aZHbWaC8X8YOHidySHYdHNXsgv0U/s1600/Pitt.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyLC2_vlRnVNfHzsRpXlzQWnw6zECFWucBPgWIKT0crsL7aBxwZEGmBgUgukX40rbJewAqQlydKqfkmBgPR6ez7Krg8RiYA3IINFNW65Ismwu2d1aZHbWaC8X8YOHidySHYdHNXsgv0U/s400/Pitt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545747972516467138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love messing around with ink.<br />I'd do it all the live long day if I could.Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-32882459276605466052010-11-11T09:03:00.000-08:002010-11-11T09:03:00.658-08:00SketchblogTrying (failing) to draw like Darwyn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUD23Yer8Yi8YAc7V-RiUrXVSvfWs6a6x160_NTK3mtk9B_cm2-sPBdmh1xjDXKMyGg5Rbet8GCVAOmkPEuyLYi505lknYfgid3jQ8YfN4m3rkLowjpha3d9ry68h1ElD35gmgBKrQ7Y/s1600/WannabeCooke.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUD23Yer8Yi8YAc7V-RiUrXVSvfWs6a6x160_NTK3mtk9B_cm2-sPBdmh1xjDXKMyGg5Rbet8GCVAOmkPEuyLYi505lknYfgid3jQ8YfN4m3rkLowjpha3d9ry68h1ElD35gmgBKrQ7Y/s400/WannabeCooke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537844231131940146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UoKoUmmDidJbng6EPaONmbKKJPOo_tbSnmYd9imgsjd4tTJq5wzDBX6u9DZfyzlAz7E6i36Nm4analuBnI5zPrgWgS1ST9n92bgAVWWWJtd0QXIzRgDgvFwgVfwiCitL1Q2qWbx0bcM/s1600/WannabeCooke4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UoKoUmmDidJbng6EPaONmbKKJPOo_tbSnmYd9imgsjd4tTJq5wzDBX6u9DZfyzlAz7E6i36Nm4analuBnI5zPrgWgS1ST9n92bgAVWWWJtd0QXIzRgDgvFwgVfwiCitL1Q2qWbx0bcM/s400/WannabeCooke4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537962438286557554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ1YRH9eB3I9ZsSeJeoOBjnThZHvqUgTC2cuqyTHZhoi6sbIwfnw40uvOyMy56ad_R-mT5rMWktIDZ5Ft0qoblkIdpyig9YpJDbx5zAL9ZoH9ig-WUWT7Dqt0495sRoiPGaPC42nLJgs/s1600/WannabeCooke2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZ1YRH9eB3I9ZsSeJeoOBjnThZHvqUgTC2cuqyTHZhoi6sbIwfnw40uvOyMy56ad_R-mT5rMWktIDZ5Ft0qoblkIdpyig9YpJDbx5zAL9ZoH9ig-WUWT7Dqt0495sRoiPGaPC42nLJgs/s400/WannabeCooke2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537963527873105618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2t-w00Jsfac_gFqFZteA9rPA5vdYwDl7gidwT5D_cuIo7DA3eJrCz8g_5ozP-_3pQqV58iUm0o2XUO09YKe5jU8Sj40A1ICpUG0QoY_zmC2bm-ezHO6DRp7G0YETGqV1nrCXnmExUds/s1600/WannabeCooke3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2t-w00Jsfac_gFqFZteA9rPA5vdYwDl7gidwT5D_cuIo7DA3eJrCz8g_5ozP-_3pQqV58iUm0o2XUO09YKe5jU8Sj40A1ICpUG0QoY_zmC2bm-ezHO6DRp7G0YETGqV1nrCXnmExUds/s400/WannabeCooke3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537962542148940418" border="0" /></a>Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-2784619118077306462010-11-08T02:34:00.001-08:002010-11-08T10:44:53.729-08:00Untrue InterruptionAloha Unbelievers!<br /><br />Today marks the end of part two of Gabe Stein's <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_1.html">The Hunter</a> </span>and it also marks the beginning of a little hiatus for Untrue Tales on the whole. Got a lot going on these days, so I need a bit of a break on the Untrue Tales front for awhile. We will definitely return at some point, hopefully not too far down the road. Just got to wrap up some other projects and take care of some bill-paying gigs and we'll be back in the saddle. In the meantime, <a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface</span></a> will be picking up the slack, so there'll still be plenty going on at the site.<br /><br />So here's your final serving of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hunter</span> for the time what be:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_29.html">The Hunter II page 28</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_29.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9swyyHisqMhDHlQJZUCtAu2KXpSZdM74k8lyZPuQSbjysWR4QReeFhYx2hHJRlKgH-PCsePCf5Mv6_edPVFC0iLYtMpp5hLxVdwIti8nXyhULGKiLkafXXW5EqyQEPn1hFbmIXADXe0o/s400/Hunter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537176461497800210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here's your latest helping of simian sweetness:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface18.html">Kung Fu Monkeyface page 18</a><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface18.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lAWdjCCiHqnDZoInoMnDBav0UDc1-VGNeQbwqNnDxiPbVB3PXBdSkEstUgRGtUT-G-ngxJiYaEkdvimer1uZhyQtKhs4ge3pjr_cb9Xl9WiB22Obad4OOWpYyD3SiKRELY6i-fp6Lfo/s400/kfm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537176374058433714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On another note, our good pal and fellow Hammerhead Rob Berry's been hard at work with the herculean task of adapting James Joyce's Ulysses to comic book format with <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ulyssesseen.com/">Ulysses Seen</a> and he could use a helping hand from all the sequential art aficionados out there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ulyssesseen.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ98y0ieI2CBFfzYwWnsKKtP-XO5JJEHwEsDkwvdmdEJAHwTFDYVGSlmLaS6PAnbgi2MkQPFU57TXlG6n-Pu5KWk-VPHyWrYfShTS-EeHUFza4OwOtJvC1VqVOQlqyqfArL0OhTpXCLQ/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537176224025741074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1800336145/a-comic-of-james-joyces-ulysses-seriously">Ulysses Seen Kickstarter page</a> to find out how you can pitch in. And check in on the work in progress <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ulyssesseen.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />In movie news, seen a couple of good ones this week.<br /><br />Robert Rodriguez' latest, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Machete</span>, is pure unadulterated badassery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitn6FA0ci81p0whyn_P5pTZpSvQZSAwbyHqRMeyzSQQ1xo5azYSV1oh0YiUbae5DwtLU1OPTX_zH7bMibA-TS2zY7egZw7uD8_uTvKEveKMKp6WtMWcWHJUXPFo0jA6pRwfofp2Dqraz8/s1600/machete_poster_01.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitn6FA0ci81p0whyn_P5pTZpSvQZSAwbyHqRMeyzSQQ1xo5azYSV1oh0YiUbae5DwtLU1OPTX_zH7bMibA-TS2zY7egZw7uD8_uTvKEveKMKp6WtMWcWHJUXPFo0jA6pRwfofp2Dqraz8/s400/machete_poster_01.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537176056122345186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You saw the Grindhouse fake trailer, right? Well, the trailer was so goddamn good they went ahead and made a whole movie. And it rocks. Don Johnson, Robert DeNiro, Steven Seagal, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, and even Lindsay Lohan kick all kinds of ass in this flick. And towering above them all - Danny Trejo, the scariest man alive, as Machete. This one's just B-movie heaven. It's bloody, brutal and hilarious. Kinda perfect really.<br /><br />The other movie I saw this week is probably my favorite movie of the year though. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Kids are All Right</span> with Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh372lu91h597riKKE5PurQMnPdd98ixlCuOwoMBvU8Z5lRlFfF-uiYYf7Bph-y9AQhC-xqj227i8NT4MuhxW7oG3gZp2-fKO_VvUbqWyMTfQzG0NG_hqJNoO0J2ErNgA7oLojU02DhR6k/s1600/The-Kids-Are-All-Right-Poster.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh372lu91h597riKKE5PurQMnPdd98ixlCuOwoMBvU8Z5lRlFfF-uiYYf7Bph-y9AQhC-xqj227i8NT4MuhxW7oG3gZp2-fKO_VvUbqWyMTfQzG0NG_hqJNoO0J2ErNgA7oLojU02DhR6k/s400/The-Kids-Are-All-Right-Poster.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537175889240080082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I loved this one for the acting. Everyone just does fantastic work. Annette Bening should get an Oscar I think. I loved the story and I loved the writing and dialogue. In case you don't know, it's about a couple of lesbians who had a couple of kids via a sperm donor and the now teenaged kids decide they want to meet the guy that did the donating. Hilarity and pathos ensue. The fact that this is my favorite movie of the year probably testifies to the fact that I am old and married. But oh well. I frickin' loved it. On a side note, while watching the movie I couldn't help thinking how glad I was that Josh Hutcherson didn't get cast as the new Spider-man. He's a fine actor, but all wrong for Peter Parker. While watching <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">he Social Network</span> on the other hand, all I could think about was how perfect Andrew Garfield was for Spider-Man. So, in conclusion - I'm really looking forward to the new Spider-man movie.</div><div><br />Okay, how about some comics talk? Bought a whole bunch of Batman stuff at the con last month. Read <span style="font-weight: bold;">Death and the Maidens</span> by Greg Rucka and Klaus Janson.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVLdFQMiEBBO9T-cvFvj7X24h9nNIV9VzlBZL97wwpl6n1osynWsk6XMg9fAoWR9eLLGBHZNro_3Bp9N7U3obndmCKVU4tYu37Q1T7IS4SAGGRbBxBrPHBinkAizqMSjW0VkXvNwKUq8/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVLdFQMiEBBO9T-cvFvj7X24h9nNIV9VzlBZL97wwpl6n1osynWsk6XMg9fAoWR9eLLGBHZNro_3Bp9N7U3obndmCKVU4tYu37Q1T7IS4SAGGRbBxBrPHBinkAizqMSjW0VkXvNwKUq8/s400/images.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537175726274193506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A bit disappointing really. The story seemed like it wanted to be a big deal but it never really grabbed me. Not Rucka's best work. Also thought Janson's art was pretty uneven. There's some great moody stuff going on, but a lot of the figurework seemed stiff and the characters often looked awkardly positioned. If you ask me, Janson does his best work as an inker rather than penciller. I did like it though, just not all that much.<br /><br />Then I moved on to another Ra's Al Ghul sory -<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnMWq5UjgQwOZ_zBsIV-wL96nedSpN3OI8_Nt2V7VIQXcgNdLqCyXLHcnK6l1HWMLN56xMGYvSKxrSnd7JPdCUv1tFPsx31AdE-Xdqr5t9yMn0GRvEhnwJbnHc947WhoReYhhTHdEcg8/s1600/11499_400x600.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnMWq5UjgQwOZ_zBsIV-wL96nedSpN3OI8_Nt2V7VIQXcgNdLqCyXLHcnK6l1HWMLN56xMGYvSKxrSnd7JPdCUv1tFPsx31AdE-Xdqr5t9yMn0GRvEhnwJbnHc947WhoReYhhTHdEcg8/s400/11499_400x600.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537175529660718658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I liked this one a bit better despite the cavalcade of writers and artists. I like the whole Son of Batman thing, dig the concept and everybody does a pretty good job of selling it here. There's a few weak spots in the art, but it's mostly pretty good too. Jason Pearson sticks out as the best of the bunch and his chapter with Damian wrestling with ghosts in a graveyard is top notch. Don't know which book that originally appeared in, but it's pretty cool.<br /><br />Moving on to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Battle for the Cowl </span>- another entertaining read.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWJK-NjlsvZA3kk5GY6qgIFcQ7rtJOBGgLP6KZehBxIlrZ1s2Jlo93vZKSqdKR91Yw_Wnhg-GBkLtUe0VnmwVWlP53yB0tmdzFbK8rMkhxw2jhby1QhHY628HJBxEqKn_Bps50MBqJME/s1600/batman-battle-for-the-cowl-event-20090220043238648.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWJK-NjlsvZA3kk5GY6qgIFcQ7rtJOBGgLP6KZehBxIlrZ1s2Jlo93vZKSqdKR91Yw_Wnhg-GBkLtUe0VnmwVWlP53yB0tmdzFbK8rMkhxw2jhby1QhHY628HJBxEqKn_Bps50MBqJME/s400/batman-battle-for-the-cowl-event-20090220043238648.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537175327081840354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It hits all the right notes to get where it has to - namely Dick picking up the Batman mantle. Nothing special or essential, but entertaining enough, with decent art.<br /><br />The first volume of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Batman and Robin</span> is pretty good too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugLWxVnWyFekRNDxcr8qSUZz8nO5xPlCsCYPozpQ6cywTvBKxTAThIsxrW4riNnJcZ90H5Eaxi47H-SrQQ5a6tiIstOCPcVH9DoGxdTBsGh_owx6LhYvxjNs5Ahb1-mU2QhcKcanjeoc/s1600/morrison-quitely-batman-and-robin.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugLWxVnWyFekRNDxcr8qSUZz8nO5xPlCsCYPozpQ6cywTvBKxTAThIsxrW4riNnJcZ90H5Eaxi47H-SrQQ5a6tiIstOCPcVH9DoGxdTBsGh_owx6LhYvxjNs5Ahb1-mU2QhcKcanjeoc/s400/morrison-quitely-batman-and-robin.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537175121488700642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not anywhere near the fabulousness of <span style="font-style: italic;">All-Star Superman</span>, but I still really dig Quitely and. like I said, I like Damian too, so so far so good.<br /><br />Still more stuff on the shelf to get around too. Kinda been a good year for Batman. But if you're looking for the cream of the crop, seek out any of the books by Paul DIni and Dustin Nguyen. That's the best Batman stuff around these days says me.<br /><br />Okay, that's it for now. I'll still be blogging here and there when I got the time and something to type.<br /><br />Have a good ol' good thing and whatnot.</div>Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-15342403683904972852010-11-01T01:20:00.000-07:002010-11-01T01:30:40.460-07:00November Already!Jeepers! It's frickin' wintertime and all. Time needs to slow down and kick back a bit. I'm just sayin', is all.<br /><br />New comics this week:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_28.html">Hunter II page 27</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_28.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJPqHd7AtAw1HlL4gE67Wi6kQRJyRJhMkXgQ_kCXYuLxoG2U7__nS9FQVDw1I6E7OjH_B2y47QRlLjfjXzqbEcg5gftVZE-d3qJCd3hf4ywfiVyUaPjCshDIag-Z2JWrSS1745R1DxZk/s400/Hunter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534495149744722178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface17.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface page 17</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface17.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXodO7_EE27jTQmRx7OwKegbmQrhX96jrzWJOlLGpkJ4wqMTm-71d6BENAUXFXehS57Eavw3KjXkNbuJLqVsVmlShg2JzJCdd8UCY4t0aKdMGRmYESDyYxQ8LkHR0hMpz_FvtSC1sXJiM/s400/kfm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534495041117621394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Look! Colorful kitties!<br /><br />Found a sketch lying around too:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QB2bs9qb3NaR09qgtrOl-rnaC7mX9kT90640zLBHDL4lYyL7XcMumKIuc1wYzvNFQ7vQMZ9fxloaeGP3ewJwEjPszNRYqPuQBIfYkiNK2RYfDPeT8U56bYhZrmGKXrtrEPV9i1qjhW8/s1600/NoseGuy3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QB2bs9qb3NaR09qgtrOl-rnaC7mX9kT90640zLBHDL4lYyL7XcMumKIuc1wYzvNFQ7vQMZ9fxloaeGP3ewJwEjPszNRYqPuQBIfYkiNK2RYfDPeT8U56bYhZrmGKXrtrEPV9i1qjhW8/s400/NoseGuy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534494495921548434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Saw a couple of movies this weekend.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red</span>, which was great. Really solid acting from a gang of pros. Brings the funny and the explodey. Great comic too by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. Check 'em both out.<br /><br />Also, saw <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Expendables</span> which was pretty much garbage. Stallone looks extra hideous and freaky in this one. I don't remember him looking quite so grotesque in the last <span style="font-style: italic;">Rambo</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Rocky</span> movies which I quite liked, but here he is completely back in self-parody mode. Couple nice scenes with Mickey Rourke though. Sure, he looks grotesque too, but somehow it works for him.<br /><br />Keep it (not too) chilly!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-84196600237659743462010-10-27T00:37:00.000-07:002010-10-31T03:34:47.225-07:00Rainy Days and MonkeysHi ho!<br /><br />It's raining on the far side of the world and once again, I forgots to blog!<br /><br />New pages went up on schedule though if you were paying attention:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_27.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hunter II page 26</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_27.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI1H7VyQgZKVQvLrXF4kacyBzK2amdaHgrqjEpnOm4rAFki9mbVMY4nsARZLW_KJa07Cr6tLEpw50DDvyhDO-MoSD2tbqqRtezk9kRWwtSyKBUdrVgxGrAEbCeaBgmMJp_pj8BUGp3-o/s400/Hunter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532628376702118850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface16.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kung Fu Monkeyface page 16</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface16.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkR1HdyGs-gKuwecUlNT1Xc7TV_T_AaVun9_Ynj00Ia094mg2mlCj_jnOlgFhu558G5nGI0AtLqOgToawry-MYTsQHIeR5SdpsfrRUEcfhEriAUd-vrFBKKv_0JP1CW3hGevlR0awkLQ/s400/KFM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532628231009194258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a sterling comic book recommendation for you: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />The Hunter</span> adaptation by Darwyn Cooke.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNaWFsvoejnQCnj0K7w1xv9etxwvKGXdplOjJBk2lAlLOYGfM7yzsogWvaeO7ZsykaTJXZkRRvtrvWXuy5UpmPgSM8jGXbb60bHCIygEwM-cthxAOwDVViz789zKPdDTqeg86CZveI20/s1600/parker_cov-202x300.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNaWFsvoejnQCnj0K7w1xv9etxwvKGXdplOjJBk2lAlLOYGfM7yzsogWvaeO7ZsykaTJXZkRRvtrvWXuy5UpmPgSM8jGXbb60bHCIygEwM-cthxAOwDVViz789zKPdDTqeg86CZveI20/s400/parker_cov-202x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532629956086046578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Cooke's comic book version of the first of those Richard Stark <span style="font-style: italic;">Parker</span> books that I've been extolling here on the blog.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnXPiNQVKXEqvTyEpBw7goAVUiVNkFSqkpq6opgXn_tmv_rgvD6DNgOtzqSGdh4EueJvwVVC0MAtHk5wnRYojRervoUsSVmGizaIel92g9tW8HaDbYW31dlJxNp96TjVdpuG5LilGknY/s1600/stark.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnXPiNQVKXEqvTyEpBw7goAVUiVNkFSqkpq6opgXn_tmv_rgvD6DNgOtzqSGdh4EueJvwVVC0MAtHk5wnRYojRervoUsSVmGizaIel92g9tW8HaDbYW31dlJxNp96TjVdpuG5LilGknY/s400/stark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532630409922136018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's gorgeous and note perfect. Hardboiled crime comics at their absolute best. It's really quite a lot better than Gabe Stein's <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hunter</span>. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7gsaec8Y8dlA4cTx1-iDZ_-w0DXjgYc1Sw4viWPCynVDeeF-1P6pA0F-VdTuipJpx4sPb36lAaIYbw2Q3HAaKkaT1ANjkkGmM_O_uBayifZE8_oS-A0cqgZ1_ZJn3WjT2zX6PlbprGI/s1600/picture-9.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7gsaec8Y8dlA4cTx1-iDZ_-w0DXjgYc1Sw4viWPCynVDeeF-1P6pA0F-VdTuipJpx4sPb36lAaIYbw2Q3HAaKkaT1ANjkkGmM_O_uBayifZE8_oS-A0cqgZ1_ZJn3WjT2zX6PlbprGI/s400/picture-9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532630143348742834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cooke really is a master. Not a line out of place. The design, the color, the lettering - the whole damn package is just top of the line. I got a chance to go to Darwyn Cooke's panel at the New York comicon. Very interesting guy with all the right opinions on all the right things. I spoke with him briefly and he was all kinds of nice. It's always gratifying to meet people you admire and have them not be dicks.<br /><br />Check it out and I bet you'll snatch up the next volume <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Outfit</span> on your very next visit to the ol' comic shop.<br /><br />Have a Happy Halloween weekend!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-9776589012486260972010-10-18T05:17:00.000-07:002010-10-18T05:29:14.263-07:00New York ComiconSo I got back from the New York Comicon and was immediately swamped by all the work I'd neglected. But worth it, it was. Met up with the old Zuda gang, many of whom have now rallied 'round the banner of the Comics Social Club. Truly, a nicer group of people one could never hope to meet. Had a grand time hanging with everybody, drinking beer and talking comics. Met quite a few people I'd only known through the magic of the internets and made quite a few new friends too. Got to go to the DC comics party which was a kick. Made me feel almost like an actual comics professional. Also, the free food and booze was a nice touch. Bought a ton of comics and an iPad too. And I discovered that Brooklyn is quite nice and bears more exploration. Plus, I got a keen comission from a familiar friend that'll soon be seeing the light of the web over on the MonkeybunnyÜberblog. Keep yer eyes peeled. Oh, and I got to meet my big hero Brian Bendis. A very nice guy. All in all, a fabulous weekend.<br /><br />So here I am back at Untrue central with a couple of updates for ya:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_26.html">The Hunter II page 25</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_26.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT-kFVJAgvkOhIH2iUe4fkUs05eGkNZeZvZ6v7B0g_9z1A_F9zR6dB7MFYa-bQdKHxTDwBA4n0YEONtvC-LfOBu41ieUIlyU5ddxlmNrSb3SDonfWygpAg0K2OCjeLZWgz94O1uTKQj8/s400/Hunter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529361313170970786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface15.html">Kung Fu Monkeyface page 15</a><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface15.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BVkduiwAVEizOqgXsFMJxexqpGiLChFqCLiwtWWvc6YwXyMrdOgJFk0Je1e0zjugIxv2TsDqNeRrxZT-TFLAjHqF-FZf_cmDtBhBiiPiW_tD-eA0FqcsZKPLfqjUkzdbgxghH6HHh3Y/s400/kfm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529361016072752114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I probably should blog more, but the work she calls to me.<br /><br />Enjoy the Octoberness!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963685870305480140.post-53194079128457061062010-09-27T07:07:00.000-07:002010-09-27T07:42:54.571-07:00I'm Back! Seeya later!Oh blog, how I do neglect thee...<br /><br />Been on vacation. Been sick. And then I just been lazy. Bad blogger I am. But hey, I'm back... to let you know I'm off on holiday again. To the great state of New York I go, to wend my wares at the New York City Comicon!<br /><br />Aw, who am I kidding. I have no wares to wend. I'm just gonna browse the stalls and drink beer with my comic buds.<br /><br />But in the meantime, here's an oh so seldom untrue update to tide you over:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Hunter2_25.html">The Hunter page 24</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpR5I84h7tdXnVS6QEf3Wy_-79pYGUpIA1MBaOyGta6YbgXLWu5nSWwPiv3rg1vuGnPlwilBNloc7x6UWclyY7Ct0ngcvdd-Wy3IQkgpoxvemFO4RowSoTYrEAo8uCE2s9cxUhiVnZ0Y/s1600/HunterVig.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpR5I84h7tdXnVS6QEf3Wy_-79pYGUpIA1MBaOyGta6YbgXLWu5nSWwPiv3rg1vuGnPlwilBNloc7x6UWclyY7Ct0ngcvdd-Wy3IQkgpoxvemFO4RowSoTYrEAo8uCE2s9cxUhiVnZ0Y/s400/HunterVig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521603432592408994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.untruetales.com/Pages/Monkeyface12.html">Kung Fu Monkeyface page 12</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7DlWXjvQZsPlH50p9Bmmy6wFaOGY6KKOa_OgX_V6fOZgGskg-RpejP8eU-4GO8aXlj2unxD3WZR7zrA__2EkES84pf4RJ7pep3GN2Th4zvOxBb6TjprieZP_Yk2MDK03kx6RzRePWP8/s1600/kfm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7DlWXjvQZsPlH50p9Bmmy6wFaOGY6KKOa_OgX_V6fOZgGskg-RpejP8eU-4GO8aXlj2unxD3WZR7zrA__2EkES84pf4RJ7pep3GN2Th4zvOxBb6TjprieZP_Yk2MDK03kx6RzRePWP8/s400/kfm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521603291660574962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What else can I say? Read a bunch of books on holiday. Nothing too terribly memorable though. Working my way through the Richard Stark <span style="font-style: italic;">Parker</span> books which continue to be top-notch. Just polished off <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Outfit</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGJ3090Ad5IZfTHje8A-KbQusgyItY__FnNi-lnTINlCEHiWRzR0JZCrBWCZB0P9YHtwG74lLqkQJu2RzNJROBOyClaYmXyKodz_hbd65oPmoGECLbNR0JxorDkoJmDG2YGzqSrL8WBk/s1600/n23835.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGJ3090Ad5IZfTHje8A-KbQusgyItY__FnNi-lnTINlCEHiWRzR0JZCrBWCZB0P9YHtwG74lLqkQJu2RzNJROBOyClaYmXyKodz_hbd65oPmoGECLbNR0JxorDkoJmDG2YGzqSrL8WBk/s400/n23835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521602998056391634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I might have to pick up the first two Darwyn Cooke adaptations at the con. Oh, I did read Neil Gaiman's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Graveyard Book</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA0pYQ5yYNJxFZI-CPXNat0e7DfTcKVJ9dJo2IqLS92LyHUzgcATuo8bGYYTGXkHxf4NP9VY0kYOvCkH73lE8cbjnDVrJRB8QKnaDPYnTVkVvKtwvCqR2WFinjgbrjON9o1Eua4_s_AM/s1600/The-Graveyard-Book.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA0pYQ5yYNJxFZI-CPXNat0e7DfTcKVJ9dJo2IqLS92LyHUzgcATuo8bGYYTGXkHxf4NP9VY0kYOvCkH73lE8cbjnDVrJRB8QKnaDPYnTVkVvKtwvCqR2WFinjgbrjON9o1Eua4_s_AM/s400/The-Graveyard-Book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521602737375208482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That was good stuff. Especially if you're kind of an overgrown ten-year-old. Like myself. Very keen Dave McKean illustrations too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WGNbJqBz0FPxqCXSeYjFrcbsQrjubAzniV8IERFTk9bnSiSylBxwfg_tcTFGY1IRB2RAU84VfX6rDpgruVbW-3t-HrZLegcSX59HrAgQn1QYVBRqNq2vI11png46jQEa1ZDBS11LLaQ/s1600/graveyard_book.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WGNbJqBz0FPxqCXSeYjFrcbsQrjubAzniV8IERFTk9bnSiSylBxwfg_tcTFGY1IRB2RAU84VfX6rDpgruVbW-3t-HrZLegcSX59HrAgQn1QYVBRqNq2vI11png46jQEa1ZDBS11LLaQ/s400/graveyard_book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521602599997989218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the movie front, a couple of little seen gems to pick up at the video store: the superfantasticawesome <span style="font-weight: bold;">Doomsday</span> from Neil Marshall.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrJqj5oSEsmdlMs5i_CEGGxmJTjgLow0mHU7D5ffLC12n-E9WKDkNR16Zvq6n8lsLpllxXAE9QcAQu319ax1jKNzVlTVbo440FBuTrhmvxR5Uynct8UQeAUbGmkEzx6aM32gyOqsYsVo/s1600/Neil+Marshall+doomsday+UK+poster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrJqj5oSEsmdlMs5i_CEGGxmJTjgLow0mHU7D5ffLC12n-E9WKDkNR16Zvq6n8lsLpllxXAE9QcAQu319ax1jKNzVlTVbo440FBuTrhmvxR5Uynct8UQeAUbGmkEzx6aM32gyOqsYsVo/s400/Neil+Marshall+doomsday+UK+poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521602418545211378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's like <span style="font-style: italic;">The Road Warrior</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Escape from New York</span> made sweet sweet love and spawned an evil ultraviolent post-apocalyptic love child. Hilarious, desperately derivative and perfect in every way.<br /><br />The other one of note is <span style="font-weight: bold;">City Island</span> starring Andy Garcia in the best farcical fucked-up family comedy since <span style="font-style: italic;">Moonstruck</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAylGRN6HTkz4_Fcvc-rvyQU8jfwenEBoVs7fgiUtCc5CwL_OZM0Nm4u3ZsphxO8aiF7MWlMQbTJDl1_YhqxmeUv2mybW7ESOSLA1ojf0f5-yuRFs--jwXq-vJJ9w1W_5H00q_HqnWl0/s1600/city_island.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAylGRN6HTkz4_Fcvc-rvyQU8jfwenEBoVs7fgiUtCc5CwL_OZM0Nm4u3ZsphxO8aiF7MWlMQbTJDl1_YhqxmeUv2mybW7ESOSLA1ojf0f5-yuRFs--jwXq-vJJ9w1W_5H00q_HqnWl0/s400/city_island.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521602227623691938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Why had I never heard of these movies?<br /><br />As for comics, my darling of the moment is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scarlet</span> by Bendis and Maleev.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xX9DVqp_V8ztKAcZpnxy3BCn6PsQrng1li13xTMvVUnJEnzwaSA1eiPEOKaiuUyg67cLBg7V-DVu5S1-y9uM3B1I2Ccz4xhrGiENGui3aCfIxmSpFB4FPHxx_YzRqjjilqlmehcFIY4/s1600/scarlet2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xX9DVqp_V8ztKAcZpnxy3BCn6PsQrng1li13xTMvVUnJEnzwaSA1eiPEOKaiuUyg67cLBg7V-DVu5S1-y9uM3B1I2Ccz4xhrGiENGui3aCfIxmSpFB4FPHxx_YzRqjjilqlmehcFIY4/s400/scarlet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521602044950159650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the one I've been waiting for since the end of <span style="font-style: italic;">Alias</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Daredevil</span>. Two of my comic book heroes back in their wheelhouse and at the top of their game. Two issues in and looking goooood. Hellz yeah.<br /><br />Okay, that's it for now.<br /><br />Seeya in October!Sam Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532606207448823532noreply@blogger.com3