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Pup Look-Alikes!

Jun 28, 2009

They say with the bajillions of people out there, there's bound to be someone that looks like you.

This applies to the pups as well~ :D

Anna D., a long-time reader and fan -- and guest artist -- contacted me a few weeks earlier about a mysterious pair of pups she found locally that looked a LOT like the early versions Anpan & Nemu. Curious myself, I asked her to send photos.

...and here they are!

Aren't they cute? She went an extra step and re-enacted some of the scenes from our early comics! :D

Thanks Anna for sharing these great photos! :D

Have you found pups or people with striking resemblance to our characters? Share!

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Work Station Upgrade 2009

Jun 27, 2009

It's been a long time coming!

I've FINALLY upgraded my old 24" imac to a new 24" imac - totally built-to-order!

My previous workhorse was named the "Pluffy Palace" - but I think this computer deserves a name with much more... gusto.

I dub thee - the Henshin HQ!

Click to see what else is on my current desktop...

Although my previous system was still faring well, the upgrade was definitely needed and I can really tell a difference when working in Photoshop -- since most of my working files are ginormous~ :D

...now... is anyone interested in buying my old iMac? ^^?

For more photos of my work desk, both old and new - you can check them out in my flickr collection~ A lot has changed in 3 years! :D

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Friends of the Library Book Sale 2009

Jun 21, 2009

In spite of our seemingly endless busy schedule, there are a few things we definitely make time for.

One of them is the annual Friends of the Library Book Sale. Each year, it's held at the McKinley High School Cafeteria and boxes and boxes of books are hauled to the event - priced for quick sale.

Doors opened to the public on Saturday and Scott and I were queued up in line to get in about 30 minutes before opening. He made a bee-line to the comics section while I head straight to the foreign language area. In past years, we've picked up original issues of long out-of-print comics at rock bottom prices, great reference books, art books, and some favorites in hard cover.

This is our haul from our first visit on Saturday - Day 2. (We went back later that evening to pick up some things I found out I missed out on.)

Most of my haul consisted of old J-pop and anime CDs - Shizuka Kudo, Yuki Saitou, Kumi Miyasato, Chisato Moritaka, Project A-ko, Tonari no Totoro, Megazone 23... (and a few others not photographed.)

Scott picked up a number of Star Wars comics and memorabilia, an old 1st printing of the Schulz' "Happiness is a Warm Puppy", Cerebus' High Society (for $3!), Pogo, and a few other miscellaneous titles. (One being a comic I helped color backgrounds for back in the day~)

The rest of my haul is pretty boring - just reference books for inspiration and ideas. ^^

I'm sure we'll be back later this week to search for any other hidden treasure~ ^^

... and last but not least, I finally have a Jared Original Comic by none other than ... well, Jared!

Charming, yes? :D

For a little background, Jared is an abominable snowman who speaks simply and loves his slushies. Find out more about Jared and his adventures in The Front and Tales of The Front, by awesome cartoonist and podcaster extraordinaire, Jerzy Drozd.

This comic was a contribution for the Big Illustration Party Time Podcast benefit auction to help restore their audio equipment. So great art all auctioned for a great cause~ :D

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