Calgary Expo Report

Or “How the Calgary Expo could improve for next year” and NOT OVER SELL THE TICKETS...

The Wardrobe, and Schedule updates (should have thought of this two weeks ago)

No, this is not the article I planned. Partly because life has once again decided to cause me trouble, including making me sick in bed today. And partly because, well... surprisingly... I'm rewriting it. There have been a lot of last minute changes all over the place that I think will make it stronger, but came way too late in the week. So ya, I actually do have the images and the article ready... But I want to rewrite it to fit the changes a bit smoother.

In fact, these last couple of weeks have shown me that I basically kicked myself with this schedule instead of just going on a break from the sketch-log because I still have a lot of work to do before the convention. So I'm going to go on a tiny hiatus, which I probably should have done weeks ago. Just until a week or so after the comic con, to get all my work done, finish rewriting the article AND polishing up the sites a bit!

BUT! There is still some good news. One: Art slug will still update! There already some new stuff there from earlier in the week. I've been drawing a lot of stuff getting ready for future articles and the con, and you'll be seeing some of it there! Here's a preview of something on the way!

Two: I also want to announce that  there is now a new section of the site: The Wardrobe. One of the "last minute changes" I mentioned is that instead of making the costume articles a "theme of the month" I'm turning them into an on and off series, where I won't just be looking at costumes, but several aspects of visual character design! Yep! I'm making this thing a lot bigger! So for now on, all articles related to character design, will be found in the wardrobe! Including the series i'll be starting after the hiatus!

So that's it for now. Since I'm going to be updating the site, there will be some minor changes going on. Don't freak out if suddenly the whole site turns bright pink due to my legendary html skills. But make sure to check out Art Slug and my facebook page to see what I'm up too! (I seriously need twitter) I'll back either the first or second week of may, with news from the con, new articles, and a whole bunch of other stuff!

Now if you excuse me... I need another cold pill. Geh.

Seeya

 SlugLady28

Clothes Make the Hero (or Villain)-- Theme of the Month(s)

HAHA! Only a true genius would pull an April Fools gag AFTER April Fools is over with! Hahahaha... ha... uh. You're not buying it are you? Eh, at least wasn't attacked by pony's this time. OH WAIT--!

K, back to business. Guess what time it is! Its time for another THEME MONTH! Or months, rather.



Some of you may remember SUPER SEPTEMBER (and October) MONTH, where I talked about or reviewed different... well... super hero related things. And one of the things I didn't get to talk about in detail was Costumes!

Guess what I'm in the mood to do?

So, ya, I'm gonna jump on the "redesign" bandwagon over the next several weeks, redesigning certain Comic book costumes, while talking about certain aspects of costume design. Aesthetics versus functionality, sexism vs "you got it--flaunt it", classic vs. the overly used, etc.

But this time, I'm asking for help! I want your opinions on costumes, what character's costume sticks out in your mind? Good or bad. What do you think makes a memorable costume. Anything you want to say about costumes, I want to here it! Doesnt' have to be specificly Super Hero's or even comics books.

I can't guaranty that I will integrate everything I read into my articles, nor am I gonna promise what characters I'll be redesigning. It's a surprise ;)

Oh, and just to remind you guys, the sight will update every two weeks now, so the first redesign will be sometime between the 9th and 15th (along with the REAL title card)

Seeya,
 Tegan Dumpleton aka Sluglady28

Why I Love Comics

Blogspot won't let me make the

 image bigger, so if you can't zoom in,

head over to my DA page for a larger version
And who is this mysterious character? Check the link ^_^

*Tunes of the Day: Cartoon Heroes by Aqua*

Holy crud! It's finally done! Yeesh, this was long. Largest strip I've done for the site (took 2 full sheets of my 17"x6" board) plus the largest amount of images and largest amount of times my computer decided to crap out at me at the last minute. So this is what I actually planned last week.

A few weeks ago I’ve was going through a bit rough state. Combination of creative block, my health (again) and just really not nice things going on. But it was all the sheer amount of stupid and jack-assery going on in the comic industry lately was the camel that broke the straw's back... you heard me.

Oh, don’t worry, I’m feeling better now. That’s why over dramatic comic is over dramatic. But, I was emotionally at the point where I wasn't sure if I wanted to draw comics anymore.

And then I picked up Animal man 7, The amazing Spider man 681, Glory 1, Venom 13.2 and the preview book for Avengers vs x-men, found out that X-23 is getting one more issue...

...and gave myself a good kick in the face for being so stupid (much harder then it looks)

I love comics.

I will always love comics.

Sure, it's easy to get worked up or caught up in something that seems little. But I go up on my soap box and write about all these things because I LOVE comics! I want the industry to be a better place, I don't want to see my childhood cartoon heros get turned into sluts, or see my childhood real-life heroes get wronged. Comics at their best and I want to show that best to other people!

So, since I badly needed to do something to cheer myself up, I'm going to completely rip off Bob Chipman's rip off of the Film Critic Hulks article (yes, i know i got the titles wrong in the strip, sorry) and just... list why I like comics. Just making the list put a good feeling back into me. Feel free to rip me off and make your own

SlugTrails: Lets Players and Gaming Fan Works

*Tunes of the Day: Back to the Beginning- Kirby Krackle*

All right, I’ll admit it, this is coming completely last minute. Some things came up this week, and two articles I had planned next are taking a wee bit longer then planned. I even tried to do something really short, but it isn’t happening. So, another Slug Trails, yay!

Oh shoosh.

So, on with today’s topic: Games

I'm a little obsessed with video games. But I royally suck at them. I don’t have much talent for it, I don’t have the money to buy them. So to feed my obsession, I watch lets plays and walkthroughs. And I feed it even more with the many game related fan works. So I thought I’d share my obsession a little!

It should also be said that the majority of these are MATURE.

Turn Off Your Brain (Ghost Rider 2 review)

A Ghost Rider 2 Review

Grab some Twinkies and laugh you’re arse off.

SlugTrails: Webcomics

Hellooo everyone! It's been a while since we've had one of these right? To those unfamiliar or have forgotton, SlugTrails is a segment where I post a bunch of links around a certain subject. It was planned as a way to post something when I didn't have time to post an article. It got dropped do to hiatusness, but now its back. And, considering what i've been working on lately, we're talking about WEBCOMICS!