Myth Conceptions

After a week's absence (my fault) I am back this week with a new column!

This week I take a brief look at black & white comics vs. color comics.

You know the drill: click the post title to read the column!

You'll notice that I no longer have the archives listed in full on the sidebar. Instead, I have a columns archive page linked that takes you to a page with all the specific links. In addition, I have a link to the archives on the SBC site, so either way you're sure to find them easier!

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Reviews

Here are some more reviews I've done recently over at SBC:

Agents of Atlas #5

Incredible Hulk #101

New Excalibur #14

Newuniversal #1

Uncanny X-Men #481

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Papaw

They determined my Papaw didn't have stomach cancer and he was supposed to go home yesterday. But the doctors had trouble waking him up, so they kept him another night to make sure he wasn't having seizures or mini strokes that we weren't aware of. We don't know at this point what's going to happen from here or when he's going to get to go home.

Thank you all for your continued support, thoughts and prayers, they are most appreciated.


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A Couple of Updates

I have joined Comic Space, the MySpace for comic creators. You can find the link in the sidebar or by clicking the title of this post.

My Papaw does NOT have stomach cancer, thank God, but he did have a peptic ulcer, which they treated. Nothing was broken either, he just has a massive bruise on his hip. He'll be going home tonight, but he can't be left alone at all pretty much for the rest of his life, so it's still going to cause a strain on my family. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

That's all for now.

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My Current Status

Many of you may realize that I have not been online much this week. I have had some situations occur that have required my attention. I apologize for my lack of response the past few days.

I missed my column this week due to a minor emergency and some work that needed catching up on. I will be back next week though with a new Myth Conceptions.

I have been working on my lettering up until Tuesday evening when my cable company started doing sporadic maintenance, which left me without internet access for several hours at a time.

Then I was infected with spyware, and while I think I got most of it, my computer is still lagging a bit, so I may not be completely out of the woods yet.

For those that follow the SBC Reel report I do on www.silverbulletcomics.com three times a week, I missed yesterday due to these computer issues. I doubt I'll be able to put one up today, but I will certainly make up for it on Friday.

This morning my Papaw was taken to the hospital for internal bleeding. He fell the other day and has been unable to walk on one leg since. EMTs that came to the house a few days ago stated as far as they could tell nothing was broken. But the past few days rotating family members have had to help him and last night it took a turn for the worse. He passed out in my cousin's arms, and this morning he was throwing up blood. Currently he is in intensive care awaiting a blood transfusion. They think he has an ulcer. Right now it's touch and go, so today my online presence will also be very sporadic.

Aside from all that, I am hoping to get back to lettering today, and plan on being caught up by Monday. I still have a few logos I have to finish after that, but once the current workload is done I won't be taking on anymore non-paying or deferred payment jobs until further notice. Definitely not until after the new year. Paying jobs I will still be open to.

If anything else comes up I will post here. I will also keep everyone updated about my status. Thank you.

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Site Update

I have updated the front page of my website. I got some good advice from someone recently about the content on my site and blog, and I plan to implement some of that when I redesign the site.

In the meantime, please understand that while this is a personal blog, and while the front page of my site currently says it's a personal site, it is for my professional work. I would hope that nothing I say here would affect anyone's decision on hiring me.

Thank you.

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MIA

Wow, nearly 5 days since a post! Man, time flies.

I've been trying my best to catch up on things to allow for new things I suppose. With the holidays now in full swing and all that last minute preparation going on (we don't even have a tree up yet!) it's just been crazy around here.

I've got five more items marked off my list of things to do, but I still have more to go. I'm getting there though.

Anyway, just wanted to drop in and post a quick little message to anyone out there who may read this.

But before I go, I did read something interesting today. A yahoo blogger made a post about how gift-giving ruins the spirit of Christmas. In a sense I could see where he was coming from, with meaningless gifts from mere acquaintances and distant relatives, and because of the whole commercialism of the holiday. But to me Christmas is a time of GIVING, and that's what I get out of it. When you're a kid you can't wait to wake up on Christmas morning and open presents. It's a magical day. But as you grow up where you really get the joy is from both spending time with loved ones and from seeing the joy on people's faces when they open a gift you put thought into.

So that was just a point I wanted to make. I love this time of year. I hate getting into the hustle and bustle of it, fighting the traffic and crowds and all that. And because of the demand for certain items attitudes surface, just like we saw over the Play Station 3 craze just a little bit ago. Man, I was looking around on eBay just to see what those were going for and came across one that was up to nearly $3,000.00! The Nintendo Wiis weren't much better, some going for around $800.00. It's total insanity!

But what I do enjoy is the warmth and love that surrounds the holiday. Maybe it's because I come from a very close family, or because it's just in me, I don't know. All I know is come late October I really start feeling it and never want it to end. This is my favorite time of the year, and it's a time that I can put aside all the problems for just a little bit and concentrate on the good things in my life. I'll mourn its passing like I do every year, and I'll miss it dearly. But that's the cycle of life. But while it's here I'm going to enjoy it!

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Myth Conceptions

The latest installment of my column is up for all to see.

This week I talk about what goes on behind the scenes in the development of a comic in my own special way.

Check it out by clicking the title link of course!

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Some Reviews

Yep, I'm at it again. Here are three more. I'll have two more probably tomorrow, which I'll just add to this post. Then I'll probably have some later in the week. It just worked out that way. I thought the last batch would be the last ones I'd do for a while, but ya know...

UPDATED

New Excalibur #13

Noble Causes #25

Pencilneck #1

Wolverine #48

X-Factor #13

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It's December!

And Christmas is just over three short weeks away. That said, as I posted on MySpace, I am taking small jobs for extra Christmas money right now. So if you have anything give me a shout!

It's almost as if the weather around here was waiting for it to be December. While it's not as bad here as in a lot of states, the temperature dropped a good 20 degrees and it got really windy. I'd say snow will be coming soon, but I still don't expect it to get too bad. Then again, I could be wrong.

My Mom's Workman's Comp case took a turn for the worse. She won't be receiving anymore checks, and she's been out of work for about three or four weeks with no pay! She's still employed, but because of her restrictions they are doing nothing for her. After getting the run around for a week or two they finally told her that they needed to start discussing a settlement, and Mom should tender her resignation to Galls. To me that sounds a bit fishy, but what do I know?

Anyway, she has a doctor's appointment on the 13th, then she has to meet with her attorney the same day I believe. Then they'll start talking settlement, but of course that doesn't help her any right now.

On a good note, her cold or flu, or whatever is finally starting to lift. It's not gone yet, but she's up and doing stuff, so that's a positive.

Not much else going on right now. Just still catching up on all my lettering and logo design. I made some headway yesterday and today, so it looks like I'm back on schedule.

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