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Late Night Cards

Just finished these.  Some more waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue sketch cards for some collectors:

Once again . . . sorry for the delay, folks.

These personal sketch cards measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches each and were drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils.

-Otis

Batman: The Brave and The Bold

I'm very excited about the new animated Batman series that debuts on Cartoon Network on November 14th.  I'm a Batman fan.  I can remember with fondness watching the Adam West series as a child . . . reading The Dark Knight Returns for the first time . . . the Bat-mania of the summer of 1989 and Tim Burton's wonderful film.  But lately, I've been going through Bat-withdrawl.  The Bruce Timm produced animated adventures have ended and Christian Bale is, to put it kindly, is not my cup of tea.

So when I saw the trailer for Batman: The Brave and The Bold, I became very excited.  From my Comic-Con table this last July, I had a view of a large video screen that played the trailer on a loop, and the images were very appealing to me.  It's a bit campier than I would prefer (The Dark Knight Returns and the Bruce Timm version being my favorite versions of Batman), but this new show looks like fun.

And it looks like Batman.  As opposed to the most recent live action film, which felt more like S.W.A.T.man to me.

Anyway, check out the trailer for the new show.  It looks like a winner:

BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams Trailer

Another Win For Both Candidates

Saying It Out Loud

I started a new script while I was in Gettysburg a couple of months ago.

It's for a project that is still a few years away from happening.

It's got a "what if Arthur C. Clarke wrote a film for Alfred Hitchcock" vibe to it.

It's not for a new graphic novel.

This script will be the first live action feature that I direct.

There.  I've said it.

Now comes the "make it happen" part.

-Otis

Back From The Land of Giants

More photos from our trip on my Facebook page!

-Otis

A Win For Both Candidates

We're In San Francisco!

Star Trek 2.0

First pics from the new Trek film have hit the interweb. 

My first impression?

It feels more like fans pretending to be the characters, rather than actors playing the characters. They look like very impressive Comic-Con attendees. It's almost similar to the way I felt about Ledger's Joker when I first saw pics of him in the make-up.

I'm starting to lean toward "it was a bad idea to re-cast these parts with new actors".

The Original Series was not like Batman or Zorro or Sherlock Holmes. These characters are linked with specific actors in a way that makes re-casting a dangerous game.

I dunno. I'll see it for sure and hope for the best. I really miss Trek. A lot. So when I say I hope for the best, I mean it. I'm a Trek fan all the way. I love every TV series in different ways.

But I fear that when I leave the theater after seeing this film the first thing I'll want to do is watch "Amok Time" or "The Trouble With Tribbles" to mentally re-boot.

-Otis

Supernatural Boys, ElecTRONic Guys and Wonderous Women

Some waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue sketch cards for some collectors:

Sorry for the delay, folks.

These personal sketch cards measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches each and were drawn with micron pens and Prismacolor markers/pencils.

-Otis