Nada, Really

There's not much to post on today. I lead a boring life. I am making progress on the lettering, slowly but surely. Not much else is going on though.

I did manage to update the Erik Larsen submission replies webpage at http://www.brantfowler.com/ImageComics/larsensubmissionanswers.html

I don't think I ever told anyone in comics before that as a child I wanted to be a chef. I seriously thought about going to culinary school, but other interests overruled. I'd still like to become a better cook than I am though. I can fix a few chicken dishes, some pasta dishes and several desserts, but I'd like to learn more than the average every day stuff as well. I also want to learn how to play the piano and guitar. I thought for a little while I was too old to start learning, but I've overcome that thought.

I also want to learn Spanish and Italian. I had a Spanish class in college, which I got an A in, but very little of it stuck with me afterwards.

There's so much I want to do, and many times I just feel like it's too much and I get overwhelmed by it all. I have yet to be able to find a way to do a little at a time without looking at the big picture. That's something I've always been guilty of. I look way far ahead of the situation, and if it doesn't look plausible I get stressed. I don't give up or quit, I just get setback by the enormity of it all. Sometimes looking at the big picture is a good thing, but other times it's a pain in the butt!


Gotta put a pie in the oven, back in a sec...

Ah, the beauty of the internet. I can leave for however long and it doesn't even take any time away from your reading pleasure.


I read a good article in the issue of Wizard magazine I got for Christmas as two Wizard writers tagged along with Geoff Johns and Phil Jimenez to several local comic shops in New York and LA on the day Infinite Crisis #1 came out.

Todd Casey went with Johns in LA, which was cool because the way it came out Johns was like a celebrity there. But Mike Cotton and Jiminez's adventure was by far the more entertaining. See, hardly anyone at first recognized Phil, so he had some fun with them. He asked one guy why he was buying so many copies of Infinite Crisis #1 and the guy got super defensive.

Another guy didn't seem to know much behind the creators as he said that Johns had worked on Smallville! (That was the other Jeff, Jeph Loeb. All these spelling differences are so confusing.)

Anyway, it was a good, fun article. Following it was a piece on Geoff Johns I haven't read all the way through yet. What I did read mentioned his climb to DC star status. Of course being director Richard Donner's assistant couldn't have been a bad job either. It was just wild how they recounted his journey and how far he has come in six short years.

Also mentioned was how nice of a guy he is, which I think is really cool. I mean not only is he in one field where egos run amok in comics, but he was also in the film industry and lives in LA. So it's refreshing that none of that has tainted his personality. I really respect that.


This new hair gel I got for Christmas has been putting a LOT of extra flakes in my hair and it's really upset me. I used to have a bad problem with dandruff in my teens and finally had it beat for the past few years, but now it's all back. Here's a tip for you, don't use Suave hair gel or hair spray. It is EVIL!


We didn't get any snow this Christmas. In fact all winter we've had one slight powder, less than an inch. Kentucky is notorious for it's odd and sporadic weather where we go from hot to cold and back in a matter of days, and most of the time we don't have a lot of snow around Christmas. But usually we will get some. Yesterday it felt like Spring time, and today it's back to being cold and rainy. In late November and early December we had 70 degree days and 30 degree days within days of each other. I have always hated the weather here, and this Winter isn't doing anything to improve my dislike.


Okay, so I said nada, and here I am posting another monologue. I'm telling you, give me a forum to speak and away I go. I do much better in written word, but I get lengthy with the spoken word as well. The only difference is I'm not quite as eloquent and I repeat a lot when I speak. Oddly enough, I can't credit that to editing when I write, because most of the time in posts like this I don't edit, I just let it fly. I will spellcheck...when I remember, but I hardly ever backtrack and edit stuff, even in my column. With comic scripts I do, but that's different.

Speaking of which, I made a comment on a friend's script recently pointing out the most minor of errors and it added to a bad day he was having and I just want to apologize. Not for pointing it out, because I would always be honest as I would expect the same. Blowing smoke does noone any good. But I do apologize for the timing.


I still can't access Scryptic Studios, but I was informed that they are changing servers, so hopefully that's all it is. Is anyone else having trouble accessing the site?

I still haven't heard any resolution as to why I can't access Comic Avalanche, and it's really driving me crazy. It's been a couple of months now, and while Bryan is evidently doing a fine job updating as he did before me, it still bothers me I can't contribute.


I am so behind on this interview I need to edit, revise and post up on Scryptic, and one I need to do for SBC. David, I'm working on it, bro, I've just had some setbacks.

Speaking of interviews, I got a mass email from Ryan Scott Ottney, founding member of Scryptic Studios and writer of Legend of Isis from Alias Enterprises (where he is also the Media and Communications Director ) that he was available for media requests for interviews, features, previews, etc. You can check out ryanscottottney.com for contact information if you're interested. I'm going to try to set something up for Comic Avalanche and SBC myself unless someone beats me to it.


Can anyone recommend any PS2 games to purchase when I can? I can't right now as I have some debts to repay first, but as soon as I can I want to get some good, lengthy games. I intend to get Smackdown vs Raw 2006 and X-Men Legends II. I like games like Metal Gear, Syphon Filter, etc., as well as good wrestling games, Final Fantasy type games, etc. I like RPGs and Adventure games because of the long involved gameplay, or games that have a lot of replay value. I don't want to drop down $50 for some game I'm gonna beat in a couple of days, ya know?

Speaking of games, I went to play Syphon Filter: Omega Strain yesterday and realized the only control I have that works with that game is broken! I have like 7 Playstation controls, but only one of the ones that actually came with the PS2, and that's the only control this game will work with. That totally bites. Why would they make a game that's not compatible with other PS controllers? It's insane.


I just realized that the LA Wizard Con takes place a few days before my birthday, so that's what I'm telling everyone I want now, money to go! It's a longshot and probably won't happen, but that would be a great birthday present. I've always wanted to go to California anyway. Who knows, maybe things will work out.

It would definitely be a fun one. All the heavyweights are going to be there, from Johns to Bendis. Is anyone planning on going?


Anyway, I think I've taken up enough of your time for now, and you have two nice and long posts to keep you from doing any work, so for now I'll leave you to it.

B-Out