I’m going to put up so better show notes in a a bit… this is just to get the show out there.
Comicology Vol. 2 — Issue 4: Not Simple by Natsume Ono
On this Episode I talk about the comic not simple by Natsume Ono.
It is a REALLY interesting book for the following reasons…
1. Simple artwork that accomplishes a lot by doing a little. I know that might sound odd, but give it a shot and I’m sure you’ll see what I mean.
2. Amazing non-liner story telling! Lots of people attempt to do non-liner plots and fail, but Ono does a really good job. The story is a bit confusing at first, but if you stick with it till the end of chapter one you will find the rhythm.
3. Very interesting characters who keep you on your toes as you read. For real. The characters will keep surprising you over and over.
I’m only half way through the book myself, but the book had me so excited that I did a podcast about it anyway.
Have you read not simple? If so leave a comment, or email me with your thoughts.
Brian Cox should be a Superhero!
Yesterday I watched this cool TED talk that Superstar physicist Brian Cox about the LHC. As he was giving this talk I though to myself…
“Hmmm. If this guy existed in a comic book.. He would be working late one night on the HLC, and something would go kinda-sorta-wrongish, and that would result in him turning into some sort of superhero.”
Watch the video for your self and tell me if you think I’m right.
Comicology Vol. 2 Issue 3 — Would Be Comic Book Writers Pay Attention.
Everyone who reads comics at some point in their life has harbored / is harboring a secret desire to write comics. EVERYONE!
I remember that at one point lots of would be comic book writers were buying / downloading from BitTorrent a program called Final Draft. I think this is because the super start comic book writer Brian M. Bendis told his fans that he used it, and that it was double plus awesome. Which was true, but the problem was that (a legit) Final Draft cost lots of money.
Well would be comic book writers pay attention, because I have something that I think your going to want to know about….
A program called Celtx, which does all the things Final Draft does, and more!
Now you might be asking yourself: How much will this program cost me?
So I shall answer your question: Nothing. Celtx is free… as in beer… not speech.
It is my hope that this short episode of Comicology inspires people to try this program out.
have you tried it all ready? Got something to say to me? Are you a cute chick who wants to go on a date with me? Shoot me an email!
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-N
Interesting Presentation About Time Travel
I saw this slide show some time ago, and I found it very interesting. Hope you will too.
DxF2009, Utrecht: "All the time in the world"
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-N
Now I have to start reading more comics.. again.
The two biggest reasons that I took such a long time away from the Comicology Podcast were…
1. I did not have enough time to read comics, and do the show.
2. I did not (and truth be told) still don’t have enough money to buy comics.
Now that I’m wraping up my Masters in Social Work (MSW) program I’ll have lots more time on my hands.
However, I’ll have student loans coming due very soon so money will continue to be a issue.
My plan is to continue to read comics in a digital format (I’m sure you can read in between the lines and suss out what I mean by that), and to barrow comics from my generous friends.
Having said that, I need to make a confession. I have no idea what is going on in Marvel. Seriously. I mean **NO** idea. I stopped reading Marvel right before the secret invasion.
The stories of Marvel have never been as complex as the stories of DC comics (which I think is a good thing by the way), so I thought I’d be able to just kind of jump right back in. However, after reading a few things about the upcoming Heroic Age it has become apparent to me that I really need to take some time to catch up on the major moving and shaking that has goen down in the good ‘ol Marvel U.
If anyone knows of a good summery of what has been going down? If so please let me know.
-N
Comicology Vol 2. — Issue 2: Talking about Digital Comics Again.
Today on the Comicology Podcast:
1. I listened to the last show, and I hated it. I talked way to fast. Thus my goal for episode 2 was to talk much slower, but not too slow. I hope that I was able to achieve this.
2. I talk about how the iPad and a program called LongBox Digital (which has not yet been released) could really become one hell of a combo.
Here is my idea in a nutshell — iTunes and the iPod had a huge impact on the sale and distribution of music. The reason for this is as follows.
a. The iPod was a portable device that let people carry around lots of music with ease.
b. The iTunes music store was a place where people could buy music in a digital formate (which was not as good as CD quality music) at a very low cost.
c. The iTunes application did not limit people to the music they bought from the iTunes music store. People could take music they had all ready acquired and and import that to iTunes and their iPods.
I personally believe that the program LongBox Digital might be to comics what iTunes was to music.
Here are some screen shots that the folks over and CBR were able to provide in their write up of LongBox.
This will mean some bad things could happen to the brick and mortar comic shops… Which is kind of sad to someone like me who has “grown up” going to comic shops. But technology is progressing, and kids who have grown up with the internet, iPods, cell phones, and PlayStation are going to need to keep buying comic books if the industry is going to survive at all.
How are those (lucky) techno-kids of today going to buy comics? Online in a digital format.
Agree? Disagree? Want to tell me that I’m awesome, or that you hate me so much your going to track me down and punch me in the face? I want to hear from you!
-N
Because I can… Comicology Vol. 2 Issue 1
Comicology Podcast
Vol. 2 – Issue 1
By: Neil Gorman
I’ve been off both the comic book, and podcasting / new media radar for some time now.
This is my attempt to throw myself back into the Comicology Podcast, which back in the day was one of my labors of love.
This show has less than zero production done to it. I had no plan at all. I just sat down in front of my mic hit record and started to talk. The end result (as I’m sure you can tell) is not very good. The reason I did this was that I think / hope / believe that getting something started is the hard part. After I get stared I can improve… but if I don’t start there will be nothing to improve on. I hope that makes sense.
Anyway.
The topic of the podcast was how DC Comics screws up the follow through on their big events. What do I mean by that? DC will make a big event every year, which totally hits the DCU like a wrecking ball. I have no problem with that, comics are fantastical stories where that sort of thing can happen. However, I hate that there is no follow through! After the wrecking ball knocks down the DCU, there is a new happy shinny fucking DCU in its place after only a month. What the hell is up with that?
What I want to see DC do is show me (the reader) the rebuilding process. When something truly devastating happens it takes time to…
1. Clean up the mess.
2. Recover from the devastation… cope with the grief of lost loved ones.
3. Rebuild.
I believe that one of the few places where DC gets this right is in the Batman books. When something big happens in that section of the DCU it sticks.
1. The death of Jason Todd
2. The cataclysm
3. The destruction of Blüdhaven
(side note: I know that people are going to say “They are brining Bruce back after only a little bit.” I know, I know, I know. I think that is STUPID too. Nonetheless, before that I think it is safe to say that the Batman section of the DCU had some really good follow through with their big events.)
That should do it for show notes. I hope you enjoy the show. Tell a friend about it if you do.
If you hate it you can send me some hate mail.
-N
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