Babbling Point

UNDER THE INFLUENCE Just answered another questionnaire about the local comic book industry. Of course, part of the questionnaire asked for my influences as a comic book creator. Here's what I said: I got into writing / creating comic books because I grew reading them and liked them so much that I wanted to make my own. I liked the works of Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and Neil Gaiman. I also liked reading Stephen King, William Gibson, the Dragonlance Chronicles, Isaac Asimov, and other sci-fi / fantasy writers. I also liked listening to Sting and Kenny Rogers (yes, Kenny Rogers) and Pearl Jam and Tori Amos, who told their stories through song. So, I’d like to think that all those people somehow influenced my work. I don’t think I can pinpoint that I picked up this or that style from a particular writer. They all just become a jumble once I start to write. For example, BATCH72 was probably influenced watching ARCHIE’S

Dear God, I pray my future-comic-book-editor won’t be like my current clients. For the past month or so, we’ve been working on a series of ads that involves an illustrated character. And every time we present to client, we’ve been getting a whole bunch of really “entertaining” comments like… “Can you change the expression of his face?”, “He looks too mean.”, “There’s something about his eyes.”, “Can you change that one eyebrow?”, “Does he have to smirk like that?”, “Why does he look angry?”, “Can’t you just make him smile?”. AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!! I wonder if artists at Marvel or DC have to put up with such comments. I’d imagine, that when you’re a novice artist, your editor would ask you to make changes in panels and maybe even whole pages, but I wonder if they nitpick like that. I pray I get my break into comics really soon, so that I may leave these clients behind. I pray that I stop being a lazy bum AND WRITE THE STORIES I’M SUPPOSED TO BE SUBMITTING. I

Behold! The Miraculous, Fabulous Adventures of Little Jesus ! Witness how man once again uses cutting-edge technology for something really riduculous. And for something even more ludicrous, check My Life As Seen Through My Nokia 7650 .

Jessica Zafra’s TWISTED FLICKS is now available in Powerbooks (and, I’d guess, National Bookstore). It contains a collection of published and unpublished movies reviews, as well as interviews with local film directors. In one review, she quotes me, and then disagrees with what I said about the movie. TWISTED FLICKS will be launched on June 10, 6pm, at Greenbelt 1. Afterwards, there will be an advanced screening of ADAPTATION . Must remember to bring two aspirins for me to take after the movie. Now go! Go get Twisted!