tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.comments2020-11-04T08:03:53.570-08:00WrongDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-279230897172440962020-11-04T08:03:53.570-08:002020-11-04T08:03:53.570-08:00And another one. Last night I dreamt that I got in...And another one. Last night I dreamt that I got into a shoot-out with a Russian spy called Max Tegmark. He was killed and I was badly injured. I was in a remote, deserted house so I called an old friend for help.<br /><br />Now, in reality Max Tegmark is not a Russian spy, he's a physicist. And the interesting thing is that the old friend I phoned for help isn't somebody I see very often, but he is a physicist.<br /><br />So it seems that part of my brain recognized that a physicist was involved somehow, but wasn't able to access/process the information that that referred to Tegmark, so found somebody I closely associate with physics (we read it together at college) and put him into the dream.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-73240716137088157532020-10-30T09:22:28.212-07:002020-10-30T09:22:28.212-07:00Another insight into the workings of the sleeping ...Another insight into the workings of the sleeping brain: I dreamt about a publisher who I understood to be Nevil Shute's grandfather and the heir to the throne of Norway. Nevil Shute's real surname was Norway, but evidently my dreaming brain found the word in memory but couldn't identify it as a name, so cooked up the idea that he was a Norwegian prince to account for it.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-39051397371166236632016-06-14T05:50:12.068-07:002016-06-14T05:50:12.068-07:00Another Heart of Ice? What was wrong with the firs...Another Heart of Ice? What was wrong with the first one? :)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-36676400193237168242016-06-03T13:29:40.977-07:002016-06-03T13:29:40.977-07:00Dreams are the interpretations of measurable nerve...Dreams are the interpretations of measurable nerve stimulation. The nerve stimulation occurs during the rapid eye movement of sleep. In the simplest way, the more you see someone's eyelids scrunch and relax during deep sleep, the more their brain is being 'fed', as I like to see it.<br /><br />It is similar to if one finds oneself frowning, it might be perceived as thinking hard, or of anger, depending on the situation. Often we find ourselves only realizing our facial expression a little while after we have made it. With dreams there is just the frown, and no clues. The mind paints whatever (sometimes loopy) picture it can.<br /><br />I do not recall dreaming about such fine things as narrative. I suspect it is the writer's mind that shaped it that way for you, and whether it was the scene that came first, or the idea of a fixed camera, is probably unknowable. What's cool is that it shows how much you think about these things.<br /><br />Now go and write another Heart of Ice! :-)Emery Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562881310674781346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-17278747796190636912010-11-30T14:02:51.478-08:002010-11-30T14:02:51.478-08:00Thank you Dave :)
Much appreciated.
Alex-Thank you Dave :)<br />Much appreciated.<br />Alex-Alex Sheikmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955043334160546674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-63041977908615808872010-11-20T04:58:18.087-08:002010-11-20T04:58:18.087-08:00Sometimes I almost prefer seeing art at the pencil...Sometimes I almost prefer seeing art at the pencils stage. This is looking awesome, Alex - and such an intriguing setting too.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-70149562730654876272010-06-19T07:50:02.869-07:002010-06-19T07:50:02.869-07:00I love seeing the 'behind the scenes' blue...I love seeing the 'behind the scenes' blue pencil work and the black masked-out areas before the page has been processed.<br /><br />Juxtaposing space and time in such a way has always fascinated me as a theme. For example; cutting between the child version and an elderly version of the same person, or what you have done by creating historical context to an archaeological site. It gives you a real sense of time and a scope to our own mortality and the fleeting nature of life in this universe. (All that from 4 pages, so it must be good!)Mr Alchemyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738199602219051618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-29892871733561029942010-05-28T12:43:24.075-07:002010-05-28T12:43:24.075-07:00Absolutely beautiful!
I just love the intellect u...Absolutely beautiful!<br /><br />I just love the intellect underpinning the treatment of these pages, very stylish without losing the poignancy of the story.<br /><br />The fact that you can see the blue pencil and the washes of ink just adds to the rawness of the artwork.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-30660742277868538922010-05-27T23:12:31.252-07:002010-05-27T23:12:31.252-07:00Brilliant! A powerful and eerily beautiful story. ...Brilliant! A powerful and eerily beautiful story. It's one of those that instantly take root in the mind - the mark of a true classic.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-53030073471695570932010-05-27T13:21:24.366-07:002010-05-27T13:21:24.366-07:00Very nice, really stylishVery nice, really stylishjames corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003992401327944301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-56434256900579725292010-05-06T01:51:58.961-07:002010-05-06T01:51:58.961-07:00Fab! I think I have that very dishcloth...
Oh, an...Fab! I think I have that very dishcloth...<br /><br />Oh, and Peter, I know what you mean about the yellowing paper. I actually found it odd reading the Blazing Combat reprint book because the pages are such a crisp white!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-49874643579474665152010-05-05T20:08:43.099-07:002010-05-05T20:08:43.099-07:00Very nice!Very nice!Alex Sheikmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955043334160546674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-14826113285529176522010-05-05T13:05:47.134-07:002010-05-05T13:05:47.134-07:00Very good and thoroughly nasty too!Very good and thoroughly nasty too!STODD-1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00401911943833442756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-64002916115702274472010-05-05T00:36:46.542-07:002010-05-05T00:36:46.542-07:00Wow!!!
Love this guys!
The artwork and script ar...Wow!!!<br /><br />Love this guys!<br /><br />The artwork and script are just so captivating, I can almost see it on yellowish paper with the delicious aroma of U.S. newsprint as favored by Warren magazines circa 1970.<br /><br />All in all it's erm... totally other and totally WRONG.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-48971468605839218292010-04-19T14:58:40.669-07:002010-04-19T14:58:40.669-07:00Well I'd definitely love to see more of your f...Well I'd definitely love to see more of your fantastic storytelling Alex.<br /><br />I actually though that the line weight on the faces in the cloak was pretty spot on - it's just gives the idea that added subtlety so when it hits you - you think Wow! Yes - very tasty!!!Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-72074261596411788262010-04-19T14:04:46.658-07:002010-04-19T14:04:46.658-07:00I want to thank everyone for the kind words. It is...I want to thank everyone for the kind words. It is very encouraging to hear that folks like the story.<br /><br />Nelson,<br />Norman wrote 3 more installments and has the next one laid out. It is a matter of trying to fit that into my schedule which is the "sticky wicket".<br /><br />Peter,<br />You noticed the faces in the cloak! My line width was a bit too fine and with the dark coloring it's a bit hard to see. I would do it differently next time, but I am glad you caught it :)<br /><br />That cover is actually a neat piece of collaboration in itself. Norm did some sketches of the Host and I worked up a final look and drew the figure in the foreground. Norm than colored the piece and painted in the faces in the background.<br /><br />I have a couple more short weird stories that I did experimenting with storytelling tempos and designs that I drew in my sketchbook and I would like to present here in the next few weeks or months :)Alex Sheikmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955043334160546674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-44052728585028053732010-04-19T05:25:06.648-07:002010-04-19T05:25:06.648-07:00Yes,I really love the mouths too - they're all...Yes,I really love the mouths too - they're all over the terrible host's cloak as well as the background. An amazing bit of predictive WRONG ESP.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-19604241437469557292010-04-19T03:00:38.603-07:002010-04-19T03:00:38.603-07:00Very nice. I especially like that middle panel on ...Very nice. I especially like that middle panel on page 2... but it's all gorgeous artwork.<br /><br />Btw Alex, I know you didn't create this specifically for Wrong, but it's really interesting that the cover pic has all those mouths because the one unifying motif I suggested Wrong might have would be a disembodied mouth that could serve as narrator, visual theme or just plain scary ident. Possibly the collective unconscious was at work there :-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-49640933965790096532010-04-19T02:43:35.260-07:002010-04-19T02:43:35.260-07:00Gorgeous. Are there any further instalments in the...Gorgeous. Are there any further instalments in the works, Alex...?Nelson Evergreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417190367455938347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-26186992337067716802010-04-19T01:04:53.198-07:002010-04-19T01:04:53.198-07:00Wow! What a knockout start to "Wrong", r...Wow! What a knockout start to "Wrong", really beautiful work Alex and Norman!<br /><br />I was over on Alex's blog over the weekend and his work is really stunning, brilliant layouts, his page dynamics really draw you in so that you find yourself clicking on each page for a closer look and talking about clicking on pages to have a closer look, take a look at Archaia Press, who have got to be one of the, if not the most exciting graphic novel independent U.S. publishers. <br /><br />If you go on their site you'll see an astonishingly eclectic array of talents - no formulaic stuff - publisher Mark Smylie is evidently a man of vision and the talents he's assembled are a testimony to that vision. Alex is one of many really fantastic creators whose work you can explore on the Archaia Press site - so check it out at:<br /><br />http://www.archaia.comPeter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-78716467735040274482010-04-13T11:06:22.960-07:002010-04-13T11:06:22.960-07:00Yes indeed. It's possible to get so engrossed ...Yes indeed. It's possible to get so engrossed in the flow of a Ditko story that one misses the brilliance of individual panels like that.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2936966246074747386.post-73582992911744855822010-04-13T10:03:27.326-07:002010-04-13T10:03:27.326-07:00Actually taking that amazing intro panel out of co...Actually taking that amazing intro panel out of context really does make you appreciate how incredibly atmospheric that drawing is with it's Expressionistic angles and low light source transforming the shadow of the lodger into a truly menacing presence.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.com