Sunday, April 24, 2005

Cass Corridor preview and format questions

Just finished the artwork for the next chapter of Cass Corridor. It'll be ready to fly as soon as I'm done with the lettering. Here's a sneak preview of Rona in her 'altered state':



By the way, I was wondering what everyone thinks of the interface for the comic. You know, the way you read each page by pointing your cursor at a number. It's a format I envisioned awhile back, and haven't changed since.

How do you like it? If you managed to breeze through all 5 chapters so far, chances are it works for you. However, you may have found it got in the way of your enjoyment of the comic, or you might be one of those who gave up while waiting for the graphics to load. Either way, love it or hate it, I'd like to hear from as many of you as possible so I can get a consensus.

I will either stick with the current format or find a new one, depending on the response I get.

Monday, April 11, 2005

Wrapped Around Your Finger

I've never been a big fan of Sting or The Police, but one day I happened to hear this song being played in a clothing store, and, perhaps for the first time, really listened to it. It spoke to me.

The Hungry Ghost - Wrapped Around Your Finger

I knew there and then I wanted to come up with my own version. It's still rough, but the bare bones are there. What do you think? The Hungry Ghost doing a Police cover. An interesting career tangent, or an impending sign of the apocalypse? Let me know.

Saturday, April 02, 2005

The Fourth Dimension

In Cass Corridor Chapter One: "The Lady with the Smile" , there's a scene where Rona explains to Jen why she's always open to extreme possibilities, using the following analogy: say you're a fish living in the sea, and one day you encounter a human diver. You tell other fish about this strange sight you just witnessed. Naturally, most of them think you're crazy.

It recently occurred to me to give credit where it's due as far as where I got the idea for this exchange. I had been reading a book called The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes by Rudy Rucker. It's a real mind-bender, which I highly recommend to anyone who's ever questioned their surroundings and wondered what else is out there besides what we see, hear, and experience during our waking moments.