November 18th, 2008
Come and celebrate regime changes and the wholesale slaughter of turkeys by jamming with the St. Paul Conspiracy cell this Thursday! Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage — the baristas really do appreciate that.
The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until…whenever.
To join us come to:
Cosmic’s Coffee Shoppe
189 Snelling Ave N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Northwest corner of Snelling and Selby)
More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)
In the meantime, if you have any ideas or just want to chat about the upcoming jam, please click here!
November 18th, 2008
You may recall a while ago I had a post about good ole Hacksaw and his poor choice of ring attire being a pair of overalls. You can see the post here. In that post I had pointed out a cage dancer in the background that perhaps suggested that Duggan was fighting at the Deuce Deuce (strip club/bar).
Well, it looks like that suggestion may have been true, since Duggan appears to be at some sort of seedy bar, 2 x 4 in hand looking for a fight. I think I might even see a pulltab booth in the background.
Moral of the story here. Don’t mess with Hacksaw. He will fight you anywhere.
November 15th, 2008
Long distance internet friend and contributor to Super Fantastica Comix, Josh Blair, has included me in his latest mini-comic anthology, Candy or Medicine.
Josh really has his stuff together. He has compiled five 4.25″ x 5.5″ black and white minis on a timely, quarterly schedule over the past year. I sought out Josh via Comic Space as we were starting similar projects at about the same time in the summer of 2007 - his being the aforementioned Candy or Medicine and mine being Super Fantastica Comix. We were both intent on releasing these on a quarterly basis. Well, as I stated before, Josh has his stuff together. Nearly a year and a half later he has released five mini comic anthologies to my three. Also, Josh charges a significantly less amount than the constantly price fluctuating SFC. His comics are only $1 in person or $1.50 via PayPal! Click to here to purchase! They are fun, quick little reads and the latest issue comes with an exclusive “adhesive bandage cover.”
I was surprised and flattered that I was the first artist mentioned in his press release! Also, I received a strong placement in his anthology as the last story of the book (one other artist, Steve Rack” received the back cover with a cool little maze activity). Thanks Josh! My comic, a one pager entitled “10-minute comic,” was truthfully a comic created in ten minutes. I know, sad, right? I really enjoyed all ten minutes of it though, if that counts for anything!
Also, I noticed fellow Minnesotan and creator of Mayflies and Slide Guitars, Ed Moorman, makes an appearance with a three page story named “A Craigslist “Missed Connection.”
I plan on contributing to upcoming issues. In fact, I would love to spend more than ten minutes on the next one! Would you like to contribute? Go to the site and submit! Please be aware that he is a bit backed up with submissions, so your work may appear in a later issue.
November 13th, 2008
The newest installment in the bewilderedkidiverse is online! Just click the link above or the picture below for your viewing pleasure!
November 11th, 2008
This is, obviously, an older photo of Jim Duggan. In fact, if I were to venture a guess, this was probably taken before joining the WWF and becoming “Hacksaw”. This and the October 21st post are examples of what working for Vince McMahon and allowing him to turn your independent/territorial professional wrestling identity into a cartoon character to be enjoyed by millions of children that grew up in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Mind you, I’m not disrespecting Duggan’s choice or McMahon’s business. Let’s be honest, if it weren’t for this transformation I wouldn’t be writing about the World’s Greatest flag toting, 2 x 4 holding, slobbering, hairy faced, cross eyed, professional wrestler sports entertainer.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
November 10th, 2008
I have a few projects that I am currently working on. I am really excited about all of them. However, this particular project is something that has been brewing in my head for the past year. I got a false start on it this year, but had to step back and retool it. I’m now back to square one, but I at least have the main characters designed and a clear game plan.
November 6th, 2008
Behold a new adventure in the bewilderedkidiverse!
November 2nd, 2008
It’s Election Day on Tuesday! I hope you are able to get out and vote. Last week, I unveiled an image I found while cruising the internet. This image was a button, view it here. I pondered that it may be a button that Hacksaw may have used or is planing to use for obtaining public office. I was curious about the asterisk following Hacksaw’s name. I figured it may have been his political affiliation, “The Asterisk Party.” Loops, a fellow artist and bewilderedkid dot com reader, pointed out the Asterisk Party agenda.
*Pro performance enhancing drugs
*Pro universal health care
*Pro fear
I was able to come across this weeks image as proof to my suspicions! Actually, I made it, but I believe it’s still quite funny.
MAKE SURE TO GO AND VOTE!
November 2nd, 2008
#169 Mr. Skyler Druyadust - A Hider
I added an image to the 700 Mole-men Project at Flickr.com and 700 Mole-men dot com. A brief rundown of the 700 Mole-men Project is as follows.
On October 21, 2008 celebrating the continuation of John Hodgman’s gift of knowledge. Complete world knowledge, that is. In his book “Areas of My Expertise” Hodgman, a satirist/comedian whose work is commonly seen on The Daily Show and as the PC from the Mac/PC commercials, revealed the world of the hoboes, including names for 700 hoboes. Now, with his new compendium, “More Information Than You Require” we learn of the deranged world below our own world of the strange naked-mole-rat-like people known enigmatically as “The Mole-men”.
Anyone can join as long as they have a Flickr account. Don’t have a Flickr account? Its free! Just head over to Flickr.com and sign up, post your images, and have some fun!
October 30th, 2008
I generally don’t post twice on Thursdays, mostly so people can have a day or two to find the newest installment to the bewilderedkidiverse. However, today I make an exception. It was brought to my attention by friend and collaborator Ben Z that our entry into the Muscles and Frights anthology was reviewed at Ain’t It Cool News! Hooray!
Here is the excerpt: “The book gets off to a fun start with “Muscles And…” by Ben Z and Daniel J. Olson, in which a trio of trick-or-treaters are ambushed by a muscle-bound leftover from the last volume. Definitely leaning more towards the “Muscle” side of the remit, this was a quick and amusing read with the big panels leaving plenty of room for Olson’s bold cartooning.”
Wow. Bold. I don’t really know what that even means. I can assume it’s a compliment. By the way, Ben Z did the layouts and wrote this comic, with the exception of part of page three. If it weren’t for his vision and pacing, we wouldn’t have received this review.
Muscles and Frights was also plugged at Breeni Books. No review this time, but the awesome press release that friend and Muscles and Fights/Frights guru Bud Burgy put together can be viewed.
You can buy either the PDF file or the book for your own personal library at Lulu dot com.