Tuesday, April 30, 2013

10 Real-World Scenarios Where DCIM Matters



Here's a "whiteboard" video I designed and animated for work that turned a few heads.

--B

Friday, April 26, 2013

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 5

Welcome to the finals of WTF Frantic Friday Fracas with ROUND 5!  Angry Grilled Cheese returns to the ring from his victory in Round 1, this time facing off against the winner from Round 3: Dingy Pillow!  However, this round, our War-weary™ warriors carry scars from their last encounters.

The deal:

Two wicked warriors enter the rage ring and barbarically battle to the bitter end, leaving one victorious... and the other vanquished!  The best part: YOU get to decide who wins!  Vote for your favorite fighter in the poll at the bottom of the post each and every week until there is only one: the WTF Champion of the World!

Reacquaint yourselves with this week's courageous combatants:



Name: War-weary™ Angry Grilled Cheese
Strengths: Able to drive standard
Weaknesses: Never finished a Sunday NYT crossword puzzle
Secondary Move: The Greasy Grope

VS.



Name: War-weary™ Dingy Pillow
Strengths: Knows the quickest route through town
Weaknesses: Harbors a hatred for tacos
Secondary Move: The Cool-Side Clamp

Vote for your favorite, poll ends on Thursday at 5pm.


--B

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 5
Choose your winner and then press "vote" button below.



WTF: Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 4 RESULTS!

And the winner is:


The Flatware Brothers take the win with a tally of 9 votes to 5!

On to the Finals!  Round 5 will features battle torn and war weary combatants Angry Grilled Cheese and Dingy Pillow, to be posted later today!

--B

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Mr. Adventure


The Mr. Adventure Action Hour is brought to you by Blacktar brand filtered cigarettes.  Blacktar.  Taste the adventure.

--B

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Say! This Feels Pretty Good!




To celebrate Stan Lee’s recent 90th birthday, name a memorable moment from a Stan Lee-written comic book and our artists will provide their interpretation of the scene. Spidey catching the burglar? The Fantastic Four meeting Galactus? There are plenty of legendary moments to go around!

Twitter follower B_Granderson suggested: the Thing as Blackbeard.

Check out the rest of the talented Liners' pieces by clicking the first link.

--B

Friday, April 19, 2013

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 4


Welcome to ROUND 4 of WTF Frantic Friday Fracas!  Two war-torn warriors enter the rage ring and barbarically battle to the bitter end, leaving one victorious... and the other vanquished!  The best part: YOU get to decide who wins!  Vote for your favorite fighter in the poll at the bottom of the post each and every week until there is only one: the WTF Champion of the World!

Meet this week's courageous combatants:



Name:
 Sparkles the Maladjusted Birthday Clown
Strengths: Often wins in gambling pursuits
Weaknesses: Doesn't use turn signals
Signature Move: The Funny Flap

VS.



Name:
 The Flatware Brothers
Strengths: Good listeners
Weaknesses: Tend to wander
Signature Move: The Poke and Scoop


--B

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 4
Choose your winner and then press "vote" button below.

WTF: Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 3 RESULTS!

After a week long battle, the victor is.....


11-8 this time around.  You sick bastards, I love you.  DP moves on to the next round.  Will he come up on top, or is he filled with down?  Oh.

Updated racket and this week's gladiators to come later today.

--B

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Human Fly NOW!


From The Line It Is Drawn Week 121:

As the new year begins, I think of fresh starts, like perhaps a brand-new #1! So suggest lesser-known Marvel characters that you’d like to see be given the Marvel Now treatment and our artists will work up a cover of their first issue.

Twitter follower dc2omniverse suggested: Human Fly.  I have an affinity for the character, mostly because I recall my friend Bradford defending the character back when we were teenagers.  I still think this version might have potential.

Amazing work by the other Liners that week, check the first link to check it all out.

--B

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

DCIM Graphic



Graphic teaching aid for DCIM presentation.

Also, a video.


--B

Friday, April 12, 2013

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 3


Welcome to ROUND 3 of WTF Frantic Friday Fracas!  Two war-torn warriors enter the rage ring and barbarically battle to the bitter end, leaving one victorious... and the other vanquished!  The best part: YOU get to decide who wins!  Vote for your favorite fighter in the poll at the bottom of the post each and every week until there is only one: the WTF Champion of the World!

Meet this week's courageous combatants:



Name: Dingy Pillow
Strengths: Grew up on a farm
Weaknesses: Illiterate
Signature Move: The Dust Mite Dive

VS.




Name: Rotten Mustachioed Peanut
Strengths: Graduated dental school
Weaknesses: Selfish lover
Signature Move: The Legume Leg-lock

Vote for your favorite, poll ends on Thursday at 5pm.


--B

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 3
Choose your winner and then press "vote" button below.

WTF: Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 2 RESULTS!


After a week long battle, the victor is.....



MARTIN, THE SHIFTY HOBO by a hair!  Sixteen to fifteen!

Updated racket and this week's gladiators to come later today.

--B

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Kind Of OK Comics #043


Rex Tarkleton came shambling back into my life yesterday, looking like a heap of bricks.  He said he's been busy being on the lam after town got too hot for him.  He remains the main suspect in a cheese factory robbery wherein 500 lbs. of sharp cheddar wheels were pilfered.  He said that his unrelated business of becoming a legitimate cheese monger in Northwest New Jersey this past year had gone belly up after his cheddar supply was shot up, obviously the target of misdirected retaliation from a victimized cheese factory owner.  It's best not delve too deep into Mr. Tarkleton's doings, I did, however, purchase this latest comic from him, oddly enough drawn on a wedge of cheese.

Enjoy.

--B

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Action John Dee




In honor of Fred Van Lente Day, we’ll tie in with Fred Van Lente’s upcoming project, Action Presidents, by having out artists do “Action” versions of other historical figures (not Presidents or Philosophers, of course). You suggest a historical figure and our artists will come up with an “Action” design for them (like how Plato was a wrestler, so the great Ryan Dunlavey designed him as a big masked wrestler)

Follower on Twitter, dc2omniverse, suggested: Action John Dee.  John Dee was an interesting figure in history and after boning up on him a bit more, giving it a Dr. Strange/Mike Mignola treatment seemed like a natural inclination.  This also was a celebration in honoring The Line It Is Drawn artist Nick Perks for 100 consecutive weeks of posting pieces; he's included in the crystal ball there.

Check out other great "Action Figures in History" by the talented Liners in the first link.

--B

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

ImpACT T-shirt





A design I did for a shirt for a community service team at work.  Two photos are of actual shirt in display case.

--B

Monday, April 8, 2013

Friday, April 5, 2013

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 2

Welcome to ROUND 2 of WTF Frantic Friday Fracas! Two war-torn warriors enter the rage ring and barbarically battle to the bitter end, leaving one victorious... and the other vanquished! The best part: YOU get to decide who wins! Vote for your favorite fighter in the poll at the bottom of the post each and every week until there is only one: the WTF Champion of the World!

Meet this week's courageous combatants:


Name: Neglected Houseplant
Strengths: Expert pasta maker
Weaknesses: Loves too much
Signature Move: The Foliage Flop

VS.


Name: Martin the Shifty Hobo
Strengths: Selfmade Man
Weaknesses: Lactose intolerant
Signature Move: The Box Car Beat-down


Vote for your favorite, poll closes Thursday at 5 pm EST.

--B


WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 2
Choose your winner and then press "vote" button below.

EDIT: During an update to my blog, I accidentally erased this post and I've lost the poll, which closed at Neglected Houseplant with 15 votes and Martin, the Shifty Hobo at 16 votes.  Bummer.  But thanks all who voted.

WTF Frantic Friday Fracas: ROUND 1 RESULTS!

After a week long battle, the victor is.....


ANGRY GRILLED CHEESE by a hair!  Twenty-two to twenty-one!

Updated fight pic, bracket and this week's gladiators to come later today.

--B

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Li'l Superheroes



From The Line It Is Drawn week 118:

Based on a suggestion from somebody (repeated by Axel Medellin), pick a comic book character that you’d like to see a “Lil’” version of (like Lil’ Archie, Hellboy Jr. or all of those Skottie Young covers)

Suggested via Twitter by both JaronHataway and therealAstrozac : Li’l Darkseid and the New Gods.  I also spotted a MODOK suggestion from Kholdstare21 and did that as well!



Check the top link above to check out other great pieces from the other talented Liners.


--B

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Beware The Ides Of March MODOK Madness!



Here's the piece I did on March 15th for the MMM blog. It's based on a detail from Vincenzo Camuccini's Death of Caesar.

--B