It’s true. i do have freakishly small hands. I will never be a pianist.
For this, I weep.
–DB
June 29, 2009
Bad Ass Fajitas #5: We Only Bombed Our Own City Once
Heeeerrrr’eeees a comic. That be-hatted man in my carriage is none other than rosscott, creator of The System, who swung by and paid me a visit at my carriage job this past weekend (yes, I actually DO drive a horse drawn carriage).
–DB
June 26, 2009
Fan Art Friday: Monica
So I’ve been trying to work a lot on my drawing, especially since my tablet is fighting me at every turn (I am still drawing everything in Illustrator with my little mighty mouse). So I’m going to try and post some fan art on Fridays for y’all to enjoy, criticize, and mostly to just keep my skills sharp and growing.
So here’s one of my favourites, Monica from Paul Taylor’s Wapsi Square, enjoy!
June 23, 2009
Bad Ass Fajitas #3: Why We Never Have Tape
Sorry for no post yesterday, kids. I was recovering from Birthday Madness.
I tried a new method for drawing this comic, let me know if you like it better. i think it comes out clearer, but less detailed. Still haven’t used my tablet. Stupid me lost my pen >.<
–DB
June 19, 2009
Bad Ass Fajitas #2: The Unbearable Likeness of Being Nolando
Ah, the perils of being skinny.
I’m still trying to rescue my emoticomics templates from the clutches of the external hard-drive. Never fear, I have not forsaken emoticomics for BAF, I’m just trying my hand at a “traditional” webcomic.
So, what do you all think? Aside from my mouse-drawing technique (which will be rectified shortly).
–DB
June 18, 2009
Bad Ass Fajitas #1: Obligatory Poop Joke
Woo! It’s Bad Ass Fajitas #1! Brought to you by my lack of skill at perspective drawing and my stubborn and somewhat masochistic desire to draw with a damn mouse. I’m bringing my tablet into the mix as soon as possible.
And yes, this is based on a true story. Carriage driving is an interesting occupation. Also, carriages are hard to draw.
–DB
P.S. I’m working on formatting the site a little better to allow for the comics to be viewed larger. In the meantime, if you click it, bigger it will be.
June 17, 2009
Webcomic Wednesday: Octopus Pie
Have you ever wanted to live in Brooklyn as a post-college slacker type without succumbing to the sociological pratfalls of hispterdom?
No? Ok, well have you ever wanted to read about people living the aforementioned life? Great! then come on over and serve yourself up a slice of Octopus Pie!
Octopus Pie is the brainchild of Meredith Gran, who was also the power behind the first NEWW this past spring. She’s a force to be reckoned with. I wouldn’t cross her. Just sayin’.
OP centers around Eve Ning, a Chinese-American non-hipster post-college Brooklynite who works at an organic grocery store, saves feral parrots and swears she’ll never drink again. She hates a lot of things.
Eve is joined by her roommate Hanna, and various other cohorts as they muddle their way through the jungle that is one’s twenties. It’s a storyline base comic, so expect to spend some time in the archives. They’re good, I promise. You’ll have fun. There will be ice cream after. And possibly pot.
The art and storytelling are solid and fun and I wholly support any slice of life comic that takes time to parody Grey Gardens.
So go and read it, already, will ya? Octopus Pie updates um, when it updates. Just keep your eyes peeled. You won’t be disappointed.
–DB
June 15, 2009
Dear LA Times: STFU
Ok, so Jezebel already covered this over the weekend, but I just had to share a little vitriol. Why? because I worked 20 hours this weekend and I don’t get a day off until Saturday and I’m about to turn 28 and I’m old and cranky, dagnabit!
*achem* Anyway, are you all aware that there is an upcoming Comic-Con in San Diego? Well, there is! Do you have girly parts? Are you afraid of attending said Comic-Con because all there will be are smelly Star Wars nerds and creepy webcomic artists? Never fear! The LA Times has laid out a plan for you!
…we’ve got a pretty good idea of what eager girls can expect (aside from one heck of a line for the “New Moon” session). Other vampires will be in their midst (“True Blood” and CW’s upcoming “Vampire Diaries”) … the muscle behind “G.I. Joe” (Channing Tatum, anyone?), perhaps a return visit from Robert Downey Jr. (hawking “Iron Man 2″) and, if we’re lucky, Brad Pitt himself (for “Inglourious Basterds”).
Because women don’t care about artists or writers or anything like that. Women just want a list of the HOTTIEZ. Because all we’re interested in are abs! Abs abs abs abs and abs! Boys! Abs! That’s what women come to Comic-Cons for, right? Oh, wait, I’m sorry, women don’t attend Comic-Cons willingly, we are dragged there by our boyfriends and husbands who want to see Angelina Jolie! My bad.
Look, LA Times, I see what you were getting at there, I really do. But you’re doing a disservice to those of us with lady parts who willingly attend comic and sci fi and webcomic conventions OF OUR OWN VOLITION. NOT to be one of the “Women … rushing the stage, offering to do star Jake Gyllenhaal’s laundry on those washboard abs that he acquired for [Prince of Persia], since he spends much of it fighting, shirtless or both. Jake, we don’t want to know how to quit you.”
***
Sorry, I just threw up a little in my mouth. *sigh* Ok, look, I don’t get on my little feminist soapbox a lot, but here’s the deal: WOMEN LIKE COMICS! Women WRITE and DRAW comics. Women LIKE science fiction and fantasy! Women WRITE and DIRECT science fiction and fantasy. AND NOT JUST ABOUT GODDAMN VAMPIRES! I HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH THE GODDAMN VAMPIRES!
And, possibly most importantly, WOMEN BUY THESE THINGS. We LIKE to spend money on things other than shoes, tampons and little pink drinks. We are valuable consumers for the Comic-Con. So stop treating us like all we want to do is lick Robert Pattison’s shiny vampire glitter skin! WE DON’T!
So, LA Times, do this cranky, exhausted, female science fiction comic book nerd blogger a favor, and kindly STFU.
–DB
P.S. R.K. Milholland is not actually creepy. Unless you want him to be.
June 12, 2009
Bad Ass Fajitas #1: Concept Sketches
UPDATE: New, bigger sketch with 100% more Zimbro and Nat!
Ok, so remember how ALL my BarGeek files were stored on my external hard drive? Including emoticomics templates? Yes, fun times.
So instead of an Emoticomics today, you get a sneak peek of something I’m working on. For the moment, we’re calling it Bad Ass Fajitas (why? It’s a long story involving an Austin, TX fajita cart). I have provided for your enjoyment/ridicule some character sketches. Also, a few notes:
a) I am aware I look somewhat like a Kurt Halsey drawing.
b) I drew these with a mouse. Have pity.
c) I know the hands look wonky. I can’t draw hands to save an asthmatic kitten’s life.
d) I need advice on how to draw people with intricate tattoos (such as myself and ToxicLife down there).
e) The near and dear Nolando really IS that skinny.
Hopefully my files will be saved from the depths of the hard drive soon.
–DB
