One Month Down ... Infinity To Go!
I apologize for the delay in posting, but I had forgotten how time consuming webcartooning was. With the strip itself, creating the forums, making banners, creating content, etc. and with the addition of a wee one this time around, I am really feeling the time crunch. Which is ok, as I'm glad I set myself up a more spread out schedule this time around. But after doing the Civil War storyline these past two weeks, it really makes me miss the bang,bang,bang of a daily schedule. but that's the goal. Get back to a daily schedule someday, or at the very minimum a Monday though Friday schedule. But for now, even though I tend to work on the strip late, I still have time to spend with family, work on side projects and do things like go see Iron Man.
Yeah! I got to see it this weekend and I hope to go see it again soon. I was really blown away and silently pumped my fist in the air on more than one occasion (in particular, the after credits scene). I think the filmmakers did an exceptional job getting the Iron Man origin right and modernizing it. All the right story elements were there, the actors were cast to great effect and they left us with a few hints of things to come. In particular, I liked how they handled Jarvis the "butler" and Tony Stark's final comment at the press conference. Good stuff that will hopefully lead to more films. It seems that Marvel really did it right their first time as bat (this was a fully funded Marvel movie, and not just them licensing off the character to someone else) and hopefully they will continue on this path in future films.
In other Iron Man related news, a big shout out to Nat from Hobbytown U.S.A. for securing for me a HeroClix Iron Man when my local comic book shop didn't get theirs for Free Comic Book Day. Yay Nat!
And speaking of comic book related things, I am really enjoying where Marvel's "Secret Invasion" summer event is going. Rarely have I picked up a comic title only to have my jaw drop at each issue. For those not in the know, Brian Bendis is a prolific comic book writer (a "ten year, overnight success" he says) who has been planting the seeds of a Skrull (alien shapeshifters) invasion over the past few years. From plot twists that make a Gregorian knot look like a bendy straw to reveals about who really is a Skrull, this event has really got my attention.
The InkTank Forums are abuzz with activity, with about sixty members and over eight hundred posts in the first week alone the Inky spirit is truly alive and kicking in our little community. Heck, we even pitched in to get a fellow member her own Firefly boxed set when she told us she hadn't seen it. *gasp* Imagine the horror!
You may have noticed the appearance of ad banners on the site. Well, it's time to start monetizing the site a little bit. But, as with all my past advertising, I tend to promote products and companies I have a particular fondness for. Sideshow Collectables has an AWESOME selection of goodies that make me feel like a kid pressing his nose up against the toy store window. In addition, I consider them friends of the site since I have built a personal relation ship with the gang over there and they even sponsored the prizes for the Hellboy contest we had a few years back. I look forward to showing you all the cool stuff that Sideshow offers - like that Premium Indiana Jones on the ad banner. At 22" that thing is AWESOME. I so want to get one. So keep an eye on the ad spaces for other goodies as I put together my advertising program and seek out the cool and nerdy products I love and that I think you will appreciate as well.
And behind the scenes, there is new content a brewin' and (hopefully) a cool little announcement in the works, so stay tuned.
Yeah! I got to see it this weekend and I hope to go see it again soon. I was really blown away and silently pumped my fist in the air on more than one occasion (in particular, the after credits scene). I think the filmmakers did an exceptional job getting the Iron Man origin right and modernizing it. All the right story elements were there, the actors were cast to great effect and they left us with a few hints of things to come. In particular, I liked how they handled Jarvis the "butler" and Tony Stark's final comment at the press conference. Good stuff that will hopefully lead to more films. It seems that Marvel really did it right their first time as bat (this was a fully funded Marvel movie, and not just them licensing off the character to someone else) and hopefully they will continue on this path in future films.In other Iron Man related news, a big shout out to Nat from Hobbytown U.S.A. for securing for me a HeroClix Iron Man when my local comic book shop didn't get theirs for Free Comic Book Day. Yay Nat!
And speaking of comic book related things, I am really enjoying where Marvel's "Secret Invasion" summer event is going. Rarely have I picked up a comic title only to have my jaw drop at each issue. For those not in the know, Brian Bendis is a prolific comic book writer (a "ten year, overnight success" he says) who has been planting the seeds of a Skrull (alien shapeshifters) invasion over the past few years. From plot twists that make a Gregorian knot look like a bendy straw to reveals about who really is a Skrull, this event has really got my attention.
The InkTank Forums are abuzz with activity, with about sixty members and over eight hundred posts in the first week alone the Inky spirit is truly alive and kicking in our little community. Heck, we even pitched in to get a fellow member her own Firefly boxed set when she told us she hadn't seen it. *gasp* Imagine the horror!
You may have noticed the appearance of ad banners on the site. Well, it's time to start monetizing the site a little bit. But, as with all my past advertising, I tend to promote products and companies I have a particular fondness for. Sideshow Collectables has an AWESOME selection of goodies that make me feel like a kid pressing his nose up against the toy store window. In addition, I consider them friends of the site since I have built a personal relation ship with the gang over there and they even sponsored the prizes for the Hellboy contest we had a few years back. I look forward to showing you all the cool stuff that Sideshow offers - like that Premium Indiana Jones on the ad banner. At 22" that thing is AWESOME. I so want to get one. So keep an eye on the ad spaces for other goodies as I put together my advertising program and seek out the cool and nerdy products I love and that I think you will appreciate as well.
And behind the scenes, there is new content a brewin' and (hopefully) a cool little announcement in the works, so stay tuned.
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