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Extra, Extra! Read All About It!
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Legends Stickers in the Making
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I'm too old to be doing comics!!
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bzzt! Incoming Message. News announcement. doot doot doot doot doot (this is the product of not having sound effects. deal with it.)
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Do You Smell the Smell of Victory?
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"Could You Just Finish the Pages...Please?"Time is flying by, and I'm almost finished with part 1 of "Generation's Dawning!" The deadline is the end of May, so I've been really busy, being unable to post an update in a while. I'm really excited about the release of Bounce Magazine #1, which will include the first 6-page installment of "Legends: Generation's Dawning." I think it goes on sale in July or August, available online only. The story follows Little Wolf's father, Altimus, back in the days of the Realmwalkers, and it tells about how their existence came to an abrupt end. I've been experimenting with grayscale tones to make the pages look a little flashier, so it's taken me a little bit longer than expected, but it's not near as tedious as working with color. I don't know how those colorist bastiches keep any kind of schedule. It takes me hours and hours and hours of non-stop, late night, drooling work just to digitally color one page. I guess that's why I never became a colorist. |
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"Generation's Dawning" Pages in the Works5/3/04 - I'm still working on the first set of Bounce anthology pages, so I expect to have them fully inked maybe by the end of the week. I have been doing some crazy spring cleaning around the house, so it's been kind of slow going getting it done. I'm experimenting with some shading techniques (like in today's preview art), so I plan on going over the pages digitally after they're finished and adding more depth. Check back soon, I will be posting some "Generation's Dawning" preview art in a few days. |
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Legends to be Included in the Bounce Magazine Comics Anthology04/28/04 - I've been trying to find time to update, but I've been working on getting some pages together for a special project that is scheduled to go into print sometime in July. It is called Bounce Magazine, and it is an anthology of many webcomics printed in paper format!When I was asked to do the project, I was very excited and I instantly decided to hop aboard. I was told I could use any material, including comics that were already on the site, but a million different ideas came to mind, so I decided to do a little backstory set in the Ancients' times. You'll get to read a little bit about Little Wolf's father and what actually happened to him, and who the other Ancients were, and what made them disappear from Fandar completely (well, almost!) I was allowed to do up to 10 pages per issue, but I decided to break the story down into four 6-page increments. Anyway, stay tuned to LegendsFantasy.com for more updates! Also, I have changed the payment gateway for the comics section to accept Bitpass payments. This is a good thing, because it allows me to accept small payments with lower fees than Paypal, so I'll have more money to put towards merchandise and web space! Also, Scott McCloud, author Understanding Comics uses it, so it can't be all bad! |
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New Legends Fantasy 2.0 Website Unveiled!04/19/04 - After completing Legends Fantasy 1.0 and seeing the finished product, I felt it didn't exactly fit the Legends style, so I revamped it again. It's better than that FilthyWeb crap I had before, I'll tell you that. (Just kidding, Filthius, I loved it. Please don't mutilate me.) Anyway, 10 all-new pages were added to the Sketchbook, so go check it out right away. I'll post again soon with more news on the upcoming anthology Legends will be featured in! Also, don't forget to submit your fantasy art featuring a Legends character for the contest to win a brand spanking new t-shirt! The deadline is May 31st! |
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Send in Some Legends Fan Art by May 31st, 2004 and You Could Win a Free T-Shirt!04/12/04 - Filthius, Fandar's fearce executioner and educator here! I'm back to tell you, and everybody else what to do and when to do it. What's that? You're here to see fantasy art? You thought you would be able to download a comic online? Feh! You speak nonsense! My blade hand has been getting an itch, so send me your fan art, and you may be spared. You'll probably get your art shown on a special gallery page here at LegendsFantasy.com. Oh, yeah, and you'll get a brand spanking new Legends t-shirt for free! You heard me, for free! Oh, now we're not so testy, are we? Well, here's the deal! It's easy, so try to wrap your little brain around it, okay? Draw up your pretty little fantasy picture, based on a Legends character, (including but not limited to the characters on the characters page), and email it to this address. No fan art? No t-shirt! You send fan art, and we'll talk about the t-shirt. And, I don't cut off your head...and make you dead...and fill your neck hole full of cornbread. Ha, ha, ha! Sorry, couldn't resist. |
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Pick the Final T-Shirt Fantasy Artwork for Your Favorite Comic Online!!04/05/04 - There's all kinds of stuff going on right now, so I'll try to fit as much in as I can. Okay, first I'll start out with some really cool news. Legends is going to be involved in a 200 or so page anthology project. More news to come. Also, if you haven't noticed, all the fantasy comic goodness has moved to a new web address permanently. legendscomic.com will be no more after June, and LegendsFantasy.com will be the permanent address. All this means is cheaper web space for me (whew!!) So, please, please update your links and bookmarks immediately!! Last, check out the new T-Shirt sketches I finished at work tonight. The first one (A.) is just a fairly simple design of Little Wolf and the Legends logo. B. shows the entire (human) cast of Legends. C. is a simpler design, showing the coat of arms for the Realmwalkers. D. is the stained glass-type logo with the Legends 'L' behind Little Wolf. E. is the "Don't Get Stoned" shirt, with Angor showin' his muscular physique, ready to lay down the thrashin'. F. is "The Pen...or the Sword?" design, with Wolfien getting ready to chop off some beurocrat heads. And, finally, there's the "Rock On" design, with Wolfie about to chop off some Gorolon head. Tell me what you think in my little Cbox to the right.
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03/30/04 - Okay, I
know you're going to think I'm full of it, but you'll thank me by
the end of it. Since I favor Harry Potter in no way, I got to
thinking about who I would play in a major motion picture. I was
looking at photos for the new Hellboy
movie,
 and
I was just thinking about how they made a biiiiig mistake in their
casting. I know, I know, the release date is coming up on April 2nd,
but I went ahead and consulted my Mighty Morphin' Machine, and it
created what Hellboy would have looked like if he were played by
yours truly. It may seem a little hard to grasp at first, you may
think I even look like a balding, beer-drinking old coot. But once
you're used to the idea, it becomes almost...appealing in a strange,
trailer park sort of way. |
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Harry Potter in Disguise?03/27/04 - Okay, as you may know, I am told constantly that I look just like Harry Potter when I wear my glasses. These rumors are untrue and unfounded, and I would like to clear them up right now.Using high-tech photo imaging technology, I was able to generate a true to life picture of what would happen if I were to become Harry Potter and my family was Harry Potter's closest friends, Hermione and Ron Weasley. This is to prove you all wrong. There is no resemblance between myself and Harry Potter whatsoever. Now, when someone says I look like Harry Potter, I will have hard evidence that I resemble him in no way, shape, or form. Prepare to eat your words, all of you. Click on the image to see the truth. And remember: I didn't say it was going to be pretty... |
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| 03/25/04 - Working
at a call center sucks sometimes. I take calls for a retail credit
card, and let me tell you, it can turn up the juice on your
stress-o-meter. I mean, it can be rewarding sometimes, but more
often than not, people call with a complaint about their bill. The
other day, I answered the phone politely, eager to help this fine
person with their problem. That's why I'm there, after all. My job
is to help the customers understand their statements, and to help
fix any problem they might have. On the other end of the line is a
lady, saying there is a charge on her bill that she did not make,
and she wasn't going to f#@*ing pay it, that I had better take it
off immediately. I told her I would be happy to look at her
statement to see what may have happened. Well, the account was under
someone else's name. As professionally and apologetically as I
could, I told her that due to third-party laws, I would need to get
permission from the primary cardholder for her to speak on his
behalf. That did not go over well. She was the cardholder's spouse,
and I was to take off this charge right now, or she was going to get
a lawyer involved. Again, I apologized, and said that in order to
discuss legal matters on her husband's statement, I would need his
permission, if he was available. Well, here comes the man of the
house. The conversation went kind of like this: "What in the h#!! do you want, you @*&hole?" "Excuse me? What can I help you with? Your wife called me." "You're going to speak to my wife about this g@$ d@#* bill, you little son of a *&@$! (oops, my finger slipped) [click] I guess I'm a little bit evil, but sometimes I like to harass them a little bit before I "accidentally" hang up. I have taken tons of calls like this. Not as much these days, but I used to work in roadside assistance, and when people are broken down, they can get prrrrretttty irritable. I'll post more calls one day. |
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I have learned that I am somehow a descendant of the Ancients, who have awesome powers, but I haven't exactly learned to master mine yet. We were saved from a horde of Goralons by these two nerdy little guys, Horlinger and Meego. They're really cool, though. Horlinger is really smart, and Meego has a really good memory. They pilot this airship, called the Soaring Maiden. We were like, going to fall off of this cliff, and they came up, like, Whoosh, and then Deandra started to fall, then...well, I guess you better read the comic. Filthius the executioner is somewhere trying to think of a plan to replace the new web page with his own, scheming a way to take over the internet. JT is hard at work scribing our adventures, and trying to stop Filthius from ambushing him and decapitating him while he's working, but I'm sure he will have another update soon... |
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| 03/07/04 - Here it is, the unveiling
of the new site design - LegendsFantasy 1.0! One new
feature you will notice is the "Commissions" page. I am
now doing some work on the side for the sheer fun of drawing comics.
I'm using the proceeds to pay for web page costs. If you have a
favorite character (Legends or non-Legends) that you would like to
have a custom-drawn fully-inked picture of, feel free to email
me. Another page is the "About me" page. Here, you
will find out more about me and what's wrong with my brain. I am still hard at work on the new comic book, chapter 4 of "Secret of the Ancients," and it's coming along pretty well. I have completed about half of the pages in rough pencils, but all of the pages are already laid out and ready to be drawn. I hope to have it finished by, oh, the end of this millenium if I'm lucky. Also, be sure to read the post below from 03/02. You can help save the world of Fandar =) |
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| 03/02/04 - Legends
is in need of your help. Today was the last day of web hosting on my
server, and I could only afford 3 more months of hosting. The
revenue generated by the web page doesn't even come close to paying
my server fees, so I will soon be forced to either find a free
server (with banner ads, pop-up ads, etc.) or take the site down
completely. I will do everything I can to avoid the latter. After
May 31st, the site may be in danger. If you want to help, there are
a few ways to do so. One way would be to make a donation. Just a
couple of dollars would help out a lot. Another way would be to
check out my auctions. I have been doing some commissions lately,
but even the $$ I get for this isn't enough to pay to keep Legends
going. Bid on my art commission, and I will draw any character you
want with a really cool background! Just check out My
auction page for details! Seriously, you won't be disappointed!
Another way to help would be to visit the Legends
Store to get your own Legends T-shirt for only $10! The
final way that you can help is go to the Comics
section of the homepage and purchase a couple of comics. The comics
listed are the first three in an epic saga, with more to come
(hopefully!!), and are packed with action, adventure, mysterious
characters, creatures, and humor. They are now only $1! I'm
working on a brand new site design which will really blow you away,
and I'd hate not to be able to finish it! So, all you have to do is
click on the links above and contribute, and I will be your best
friend in the whole world. Thanks! J.T. |
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Filthius: "Oh, hey...cool...to see you around. here. What's going on?" J.T: "Oh, nothing much. Now, don't go spreading lies any more on the web page again, okay? I wouldn't want to have to break out the scissors again." Filthius: " Oh, ha, ha. Yeah......" Okay, now he's gone, the dirty... anyway, we've put together all the comics in eBook format, and put them on the comics page. Go and check them out...they're Fabulous. |
