29
/ SEP / 07 - 1919 CST : Like Lindsay Lohan behind the wheel of a
car...
I'm
crashing now folks. I'd love to get the strip done before I
do, but it's kinda hard to work when you feel like a zombie. I
imagine that's why you rarely hear about the undead holding down a
job.
I'll
be back at it once I wake up though.
Later,
-Ed
******
28
/ SEP / 07 - 1207 CST : Saturday is the new Friday anyway...
Hey
folks,
Well
I'm guessing y'all saw this coming. At least, anyone who
visits the site on a regular basis probably did. As my friend
Christy once put it a long long time ago, "Friday is the day
you let everyone know that the strip won't be up till Saturday,
right?"
Yes,
that's right, the strip won't be up till Saturday. In fact,
one more week of this and I may just go ahead and make Saturday one
of the official update days instead of Fridays.
I
will try to get something up for you guys to see today, but
nothing's set in stone just yet. If I do post something
though, it'll be here in the news section instead of up above in the
strip boxes.
Alrighty
everyone, I'm off to bed.
Later,
-Ed
******
26
/ SEP / 07 - 1421 CST : In case you were wondering...
1)
To tell the truth, I have actually played Halo before...for about 30
seconds. So yeah, I really didn't have much in the way of
personal knowledge to work with on this one.
2)
No, I didn't make the Super
Chief up. He is in fact real hero in the DC universe.
What can I say? I've got a soft spot for obscure comic book
characters.
3)
Yes, this really is the best I could come with as far as a Halo
strip is concerned. So I guess it's pretty safe to say that I
won't be producing a gaming comic anytime soon.
Later,
-Ed
******
25
/ SEP / 07 - 0859 CST : More learning, less sucking...
Hey
folks.
After
taking a step back and looking at it again, I find myself being
rather displeases with how yesterday's strip turned out.
Specifically the buildings / backgrounds (though there are a few
other part of it that bother me as well). So this morning I'm
going to be running with a suggestion I received a long time ago
from my friend Jeff,
and spend most of the day trying to learn how to use Sketchup.
Which
means there's a chance that today's GT Squared won't be up until
tomorrow. Of
course I didn't think yesterday's strip would be up on time either,
so who knows, maybe I'll have time to do it today after all.
Also,
if things go well with Sketchup,
I may go ahead and redo some of the backgrounds in past strips over
the next few months. Generally I don't like reworking past
strips, even if I'm not overly thrilled with how they turned out, as
I feel it's important to have a record of how my artwork is (or more
importantly, is not) progressing.
As
well, if I did ever get into the habit of redoing all the strips I
don't like, I know I'd end up taking an artistic mulligan on at
least the first year and a half of Geek Tragedy. Which in turn
would result in me spending all me time living in the past, rather
than creating new works in the future. However,
in the case of backgrounds, I may end up making an exception for
certain strips.
Alrighty,
that it for me. Time to ring the school bell and set my brain
to "learning" mode.
Later,
-Ed
******
24
/ SEP / 07 - 1807 CST : I lied...
Hey
folks.
Well
it turns out I was able to get the regular strip done today after
all.
Later,
-Ed
******
23
/ SEP / 07 - 1644 CST : The old swicheroo...
Hey
folks.
Just
a quick note before I head to bed. I spent the weekend working
on a couple of commissions (and eating seafood with some wonderful
company) so I haven't had a chance to dig into the next full GT
strip. So what I'll most likely be doing is posting tomorrow's
strip on Tuesday, and Tuesday's GT Squared on Monday instead.
Anyway,
I figured y'all would appreciate the heads up.
Okay,
I'm packing it in now.
Later,
-Ed
******
21
/ SEP / 07 - 1711 CST : I'll strip after I sleep...
Hey
folks.
I'm
going to grab some Z's before I finish off the strip, so it'll be up
later on into the night then I thought it would. On the plus
side though, at this point it looks like it'll be coloured once it's
posted.
Alrighty,
see y'all once it's done.
Later,
-Ed
******
20
/ SEP / 07 - 1617 CST : Bacon and bodily fluids...
Okay,
here's the problem. I wanted to reference "The
Guild" in a strip, but didn't want to do it at the expense
of making the joke inaccessible to folks who haven't seen it.
Now hopefully I accomplished that, but if not...well then I guess I
gave y'all the perfect reasons to check
it out.
And
yes, making mention of a web-based show that only has three episodes
under its belt could potentially set me up for creating a strip that
will fall into obscurity within a month if nothing more comes of
that project, however I really don't see that being the case.
When shows are produced for TV, regardless of how good they are or
how hard the folks behind the scenes work towards making it a
success, whether it lives or dies usually rests in the hands of the
network. And often it doesn't even matter how much potential
it shows or how vocal the fan base is, 'cause if it did, I'm
thinking Firefly would be in it's fifth season by now.
On
the web however, the Fox or NBC network executives of the world
don't mean shit. What does matter though, and what makes the
internet such an amazing platform for creativity, is that often it's
the passion of folks behind the projects being produced that
determines their success (and of course the quality of that which
they're producing, but that's something that can have a certain
amount of room to build with each new installment). And in the
case of "The
Guild", at least from everything I've read about both
it and the creative forces behind it, the passion seems to be there
in abundance.
So
yeah, there's no guarantee that it'll take off, but personally I
have a feeling it's going to end up being big!
Then
again I also thought The
Hat Squad was going to be huge too, so take that as you
will.
You
may want to get out your crayons...
Okay,
two more things before I head to bed. First off, there will be
a new full sized Geek Tragedy strip up tomorrow. However,
there's a good chance it won't be coloured until later on in the
weekend.
Yeah,
I'm disappointed too. Unfortunately though, until I figure out
how to bend the forces of time and space to my will, or manage to
kick this annoying "need for sleep" habit of mine, I just
don't see how I can swing the colouring in the next 24 hours or so.
And
secondly, I think bacon is pretty much the king of all meat, and I
would gladly walk into the mouth of hell just so long as there was a
plate of it waiting there for me.
Okay,
off to bed.
Later,
-Ed
******
18
/ SEP / 07 - 1058 CST : Lighting a fire under on
me...
Hey
folks.
Just
so we're clear, any similarities you may find between the "pain
puppet" and a certain masterful
webcomic artist (who shall remain, deSouza)
are completely coincidental. Besides, they're really not all that
similar as Lar is much taller and rarely lets people stick their
hand...never mind.
Seriously
though, if anyone is worried about Lar taking offence to today's GT˛,
let me assure you
that he was the first person to see it (I sent him a preview of the
artwork yesterday) and was in fact rather amused. Granted
there was no text included with the pic I sent him, so there's
always a chance his opinion has changed, but something tells me he's
still going to get a kick out of it.
And
in case any of you are wondering, no, I don't own a fire wielding
Lar puppet that punishes me when I screw up. However I don't
mind telling y'all that I do often look towards the man's work to
help inspire me to keep trying my best and constantly improve my
craft.
And
if that doesn't work, only then do I break out the matches.
Please,
join "The Guild"...
I
don't really have a good segue for the following, so I figured I'd
just jump right into it. If you're looking for a good laugh,
and have a few minutes to spare to watch some amazingly well crafted
comedic shorts, please head over to www.watchtheguild.com
and check out "The
Guild".
Now,
some of the humor may be a bit lost on you if you're not into games
like World of Warcraft
or Everquest,
but something tells me you'll still get a kick out of it
regardless. Unfortunately there's only three episodes up at
the moment, however given how positive the response to them seems to
have been so far, I'm thinking there should be more than a few new
ones coming up in the not too distant future.
At
least I hope there is, 'cause I don't think I've been this excited
about a web based show since my buddy Travis first told me about Red
vs Blue.
Oh,
and one more thing about "The Guild" before I head to
bed. Once you get to the third episode, be sure to watch right
through to the end of the credits, or you'll be missing out.
Okay
guys. I'm pretty much done here. Take care, and I'll see
y'all on Thursday with a new Geek Tragedy Squared.
Later,
-Ed
******
14
/ SEP / 07 - 1552 CST : I don't like the drugs, but the drugs like
me...
Hey
folks.
Sadly
there won't be a new strip up till Monday I'm afraid. I have
what seems to be the beginning of a cold / flu type thing, and I
know myself well enough to know that if I don't start sucking on the
NyQuil teat and get my ass to bed ASAP, I'll be laid up for
days. And quite frankly, I don't fancy that happening.
However,
I do have guest strip up over at Tanya's slice of life webcomic BetaPwned,
so you can check that out if you'd like. I don't think the art
turned out quite as well as I would've liked, but I am rather happy
with the pacing of the joke. Still, I'm hoping I have a chance
to redeem myself and get another crack at tackling her characters
one day.
Oh,
and as for the bit of filler I've got going on up top there, it's my
first attempt at using grey-scale shading brush / markers.
Keep in I've never been very good with using brushes, so it's not
exactly the best looking thing I've ever done, but ya gotta start
somewhere, right?
Now
before I head off to green liquid heaven, there are a few other
things I'd like to mention.
Shoutin'
right back at ya...
I
just wanted to thank the fine folks over at ImagineFX
(specifically Kay) for the little shout out they gave me on their
site's blog. You guys rock!
And
to all of you who made your way here via the linkage, welcome
aboard! I hope you manage to get a kick out of what you see
here.
E-mail
madness...
I'm
currently waaaaaay behind on my e-mails right now, but I plan to
tackle them this weekend. So if you're waiting on an e-mail
from me, you should be seeing on by Sunday. And if you're not
expecting an e-mail from me...well hell, maybe I'll just send you
one anyway.
I
sure hope it wasn't the cure for cancer...
Okay,
I've forgotten the last thing I was going to mention...and now my
brain is starting to tingle, so I guess that means the NyQuil is
working!
Okay
guys, that's it for me. Have yourselves a great weekend!
Now
if you'll excuse me...NyQuil, take me awayyyyyyyyyyyy....
-Ed
******
11
/ SEP / 07 - 1753 CST : Ironmanhood...
Hey
folks.
If
you haven't seen the Ironman trailer yet, do
yourself a favour and check it out! I'm usually
cautiously optimistic at best when it comes to movies based on comic
books, but after all the clips I've seen of Ironman so far, I can't
help but throw caution to the wind.
Anyway,
this is going to be an insanely busy week for me, so I doubt I'll be
able to write much here till next Monday, but I'll try to do the
best I can.
Okay,
that's all for now.
Later,
-Ed
******
07
/ SEP / 07 - 2207 CST : Searching for brevity...
Hey
folks.
Two
things. First off, today's strip is done...well, almost.
I'm really not happy with the script I wrote and need to tweak it a
bit (and edit it down a lot). Only at this point
I'm sick of staring at it, waiting for the right words to jump out
at me, so I'm going to get some sleep and try again when I wake up.
However,
if you'd like a bit of a spoiler and take a look at the finished
artwork sans-text, then feel free to CLICK
HERE.
And
the second thing...
What? Noname, not a
good enough name for ya?
It
seems that my mother is going to have to share her birthday with
someone else from now on, as I just got word earlier today that my
friends, Stephan and Kristen, have welcomed a new potential Geek
Tragedy reader into the world. Congratz
you two! I'm
looking forward to meeting little
Jacob Alexander come
Christmas!
Okay,
now for that sleep I was talking about...
Later,
-Ed
******
1221 CST : Like a turtle with a pencil...
Hey
folks.
Just
letting y'all know that the strip will be up today, but at this
point I'm not sure when. All I can tell you is that I'm
working on it, but I'm not exactly rushing things. Normally
when I take my time it's because I'm too tired to function at full
speed, however this time it's for a different reason. Today,
I'm in just too good of a mood to bother stressing out and
pressuring myself.
So
yeah, new strip today, but most likely not till much later in the
evening.
Oh,
and one more thing before I get back to work.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY MOM!
Later,
-Ed
******
06
/ SEP / 07 - 1137 CST : Agent vs. Predator...
Hey
folks.
Just
a couple of quick notes about today's GT˛.
I
came up with idea for the strip after my friend, Travis, sent me a
link to the movie .
I'm actually pretty excited to see it when it comes out as it looks
a hellova lot more exciting than the last one. Granted, given
the fact that the trailer alone shows some dude getting his face
melted by alien blood, I'm thinking the movie itself won't exactly
be for everyone. But who knows, maybe it'll be the surprise
date move of '07.
Also,
yes, I kinda got a bit more foul with my language with this
strip. At least more so than I ever really do with the regular
ones. Personally I see these strips as a completely separate
project, so the self imposed rules I've set up for Geek Tragedy (one
of which being that I will only use "the 'F' word" when I
figure it's absolutely necessary) isn't really going to apply
here. That doesn't mean I'll be throwing that word around in GT˛
like it was
Oh
and btw, the next regular Geek Tragedy strip, the one I'll posting
on Friday...
Never mind,
I'll talk about that tomorrow.
In
the mean time, here's
a short little bit of flash animation that you may get a kick out of.
Especially if you're big into keeping up with the console gaming
wars.
Later,
-Ed
******
04
/ SEP / 07 - 1606 CST : Gag me with a storyline...
Hey
folks.
Those
of you who have been reading the strip for a while now know that I basically
have two types of regular GT strips (I'm not including the GT˛
strips in this equation). There are the stand alone gag type
arcs which have little to no impact on the main story, and
those that are completely focused on furthering the underlining
plot.
Granted
from the time GT started that plot has changed from "Noname
tries to get a life" to "Noname tries to not to get
killed", but the way I approach dealing with it hasn't.
Now to be perfectly honest, I'd much rather have all the strips deal
with the main plot instead of taking up a few weeks each year with
some of the "throw-away" strips I do. This isn't
because I don't enjoy doing stories purely for humour's sake.
After all, I try my best to infuse every strip with
something that at least resembles a joke. No, the main reason
I like sticking to plot driven strips is quite simply that I have a story I'm
just dying to tell y'all, and every time I delay it a bit with
unrelated material it feels like I'm throwing myself off pace.
However
I'm also well aware of the fact that these "throw-away"
strips are still important in a way. Especially for new
readers who may find it kinda hard to jump on board if they have to
read a years worth of strips just to know what's going on.
Anyway,
I'm bringing this all up now for two reasons. One, I wanted to
let you guys know that in the future I'm going to try my best to put
a few more stand alone stories into the mix. And two, after plotting
out the the strips for the next few months (right up to Christmas
actually), I realized that "the future" probably isn't
going to come into affect until 2008. Still, until then,
hopefully the GT˛ strips will be enough to act as sort of way to
ease you new readers into the GT universe.
Okay
folks, time for talkin' is done. Bring on the sleep!
Later,
-Ed
******
03
/ SEP / 07 - 1503 CST : Squares away...
Hey
folks.
Still
working on the regular strip, but I went ahead and posted Tuesday's GT˛
instead as I
really don't see being done anytime soon. Or at least not
before I have to crash before work. But at least this way
y'all are still getting an update, right?
Anyway,
new regular strip will be up tomorrow, followed by another GT˛
on Thursday.
Later,
-Ed
0744 CST : Possible strip shuffle...
Hey
folks.
Two
things to tell you about this morning. First off, I've managed
to finish both Geek Tragedy Squared strips for this week. And
secondly, if I don't start making more headway on today's regular
strip, I may end up posting the first of this week's GT˛
(yes, I
finally learned the command for writing a squared symbol) today, and
then post the regular strip tomorrow. Hopefully not, but it's
a possibility.
Okay,
back to work!
Later,
-Ed
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