Hello friends! We’re finally here, the end of chapter 2 of our fun-filled-yet-recently-slightly-depressing story! Brian and I are trying to decide what to do for next week. Do you guys want to see some bonus material before we launch chapter 3? Or do you want us to just get to it already! Let us know.
See ya next week.
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
He's so cute when he cuts people up with his razor sharp claws...
Hey peeps.
It’s still technically Wednesday where I’m at, so I can still claim that I didn’t miss the deadline to upload, am I right fellas? Fellas?
Not too much to report this week. Maybe gonna go see Transformers, might read some new Green Lantern comics, and maybe celebrate my 4 year wedding anniversary (not necessarily in that order).
So when Melisa gets up tomorrow morning and reads this, I would like her to know that I’m still glad I married her and I adore her completely. She puts up with my nerdiness, and somehow hasn’t been put off my geeky pursuits. I love ya, baby!
Until next week
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
This is not the droid you are looking for, because he's mine. Move along.
Hello again.
I’ve become what’s known to comic fans as a ‘trade-waiter’. That means I don’t pick up individual 22 page comics anymore, preferring to wait until five or six issues of a comic are released (usually a single complete story arc) and collected into a single trade paperback or hard cover edition. What this means is that I don’t get my weekly fix of comics, and I don’t go to the comic book store as often as I would like.
That being said, it’s not a bad life. I’ve recently purchased a bunch of trades that are outside the superhero genre of comics that I probably would not have purchased as single issue floppies. And I would have been missing out on some damn fine reading.
100 Bullets, Y: The Last Man, The Walking Dead, The Lone Ranger, Hack/Slash. It seems there’s a genre for any type of story you’d like. And it turns out I like them all. Check ‘em out if superheroes are getting a bit stale. And if you have any that you’d recommend, let me know. I’m always on the lookout for a good book (superhero or not).
See ya next week.
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
Lego Batman for the Wii: The reason Brian never leaves the house.
This week I went kind of overboard with the glow and reflection effects. I won’t apologize for it. In my head, the Hall of Trophies should have the same feeling of majesty as the Fortress of Solitude, but with the sensibilities of the trophy room in the Batcave. I think Brian and I did it justice.
Three more pages to go until the end of Issue 2! Things will lighten up again. Eventually. So stick around!
-Ray
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
Damn, RDJ is just cool.
Hey friends,
I took a small break from blogging last week, but I’m back and raring to go!
This week’s page marks a turning point in our story. So far we’ve been watching one big flashback, a flashback that feels like it’s been going on forever. That’s the danger of doing a long-form webcomic and only updating once a week. Brian and I knew it would take a long time to come full circle, but here we are and hopefully you’ve enjoyed the ride. If nothing else, it should satisfy all of those people who have been wondering what was up in the first page of the comic (if you haven’t forgotten about it in the year-and-a-half since we first published it).
And it’s nice for Brian and I to finally see this next part of the story unfold. We’ve got about three or four more pages of Issue 2 to go, and then maybe a page or two of supplemental material before we begin Issue 3.
Let’s get to it!
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
I don't look so chubby in this one...
Howdy folks!
Sorry for the late post last week. As a way to make it up to you, we’re gonna post the next page this Friday, May 22. Can you believe it? Two pages in one week! Inconceivable! Check back in and enjoy.
Also, I’ll try to post some images from a photo shoot I did this past Sunday with Rochester photographer John Myers. He wanted to shoot some interesting people, and apparently dressing up in a costume and thinking you’re a superhero counts as ‘interesting.’ So check out one of the shots below, and I’ll get the rest of them up soon.
EDIT: Page 35 is up, as promised! Hope you like it. See ya next week!
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
I am so bad-ass!
Must go to bed now. So very tired. I’ll update the blog Wednesday morning…
UPDATE: Or maybe Thursday morning. :)
So Brian and I are catching up on our workload, and hopefully I won’t have to stay up until midnight on Tuesday getting Wednesday’s page ready to upload. This boy needs his beauty sleep after all.
Didn’t get to see Wolverine last weekend, and now I’m torn because Star Trek starts tomorrow. What do I see: my favorite furry mutant in his own solo movie, or a re-boot of one of my most-beloved sci-fi franchises? What should a geek like me do, man? WHAT DO I DO?
(The answer’s probably something obvious, like, “See them both, dummy.” We’ll see.)
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
Batman will do anything to fight crime...
Hello friends,
My trip to see my family and friends in Oklahoma last week was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life! We celebrated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, and it was a rockin’ good time. Melisa and I spent some time in Tulsa visiting with friends as well, and we even took the kids on a campus tour of Oklahoma State University so that the soon-to-be-sixteen-year-old could get a taste of what the college experience will be like. I ate way too much, so you might notice a few extra pounds on the old DarkRaven in the next couple of strips.
Brian was very upset that I didn’t take him with me. I assured him that next time he gets to go with me. He might even pick up his very own pair of cowboy boots, just like I did.
We might have to work that into the comic somehow…
Excelsius!
-Ray
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
Bork.
I wanted to say thanks to my friend John again for helping with the coloring this week. I’m trying to get a bit ahead with the coloring and lettering, and I have a good start on next week’s page. Which is a good thing, since I’ll be on vacation in Oklahoma starting this Friday and going all through next week!
Despite my absence, fret not! A new page of DarkRaven and Blue Tit goodness will be served up next Wednesday for your viewing pleasure. Such is the coolness of the publish-on-a-future-date feature of ComicPress (thank you Tyler Martin!).
I can’t wait to see all my friends and family in Oklahoma! It’s been too long (about a year and a half) since my last visit. Now we gotta figure some way of getting Brian down there so I can introduce him to everyone…
-Ray
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
I take this superhero business seriously...
Hello again! I’ve got to keep it short this week, because I have to get up early tomorrow for a photo shoot.
One thing I would like to point out about this week’s page, is that we have nothing against any of the fine coffee houses in the city of Rochester. We just couldn’t decide whether we wanted to promote Spin Coffee or Spot Coffee, as they are both equally fine establishments. In the end, we decided to combine the two! Problem solved.
Have a good week!
-R
Nerd Pic(k) of the Week:
Stupid Brian and his stupid 'Stan Lee is my Superhero' t-shirt...
