Well, got the blue screen of death on my desktop today.
Yep, so no updates for a while until I get this fixed.
I had taken to redundant backups, but the redundant drives are
still part of the system so there's still a lot of work I
don't have accesses to until I get this fixed or get a new pc.

I am not a happy camper

At least I still have my laptop.



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OV Trading Cards

Well, the OV Trading Cards are packaged and ready to go.
I'm holding a few sets just in case anyone here is interested.

You can get a random selection of 10 cards plus a case for $5 + $2

Or a full deck of 31 plus a slider case $10 + $2 shipping. (much better deal)

So note me if you're interested and I'll give the paypal info.

Word Me Contest
Hey Guys,
Just thought I'd mention
I won the judges vote in
the Word Me competition [link]
hosted by ComicsAndCartoons moderators
and
Which has won me, among other things, a feature on each judge and moderators page.
They also just started a ComicsandCartoons Group [link]
So I recommend all you Comic Artist take a look.

D3kaB1u3`s JetShifters Tournament
is hosting a OC competition over on his page [link]
Sounds like fun so go check it out.


50,000 page views!

Hey all, Just reached 50,000 views
and the winner of the kiriban
is
Congratz Wayne,
You win one of my nifty,
patent pending,
Trapped in Glass Heroes

for your OC Turbulence!

It should be out to
you by Christmas!

Thanks to all for the views,
The favs, the comments,
and the support.
It all means a lot to me.

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OV Trading Cards

Well, the OV Trading Cards are packaged and ready to go.
I'm holding a few sets just in case anyone here is interested.

You can get a random selection of 10 cards plus a case for $5 + $2

Or a full deck of 31 plus a slider case $10 + $2 shipping. (much better deal)

So note me if you're interested and I'll give the paypal info.

Guess who I heard from?
Yeah, contacted me
and without going into gory detail he
has promised to deliver the animation
by Christmas.
That would be a cool X-mas gift indeed.
He sent this link as confirmation
that he has started work [link]
Thanks to everyone who showed
support, I really appreciate it
and I'll keep you posted.


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OV Trading Cards

Well, the OV Trading Cards are packaged and ready to go.
I'm holding a few sets just in case anyone here is interested.

You can get a random selection of 10 cards plus a case for $5 + $2

Or a full deck of 31 plus a slider case $10 + $2 shipping. (much better deal)

So note me if you're interested and I'll give the paypal info.

JC the Flaming Con Artist

I don’t like using my journal to bitch but….

Most people that frequent my page know that in addition to doing my own work I commission work as well.
I commission work I either cant do or don’t have time to do myself.
This has been mostly a pleasant experience.
Most people I've run into have been honorable and or professional,
but every now and then you run into a real jerk.....which brings me to JC aka

I contacted this character back in May after noting some very cool animated work on his page.
After a few notes back and forth we settled on a price for a short Vindicators animated intro.
I gave him a $110 down payment on June 8th for this project to be completed by the end of the month.
That was 6 months ago.
I waited patiently for the first 4 weeks for the promised updates and samples and got nothing.
When I finally noted him requesting an update I got ....nothing. No answer, no excuses, nothing.
I sent repeated requests for updates via notes and emails....nothing.
After 6 week of nothing I opened a dispute with Paypal.
(Here’s a tip: If you ever open a dispute with Paypal and they send you one of those notes about working things out before escalating your claim, ignore it. Escalate your claim immediately. It’s a ploy to let your arbitration time run out.)
Only after I opened the dispute did this weasel pipe up with a laundry list of ‘the dog ate my homework' excuses.
He said he still wanted to do the commission and I was going to get something special.
In the spirit of ‘working things out’ I waited…..nothing.
Another 6 weeks go buy. This guy takes my name off his commission list and starts posting personal stuff he’s ‘been busy working on’. I confronted him on his front page.
‘Oh, I already gave you back your money’ he says.
Now I realize I’m being jerked for sure.
I provide the evidence I had not been paid.
His answer, ’my bad, guess where back on’.
Needless to say that was the last I heard from this thief.
He ignores all notes and emails, and refuses to return the money.
This kind of thing is bad for all of us, those who commission work and those who accept commissions. It creates an environment of distrust and provides a haven for predatory thieves.
DA is currently ‘mulling over’ whether their going to take action or not which I find odd when they ban people for stealing a pose.
I'm going to try not to let this sour me to commissions and DA in general, but it definitely lowers my trust factor considerably.
Meanwhile if you feel compelled to drop by old s page and let him know what you think about thievery, please do.

Inspired artist
I’m going to make this short and sweet.
It’s never bothered me much when artist get inspired by my ideas.
Some might call it copying, but I actually find it flattering and most of the time harmless.
But just because I don’t say anything doesn’t mean it goes unnoticed.
If your going to ‘borrow’ an idea, or several ideas, at least give credit where credit is due.

50k
Well, I’m about to reach 50...no, not 50 years old. 50,000 Page Views!
So you know that means kiriban time!
Ok, so the first to reach me with their screen cap of 50,000 get one of my patent-pending Trapped in Glass pieces, any character you want!

So keep those eyes peeled! ಠ_ಠ

Kyle Robinson’s Vector
Now there are action figure customs and then there are action figure customs.
This my friends was made by and it is the truth.

How cool is this?
Look for more of these as Kyle and I work our way though the entire Vindicators line up!

1DF
Well, I've been doing pretty good over in the One Dollar Fighter competition hosted by

But I think my luck just ran out.
I’m up against the mighty and his entry rocks

So stop by and check the quarter finals, it’s probably the last round I’ll be in.

Black Dynamite
Black Dynamite is a movie parody of the 70’s exploitation movie Dolemite,
which was pretty much a parody itself.
It stars Michael Jai White( Spawn, Batman/ Dark Knight) a frankly underrated action star,
With tons of cameos like, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, and …Brian McKnight?
I know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I found it to be hysterical!
Most fun I’ve had a the movies since up!
Black Dynamite deserved more than the limited release it got
But I’ve got a felling it’ll eventually have a large cult following.
If you you’re a fan of 70’s movies I highly recommend it.

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OV Trading Cards

Well, the OV Trading Cards are packaged and ready to go.
I'm holding a few sets just in case anyone here is interested.

You can get a random selection of 10 cards plus a case for $5 + $2

Or a full deck of 31 plus a slider case $10 + $2 shipping. (much better deal)

So note me if you're interested and I'll give the paypal info.