[Angie]

Not really found since I was a part of it, but there was an interview with me about coloring in the comic world and how important color is in MLP and so forth.

http://www.mlponies.com/2013/02/01/from-palette-to-print-the-colors-of-my-little-pony-comics/

[The Bent One]

I was sniffing around on DeviantArt, and I found the gallery of a designer who calls himself WeKnow.

About 95 free fonts. GO CHECK EM OUT.

Y'all have no excuse not to go get them and have access to awesome fonts for all your comics.

http://weknow.deviantart.com/gallery/24420029?offset=0

[(Pi)]

hey, my storyboarding prof is doing an online lecture series on udemy!

http://www.udemy.com/introduction-to-story-boarding/

the first parts are free, so go check them out and see what you think! he knows his stuff and taught me most of what i know about visual storytelling. watch his videos!

[William_Duel]

Paolo Rivera one of my favorite artists who's super versatile has this time lapse video here of him drawing a Daredevil cover.  Five hours condensed into eleven minutes.
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/05/paolo-rivera-daredevil-cover-time-lapse-video-process/

[William_Duel]

Amazing interview with Takehiko Inoue.  His art is mindblowing.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2012/11/29/human-to-hero-takehiko-inoue-manga.cnn

[Mister Kent]

I need this movie poster! From the company Mondo, its drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

Gruesome, yet adorable...



http://www.aintitcool.com/node/60858

[The Bent One]

THE SECRET WORLD CHRONICLE is a series of podcast novels written by Mercedes Lackey and Steve Libby.

"Emerging mysteriously during World War II, metahumans became icons of the best – and worst – humanity had to offer. Yet sixty years later, the world still suffers from war, greed and madness. Worse, man’s nadir of systematic cruelty returns with bizarre new weapons. The metahumans of Earth must find a way to defeat this powerful foe and discover what lurks behind the scenes – a secret world hidden from our own."

THIS IS THE COMPLETE iTunes FEED
It contains books 1 - 6

I HIGHLY recommend this series, it makes for great listening while drawing, and it's about superpowered people! And secret alien time traveling space nazis!

[Pennydox]

Miniature comic grants (250-500 bucks):
http://sequentialartistsworkshop.org/wordpress/grants/

Other than the money it costs for you to mail the envelope, it's free, and it doesn't hurt to try! ^_^

[The Bent One]

Awesome Spiderman designs for Threadless.

http://beta.threadless.com/collections/spiderman?utm_medium=social_cpc&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=SPID_BOTH_M

[William_Duel]

http://english.bouletcorp.com/

This guy is really good and awesome.  A French comic artist.  His 24 hour comic was so mindblowingly good that it's getting published in the US as a book.

I must point out though that this is the best:
http://english.bouletcorp.com/2013/01/22/fight-2/

[Red]

I looooove to listen to podcasts while I work, so I wanted to share my favorite one:

The F Plus
Terrible things read with enthusiasm
http://thefpl.us/

It's people with awesome voices reading horrible internet findings, such as fan fiction, crazy forum posts, tumblr morons, etc.

It is so goddamn funny.

[(Pi)]

words from the super awesome ANG LEE, translated by a very awesome friend of mine. he wrote this in 2006, after winning Best Director for Brokeback Mountain.

http://whatshihsaid.com/2013/02/26/ang-lee-a-never-ending-dream/

In 1978, as I applied for film studies at the University of Illinois, my father expressed his disapproval. He quoted me a statistic: ‘Every year, 50,000 performers compete for 200 available roles on Broadway.’ Still, I went against his advice and boarded a flight to the U.S. Since then, my father and I have had a strained relationship. In the last 20 years, we have spoken less than a hundred words to one another.

Some years later, when I graduated film school, I finally understood my father’s concern. It was nearly unheard of for a Taiwanese newcomer to make it in the American film industry. Beginning in 1983, I struggled through six years of agonizing, hopeless uncertainty. Much of the time, I was helping film crews with their equipment or working as editor’s assistant, among other miscellaneous duties. My most painful experience involved shopping a screenplay at more than thirty different production companies, and being met with harsh rejection each time.

That year, I turned 30. There’s an old Chinese saying: ‘At 30, one stands firm.’ Yet, I couldn’t even support myself. What could I do? Keep waiting, or give up my movie-making dream? My wife gave me invaluable support.

My wife was my college classmate. She was a biology major, and after graduation, went to work for a small pharmaceutical research lab. Her income was very small. At the time, we already had our oldest son, Han Lee, to raise. To appease my own feelings of guilt, I took on all housework – cooking, cleaning, taking care of our son – in addition to reading, reviewing films and writing scripts. Every evening after preparing dinner, I would sit on the front steps with my son, telling him stories as we waited for his mother – the heroic huntress – to come home with our sustenance (income).

This kind of life felt rather undignified for a man. At one point, my in-laws gave their daughter (my wife) a sum of money, intended as startup capital for me to open a Chinese restaurant – hoping that a business would help support my family. But my wife refused the money. When I found out about this exchange, I stayed up several nights and finally decided: This dream of mine is not meant to be. I must face reality.

Afterward (and with a heavy heart), I enrolled in a computer course at a nearby community college. At a time when employment trumped all other considerations, it seemed that only a knowledge of computers could quickly make me employable. For the days that followed, I descended into malaise. My wife, noticing my unusual demeanor, discovered a schedule of classes tucked in my bag. She made no comment that night.

The next morning, right before she got in her car to head off to work, my wife turned back and – standing there on our front steps – said, ‘Ang, don’t forget your dream.’

And that dream of mine – drowned by demands of reality – came back to life. As my wife drove off, I took the class schedule out of my bag and slowly, deliberately tore it to pieces. And tossed it in the trash.

Sometime after, I obtained funding for my screenplay, and started to shoot my own films. And after that, a few of my films started to win international awards. Recalling earlier times, my wife confessed, ‘I’ve always believed that you only need one gift. Your gift is making films. There are so many people studying computers already, they don’t need an Ang Lee to do that. If you want that golden statue, you have to commit to the dream.’

And today, I’ve finally won that golden statue. I think my own perseverance and my wife’s immeasurable sacrifice have finally met their reward. And it’s made me more assured: I must continue making films.

You see, I have this never-ending dream.

(also go check out my friend's blog for other cool brainy and pop culture-y stuff)


also, here's ang lee right after winning the oscar last night:

[EyeAmPhibian]

I love that post Pi. Seriously good on him!

[Ten Dead Kings]

I feel like this could be a great idea for a jam somehow (fill in the blank space jam?)

http://kotaku.com/5988248/if-youre-going-to-deface-your-school-books-do-it-well-like-this

[Angie]

http://thunderpaw.co/comic/

I was never a believer in animation in comics until I saw Thunderpaw. Such a great little comic.

[Red]

http://thunderpaw.co/comic/

I was never a believer in animation in comics until I saw Thunderpaw. Such a great little comic.

ummmmmmmmm this is kind of awesome

[Angie]

If you're a fan of pretty pastel equines, a podcast interview with me and one of the writers of the My Little Pony comic has been posted http://bronyshow.com/?p=1033

[(Pi)]

hey, we all have know characters that wear suits and dress nicely, right? well, i just found this great guide for men's dress wear! made for artistic reference!

http://imgur.com/gallery/IW136

[Field Marshal Lionel Forsythe W. Underwood XIII, GBE]

Also in regards to suits (since I see a lot of artists who commit travesties), it's worth to look at J.C. Leyendeckers illustrations on how to dress your men. Unless you want to dress your characters like tramps, be my guest. But remember the age old adage: Suits make a man!

Examples of properly dressed men and ladies in illustrations:










Next time I'll try to make illustrations and tutorials on how to suit your characters.

[The Bent One]

Why the hell don't men dress like this anymore?

[Field Marshal Lionel Forsythe W. Underwood XIII, GBE]

Why the hell don't men dress like this anymore?

I do.

[MyHatsEatPeople]

Why the hell don't men dress like this anymore?

I do.

And this is why I love you.

[Angie]

Those of you that read the My Little Pony comics should keep an eye out for the Rarity Micro Series issue this month http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44481  I'm the colorist on the MLP series and Andy, one of the artists on the main series, asked if I had any pony requests for a scene at the end of the issue. So watch for this little lady in pony form this month when a Void character goes mainstream!

[The Bent One]

I now, for once in my life, have a reason to buy something MLP related.

[TINMAN]

UnderwoodWriter.

http://greatgatsbygame.com/

That is all.