Sad for Superman, opining on The Odyssey and behind the scenes with Bloodwork's Kim Harrison

Tomb of the Undead
Page 22 - here's the latest update for Tomb of the Undead entering into scene 7 called Clear out your desk.

Please, follow along - I hope you enjoy it.

In the mean time, here are more graphic novel news

My review SUPERMAN Earth One has great ART but is EXTREMELY Dull & LACKLUSTER!
And this coming from a HUGE Superman fan. I consider Superman:Earth One a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!
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A bit of a harsh review:

It felt like it was trying to come off extremely intelligent but in my opinion it was Overly Pretentious and Boring. i cared for none of the characters when i was reading. this Clark was pouty dull emo and depressed looking throughout pretty much the entire comic! and if you dont care for the Main character of the story, everything else is pretty much pointless by comparison. wasn't fond of at all how they changed the origin to Jonathan & martha kent hiking & backpacking in the woods when the SpaceCraft crashed! i felt like i was reading A Boring prequel to Superman returns directed by Brian singer! TERRIBLE!

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The Odyssey–A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds
by billbuschel
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Gareth Hinds is the creator of the graphic novel BEOWULF, a retelling of the oldest extant poem in English. His most recent book, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, is an adaption of Shakespeare's play. In a starred review KIRKUS calls Gareth Hinds' graphic novel "the standard that all others will strive to meet" for Shakespeare adaptation. He now lives in the Boston area and writes graphic novels full-time.

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Behind the scenes with Kim Harrison's Bloodwork
This is a super cool link, showing a whole whack of behind the scenes material that goes into Him Harrison's graphic novel process. Very interesting stuff!

This goes to show the artistic detail that the pros invest into their work. We can all aspire to do better work, and this goes to demonstrate some of the areas I can improve on in my own art. This is a really fascinating post!

In her own words:

Below, I have collected my blog posts from the very beginning to the end of the creation of the first Hollows graphic novel, BloodWork. This was truly a labor of love--and a huge learning experience for me. I hope you enjoy the sneak peak behind what goes into one of these things. It took substantially longer to put together than a regular novel. It is due out July 2011, and I will be going to San Diego Comic Con to celebrate!

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Superman, Dorian Gray reviews - interview with Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw 2)

Pow! Managed to get another one of these pages done. I've even penciled a whole bunch of the next page, too - might be a few days before it's inked and shaded. Cool part - this scene will be finally finished - it's long! The next few scenes are much shorter - and in fact, the very next scene will only be one page.

Anyhow - check out this link to see the latest page of Tomb of the Undead!

Hope you like it. I almost didn't have any backgrounds on this page - it surprisingly didn't take long to add them in, which is good. I might add the backgrounds in last as a regular practice next time. I kind of like the results.

An Interview with Darren Lynn Bousman | Abattoir graphic novel

Darren Lynn Bousman has spent the past decade, give or take a year or two, making movies. But it was in 2004, after pitching an ultra-violent screenplay titled “The Desperate” to H-wood execs, that Bousman was contacted by James Wan and Leigh Whannell to direct “Saw II.” Seems that although “The Desperate” closely resembled the plot of “Saw,” it was creative – and bloody crazy enough – to capture Wan’s attention. The story was adapted and, under Bousman’s lens, became the second in the “Saw” franchise.

Needless to say, work came quickly for the Kansas native after that, including a Mudvayne video, another “Saw” film and the cult hit musical “Repo! The Genetic Opera.” And he has a grab bag of various film projects in the works, including a sort-of-remake of “Mother’s Day.” But Bousman has taken a new direction of late.

He and pal Michael Peterson had an idea for a film, but the project was “too big,” so they scaled it down into separate packages, one of which is the upcoming graphic novel “Abattoir,” published through Radical Comics. Rather than belabor the point in a lengthy expository introduction, we’ll let Bousman tell the story.

This exclusive interview with Bousman is brought to you as part of our latest Horror Channel “What Scares You?” essay writing contest. The winner gets a free copy of the first issue of the six-part serial “Abattoir” (due in stores on Oct. 27), along with other Radical (pun intended) prizes. Read more here: click here.

The Picture of Dorian Gray : A Graphic Novel
I had no idea this was written by Oscar Wilde - none. I'd like to read this some time. Not the necessarily the comic, but the real thing.

“Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world worth having but youth!”

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a graphic adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic work, stunningly re-imagined by writer Ian Edginton and artist I.N.J. Culbard. This Gothic morality tale is the story of a man who, taken by his own beauty, pledges his soul in a desperate bid for eternal youth. But when his wish is granted, things go terribly wrong. A painting of Dorian begins to age in his place, while Dorian himself becomes a dangerous narcissist who destroys everyone standing in his way until the day he is forced to come face to face with the ugliness of his own conscience.

Superman: Earth One (a Graphic Novel Slugfest)
Thom Young

Twenty years ago, a strange visitor from a parallel Krypton arrived as an infant on a parallel Earth possessing powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Now an envoy of the race that destroyed his homeworld has come looking for him . . . with his adopted planet as the battleground.

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