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Happy Wednesday
I am into the 2nd month of my drawing guided schedule. I think I have mentioned it? Maybe, maybe not. Anyways I started following a schedule put out by Marc Brunet. It’s a 12 month schedule, sort of breaks down what to focus on month to month to improve. Some of it is stuff that I spend doing a lot of anyways like gesture drawing or drawing heads. Some of it is stuff I dont spend much time on like single point perspectives. But I have been enjoying the structure and a well defined plan. A small part of my psyche screams in pain at the thought of that.
Art wise I have been working on a piece that is a bit heavy in the details, trying to decide on a style for the sci-fi comic. Which I think I am gonna codename and call something until I officially announce it. Codename: Project Flannel is in the works still. I have the main character fleshed out, working on his AI bot, Have been plugging away at a scene with them both in it that I felt compelled to draw. I am not trying to mimic anyone’s style but it would be silly to think I was not influenced by some of the artists I admire. I am not going for a Mignola look, or a Laufman, or a Young. But if their influence shows thru well then hey that’s just how the eraser crumbles.
Reading-wise I am powering thru some Ultimate Spider-Man from the early 2000’s , the origin of Miles Morales. Best thing I had seen in a while, Gwen Stacy calls Captain America “the eagle from the muppets” She is not a fan.
We went and saw Superman this last weekend. It was really great. I went into it thinking boy I hope this movie does ok, DC struggles and their portayal of heroes recently has been muddy. This movie, the James Gunn version of Superman with David Corenswet is phenomenal. It took me fully by surprise, as in I went into it thinking I was getting a normal superhero movie but what it felt like was some sort of a wholesome mix between the golden age comics and Saturday morning Super Friends. My wife put the best description to it, light hearted. It was and it was uplifting, and empathetic, relevant, and all around a great movie.
I saw a great phrase or quote after the movie, there was all the usual pro/con hype going on and some political blowback which I am so there for. But the phrase that I really enjoyed, that felt like a slap in the face to all the people yelling about how Superman wasn’t muscular enough, wasn’t tough enough, didn’t have the dark and broody look, was too soft and colorful and happy. He wasn’t edgy, he wasn’t overpowered. I won’t dignify the main group of detractors with a title or name but there is a group that have little man syndrome and have to identify with their chosen icon. And this happy, wholesome, friendly guy was just not up their alley. So here is the quote I loved…
The fantasy of Superman has never been about being the most powerful person on the planet, its about the most powerful person on the planet being good.
Can you imagine?
