colored commentary

Still Here

2009-11-09T20:25:00.000-08:00

In another installment of the sporadically updated colored commentary, since my last update I've made it a point to increase the update schedule in hopes to increase readership at Coloredcomics.com. After launching what was essentially a week long advertising blitz, readership had increased, now the ultimate goal is sustaining that readership. The journey continues.

Webcomics the final frontier!

Ante Up!

2009-10-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

Ads to coming to a webcomic near you!

It's been two years. Two years of 3 comic strips, albeit updated only once a week but without fail (with exceptions and a renovation in early 2009). That's approximately 312 comic strips. And all things said I think I've done pretty well. Three strips, became four strips. And four, went back to three. And one comic never debuted (anyone remember Coloredcomics Presents?) Admittedly there have been some growing pains, and I emphasize growing., but Coloredcomics.com has come a far way.

But enough reminiscing! Starting in November, The Super Senior, Toadyhog and Random Acts of Boredom will be update twice weekly. I still haven't settled on the update schedule, but at the very least there will be more comic goodness! Thanks for continued reading! Here's to another year and more!

Old Toadyhog art

2009-08-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

An old image from the hard drive. There was a bunch of files from Boomerang in its early stages and Super Senior as well that were corrupted and lost, but I've got the back up disc somewhere, but I know where the hard copies are.

Incomplete

2009-08-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

This week's comics will be a little late. And for the past few weeks I have admittedly been suffering from writers block or more like a creativity block. Nonetheless I think I'm starting to break through and will start to get some long overdue website things done in the next few weeks.

Coming up in the next few weeks is the end of year two and the beginning of year three. As we start year three I have been contemplating about dropping Boomerang or at least wrapping it up for a nice tiddy hiatus and shift my focus to more Toadyhog and Super Sr. with an increased update schedule.

Stay Tuned!

Adventures in Advertising

2009-08-04T22:42:00.000-07:00

So I've reached the point in my five year plan for ColoredComics.com to start advertising. A little ad button image, as seen above that I plugged into a few websites. It's still to early to really see the effects, but here's to hopeful thinking. I guess we'll also get to find out if my advertising degree is of any practical use to me!

Something Brewing

2009-08-04T22:15:00.000-07:00

Since launching ColoredComics.com I've been talking about launching a Superhero comic. And to be honest it is a very time consuming venture, more so than doing a daily comic strip. But nonetheless I still try. Here goes some pencils and inks of someting I'm working on...

pencils...

inks...

Pencils

2009-07-21T21:08:00.001-07:00

Pencils, photographed with my beloved iphone.

Coloring

2009-07-15T20:12:00.001-07:00

Coloring the July 15, Boomerang.

Bad Idea Abandoned!

2009-06-17T17:38:00.000-07:00

I’m constantly critiquing my own work. After all you are your own worse critic. But I abandoned this strip after half-assing the art and realizing the punch line was too lame a payoff. So warts and all, here goes what could’ve been this weeks strip.

In other news I'm a little sick and this prescription is making me sleepy.

Lazy?

2009-06-09T22:12:00.000-07:00

Repeating images in comics is somewhat frowned up; it's considered bad form. Repeating images in comics is somewhat frowned up; it's considered bad form. Repeating images in comics is somewhat frowned up; it's considered bad form. Repeating images in comics is somewhat frowned up; it's considered bad form.

Yeah, so what! Now I do agree that repeating images is somewhat bad form, but it is definitely a time saver. So when you see it happen, like in this week's comics, just know I only do it out of necessity. What necessity, you say... sleep!

Derk doin' Work

2009-06-02T22:50:00.001-07:00

Found this going through the desktop, been meaning to post it for a while. I know I always like to see the workspace of cartoonist. Now just a lil' FYI my desk isn't that messy now--that was pre-move art table. Post-move art table is a lil, empty since I've been drawing on a portable drawing board more. But just a lil pic for the voyeurs.

Now there's always something new going on with ColoredComics.com, new ideas or new comics--like Random Acts. I've come to discover or at least I'm now more conscious of the fact I come up with ideas faster than I can produce them. As such, its best not to talk anything up too much until its close to finished. All that being said, I plan to finish up loose ends on the website by summer's end. Like the about pages, and character pages, and possibly debuting Colored Comics Presents (whoa, anybody remember that?) all being finished up.

Thanks again for continued readership (on the comic, not the blog, cuz well it's rarely updated so I doubt many of you read it)!

I'm a Twit!

2009-05-22T21:09:00.000-07:00

So I've succumbed to peer pressure and started a twitter account. I hate social networking sites, and I am social mind you, not a super extrovert, but not an introvert,but social networking sites have been an achilles heel for me. IMO, there are not that many interesting people, and as facebook and myspace have shown, a lot of people don't have jack to show for or talk about, ie. drunk/half-naked pics.

Now for me, I will find interesting things to talk about; honestly I think a twitter is more appropriate for my style of blogging than having a blog itself (see exhibit one this blog, which has been updated infrequently as of late). If you have twitter, come follow my account: colordcartUnist. That's pronounced colored cartoonist. See the play on words *rimshot*

Random Acts of Boredom...

2009-05-12T20:50:00.001-07:00

will no longer be featured on this blog, well not regularly at least. Hell I barely update this thing. But it's not for lack of caring, just lack of material worth sharing or ranting on, which is why I haven't bothered to twitter. But I will be moving Random Acts of boredom as a feature on Coloredcomics.com. Admittedly some of the comics posted to this blog under the random acts banner were humor failures, but it was in part because it was more for the exercise of experimenting with a non sequitur/"independent" style of humor comics. And that's not to say I'm abandoning the spirit of that, just not as far reaching.

Pretty Bad Week

2009-04-08T20:49:00.000-07:00

Well after several weeks of not updating this blog, I finally have something to blog about. Unfortunately its nothing really celebratory. In fact some may even consider it self-depracating, but cartoonist occassionally enjoy bemoaning their short comings and today, I vent.

So this week's The Super Senior (and all of the comics) had been posted late; and when I update late it really annoys me. Funny thing is when other people's website's are updated late it doesn't bother me so much, if at all--but the point is I was late. To compound matters, I did a rush job/bad job on the this week's comics. Sure I have ideas back logged just in case, for stretches of writer's block, but having ideas that can be easily drawn and colored, not so many. Now I can detail how I produce a comic, but to make a long story short, my personal schedule didn't allow for a full commitment to the drawing board for this week. And that sucks, because I pride myself on consistent updates (ignore the fact Toadyhog didn't get published for April 1).

So I forced an update. Crappy comics were made and crappy comics got published. And really the ideas are pretty solid, but execution is everything. I didn't get a chance to give any really thought to the ideas. And A once weekly update schedule doesnt't allow for bad weeks--that could be a lost potential reader! But live and learn right? After all there's always next week.

What to Say

2009-03-04T21:39:00.000-08:00

So the redesign is pretty much 75% complete...just late nite bloggin'. I really enjoy making comics.

Almost

2009-02-11T19:59:00.001-08:00

So we're almost back to regular updates. A few more tweaks and we are back in business. Stay tuned!!

Under Construction

2009-02-03T22:07:00.000-08:00

You ever meet someone who voluntarily dropped out of college and said, "yeah I'll come back, I'm just taking a break."
Well typically that break either turns into never or 20 years later. Well comics are kinda like that and well...WELL THAT"S NOT ME! Coloredcomics.com will get back to regular updates soon. I hate to give a date and miss it again, but it will be soon, and to be honest I will probably move forward with an "incomplete" redesign, instead of trying to be perfect on the first swing. So as visual proof above, I've been toiling away to bring you something better.

ThunderCats, Hooooooo!

2008-12-23T23:15:00.000-08:00

Funny and Clever. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Better late than Never

2008-12-17T21:42:00.001-08:00

Excuse me while I remove some dust from the blog...phew, its been a while. Sorry about this week's comics being late. But better late than never. Not to make excuses but sometimes rest is needed. I mean they were all drawn up, ideas in place, but coloring...damn coloring can take a while.
As for neglect to the blog, it is in part due to the fact that I prefer to give images along with my blog post. And what fun is it to swipe images just to get a blog post up. In addition to the aesthetic preference for the blog, I have been working on the redesign, that I hope to launch in January (but probably won't be able to (unless lots of sleep is sacrificed)).
But like all redesigns (or at least how all should be) this will be as much form as it is function. It will allow for a lot more seemless updating process and a more intuitive way for me to blog with the website. But enough talk, time for sleep!

Step Away from the Soapbox

2008-11-11T22:58:00.000-08:00

So the election's over, I will now properly remove myself from my soapbox. But you know, I can't say I'm sorry for my politically charged cartoons, some of them I really enjoyed but I have managed to make it through the election without once mentioning Palin (I mean that's too easy.) But y'know I can't help but have my characters be somewhat of an extension of a part of me. And so long as the characters expressions are reasonable to the character, what's the harm. So hate it or love it, so long as there's something I want to mention, it's gonna happen. But I'll try and keep it to a minimum...but not with this week's Boomerang!

Standing Ovation

2008-11-07T16:52:00.001-08:00

This is funny...

And the Winner is...

2008-11-04T23:57:00.000-08:00

Didn't anyone tell you 11/5/2008 is a national holiday* ? ;-)
But seriously no new comics this week due to a family emergency, but Obama Wins!!!!

:-)

2008-10-28T21:22:00.001-07:00

Now back to our regularly scheduled comic updates...

:-O

2008-10-21T20:46:00.000-07:00

No comics this week. I could give reasons, but they'd all just be excuses. See you back next week with new comics! In the mean time enjoy the archives!

It's a Celebration!

2008-10-14T21:26:00.000-07:00

So one year has come and gone. The Celtics are world Champions. Brett Farve is a Jet. Batman is the second largest grossing film in US box office history. Adam "Pacman" Jones is suspended, again. New York or Flavor Flav still haven't found love...never mind that last two. But yeah a lot has changed in a year's time and a lot of thing's haven't changed much. Every week for a year there's been an update to coloredcomics.com and weathered it all! Thanks for the continued readership and support!