Remember that one time I said how much I love Cornelius and Toots? Good, because the first episode was great... and the second episode came out today!!!
Wheeeee! Go and watch it over here (YouTube) or here (Newgrounds).
I liked the first episode a lot - it was funny and Toots is adorable. I would even say "adorbz" if I was so inclined... but I'm not. Plus, the animation was slick. I wish I could animate. Boo hoo hoo.
Well, good news because the second episode was just as funny and well put together, if not more so. It involves some of my favourite things: flash-bangs, rivals and crosswords. But that's not all! Because if you watch it, you might just spot something interesting in the background... and by "something" I mean the saucy picture below:
Let me know if you spot it!
It's always nice to see cool people making cool stuff and the latest episode of Cornelius and Toots has really made me want to make cartoons or something. I guess I just need to come up with a nice idea and get to work on learning to animate properly. There just isn't enough time in the world, eh?
Oh! That reminds me! Did I ever post this Cornelius and Toots fan-art I drew? I assume so! But if I didn't, here you go!
Right. I should go to bed. I hope you're all well and having a nice day. I've been busy working on the PROJECT! You might have seen some sneaky peeks on Twitter or Instagram. I'll reveal all soon so stay tuned!
I know – I suck at keeping this updated! But cut me some slack – I haven’t been
slacking or anything. I’ve been doing a bunch of things. Here are some words
about some of the things I’ve been up to… although my memory is terrible so
they may or may not be in chronological order.
Regina Spektor
My pal Tom took me to see Regina Spektor at the Royal Albert
Hall! I saw her a long time ago at a tiny place in Camden
(Lock 17?) but this was very different. I’m not *that* keen on the latest album
compared to songs like Us and The Call… but seeing them live was impressive. I
got a bit frustrated with some of the crowd though – we were stood by some
people who were trying to have a ‘comedy’ dance-off. And lots of people in the
audience (I suspect it was the same three people over and over) kept shouting
out “I LOVE YOU!!!!” which is lovely until it doesn’t stop.
Olympics
In return, I took Tom to the OLYMPICS! I don’t know how it
has been where you live but London
has gone Olympic-crazy! We were warned that using public transport would be a
nightmare but the biggest nightmare has actually been trying to get tickets to
see anything. However, I was lucky enough to find myself the owner of tickets
to go and see Water Polo! I didn’t know anything about Water Polo before but
Tom and I headed off to the Olympic Park anyway… where we had an AMAZING TIME!
The atmosphere was brilliant. If all sporting events are
like that then I can understand why people go to them. Oh! And so many pin
badges! You know how much I love a good pin badge. I was also excited about
visiting the giant McDonald’s – I haven’t been to one in years – but the queue
was too long. The queues for everything were silly-long. No McDonald’s or
Megastore for me :(((
London has been on its best behaviour too - it looks so nice and there's a really pleasant atmosphere... which makes a nice change.
MCM Manchester
Also, I met up with the lovely Joe, Philippa and Lizz for MCM Manchester! Manchester
MCM? Whichever order it goes in, I was there. There were some amazing costumes –
here are my favourites! I hope they don’t mind me using these photos…
X-Men were some of the first comics I started reading so I'll always have a soft spot for the main cast. And look! This dude has done a good Cyclops costume! Wolverine and Gambit are quite frequent sights at comic events but I can't remember the last time I saw a Cyclops - and this man was so nice! Good work him!
HOORAY! It's Link! DOUBLE HOORAY! It's Link in a blue tunic, carrying a bomb! Bonus points for those boots - I want to wear those boots as part of my regular wardrobe. HOORAY FOR HIM!
Look at this! The cape! The mark! The silver leggings! It must be Doctor Doom. I've never read many comics where Doctor Doom features but I've always been a fan of the character design. This cosplayer did a great job of putting it all together. I suspect that capes are very on-trend on Latveria right now...
As good as all the other costumes were, none of them came close to this tiny child, dressed as TOBY THE DINOSAUR!!! Woooooooo! I can't even explain how amazing this is. There simply aren't enough exclamation marks in the world. Gah! So. Good. And. Cute.
Other Stuff
As for drawing, if you follow me on Tumblr, Instagram or
Facebook then you’ll have seen all the bits and bobs I’ve been drawing. I’ve
been posting some odd stuff as I’ve started inking warm-up sketches and just
filling up empty spaces with whatever is in my mind. Maybe I’ll post some of my
favourites here…
It's a Creepycorn - a scary version of a Caticorn! You'll find out about them VERY SOON!
It's Link from the Legend of Zelda. I wish he was my pal!
I have no idea what this is or why I drew it... but here you go!
I think that's enough of a brain-spew for one blog post. Sorry for the lack of them. Remind me to write about On The Download! That's pretty exciting! Oh. And we totally need to talk about the first thirty seconds of this video:
And we definitly need to talk about the second episode of Cornelius and Toots!
But before that, I should go to bed! I hope you're all well though!
2011 was a year and now it’s over. In 2010, I did some
comics about my Review of the Year but since so many of this year's People I Know comics have been about me and my
life, I figured I’d do a blog about some of my favourite things instead. Plus,
one of my plans for 2012 is to make better use of this blog anyway so everyone
is a winner! HOORAY!
So, here are a few of the comics I enjoyed in 2011. There
are lots more than this but these ones are jumping into my mind now that I’ve
sat down to type…
You know what two things I love? Well-paced romps of a
mystery persuasion and stories about young people, trying to navigate growing up. Think Murder, She Wrote and most books by Diana Wynne Jones. Combined! It’s that sense of good fun that got me super excited about this Bad Machinery story.. Well, that
and the onions.
Skimpy Jim is the sort of comic I wish I had made. It even
has a gatefold cover which has been my comic-dream for a long time. One day, I
will have my own gatefold cover! JUST YOU WAIT! But yeah – read Skimpy Jim if
you want to smile. It's a story about hair and monsters and being true to yourself.
What the eff? It turns out everyone has been reading Gunnerkrigg
Court and not telling me? Come on! Why didn’t anyone let
me know? I was sitting nearly-opposite the Gunnerkrigg table at Thought Bubble and
picked up the first (giant hardback) volume to read on the train ride home. It
was really engrossing – lots of mysterious stuff going on, mixed with some ace
characters. I imagine I’m not the first to say it, but it’s sort of like Harry
Potter mixed with Lost. If I cared about Lost.
The internet is awash with praise for lovely Luke Pearson –
and rightly so. He works hard and is a good person. Hooray for him! In 2011,
whilst I was busy crying under my desk, Luke was working his fingers to the
bone on this masterpiece. It’s a tale about a girl named Hilda and also, there
is a midnight giant. Or is there? It’s
the sort of comic I would have demanded my local library order in. And I only
did that for the good stuff.
My Cardboard Life is probably one of the webcomics I look up
to most. It’s smart, fun and cute with a brilliant cast of characters. I’d be
happy if just one of those words could be used to describe People I Know (let
alone all three), so 2012 is all about knocking my webcomic into shape. Philippa
also put out an amazing book this year, compiling LOADS of My Cardboard Life
strips. It is A4 and in full colour and just ace. Keep it up Philippa!
I look positively upbeat compared to Depressed Cat – the ever-sighing
feline from the brain of Lizz “Lizzbert” Lunney. I wouldn’t read this book if
you want to see a happy cat. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t read it…because
you should. It’s funny (rhymes with Lunney!) and cute (rhymes with…boot?) and
totally worth some time in front of your eyes.
I picked up the first issue of Red Planet Ride at MCM Expo
in October. I can’t remember how I got to talking to the creator, Jim, but it
didn’t take much for me to buy it. It’s so pretty! Mysterious powers! Whales!
Sassy teens! Bicycles! My favourite things! I’m expecting to see some pretty impressive
things from this gentleman so keep your eyes peeled. And do yourself a favour
by picking this up.
I’m still reading the odd mainstream comic and the weekly
trip to the comic shop are a nice distraction after work. I’m still reading
X-Factor which does a great job of juggling a large cast of characters. The
X-Men line has been through some changes with Schism (which I thought was a
great waste of time) but I’ve been picking up the odd title. The whole “setting
up a school for young mutants” is pretty much my dream storyline so I’ll be
following that for a bit. Mainly just because Quentin Quire is brilliant. And
in non-X-Men news, Journey Into Mystery has pretty much done the impossible –
it made me care about the Asgardian-section of the Marvel Universe. Plus the
festive issue with the puppies was brilliant. The new series of Daredevil has also found its way into my buy-pile. It looks good and isn't boring! Excellent combination!
As for manga, Fairy Tail is still ace and will continue to
be ace as long as they keep Lucy and her celestial spirits around. Oh! And
Hunter X Hunter has started again! HOORAY! Bleach and Naruto are still doing a
great job too but that goes without saying.
So yeah – there’s some things for you to read in 2012. And hey, maybe I'll make some cool stuff too for you to read! Fingers crossed!
Sorry I’ve been so lame with this blog. And I’m sorry that I started off my blog with an apology – that’s the worst. I’m finding everything a bit of a struggle lately, like I’m drowning in life. Which is a stupid thing to complain about… I guess I just need to sort myself out, find somewhere to live and stop taking my work home with me.
ANYWAYS. The real reason I’m updating the blog is because I went to Manchester MCM last last weekend. It was the first MCM held in Manchester, although you wouldn’t know it from how busy it was. But yes, start at the start, mustn’t get ahead of myself.
So…I took the day off work and took the train up to Manchester by myself…which probably doesn’t sound like a big deal but I normally go with a pal. I didn’t enjoy getting the train by myself and the carriage smelt. Maybe it was the smell of loneliness? Bleurgh.
So there was a train journey and BOOM! I was in Manchester – pretty much the second I’ve ever been for non-work purposes. Exciting! I trudged over to my hotel but I got a little lost which was upsetting. I’m normally quite good with a map so I assume my sense of direction was on holiday. But I found my hotel in the end and was dazzled by the fact that the shower had TWO (2) shower heads! What the cabbage!
The lovely Joe List then whisked me away on an exciting Manchester adventure – for which I am very grateful. The science museum was closing so we had a quick run around that…but the real highlight was a place called Home Sweet Home that served freshly baked cookies with a nice glass of milk! Hello my dream food, get in my mouth! Then I went back to the hotel, did some drawing and slept. Well done me.
Then it was Saturday! Time for MCM Expo. I’ve been to a load of Expos in London so this was the first MCM in Manchester. I wasn’t sure how busy it would be to be honest… But I made my way there with the normal comics and tote bags and things… and there was already a hefty queue! And so many cosplayers! We all know how much I love a good cosplayer so here are some of my favourite costumes:
This guy was Totoro! I asked him to come back (so I could ask him where I could get that costume…) but alas! He didn’t come back so I’ll never know! Still – excellent costume and I suggested he come to the next convention as Snorlax! Who doesn’t love Snorlax?
Now these three Pokemon trainers did a great job! Well, two of them. Poor middle dude! Unless he’s a Pokemon trainer I don’t recognise? It’s possible. Oh! And this Misty was the second Misty I was on that day, although this was the only lady Misty. I believe there’s a photo floating around of the two of them so feel free to email it to me.
Did you ever play Pikmin? I didn’t…but I recognise this costume and it’s a corker! We had an awkward moment where it turns out that talking through a helmet is pretty tricky. But still – ace costume! Well done!
This is a great costume that my pissy phone doesn’t do justice to. So, he’s a smartly dressed dude (who was very nice) but he had these amazing…goat legs! Furry goat legs! That were real and that he was walking around on! Ah! So cool! I want goat legs!
Right. So the event was super busy and I was really pleased for Gary who helped organise the Comic Village. He was really nice, checking up on stall holders throughout the day. On the downside, I’m normally well-prepared for events, bringing sandwiches and food along with me. But I didn’t bring anything this time since I didn’t have a fridge. So obviously, the place to buy food from was a bit lame and I spent the day feeling a bit out of sorts. I’ve learnt my lesson though – ALWAYS bring food and drink.
As always, it was nice to see comics pals – Joe, Lynn and Lizz were all exhibiting too. And afterwards I got to see Jonathan, Felt Mistress and John. YAY! Plus, I met so many new people – and some effing talented ones to boot. I hope that at least some of them enjoy reading the comic and I hope that even more of them want to be pals.
Also, if you’re a new reader and you found your way here through a flyer from MCM Expo Manchester then hello!
Right, bed time. And I need to find somewhere to live. And start eating properly. Maybe that’s why I’m feeling so bleurgh lately?
Oh – and if I haven’t already posted it, this was the soundtrack to that weekend for me:
