Guillermo Del Toro is set to direct HP Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness,” my all time favorite horror story! Makes me want to squeel in rapturous delight like a little girl, but, you know, in a manly sort of way.
You know, the calibre of movies they are making nowadays is just . . . new. In other words, there was nothing so cool when I was a kid. Oh, there was some cool stuff (Heavy Metal (the movie), Clash of the Titans, Lord of the Rings (animated)), but nothing like this.
In this trailer, we get to see Sif and the Warriors Three, Loki and Odin, the Destroyer, and a Tony Stark reference. Wach!
I am tremendously impressed with this man and his message. Really, it’s nothing short of visionary. As one of the creators of Spire City, where gender, religion, and nationality are never an issue, i wholly approve.
This is simply outstanding. Now, they need to make a movie along these lines… They made Beowulf, why not this!
Hi, Folks!
New Appearance: I just added the Cincinnati Comic Expo on September 18, 2010, to my appearance list, as you can see in the right-hand column. I’m getting more active with comic shows than I’ve been in years!
Website: As some of you know, I had a website breakdown on Sunday. With the excellent advice of Phil Hofer, I have gotten the site back to about 95% functionality. I’ve got some more augmentations to work into the design, and those will be happening over the next week. Thanks, Phil!
Digital Comics: There’s been a short hiccup in my plans to get “Johnny Saturn” onto Graphic.ly, but we’re back on track. We still sell digital comics through a number of other venues (Wowio, Drivethru Comics, Panelfly), and quite soon I’ll be selling them off this site as well! Sadly, one of our vendors, Comicsxp, appears to have gone on hiatus–here’s hoping they are back online soon!
Store: I’ve been working on the “Johnny Saturn” store, and we are replacing its cart system, and adding a bunch of new products. When the new store is up, some of the items will resume their full prices, so if you are interested please buy these comics now when the price is still down.
Comic Collectives: The Webcomic Collective is no more, sadly. I’m sorry to see it go, because it included a great many friends and people I respected. We’ve been through this before, such as when Graphic Smash went it’s own way. We are still members of the Indy Webcomic Group, and Palace In The Sky. I’d like to ad a few more such collectives to my list, but there is little movement on that front. If anyone knows of good collectives who are accepting new members, please contact me.
Today I drew another pinup, and I’m really pleased with how the drawing came out. But, I can’t use this version of the picture. I temporarily went insane and tried to shade this one with powedered graphite and brushes. No, that’s not a medium I claim any skill at–in fact, this is the first time I ever attempted this. Thing is, I’m relatively happy because I can see some potential in the powdered graphite, and I learned a lot about using it. I ended up rendering the picture with canned air, q-tips, hard and soft brushes, and stumpers.
So, lessons were learned. Lesson one is that you don’t try a new technique when you are creating something for sale. Conversely, lesson two is that it is always good to try new mediums. Rectify those conflicting views, and you might actually find a worthwhile lesson.
The comic industry sure is an interesting one. DC is closing Zuda down, Wowio bought Drunkduck, Lex Luthor is the star of Action Comics and he has his own robotic Lois Lane, and Jim Lee redesigned Wonder Woman.
When it comes to the Jim Lee redesign of Wonder Woman, I know he was aiming at a more urban re-imagining of the character. I don’t think its a bad design, but it certainly doesn’t say “Wonder Woman” to me. Still, I say give it a chance, because the non-powered incarnation of Wonder Woman, from when Denny Oneil wrote her and gave her a white jumpsuit, was an interesting interlude in the Amazon’s career.
I’ve been working with Photoshop CS5 all week, adjusting its options to my workflow, bringing over my swatches and actions, etc., and I really have to say that this new version rocks! I’m well into it, yet there is still a huge learning curve and incredible possibilities ahead of me here. Bravo, Adobe!
As many of you know, I am soon going to be taking commissions. I’m also going to produce a variety of pinups for sale on eBay, such as this one, which goes up later today:
Marvel Maid is an interesting character. Originally published by EC, she has long since fallen into the public domain. Here are my reference shots for her:
If you’ve got a hankering to own some Scott Story art, then I invite you to go to eBay and bid on this pinup.
Thanks! S
This is my chance to tell you who I am, to wax eloquent about my long and varied history in the field of cartoonist and illustrator.
I didn’t go to college for art. Rather, I got my major history and my minor in creative writing. Art wasn’t even on my radar, and I thought I would become a history professor or writer. That didn’t happen, and I spent years as a real estate title searcher.
I was thirty years old when I got bitten by the art bug. “Bitten by the art bug” sounds so sweet, but what I really want to say is that I became obsessed with art. My first love was the comics of my youth, mostly Marvel Comics, and set my course to become a penciler. For the first several years I stuck to penciling, and didn’t pick up inking or digital coloring until later. Inking and coloring became new obsessions, and soon I was able to produce complete comics by myself.
Over the last fifteen years, I’ve worked for a variety of comic publishers. Some have names you might recognize, like Image, Amp, Digital Webbing, Arrow, and so forth; others have come and gone. In the Illustration field, I’ve drawn or painted role-playing game covers and interiors, novel covers, album covers, and assorted work for advertising agencies.
My art career took a serious right turn when I invented “Johnny Saturn” and entered the world of self-publishing. Allied with my wife, Benita Story, who is herself a super-talented writer, we set out to market our intellectual property. Over time this has added up to over a dozen full color comics, and one trade paperback. To be honest, I had always been enthusiastic about my craft, but working on our own creations filled me with excitement that has never flagged.
As a conventioneer, I have had table space at numerous comic shows, including those at Pittsburgh, Detroit, Indianapolis, Ohio, Chicago, Lafayette, and probably a bunch more that I forget.
Really, if you want to know about my art, go to the gallery on this site, or to http://johnnysaturn.com, and check out the work for yourself. My real loves, as you may imagine, are superhero and fantasy imagery.
If you want to know about me outside of art, then I feel comfortable in telling you the following. I love music, and I have a room full of guitars and stringed instruments. I love animals, but I’ve been without a pet for many months. I love reading, and I’ve got a huge library of books to prove it. I love comics, but I’ve been steadily selling off the single issues and replacing them with trade paperbacks.
