10-26-01
I
just
finished
my
latest
book
Frenzied
Fauna:
From
A
to
Z.
It
left
for
the
printer
2
days
ago.
I
posted
some
of
the
inside
pages
for
your
viewing
pleasure.
The
book
will
be
available
on
the
site
in
about
6
weeks.
It
should
be
available
in
stores
nationwide
around
March
or
April
2002.
I
will
be
doing
a
signing
at
Golden
Apple
in
December
(world
premiere!).
I'll
let
you
know
all
the
details
later
on...
10-25-01
Meltdown
Comics
is
celebrating
its
8th
aniversary
this
coming
Saturday
(Oct
27).
Click
here
to
see
the
anniversary
drawing
I
gave
Gaston,
the
owner.
10-18-01
I
have
been
getting
so
many
requests
to
put
all
my
short
films
on
DVD
that
I
finally
broke
down
and
did
it.
So
here
it
is!
See
what
started
it
all!
The
embryo
of
my
animation
career
all
packaged
in
one
convenient
DVD,
with
all
films
remastered
from
the
best
possible
sources.
This
is
what
you
get:
On
a
Good
Note
(1985),
my
very
first
student
film.
A
Touch
of
Deceit
(1986),
my
second
student
film.
Plus:
In
1995,
I
digitally
remastered
the
film
from
the
original
35mm
negative
and
added
a
new
original
score
(The
first
version
used
licenced
music).
Both
versions
are
on
the
DVD.
Prelude
to
Eden,
an
animation
tour
de
force
that
took
over
four
years
to
complete.
The
transfer
was
done
utilizing
the
original
35mm
negative
and
It's
never
looked
better!
Plus:
An
interview
performed
by
The
Pod.
All
of
this
for
a
measly
$14.00
(postage
+
tax
included)!
Order
here.
10-11-01
Zed
#3
left
for
the
printer
yesterday
and
we
should
have
copies
available
in
about
3
-
4
weeks.
The
issue
will
be
available
at
comic
stores
nationwide
(as
well
as
Canada
+
U.K.)
in
January
2002.
I
believe
this
is
the
strongest
issue
so
far
and
I'm
very
proud
of
it.
If
you
want
to
have
a
sneak
peek
at
some
of
the
inside
illustrations,
click
here.
The
sales
have
been
coming
in
for
the
first
two
issues
and
the
numbers
are
lower
than
we
expected.
We
need
your
support
in
order
to
keep
the
series
going,
so,
if
you
like
Zed,
please
spread
the
word!
10-08-01
Once
again,
I
had
to
submit
a
picture
of
myself
to
ASIFA
for
the
Annie
Award
ceremony
program
book.
Check
out
what
I
sent
them...
09-28-01
The
other
day,
I
received
an
e-mail
from
Sue
Howison
(Dark
Delicacies)
asking
if
I
would
be
interested
in
participating
in
their
new
charity
project,
an
alphabet
book.
My
response
was,
sure
why
not!
The
book
is
called
The
Altruistic
Alphabet
and
will
be
edited
by
Gomez
and
Morticia
Howison.
Here
is
the
concept:
26
writers
were
each
given
one
letter
from
the
alphabet.
They
were
asked
to
write
a
verse
(with
a
horror
theme)
representing
that
letter.
Then,
26
illustrators
were
asked
to
pick
one
verse
to
illustrate.
I
got
the
verse
for
letter
A,
written
by
Jack
Ketchum.
If
you
want
to
read
the
verse
and
see
what
I
came
up
with,
click
here.
Some
of
the
artists
who
participated
in
the
project
include
writers
Peter
Straub,
Peter
Atkins,
F.
Paul
Wilson,
Karen
Taylor,
Chelsea
Quinn
Yarbro,
and
illustrators
Gahan
Wilson,
Clive
Barker,
Bernie
Wrightston,
Jhonen
Vasquez,
Gak,
and
more!
Signing
will
be
Dec
1st,
2001,
from
2
to
4
at
Dark
Delicacies
in
Burbank,
California.
All
profits
will
go
to
the
Shriners
Children's
Hospital.
I'll
remind
you
when
the
time
comes.
09-22-01
Yesterday,
I
was
talking
to
my
friend
Gaston,
owner
of
Meltdown
Comics
(a
wonderful
comic
store
in
Los
Angeles)
and
he
told
me
that
Zed
#1
had
been
reviewed
by
iComics.
Check
it
out.
09-15-01
As
I
write
these
words,
I'm
still
profoundly
shaken
by
the
events
of
last
Tuesday.
I
watched
television,
like
many
people
throughout
the
world,
in
a
state
of
complete
disbelief.
The
tragedy
at
the
WTC
in
New
York
and
the
Pentagon
in
Washington
DC
seem
to
make
everything
else
trivial.
How
horrible.
I
still
can't
shake
some
of
these
images
out
of
my
head.
My
heart
goes
out
to
the
victims
of
these
heinous
crimes.
So
much
pain
and
suffering...
I
am
impressed
by
the
New
Yorkers.
They're
really
pulling
together
through
this
horrendous
ordeal.
I
guess
goodness
is
still
in
the
majority
of
men
and
women.
It
only
takes
a
handful
of
fanatic
a**holes
to
make
everybody
look
bad.
When
visiting
the
Animation
Nation
message
board,
a
couple
of
days
ago,
I
found
this
post
(which
was
originally
written
for
Salon.com).
It
definitely
made
me
think.
This
is
a
highly
complex
issue
with
many
sides,
religions,
races,
ideas
and
agendas.
My
hope
is
that
we,
as
individuals
and
as
a
nation,
do
not
react
driven
by
fear
and
hatred,
but
with
open
hearts
and
minds.
09-10-01
The
Annie
Award
nominations
have
been
announced.
I
am
glad
to
report
that
I
have
been
nominated
in
the
OUTSTANDING
INDIVIDUAL
ACHIEVEMENT
FOR
EFFECTS
ANIMATION
category,
for
my
work
on
Osmosis
Jones.
This
is
my
fourth
Annie
nomination.
Other
nominees
in
the
same
category
are
Arnauld
Lamorlette
for
Shrek
and
Marlon
West
for
Atlantis,
The
Lost
Empire.
To
see
the
full
list
of
nominations,
click
here.
09-02-01
COOL! Cold
Cut Distribution
has just been added
to our list of distributors.
If you're a retailer,
that's one more
outlet where you
can get my books
and comics for your
store.
Speaking
of distribution,
Zed
#2 is now being
featured in the
September edition
of Previews.
It's on page 285
and it received
a "certified
cool" endorsement!
Make sure you tell
your comic retailer
about it.
On
a different note,
I just designed
a banner for the
web.
I'm
not sure where I'm
going to have it
shown. I might use
it as a signature
piece, when I go
on message boards.
Who knows? Any
ideas?
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