Another Fantastic Artist!

  • by Drew

We’ve had a lot of recent luck meeting very cool artists lately. Between NY Comic Con, Albany Comic Con and the in-store events at our favorite shops Alterniverse and Alterniverse 2, we’ve had a ball. Lots of comics signed, sketches made. Great stuff. We now have 3 solid Dr. Inferno sketches. Check out www.SkateboardHeroes.com where I plan to start posting them in the near future.

Today was a special treat. You know that card game Magic: The Gathering? I don’t actually play, though I’m a little interested. I’m waiting for my oldest to be just a little older so maybe I can get in on it with him. Maybe some of his friends will dig it. I mean, I used to LOVE Dungeons and Dragons. It’s kind of a similar thing. and if you’re thinking “I can sell me some acne remedies BIG TIME” then you’re kind of a douche. Not wholly inaccurate, but definitely kind of a douche.

Anyway, one of the artists who creates artwork for the cards in the game is the very talented Eric Deschamps. And guess what…he’s a great guy. My oldest and a friend has a ball talking with him, and even the baby was good. She barely fussed. I think she kind of liked the painting of the cat and the lizard…I got her to say ‘meow!’ a bunch of times.

The coolest part was that Eric Deschamps did a sketch of our favorite Skateboard Heroes villain, and sort-of-official most dangerous person on the planet, Dr. Inferno. It is a real treat because his style is so unique. While we love every Dr. I we’ve received thus far, it was so exciting to get a real unique perspective from someone who is not a conventional comic book artist. Yay, yay, hooray!

So, with the artist’s permission, I will be posting a Dr. Inferno sketch on Skateboard Heroes in an hour or so. Rush over and check it out. And if you have watched the trailer or downloaded Chapter one (all three parts) you’d better get on that too.

Rock on my sk8’n peeps!

GPS Tooth

  • by Drew

That sounds pretty good, right – a gps tooth? I mean, way cooler than a car gps, don’t you think. It’s just one of the many tasty treats coming your way in future installments of Skateboard Heroes. If you haven’t checked the coolest new comic about kids and boards and skating and claw-toting bad guys, you really should cruise on over to the site. The trailer was unrestrained coolness. The first chapter (released in three parts) was nothing less than sublime. And guess what…chapter two is on its way!!

Want updates? Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/skateboardheroes and we’ll make sure you’re in the know!

More Free Comics!!

  • by Drew

The second segment of Skateboard Heroes is now available at www.SkateboardHeroes.com. Check it out!

And if you missed it, you can still download part one and/or take a look at the trailer. Rock on kiddies. SK82LIV!!

Commuter Woes Part II

  • by Drew

After my near-death morning experience, I witnessed something rather evil on the drive home. See, there was an ambulance that came screaming up in the other lane. I pulled to the side, as did the car facing me, to let the ambulance squeal by. With no shoulder on either side to speak of, the ambulance was having a rough time. I was pretty much alone on my side of the road, but I saw that when the ambulance passed, the guy on the other side of the road got pinned by the four cars racing behind the ambulance. Talk about taking advantage of the situation. And that poor guy who actually did the right thing…totally screwed by his fellow Americans.

It’s not like it was a florist truck making one of those emergency anniversary flower delivery trucks. We all know how important flowers are, particularly if you’re a dude who tends to forget. Maybe that would be acceptable – I mean, latching onto the floral delivery vehicle and all. But an ambulance? There’s no gift of love in the backseat. There’s probably just some dude who got a little aggressive with the chainsaw and has the fingers of one hand crossed with the fingers of the other hand in a cup of ice.

Speaking of anniversaries, mine is coming up. Think I should go with flowers? Or maybe there’s something cool I can get delivered in an ambulance. Time for a search engine…

Commuter Woes

  • by Drew

I usually work at home. I usually only go to the office once a week. I usually, therefore, don’t have to deal with commuter traffic with anything like regularity. Nevertheless, I experience seriously odd-ass things all the time. This morning was no exception. A guy in big Jeep Grand Cherokee was cruising about 65 miles an hour on a road with no shoulder. I was two cars behind.

All was going well until, quite randomly, the Jeep dude slammed on his brakes and pulled to the side. Now, saying he pulled to the side is pretty generous because well over half of his car was still in the lane. Seriously.

Yup, in about 100 feet of asphalt he went from 65 to parked with no blinker, no hazards, and no indication. Now some people are on their way to drug rehab treatment centers…and maybe they aren’t spot on in their decision making, but during rush hour?

Sheesh. There’s nothing like a 7am near-death from a crash experience to really brighten your day.

Have you checked it out?

  • by Drew

I’ve gotten some feedback through some other avenues and the response is GREAT! Have you checked it out yet? We made it loud so you don’t even need to crank your speakers for a real testosterone booster! Thrill to the sites and sounds of Skateboard Heroes, the super new Web-comic that will drop any day now. Be among the first to taste the lovely. For reals.

No spoilers here, but some hints: witty kids, rad skateboards, tricks, kickin’ tunes, masked villains and a dude with a massive robotic claw. Bit by bit, page by page, the story will unfold. At the risk of sounding a little cocky, it will be the best thing you ever see. Ever. Hands down.

The Heroes are Coming

  • by Drew

Soon. Very soon. Yup, soon I will be posting links to my newest project: Skateboard Heroes. It is a comic book (with some musical tie-ins) and it is going to rock. You know I’m not into exaggeration and hyperbole or whatever, so you can take this pretty seriously when I say it is going to be the absolute best and coolest thing you’ve ever read and/or heard. Ever.

Seriously.

Actually, when you stop chuckling, take this to heart – it actually should be pretty entertaining. It’s comic art based on photography, and the story is entirely inspired by my kids.

What can you look forward to in the first issue? How about hardhats, guns, car chases, thugs with stockings on their heads and lots of skateboarding. No, no sexy camouflage lingerie. Not yet anyway…

Hey Drivers!

  • by Drew

Hey you! You in the car. You, talking on the cell phone and not paying attention as you drift into my lane. And you, in the pickup truck in the Home Depot parking lot. You know you have to look in the rear view and perhaps even over your shoulder before backing up, right? Seriously people. I know I’m rapidly aging but I’m totally NOT ready for funeral planning just yet, ‘kay?

Alright…I know the economy sucks and there are natural disasters ravaging our planet on a weekly basis, but come on, peeps. Some of us still have amusing children and hot wives to go home to. Just because your life is in the shitter doesn’t mean you have to take me out when you fly into that final dirt nap. Really. The correlation between bad news and horrid driving is way too apparent. Can we do something about that?

Then again…

  • by Drew

Yeah, you’re right. I probably shouldn’t be too worried about the skin of midwestern crooners with puffy lips and all of their musical talent below the neck. In other words, female singers made for video, not radio.

Considering the amount of joking I’m doing about this whole rapture thing, chances are I’d be left behind on my couch even if I did believe in such manufactured nonsense. (And I say that because it’s actually not in the bible – not the way these wackos talk about it. Read it sometime, it’s actually a pretty neat book.)

Still, if there is even a whiff of truth to it all, I’m going to be the guy looking for a stash of eczema cream because I can tell you now brothers and sisters, it is gonna be a scorcher.

Testify!

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