February 2012
20 posts
X-Ray Petersen: Teen Tragedy Ballad →
tommymonster.com
Here’s the first multi-page story comic I’ve ever tried doing! First attempt at a romance comic, too. It was a big learning experience, and when it wasn’t completely frustrating it was a lot of fun to do. So put on a Roy Orbison or a Shangri-Las song and enjoy a quick read about some sad kids.
Tommy Monster makes good comics.
Review: Winter Soldier #2 →
deathrayozone.blogspot.com
Maybe Marvel missed a chance to have Bucky rolling around the Marvel Universe in casual sex mode, but the direction that we’ve got works in both a character sense and in a “we’re owned by Disney lest we forget” sense. Bucky’s a one woman guy, and that’s not gonna change any time soon, it seems, so Brubaker deals with it in a way I didn’t really expect. Bucky is a monogamous James Bond, and I like that just fine.
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Hey I wrote a thing about Winter Soldier #2. I talk about superhero monogamy for a bit. You might like it.
“It’s not important to me. In fact, I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you’re really going about it the wrong way. I think that it’s … right now, what I’m excited about is trying to create a [pauses] kind of a cultural understanding through my muse that is part of the zeitgeist that isn’t motivated by vanity or magazine covers or awards. It’s more, not countercultural, but counter-critical. I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking.”
—Nicolas Cage, on whether he cares about winning another Oscar.
Illusion of Democracy. Free Music.
Hey Everyone,
I wrote a song for a contest. It’s called Old Dan Next Door. It is going up against about 40 other songs in round one of spintunes #4. It’s going to be judged… harshly… to see who goes on to the next round. Votes may, or may not, inform judge’s judging, and will be used to break a tie.
So go download a ton of free music, and vote for my song, but only if you like it the best.
-Jim
Did you guys know that my best bud Jim is on tumblr? He makes music with his band, The Long Holidays, and he’s in the heat of a songwriting competition, so give it a listen and send him some votes!
