Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Far Arden: Chapter Nine
Witness the latest installment of Far Arden, a novel of love and regret in the Canadian arctic.
In chapter nine ... like a sitcom clips show, chapter nine is all about flashbacks. Three of them to be precise, all floating around in what is hopefully a coherent and somewhat entertaining literary goo.
Read Chapter Nine.
Start from the beginning.
In chapter nine ... like a sitcom clips show, chapter nine is all about flashbacks. Three of them to be precise, all floating around in what is hopefully a coherent and somewhat entertaining literary goo.
Read Chapter Nine.
Start from the beginning.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Sketch Challenge: Ink Kirby's Thor!
The Cannon boys are cartoonists. That's what they are and what they do. They draw all day and dream about drawing all night. They can draw anything you can think of. They will draw things you have never heard of. They will draw a box. They will draw in socks. SKETCH CHALLENGE GO!
Today the Cannon boys have inked a Jack Kirby Thor page once delineated by Vince "The Prince" Colletta. As Adam Koford (aka Ape Lad) says in his introduction to this Flickr pool:
"If you're a fan of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's epic run on the Mighty Thor, you've heard (and maybe even share) the complaints about the inking style of Vince Colletta. Well, now is your chance to put your ink where your mouth is and have some fun re-embellishing a select page of Kirby's dynamic artistry!"
So be it! Kevin shall ink the left, and Zander shall ink the right!
I heartily agree with the notion that one should earn the right to criticize by at least giving it a shot oneself. If nothing else, you learn something. So we boys have learned something today. One, it's fun to ink Jack Kirby. Two, if Vince Colletta inked as fast as people said he did, the guy must have been a genius. Three, that's lovely Elizabethan English that Norse god inhabiting the body of an American doctor is speaking. Four, Zander couldn't bring himself to "re-imagine" Kirby the way Kevin did. I mean, he even slavishly kept to Sam Rosen's lettering!
Give it a shot! There's a non-photo blue image up on the site to download and print. And check out all the other versions up on Flickr; they're pretty great.
Today the Cannon boys have inked a Jack Kirby Thor page once delineated by Vince "The Prince" Colletta. As Adam Koford (aka Ape Lad) says in his introduction to this Flickr pool:
"If you're a fan of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's epic run on the Mighty Thor, you've heard (and maybe even share) the complaints about the inking style of Vince Colletta. Well, now is your chance to put your ink where your mouth is and have some fun re-embellishing a select page of Kirby's dynamic artistry!"
So be it! Kevin shall ink the left, and Zander shall ink the right!
*Click on the image for a larger view*
I heartily agree with the notion that one should earn the right to criticize by at least giving it a shot oneself. If nothing else, you learn something. So we boys have learned something today. One, it's fun to ink Jack Kirby. Two, if Vince Colletta inked as fast as people said he did, the guy must have been a genius. Three, that's lovely Elizabethan English that Norse god inhabiting the body of an American doctor is speaking. Four, Zander couldn't bring himself to "re-imagine" Kirby the way Kevin did. I mean, he even slavishly kept to Sam Rosen's lettering!
Give it a shot! There's a non-photo blue image up on the site to download and print. And check out all the other versions up on Flickr; they're pretty great.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Video Tour of Puny
Julia gives a great interview about her career as an animator, as well as giving a mini tour of Big Time Attic's sister company, Puny Entertainment.
You can watch Julia's independent short, "Dealing With Women," on AtomFilms.com
I think Julia gets a nickel every time someone watches her film, so ... maybe watch it a couple of times.
You can watch Julia's independent short, "Dealing With Women," on AtomFilms.com
I think Julia gets a nickel every time someone watches her film, so ... maybe watch it a couple of times.
Are They Brothers? Test 5
Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon claim not to be brothers. But they both live in Minnesota, are both over six feet tall, both went to Grinnell College, and are both cartoonists. Not brothers?? Not likely!! So here at Big Time Attic, we've decided to do a little bit of extremely scientific testing to find out the truth once and for all.
Never let it be said that the Cannon boys aren't in touch with their feelings. They don't just cynically click through the answers of these scientific tests just so they can be Yoda. Sometimes life requires a bit of quiet reflection. A reassessment of all that has gone before. A thoughtful self-analysis. And a really boring test result. Zander and Kevin took this test: The Rate My Life Quiz.
Zander's results:
Zander says: Whoopty-ding.
Kevin's results:
Kevin Says: This is boring. Let's go find out which sitcom family we are.
Never let it be said that the Cannon boys aren't in touch with their feelings. They don't just cynically click through the answers of these scientific tests just so they can be Yoda. Sometimes life requires a bit of quiet reflection. A reassessment of all that has gone before. A thoughtful self-analysis. And a really boring test result. Zander and Kevin took this test: The Rate My Life Quiz.
Zander's results:
| This Is My Life, Rated | |
| Life: |  8 |
| Mind: |  7.1 |
| Body: |  9.6 |
| Spirit: | 6.7 |
| Friends/Family: |  6.3 |
| Love: |  9.1 |
| Finance: | 7.9 |
| Take the Rate My Life Quiz | |
Kevin's results:
| This Is My Life, Rated | |
| Life: | 7.6 |
| Mind: | 8 |
| Body: | 8.4 |
| Spirit: | 7 |
| Friends/Family: |  5 |
| Love: | 5.7 |
| Finance: | 6.1 |
| Take the Rate My Life Quiz | |
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