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05:45 pm November 25th, 2009




			Brandon Graham - bath comics

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	bath comics
	Helllo, I'm on the end of a 3 day run of non drawing comics work. Mostly reworking the King city dialog and doing balloon placement for Lucas at Tokyopop to letter it. I'm making lots of pages that look like serious debates about the alphabet And the guy talking to pete is Exekiel, from Green porn that was in my escalator collection. Doing this stuff gets me excited about making comics, for some reason I get much more burned out doing covers and one page jokes. It's the storytelling that gets me most hyped these days. And here's the cover to the issue I just got together. Here's a panel from the Korean xombie war flashback in that issue. Relentlessly cat. pat pat pat. Here's an old catmaster cover from 2002. I'd made a photocopied book of pre King city king city to give out at a nyc con. I think I was trying to get some 70's Conan lines in my stuff back then. I got some exciting emails with drawings in them: Aaron Conley: (check out those catpaw sneakers) http://www.invademyprivacy.com/ AYO: http://nervousystem.livejournal.com/ HARVEYJAMES http://harveyjames.livejournal.com/ Also Speaking of mr harveyjames-- he's printed along with me in a new Meathaus sketchbook book that my pal Chris McD just put together. Here's the cover Chrs did for it-- It's looking to be a pretty serious book chocked full of all the hard core meathaus dudes-- Farel Dalrymple, Thomas Herpich, Tomer Hanuka, James Jean, Jason Sacher, Mu Pan ,Dash Shaw, Zachary Baldus, and a bunch of other impressive artists -- Al Columbia, Nathan Fox, Nick Bertozzi, Peter Chung, Ron Wimberly.ect etc I'm excited to see it. Here's a small picture of the Peter Chung of Aeon Flux fame and Tom Herpich of being a genius fame-- more on it here: http://meathaus.com/read/go-for-the-gold-3-preview/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ahem-- I got the full set of the 1990 Viz printing of Buichi Terasawa's COBRA that I've been eyeballing at RX comics(bestcomicstoreever) So it starts out like Total Recall with a guy with a boring life going to a clinic that sells fantasies that awake who he really is. You know how it is, sometimes stuff gets too rough being a lone wolf space pirate with a phycho gun for an arm. Sometimes you just have to erase your memory a reconstruct your much too pretty face to look like gene wilder and just hide out for a hot minute. It's like plastic surgery to make him look less like he got plastic surgery- It's set in a 70's more starwars than star wars universe. Look at that wookie belt and those serious star wars vent/lights. Every sign in the comic is labeled as basic as possible: CLUB and BAR like in the future use of the english language has been trimmed down to its basics. in Cobra my next book would be called COMIC. Oh and see that dude casually scooting out of his hover car? that's the evil plant phychic named Tarbeige. He takes off his already creepy gas mask to show vagina mouth metal tounge face. He plants his seeds in the hindbrains of his victims to control their minds. look at that casual look in his eyes. He's so bored of women screaming in terror. yawwwnnnnn He even dies creepy. Cobra has such good villans. check out this smooth skelleton in a spacesuit on the left- The main villan in the first couple issues is CRYSTAL BOY. He's a dude that used to be human and is now made out of polarized glass so lazers have no effect on him. and his creepy mask face never changes even when he's laughing his seethrough polarized ass off. He's such a dick. I think it's inevitable that when you encounter a cyborg that you'd wonder the state of their cyborg crotch--Like how Briaroes has almost no human parts on his outside but his dong is still there. Crystal boy has gone out of his way to show you exactly the state of his buisness. Dude wont even wear pants! I find someone that used to be human so much creepier than just a robot. He cant taste booze and he has no genitals --he cant even poop. But he remembers doing all those things. so what's left but cold conquest of the universe. brrrrrr I'm 7 issues in now. right now Cobra and his sexy sex robot sidekick are on their way to where? PUBE! Aside from Cobra the other best thing I saw in a comic this week was this ad-- Elf hating pervert! And here's some early Shirow I thought was cool. I like how this comic is trying to pass itself off as battle comics when it is clearly thong backed um-puming bath comics. That japanese lettering on that is so cool. Like its made out of wrenches or handcuffs. And this , I guess it was from a Dirty pair radio play, broadcast on the Internet. This site mentions it-- http://www.elenorecity.com/seiyuu.html Also I really like seeing the photos on there of the american vs the japanese voice actors. I remember watching Ranma with my pal david, trying to guess what the voice actors looked like. and some drawings from the 90's anime, Weathering Continent. I like the colors on these. And some old Otomo art I hadn't seen. that guy is good. This moring my pal Steve Rolston sent me this page from his Oni book- Ghost Project. He drew me and james Stokoe (in a russian sex bandit hat) in that top left panel. I'm looking forward to Steve's Russian ghost comics. Oh also, I forgot to mention it but the issue of Resurrection that I did a back up comic in came out last week. ok? ok. now im going to go watch some polar bear documentry. Current Music: my shadow weighs a ton

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	From: jonio	Date: November 26th, 2009 02:25 am (UTC)		(Link)

You got COBRA? Damn, super lucky! Thanks for the scans

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	From: dickstroyer	Date: November 26th, 2009 04:38 am (UTC)		(Link)

it's odd you didn't post Marian's art at all. Nice post as always

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	From: royalboiler	Date: November 26th, 2009 07:20 am (UTC)		(Link)

Yeah, Marian took the week off from drawing anything serious.
I had some sketchbook stuff of hers I meant to scan but I got lazy. and thanks.

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From: parkas_4_kids	Date: November 26th, 2009 04:49 am (UTC)		(Link)

Dude, this might be your most intense post yet. Then again, I've been so far behind on my Livejournaling that this could actually be your least epic post. Not really sure. My favorite part, though, is Steve making James look like a hobo. It's gotta be the beard.

So have you read Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Klay? If not, you should. The way he depicts the state of the comic book industry in the late '30s/early '40s is phenomenal. Makes me wonder how much the production process has evolved since then.

So how've you and Marian been? You guys doing anything for Thanksgiving?

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	From: royalboiler	Date: November 26th, 2009 07:27 am (UTC)		(Link)

maybe its a mid epic post--i dunno
Yeah, I blame to bag of cans making steve's james look like
a hobo.

I read part of Kavalier and klay--maybe i'll get back to it some day. study the differences in production process--

and stuffs been good, i think there's thanksgiving plans but i still havent gotten my head around this canadian thanksgiving.

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	From: paulsakoff	Date: November 26th, 2009 04:58 am (UTC)		(Link)

Nice! your artwork always pumps me up into drawing mode
did you see any of the new poop I uploaded on deviantart? I plan to upload some more this weekend
I grew up watching the GI Joe movie and always loving Cobra, Baroness is such a babe

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	From: nervousystem	Date: November 26th, 2009 05:09 am (UTC)		(Link)

I can't understand how I've never seen COBRA before! I used to scour the shelves for those old Viz comics (REBEL SWORD, CARAVAAN KID forever)

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I still have this little Meathaus sketchbook minicomic; now the sketchbooks are a fancy big book. Can't wait to check it out!

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	From: neo_rama	Date: November 28th, 2009 04:03 am (UTC)		(Link)

+ i think they used some cobra animation in an old 90's music video by mathew sweet. the song was called girlfriend. i think it's a cover of a 70's song? anyway, that's where i remember the that gun hand guy from.

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	From: abe_stryker	Date: November 26th, 2009 05:31 am (UTC)		(Link)

i found a treasure trove of viz comics the other day
appleseed and caravan kids and stuff!

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	From: bettyboop_comic	Date: November 26th, 2009 10:55 am (UTC)		(Link)

Hi Brandon,

They released some Cobra through Comicsone I think, a while ago. I have 3 volumes (I think, can't check my collection right now, and I haven't read them because of beign behind on reading so immensely) but I have no idea if it's complete. Looking forward a lot more to read it now, though!

Also, there's an anime expo running in Ghent, Belgium here, I think you'd love it. There's cells & development art from all sorts of shows (among them some wonderful giant-sized paintings by Yoshitaka Amano, some Otomo work, Tezuka, a healthy helping of Ghibli & even some erotic stuff (though that's treated more as something that had to be there for completion's sake, rather than actually picking something good).
Good times/

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	From: _w_o_o_d_	Date: November 26th, 2009 12:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I should get into Cobra one of these days, but I already read too much comics.

I bet that in those Bars called "Bar" they only have one kind of drink. They call it "the drink".

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	From: mcgheeeee	Date: November 26th, 2009 12:40 pm (UTC)		(Link)

wotta way to start a(n american) thanksgiving!
those otomos are ridiculous.
wish i had something proper to give back...

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	From: mcgheeeee	Date: November 26th, 2009 12:45 pm (UTC)		(Link)

...and oh yeah, echoes of dave johnson on your cover there...

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	From: chamonkee	Date: November 26th, 2009 06:35 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I like the chopper. I'm seriously impressed with how the vehicles you draw have create character and comic presence but still look functional like toriyama vehicles. I can only imagine how you'd rock bonaparte from dominion.

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	From: autsa	Date: November 26th, 2009 07:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

T for Tea, damn. You took the biscuit and dropped it in the mug. Also I like the almost emo Joe in that Cat Master spread.

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	From: joedecie	Date: November 26th, 2009 08:48 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Why don't you letter your comics yourself? Is it your decision or the publishers?

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	From: royalboiler	Date: November 26th, 2009 10:14 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Yes, I dramaticly prefer to hand letter my stuff but
for king city the publisher insisted.

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	From: joedecie	Date: November 26th, 2009 10:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

It's odd no? you're hand style is very legible. Ahh well, rules is rules.

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	From: nichangell	Date: November 26th, 2009 11:44 pm (UTC)		(Link)

ha
i was lookin at that green porn guy trying to work out where i know him from... like i actually KNOW him.... for ages. i was THIS close to checking imdb.com

then i scrolled down and you told me
and i felt like something of a berk

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	From: westival	Date: November 27th, 2009 07:28 am (UTC)		(Link)

Man, I love that Thomas Herpich's work. And holy...Otomo. I don't know how to express it well enough, but I'm just so damn grateful for him.

Though I'd, prefer to see your hand lettering, I'm glad that you're still able to do balloon placement and it's not tacked on as some afterthought you know? I like how that's a dialogue heavy scene you're showing and it's still so bubbly and vibrant. Great work dude.

Cobra looks great! That's totally something I would completely ignore based on the cover. I'm learning.

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	From: andrewdammit	Date: November 27th, 2009 08:34 am (UTC)		(Link)

"I'm making lots of pages that look like serious debates about the alphabet"

Someone should walk up to them and start talking and then Exekiel can say:
"This is an A B conversation, so C your way out of it"

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	From: whatsuptiger	Date: November 27th, 2009 09:53 am (UTC)		(Link)

I just recently heard that phrase to get rid of someone. I also like "this is a January February conversation, so March your way out of it."

yeah? so good. who'd use that to be serious? 80s screenplays?

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	From: whatsuptiger	Date: November 27th, 2009 09:52 am (UTC)		(Link)

1 - space adventure cobra is the ULTIMATE! we have the VHS of the movie, and I've recommended it in like 3 staff picks and no one ever rents it. it drives me crazy. it's like out of print and only on vhs, and apparently everyone is fucking stupid and won't pick it up.

2 - weathering continent is one of my favorite post-apoc anime movies.

3 - devin picked up marian's comic and I saw you in it at the cafe part. I always feel cool when I spot little things you comic artists draw in your own little worlds, but then I am sad because I don't get to do stuff like that. but it's still cool.

I'm not part of any comic drawing gang, but I like to take notice of these things.

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	From: duckhugger	Date: November 28th, 2009 08:57 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Got one of the first big collected volumes of Cobra here from the Book-Off in Japan myself. That thing where it shows the place called Pube... in the Japanese it's written as プーベ which is pronounced more like "poo-bay"... which is still kinda' funny, in a different sort of way.

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: November 29th, 2009 04:34 am (UTC)		(Link)

Cobra's supposed to look like Jean Paul Belmondo...but he does look like Gene Wilder!

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	From: ability_normal	Date: December 3rd, 2009 06:34 am (UTC)		(Link)

Hey, I don't if you have seen this or not, but I found a small documentary on Moebius that is pretty wild.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5963395369983020749&ei=208XS97HAqPKqwK1sZzpDg&q=Moebius+Redux&hl=en&client=firefox-a#

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: December 3rd, 2009 02:07 pm (UTC)		(Link)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my laptop is down and can't log myself in.
so again
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! and may your comics keep amazing the world for another 100 years!

bests from Germany

-Tristan (Johnny Thunderz)

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	From: andrewdammit	Date: December 5th, 2009 09:28 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Thats a big post

That plant guy does die creepy, he's cut in half, falling over forward, but then hits thee ground on his back, creepy...

Off the subject,
Have you heard of the album BlakRoc?

http://www.blakroc.com/index_artists.html

I've got 4 Black Keys albums and feel stupid for not knowing of this album until right now... like, wet turd salad stupid...

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