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01/03/11 Discussing the Aftermath

by Christopher on January 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm
01/03/11 Discussing the Aftermath

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Well, it’s a new year. Welcome back. Hope you all had way too much fun, but not so much that you are having to deal with legal ramifications.

I did mention that in the new year I’d be doing a website re-design. That is still scheduled, and I still welcome ideas. But if you expected it today, I’m sorry to say it won’t be until the end of January or into February. Right now I’m working non-stop on pre-press for book#1 and then will be working non-stop on finishing the work for my Alberta Street “Last-Thursday” show this month in Portland.

Anyhow, as part of the New Year, I would like to thank the top ten sites who linked to me. It is through you all, both linkers and readers, who are my supportive community, and who have helped Spacetrawler grow. Thank you for making 2010 great.

1. io9
2. Dr McNinja
3. Scenes From a Multiverse
4. Girls With Slingshots
5. Fleen
6. Arthur King of Time and Space
7. Rice Boy
8. Goats
9. SoulGeek
10. Marooned

Special thanks to Katie Lane along with Bill Mudron, Dylan Meconis & Erika Moen for talking so kindly of me (I am “the shit!”) in her podcast and blog (part 1 around 52.:30, although you should listen to all of it and part 1 as well), and thanks to Nora for her mention of Spacetrawler on her blog.

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12/22/10 Chain of Command

by Christopher on December 21, 2010 at 9:00 pm
12/22/10 Chain of Command

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As you can well tell, book #1 is winding down (current estimate puts January 5th as the last page), and then on to book #2. But with that, as well as with the new year, I will probably do a small overhaul of the Spacetrawler web page. And if you have ANY suggestions, let me know!

I’m considering removing the “iphone” version (does anyone actually use this?), having prints for sale, making the strip image slightly larger, and a general visual overhaul.

Thanks for the re-blog and many comments/re-re-blogs of Ripley over at FYSF!

That’s it today. Have a Happy Solstice and a Merry Christmas/kwanzaa/Hanukkah etc, I hope Santa is kind enough to not bring you coal!

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11/29/10 The Reasonable Other

by Christopher on November 28, 2010 at 9:00 pm
11/29/10 The Reasonable Other

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In the last panel, Martina is, of course, referring to her actions in this strip from a month ago.

So, I’m having an original artwork sale, only through the end of the day on Friday. All original Spacetrawler strips 20% off! They make great gifts, or for your own wall. Collect the set! (above each blog, there’s the big blue Paypal block, and the link to the original artwork you’d be purchasing)

Oh, and make sure you get your orders in to Topatoco for items you’re buying for gifts, their shipping cutoffs are approaching quickly.

I had a good sci-fi week. I watched both Gattaca and Dark City. Gattaca had some good sci-fi, although I wish it had more exposition, such as Uma Thurman’s character’s obsessiveness with self criticism and how that ties it in to our modern lives (which they kinda summed up in one line). Dark City was slightly cheezy, but a fun sci-fi premise (although it is an old one: Socrates allegory of the cave), and all the confused loose ends tied up pretty well. I think I preferred Dark City‘s tone (personal preference, not based on quality necessarily), and William Hurt’s final shot, him looking back and what he’s looking at, was worth the whole film.

All in all, things are fine. Working on pre-press for Spacetrawler book one (if  you know an agent or publisher, please, pimp me). I also made penuche fudge this week, which I blogged about over at Cookrookery. Cheers!

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11/24/10 The Reasonable One

by Christopher on November 23, 2010 at 9:00 pm
11/24/10 The Reasonable One

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I am totally wiped. I just got back from a partial-working holiday, with lots of visiting of family and friends. Due to ill cats before my trip, I had to leave a fair amount of work for the trip, essentially all of the coloring. And it also left me with a full strip to draw when I got back. Which would have been reasonable enough, except that Seattle got snowed and iced in, meaning that Beth couldn’t pick me up. Really, it was quite deadly driving weather, and she only has rear wheel drive. Perhaps you’ve already seen some of the videos (about half way through is the bus, oye!)

Plus, my plane was delayed, which meant I missed the last public transportation of the day and had to sleep in the airport until it began again in the morning, and finally got home 18 hours from when I left Massachusetts, at around 7:30 in the morning.

And you know, as awful as it was, I kinda like adventure, and it kinda WAS one. Plus, I had some homemade chocolate chip cookies with me, and once I got home I managed to get the strip finished, so how bad could it be really?

As before, I encaourage you to do some of your holiday shopping (and shopping for yourself) at my Online Topatoco Store.

And if that’s not enough for you, you should buy some SOCKS from Rich “Diesel Sweeties” Stevens. My sweetie, Beth, is a roller skater, and glamorously posed in her own pair.

beth_soxOh, and I have to say, I totally’ love Shaenon “Skin Horse” Garrity’s Desktop Wallpaper this month.

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10/20/10 Surprise Welcomes

by Christopher on October 19, 2010 at 9:00 pm
10/20/10 Surprise Welcomes

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jackolantern2010My sister is visiting, which is always a lovely thing. We hiked, and biked, and shopped for food. It was a little early, but we also got pumpkins and carved them, above is my contribution.

Dan (who mixes a fine martini) and I went back and forth until we agreed on a good way to deal with Nogg’s storyline for the end of book#1 (oooooh, that was a tough one). So, yes, the story has now come together, and now I just have to edit the hell out of it to make it read easy, flow fast and exciting, and be funny.

All in a days work and three cups of gunpowder green tea.

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09/20/10 Stumbling Blocks

by Christopher on September 19, 2010 at 9:00 pm
09/20/10 Stumbling Blocks

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Random links from people talking about Spacetrawler: Bill Barnes of Unshelved recommending me to read Tricked by Alex Robinson, Hobster designing space beings, Geeky Collector collecting, Nitwit comic punting, Gary at Fleen admiring the art for sale,  Brian Dunbar complimenting my comic prowess also here, and Lurkerwithout descending into dullness. Good times.

Oh, and on a side note. Today’s Scenes From A Multiverse made me laugh out loud. Jon is such a nutcase.

On the home front, Beth and I have grown a fairly large bed of tomatoes. Sadly, the rain and cold has come early, and they started splitting because of too much water. So, Beth picked them all and brought them in. So now they sit on the windowsill waiting to ripen (yes, those are ALL tomatoes). It’s so nice to grab a small piece of mozzarella, pick a leaf off our basil plant, and pop them in my mouth with a freshly ripened tomato. Mmmm. :)

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09/15/10 A Run for the Ship

by Christopher on September 14, 2010 at 9:00 pm
09/15/10 A Run for the Ship

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Beth and I went canoeing in Boston Harbor on Monday (That’s in Washington, not the one in Massachusetts). And we saw some huge jelly-fish. Gives me some pause for thought on future alien designs.

Speaking of “pretty,” don’t forget that today’s (and every day’s) original art is for sale (see the big blue box just below the strip).

And lastly, in the news: a few years back, the celestial man’s-best-friend “pluto” lost planet status, but now they’ve found that a-girl’s-best-friend is out there. Someday dogs will be lucky and their best friend, man, will get beyond the moon too.

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09/13/10 The Crew Musters

by Christopher on September 12, 2010 at 9:00 pm
09/13/10 The Crew Musters
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I had a very exciting creative week this week. I finished the pencils for a freelance job, wrote a new submission for my editor at MAD, designed a new outfit for Pierrot, and I put the finishing touches on designs for merchandise, which I’m very excited about. There will be holiday cards, tee-shirts, and mugs very soon. Watch this space!

Oh, and a nice paragraph about Spacetrawler in a blog by Orren Merton. Thanks, Orren!

And lastly, today after making some slow cook scottish oats (that could be a euphemism), Beth and I skated a nice portion of the Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle today. Fun!

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08/25/10 Choan’s Garage

by Christopher on August 24, 2010 at 9:00 pm
08/25/10 Choan’s Garage

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First off, with a nod of thank you again to Chris Hastings of Dr. MicNinja, I wanted to welcome new readers. I do hope you’re enjoying the ride.

Thank you for the donations to Beth and my walk on Sept. 4th to benefit the Pig’s Peace Sanctuary. If you haven’t donated, you can still support our walk by either donating, or by bidding on a drawing I did of a pot bellied pig: Auction ends tonight, Wednesday, 5:00pm PST (every penny will go to the sanctuary). Help the piggies!

pot_belly_pig_STI spent the weekend at Chief Timothy campground, located on a small island in Snake River near Clarkston, WA. I thought I’d share some pictures I took with y’all.tripAnd lastly, a picture displaying my fondness for Macaroni and Cheese.

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05/19/10 Down to Tornitus 6

by Christopher on May 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
05/19/10 Down to Tornitus 6

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Tornitus 6. I am SO excited that things are about to happen. Establishing character and getting to know how everyone interacted with each other was important, but I am ready.

I’ve already begun building 3-D models for the city, and today I’m going to sit down with coffee and really bust out the set of scripts for Tornitus 6.

I actually almost never drink coffee anymore (previous stomach problems), except when I want to really really concentrate, often when I do a huge binge of writing, where I want to be more than 100%. Which always reminds me of a scene in “Beverly Hills Cop” where Eddie Murphy is telling the chief about the other two cops (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) and how they are kinda like supercops. I wish I could find it on youtube, but Murphy is ad-libbing like crazy. And in an extra on the DVD they comment on how Murphy never drinks coffee, but that morning he had some.

Which I supppppose is not a lot different from the normal comedian coke habit (a la Lenny Bruce, Jon Belushi, etc), but it is certainly more legal. :)

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