12/08/2011

UGH BIG NEWS. BIG ENOUGH TO MAKE ME SICK YET SO EXCITING. Won't be able to confirm until tomorrow.

That horrible sketch above is how I've been feeling all day.

Unfortunately it's not art or comic related T_T. SORRY.

12/07/2011

AHHHH--- I NEED TO DRAW MOOOORE. Another failed attempt in a Hunger Game fan-art.

12/06/2011

Sketch I did a few days ago. Been too busy cleaning and doing other things. Hopefully when things calm down in the next few days...

I also broke down and decided to get rid of a lot of my older artwork which I no longer care for. Thus comes my shredder:

I see this more as a purge - to move on to better things - and better work. :)

12/05/2011

No art at the moment. Been busy with life. Like shredding old art work. Quite liberating.

But I just finished watching Hanna. Who'd have thought that a great action film will come from a director that's more known for his sentimental, period pieces?
(Though I really like his version of Pride & Prejudice...)

I watched this fight scene so many times already. This scene is actually longer in the film since it starts with Eric leaving the bus, going down to the subway. Such a long take:



The scene in this one is hypnotic, especially with the video-game-ish music:



The soundtrack to this movie is fucking awesome. Chemical Brothers!

12/02/2011

I miss the good old days of super hero comics. Such as X-Men (the Chris Claremont/Jim Lee years) and EXCALIBUR (Chris Claremont/Alan Davis run),

Seriously, I loved Excalibur. Even now when I read it, it reminds me how much fun and good the series was - especially with the mix of superhero and Arthurian fantasy. I even liked Captain Britain - he was such a lovable buffoon.

12/01/2011

Been busy these past few days to even sneak in a sketch. But it's all for a good cause!

I realized that I haven't done any comics for 2011. I hope to get at least ONE comic page done before the end of this year!

11/27/2011

I suck in taking photos: my grade in photography class back in college can prove that.

(No) thanks to Robin, I have gotten hopelessly addicted to the Korean pop group 2NE1. Plus I love their style and fashion sense!

I LOVE IT! Thank you (again) Robin!

11/25/2011

I've been reading a comic about a girl who wants to be a break dancer - and finds herself doing tango instead.

Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!

11/23/2011+++

Haha-- god, worse fan-art ever. I  just remember the bit in the book about him attacking with flour bags and cakes.

Went to Red Rooster for lunch today. I especially loved their spinach and sweet potato salad and fudge:

Time to exercise like a madman..... after Thanksgiving, that is.

11/22/2011

Bleh - not really feeling this sketch. This hasn't been my week.

Thanksgiving is creeping up. Hope everybody has a good week full of turkeys!

11/21/2011

KATNISSSSSSSsssssssssssss.... from The Hunger Games!

Super quick sketch - rushed so it looks kinda whack. I forgot to add in that pesky bow of hers so whited it out. It was suppose to be super shiny, right?!?!

Will attempt again at another time!

11/20/2011

My greatest weakness.

Spent the day watching movies. Can't believe Monday is already creeping up?!?!

11/18/2011

Finished reading the Hunger Games trilogy today. I haven't been this excited over a series - comic and novel - in such a long time. If you haven't read it yet, please do! Especially the first book - it's like crack. So addicting. I find myself re-reading certain chapters in each of the books.

Obviously my favorite character is Peeta. Super, crappy quicky sketch. Must improve!

11/15/2011

THIS SICKNESS IN ME CANNOT BE STOPPED. Help me dear God.

In other news, I'm going to watch Juliet Leigh's Sleeping Beauty at the Museum of the Moving Image. I'm sure it's going to be a load of FUN.

11/14/2011

Another sketch. Been so busy with other things lately so even sketching's been hard to come by.

Watching Jurassic Park right now. I never watched this movie before until now.

11/11/2011

Sketching crap is better than sketching nothing, I suppose! Happy Veteran's Day!

11/10/2011

Another quick sketch. I believe the photo was from an old Spin magazine. Woo!

11/09/2011

Another sketch. I've been using photos and pics from magazines for references. I miss life drawing classes at times like this.

11/08/2011

THERE IS A SICKNESS IN ME. I need to stop going to sites like THIS and THIS.

I also had the most excellent dream last night that the second season of BBC's Sherlock was airing NOW. Imagine my disappointment when I woke up.

This trailer is the only thing that's keeping me going until 2012.

PSA: The Manga vs American Comic Competition

Mel is currently in the "The Manga vs. American Comic Competition", sponsored by Facebook! The comic is inspired by the film, "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

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Prize Details (text taken from the competition site)

Manga or American? Which comic book style is superior? Melissa DeJesus (My Cage, Santa vs Dracula) has created a Manga-styled Detective Dee comic while Andy Belanger (Kill Shakespeare, Bottle of Awesome) drew a Dee comic in the American style. You, the fan, gets to decide which preview of their Detective Dee graphic novels gets turned into a full motion comic book!

PLEASE NOTE: Voting will run from November 1 to November 13th, 11:59 PM.

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Both Mel and Andy are awesome artists and they need your votes! To vote now, please go to the site here!