I haven't really posted in a while. I got super busy with a bunch of work. I'll talk all about it soon, and start to post more often again.
For now though- enjoy valve's new video for team fortress 2. Meet the spy.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
unthinkable
Mark sable (grounded, fearless, hazed, supergirl) has a new book coming out that i colored some covers for. The book is called unthinkable, and I'm pretty excited for it.
UNTHINKABLE is edgy spy thriller with roots in a controversial, real-world government initiative. Shortly after September 11, 2001, the Defense Department commissioned "think tanks" comprised of some of America's most darkly imaginitive writers. Since the 9-11 attacks seemed like something out of a Tom Clancy novel, the Pentagon asked these writers to come up with worst case terrorist scenarios. Their hope was that if our best writers could come up with these nightmare plots first, we could devise defenses before our terrorist enemies thought about, let alone planned, the next 9/11.
UNTHINKABLE tells the story of Alan Ripley, a (fictional) writer who joins this real life think tank, only to find that the devious terror attacks he imagined have started to come true. Realizing someone is using his imagination as a blueprint for terror, it's up to Ripley and his fellow Think Tank members to stop these unthinkable attacks they unwittingly planned from becoming reality.
I hope this Wednesday, when you walk into your local comic shop, you'll ask your retailer to pre-order the first issue by giving them the pre-order code of MAR094127. If my pitch isn't enough to convince you, than I'm hoping that THE UNTHINKABLE ARG (Altered Reality Game) will. I think this is the first time something like this has ever hit comics.
An "ARG "is an interactive, online game that uses the real world as a platform. The UNTHINKABLE ARG, created by mark and a marketing team headed by BOOM!'s Chip Mosher, is the world's first ARG for a comic book. Starting now, by going to www.wolfpackpmc.com, you can sign up to apply for an intelligence position in The Wolfpack, a (fictional) Private Military Contractor. Next week, those of you who are accepted into the Wolfpack's training program will be tasked to search the internet for clues that can help them apprehend the dangerous characters in the book.
At the very least, the ARG is a way to get the kind of supplementary material found in books like Watchmen to readers for free. More than that, it gives you a chance to interact with UNTHINKABLE'S fictional players in a very real way. I've spent nearly as much time crafting the game as I have the comic, integrating the world of UNTHINKABLE into our own. It's completely free to play, and there's a tangible prize for the winner(s).
I'm looking forward to it, you should be too.
UNTHINKABLE is edgy spy thriller with roots in a controversial, real-world government initiative. Shortly after September 11, 2001, the Defense Department commissioned "think tanks" comprised of some of America's most darkly imaginitive writers. Since the 9-11 attacks seemed like something out of a Tom Clancy novel, the Pentagon asked these writers to come up with worst case terrorist scenarios. Their hope was that if our best writers could come up with these nightmare plots first, we could devise defenses before our terrorist enemies thought about, let alone planned, the next 9/11.
UNTHINKABLE tells the story of Alan Ripley, a (fictional) writer who joins this real life think tank, only to find that the devious terror attacks he imagined have started to come true. Realizing someone is using his imagination as a blueprint for terror, it's up to Ripley and his fellow Think Tank members to stop these unthinkable attacks they unwittingly planned from becoming reality.
I hope this Wednesday, when you walk into your local comic shop, you'll ask your retailer to pre-order the first issue by giving them the pre-order code of MAR094127. If my pitch isn't enough to convince you, than I'm hoping that THE UNTHINKABLE ARG (Altered Reality Game) will. I think this is the first time something like this has ever hit comics.
An "ARG "is an interactive, online game that uses the real world as a platform. The UNTHINKABLE ARG, created by mark and a marketing team headed by BOOM!'s Chip Mosher, is the world's first ARG for a comic book. Starting now, by going to www.wolfpackpmc.com, you can sign up to apply for an intelligence position in The Wolfpack, a (fictional) Private Military Contractor. Next week, those of you who are accepted into the Wolfpack's training program will be tasked to search the internet for clues that can help them apprehend the dangerous characters in the book.
At the very least, the ARG is a way to get the kind of supplementary material found in books like Watchmen to readers for free. More than that, it gives you a chance to interact with UNTHINKABLE'S fictional players in a very real way. I've spent nearly as much time crafting the game as I have the comic, integrating the world of UNTHINKABLE into our own. It's completely free to play, and there's a tangible prize for the winner(s).
I'm looking forward to it, you should be too.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
liz. filardi.
I guess my sister is taking a class on being internet famous? Let me bold some of that for you, the viewer. I guess my sister is taking a class on being internet famous? I hope that Dad doesn't know about this.
Thanks to jason for giving me a heads up on this. Give liz a pair of eyeballs as the professor (i'm sure only internet accredited) put it. http://blog.elizabethfilardi.com/
Thanks to jason for giving me a heads up on this. Give liz a pair of eyeballs as the professor (i'm sure only internet accredited) put it. http://blog.elizabethfilardi.com/
conan
as eric darns pointed out in the comments: conan obrian mentioned the lincon comic andy, fraction and i did.
the video looks like it is the whole thing, but i edited it to just show the joke. Full episode is oh hulu.com if you want to check it out.
the video looks like it is the whole thing, but i edited it to just show the joke. Full episode is oh hulu.com if you want to check it out.
Monday, February 16, 2009
as colorist intended...
A digital comic is up at marvel.com that i colored. Drawn by Andy MacDonald and written by Matt Fraction, it is about a robotic Lincoln gone amock and the Gettysburg address. Also- it is free.
I made some changes to the first page that didn't get in there, but thats ok. I submitted the changes super last minute. Anyway- here are some more high rez jpgs then are on the marvel site, but without dialogue. Enjoy!
click to enlarge of course!
I made some changes to the first page that didn't get in there, but thats ok. I submitted the changes super last minute. Anyway- here are some more high rez jpgs then are on the marvel site, but without dialogue. Enjoy!
click to enlarge of course!
Friday, January 16, 2009
coffee
Amenacier writes "Recent studies by Finnish and Swedish researchers have shown that drinking moderate amounts of coffee can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people. The reason for this is as yet unknown, although it has been hypothesized that the high levels of antioxidants found in coffee may play a role in preventing dementia and Alzheimer's. Alternatively, some studies have shown that coffee can protect nerves, which may help prevent Alzheimer's. Other studies have shown that coffee may also help to protect against diabetes, another disease which has been shown to have links to Alzheimer's disease. However, researchers warn against drinking too much coffee, as 3 cups or more may cause hallucinations."
I dont' know if people know this about me, i drink about 4-5 cups a day, which i consider normal. Reading that on slashdot made me think that maybe it isn't so normal. My highest coffee intake was 14 cups in one day. Good times.
I dont' know if people know this about me, i drink about 4-5 cups a day, which i consider normal. Reading that on slashdot made me think that maybe it isn't so normal. My highest coffee intake was 14 cups in one day. Good times.
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