because it's friday...

i was on the outside,
i was lookin' in
i was in a drop-D metal band
we called requiem
and i can't
relax
with my knees on the ground
and a stick up my back

somebody's throwing stuff..

Colored version of Venom sketch.
Feel free to click it for the bigger version.

now it's unanimous..

A quick sketch of Venom that I liked a lot better before I inked it.


Also, if anyone has any ideas for a SEX MOTH logo, please let me know.

everything's heavy underground..

A scan of a rarely seen (or purchased) cassette copy of my former band's first EP.

How SUPERMAN should have ended..

aren't you already gone..

This is my little vampire, Lonely. I'm working on a kid's story about him.

at a really bad time..

So, I think I have to start a band called Sex Moth.

Whadda ya think, sirs?

derail and crash...

So if anyone wants to get me either or both of these for my birthday, I'd be.. excited.




Here are the appropriate links : Emblem. Belt.
Seriously. Quite excited.

I cannot wait to leave.

A post-it Flash with quick, cheap colors.
I'll probably play around with it some more to make something slightly more interesting at some point.

thrown it all away..

An old sketch of The Thing I played around with in Photoshop for some reason.

Chung chung!

You also need to watch this..

I'm being robbed and drowned! At the same time!

PLASTIC-MAN!

You've got to watch this before it disappears from the internet again!
The picture quality is terrible compared to the version that was on and then taken off of YouTube, but at least you'll get to see it.
This pilot was made for a Plastic-Man series for Cartoon Network, but CN didn't pick it up... because they're stupid.

The Office’s Guide To What’s Safe/Not Safe For Work

the camera moves...

Who knew making cartoons was so easy.

because the world is round..

I don't know if you guys heard yet, or not, but Pluto is no longer a planet.

i'll be gone when you open your eyes...

Math and M.C. Escher make my head hurt.

tough but fair..

Feel free to listen to the new Pete Yorn album, Nightcrawler, by clicking here. Then feel free to buy it when it comes out Tuesday (8/28).

The full details are finally released for the upcoming Superman DVDs!

but don't let it lead you home..

Quick Superman post-it sketch..

have a little fun..

So it's exactly one month until my birthday.
I didn't even realize that until someone else pointed it out to me.
That's all I've got on that.

I saw Brick last night, and I loved it. If you have even a passing interest in mysteries, crime-noir, sharp dialogue, great scores/soundtracks, brilliant camera-work, well directed movies, you'd be doing yourself a big favor by checking this flick out.

Here's a picture of April and I that I vectorized..

bobby needs some cake...

Just another post-it drawing. It's of White Ninja getting eaten by a dinosaur.

it's in the contract..

http://www.brains4zombies.com/

i'll be there with bells on..

Nintendo Wii news from Infendo.com : A Japanese financial prediction for Wii's pricing suggests a $200 launch price. IGN writes: "Current exchange rates would put an equivalent US price at $170.00. However, console prices rarely convert according to exchange rates. At most, we can probable take this report to indicate an anticipated US price of under $200."

can't be ignored..

One of the artists who worked on the film tells us why The Ant Bully was "a big stinking pile of average corporate mush".

Cars 2 already on DVD?
Speaking of Cars, did any of you see it?

Are you okay?

In case you were wondering, that part where Superman saves the shuttle and the airplane is the greatest thing I've ever seen ever.
Best thing ever.

Also, if you haven't seen Superman Returns, and don't know what I'm talking about, we are not friends.

the show was gonna get cancelled..

The (as-of-right-now) confirmed list of launch titles for the Nintendo Wii..

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Blitz: The League
Call of Duty 3
Cars
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Elebits
Excite Truck
Far Cry
GT Pro Series
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Madden NFL 07
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Metal Slug Anthology
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Need for Speed: Carbon
Open Season
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Red Steel
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Wii Sports

i hate arrows..

So I feel completely drunk.
I'm not drunk.
I've not had anything to drink in I don't know how long, but I feel full-on sloshed.
I woke up and my equilibrium was way off and I can't hear right out of one of my ears.
What's the deal?

Edward and I used to take root beer seriously.
Very seriously.
In much the same way that Corey and I used to take everything with which we endeavored into very seriously, so was Edward and I's gusto and forthrightness towards the beer of roots.

Reflection on this subject made me miss the kind of girlfriendless camraderie he and I used to share.
This is not to say that I wish to be emancipated from the bonds of serious-relationship-hood and flung back to those days long past.
Far from it.
It is only to say that the days when he and I could seriously consider a trip to Nashville or a trip cross-country with equal vigor and plausability are missed.

I don't know if you know this about me, but I enjoy driving. Not your everyday to work, ho-hum, back home kind of driving. Not your, "Why don't we go to the mall?" driving.
No, I'm enamored of real driving. Interstates. Nothing but blacktop in front of you, and the yellow lines behind you. Nothing on either side of for as far as the eye can see.
Road signs and rest stops and tourist traps.
That kind of driving.
I miss the idea of he and I being able to do that some day.

Wii versus PS3

letting the days go buy..

Metal By Numbers by Posehn... as in Brian Posehn from Mr. Show, Comedians of Comedy, etc.

i sit alone and watch your light..

God, I'm bored.
If anyone has anything they want to talk to me about, by all means, please do so.

'Cause I can do most anything...

So Matt and Tracy and April and I spent about 8 hours (in-game) playing Dead Rising for the 360 last night.
Unbelievable.
That's really all I can say.
The game was like a dream come true. Or a nightmare come true. A zombie nightmare.
I cut a zombie in half with a scythe Grim Reaper style.
I smashed the window out of a music store and then knocked a zombie's head off with a Stratocaster.
I crushed a zombie's skull with a sledgehammer.
I can't imagine what else you need in a game.

Got your invitation...

Sloan performing one of my favorites as well as a special cover on Spanish television..

something was wrong..

OK Go helps you learn to be a master at little tennis...

and i'll believe about anything you say is true...

I don't know why I can believe in/have faith in just about anything except relationships going well/working out/not going wrong.

all you've found..

Darth Vader at his best..

I've tried it all and I'm tired of tryin'..

Homer: Do you sell toys?
Shopkeep: We sell forbidden objects from places men fear to tread. We also sell frozen yogurt, which I call frogurt. Homer: Well I need something for my son's birthday.
Shopkeep: Ah, perhaps this will please the gentleman (points to a talking Krusty the Clown doll). Take this object , but beware it carries a terrible curse.
Homer: Oh, that's bad.
Shopkeep: But it comes with a free frogurt.
Homer: That's good.
Shopkeep: The frogurt is also cursed.
Homer: That's bad.
Shopkeep: But you get your choice of topping.
Homer: That's good.
Shopkeep: The toppings contain potassium benzoate.
Homer: (blank stare)
Shopkeep: That's bad.
Homer: Can I go now?

and now it's rainin'..

As promised, Batman sketches..

if it wasn't for bad luck..

• Physicists at the University of Wisconsin estimate that Superman would be 1.09 percent stronger during winter than compared to summer because of Earth's elongated orbit.

• Warner Bros. also announced that the official title for the next Batman flick is The Dark Knight.

and his black-heart machine..

In case you're interested, Warner Bros. officially announced yesterday that Heath Ledger will be playing The Joker in the sequel to Batman Begins.
Having said that, I'll try to post some Batman sketches up here later today.

And now, a list of comics (etc.) that are coming out this week and worth a damn to me :
Mouse Guard #4 (Of 6)
Dave Johnson Fc Sketchbook 2006
BPRD Universal Machine #5
52 Week #13
Absolute Kingdom Come Edition HC
Detective Comics #822
Ex Machina #22
Y The Last Man #48
Hi Fructose Toysploitation Magazine Quarterly #3
Invincible #34
Nat Turner Vol 1 TPB
Agents Of Atlas #1
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Moon Knight #4
Spider-Man Visionaries Kurt Busiek Vol 1 TPB
I Am Going To Be Small GN
Hellboy God Machine MMPB

Ridin' on the wind..

Another post-it doodle of an alien who may or may not be the Martian Manhunter.

you'd be wrong..

Check out how awesome April is..



She is the best comic color person I've ever met.

So I'm waiting for this test to end.

If you're like me your name is chrishaley and you love Superman.
You're also fond of barbershop quartets.

Maybe you'll enjoy Azure Ray's song If You Fall.

An awesome Japanese commercial for Mario Hoops : 3-on-3 for the Nintendo DS.

SDCC picture gallery of the Speed Racer Minimates! Also of interest is the new website Speed Racer Lives!

Trailer for The U.S. vs. John Lennon.

Some classic Sesame Street.

I hope to put a lot more of these up here for us all to enjoy in the days to come.

I stumble in the hallway..

So I draw on a lot of Post-It notes at work as they are what's readily available for my scribbling pleasure.
Here's an alien, possibly the Martian Manhunter..



Okay, so have you ever seen on Aquaman cartoons or in Aquaman comics how sometimes he'll ride on a giant seahorse? Not so much in more modern or recent comics or cartoons, but back in the older stuff he'd do that.
A lot.
I think he even named the thing. Stormy? Does that sound right?
My point is if your one big thing was that you were a great swimmer wouldn't you want to avoid riding something that makes your powers totally unnecessary?
I mean, that'd be like if The Flash decided to start riding some really fast horse.
He'd look like an idiot. People would laugh their asses off if The Flash showed up to a crime scene or whatever on a horse.
At the very least, he'd look incredibly lazy.
Neither of these are positive scenarios for a superhero.

You'll be gone tomorrow..

Check out these two kids awesome review of Superman Returns.

- Two identical microwaves running back to back can develop a thermal harmonic strong enough to melt glass.

What's that game you play?

Maggie sent me this at work today : 7 Deadly Gummy Sins

Do you know what you're doing?

Hi-Def : The Mistake That Nintendo Avoided

I was slidin' around..

Saw Clerks 2 last night. It was great. If you've ever liked a Kevin Smith flick, I'd suggest going to see this one. Might be his best movie.

I just made a logo for the "Cyclones" that I think looks pretty neat.

because it's really a blast..

Okay, so what's happened...

- We had a huge party for Sean's birthday this weekend. The picture of Dr. Doom I framed for Sean has me very much in the mood to frame things.
- We watched The Muppets Take Manhattan last night.
- Ben & Jerry's Neopolitan Dynamite is great.
- My car is being fixed today and tomorrow from Tara running into it with the moving truck.
- Didn't see Clerks 2 or Lady in the Water over the weekend. To be honest, I think I'd rather see Superman Returns again than either of them.
- I don't think I did anything productive with my weekend at all.
- Saw Oldboy at Danny and Megan's Thursday for the first time and it was definitely worth watching if you're interested in Asian cinema.
- Played Big Brain Academy and liked it enough to want to buy it now.

Is there anything you can't find on You Tube?

SNAFUPERMAN!


This is one of 26 Private SNAFU (Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale the troops. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios - employing their animators, voice actors (primarily Mel Blanc) and Carl Stalling's music.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/teenagemutantninjaturtles/
The trailer for the new CGI Ninja Turtles movie.

Because I want to see people and I want to see light.

Mario and Luigi debate Myspace and the Top 8.

give in and love it, what's the point in hating me?
you can't argue with popularity
well, you could, but you'd be wrong

Robbie Williams makes me laugh.

I hate how things can go from feeling so good to feeling so hopeless so quickly these days.
I suppose that's life for you though.

This modern life.

It took this guy 4 hours and 391 still photos to make this amazing clip.

I think I'm ready.

So I'm working on a playlist for my boss and listening to Sloan.
They're Canada's best band as far as I'm concerned... unless I'm just completely forgetting someone.

I found some more crazy cartoons from around the world to post, but I'll have to do it later if at all.

Sometimes I wish my memory wasn't so good.
Sometimes you hold on to things you wish you could let go of, you know?

More Robin Hood.

Apparently Robin Hood also lends his name to a flour in England.

No idea.

So this is a German dub of a Japanese cartoon about England's favorite folk-hero, Robin Hood.
Your guess is as good as mine.


And an even stranger version from 1960s American television.

Memories don't go away.

I'd be a jerk if I didn't tell you that if you have iTunes you should download all of the Penny Arcade podcasts. I mean, that is if you haven't done so already.
They're free AND hilarious.

I wrote this song a long time ago.

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2006/07/11/icymi-chappelles-show-tupac-skit/

I had my doubts about what the quality level on this "new" season of Chappelle's Show was going to be like, but that is absolutely hilarious.

Better late than never.

http://www.scifi.com/amazingscrewonhead/

Go watch the awesome and funny pilot for Mike Mignola's The Amazing Screw-On Head.
You get to watch the whole episode for free on Sci-Fi's website.

I'm looking at me.

So here's what I need:
- a desk/drafting table
- a PC
- a new television
- a chest of drawers/dresser
- help painting my room

I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

Best room ever?

http://community.webshots.com/album/419093042CJOlOt/0

Oh, are you getting it?

An awesome Nickelodeon nostalgia site.
You know, for those of you old enough to remember when Nickelodeon was awesome.

Nobody rules these streets at night but me.

From my Daily Show calendar...
"Thought the president is never actually required to salute anybody, President George W. Bush does it regularly because it's one of the things he doesn't know."

Did you kids know that GWB and Sly Stallone are the same age? I didn't either until today.

Watched The Road Warrior last night at Danny and Megan's. An awful lot of fun.

I think this says it perfectly.

TV shows I'd like to see on DVD.

- Dexter's Laboratory
- Freakazoid
- The State
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Sam And Max: Freelance Police
- M.A.S.K.
- Earthworm Jim
- Belle & Sebastian
- Bionic Six
- The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse
- Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles
- The Herculoids
- Thundarr the Barbarian
- Samurai Pizza Cats

That's just some I could think of at the moment.

Happy Fourth of July!

I've been waiting my whole life for this.

Worth the 19 years it's taken since the last one.
Worth every second I've spent waiting for it since then.
Worth the 25 years I've been alive that I've had to wait to see this happen.

Just saying that it's my favorite movie ever is hardly doing it justice.

It is my most sincere wish that you will see it and understand what I've meant all this time. That you'll feel changed like some of the people I've spoken to after the three times I've seen it.
That you'll be open to what it's trying to give you.
Because what it's trying to give you is one of the most powerful things you could receive. Hope.


From an MSNBC article..
Lois won her Pulitzer with the sour-grapes editorial “Why the World Doesn’t Need Superman,” and our own mainstream media are now taking their cues from it. They’re asking: Is Superman still “relevant” (i.e., profitable) in a moviegoing world that loves the dark suits and darker attitudes of the X-Men? Superman’s all red undies and boy scout niceties. Will the kids still dig him?

Here’s an answer. His relevance can be seen in how many groups are still laying claim to him. Some say he’s Jewish (fleeing a planetary holocaust, hiding in plain sight). Some say he’s gay (a secret life, changing in closets, flamboyant outfit). Some say he’s Jesus (sent by his heavenly father to show humans the light).

Me? I say he’s my nephew. Last Christmas I bought him a Superman T-shirt and now it’s all he can talk about. “You not Superman,” he tells anyone who’ll listen. “I Superman!” He’s three.

Will the kids still dig him?

What a dumb question. Of course they will. He’s Superman.

Yes.

Get ready to buy your THIRD copy of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

The indie scene...

A bored sea monster work in progress.

An old sketch of Superman I colored recently.

Arms length away...

This picture was not drawn by me or of me, but it made me laugh because I feel like it looks just like how I looked at our last show.
So there you go.
I'm sharing it with you.
I hope you enjoy it.

best,
chrishaley

be weak, i'll be your weakness too..

One picture from the last show.

Now that I've had over a week to really let it all sink in, I can't tell you all how much it meant to me that we were able to do that show.
You'll pardon my state and take on this (possibly over-dramatic), but it was a special night for me.
To have that night and to be able to make it our own.
To share it with the people that it meant the most to and that meant the most.
For one shining moment in time we were everything we said we were and everything we said we could be.
All the years together.
All the sweat and fights and blood and bitter and excitement and anger and apathy and adrenaline and arrogance and tears and triumph.
For one night we were united again as brothers in arms in the battle for our rock 'n roll souls.
Our legacy and legend on the line.
For one night, yes, we took giant strides among mortal men as golden gods.

It may have been Mauxfaux's last show, but I don't think I can honestly say that I think April 5, 2006 was the end of our journey on the long road called rock and roll.

For those of you that were there, thank you for believing in us.


god gave rock and roll to you
gave rock and roll to you
gave rock and roll to everyone
god gave rock and roll to you
gave rock and rool to you
put it in the soul of everyone..

Gotta cool it down..

Heed the warning well..

Flying high again..

Picture of Superman I did.
Have a nice day.

Technology.

Kevin Murphy (of MST3K) explains Blu-ray and HD-DVD to us.

Mighty Mouse

Superman.

Superman is the Bestest Week begins!

Check it out, won't you?

Show talk will come later.
Rest assured.

For now, here's an inked and colored little He-Man.
I hope you like him as much as I do.

communications breakdown...

My latest button.
Available for sale by clicking on the picture there.

but I can learn self-control...

I'm going to try to put more stuff on a more regular basis so as to motivate me to do more.
Does that make sense?

Random links.

All the awesome alphabetical 60s Batman TV series onomotopeias.

The entire pilot episode of Evan Dorkin's Welcome to Eltingville.

Brendon Small as Capt. Moustache.

Holy wow!

It's Superman Returns related and it's pretty awesome so just go watch it.

Green Lantern.

Work in progress.

A Day in the Life of Natalie Portman.

If you haven't seen it yet, you'll soon be glad you did.

Is she really so vain?

Two possible epitaphs...

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Superman.

2006 : The Year Superman Returns.

The official trailer for the Superman Returns game available here at BeSuperman.com

DS versus DS-Lite

Need I say more?

What if Microsoft was in charge of redesigning the packaging for iPods?

3 Months. 27 Days. 1 Hour. 38 Minutes...

ATTENTION!!

If you are like me, you love MST3K.
Therefore, it will be of great interest to you to learn that Amazon.com currently has MST3K Vol. 1-5 on sale for 56% off!
Go check this deal out immediately!

Looking for sparks in the gutter...

If you're unfamiliar with the character Gigan whom I mentioned in my earlier post, click here.



Other notes while watching Godzilla : Final Wars....

- Monster X is one of the best giant monster designs I've seen in a long time.
- Gigan v2.0 may very well be the worst monster design/redesign ever.
- Mothra is really fast, but quite vulnerable.
- Anguirus makes a great soccer ball, and the G-Man is quite a goalie.
- Ebirah learned quite harshly that Godzilla is not a fan of seafood.
- Godzilla has similar feelings towards pollution. Poor Hedorah.
- Zilla (or G.I.N.O. as some people call him) looked great. Toho can do some mighty fine CGI.
- King Seesar is as cute as a puppy sometimes.
- Though it was neat to see King Ghidorah, I hated how he ended up in the movie. As an aside, I think it's ridiculous that KG is one of Godzilla's most powerful foes.
- Mothra ain't going out like no punk ass bitch.
- I hadn't really been familiar with Manda before this flick, but I feel like he/she/it should be much more popular in Japan.
- Almost every scene that doesn't feature a giant monster is completely worthless to me.

In conclusion, Godzilla : Final Wars was awesome!

Todays' the day...

Gigan has just seen the light and learned the hard lesson we must all come to terms with at some point in our lives, and this is that you don't mess with Capital G.

I've got two straws in here, in case one breaks down..

The DS Lite in all it's magical spinning glory!

I'm wondering..

This is my Valentine's Day present to you all.

Mess not with Bronze Age Superman!

Crazy multi-input touch screen demo.

A picture of Superman (Superkid?) I did last night based on an Ed McGuinness drawing.
I'm really proud of it.
There'll be a bigger & colored version soon.

Andy Samberg on Conan.
Also, feel free to watch all 11 episodes of The 'Bu.

The only way to make the fight scene between Go-Go and The Bride from Kill Bill Vol. 1 better.

Why it might not be so great to share an apartment with Pac-Man.

Block Death : A Museum of Horrors

If you haven't seen it yet, Serenity was awesome. I don't know if the awesome/not-awesome scale is any better or worse than the star or thumb system, but there you have. The Official chrishaley review : Serenity = Awesome

Truth and Beauty Bombs takes an interesting look at Garfield.