Feb 2nd, 2006
Hello all,
A few updates to pass around:
I'll be updating Paul's Website and Newt's Website within the next few days.
I've posted 2 pieces of Digital Artwork from Paul on my eBay Auctions Page. If there's enough demand for them we may do more in the future!
Lastly, if no one has visited it, my current blog is here.
More news when it becomes available,
Bentley
Web Master
Hello all,
A few updates to pass around:
Paul's Website should be updated in the next few weeks with new images.
Since we've moved from Comic Books to Screenplays we've finished our first horror/thriller screenplay called "Off The Post..." I've created a website for it so everyone can look at the concept art Paul created and read the screenplay.
Also added a new Message Board.
More news when it becomes available,
Bentley
Hello all,
First I'd like to thank everyone who attended MegaConvention 2003 and visited our table in the Independent Press Area. I would have posted our table location but time ran short before the con and no high speed net access during the con didn't help matters. I would like to thank Crossgen Comics for not password protecting their wireless high speed internet service. It helped pass the time. :)
I've updated the On-Line Store Section with visual referances and added the San Diego Convention 2002 design.
After the con we went to Universal Studios and rode most of the rides, I think the T2 3D Attraction was the best of all the rides in the park. I'll be post pictures from the Con and Universal shortly.
Currently there are no other conventions on our plate for this year. Paul is going to continue to sell his artwork on eBay and I'll be looking into getting Totems Issues 0, 4 and 5 posted to the website so fans can have some sort of closure since issues 0, 1, 2 and 3 are available in printed format and 4 and 5 never saw the light of day with Jambooks.com going under.
More news when it becomes available,
Bentley
Webmaster
Hello all,
A few updates to pass around:
I'll be updating Paul's Website and Newt's Website within the next few days.
I've posted 2 pieces of Digital Artwork from Paul on my eBay Auctions Page. If there's enough demand for them we may do more in the future!
Lastly, if no one has visited it, my current blog is here.
More news when it becomes available,
Bentley
Web Master
Hello all,
A few updates to pass around:
Paul's Website should be updated in the next few weeks with new images.
Since we've moved from Comic Books to Screenplays we've finished our first horror/thriller screenplay called "Off The Post..." I've created a website for it so everyone can look at the concept art Paul created and read the screenplay.
Also added a new Message Board.
More news when it becomes available,
Bentley
Hello all,
First I'd like to thank everyone who attended MegaConvention 2003 and visited our table in the Independent Press Area. I would have posted our table location but time ran short before the con and no high speed net access during the con didn't help matters. I would like to thank Crossgen Comics for not password protecting their wireless high speed internet service. It helped pass the time. :)
I've updated the On-Line Store Section with visual referances and added the San Diego Convention 2002 design.
After the con we went to Universal Studios and rode most of the rides, I think the T2 3D Attraction was the best of all the rides in the park. I'll be post pictures from the Con and Universal shortly.
Currently there are no other conventions on our plate for this year. Paul is going to continue to sell his artwork on eBay and I'll be looking into getting Totems Issues 0, 4 and 5 posted to the website so fans can have some sort of closure since issues 0, 1, 2 and 3 are available in printed format and 4 and 5 never saw the light of day with Jambooks.com going under.
More news when it becomes available,
Bentley
Webmaster
Hello all,
I figured it was time for an update....
Cartoon Frolics will be attending MegaConvention 2003 at the end of Feburary. We will be in the Small Press Alley and selling issues 1-3 of Totems, original artwork from those issues along with original artwork that didn't sell on eBay. Currently there are no plans to go to San Diego this year because we're switching gears from Comic Books to Screenplays.
For those who have been bidding on artwork Paul is continuing posting original artwork on eBay, as long as his PS2 fetish doesn't get the better of him first. For someone who works on the greens at a Golf Course it's odd his favorite game is Tiger Woods 2002. Currently there are no plans for commisions.
Currently we are working on a few screenplay ideas, if and when anything happens we'll post any new news here.
Bentley
Hello all,
More pictures have been posted from SDCC.
First and formost I've updated our Cafepress.com storefront for our Official San Diego 2002 Design, everything Cafepress.com offers (except the posters) are available to the public. A few people at the con and elsewhere have commented on the shirt and liked it.
After two days at the con we decided to forgo the DC Portfolio Check. The Dark Horse Portfolio Check went well in my eyes, Paul's expectations were a little higher, the good news is eyebrows were raised when he mentioned all the pages were inked in Photoshop. Our plan at this point is to come home, finish the She-Hulk pages completely and sent out packets to everyone showing them what we can do.
No Marvel Comics Booth this year, sure they had a small table for signings but not the giant pavillion that DC, Crossgen and Dark Horse had. To me this makes makes no sense since Sony's Booth is six to seven playstations lined up for people to play. You'd think with Spiderman, X-Men 2, The Hulk and Daredevil in the pipe they'd be tooting their horns.....unless next year will be a big blow out. If so, rock on. We'll be calling Marvel to show them our stuff once it's done, this is not a sales pitch for the She-Hulk plot this is just to show publishers what we can do.
We took a look aroundthe con floor Friday. I have to say the new Robotech, The Thing and Lord of the Rings games look pretty cool. Paul decided to pick up a Ring Wraith Statue which appears to still be at the loading dock and may or may not be at his house by the time we get home. I found out the hard way the flash is not good for interior shots hence some reshoots of the full figured Ring Wraith and it's horse. One or two of those Veritech shots did not get the "do not photograph" signs on the glass.
We decided to go see Signs and both must say this movie was awesome go see it, M Night S. just keeps getting better and better. The critics are really trashing this movie, I think they expected something else and got a good thoughtful movie instead of....well....an ID4 clone. The Horton Plaza UA Movie theater looks great on the inside and then you sit down in the theater itself.....someone needs to learn the words "Stadium Seating with comfy chairs". The Theater was a step up from the NH one we saw Tomb Raider at. It's funny to think Providence Place Mall has a better movie theater than Horton's Plaza.
We journeyed back to Kansas City Barbeque to get a shot of the picture Paul did last year which is now as you can see sitting behind the bar. I've also moved all the Top Gun Pictures into their own Gallery.
We then traveled out to Qualcomm Stadium to the Padre's Game Friday night.
Or at least we tried too.
We started off at the trolley station about five feet from our hotel and then traveled down to Old Town. People got off, all the people in car; either going to the airport or the game waited and waited and waited, the doors closed....................................and the trolley went into reverse..................it was a great moment when the entire car went "oh shit."
We got off and waited for the next trolley, the next trolley bound for Old Town came in we were all reluctant, got on and 20ft from the platform a clear announcement was made the trolley had a mechanical. We got off......on the wrong side of the platform and saw the next trolley to Qualcomm Stadium coming in.......on the other side of the platform, most people paniced then we saw the button that opens the doors of the dead trolley we were just on, we hopped through the dead one, past the transit cops and onward to the game!
The game itself was great, we stayed till the end of the 6th then beat a hasty retreat to the hotel. It'll be nice by 2004 when the Stadium is right next to the con, exit the con and goto a game.
The next day we then went to the San Diego Zoo.
It's a big place with lots of animals.....a lot of depressed looking animals. The trolley ride around the park is ok, the aerial lift was cool but short. In the end walking around is best, with good shoes, sunblock and water that doesn't taste like clorine. The Gorillas were the only ones who "seemed" to be enjoying themselves. The Polar Bears (yeh Polar Bears in California....the mind boggles) or the one happy polar bear seemed very happy with his frozen snow ball of blueberries and then took a dip into the pool. The expression on the crowds faces when the Polor Bear dove down to the very bottom and then floated all the way to the surface was priceless.
The Tigers....were.....well being Tigers, enjoying the shade till about 7pm when they probably woke up. One tiger was awake for lunch....at the very top of the enclosure when no one could see him clearly....errrs.
The lines for the Panda showing was just....mind boggling. We did see a Red Panda....and then it saw us coming and left. But the one up in the tree was nice enough to stare at us until I could get a good shot.
We then returned to the hotel and went to lunch/dinner at Fat Buger. The resturant is part of Horton's Plaza Complex near our Hotel. Friends of our from Rah-CoCo Comics and Collectables advised going for the burgers, Paul's king sized was great, my chili dog was also wonderful.
And now I sit here typing this and Paul snores away at 8:37am PST The con starts in 2hours, I think the waffles are calling me....
Finally, last but not least: Congrats to my bro for getting a car of his own, looks like it got it's first test run to NH and survived.
More pictures soon,
Bentley, Cartoon Frolics Hack Writer
Hello all,
Well San Diego Comic Con 2002 is now here.
It started off quite well, we left Providence on Southwest flew to Phoenix then to San Diego. We arrived early at San Diego went to the hotel. We walked down to the Convention Center found the line for the Professional Badges Line, then told to go back to the outside of the Con to wait to come back up to sighn in. Everyone leaves, we look around, come back to the line ask the people in charge we find out we are in the right place and become the first in line. Course the original first person in line was none too pleased. Somewhere there is a violin screaming.
We went to the Kansas City BarBQ aka Top Gun Bar and planned out our day. We found out that Paul's Illo he did last year from the bar is now above the cash register. A picture of that will be forth coming.
Currently right now Paul is planning on attending the DC and Dark Horse Portfolio Check along with swinging by Crossgen and Dreamwave Studios Tables to see what people have to say.
I have updated Paul's Gallery Page to include the Marvel and DC Inked pages he was sent. Also the first four pages of She Hulk issue has been posted too.
We have yet to get the Official Cartoon Frolics San Diego Con 2002 Shirts at the hotel, once they arrive we'll be wearing them to the con. Once the con is over the Cafepress.com default prices on the shirts will be raised so if you like the shirt, clock or mouse pad: Buy'em!
We continue to get some feedback from the pictures Paul has done and so far everything has been positive. One of the emails was about getting commision images. Paul has stated that once Summer has passed and Con Season is over he will begin to take commision orders.
Bentley, Cartoon Frolics Hack Writer
