MORE DEFOE TEASERS!

Helloooooo.....

Episode 3 of Defoe is out in this week's 2000AD, but here's some non spoilery teaser panels for later episodes.

Later next week I'll post another "making of" feature for my next cover on Episode 4 of Defoe--can't freakin' wait to show that baby!

Now I gotta get back to finishing this story! Would you believe I still have to draw episodes 9 and 10?!! Bet you didn't think these things get finished so close to publication did ya...

Later.

L

DEFOE COVER UPDATE AND PHONOGRAM

Hey guys, just though i'd give an update to the earlier "making of cover thread". Here's a scan of the cover with all the finalized text and logo, and I'm pretty damn happy with it!

Thankfully up to now, this first episode has been getting the love on the 2000AD message boards so cheers guys! More updates soon...

Also, the short story I drew to be included in IMAGE COMICS' PHONOGRAM issue 3 (check out my earlier post for more info) is finally out after a delay! So stop by your local comic book store and buy this baby!

L

DEFOE TRAILER!!!!

2000AD have just released the trailer for DEFOE coming out in British stores on Wednesday!

I was stunned and happy beyond belief when I saw this beauty. I honestly had no idea this was being made and just watched it with my mouth wide open--a fly flew in, but I didn't care because watching this just made my freakin' day!


I recommend you download the original mp4 file to your desktop at 2000AD's site HERE if you want to watch it full screen or post it on any other sites to spread the word. Or alternatively you can check it out on YOUTUBE HERE.


So until I find out who was responsible for producing such a well made trailer, I just want to say....I LOVE YOU AND I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABIES.

*UPDATE*

I've just discovered that the talented 2000AD droid's names responsible for the awesome trailer are Julian Hall and Mechanoise. Here's what Julian had to say on the 2000AD forums:

"I've been doing the trailers, mainly to head towards something I have in mind for them. So they're not quite there yet, but hey it's all good to promote some wicked stories I also composed the track this time around and as always worked with top bloke Mechanoise who worked all the production and said what he liked about the tracks direction to stop me starting over...as is so often the case with us creative types ."

Thanks again guys!


L

GEEK SYNDICATE!

Ok, here's the thing....as you know, I work from home which unless you have the proper motivation (usually a deadline) can be a potential exercise in time wasting. Finding the right type of entertainment to leave on while I work has been a bit of a bugger to say the least.

Unless I have a relaxed deadline, dvds are a big no no. Recently I made the mistake of buying the full series of Battlestar Galactica and got so into it, that I'm now a few days off my schedule, and only just starting to claw back the time thanks to a couple of allnighters. (I dont regret it though--that series is bloody great!)

Radio bores the crap out of me and I can't stand it when they make pointless small talk with callers in. (I don't give a crap what you're having for dinner! And no, I don't care that it's Brenda's birthday!)

Music is getting closer, though I still give into temptation to start dancing around my room pretending to be , for example,Robert Palmer singing "Simply Irresistable" . So once again, it's a distraction.

Podcasts, I have found, tend to be the perfect medium. Comic podcasts in particular, as they talk about topics I'm genuinely interested in and I can just simply listen while I draw. I subscribe to alot of them on ITUNES ,they automatically get updated, and the best thing is that they're free!

At the very top of my podcast list is the fantastic GEEK SYNDICATE hosted by David Monteith and Barry Nugent--two genuinely nice blokes who have been best mates since childhood.

The show discusses all things geek--not just comics, but film ,tv and games. These guys are just comedy gold, and unlike other shows, there are no awkward silences, or creepy ass callers. Just wait until you hear them get into rant mode discussing the likes of the latest Smallville episode, or recounting their real life childhood experience with a wolfman in the Halloween special, or trying to sing the Queen song from Flash Gordon (episode 12)...

If I could kidnap these guys and strap them both to my head, I would. But I can't because I'd look like a freakin' idiot , so please check out their website, and/or check them out in ITUNES ( a bit of explicit content by the way, so not for young Bionicle fans) where there is currently 123 episodes to download!

GET YOUR GEEK ON NINJA!!!!

(Uhh...you'll get that if you listen to their show...)

L