Monday, May 20, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Timbaland Skecthes
This project has been on hold for the past year or so, but I still have some of these sketches lying around. My guess is the toy company was reluctant to devote and market a toy based on a Hip Hop producer ( which is a sort of nebulous notability), but could also be because of vinyl toy sales slumping.
Anyways, came away with some cool ideas and artwork:
Anyways, came away with some cool ideas and artwork:
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Osamu Tezuka
Dr. Tezuka was known as the Godfather of Manga. Not so much as it's originator, but really the person who brought into a serious literary form. His years in medical school had primed him to write mostly from a physicians point of view. And most of his subjects centered around disease.
One of his most popular was Ode To Kirihito, which focused on a doctor who is infected with a disease that causes the patient to develop animal type features, which the doctor himself ends up contracting.
He had a method of keeping his characters pretty simple and expressionistic, while rendering detailed, almost photo like backgrounds. Another volume of his work which is recommended, is his account of the Life Of Buddha titled 'Buddha' which he spent 8 years on, and is compiled in 8 Volumes.
One of his most popular was Ode To Kirihito, which focused on a doctor who is infected with a disease that causes the patient to develop animal type features, which the doctor himself ends up contracting.
He had a method of keeping his characters pretty simple and expressionistic, while rendering detailed, almost photo like backgrounds. Another volume of his work which is recommended, is his account of the Life Of Buddha titled 'Buddha' which he spent 8 years on, and is compiled in 8 Volumes.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Happy Holidays
Not exactly that time of year, but, I just stumbled upon this Christmas Card from a waaaays back, using the cast of characters from 'Blurb':
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Atlantis Fantasy World
When my family moved to Santa Cruz in 1980, one of the first locations we discovered (probably even before finding a close supermarket) was the comic store Atlantis Fantasy World on Pacific Ave
It was this huge musty barn that echoed the sounds of an idle pinball machine, and had movie posters and comic books plastering the walls. It was like nothing I'd ever seen before. I would end up spending much of my younger years here, and my allowance money.
Joe Ferarra was the proprietor, along with his partner Jim Aschbacher ( I would often fetch Jim and Joe's lunch for them). They were nice enough guys, but shrewd comic book salesmen. Usually offering you a mere 5 cents for any comic you ever tried to sell them.
Probably one of the highlights of the shops history was being featured in the Hollywood production Lost Boys (1986) as the comic store the nerds meet at. As much as I couldn't stand that film, I was proud to see Atlantis featured in such a high profile. I'd always imagined getting a job there as an adult.
Sadly, in the Loma Prieta 1989 earthquake, the building that housed Atlantis collapsed. Luckily no one was hurt, and the shop managed to move into a FEMA tent that the city had set up, and eventually moved to its current location where it's been since. Though it's not the same place as I remember as a kid, Joe still runs the shop today, and it's still going strong.
Atlantis Fantasyworld
1020 Cedar St.,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
It was this huge musty barn that echoed the sounds of an idle pinball machine, and had movie posters and comic books plastering the walls. It was like nothing I'd ever seen before. I would end up spending much of my younger years here, and my allowance money.
Joe Ferarra was the proprietor, along with his partner Jim Aschbacher ( I would often fetch Jim and Joe's lunch for them). They were nice enough guys, but shrewd comic book salesmen. Usually offering you a mere 5 cents for any comic you ever tried to sell them.
Probably one of the highlights of the shops history was being featured in the Hollywood production Lost Boys (1986) as the comic store the nerds meet at. As much as I couldn't stand that film, I was proud to see Atlantis featured in such a high profile. I'd always imagined getting a job there as an adult.
Sadly, in the Loma Prieta 1989 earthquake, the building that housed Atlantis collapsed. Luckily no one was hurt, and the shop managed to move into a FEMA tent that the city had set up, and eventually moved to its current location where it's been since. Though it's not the same place as I remember as a kid, Joe still runs the shop today, and it's still going strong.
Atlantis Fantasyworld
1020 Cedar St.,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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