| 30xi09 |
[Dec. 3rd, 2009|06:31 am] |
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| MogileFS Maintenance |
[Dec. 2nd, 2009|12:18 pm] |
Hey LJers,
I just wanted to let you all know that we are going to be performing some mogilefs maintenance over the next few days. We will be upgrading our current version to latest stable as well as changing some db config information to better handle the amount of files we are currently hosting. This shouldn't cause a big impact on site stability, but you may see some minor delays with userpic / scrapbook images appearing or other requests associated with our mogilefs. We would love to not have that happen, but unfortunately with some of the steps we need to take we have to cause a delay with images. I figured this was a better solution than taking down all of LiveJournal because well lets face it, we all need our daily LJ fix ;)
Thanks, |
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| 25xi09 |
[Dec. 2nd, 2009|06:39 am] |
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| In His Likeness - The 2009 Advent Calendar |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|10:08 pm] |
Hey all, just wanted to let you all see this year's Inhislikeness.com Advent Calendar.
This is it's 3rd year running and if you are interested in seeing it unfold, all you have to do is take the copy paste info at the bottom of the image and put it on your blog/facebook/myspace/etc. and every day, just like an advent calendar, it will reveal the whole affair til Christmas.
COPY AND PASTE:
<a href='http://www.inhislikeness.com'><img src='http://www.inhislikeness.com/filedepot/advent09.jpg'></a>
If you are unfamiliar with inhislikeness.com, it is my little webcomic that features God & the Devil talking about the world and pop culture, all in the minimalistic form of dots. It's been running now since 2003, and just crested the 700th strip with the beginning of a sojourn into Norse Mythology with RAGNA-ROCK-CITY!
Ok, enough prattling and self promotion. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and a fantastic rest of the year.
James Hatton
inhislikeness.com |
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| Webcomics-Con 2009 |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|12:58 pm] |
I'm doing this mini-convention at the Cartoon Art Museum on Saturday, December 12. If you're in the Bay Area, check it out. It's got WEBCOMICS. |
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[Dec. 1st, 2009|12:18 am] |
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Tcj.com down for maintenance; it'll return w/ new blog by Eric Millikin, Gary Groth, Shaenon Garrity, Ken Smith, etc. http://www.tcj.com/ |
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| Original for sale |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|11:09 pm] |
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I FORGOT TO MENTION: The original art for the thanksgiving episode is available for purchase. 11"x8.5", hand inked and painted with watercolor, $50 USD, paypal preferred, shipping included. Send a message to artgolem at hotmail dot com. |
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| Glorious Bounty |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|08:56 am] |
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There's a couple of new pages since I last linked Glorious Bounty:
 
Hope you like 'em! |
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| Copper Books and Amulet 3 |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|04:12 pm] |
I've been away from the computer the past few weeks to focus on inking pages and taking care of Juni (who is doing great!), so it's time to catch up on my blogging. First off, if you want more detailed and frequent updates, please follow my twitter account. It allows me to post updates during my short breaks without pulling time away from work, so it's very convenient. I'll incorporate a twitter update box on the front page as soon as Amulet 3 is complete.
The Copper books arrived in the mail just around the time Juni was born, so it was pretty much one of the best weeks ever. Not only did we see the arrival of our beautiful baby boy, but we have a nice new book to add to the library. The Copper books look absolutely fantastic, and it probably has the nicest production values of any book I've worked on. Phil Falco, David Saylor, and Sheila Keenan at Scholastic did a great job on this, and I can't wait to see how people like the final product. It will be available in January through Scholastic Graphix, alongside Raina Telgemeier's wonderful graphic novel Smile, and the first volume of Jake Parker's super fun Missile Mouse.
The Copper book has also received its first award! It was named as a Junior Library Guild Selection for Fall 2009, along with Jeff Smith and Charles Vess's Rose.
The image above is what I have been working on since Juni arrived. Amulet 3 is pretty much entirely inked, with maybe about 2-3 pages to redraw today after dialogue edits. I'm really excited to be joining Jason and Anthony on the colors tomorrow. Here we go onto the final stretch!
In other news, Booklist asks kids what books they are most eager for, and Amulet 3 shows up amongst pretty good company! Also, Paste Magazine has named Flight Volume 1 to their list of best graphic novels of the decade, at number five! |
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| Set to Sea p. 42 |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|03:01 pm] |
A week or two back I was reading the AV Club's "Best Music of the Decade" list and it brought on the dismaying notion that maybe there had been no good music for the last decade! But I couldn't believe that, so I sorted through my music "library" and made a list of the 25 albums I enjoyed the most these last ten years, in rough order:
25. Joanna Newsom - Ys
24. The Black Mages (self-titled)
23. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
22. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
21. The Blow - Paper Television
20. The Knife - Deep Cuts
19. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
18. MIA - Arular
17. Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
16. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
15. Outkast - Stankonia
14. The Advantage - Elf Titled
13. Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
12. The Streets - Original Pirate Material
11. Katamari Fortissimo Damacy
10. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
9. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
8. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Greatest Palace Music
7. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
6. The Decemberists - Picaresque
5. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
4. The White Stripes - Elephant
3. Deltron 3030 (self-titled)
2. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
1. Madvillian - Madvillainy |
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| Get your SMILE! |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|12:24 pm] |
Raina Telgemeier's graphic memoir, SMILE, is in the current issue of Diamond's Previews Catalogue, which means you can now reserve a copy of the book through your local comic shop! It will ship on February 3, 2010.
SMILE’s Diamond Preview Order Code:
DEC09 0873
Softcover: $10.99
Hardcover: $21.99
It's also a Diamond STAFF PICK, and you can read the great review here. |
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| Brooklyn Superhero Supply |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|10:28 am] |
The post engagement announcement week has been fun and a bit crazy. Thank you again to everyone for your incredibly kind words and excitement. When I see you in person we'll high-five and/or have a pint. You all kick incredible amounts of ass.
I wanted to type out a bunch of the crazy little moments that made up the weekend but, honestly, some of it works better in person, much like a little comedy sketch. Remind me next time I see you and I'll explain the "airport security almost pulled out the ring" moment and the "central park would be a perfect spot to propose" chaos.
Otherwise, I want to talk about the little excursion we took on the Sunday to the Brooklyn Superhero Supply shop.
Stacy searched for neat places in Brooklyn, since we were staying there over the weekend, and found this incredible little store about 6 blocks away from our hotel. It's a small shop with all kinds of superhero items, most of which are just simple boxes or packaging laid out brilliantly with appropriate ingredients and information. Even better, the store is a clever front for 826NYC, a youth oriented, non-profit creative writing center, so any items you buy go towards a great cause. It's a nerd bonanza.
Check out photos we took by clicking on the Time Travel bottle:
Stacy testing a cape:
Here I am being tested for evil:
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| Two things! |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|09:55 am] |
SMILE is in the current issue of Diamond's Previews Catalogue, which means you can now reserve a copy of the book through your local comic shop! It will ship on February 3, 2010.
SMILE’s Diamond Preview Order Code:
DEC09 0873
Softcover: $10.99
Hardcover: $21.99
It's also a Diamond STAFF PICK, and you can read the wonderful review here.
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And, because I can't seem to do just one thing at a time: I'm holding a giant ART AUCTION on a bunch of BSC Original Art! Stuff like book covers, unpublished pieces, personal drawings of the characters, and pages I've never made available till now. Prices start at $30! The auction goes until Saturday evening, and I can ship everything in time for the holidays.
(I'm still selling $30 MYSTERY PAGES too--see my website for details!) |
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