tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:52:39 +0000Welcome to the weblog of the writers and artists of Ferret Press (a publisher of fine comix) and PANEL (a Columbus, Ohio comic creators collaborative.) Here you will find our musings on comics, art, the creative process, politics, the web, and life.http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)Blogger3119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-9165125137819813640Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:51:00 +00002008-08-28T10:52:39.806-04:00Exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed people walk http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26391953/wid/11915773?GT1=31036 "Something of a mix between the exoskeleton of a crustacean and the suit worn by comic hero Iron Man, ReWalk helps paraplegics — people paralyzed below the waist — to stand, walk and climb stairs. ... "The system, which requires crutches to help with balance, consists of motorized leg http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/hes-cool-exec-with-heart-of-steel.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tony)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-4211327666549506665Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-08-27T11:36:57.241-04:00For Dara and Matt: Two of these I found in the same comic! This guy was beloved by children everywhere. At least we still have Pete Rose...http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/juice-is-loose.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Craig)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-5542524236564233335Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:28:00 +00002008-08-25T14:03:36.185-04:00SPACE PrizeThe IneffablesSPACEs.p.a.c.e. Bob Corby has announced the finalists for the first ever SPACE Prize (which takes the place of the Day Prize, no longer awarded since Dave Sim has gone back to work), and the first chapter of The Secret History of the Ineffables is among those named. Everyone who exhibited at last year's SPACE convention will soon be able to head to the Back Porch Comics web site to vote among the finalists and http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/always-bridesmaid.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Craig)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-8351361138425164110Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:08:00 +00002008-08-25T08:09:47.345-04:00guess the artistI'm sure this will look obvious at first, but look closer... (click image to enlargesize) (previous weeks: 9/12/2005, 9/19/2005, 9/26/2005, 10/3/2005, 10/10/2005, 10/17/2005, 10/24/2005, 10/31/2005, 11/1/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/3/2005, 11/4/2005, 11/5/2005, 11/6/2005, 11/7/2005, 11/14/2005, 11/21/2005, 11/28/2005, 12/5/2005, 12/12/2005, 12/19/2005, 12/26/2005, 1/2/2006, 1/9/2006, 1/16/2006, 1/23/http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/monday-morning-guess-artist_25.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-8644452627541442179Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:50:00 +00002008-08-24T13:10:02.281-04:00I finished reading Y the Last Man and I'm disappointed. I'm not going to spoiler's it. I think last summer or fall I sat down and read the entire run straight through. Right up to book 9. It was great and I was hooked midway through book 2. The comparisons to a really good tv series were fair. It read like a tv series. It was smart and witty. The intercutting between scenes was masterful. It http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/you-ever-feel-like-youve-been-cheated.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tom)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-5302204367460082005Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:39:00 +00002008-08-24T10:43:28.022-04:00My DVD of the Doctor Who episode Black Orchid turned up in the mail this weekend, and upon watching it I was pleased to discover an excellent documentary about the comic strip published by Marvel Comics during the Peter Davison era of the series. Most of the feature revolves around Dave Gibbons, discussing (among other things) the problems involved with capturing the likeness of the 5th Doctor’s http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/geek-street-and-nerd-avenue-revisited.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Craig)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-4536258724985098919Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:03:00 +00002008-08-22T17:06:12.719-04:00So, I thought I had this printing deal licked. I found a local printer who said they could do it for $1.45 apiece. Then they came back and, no, they can't do it for less than $2.01 per each. That's over my break-even point, so I said no deal. Before I found the locals, I was talking to a printer in Canada. I guess I gotta go back there. Yes, I am outsourcing a job, but at least it's just to http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/damn.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tony)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-6778776608123495128Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:52:00 +00002008-08-21T19:55:15.309-04:00ICFAOCBThe Governator, back in simpler days when he could pinch all the female bottoms he wanted without getting into trouble. (from Adventure Into Fear #24, Marvel Comics, October 1974)http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/it-came-from-old-comic-book.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-8047740178443481631Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:29:00 +00002008-08-20T14:38:45.740-04:00Columbus is living up to its self-proclaimed title, Indie Art Capital of America. There's an indie art fair Sept. 20, and last weekend's 48-Hour Film Projects are screening tonight. *** I'm still going to be out of town Sept. 20, but this sounds like a fun event. If nothing else, you'll get to meet all of Tom's exes. Independents Day Independents' Day is a celebration of the unique spirit http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/indie-art-fest-48-hour-films.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tony)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-7346868203303586401Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-08-19T18:00:25.424-04:00A McCain campaign staffer, Michael Goldfarb, dissed Obama supporters on McCain's blog by writing: "It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement..." Here's a funny/geeky response from the boingboing comments section about the story: "John McCain Random Encounter Table 01-10: Rush Limbaugh, fresh http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/your-news-roundup-mccain-bigfoot-and.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-4886773910162528624Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:52:00 +00002008-08-18T07:53:34.388-04:00guess the artistProbably an easy one this week... (click image to darkerize) (previous weeks: 9/12/2005, 9/19/2005, 9/26/2005, 10/3/2005, 10/10/2005, 10/17/2005, 10/24/2005, 10/31/2005, 11/1/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/3/2005, 11/4/2005, 11/5/2005, 11/6/2005, 11/7/2005, 11/14/2005, 11/21/2005, 11/28/2005, 12/5/2005, 12/12/2005, 12/19/2005, 12/26/2005, 1/2/2006, 1/9/2006, 1/16/2006, 1/23/2006, 1/30/2006, 2/06/2006, 2http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/monday-morning-guess-artist_18.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-6486479512036827235Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:24:00 +00002008-08-16T01:41:35.415-04:00The music nerd in me disdains people who don’t think good music was made after they graduated from high school. Turning that standard to my comic reading habits, I thought I’d relent on my bitching and throw out the list of titles that are proof that I actually like some new books. I know it’s more fun to read criticism, but here goes… Captain America: Brubaker’s espionage story is well written http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/playing-nice-for-change.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Craig)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-488649173613539346Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:20:00 +00002008-08-14T22:45:27.483-04:00The Iron Fist comic recently changed creative teams. I know it's not fair to judge the potential of the new team from just a single issue out so far, but at first glance it seems that the writing style isn't going to differ all that much from the previous team of Brubaker and Fraction. The new writer, Duane Swierczynski, comes from a crime novel background, so I think his sensibilities are close http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/speaking-of-bad-artists.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-4913625036904781014Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:11:00 +00002008-08-15T14:43:35.853-04:00ted mckeever I was excited to hear that Image is reprinting all of Ted McKeever's work beginning with Transit. Mostly because what I have of his stuff is incomplete here and there. Sad really. Here's a two part interview from Indie Spinner Rack. I believe from last year. Part two has a bitter admission about Hellboy, speaking of a previous thread on aping other artists. McKeever is to the 80's what Pope is http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/viva-la-ted-mckeever.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tom)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-1328969620566185459Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:07:00 +00002008-08-14T22:17:12.195-04:00Character WednesdayLiz picked this week's subject: Dazzler. I nominate Steve to pick next week's subject. Here we go: Andy Bennett: Tom Williams: Craig Bogart: http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/character-wednesday-13.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-2158502649628328924Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:18:00 +00002008-08-11T08:19:17.138-04:00guess the artistGuess away: (click image to boobersize) (previous weeks: 9/12/2005, 9/19/2005, 9/26/2005, 10/3/2005, 10/10/2005, 10/17/2005, 10/24/2005, 10/31/2005, 11/1/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/3/2005, 11/4/2005, 11/5/2005, 11/6/2005, 11/7/2005, 11/14/2005, 11/21/2005, 11/28/2005, 12/5/2005, 12/12/2005, 12/19/2005, 12/26/2005, 1/2/2006, 1/9/2006, 1/16/2006, 1/23/2006, 1/30/2006, 2/06/2006, 2/13/2006, 2/20/2006, http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/monday-morning-guess-artist_11.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-2923030318939809109Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:16:00 +00002008-08-08T01:38:39.989-04:00Here’s what I wrote about the art of Gil Kane and Ross Andru in a recent "Way Back Machine" post: “Both he (Kane) and Ross Andru after him did a splendid job of creating an environment these characters moved through, rather than dispensing endless pinup shots like most modern artists; as a kid I had a sense of what Spider-Man’s New York looked like, from this infamous bridge to Times Square to http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/who-needs-photo-references-anyway.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Craig)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-9142668343598828099Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:55:00 +00002008-08-07T23:57:24.009-04:00Check out this sweet spam message I just got. Man, those French...even their spam is classy and suave. Bonsoir monsieur, j'ai une affaire importante à faire part; veuillez me recontacter à mon adresse email didier.mambre@hotmail.fr Bien à vous. Dr. Didier MAMBREhttp://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/french-spam.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-4638605530108375394Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:00 +00002008-08-07T08:34:53.559-04:00See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Diehttp://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/paris-pwns-mccain.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tony)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-690418025508455440Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:41:00 +00002008-08-09T20:45:50.960-04:00Character WednesdaySean McGurr picked this week's subject: Rorschach. Liz gets to pick next week's character, and she's going with Dazzler. Here are this week's entries from our fellow PANEListas: Tom Williams: Andy Bennett: Sean McGurr: Craig Bogart: Brent Bowman (Rorschach vs. Horshack): Tim McClurg: http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/character-wednesday-12.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-3737539852263272694Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:47:00 +00002008-08-06T18:50:15.392-04:00San Diego 2008I remember walking past the huge crowd gathered around when they were filming the bit with Wolverine. Also, Scott Kurtz of PvP fame gets skewered too. http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/triump-insult-comic-dog-at-comic-con.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-7501324483157597412Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-08-06T16:24:21.531-04:00With gas prices rising (and my waistline expanding), I've started biking to work a few days a week. It takes about 25 minutes, depending on how motivated I am, to get from downtown to Grandview Heights. However, it's only a few blocks out of my way to hit Discount Paperback, that comic shop by campus. It's a pain to find parking at Discount Paperback, but you can nip in and out with a bicycle. http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/comics-to-go.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Tony)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-5240958814111178931Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:44:00 +00002008-08-07T23:59:12.892-04:00Character WednesdaySorry about the really late posting. I'll try and get these things back on schedule. Anyway, this is supposed to be Character Wednesday for last week (7/30)... Brent picked the week's subject: John Carter of Mars. Sean picked the next character: Rorschach (which I'll post tomorrow) Here are this week's entries from our fellow PANEListas: Brent Bowman: Craig Bogart: Steve Black (wip): http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/character-wednesday-11.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-347637798679511861Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:20:00 +00002008-08-04T08:22:47.182-04:00guess the artistSorry for the skip week last week. I was still recovering from Comic Con. Here's this week's page: (click image to enlargefy) (previous weeks: 9/12/2005, 9/19/2005, 9/26/2005, 10/3/2005, 10/10/2005, 10/17/2005, 10/24/2005, 10/31/2005, 11/1/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/3/2005, 11/4/2005, 11/5/2005, 11/6/2005, 11/7/2005, 11/14/2005, 11/21/2005, 11/28/2005, 12/5/2005, 12/12/2005, 12/19/2005, 12/26/2005, http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/monday-morning-guess-artist.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059553.post-1291271952141571782Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:14:00 +00002008-08-01T21:17:39.011-04:00IDWTerminator SalvationI know, I know, you're sick and tired of my incessant self-promotion. This is the last one, I swear. Comic Book Resources talks about my IDW series... "Set in 2017 " a year before the story of “Terminator: Salvation” " the early 2009-debuting prelude series will take the core concept of the “Terminator” films and give them a more global scope according to Naraghi. “The main focus of the book http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/2008/08/cbr-on-terminator-salvation.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Dara)