Friday, April 30, 2004
____________ players ____________ 2:09 PM
____________ players ____________: " is made up of six games made by six different artists. Click on the name of the game to find out what it is about.Click on the artist's name to find out more about who made the g"
Thursday, April 29, 2004
nicheflix 12:59 PM
nicheflix
Like Netflix, only for hard to find wierd video from overseas and stuff...
Like Netflix, only for hard to find wierd video from overseas and stuff...
Buy and Sell nightclub flyer designs, club photos and bar promotions graphics 11:55 AM
Buy and Sell nightclub flyer designs, club photos and bar promotions graphics: "Flyerstarter.com offers fresh nightclub flyer and DJ promotion royalty-free images, fonts, photoshop layouts, and other media; no business, kids, flowers, or other "vanilla" material. Why spend hours surfing through overpriced, generic stock photography catalogs when you can purchase file-by-file here, and always be assured that the content will be relevant to your specific needs for deejay and bar promotions."
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Friday, April 23, 2004
Plunderphonics - Essay 3:27 PM
Plunderphonics - Essay
I read this long ago in Whole Earth Review and it was like a bomb going off in my brain...
I read this long ago in Whole Earth Review and it was like a bomb going off in my brain...
24 Hour Comics dot com 3:19 PM
24 Hour Comics dot com: "On April 24th (that's 4-24-2004), cartoonists all over will face the 24 hour comics challenge. To help cartoonists face this challenge, some comic book stores, educational insitutions, and comics clubs are hosting special 24 Hour Comics Day events. They'll be providing cartoonists with a space to work, access to food and drink, and camaraderie. While some stores may set the cartoonists up in off-site locations, other stores will have the cartoonists work inside the store itself, so comics fans can gather and watch."
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
The Sect of Homokaasu - The Rasterbator 11:07 AM
The Sect of Homokaasu - The Rasterbator: "The Rasterbator is very easy to use. You can either upload a file from your computer or use any file that is publicly available in the internet. After you have cropped and selected a desired size for the image, the rasterbated image will be sent to you as an easily printable pdf file. "
What a great tool!
What a great tool!
tohoscope@gmail.com 9:21 AM
I just got set up for the new Gmail, it looks interesting. I wish there'd been a service like this 5 years ago. Of course they couldn't because the technology wasn't cheap enough back then. We'll see what the difference is...
A Floyd Gottfredson Tribute Page 9:13 AM
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Friday, April 16, 2004
Gigantor father dies after fire at Tokyo home 8:42 AM
Mainichi Interactive - Top News: "
Gigantor father dies after fire at Tokyo home
Cartoonist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, best known as the creator of the animation series Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go), suffered serious burns and died after a fire broke out at his Tokyo home early Thursday, police said.
At around 6 a.m., a fire broke out at his home in the Chihaya district of Toshima-ku, Tokyo, and burned a futon mat where he was sleeping before his family extinguished it 15 minutes later, Tokyo police said.
He was rushed to hospital with serious burns and died late Thursday night. He was 69.
Noting that there were numerous cigarette butts in an ashtray in his bedroom, investigators said they suspect that the fire started because the artist failed to extinguish one of his cigarettes.
Yokoyama's 66-year-old sister who was sleeping in the neighboring room woke up after hearing a strange noise, and went into his room to find that his futon mat and clothes were burning, she was quoted as telling police. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, April 15, 2004)"
Gigantor father dies after fire at Tokyo home
Cartoonist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, best known as the creator of the animation series Gigantor (Tetsujin 28-go), suffered serious burns and died after a fire broke out at his Tokyo home early Thursday, police said.
At around 6 a.m., a fire broke out at his home in the Chihaya district of Toshima-ku, Tokyo, and burned a futon mat where he was sleeping before his family extinguished it 15 minutes later, Tokyo police said.
He was rushed to hospital with serious burns and died late Thursday night. He was 69.
Noting that there were numerous cigarette butts in an ashtray in his bedroom, investigators said they suspect that the fire started because the artist failed to extinguish one of his cigarettes.
Yokoyama's 66-year-old sister who was sleeping in the neighboring room woke up after hearing a strange noise, and went into his room to find that his futon mat and clothes were burning, she was quoted as telling police. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, April 15, 2004)"
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Buy finest video game accessories for your console 3:16 PM
Buy finest video game accessories for your console
Lik Sang, I've gotta look into these guys. They seem to be a good resource for Dreamcast games and stuff...
Lik Sang, I've gotta look into these guys. They seem to be a good resource for Dreamcast games and stuff...
"I ain't gonna worry no gallows women no pain" 1:01 PM
I got Stripes
Written by Johnny Cash and Charlie Wiliams
On a Monday, I was arrested
On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail
On a Wednesday, my trial was contested
On a Thursday, they said "Guilty," and the judge's gavel pelled
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chained around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're bout to drag me down
On a Monday, my mama come to see me
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file
On a Wednesday, I'm down in solitary
On a Thursday, I start on bread and water for a while
On a Monday, I got my tripe depression
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file
On a Wednesday, I‘ working digging dishes
On a Thursday I begged them not to knock me down again
Another song that Ohrwurmed itsway into my head. And damn if I didn't think it was a public domain song....
Written by Johnny Cash and Charlie Wiliams
On a Monday, I was arrested
On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail
On a Wednesday, my trial was contested
On a Thursday, they said "Guilty," and the judge's gavel pelled
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chained around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're bout to drag me down
On a Monday, my mama come to see me
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file
On a Wednesday, I'm down in solitary
On a Thursday, I start on bread and water for a while
On a Monday, I got my tripe depression
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file
On a Wednesday, I‘ working digging dishes
On a Thursday I begged them not to knock me down again
Another song that Ohrwurmed itsway into my head. And damn if I didn't think it was a public domain song....
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
LiveJournal Images 10:33 AM
LiveJournal Images
Ah, what a great little tool/site. I nice little dip in the data stream to see what's sparking! I'll be hitting this every once in awhile for a laugh...
Update:Turns out to be a popular bit of code. I gotta give the proper respect, even though the author took the link off his webpage he posted the code so everybody could still peep at the LiveJournal picts!
Ah, what a great little tool/site. I nice little dip in the data stream to see what's sparking! I'll be hitting this every once in awhile for a laugh...
Update:Turns out to be a popular bit of code. I gotta give the proper respect, even though the author took the link off his webpage he posted the code so everybody could still peep at the LiveJournal picts!
Monday, April 12, 2004
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Friday, April 09, 2004
Thursday, April 08, 2004
quirky japan homepage 8:24 AM
quirky japan homepage: "The Quirky Japan Homepage provides information about oddities such as the The Meguro Parasitalogical Museum, the Thousand Person Bathtub, love hotels, temple lodging, and the Yakiimo man (the ice cream man's evil twin)."
Oddly enough, U reccommended this page after I mentioned Ken Utse and Star Man...
Oddly enough, U reccommended this page after I mentioned Ken Utse and Star Man...
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Doraemon 9:28 AM
I want one!
Toy maker Bandai Co. has brought popular Doraemon a little closer to life by producing a robot version of the cartoon character that can converse with humans.
The firm plans to put "Doraemon the Robot" on the market at the end of March. The product is the first in Bandai's project to "create a real Doraemon by 2010."
The robot, which stands 26.5 centimeters tall and weighs 1.3 kilograms, uses the latest voice-recognition technology and sensors to make its interaction with humans unique.
It can use about 750 words spoken with the voice of the animated version of Doraemon, and can recognize nine human words including "Doraemon," "Let's play," and "Mouse." When someone says, "Doraemon, let's play," for example, the robot responds by asking, "What shall we do?"
Since the robot contains 10 types of light and inclination sensors, it can tell when someone has hit it on the head, and says, "Hey, that hurts." When it is stroked, it says, "If you're going to stroke me I wouldn't mind a bean-jam pancake as well."
When a registered password is spoken, Doraemon's prized pocket opens. The robot's movements can also be controlled with a remote controller modeled in the shape of a bean-filled pancake.
An added feature of the Doraemon robot is that it is equipped with a clock and calendar, and can remember important events such as people's birthdays and even when it is time to put the rubbish out.
Bandai President Takeo Takasu said he wanted to continue to improve the robot.
"In the future, we want to add a function that enables it to distinguish between people, and get even closer to the real Doraemon," he said. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Jan. 15, 2004)
Toy maker Bandai Co. has brought popular Doraemon a little closer to life by producing a robot version of the cartoon character that can converse with humans.
The firm plans to put "Doraemon the Robot" on the market at the end of March. The product is the first in Bandai's project to "create a real Doraemon by 2010."
The robot, which stands 26.5 centimeters tall and weighs 1.3 kilograms, uses the latest voice-recognition technology and sensors to make its interaction with humans unique.
It can use about 750 words spoken with the voice of the animated version of Doraemon, and can recognize nine human words including "Doraemon," "Let's play," and "Mouse." When someone says, "Doraemon, let's play," for example, the robot responds by asking, "What shall we do?"
Since the robot contains 10 types of light and inclination sensors, it can tell when someone has hit it on the head, and says, "Hey, that hurts." When it is stroked, it says, "If you're going to stroke me I wouldn't mind a bean-jam pancake as well."
When a registered password is spoken, Doraemon's prized pocket opens. The robot's movements can also be controlled with a remote controller modeled in the shape of a bean-filled pancake.
An added feature of the Doraemon robot is that it is equipped with a clock and calendar, and can remember important events such as people's birthdays and even when it is time to put the rubbish out.
Bandai President Takeo Takasu said he wanted to continue to improve the robot.
"In the future, we want to add a function that enables it to distinguish between people, and get even closer to the real Doraemon," he said. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Jan. 15, 2004)
*-*Tiny Apple 6:00 AM
*Tiny Apple* it is to see ちゅ The pop illustration is displayed. Vigorous color errand just sees the float float to do, the ちゃ it may be. The quantity of the picture and type of contents being overplentiful, you see and being to be the withstanding ant, you do. There is also a wallpaper and a cartoon. You question with the your first anniversary め, it is! (ア)
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
yukihime.com 3:12 PM
: "The Japanese school system is a funny thing; exams happen three weeks before the term ends, meaning three weeks of students rather unwilling to learn anything new. That being so, I decided to corrupt my high schoolers in the most amusing, English-oriented manner possible. I made a short class on American comics with artwork and examples of popular comic books and comic strips. Then came the exciting part: making your own American-style comic!"
Now that's a culture jam!!!
Horsepower Currency? 12:17 PM
"A new currency to commemorate popular Japanese animated character Astro Boy is set to be distributed in the Takadanobaba area of Tokyo's Shinjuku-ku on Wednesday.
The currency, which comes in 10, 100, and 200 "horsepower" notes, will be distributed by a planning committee consisting of local store and nongovernmental organization members, as well as local Waseda University students.
The notes were designed with the intention of supporting activities contributing to the local community. They will be able to be used for a limited time at local participating stores, with respective values of 10, 100, and 200 yen.
Planning committee officials will supply the notes to volunteer organizations and they will be valid for purchases at about 100 stores from Astro Boy's birthday on April 7, to Sept. 20.
The cost of issuing the notes will be covered by donations from businesses.
Astro Boy, a creation of the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, was given the birthplace of the "Science Ministry" in Takadanoba. In Tezuka's original "Astro Boy" comic, the robot with 100,000 horsepower strength was created on April 7, 2003. (Compiled from Mainichi and wire reports, Japan, April 6, 2004)"
Kuretake Brush Pen 10:52 AM
Kuretake Brush Pen: "Technology meets tradition in this sumi brush fountain pen. The Kuretake Brush Pen is exquisitely designed in Japan, with super-fine nylon bristles for smooth, controlled strokes. It's supplied with three jet black ink cartridges"
I've read in forums where inkers swear by these Brush Pens. And it's true, I've had a few of these in the past, except I've never payed $30 to $40 for one. It's a nice Brush Pen and the ink is of high quality and works well with illustration work. My only complaint is that the ink reservior doesn't hold alot of ink...
I've read in forums where inkers swear by these Brush Pens. And it's true, I've had a few of these in the past, except I've never payed $30 to $40 for one. It's a nice Brush Pen and the ink is of high quality and works well with illustration work. My only complaint is that the ink reservior doesn't hold alot of ink...
Niji Water Brush Pens - Green Jade Oriental Art Supplies - BW-1 BW-2 BW-3 10:51 AM
: "Niji Water Brush Pens are unsurpassed in terms of value, quality, and convenience.
The cartridge reservoir can be filled with liquid ink or left over sumi by squeezing the sides of the brush body, inserting the absorbent top into a pool of ink, and releasing. Once your cartridge is filled, simply reattach the durable, nylon filament tip.
This product gives you the actual feel of a brush, producing stokes almost indistinguishable from those made with a fine brush. The small brush is perfect for haiku, the medium tip is perfect for practicing calligraphy on the go, and the large brush allows you to create delicate sumi-e works as if you were in the studio. "
Crap, I wished I'd picked up more of these when I had a chance. The small size is perfect for inking and it's easy to clean and refill! Get one and try it out yourself!
Voyeah! 6:00 AM
Voyeah! YA2 Beat maniac IIDX and true Mikuni hit and miss etc. focusing on game system illustration is displayed. The strong line and, clearly color errand of the め makes spirit and energy feel, it seems that becomes vigorous to this. Especially, to also the loyal retainer love which is felt ビシバシ feeling is good bright, is, * (ア)
Monday, April 05, 2004
TWIN ORDER 6:00 AM
TWIN ORDER ツノダ トモヒサ Illustration and the CD jacket design etc. which are drawn the original character in motif are displayed. The detailed entry where it makes Buddhism Mandala remember is highlight. After how without, you remembered also the surprise man seal. (Coming)
Sunday, April 04, 2004
Service area SoN 6:00 AM
Service area SoNSoN Original illustration. But the bold deformation and contrast, gaiety the illustration which will be been. It is small demoniac check and/or is cat eye ネコミミ, the girl vigorous very is cute in just a little small animal check. (Coming).
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Rick-O-Sound 6:00 AM
The RICK-O-SOUND Yamashita palpus it is and Original illustration of ファンタジー and SF pitch is displayed. Small demon expression and the SI grass very are cute the girl the fullest capacity. The ちょ it is and エロ elaborates to detail and such as costume and mechanic sees and there is withstanding. You recommend, * (coming)
Friday, April 02, 2004
illustration market 6:00 AM
Illustration market+yasu Original illustration sight. The pop which is drawn with pass being drawn with touch, it increases. Just a little voluptuous look being erotic, it is cute. Girl キャラ of request is, quantity such as カワイイ picture diary and original miscellaneous goods introduction and it is the sight which it is ill-smelling with is pleasant. (Coming)
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Into Submission... 4:16 PM
Bruce mentioned it the other day, "Who gets rich creating comics?" Unless you're high on the foodchain even popular cartoonists aren't making ends meet. Being published doesn't mean you'll be able to quit your day job. There's an article in the latest Comics Journal listing cartoonists who're now destitute, homeless, etc...
It's just another sign that the comics industry is on it's last legs.
So, why are there so many folks trying to get in? Look at these postings in Digital Webbing's Talent Search:
Geez, Megatokyo? So you just want pencils? No finished inks? For Spec? Good luck!
There's so much I could say about seasoning here, you want hot&spicy, BBQ or new RANCH seasoned artists? Or we'll take any bland artist that comes our way. Again, no money! It's on Speculation....
Dude! I'm a need a manga, too! At least this guy is willing to pay, course that page rate isn't gonna really attract anybody will any real talent. The part about not paying for character concepts sends a distinct warning vibe...
I like that, "one artist in the anime/manga," it sounds like a recipe. "Take one artist and gently fold artist into anime/manga mixture...." Man, I must be hungery from that seasoned or unseasoned artist comment..... OH Hey! Rod Espinosa! I love that guy's work! So why is Rod screwing around with comics proposals and comics business administration crap? Rod, go back to what you do best! Writing and drawing comics!!! Oh, wait...there's no money in that....
It's just another sign that the comics industry is on it's last legs.
So, why are there so many folks trying to get in? Look at these postings in Digital Webbing's Talent Search:
Looking for an artist for Megatokyo comic style ongoing story. No pay upfront. Will collaborate on how to make money with complete project.
• 03/13 • CONTACT: deishawn2003@yahoo.com
• 03/13 • CONTACT: deishawn2003@yahoo.com
Geez, Megatokyo? So you just want pencils? No finished inks? For Spec? Good luck!
Seasonesed or Unseasoned We're looking for those with an ANIME/MANGA approach to do an episode of a sci-fi webcomic thriller We're not looking for the kiddie stuff that's flooded the market. We're looking for something more adult or sophisticated along the lines if Masumune Shirow , Satoshi Urushihara, Kevin Lua (Vampi) to Adam Warren. If your work is pretty similar to that of any of those previously mentioned you should be fine.THis is non-paying UNITL distibution online or print
• 03/13 • CONTACT: jedi5@wanadoo.fr
• 03/13 • CONTACT: jedi5@wanadoo.fr
There's so much I could say about seasoning here, you want hot&spicy, BBQ or new RANCH seasoned artists? Or we'll take any bland artist that comes our way. Again, no money! It's on Speculation....
I'm need a manga or an American-manga artist to draw 6 pages for a comic submission to image comics. $9.50 per page. I'm also looking for an artist who will at least devote 1 year worth of drawing (6 issues) and I am willing to conitnue pay for other pages to be drawn. (I will not pay for character concepts.)
• 03/13 • CONTACT: ARHicks00@hotmail.com
• 03/13 • CONTACT: ARHicks00@hotmail.com
Dude! I'm a need a manga, too! At least this guy is willing to pay, course that page rate isn't gonna really attract anybody will any real talent. The part about not paying for character concepts sends a distinct warning vibe...
Need one artist (pencils, inks, letters, finishing)in the anime/manga for an accepted story. Pay will be based upon sales. Story already approved. Story is fantasy based (ie D+D) and will be four issues. Please send one to two examples of sequential work to myself and to Rod Espinosa, submissions editor of Antarctic Press
• 03/13 • CONTACT: ironminotaur@grandecom.net
• 03/13 • CONTACT: ironminotaur@grandecom.net
I like that, "one artist in the anime/manga," it sounds like a recipe. "Take one artist and gently fold artist into anime/manga mixture...." Man, I must be hungery from that seasoned or unseasoned artist comment..... OH Hey! Rod Espinosa! I love that guy's work! So why is Rod screwing around with comics proposals and comics business administration crap? Rod, go back to what you do best! Writing and drawing comics!!! Oh, wait...there's no money in that....
Moetan: English the fun way! 8:34 AM
Dig those crazy phrases: "Dahhhhhhhh! Don't launch lots of expensive missiles too quickly." and "I met my brother after all this time. He had forgotten his purpose to destroy the earth." and most discriptive, "They say the lunatic people edit the English word book." Too right!
