Some Recent Work

I figured I'd share some of my recent work for lack of anything better to post about this morning.

Here's a banner I did up for Haven. Simple, but effective.

And here's a banner I did for a blog discussing the current state of America. All the art is original digital art by yours truly. It's supposed to fade into the forthcoming white background of the blog, hence the fade into white, in case you were wondering.

Here's another piece of original digital art based on a reference pic, that will be used for a comic company logo.

And here's a logo I did for a film company.

Sorry, I can't show any lettering right now as I haven't acquired permission to yet. When I do I'll post it on the Comic Related forum thread where the Zombie Cop stuff is.

I'm trying to wrap up a couple of things today, but I'll try to post again later. I mentioned starting something on here last week, and I hope I'll have time to get that started today, but we'll see. It may have to wait until next week, or even after Christmas.

Remember, more of my samples can be found at www.gonzogoose.com!

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The Feat

Just so everyone knows, what I'm attempting to complete before Thanksgiving is:

Complete Corrective Measures #9
Complete Genesis #2 (thought it was #1, but I think I was mistaken)
Letter Venger #2
Write at least a fourth or half of the music artist descriptions (so, 25-50).
Finalize Wagon Wheel Comics logo (waiting on feedback)
Make corrections to En Garde pages 1-5
Letter En Garde pages 6-7
Haven work
Work on Visionary logo
Lay out Visionary lettering project

Those are the things I at least want to get done. Whether my health and time will allow it remains to be seen.

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Eyes Crossing

That sounds like a cool location in a story, doesn't it? "Eyes Crossing". Maybe spelled differently, maybe not. I think I may use that someday in some meaningful way.

I got up about 8 this morning, though I didn't really want to, but I was too cold to go back to sleep. So I got up, checked my email and then ate some cereal while I watched some wrestling I had taped yesterday. Then it was time to start my day officially.

Today I worked on some logos, did a bit of writing, did some Haven work, and started working on something for Comic Related. I also prepped some lettering files and downloaded some new files, and that's about it. Doesn't sound like much, but from about 10 to 9 I was working on the computer, save what time it took to make lunch (a cheese sandwich) and try a recipe, which I'll elaborate on later.

At 9 I popped some dinner in the oven and watched True Blood. I've really gotten into that show, and I hate that it's done for the season. But at least it'll be on in the summer when everything else is on hiatus. It's a very addictive show.

So after that I worked a bit more and checked emails again, and now here I am trying to wind down for a bit before working some more then heading off to bed. After all, Thanksgiving is coming up, and I'd like to get as much done as I can before Thursday so I can enjoy some of the long weekend.

I'm making a dessert and possibly a drink for the holiday. I'm always trying to find something new I can contribute every year. Years ago I made featherbed rolls, which we hadn't had since my Nana was alive, and everybody loved them. They are very involved though, so time is against me on those this year.

Last year I made a pumpkin black olive dip with green and red peppers for the dipping, which was a big hit I was told (I wasn't there). And the year before that I made these red pepper pecan cheddar poppers as an appetizer which everyone also loved. One year I attempted to make a pumpkin cheesecake after getting the recipe from someone at work (theirs was delicious!), but it didn't turn out. And once I made pumpkin bread, which was pretty good.

This year I'm making a pumpkin gingerbread trifle and possibly homemade egg nog. The trifle uses gingerbread, gingersnaps, pumpkin pie filling, cool whip, cinnamon and vanilla pudding, and it looks very delectable in the picture. And I have clear trifle bowls as in the picture so the beauty of it can be admired. :)

Now, I recently found out that my cousin Jay has gone completely vegetarian. He's never cared that much for meat and has never liked eggs, but occasionally he would eat some kind of meat (though very rare) and would eat stuff with eggs in it. Now, though, he won't eat anything made with eggs. So, I got this bright idea to experiment with the gingerbread, which calls for an egg, to substitute the egg. I looked it up online and tried applesauce this go around. It didn't alter the taste too much, but it also didn't give it that light fluffiness eggs do. And before it cooled it made the middle moister than it should be. After it cooled, it wasn't as moist and tasted better, but it was heavier than it needed to be. So I'm going to try some other substitute. I know you can use a banana or water and baking powder or corn starch, but I'm not sure which substitute will give me the texture I want.

As for the egg nog, Jay used to love it, but they don't sell eggless egg nog around here. So I looked up a recipe and I'm going to try it tomorrow. I love egg nog too, but I hate eggs and can't stand most things that taste like eggs. I'd say before long I'll be just like Jay in this respect. I lost my taste for red meat over a decade ago, and chicken grosses me out from time to time also. So it's only a matter of time, I think, before I'm a complete vegetarian. Not today though, I will be eating turkey this Thursday.

See, I always try to make something Jay can eat because he's my boy. We grew up like brothers, even living together for a few years, and I feel his pain. Since I stopped eating most meats there was many a family function I'd go to and there would be absolutely nothing for me to eat. So I started understanding what he had gone through for years. So I always try to bring something that everyone will like, but that Jay and I can eat also. But he's really not a sweets person, so even though the trifle will be edible for him, I thought I'd try the egg nog as well. We'll see.

Mom was debating on making a pear cobbler too, which he'd probably eat. He and I prefer fruit dishes over richer choices anyway. I'd take a cherry pie, for instance, over anything chocolate or even caramel anyday. That stuff is just too rich for me and I feel sick after eating it.

That said, pumpkin pie is one of my vices, so I will definitely be digging into that!

If anyone knows any really good, really cheap fruit or vegetarian dishes to make I'm all ears!

Man, I've got so much I want to do and my brain is just constantly moving towards fifty directions, but I keep trying to get things finished so I can focus on those other things. It's a challenge, because those other things pay the bills, and I NEED those other things. lol. But rest assured, big things are on the horizon. My mind is swirling with so many things right now I'm just so excited about them all. But as I've noted here before, many times I look at the big picture and see all these things I want to do, then see where I'm at and get overwhelmed and stifled. I'm trying really hard right now to focus on the tasks at hand and just keep those other things in the back of my mind ready to leap out when the moment presents itself.

Comic Jobz is hopefully going to really take off next year, but right now I really see a lof of Comic Related in my future. I'm really enjoying contributing to that site, and I haven't felt this inspired since my days of running SBC. I just really want to push CR as much as I can. I feel like - no, I know Chuck and everyone else there are just so for edifying each other and giving back, and so it makes it easier to want to do big things there. Not for any hope of anything back, just because a community like that that is concerned with helping and promoting each other is the kind of positive momentum we as struggling creators all need. As the saying goes, no man is an island to himself, and many times when we're out there all alone surrounded by our own problems we can become very discouraged in our creative endeavors. I know I have in the past. And Comic Related is a place I can go and be inspired and uplifted just simply by being surrounded by the creativity and drive present there. DW is like this in some parts too, especially the lettering forum where I hang out a lot.

Speaking of Digital Webbing, you all need to check out Fist of Justice and other titles they're producing. DW has tapered off a lot lately and there were doom and gloom fears (unfounded naturally, at least for now) for a while there. They were once a great resource for many, and still are for some (namely me), and they need our support. If it wasn't for DW I may never have found the tools I acquired that brought me to the point I'm at today. I owe a lot to that site and the people involved with it.

Well, I'm off to do something or the other, so I'll bid you all goodnight for now unless I think of anything else to ramble on about.

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What I Got Done - Thursday

Well, today was, again, not as productive as I had hoped, but I still got some stuff done.

As I mentioned last post, the first half of the day involved some family drama. Then cleaning house became the issue early evening as some furniture is coming in from my uncle tomorrow morning, so we had to get the house in order.

In between those two events, I did manage to work on some logos, as I briefly mentioned last post.

I made great strides in the Visionary logo first draft, so that's a plus.

I also nearly finished the first take on the Wagon Wheel Comics logo. Just have to refine the graphic in it, but I finished enough to show.

I completed the revision of the Usen Wareagle signature, so that's wrapped.

I nearly had a scare with Zombie Cop though. Apparently there was some misunderstanding on my part and I ran the prose two pages too long! They're going to adjust it as such, but I still feel bad about it.

On the plus side, I just discovered that Jeff Mariotte mentioned me in an interview with CBR yesterday when he totally didn't have to. It's just a small mention towards the end, but seeing as how I'm the letterer, and letterers are usually 'invisible' it was nice to get the acknowledgement. So thanks, Jeff!

Let's see, I did some minor Haven work, but not much.

I chatted with a couple of clients about jobs, but did no work on them.

I compiled and sent off the high res files for Genotype Prime to Hard Way Studios.

And that's about it. Not a great deal, but still progress.

Got some more cleaning and redecorating to do tonight, then bed, and back at it again tomorrow!

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What I Got Done - Wednesday

Well, I finished Ellium and sent that in, and no corrections are needed, so I did good. :)

I kind of ran into several roadblocks with the APA site and so I got stalled quite a bit on that.

I did a little bit of Haven work.

I laid out some prep work for some other stuff, then called the day early to be honest.

Today, so far, I've redone the Usen Wareagle signature and made some strong headway on the logo for Visionary, which is a very ambitious logo. It has a lot of design elements to it, so it's taking quite some time.

We also had to deal with some family stuff for the first half of the day up to lunch time, so I haven't been able to get a lot done today.

I've not received Corrective Measures #9 yet, so I haven't been able to work on that. So I'll probably shift some of next week's lettering work to tomorrow unless it comes in, and use today to work on logos and do some corrections.

Tonight or tomorrow I'll be putting up a temporary landing page for APA.

And that's that.

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What I Got Done - Tuesday

You know, I need not say I'm going to post something, because inevitably something happens to where I can't when I say I will. Like these daily updates. I was fine until I said "yeah, I'll give a daily update on this schedule thing" and then I miss the very next day! Sheesh.

Anyway, I got most everything I intended to done yesterday.

I finished En Garde! pages 1-5 (though I have some changes to make to them now).

I finished the Usen Wareagle Signature (though I have to make changes to it now).

I did the Tainted page 56 correction and page 61 (I updated the schedule post to reflect this - I don't have page 62 in hand yet).

I did Corrective Measures #8 page 13 (the one page of that issue I was waiting on to wrap it - just over inks and I still need the colors to properly wrap the issue - now I have to make a minor correction on that page).

I got a good way into the Ellium #2 rework before getting too tired and crashing. I'll finish that up today.

I did Academy of Heroes #3 pages 14 and 17-22 (pages 15 and 16 are being inked still).

And finally, I made some progress on the Haven cart before it all went to naught.

Basically, between my edits and Lance coming in behind me and doing edits we managed to mess it up really bad, and so it was down for a period last night. So someone else came in and fixed our mess and actually put it in the colors I was trying to with my buttons I created (www.havendistro.com then log in with the user/pass combo of guest/guest to see it - the Coldcut logo and colors are finally gone).

So I'm no longer working on the Haven cart. heh.

As you can see, I got a little preoccupied and didn't get a chance to post. Not to mention the fact that the first half of the day I still wasn't feeling well. I got a bit better and had a good night's sleep, and now I'm decently ok for now, so it's all good.

TODAY I will be finishing up the Ellium #2 rework, working on the APA site and maybe finishing up some Haven work. I'll probably shuffle the Visionary logo to tomorrow since I have some of Ellium to do, and I suspect work on the APA site will take some time. But we'll see.

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Tentative Schedule for This Week

Ok, I'm looking through the list of things I would like to accomplish this week with next week being a holiday week, and so here is a tentative list of what I hope to complete this week. This list is subject to change, however.

Monday, November 17
En Garde! Pages 1-5
Academy of Heroes #3 Pages 8-13
Usen Wareagle Signature Logo
Some Progress on Haven Cart Redesign

Tuesday, November 18
Ellium #2 Rework (12 Pages)
Academy of Heroes #3 Pages 14, 17-22
Tainted Pages 56 Correction, 61
Corrective Measures #8 Page 13
Haven Cart Work
Special Project


Wednesday, November 19
Atomic Pop Art Site Work
Logo for Visionary Studios
Special Project

Thursday, November 20
Corrective Measures #9 Pages 1-11
Finish Wagon Wheel Comics Logo
Special Project

Friday, November 21
Corrective Measures #9 12-22
Haven Cart and Submissions Work
Special Project


I've left space on most days to add other stuff in as I need to, and I may move stuff around. I'm also expecting some more pages from other projects throughout the week, so I'm leaving the weekend open for that.

Again, this is all subject to change, but this is what I'm hoping to get accomplished at the least.

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Gonzogoose Design Has Launched!!!

Today, my new website, www.gonzogoose.com, the new home of Gonzogoose Design, has officially launched!

Gonzogoose Design is the new home for all my lettering and logo design work. I will no longer be using my main site for lettering and logo work as it will serve as a hub for all things Brant W. Fowler.

I have a lot of new stuff up at the new site I didn't have on my main site, so please check it out! I'm really pleased with how this site turned out. I think it really shows another side of me, and it embodies the fabled Gonzogoose!

And the latter is in no small part attributed to Wannabez artist Scott D.M. Simmons who took my rough sketches and created the wonderfully zany and totally accurate GONZOGOOSE!

Eventually I plan on doing a web strip with the titular character, but for now he serves as a mascot for all things lettering and logos by Brant W. Fowler... me!

I felt taking this step was important in both separating my lettering from other things I do, as well as helping to further brand myself in the world of lettering.

That all said, there are still a few things left to be finished, and there are some minor kinks (mostly colors being off here and there), but as I said before, I'm pretty happy with the site and I hope you are too!

In closing, if it's not implied by this whole spiel, Gonzogoose Design is open for business, and I'm available!

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Progress in Lettering and Logos

Since this whole drama was realized about the gallstones my attempts at keeping to the schedule, as reported previously, kind of went out the window. However, since I've been back from the hospital and getting somewhat back to normal I have put a huge dent in that list. So here's what I've gotten done so far:

LETTERING

Ellium #1 - Complete
Genotype Prime pages 1-3 - Complete
Karma Game #1 Corrections - Waiting for feedback from publisher
Mayden #1 - Half Complete - have had to ask for text reduction in some pages, so it's taking longer
Night of Ninjas Corrections - Complete
Rabverse and Marcus Midnight PDFs - Complete - this included lettering a 6 pager, then resizing, reordering and compiling multiple PDFs and updating credits pages

Still to do:

Alien Passage - 8 pages - Waiting on pages
AOH #3 Pages 8-22
Applicants #2
Merc 43 - Sort of on hold waiting for text revisions
Shelter - 5 pages a week
Twilight #1 - Waiting on script

LOGOS

Got Dealz - Complete
Haven Thumbnail Corrections - Complete
Journeymen - Complete
Night of Ninjas Redesign - Complete
Urban Twist - Complete
Wolalina - Complete

Still to do:

Alien Passage
Golden - in progress

EDITING

Nocturnal Essence #2 Compilation - Complete

Still to do:

Cadre/Dynagirl Crossover
Nocturnal Essence #6 - second wave
The Veil #2

So I've covered quite a bit of ground all things considered, and will continue to beat it down this week.

I'm also possibly designing a website if terms can be agreed upon, and I've got some writing to do as well.

I've also had a couple more reviews posted over at www.comicrelated.com, which I'll post about later sometime.

I'm also now the PR guy for www.digitalwebbing.com, so look for press releases on their upcoming releases soon.

And I'll have a big hand in the newsletters for Rogue Wolf Entertainment and Haven Distributors in the near future.

So busy as usual, but still loving it all.

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Tentative Schedule for 3/3-3/9

Another week, another schedule. Some carry overs, some new ones, but still most are self-imposed deadlines. This is just to show you guys what I'm working on in general throughout the week. I'm also working on other stuff, such as Wannabez and other stuff I still can't talk about. So the schedule is a little misleading in that respect.

Regardless, posting the schedule here for the world to see is helping me stay on task and follow through better, which was my motivation for posting it in the first place.

Without further ado...

EDITING & DESIGN JOBS FOR MARCH 3-MARCH 9
Project Title	Project Deadline
Lettering
AOH #3	March 8, 2008
Applicants #2	March 6, 2008
Ellium #1 (Second Batch)	March 4, 2008
Karma Game #1 Corrections/Finals	March 5, 2008
Mayden #1 (Last Batch)	March 5, 2008
Merc43 #1	March 9, 2008
Night of Ninjas Corrections	COMPLETE
Rabverse & Marcus Midnight PDFs	March 7, 2008
Shelter (Third Batch)	March 8, 2008
Twilight	March 5, 2008
Logos
Praire Fire	March 5, 2008
Haven Corrections and Thumbs	COMPLETE
Journeymen	March 9, 2008
Night of Ninjas Rework	COMPLETE
Banners
Edison Rework	ABORTED
Editing
Nocturnal Essence #6	March 6, 2008
The Veil #2	March 6, 2008

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Final Schedule Update This Period

Got sick the past few days, but still managed to get a little done. The rest was extended to this coming week. Note that the majority of these are self-imposed deadlines, so there is a little give.

EDITING & DESIGN JOBS FOR FEBRUARY 21-MARCH 2
Project Title	Project Deadline
Lettering
AOH #2 Corrections	ON HOLD BY CLIENT
AOH #3	EXTENDED
Applicants #2	EXTENDED
Ellium #1 (First Batch)	COMPLETE
Final Shadows #1 Page 5	COMPLETE
Final Shadows Corrections 1-5	COMPLETE
Karma Game #1 Corrections/Finals	EXTENDED
Mayden #1 (First Batch)	COMPLETE
Merc43 #1	EXTENDED
Night of Ninjas 8 Pager	COMPLETE
Nocturnal Essence #5	COMPLETE
Rabverse & Marcus Midnight PDFs	ON HOLD BY CLIENT
Shelter (First Batch)	COMPLETE
Teddy & Yeti Page Correction	COMPLETE
The Veil #1 Pages 6-7	COMPLETE
Wannabez #0	COMPLETE
Logos
Absolute Edition	OUTSOURCED
Caggies (contest)	COMPLETE
Epsilon Realm (send)	COMPLETE
Final Shadows	COMPLETE
Haven	COMPLETE
Journeymen	TECHNICAL DELAY
Night of Ninjas	COMPLETE
Banners
Edison	COMPLETE
Editing
Cadre #6-8	COMPLETE
Nocturnal Essence #6	EXTENDED

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New Schedule

I made some progress today and added some stuff to the list. I still have more to add to it, but this is a start.

EDITING & DESIGN JOBS FOR FEBRUARY 21-MARCH 2
Project Title	Project Deadline
Lettering
AOH #2 Corrections	February 28, 2008
AOH #3	March 1, 2008
Applicants #2	February 29, 2008
Ellium #1 (First Batch)	COMPLETE
Final Shadows #1 Page 5	COMPLETE
Final Shadows Corrections 1-5	COMPLETE
Karma Game #1 Corrections/Finals	February 29, 2008
Mayden #1	February 28, 2008
Merc43 #1	March 2, 2008
Night of Ninjas 8 Pager	March 2, 2008
Nocturnal Essence #5	COMPLETE
Rabverse & Marcus Midnight PDFs	ON HOLD BY CLIENT
Shelter (First Batch)	COMPLETE
Teddy & Yeti Page Correction	COMPLETE
The Veil #1 Pages 6-7	COMPLETE
Wannabez #0	COMPLETE
Logos
Absolute Edition	March 2, 2008
Caggies (contest)	COMPLETE
Epsilon Realm (send)	COMPLETE
Final Shadows	COMPLETE
Haven	COMPLETE
Journeymen	TECHNICAL DELAY
Night of Ninjas	March 2, 2008
Banners
Edison	COMPLETE
Editing
Cadre #6	March 1, 2008
Nocturnal Essence #6	March 2, 2008

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Somewhat Updated Schedule

I didn't complete as much as I had hoped, and I had to extend a couple, but I still made some progress. I also added some clarification on a few (first batch meaning a set amount of pages).

LETTERING & LOGO JOBS FOR FEBRUARY 21-MARCH 2, 2008
Project Title	Project Deadline
Lettering
AOH #2 Corrections	February 28, 2008
AOH #3	March 1, 2008
Applicants #2	February 29, 2008
Ellium #1 (First Batch)	February 27, 2008
Final Shadows #1 Page 5	COMPLETE
Karma Game #1 Corrections/Finals	February 29, 2008
Mayden #1	February 28, 2008
Merc43 #1 (First Batch)	March 2, 2008
Night of Ninjas 8 Pager	March 2, 2008
Nocturnal Essence #5 (2 pages)	COMPLETE
Rabverse & Marcus Midnight PDFs	ON HOLD BY CLIENT
Shelter (First Batch)	COMPLETE
Teddy & Yeti Page Correction	COMPLETE
The Veil #1 Pages 6-7	COMPLETE
Wannabez #0	COMPLETE
Logos
AE	March 2, 2008
Caggies (contest)	COMPLETE
Epsilon Realm (send)	COMPLETE
Haven	COMPLETE
Journeymen	TECHNICAL DELAY
Night of Ninjas	March 2, 2008

I'm still finishing up the first batch of Shelter pages, and I have a few more to add after all these now. Busy, busy, busy. I'll keep you posted.

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Caggies Logo Contest

I'll update my schedule later today, but I wanted to share something real quick.

The Comic Artists Guild (CAG) along with the Catch Da Craze Podcast have teamed up to have a logo contest for the CAG Awards, which I have entered. The winner gets $50, an interview and promotion on the podcast, and more. And of course their logo used for the CAG Awards.

So far only two people have submitted, myself being one of them. You can find my seven entries at the bottom of the link attached to the title of this post.

It's not a vote thing I don't think, I just wanted to share with you all. It was fun taking a few minutes out of work to create these logos. I hope you like.

Here's more info on the contest, CAG and Catch Da Craze:


Create a logo to represent the CAG AWARDS aka "The CAGGIES". The Comic Artist Guild is a National Organization whose goal is to make comic book lovers connect and network together on projects, as well as give everyone in the group the opportunity to get exposure.

A logo is needed and we are reaching out to the creative world to create an identity befitting the name. Think Grammies or Oscars meets comics.

Prize: $50 cash for the winning logo plus
1 month free promotion on Catch Da Craze Podcast with an exclusive interview.
Interview on The Comic Book Novice radio Show.
Deadline is Feb 25th 2008 (I think they extended this)
Entries should be sent to Guests@catchdacraze.com
The CAGGIES ceremony to be held in April. More to come.

About the Sponsors:

Catch Da Craze Podcast is a weekly show for independents by independents. Our focus is to promote the individual creators in comics, movies, gaming and more. www.catchdacraze.com

The Comic Book Novice
consists of 4 people. All with a different view of the world of comics. Hosted by Mark Torres, The Comic Book Novice radio show airs each and every Thursday nite @ 9pm est on www.am1240wgbb.com Also, check out our web site www.mfc-studios.com

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Lettering and Logos Updated Schedule

The schedule is updated with what I've completed yesterday and today.

LETTERING & LOGO JOBS FOR FEBRUARY 21-MARCH 2, 2008
Project Title	Project Deadline
Lettering
AOH #2 Corrections	February 25, 2008
AOH #3	March 1, 2008
Applicants #2	February 28, 2008
Ellium #1	February 27, 2008
Final Shadows #1 Page 5	COMPLETE
Karma Game #1 Corrections/Finals	February 29, 2008
Mayden #1	February 27, 2008
Merc43 #1	March 2, 2008
Night of Ninjas 8 Pager	March 2, 2008
Nocturnal Essence #5 (2 pages)	February 24, 2008
Rabverse & Marcus Midnight PDFs	ON HOLD BY CLIENT
Shelter	February 24, 2008
Teddy & Yeti Page Correction	COMPLETE
The Veil #1 Pages 6-7	COMPLETE
Wannabez #0	COMPLETE
Logos
AE	March 2, 2008
Caggies (contest)	February 24, 2008
Epsilon Realm (send)	COMPLETE
Haven	COMPLETE
Journeymen	February 24, 2008
Night of Ninjas	March 2, 2008

So tonight and tomorrow I'll be working on the Feb. 24th items. I'm getting there!

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Of Letters and Logos

I put together a crude schedule for myself yesterday to keep track of all my current lettering and logo commitments for the next week or so. I need to incorporate my editing responsibilities into it as well, but one step at a time.

For now, it's just lettering and logos, and just contains stuff that's actually ready to be worked on at this point. If you are reading this and you notice I've left anything out please let me know. And if there's been a change and you need anything completed sooner, please let me know!

So, as it stands as of today at 5am, the schedule is as follows:

LETTERING & LOGO JOBS FOR FEBRUARY 21-MARCH 2, 2008
Project Title	Project Deadline
Lettering
AOH #2 Corrections	February 25, 2008
AOH #3	March 1, 2008
Applicants #2	February 28, 2008
Ellium #1	February 27, 2008
Final Shadows #1 Page 5	COMPLETE
Karma Game #1 Corrections/Finals	February 29, 2008
Mayden #1	February 27, 2008
Merc43 #1	March 2, 2008
Night of Ninjas 8 Pager	March 2, 2008
Nocturnal Essence #5 (2 pages)	February 24, 2008
Rabverse & Marcus Midnight PDFs	February 23, 2008
Shelter	February 24, 2008
Teddy & Yeti Page Correction	COMPLETE
The Veil #1 Pages 6-7	February 22, 2008
Wannabez #0	February 23, 2008
Logos
AE	March 2, 2008
Caggies (contest)	February 24, 2008
Epsilon Realm (send)	February 22, 2008
Haven	February 23, 2008
Journeymen	February 24, 2008
Night of Ninjas	March 2, 2008

It's not really as much as it sounds, believe me. And aside from editing, this is all I have on my plate right now, so I've got plenty of time to complete it all. But it will keep me busy. :)

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Back on the Saddle

Wow! Nearly THREE WEEKS since my last post, I can't believe it's been that long. I kept telling myself, "tomorrow". Oh well, I'm here now!

I've been keeping myself busy between lettering, editing, typing and logo design lately, and I think I've gotten quite a bit accomplished, but still have a ways to go at present.

I picked up another pretty much permanent lettering gig. I did issue 6 of the series and the guy liked it so much he offered me pretty much all the upcoming issues, so that was really cool. It was a fun book to work on.

I also picked up a couple of small jobs and a couple of logos, so I'm working on all that plus what I have left of the backlog.

I got some exciting news from a client non-lettering related that I can't talk about yet, but it's pretty big, at least I think it is. I'll talk about it when it's official and the press release is out.

Young Explorers, the book I'm assisting in the operation of, is going along smoothly. It won an award and it's not even published yet! It'll be in the April Previews, so I'll keep you posted about that one also.

I've got a phone meeting about an endeavor tomorrow night, and hopefully things will go well with that. It's time, but I can't talk about it yet either.

In the meantime, this weekend I've really gotten into this Facebook thing. I got invited by several friends and finally dove in. It's quite a different experience as compared to MySpace with all the games, quizzes and activities you can participate in. It's pretty fun, I just hope I have enough time to devote to it. :)

I also got into Yuwie a while back. With that one you make a little bit of money for posting, adding pictures, adding friends and so forth. So if you guys check out that link and like what you see be sure to sign up under me!

The weather seems to have calmed down now. Over the past week we've had rain, snow and tornado watches! But it seems pretty mild today.

American Idol started back up last week amidst some controversy about a former contestant saying they had entered a decline. While I still enjoy the show, I have to say so far it's the same old stuff we see year in, year out and it is getting a little old. I sincerely hope they have some really, really good singers this year...

I have now seen all of Battlestar Galactica (the present series) and know all the backstories, so I'm really looking forward to what is probably the last season this March. And I can't forget that Lost comes back at the end of this month! And Smallville and Supernatural are new this week too!

I saw Stardust yesterday, and I pretty much enjoyed it. I wasn't sure if I would like it or not, but it was pretty entertaining.

And I guess that'll do it for another three weeks, right? Nah, I won't keep you guys hanging for that long. :)

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To the Letter

Over the holidays I've fallen a little behind on editing, logos and lettering, so this is a brief note to all those I owe work.

After the new year, I will be spending all of next week catching up on everything. I won't be taking on anything else until I'm completely caught up on... AOH, Fracture, Karma Game, Merc43, Shelter, Rogue Wolf stuff, Nifty Comics stuff, a few logos, and a couple of others I'm surely neglecting to mention (but have them listed on paper so I can check them off), and not particularly in that order either.

So, for anyone who's waiting on stuff from me, next week you will hear something. Thanks so much for your patience during the holiday season, it's a big time for my family, and I'm sure yours as well.

Best from me to you. Stay tuned here for more updates.

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Taking Off

While there are a couple of things I need to finish up before Christmas (ie, tonight and tomorrow day), by and large, all work is ceasing until most likely the 27th. So if you don't hear from me between now and then just know I'm drinking cocoa, eating sugar cookies, watching Christmas movies, wrapping, singing, and all that jazz with the fam.

That said, there is definitely something I have to finish tomorrow and the day after Christmas, so fear not, I will. And as I said, there are a couple of other things (logos for one) I will be trying to finish tonight or in the morning.

As indicated in the last post, I have started listing some items on eBay for sell to make up for my recent lack of cash flow, and to pay some new debts. So please, if you see anything you like, buy it from me!

I'll post again before Christmas, so I'll save the "merry"s and "happy"s for then.

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Just a Reminder...

I made up a digital flyer to reinforce my search for lettering (and logo design and editing) work:

To be able to pay bills, get some of the much needed dental work done, and have a few presents under the tree I need to make AT MINIMUM $4,500. So if you've got work or know someone who might, PLEASE contact me at gonzogoose @ brantfowler.com

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Still a Little Under the Weather

I managed to get my work done, but not much else in the way of editing, lettering or logos as I got really sick this afternoon well into the evening. I am now going to rest for a little bit more (try to get a couple of hours of sleep) then hit it again.

On the docket for later this evening/tomorrow:

Upload Redshift pages to server
Edit Nocturnal Essence script
Finish and send a rough design of Journeymen logo
Update Friday's SBC Reel
Then some other stuff
:)

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