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Dec 31 2009 |
So…when Ra’s al Ghul broke into the batcave and told Batman he “deduced” Batman was Bruce Wayne…years ago, did you believe him… you know, that HE Ra’s, alone in the world figured it out. “Ba-loney. He didn’t figure it out!” Is what I say. There’s a story of some kind back there. ****************************************** From good comes good. A well known entertainment company….because of the Dina Babbitt story has decided to use the motion comic format to tell stories having to do with the whole case.
Guess who’s been asked to tell those stories in motion comic format? (Blush)
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Dec 18 2009 |
Avatar Do you see that ruffled, haggard artist stumbling into Continuity, bleary-eyed, clutching Batman pages to hand in… simply so that he can get to the movie theater early Saturday morning to watch Avatar… in that spot in the theater with those restricting bars that he can put his feet on, lean back on that soft seat, mocha coffee in hand, and glom onto AVATAR. Will it be great? Was Titanic great? Was Aliens great? Terminator… one AND two? Great? Yes! That’s Neal, and his mind is buzzing with thoughts of JIM CAMERON’S TOYS.
See, see, his eyes just rolled up and that giddy grin stretched across his face. Joel showed him “the making of” and for 15 minutes, Joel said Neal kept mumble-talking about it. “Did you see those painted dots on their faces? Oh God. Their cameras pick up those dots. I’ll bet there’s like no ‘clean up.’ Wow.” (Neal has just installed his second set of 10 motion capture cameras in his 15th floor motion capture studio.) He’ll be better by Monday. Meanwhile, check out the preview. ****************************************** New as new can be. I can show you a few pieces of experimental work that we are currently preparing for our documentary clients. It’s a mixed media approach using drawings, animation effects, film type treatment and tricks to create an exciting form of graphic story-telling of a time and place that cameras were never able to record. It’s a STEPPING UP of our new graphic form. If you’re a strict comic super hero fan… hey we’re there. But: ****************************************** I just gotta say here… the collaboration of Brian Michael Bendis and the incredible Alex Maleev on “Spiderwoman,” and the work by Motherland, done at Marvel is a mind opener and an eye opener. Don’t blink… because this is one of the techniques for the future. ****************************************** So I just did a stupid thing. Was it stupid? You decide! I interrupted my work on Batman to do a cover for Next Wave. Dumb?? So why did I do it? Cause I’m stupid! On the other hand… (we have five fingers) It was a fan-ish thing to do. Thing is, if it helps to sell copies of the book (and it will)… that cover won’t earn a royalty for me at all. So… why did I do it? Dumb! Anyway, the family’s agreed if we can get a really good price for the original, we’ll sell it, and make up the royalty.
Heh, heh, not so stupid.
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Dec 11 2009 |
Astonishing. What’s new this week. The secret project. I... can’t talk about it... but it relates to the Dina Babbitt story. Did I tell you that when Dina Babbitt came to America (after surviving Auschwitz by painting a scene from the animated movie she loved so much, Snow White, on the barracks’ wall for the children there) she... well, read the story here at NY Times.
Point is Dina; when she came to America, went to Hollywood and ended up marrying a fella named Art Babbitt. Turns out Art Babbitt, talk to anyone in the animation BIZ, was a legend. Art was, one, an early unionizer, (legend enough) AND he was the animator who animated DOPEY in the Snow White movie. Is that cool or what? Thing is... ripples, fighting for Dina Babbitt’s original art has led directly to the secret project I mentioned above... and guess who the project is for? It’s connections. It’s Karma. It’s... well pretty darn incredible. Small note. Does James Cameron have the best toys... or WHAT? Watch here So I’m thinking, how do I direct a few movies under my belt... so that I can do “The Rise of Magic” as a series of films.
So that’s the goal here. That’s where we’re headed, isn’t it. Comic book artists directing films... right. Do you know, heh, most film directors are comic book artists who chose a different medium, and who can all draw? A list? Lucas, Spielberg, Jim Cameron, Chris Columbus, Frederico Fellini, Hitchcock, Disney, Ridley and Tony Scott, and... hey... Frank Miller. The list is much longer. So, okay, I should be satisfied that to date, I’ve directed the best motion comic out there, right? eh heh... no... not satisfied... it’s time to rock and roll! I’m beginning to get the toys. |
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Dec 04 2009 |
I like Aquaman You don’t? I do. I did, ever since Ramona Fradon drew it and lights like Alan Davis, John Byrne and others were inspired to love and draw comics. All he’s ever needed was… hmmm… to be… oh, 6’3”. To have the densest muscles of anyone on Earth… to swim like a powerboat with a costume that turns him into a creature OF the sea… and what he’s always had… the ability to command any creature of the sea of the sea to "to drive RIGHT UP YOUR… imagination."
Aquaman… rocks. Geek Report If you’re not a geek (like me, Neal), this is not for you. Discovery has an internet… thing… series of columns. Cutting to the geek. My (Neal’s) expand… hmm "Growing Earth – Growing Universe" theory (no he’s crazy. It exploded into existence… not) was named on stumbleupon.com as one of the to 5 “Conspiracy Theories” in this last round of non-events. (Wanna see it? Click here.) You’ll notice that the narrator gives a mighty good account, within the time allotted, for the theory. |
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Nov 24 2009 |
Jeff Ogrisseg a feature reporter for the Japan Times newspaper decided Neal’s views on tectonics were worth a major story. Click the images to get large images or download the PDF
He worked on the story for 6 months and presented a fair and balanced overview of the Growing Earth Theory. Little did he know what a fracas it would cause apparently there are some Geologists out there that are P.O.’ed that a (Eyuch) "comic book creator" should read 100 science books and agree with a long over looked theory that disagreed with THEM, ... That the reason a whale sized Sauropod could walk around upright 90 million years ago, was that the Earth was smaller then and gravity less. Is that the whole discussion? Oh no, that’s not even the tip of the iceberg. Is he working on a Graphic Novel on this besides the video? You bet ! Neal just has to much fun.
If you want to see 15 Easy to understand free clips. Click Here
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