NOTHING'S OFFICIAL

So it could happen. We might be opening a store. the operative word is might. Meeting today with the leasing agent. Kind of excited and nervous at the same time. We've been running this business since 1988 and we've never had a store. In anticipation that we will get a store, i ordered a couple of books about store design last night. IF YOU HAVE ANY OPINIONS OR IDEAS on store design (maybe theres a store out there that you like -that you think we should check out for ideas on how to set up the displays)please email me. Also - started working on a mascot for the store. Will try and post some artwork next week. Oh -and i should be able to announce if we got the store or not next week too. Finally if you got any ideas for promoting the store, we would love to hear them.

OPENING A STORE

Show after show people ask us where's our store. Our answer- we got no store. So now we're in the process of looking for a store. The ideal store in my mind would be accessible by subway, be located near schools and offices and have decent pedestrian traffic weekdays and weekends. We have two types of customers - the manga crowd (typically 14-25 years of age students) and the artist crowd (typically 18-40 years of age. including both professionals and students) So our location would have to be appropriate for both our customer groups to be able to find us. oh -and if you see a 'for lease' sign in a store window that you think would be good for us -please email me. I would love some feedback. - where do you think would be a good spot for our kind of store.

John Lasseter Student Film Pencil Test

As you may or not have already observed - i love to look on youtube, and you should expect ill be posting some of my findings here. The following is John L's student film from his CalArts days. Brings back memories of Sheridan for me. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnjzM7vY8DY&mode=suggested_some&search=pixar



On a side note, one interesting thing that i learned was that adding the word 'Pixar' the title of your clip might help it be found. Most are really bad student films. but i admit without it, i would never have discovered the following short starring an awful Scrat (of ICE AGE) rip-off. So that i dont appear overly negative, i will say that i liked the backgrounds and the senselss violence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxspiCMDLB0&mode=suggested_some&search=pixar

Venture Bros.

Ok. If you live in the US or perhaps have satelite or cable even- you may have already heard of the Adult Swim show Venture Bros. Me, I just discovered it and can't get enough. Visually it feels like an old Scooby Doo or Johnny Quest episode, but the writing is far more biting and satirical. A lot more like the Tick. One reason for saying that is that one of the main characters sounds remarkably like the Tick and that guy Putty on Seinfeld. I suspect that's because its the same voice actor. If anyone knows for sure, I would love to know. At anyrate - i've included a couple of links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lXe5FgLSQ&search=bros%20venture and for more shorts http://www.youtube.com/results?search=bros+venture&search_type=search_videos

Gobelins

Just been made aware of some totally awesome animated shorts created by students at France's Gobelins school. http://www.gobelins.fr/galerie/animation/ several awesome films to see. definately worth the time. What i like most about these is the design styles. if you like french comics (bd's) you'll love these shorts. Sorry no image to show - blogger seems to be stalling when i try and upload the image. but click away and discover for yourself. Two shorts that must be seen: Pyrats (hand-drawn) and Burning Safari (CG) -but there are plenty of other good ones if you got the time.

Scribblings 3

First post.
Excited to announce the new Dean Yeagle exclusive variant edition sketchbook for Scribblings 3. it should be out by the end of July. while the interior -will match exactly the sketchbook that Dean will be selling at Comic-Con, this cover is exclusive to us. the sketchbook will also feature a cool tip in plate signed by Dean. Unlike the regular edition, this one will be limited to just 250 copies. Note - the final cover will be slightly different in format -but the art will be the same as that shown here.