tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237103538883447142024-03-05T05:56:26.186-05:00littledogmondayshannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-6296066725690249042011-01-07T13:55:00.003-05:002011-01-07T13:58:00.396-05:00STUDIO SALE AND FUNDRAISER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YZ6l2T4sA_M55drFYuVrkkbv5DvI9hmF7n-dPsZMN5QFNvK0obaLsVeKuSbWaP3TrkEi-r0Mg2JHCELiKYyR5IzNoUk0QMaZhLSZMgL0ZjdeDBzLTQWZ76gbyFFtIk5PJcM72lLvKUGM/s1600/willy_bee.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YZ6l2T4sA_M55drFYuVrkkbv5DvI9hmF7n-dPsZMN5QFNvK0obaLsVeKuSbWaP3TrkEi-r0Mg2JHCELiKYyR5IzNoUk0QMaZhLSZMgL0ZjdeDBzLTQWZ76gbyFFtIk5PJcM72lLvKUGM/s400/willy_bee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559519722280322674" border="0" /></a><br />Want some cheap art? Wanna support a good idea? Now's yer chance!<br /><br />This summer I am going on a long road trip with my little boy to have adventures all the way across the prairies, through the desert and up the west coast! I'm also continuing research on the road for a new graphic novel. For this dream to come true, I need to buy a camper van!<br /><br />Me and The Kid are moving house at the end of January.<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />So, for one day only, SUNDAY JANUARY 30, I am going to turn my old empty apartment into a gallery and attempt to sell a lot of my work in a massive fundraiser for the van.<br /><br />There will be:<br />>>Lots and lots of original drawings from Sword of My Mouth, Unspent Love, and older projects.<br />>>Seriously cheap screenprinted folios of some of the chapters from Unspent Love<br />>>Unspent Love, the handbound multiple<br />>>Sword of My Mouth<br />>>Older bookworks of which I have a very few loose copies leftover<br />>>Some drawings by Willy (The Kid)<br />>>T shirts by Willy (The Kid)<br />>>Other stuff<br /><br />>>Maybe some rummage too like wool and clothes!<br /><br />ALL THIS WILL BE SO INEXPENSIVE IT WILL BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF<br /><br />There'll be some food and drinks too if you just want to stop by and hang out. Contributions of food and drink welcomed.<br /><br />I hope you can be there!<br /><br />238 SAINT CLARENS AVE, TORONTO<br />SUNDAY 30 JANUARY, 1PM TO 8PM<br /><br />Info about the road trip project here:<br /><a href="http://bloodandblunder.tumblr.com/">http://bloodandblunder.tumblr.com/</a><br /></span>shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-36560551870743169802010-10-20T23:55:00.003-04:002010-10-20T23:59:58.925-04:00he dreams a city street a hundred ways<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rTnfb_p6l6ElIxW8dLP3sVA21pEWAwo9pPN23-6CRQRZmna667wPdiIn3TKKVEq9bpSA9C_O6W7GDbO6HKMbYAGOLcaCBOXsMd0Zf6dC1DrwFtEJ_xN-lWFYkINJPQ6uaBtvLDibEz83/s1600/james_line1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rTnfb_p6l6ElIxW8dLP3sVA21pEWAwo9pPN23-6CRQRZmna667wPdiIn3TKKVEq9bpSA9C_O6W7GDbO6HKMbYAGOLcaCBOXsMd0Zf6dC1DrwFtEJ_xN-lWFYkINJPQ6uaBtvLDibEz83/s400/james_line1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530343359947301682" border="0" /></a><br />Recommended for a perfect night: Listen to loud music. Drink vodka-tonics (vodkas-tonic?). Draw one of your favourite people.<br /><br />He ate a donut!shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-57241742688160408492010-10-17T21:38:00.003-04:002010-10-17T21:43:59.987-04:00Almost there<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_doq-RE7RukdThqGeKEFLMDQex0Cuir9qf63YQGwt2WFyB_nrLWfudf0z0bPTvbyr8OjmtfiKigRINC59FSWOexyFQchdLqUc_HNGdllbAcd9eLN6mkqwURywBr2FdnR28G4wSJGMYI0/s1600/unspent14_5of8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_doq-RE7RukdThqGeKEFLMDQex0Cuir9qf63YQGwt2WFyB_nrLWfudf0z0bPTvbyr8OjmtfiKigRINC59FSWOexyFQchdLqUc_HNGdllbAcd9eLN6mkqwURywBr2FdnR28G4wSJGMYI0/s400/unspent14_5of8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529194800704497618" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to the Nick Novak Scholarship in 2010, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Unspent Love, Volume One</span> is on its way to completion. Due November 4, along with an installation of artwork from the series, at <a href="http://www.openstudio.on.ca/">Open Studio. </a><br /><br />Incidentally, <a href="http://www.taracooper.com/Tara_Cooper/home.html">Tara Cooper</a>, modeling in the image above, is the 2011 Nick Novak Scholar! Toot toot!shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-80094005129628416982010-07-28T11:52:00.003-04:002010-07-28T11:54:35.425-04:00Blood and Thunder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc16uChiYWFvuIs8yCemJd3RmpKnr3Bici7ei_6uoCsLVnXpuxLfTwYZ-xCRrV_6Yc0dIM1uFBiDFnM9idrkzpAdwacmOLJvQXUFJbYt6MQxiN2FWP910Ed-_PlBpgbUl49WK96rAbJsJ/s1600/fair_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc16uChiYWFvuIs8yCemJd3RmpKnr3Bici7ei_6uoCsLVnXpuxLfTwYZ-xCRrV_6Yc0dIM1uFBiDFnM9idrkzpAdwacmOLJvQXUFJbYt6MQxiN2FWP910Ed-_PlBpgbUl49WK96rAbJsJ/s400/fair_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498985692111505858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh, hello. I started a little companion blog to chronicle a road trip. It's over here: <a href="http://bloodandblunder.tumblr.com/">http://bloodandblunder.tumblr.com/</a><br /><br />On it, with much doubt, I am going to write, post photos, speak and sing.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-18018811620382893022010-07-13T10:36:00.005-04:002010-07-13T11:31:16.027-04:00Talk of loneliness in quiet voices<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dpuNCmU5s0_gS2JV9ZLw_190Ht2wrrvJ0sCHDyRqgbPEk6bwBucHkTr8DQWvI7S5p9EE43HkJLmUy6_Z9oM8JMKIDSb8ER8Esgtyix8j9KexEUtQMlAofUho3hUDCml4gLj-myKc8L_Q/s1600/unspent9_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dpuNCmU5s0_gS2JV9ZLw_190Ht2wrrvJ0sCHDyRqgbPEk6bwBucHkTr8DQWvI7S5p9EE43HkJLmUy6_Z9oM8JMKIDSb8ER8Esgtyix8j9KexEUtQMlAofUho3hUDCml4gLj-myKc8L_Q/s400/unspent9_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493400129801463506" border="0" /></a><br />Another chapter of <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/unspent_love_ch9/">Unspent Love</a> is up at Top Shelf. I'm so touched by Leigh's assessment, "With this series, Shannon is quietly stitching together a tapestry of human relationships that's devastating in its insight. In this installment, misheard lyrics mean more than the originals."<br /><br />Thank you, Leigh.<br /><br />BTW, the song is <a href="http://www.theinnocencemission.com/birds%20lyrics%20page%201.htm">Lakes of Canada by The Innocence Mission</a>. My all-time favourite band. I even love them more than Bruce Cockburn, more than Mike Doughty. I even love them more than John K Sampson.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-72807093632273485392010-06-25T17:54:00.003-04:002010-06-25T17:57:19.833-04:00you are perfect and i love you<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDoCT9jbOftpIq1-V3aftFbdGx3G-JkmTArVoAsSssf824vPSRbXSsUsHsM-45XVwX5TZOlvffkXvKCb3Zj1-lDtXR8d2F4pyBCXEJFXY3ZCXfSAmUT0qauCJOuaL73SP2PZ0gkzSBfFw/s1600/unspent8_8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDoCT9jbOftpIq1-V3aftFbdGx3G-JkmTArVoAsSssf824vPSRbXSsUsHsM-45XVwX5TZOlvffkXvKCb3Zj1-lDtXR8d2F4pyBCXEJFXY3ZCXfSAmUT0qauCJOuaL73SP2PZ0gkzSBfFw/s400/unspent8_8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486833284703083970" border="0" /></a><br />New strip up at <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/unspent_love_ch8/">Top Shelf. </a><br />Thank you <a href="http://steflenk.com/">stef lenk</a>, for lending me your face.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-44318032150673808242010-06-09T10:04:00.003-04:002010-06-09T10:09:07.408-04:00Finally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEpEK5eIXPafwVsR8MsJyM9ij8-h9w6xOyxtGrO8q0PLzsGDWq7-OcEbaCZYOpKfOQzWkl70DceTAp0o5k-WqY1NZQnxNq3QDhSDzdL1KcWTmdpHYRigVDRATqdQ6yn3Ofz1E_6MZXJ7p/s1600/computer_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEpEK5eIXPafwVsR8MsJyM9ij8-h9w6xOyxtGrO8q0PLzsGDWq7-OcEbaCZYOpKfOQzWkl70DceTAp0o5k-WqY1NZQnxNq3QDhSDzdL1KcWTmdpHYRigVDRATqdQ6yn3Ofz1E_6MZXJ7p/s400/computer_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480775327415966034" border="0" /></a><br />I've been planning this website for a long while and finally finished it last night. <a href="http://reallylonglake.blogspot.com/">James Gauvreau</a>, one of the world's most beautiful people, did most of the work.<br /><br />Internet, meet <a href="http://www.playingdoctor.ca/PlayingDoctor/Home.html">playingdoctor.ca</a><br /><br />The Toronto Arts Council helped this come together.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-60729532815740584022010-06-01T12:08:00.005-04:002010-06-01T12:25:46.868-04:00Unspent (in other words, buried)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOP3973ItK_ltgpdhW2UfwYvC6aY8V24k_jtDIKQ9ZUp15nxnMzN0arNKzNXR6AwBGTLRThjn_tILVdqJWQg6Yw0UWcXyx5ze3PLwjcOcvLb1U3GeIwZlLrB6VDLCO10V1fiWP64kX1T-/s1600/unspent11_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOP3973ItK_ltgpdhW2UfwYvC6aY8V24k_jtDIKQ9ZUp15nxnMzN0arNKzNXR6AwBGTLRThjn_tILVdqJWQg6Yw0UWcXyx5ze3PLwjcOcvLb1U3GeIwZlLrB6VDLCO10V1fiWP64kX1T-/s400/unspent11_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477838182274113058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8oXHvusExtg9qLaF5c0T_9E1pc5wpdg-P7RgNPQHQ5J-cq-Kxn9u0KAqKLIdJYwuYPSRZ85mxWtdNPMURIN1hWBumeLOjivIBOw_7HLqcM2ccwhiJiF1jmV6BDkeXqYqh20Ud9srF-2X/s1600/unspent11_02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8oXHvusExtg9qLaF5c0T_9E1pc5wpdg-P7RgNPQHQ5J-cq-Kxn9u0KAqKLIdJYwuYPSRZ85mxWtdNPMURIN1hWBumeLOjivIBOw_7HLqcM2ccwhiJiF1jmV6BDkeXqYqh20Ud9srF-2X/s400/unspent11_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477838113668024754" border="0" /></a><br />What a satisfying, productive period the summer has been so far (a summer from work for me, though not by the calendar). Current projects are shaping up pretty well, so it looks like I am going to head out for westerly parts through the month of August afterall. I am squirrelly for a break from this city!!<br /><br />Unspent Love, Chapter 11 is done. This one is terrifyingly sad for me. Gulp.<br /><br />Two pages excerpted above. Click images for bigger versions.<br /><br />Not sure when this will appear online at <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/artist/322">Top Shelf.</a>shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-4921556145418627862010-05-28T00:22:00.001-04:002010-05-28T00:24:38.599-04:0028 on the 28th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWmwvhp6yTYKqNR4PVMq3xt7I9YohyphenhyphenFKMY-YVIyNIfm0WNqX13ZaIa5yCe7n4qc9Xie4rId-PgyrnQy1BlkwxBDvl5laskV3zmEbotTijbtvpFAiw-z4pizf6RxWFXfGi-sIbGcFL3zFd/s1600/unspent9_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWmwvhp6yTYKqNR4PVMq3xt7I9YohyphenhyphenFKMY-YVIyNIfm0WNqX13ZaIa5yCe7n4qc9Xie4rId-PgyrnQy1BlkwxBDvl5laskV3zmEbotTijbtvpFAiw-z4pizf6RxWFXfGi-sIbGcFL3zFd/s400/unspent9_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476171697213679362" border="0" /></a><br />One of my favourite people just got a liiiittle bit older.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-36750002758124359352010-05-26T23:37:00.000-04:002010-05-26T23:39:12.270-04:00I miss you, Swaters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEFxPIMuefO0gV6w_3t-h12l814iPHgEJPbKeQgSwcRc9KvbAChXbuA9IelMo8l2DhuX3jJxlWwDILpJBp3nni8r74tYbkRfyrJLCLrJBjev_wVs4poX0BowcNthXeRDmmkIvgYX40BD1/s1600/unspent10_10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEFxPIMuefO0gV6w_3t-h12l814iPHgEJPbKeQgSwcRc9KvbAChXbuA9IelMo8l2DhuX3jJxlWwDILpJBp3nni8r74tYbkRfyrJLCLrJBjev_wVs4poX0BowcNthXeRDmmkIvgYX40BD1/s400/unspent10_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475789123178102706" border="0" /></a>shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-70526407826687490142010-05-14T13:07:00.005-04:002010-05-14T13:12:25.238-04:00I miss you, stef lenk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRWlleGhzllvSzHO1W6YfLPfPAmugHTwdjCZ4RAZ87WiJO4vaPxiyJ2Oa5BQgF20h1HiNzNmpoolxiuxYax2mxbWbkkvtdGMgjz3RSkBsDS8Pi5eLnEhrvxtP9FcKAkQWuqHEF3ugMuPC/s1600/stefweb1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRWlleGhzllvSzHO1W6YfLPfPAmugHTwdjCZ4RAZ87WiJO4vaPxiyJ2Oa5BQgF20h1HiNzNmpoolxiuxYax2mxbWbkkvtdGMgjz3RSkBsDS8Pi5eLnEhrvxtP9FcKAkQWuqHEF3ugMuPC/s400/stefweb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471173683050168882" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8qb0-IpTOMCR0_Eyl-_QhkXjUCTSQqcweG9f-zt_BPrUjsSXi951cucw9g9pp_9wzHtmB4Rlmkf-BME1C8LQoeIWV7W_QX5A8wmOjbEaH0nafLxuLlMARGtI5LBm8aXWD9LezxjsMIoI/s1600/stefweb14.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8qb0-IpTOMCR0_Eyl-_QhkXjUCTSQqcweG9f-zt_BPrUjsSXi951cucw9g9pp_9wzHtmB4Rlmkf-BME1C8LQoeIWV7W_QX5A8wmOjbEaH0nafLxuLlMARGtI5LBm8aXWD9LezxjsMIoI/s400/stefweb14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471173774923746754" border="0" /></a><br />New drawings in progress for <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/artist/322">Unspent Love.</a> Four chapters on the go at once!shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-21535993826548400442010-04-23T17:47:00.006-04:002010-04-23T17:58:43.057-04:00Let me draw your FACE (book)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHv6MEarO6zEwZvUJIqcPCE5vYe7k51XGxPPJLqRjJwhEjld9noB8CmdcKozEl7IAUQY7Opr657DsyBO0yZbaYDsZ1elVB2vTk3b8oZKv3d3PfRvZKylGF478MU1aWD0yJmYUEMWeaaED/s1600/craig_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHv6MEarO6zEwZvUJIqcPCE5vYe7k51XGxPPJLqRjJwhEjld9noB8CmdcKozEl7IAUQY7Opr657DsyBO0yZbaYDsZ1elVB2vTk3b8oZKv3d3PfRvZKylGF478MU1aWD0yJmYUEMWeaaED/s400/craig_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463453332537538162" border="0" /></a><br />Sword of my Mouth is finally here! Available already in most comics shops! The Toronto launch party is coming up on May 6th, at 7pm, at Tequila Bookworm (512 Queen street West at Portland).<br /><br />To promote the launch, I am offering to draw your facebook profile pic. Isn't that a cute one above? And below-- look at these charming little faces.<br /><br />To participate, just send a hi-res Jpeg to shannon AT shannongerard DOT org. I'll make a drawing of it, then you post it as your profile avatar with a link to info about the party or book.<br /><br />That info can be found on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shannon.gerard?ref=profile#%21/event.php?eid=120008201349802&ref=mf">HERE.</a><br /><br />Or on the "other internet," The Internet, here:<br /><a href="http://nomediakings.org/sword/">http://nomediakings.org/sword/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicOnS7ErcqioxWdmtOBUmp1WISgGyhrYJ3SIE4Ro9twqz63t4qMeod2ByTDZqLE1X6kKpjt2MGaJGB3nIJ49js8rpPQ2Saa7joObMQc7H0PUg1JiEInLfGhFtT1E-KoPSjqU75Rnvr1bA/s1600/james1_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicOnS7ErcqioxWdmtOBUmp1WISgGyhrYJ3SIE4Ro9twqz63t4qMeod2ByTDZqLE1X6kKpjt2MGaJGB3nIJ49js8rpPQ2Saa7joObMQc7H0PUg1JiEInLfGhFtT1E-KoPSjqU75Rnvr1bA/s400/james1_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463453211632147666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fgNIxDQqe5HUSCAU_0ZaKjNdLrjLiUemjujhVBBMj6IuVOB-Ew1Tk7cjjFnWOra4e25YYCMHU1ukB9oqD36ga62CvjHfZlaYzlst3eeiQFqMIUYUS0UtQaMbyeuOKC8LMZF_IHoTMG0n/s1600/liz_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fgNIxDQqe5HUSCAU_0ZaKjNdLrjLiUemjujhVBBMj6IuVOB-Ew1Tk7cjjFnWOra4e25YYCMHU1ukB9oqD36ga62CvjHfZlaYzlst3eeiQFqMIUYUS0UtQaMbyeuOKC8LMZF_IHoTMG0n/s400/liz_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463455041496142722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PI-2PBTI1WsrOz1Rws_ADLFfN2gYQLMA1ZRu02rTo05kWQvgYogj-XDAOcxPDBDyujVmaPbtLUk4AbP1VkE8YHnue3oii4wjmGLVTK5VPrj1hkuiYmFROQ9ECXCOOA7IC5O2Px20f2i5/s1600/vivian_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PI-2PBTI1WsrOz1Rws_ADLFfN2gYQLMA1ZRu02rTo05kWQvgYogj-XDAOcxPDBDyujVmaPbtLUk4AbP1VkE8YHnue3oii4wjmGLVTK5VPrj1hkuiYmFROQ9ECXCOOA7IC5O2Px20f2i5/s400/vivian_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463454882498321314" border="0" /></a>shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-7842163456678755592010-02-15T15:37:00.004-05:002010-02-15T15:40:03.145-05:00Set Phasers to Stun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUEulnOS8hkwNWy7Kc09vXLcrE9mgsd-AmfUS-EK8KP4MnlDqyjLDWu_NCKwNEn4p4SVqmjELvAveCR4ypZKFcfhhoQUdlXOKD-kJw6iiK-Ss_EKZD-gvkeeaoGa3e5RrgNNnDzvjU5xX/s1600-h/back_up.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUEulnOS8hkwNWy7Kc09vXLcrE9mgsd-AmfUS-EK8KP4MnlDqyjLDWu_NCKwNEn4p4SVqmjELvAveCR4ypZKFcfhhoQUdlXOKD-kJw6iiK-Ss_EKZD-gvkeeaoGa3e5RrgNNnDzvjU5xX/s400/back_up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438572232061984946" border="0" /></a><br />People of the Internet: Sword of My Mouth is Done. Apocalyptic ETA: May 2010.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-51593735037610080732010-02-03T09:15:00.004-05:002010-02-03T09:26:57.439-05:00Draft One Complete!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB1j6S8vS-_Cciny8W_E1lJSWOb4ZEq7i-S0S9uehMf5RyGX5xoHTPMbh8T2Hs4WASBePdHr_fDO3VY_v7nGI740RSAo_GUesJ3vGlK7dA9kKCw63I2Xm0vcRrxZh6NGHubqh2G97mnMp/s1600-h/simone_boxes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB1j6S8vS-_Cciny8W_E1lJSWOb4ZEq7i-S0S9uehMf5RyGX5xoHTPMbh8T2Hs4WASBePdHr_fDO3VY_v7nGI740RSAo_GUesJ3vGlK7dA9kKCw63I2Xm0vcRrxZh6NGHubqh2G97mnMp/s400/simone_boxes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434022886769291074" border="0" /></a><br />Move to Condition 2. Draft 1 of Sword of My Mouth -- complete! On schedule for our planned release at <a href="http://torontocomics.com/">TCAF </a>in May.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-61959788872511891112010-01-25T12:00:00.002-05:002010-01-25T12:01:35.154-05:00The End is Nigh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeD7OXslCh_4CqOYexwVs_D63RI4oZ6efi7Xiw5KsIcn6d83aoC0zdOwvpNW3oYzXKQQrCZu0d-NdM_N_Nrv4rfe5wdykQAusJ1v1MHOtTlvlG5xrsoRLIyoqWbhLsDQ60L9R3n-zZ4aU/s1600-h/92_mike_line.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeD7OXslCh_4CqOYexwVs_D63RI4oZ6efi7Xiw5KsIcn6d83aoC0zdOwvpNW3oYzXKQQrCZu0d-NdM_N_Nrv4rfe5wdykQAusJ1v1MHOtTlvlG5xrsoRLIyoqWbhLsDQ60L9R3n-zZ4aU/s400/92_mike_line.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430723613714519330" border="0" /></a><br />12 pages left!shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-75635175547042096772010-01-22T09:56:00.001-05:002010-01-22T09:58:59.106-05:00So Tired<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8880y__v-fb6CqEfJ6usVmqlAY42CbfTDzLXFSAXT1yjamLMStTKtSzfEs__VxR612_vjN1MY2oqMgks24lcDM9TQrna8VsW9Pz5fX5Xku-tYOegyULWlAZKnGp0t8YtGOyJ4xQSVRmUe/s1600-h/weary.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8880y__v-fb6CqEfJ6usVmqlAY42CbfTDzLXFSAXT1yjamLMStTKtSzfEs__VxR612_vjN1MY2oqMgks24lcDM9TQrna8VsW9Pz5fX5Xku-tYOegyULWlAZKnGp0t8YtGOyJ4xQSVRmUe/s400/weary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429578735264726994" border="0" /></a><br />18 pages left.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-11478220161397864342010-01-06T10:58:00.005-05:002010-01-06T12:51:01.035-05:00How many apocalypses is this for us now?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBi6lAW-o9EFpgQqcNp1l-g-03oMqA3FWo95W1egRqS-hxmsI8khszUOddDtaQ2dpaJi0JAkEaRFaDLOeDv328OsmfWqoZ1B3iukUyoZ_FlZWZG7wcR_gFsTaX1sbpmAugjj74jsBtJAJ/s1600-h/cuddle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBi6lAW-o9EFpgQqcNp1l-g-03oMqA3FWo95W1egRqS-hxmsI8khszUOddDtaQ2dpaJi0JAkEaRFaDLOeDv328OsmfWqoZ1B3iukUyoZ_FlZWZG7wcR_gFsTaX1sbpmAugjj74jsBtJAJ/s400/cuddle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423656953292212674" border="0" /></a><br />I'm behind (so behind) in finishing the last three chapters of S-word. January is going to include many 15 hour work days. I'll try to put up weekly sneak peeks here.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-48675579724105034632009-11-18T17:48:00.004-05:002009-11-18T21:34:15.602-05:00Standing in Tomorrow (on the runway)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrkrZuTCPgRVKBuDZUkV64QI6smmVPQ_GmpHJ45Lhp1dxljkGA_fWdrTO2GtO1jG19cp5ZS7Jpl9Xh_WJRQx9teClugwhHfXNPVDpOw4xqEuwDe1Wq4E7eHkgGqJAc-ehEvYU-dTPlRs8/s1600/josh2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrkrZuTCPgRVKBuDZUkV64QI6smmVPQ_GmpHJ45Lhp1dxljkGA_fWdrTO2GtO1jG19cp5ZS7Jpl9Xh_WJRQx9teClugwhHfXNPVDpOw4xqEuwDe1Wq4E7eHkgGqJAc-ehEvYU-dTPlRs8/s400/josh2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405585156653579810" border="0" /></a><br />Look at this face! New Unspent Love on its way to completion...as...we...speak.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-74486466660232600742009-10-16T21:07:00.001-04:002009-10-16T21:09:55.098-04:00The Cosmos is Full Beyond Measure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirerHjLKsbqlJopfyGUXs1YeS6CUWsQPT5iqRk7Xy6-y6-BHqchtN1RjPkJ466t01bi68mhFwbt8h63IZCWIS1wflM6OJlMHNc8zFiEK3gvEfJQh1fF9H6jnfYt_v_9aHP2GR5zRx43SLZ/s1600-h/plaid_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirerHjLKsbqlJopfyGUXs1YeS6CUWsQPT5iqRk7Xy6-y6-BHqchtN1RjPkJ466t01bi68mhFwbt8h63IZCWIS1wflM6OJlMHNc8zFiEK3gvEfJQh1fF9H6jnfYt_v_9aHP2GR5zRx43SLZ/s400/plaid_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393369370091432402" border="0" /></a><br />Proof of an elegant universe: Plaid.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-83838052017018044462009-10-08T23:52:00.003-04:002009-10-09T07:42:09.528-04:00WEBSITE REDESIGN!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA5Q72oeDqkMMPLcoJ4XFCq-dDgg_a9oMd37cfo9p1TQscSGnnmUe_HV4wK0OXV4eoLUKDr2XrqdjeX5SO-5_W7RJ-qYPzsw6eHFl75VECxISK_dKaIj5DGyt2dIhDpN-KMu53_q163GF/s1600-h/chestnut9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA5Q72oeDqkMMPLcoJ4XFCq-dDgg_a9oMd37cfo9p1TQscSGnnmUe_HV4wK0OXV4eoLUKDr2XrqdjeX5SO-5_W7RJ-qYPzsw6eHFl75VECxISK_dKaIj5DGyt2dIhDpN-KMu53_q163GF/s400/chestnut9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390564069803171906" border="0" /></a><br />Hey internet,<a href="http://shannongerard.org/index.html"> I redesigned my website. </a>shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-26342857127263941082009-09-23T20:01:00.006-04:002009-09-23T20:43:11.428-04:00Stu-studio*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrfbCrxKhbqo3dIXtKoB9FxoxdMI-MEiD9F01PFYKkfFoQzNMNY11YvuYpWHchX9Et3gpQ4I6q73IAjXI3N7LlTPmpM3jEPUGpeySdcctnr_SpLgwJxWojbWDoWlSOVW3iaNA2y2YPwKG/s1600-h/gen_teeth.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrfbCrxKhbqo3dIXtKoB9FxoxdMI-MEiD9F01PFYKkfFoQzNMNY11YvuYpWHchX9Et3gpQ4I6q73IAjXI3N7LlTPmpM3jEPUGpeySdcctnr_SpLgwJxWojbWDoWlSOVW3iaNA2y2YPwKG/s400/gen_teeth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384827418565941746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a sickly summer, it feels really great to say that I am back in the studio hard and heavy-- working towards a print edition of Unspent Love. This project has languished while I've been working on S-word and because I've been seeking some funding to get it made. But, this year I won the Nick Novak Scholarship at <a href="http://www.openstudio.on.ca/">Open Studio</a>, an incredibly generous opportunity which affords me the space and resources to finally complete this book. Thank you Open Studio!<br /><br />The skimpy 6 chapters currently up at <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/artist/322">Top Shelf</a> will soon grow! Meanwhile, I'll be screenprinting and letterpressing my heart out (really!) to make a print edition of at least 20 of the stories in time for the Novak exhibition next Fall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTKoXGixM6b_hUhTCkk6tCdkVw4kYzBiWRPUAOpb33WiJzdngstlv478s50B2sGinnk02wp7eYVqHNqTI6BEUVXbvm96MUD_ifOPbaCFSih3sfZvqIM90tdX9k89BIWAwoO17p3wxHzVi/s1600-h/gen_racks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTKoXGixM6b_hUhTCkk6tCdkVw4kYzBiWRPUAOpb33WiJzdngstlv478s50B2sGinnk02wp7eYVqHNqTI6BEUVXbvm96MUD_ifOPbaCFSih3sfZvqIM90tdX9k89BIWAwoO17p3wxHzVi/s400/gen_racks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384827933029156994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*For the record, I derisively categorize Phil Collins under the label "Old Man** Music," though, <a href="http://thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=339">Starlee Kine</a> could change my mind.<br /><br />**No offense old men.***<br /><br />***Especially old men with beards.****<br /><br />****whoa.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-55144717755028782432009-08-27T20:49:00.005-04:002009-08-28T00:18:59.900-04:00Curses!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnSoF4OtvLO1FNOcU3-495EYSiU3l_WH-klSMB_nr9VstxW26PCcK2SGfRXopBR2LaAoIr-pEx_c-zob8cj3_45t029q_DqPTL-edaWnZ2pIySUf-9D-yo0S2MbWG3LzrWbZzcQ9NEuUI/s1600-h/curses.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnSoF4OtvLO1FNOcU3-495EYSiU3l_WH-klSMB_nr9VstxW26PCcK2SGfRXopBR2LaAoIr-pEx_c-zob8cj3_45t029q_DqPTL-edaWnZ2pIySUf-9D-yo0S2MbWG3LzrWbZzcQ9NEuUI/s400/curses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374812326112331650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A couple weeks ago (I'm behind), <a href="http://io9.com/5330954/sword-of-my-mouth-explores-how-to-raise-a-baby-in-post+rapture-detroit">scifi blog, io9</a> posted an article about Sword of My Mouth.<br /><br />The article is great. The comments are...recurring. So many people hate my handwriting! What do you think? Seriously? If it bothers you, if it's "effing illegible," if you wish I'd change it...I'd really like to hear some honest feedback from friends. What would you change? What features do you find most difficult about it?<br /><br />It's hard to read the comments on io9 and not hear them in the voice of Comic Book Guy, so some home-brewed feedback would be amazing.<br /><br />For comparison, here are two pages from the book. Page 1 from very early on in the drawing process and page 64, finished this week. As ever, clicking the images will enlarge them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbICy_FHnE_051mi_9nli3Btz8m3DKjDxvqKE7SuY_6RDAqo7TzXNdBfEz4wC1Wosg7mMpNlAq2im6i7hpB7fbFdYPZEV4dEETAg2PpZ4OYwUjFPl20PyEGGRbmeK9mmTiwHdeTVKAv_qu/s1600-h/1_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbICy_FHnE_051mi_9nli3Btz8m3DKjDxvqKE7SuY_6RDAqo7TzXNdBfEz4wC1Wosg7mMpNlAq2im6i7hpB7fbFdYPZEV4dEETAg2PpZ4OYwUjFPl20PyEGGRbmeK9mmTiwHdeTVKAv_qu/s400/1_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374864224862329186" border="0" /></a><br />Page 1<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkwvY8hVR2QpQzUIeCe3KWGYYh0PfEq1a9TqAGUL_5n4joER_5LA4R7vatREPK_ke_5rWPlYDabsctIZoH0RCN7Es9EYsZ_Lual-WEBm82aBqm0WV-L-dR9EkV41aBt2PaUiamDLyk9SA/s1600-h/3_64.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkwvY8hVR2QpQzUIeCe3KWGYYh0PfEq1a9TqAGUL_5n4joER_5LA4R7vatREPK_ke_5rWPlYDabsctIZoH0RCN7Es9EYsZ_Lual-WEBm82aBqm0WV-L-dR9EkV41aBt2PaUiamDLyk9SA/s400/3_64.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374863998665105362" border="0" /></a><br />Page 64shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-74585392082734815242009-08-06T20:26:00.005-04:002009-08-07T00:11:30.750-04:00no restraint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSMbgDAiKOBUpDqyrqGsuXgexxa06KfXticUHflwgVc_7eugBwtPD4pEh2T5H9gk1t-tTrBRpO0mRIJUwRv8RS3E9gq5TG1-2eyte81n015jacvdqnnXVdRQht6d8NmAI3djR6IoIqLsu/s1600-h/cover3_email.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSMbgDAiKOBUpDqyrqGsuXgexxa06KfXticUHflwgVc_7eugBwtPD4pEh2T5H9gk1t-tTrBRpO0mRIJUwRv8RS3E9gq5TG1-2eyte81n015jacvdqnnXVdRQht6d8NmAI3djR6IoIqLsu/s400/cover3_email.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367069432112779042" border="0" /></a><br />I can't help it-- I have to post this drawing for the cover of Issue 3. Gotta fix that fucky lip on Emma, and get <a href="http://scottwaters.ca/index.html">The Secret Weapon</a> to colour it in photoshop.<br /><br />Speaking of restraint, I am trying to follow in the footsteps of Lisa Kisch-- an old friend from high school whom I recently found in the blogosphere-- and <a href="http://lisakisch.typepad.com/babies_paper_and_song/2009/08/acquirefree-august.html">accept her challenge</a> to not buy any STUFF this month. On the yes list: groceries, coffee, art supplies and booze. But nothing solid. No clutter. No STUFF. Anyone else up for it? Think we can do it??shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-34640228953180318592009-07-29T15:31:00.003-04:002009-07-29T17:36:21.819-04:00Publish or Perish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4hMhx1ocIaOKIbuO8fzVuHIUkveSzo7Eew5iF6HEn4YOv6M_v_L_Kj45R7oMipDcEAUPMUH2mVNoiUkicH5mKTSJTV2AOqN3R-1J7osNLa0y8_WNAb9fypnnY0tBzbXNRJQ7j_LE1T1p/s1600-h/adrienne_hits_the_bottle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4hMhx1ocIaOKIbuO8fzVuHIUkveSzo7Eew5iF6HEn4YOv6M_v_L_Kj45R7oMipDcEAUPMUH2mVNoiUkicH5mKTSJTV2AOqN3R-1J7osNLa0y8_WNAb9fypnnY0tBzbXNRJQ7j_LE1T1p/s400/adrienne_hits_the_bottle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363969963113480690" border="0" /></a><br />Have you read the Globe and Mail today? There's an interesting article about S-word in the review section in which writer Carla Wintersgill ponders our decision to move the series online. It's a good read on the subject except she doesn't mention the fact that the move was <span style="font-style: italic;">necessitated</span> by IDW dropping the print series after they didn't make enough on Issue 1. We made the digital decision as a way to keep the series alive. Otherwise it would have been like: Issue 1...long silence...sproing! graphic novel.<br /><br />The digital publishing model has advantages, but it is definitely a way of compensating for unfortunate realities in the industry. It's also natural evolution-- responses to deficiencies in a given industry also help to change it into something else.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/publish-online-or-perish/article1233938/">Article here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/publish-online-or-perish/article1233938/</a>shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7623710353888344714.post-84853571505887404372009-07-15T18:08:00.004-04:002009-07-15T20:34:48.516-04:00Werd.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2V9ODTr9HrmJl5Yy33VoeAgPc6DTyVNAXH2xaOySUUokyJT0fFtk9FBJlsijPyrvuvlV5rUduVmUQ-pstI2RhAKGWXlj6XjEDLXDJQU3DA1lc3IB4vyBcugqedp-UfW5z9sBqUU9eGT-/s1600-h/cover2_web.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2V9ODTr9HrmJl5Yy33VoeAgPc6DTyVNAXH2xaOySUUokyJT0fFtk9FBJlsijPyrvuvlV5rUduVmUQ-pstI2RhAKGWXlj6XjEDLXDJQU3DA1lc3IB4vyBcugqedp-UfW5z9sBqUU9eGT-/s400/cover2_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358814334864549858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sword of my Mouth, Issue 2 is out! In fact, it is <a href="http://nomediakings.org/sword/">RIGHT HERE. </a><br /><br />Check out our <span style="font-style: italic;">super cheap</span> digital subscription offers at <a href="http://nomediakings.org/publishing/remember_when_comics_were_cheap.html">No Media Kings. </a><br /><br />Issue 3 due on the first Wednesday of September.shannongerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667015401094516896noreply@blogger.com0