Godzilla part 2

Hello people and here we are again at the end of another productive week.  The dramatic conclusion of the two  part Godzilla epic is finally here.  I didn't really plan to talk about it like I do Renovation, but I sort of feel like it now so I guess I will do it while I have the energy.

Again in the interest of full disclosure the music I listened to while drawing was a mix of Tenacious D, the musical Assassins 2004 reunion, Beastie Boys, and then a bunch of classical and some podcasts (mostly The Morning Stream).  Also, this cover a friend of mine made of Cry Little Sister.

I have noticed that I am getting looser (maybe sloppier?) with these black and white comics, and I sort of like it.  I think it might have to do with painting nothing but water colour paintings all year.  You would think that nothing but water colour would make me cleaner and more anal about linework and stuff, but it really hasn't.  If anything I have learned to go with the flow more and let stuff bleed over onto other stuff.

In terms of composition I have always LOVED cheesy family photo blurred in bust technique.  That is probably not what it is technically called, but you know what I am talking about.  Speaking of composition you may have noticed that this comic doesn't make much sense when it comes to physical space.  In the first two panels I mean, I think the third panel makes perfect sense.  Normally I don't like to overly explain myself when it comes to stuff like this, but today I was thinking why do I actually do that?  Why not make Godzilla blowing up some monsters while sum41 plays on the rooftop like I had originally intended instead of this weird photo-montage sorta thing.  I have come to the conclusion that I think it is just the pure unexpected novelty of it all.  I would rather have a sorta funny, sorta stupid comic that I haven't seen anything like before than some generic action shot bullshit.  Not that I have a problem with action or violence or anything, my problem is that as a nerd or movie buff or whatever I have seen so much of it.  And frankly so much of it is the same old power fantasy shit over and over again.  Now I think I am rambling and so I am gonna cut this thought off, but I will conclude by saying that I think this comic series' goal is not to be a good comedy, or good action, or good drama or whatever but just an attempt to make something new and novel to look at.  God knows there is a shit ton to look at out there.

I have just noticed that there is this gray streak between the bottoms of panels 1 and 2.  Up until now I had thought it was a stain or smear on my computer monitor, and so now that I know that its a fuckup I cant help but laugh.  That is why I am leaving it in, so enjoy.

That is it for this week.  Next Friday yall can expect a page of Renovation in which something sorta thrillerie happens.  Till' then have a great weekend.

Godzilla King of Monsters Part 1

Hello people!  I am uploading this a bit late, sorry for that.  I assure you that I am committed to making a strip a week.  The plan is to upload Friday nights, around 7 or 8 my time preferably.

Anywhoo...

This is the first of a two part strip.  A friend of mine showed me the film Godzilla Final War the other day.  Needless to say I liked it a lot.  It was the last of the Toho Godzilla movies, made in 2004; it's something of a swansong to the Godzilla series.  In it Aliens bring monsters to earth to try and take over.  Their plan would have worked, but they didn't count on one thing. . . Godzilla.  The entire movie is basically Godzilla wrecking monster after monster.  HE IS UNSTOPPABLE.  It gets to a point where he is fighting three at once.  I am starting to ramble, that is a sign that the movie is pure gold.

Here let me link something.

I mean look at that scene.  Really look at it, ya know?

Sum 41.

Anyway, next week will be another Renovations page, and I am really looking forward to that. The week after that you will witness the dramatic conclusion to this Godzilla strip.

Oh, also, another friend and I have a podcast, so if you like these strips you might like it, you can check it out here or just by searching "Hopelessly out of Date" on itunes.

Cheers,
Jeff K.