Y'okay. We're back from Nashville, safe and sound. First off, I'd like to thank everyone that came out and supported TORC Press. We appreciate it, big time. Secondly, I'd like to thank my cousin Katie for putting us up (and putting up with us) for a couple of nights. A free place to sleep certainly helps a lot. Also, we got to play with our nephew Jack, so good times all around.
We had a good, solid show. The Con was in a new venue, so there was really no telling how things were going to go, but Saturday went really well, and Sunday was good enough, so no complaints here. I'm noticing a continuing and disturbing trend at these shows though. There's fewer and fewer Small Press Creators at every show I go to. I'm beginning to believe that perhaps we're becoming an endangered species. I tell you one thing, when I finally go extinct, I'm gonna be like that damn T-Rex at the end of the second "Jurassic Park" movie. You'll see me smashing around a Con throwing comics at people and making horrible howling noises while overpaid actors try to load me onto a boat that will take me off to an island with all the other Small Press guys and gals.
Anyway, thanks to the show, I've got a possible line on a couple of other midwest shows (which I need to look into this evening). I also need to add some more content to the main site at www.torcpress.com. But, before I can do too much of anything, I need to get caught up on my deadline for the week, considering I was in Nashville on Sunday, I didn't have my usual Sunday to get ahead on my deadlines. So I'm already behind this week. Huzzah!
New book goes online on October 4th. I'm trying to decide which project to focus on this week. I'm gonna pick up work on HFSAC 9 when October starts. As usual, I have more ideas than I know what to do with. The endless joy and terror of being the Bizarre Human Comix Machine.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Going Down Nashville Way
Right-o. Just a few hours of sawmilling and then it's off to Nashville to crash at my cousin Katie's for a few days while we work the newly remastered Nashville Comicon. It's Saturday the 25th from 10 to 5 and Sunday the 26th from 11 to 4. We'll be there with our limitless arsenal of comics, doing our thing. Wish us luck!
Whoops, almost forgot, details on the show can be found at: http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.php.
Whoops, almost forgot, details on the show can be found at: http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.php.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Pre-Nashville Ramblings
Welp, it's Monday. Whattawegot?
The Nashville Comicon is this upcoming weekend. I'll be there hawking my goods. Details can be found at www.comiccitytn.com.
I'm halfway through my work quota for the week already, which is good considering that I won't be around on Friday or Saturday. I've got a lot of irons in the fire, but I don't feel completely overwhelmed like I did back in the days of the Kaleidoscope.
Having said that, I'm currently toying with the idea of (gasp) hiring another artist so I can produce even more comics. I know no one actually reads these stupid blogs, but if there happens to be any unpublished artists out there looking for work and don't mind working on the cheap, hit me up at cactusfnjoe@hotmail.com. Why not?
I wonder if I've still got free HBO?
The Nashville Comicon is this upcoming weekend. I'll be there hawking my goods. Details can be found at www.comiccitytn.com.
I'm halfway through my work quota for the week already, which is good considering that I won't be around on Friday or Saturday. I've got a lot of irons in the fire, but I don't feel completely overwhelmed like I did back in the days of the Kaleidoscope.
Having said that, I'm currently toying with the idea of (gasp) hiring another artist so I can produce even more comics. I know no one actually reads these stupid blogs, but if there happens to be any unpublished artists out there looking for work and don't mind working on the cheap, hit me up at cactusfnjoe@hotmail.com. Why not?
I wonder if I've still got free HBO?
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Nashville and Other New Stuff
Right-o. Last night's DOP show went great, and I'd like to thank everyone that came out to support the Brotherman in Charleston. Rock on!
Next up, we've got the Nashville Comicon this next weekend. It's September 25-26. Details can be found at http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.php. I'll be bringing the mini-sketches with me, and they'll be free with purchase.
Also, we've got a new bio up on the bio page. "Gulatta!"'s King Dark and his feathered pal, TuLo TooCan have got an entry up which can be found at http://www.torcpress.com/kingdark.html. Find out more about the world's most powerful vigilante. He can hit you with the awesome weight of gravity itself! BAM!
I didn't get near enough sleep last night.
Next up, we've got the Nashville Comicon this next weekend. It's September 25-26. Details can be found at http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.php. I'll be bringing the mini-sketches with me, and they'll be free with purchase.
Also, we've got a new bio up on the bio page. "Gulatta!"'s King Dark and his feathered pal, TuLo TooCan have got an entry up which can be found at http://www.torcpress.com/kingdark.html. Find out more about the world's most powerful vigilante. He can hit you with the awesome weight of gravity itself! BAM!
I didn't get near enough sleep last night.
Friday, September 17, 2010
The DOP Live Tonight!
Right-o. No real TORC Press news to bug everyone with today (although, once again, we've added some new content to the website at www.torcpress.com, and we'll be at the Nashville Comicon next weekend). Instead I'll just mention that my brother's one man band, The Dr. Orphyus Project, will be performing live at Friend's and Co. in Charleston, IL tonight. The show starts at 9pm, and according to the flyer, Altered Existence and Mahgniffe Heathens will also be playing. Should be fun. Bro will be rocking a set similar to his Summer Tour set, which includes new videos from our comic book/CD combo project, Death Nouveau Episode 2 (which, if you don't have a copy yet, can be acquired at http://www.torcpress.com/store.html). Me excited to get my metal on.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Brain Swarm
Right-o. Added a bio entry for Bad Jack to the main site last night. It can be viewed at http://www.torcpress.com/badjack.html. If the idea of an undead superhero who can slice off people's faces sounds like a good idea, then after reading the entry, feel free to swing by the TORC Press online store and pick up some copies of "SDF: Pulp". Why not?
One of the tricky parts about being a Bizarre Human Comix Machine is trying to figure out a regular publishing schedule. I have changed my publishing schedule, like, twenty times this year. I've made at least five or six rough drafts of next year's publishing schedule. The problem is that I'm constantly having an influx of new ideas, while constantly retooling and reworking old ideas, and the end result is a massive cranial traffic jam. In addition, nowadays I spend a fair amount of time intentionally trying to come up with concepts that will either attract people's attention or sell well so I can make some decent scratch. The clock is ticking away on the sawmill, and our hero desperately needs to find his way to the Promised Land or face a fate worse than death: Working full time in some crummy factory in his 40s. I can still do my wild and crazy stuff (in fact, one might argue that's what sets me apart from everyone else), I just need to find a profitable format. (A rabid, regular readership wouldn't hurt, but that's something I can't control, and if you can't control it, why bother worrying about it?)
Anyway, long story short, I had intended to finish the 9th issue of the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club by the end of the month. Unfortunately, I've been thinking about some stuff, and I've realized that if I want to complete a couple of projects within a set time frame, I'm going to need to take a little longer break from the Fudgeheads. As a result, I'm pushing the deadline on HFSAC 9 back until either October or November while I get my ducks in a row.
The good news is that HFSAC 9 will be coming out eventually. The story is written, half the pencils are done, and I've got a few pages inked. It'll start a new 3 issue story arc (that was the other reason I'm postponing the issue, I didn't want to start a new arc and then leave it dangling) that'll feature all sorts of wild new stuff.
Kirby did three major books throughout the 60s: Fantastic Four, Thor, and Captain America. If HFSAC is my FF, then what will be my Thor and Cap? Hmmmm....
One of the tricky parts about being a Bizarre Human Comix Machine is trying to figure out a regular publishing schedule. I have changed my publishing schedule, like, twenty times this year. I've made at least five or six rough drafts of next year's publishing schedule. The problem is that I'm constantly having an influx of new ideas, while constantly retooling and reworking old ideas, and the end result is a massive cranial traffic jam. In addition, nowadays I spend a fair amount of time intentionally trying to come up with concepts that will either attract people's attention or sell well so I can make some decent scratch. The clock is ticking away on the sawmill, and our hero desperately needs to find his way to the Promised Land or face a fate worse than death: Working full time in some crummy factory in his 40s. I can still do my wild and crazy stuff (in fact, one might argue that's what sets me apart from everyone else), I just need to find a profitable format. (A rabid, regular readership wouldn't hurt, but that's something I can't control, and if you can't control it, why bother worrying about it?)
Anyway, long story short, I had intended to finish the 9th issue of the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club by the end of the month. Unfortunately, I've been thinking about some stuff, and I've realized that if I want to complete a couple of projects within a set time frame, I'm going to need to take a little longer break from the Fudgeheads. As a result, I'm pushing the deadline on HFSAC 9 back until either October or November while I get my ducks in a row.
The good news is that HFSAC 9 will be coming out eventually. The story is written, half the pencils are done, and I've got a few pages inked. It'll start a new 3 issue story arc (that was the other reason I'm postponing the issue, I didn't want to start a new arc and then leave it dangling) that'll feature all sorts of wild new stuff.
Kirby did three major books throughout the 60s: Fantastic Four, Thor, and Captain America. If HFSAC is my FF, then what will be my Thor and Cap? Hmmmm....
Monday, September 13, 2010
New Website Stuff
Welp, despite the fact that I have the computer skills of your average mongoose, I spent a small portion of my weekend tinkering with my website, www.torcpress.com. There's two new additions to the site. First off, there's a one page preview of Death Nouveau: Episode 2 Baroque Western. It's the "Hell Scene" from Page/Track 10, and is one of my most favorite little bits of art I've done ever. You can view it at http://www.torcpress.com/previewpage1.html, and if you happen to dig it and wanna throw a little scratch our way, there's a link to the store just below the art. Yes, I went there.
Secondly, on the advice of my Unofficial Business Manager (what up, Boolah!) I'm going to be slowly but surely adding a Cast section to the main site that will contain information on the central TORCverse crew. Obviously, the first (and currently only) entry is about Cactus Joe the Clown and Pengy Penguin. All of which can be viewed at
http://www.torcpress.com/clownnpenguin.html. I like how colorful and simplistic the image is, myself.
Anyway, if there's anything that needs brought to my attention, please e-mail me about it, or drop a comment on the blog. Thanks.
Other than that, I'm currently working on the 9th issue of the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club. It's half penciled, and I'm up to page 6 on the inks. I've got one book at the Printers, one book ready to go to the Printers (a book that hopefully several people will be happy to see), and our next book goes up for sale the first week of October. Also working on a long form project, just scripted another interesting project (which I'll probably start work on in October), and I had something of a breakthrough on a project that I almost scrapped. So, yeah, no reason for me to get bored right now.
Secondly, on the advice of my Unofficial Business Manager (what up, Boolah!) I'm going to be slowly but surely adding a Cast section to the main site that will contain information on the central TORCverse crew. Obviously, the first (and currently only) entry is about Cactus Joe the Clown and Pengy Penguin. All of which can be viewed at
http://www.torcpress.com/clownnpenguin.html. I like how colorful and simplistic the image is, myself.
Anyway, if there's anything that needs brought to my attention, please e-mail me about it, or drop a comment on the blog. Thanks.
Other than that, I'm currently working on the 9th issue of the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club. It's half penciled, and I'm up to page 6 on the inks. I've got one book at the Printers, one book ready to go to the Printers (a book that hopefully several people will be happy to see), and our next book goes up for sale the first week of October. Also working on a long form project, just scripted another interesting project (which I'll probably start work on in October), and I had something of a breakthrough on a project that I almost scrapped. So, yeah, no reason for me to get bored right now.
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