my feet are finally in the air
Jul. 3rd, 2008 10:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
reflectedeveDespite the fact that I am having my worst sleep week in a long time (which is, um, impressive; I haven't had a good one in . . . months), life is seriously awesome right now.
I don't even know where to start! Yesterday my copy of The Black Parade Is Dead! was waiting for me when I got home (I haven't watched it yet, but eeee, anticipation). I spent the entire night making stir-fry, which I have never done before, and for which I only had sort of a vague recipe. It turned out fucking delicious, probably the best thing I've ever cooked (well, aside from the carrot-ginger bisque, that's my specialty). I don't cook much at all. This is progress! (My roomie was ridiculously encouraging and sweet about it, too. ILhim.)
And um, comics. After all my Whedon-inspired rage last month, Warren Ellis' first issue of Astonishing X-Men made me want to do a little dance of glee. It's a set-up issue and not much happens in it, but I just love that man's writing so much. I'm even angrier about that one character death (Joss D:<), because I loved the way Ellis wrote her back in the day. *siiigh* Can't have everything, I guess. On a happier note, Simone Bianchi's art is om nom nom gorgeous! He doesn't always get the right expression or body language for every moment, but still. Art that pretty is kind of a rarity in superhero titles.
Plus, there's a new Umbrella Academy story in the latest Dark Horse Presents, and good lord, I love that comic more with every damn panel I read. (Punk teen Vanya! ♥ Oh god, I want so much more of that.) One of my initial issues with TUA was that it seemed to rely so much more on quirky, bizarro set-ups, and less on in-depth characterization; much fun, but I suspected that it would be hard to maintain. I shouldn't have worried. I'm so hungry for more of these people . . . can it be Fall now?
As if that weren't enough, the final episode of The Adventures of Gerard: Boy Princess of the Ocean, and Frank, the Italian Gentleman's Son Who Loves Him is up at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
thegaystarfish! \o/ Am trying to make myself wait until lunch to read it. (So of course I'm updating my LJ instead.)
There are other things, too . . . my guitar classes are so much fun, the MCR shirt I didn't buy at MSG is available on their merch website now, I have a three-day weekend to draw in (and my brother might visit!), Doctor Who is insane, Avatar is coming back soon, and oh yeah, I'm seeing the Hushies in just under a week! ♥ ♥ ♥
So to spread a bit of joy (because apparently it's More Joy Day? I thought that was in January? not that I wouldn't want to spread joy anyway), thought I'd share some of the stuff I've drawn recently. (This is because I'm too damn slow to draw something specially for today, alas.) I've pretty much just been messing around trying to learn how to draw some of the bandguys, so it's nothing polished, but what the heck. :D
Usual disclaimer: these interpretations are not intended as anything other than fiction for my own harmless enjoyment, and the only intended audience is other fans. Etc. If you're famous, you might want to rethink googling yourself.
First up is a bit of Frank/Gerard, drawn on request for someone nifty. Just some quick-ish doodles with flat color stuck on, but I'm feeling pretty okay about them.
Also, there's this. I was doing a pageful of Gerard doodles on the commuter rail a couple weekends back, just trying to get a feel for him (I'm still working on that). The profile view that I was messing with turned into him drawing . . . and from there, him drawing on Mikey. ^^; [ETA:] I'm sorry, but I've needed to remove this picture for personal reasons. Thanks to everyone who commented on it, here and elsewhere.
And because those are actually weirdly similar pieces (I swear, something other than from-the-chest-up profile view next time), here's some original art as well, just to mix it up. (It's slightly topical, if you look closely!) This was part of something I drew as a parting gift for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sweetvalleyslut.
That's all for now . . . I'm still producing much less than I'd like, but I'm working on that! And I'll try to draw something other than bandom art soon, just for a change: say, Avatar? ;)
I don't even know where to start! Yesterday my copy of The Black Parade Is Dead! was waiting for me when I got home (I haven't watched it yet, but eeee, anticipation). I spent the entire night making stir-fry, which I have never done before, and for which I only had sort of a vague recipe. It turned out fucking delicious, probably the best thing I've ever cooked (well, aside from the carrot-ginger bisque, that's my specialty). I don't cook much at all. This is progress! (My roomie was ridiculously encouraging and sweet about it, too. ILhim.)
And um, comics. After all my Whedon-inspired rage last month, Warren Ellis' first issue of Astonishing X-Men made me want to do a little dance of glee. It's a set-up issue and not much happens in it, but I just love that man's writing so much. I'm even angrier about that one character death (Joss D:<), because I loved the way Ellis wrote her back in the day. *siiigh* Can't have everything, I guess. On a happier note, Simone Bianchi's art is om nom nom gorgeous! He doesn't always get the right expression or body language for every moment, but still. Art that pretty is kind of a rarity in superhero titles.
Plus, there's a new Umbrella Academy story in the latest Dark Horse Presents, and good lord, I love that comic more with every damn panel I read. (Punk teen Vanya! ♥ Oh god, I want so much more of that.) One of my initial issues with TUA was that it seemed to rely so much more on quirky, bizarro set-ups, and less on in-depth characterization; much fun, but I suspected that it would be hard to maintain. I shouldn't have worried. I'm so hungry for more of these people . . . can it be Fall now?
As if that weren't enough, the final episode of The Adventures of Gerard: Boy Princess of the Ocean, and Frank, the Italian Gentleman's Son Who Loves Him is up at
thegaystarfish! \o/ Am trying to make myself wait until lunch to read it. (So of course I'm updating my LJ instead.)There are other things, too . . . my guitar classes are so much fun, the MCR shirt I didn't buy at MSG is available on their merch website now, I have a three-day weekend to draw in (and my brother might visit!), Doctor Who is insane, Avatar is coming back soon, and oh yeah, I'm seeing the Hushies in just under a week! ♥ ♥ ♥
So to spread a bit of joy (because apparently it's More Joy Day? I thought that was in January? not that I wouldn't want to spread joy anyway), thought I'd share some of the stuff I've drawn recently. (This is because I'm too damn slow to draw something specially for today, alas.) I've pretty much just been messing around trying to learn how to draw some of the bandguys, so it's nothing polished, but what the heck. :D
Usual disclaimer: these interpretations are not intended as anything other than fiction for my own harmless enjoyment, and the only intended audience is other fans. Etc. If you're famous, you might want to rethink googling yourself.
First up is a bit of Frank/Gerard, drawn on request for someone nifty. Just some quick-ish doodles with flat color stuck on, but I'm feeling pretty okay about them.
Also, there's this. I was doing a pageful of Gerard doodles on the commuter rail a couple weekends back, just trying to get a feel for him (I'm still working on that). The profile view that I was messing with turned into him drawing . . . and from there, him drawing on Mikey. ^^; [ETA:] I'm sorry, but I've needed to remove this picture for personal reasons. Thanks to everyone who commented on it, here and elsewhere.
And because those are actually weirdly similar pieces (I swear, something other than from-the-chest-up profile view next time), here's some original art as well, just to mix it up. (It's slightly topical, if you look closely!) This was part of something I drew as a parting gift for
sweetvalleyslut.That's all for now . . . I'm still producing much less than I'd like, but I'm working on that! And I'll try to draw something other than bandom art soon, just for a change: say, Avatar? ;)
