I did an interview with Sean and Jim of The Raging Bullets, a DC Comics fan podcast, last Thursday night. I love these guys, and I listen to their often hours-long show devotedly. They love comics, and they've got something interesting to say about everything they read - and they seem to read nearly everything DC publishes.
We talked mostly about The Shield - specifically the most recent issue, #7. We also digressed into comic book movies for a while, my work on Batman: The Widening Gyre for a bit, and a few other things.
Here's the Raging Bullets site. Here's the episode (#201). Here's the episode's topic thread on the RB forums. Man, that is one linkariffic sentence...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Even More Ether!
So, I listen to a lot of podcasts. I need stuff to fill the silence while I work. I love music of all sorts, but hours of music is no better than hours of silence, really. Even if it's classical music, you wind up listening to these tidy little capsules of music, which gets old after a while, for me at least.
I sit at my computer at home for 6+ hours a day, 5 days a week plus whatever nights or weekend hours I need to get my coloring work done. Well-read audio books, about something I care about enough to listen to for hours on end, seem to be uncommon.
Podcasts, however, are delightful! Every week, for most podcasts, you get a new installment. Some podcasts have new episodes daily! Depending on the podcast, episodes can be anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. There are podcasts for every and any interest or hobby, too.
And brother, have I got a lot of interests. This is part of the danger of my job: by moving my mouse an inch or so, I am suddenly no longer work, but on the internet playing link-wander.
So, having something engaging to listen to is essential to keeping me from looking for distractions. I sometimes put a dvd in the laptop and set that up right next to my monitor, but it has to be something I've seen often enough that I don't have to watch it per se. The visual stimulation is nice as a change of pace, but it runs the risk of catching my eye for too long. Still, I love dvd commentaries - and there are lots of dvd commentary podcasts! Sweet joy!
I will be adding links to this blog soon, so you can see - or rather hear - what I listen to.
I sit at my computer at home for 6+ hours a day, 5 days a week plus whatever nights or weekend hours I need to get my coloring work done. Well-read audio books, about something I care about enough to listen to for hours on end, seem to be uncommon.
Podcasts, however, are delightful! Every week, for most podcasts, you get a new installment. Some podcasts have new episodes daily! Depending on the podcast, episodes can be anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. There are podcasts for every and any interest or hobby, too.
And brother, have I got a lot of interests. This is part of the danger of my job: by moving my mouse an inch or so, I am suddenly no longer work, but on the internet playing link-wander.
So, having something engaging to listen to is essential to keeping me from looking for distractions. I sometimes put a dvd in the laptop and set that up right next to my monitor, but it has to be something I've seen often enough that I don't have to watch it per se. The visual stimulation is nice as a change of pace, but it runs the risk of catching my eye for too long. Still, I love dvd commentaries - and there are lots of dvd commentary podcasts! Sweet joy!
I will be adding links to this blog soon, so you can see - or rather hear - what I listen to.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
More Ether!
...as in aether, as in the substance that, in certain antiquated 'scientific' hypotheses, fills the universe beyond the Earth and is the medium through which light travels, as in light travelling through fiber optics, as in high speed internet, as in hey, the latest episode of The Raging Bullets, a DC Comics fan podcast includes a ringing endorsement of The Shield!
As a colorist, I sit alone for many hours on end, longing for things to occupy the parts of my brain not needed for coloring. So, I listen to a fair number of podcasts, many of them about comic books. Basically, The Raging Bullets helps keep me sane.
As the colorist on The Shield, said vociferous support - to quote Little Big Man's Old Lodge Skins - made my heart soar like a hawk. Thanks, guys! You can find mention of the book at the beginning and ending of that episode, but if you know what's good for you, you'll listen to the whole thing.
I got the first four inked pages for issue #9 today. I'll be starting on that next week, because right now I'm working on the first batch of pages for Batman: The Widening Gyre #6. It is full of surprises that I cannot reveal, on pain of death - probably at the hands of writer Kevin Smith's henchmen.
As a colorist, I sit alone for many hours on end, longing for things to occupy the parts of my brain not needed for coloring. So, I listen to a fair number of podcasts, many of them about comic books. Basically, The Raging Bullets helps keep me sane.
As the colorist on The Shield, said vociferous support - to quote Little Big Man's Old Lodge Skins - made my heart soar like a hawk. Thanks, guys! You can find mention of the book at the beginning and ending of that episode, but if you know what's good for you, you'll listen to the whole thing.
I got the first four inked pages for issue #9 today. I'll be starting on that next week, because right now I'm working on the first batch of pages for Batman: The Widening Gyre #6. It is full of surprises that I cannot reveal, on pain of death - probably at the hands of writer Kevin Smith's henchmen.
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