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The Saga of Rex - Signed Copies
October 29th, 2010

I finally received a bunch of copies of The Saga of Rex to sell through my website and at conventions. The book looks really nice, thick and sturdy. For a limited time (until supplies last), I'll be offering signed copies through my website at retail cost and as usual, orders within the US ship for free. Makes a great Christmas present! You can order here.

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you might want to check out the Bellingham Comicon on Saturday, November 6. I'll be a guest and will be signing books, and other goodies.


Videogames as Art
October 14th, 2010

I recently became aware that the famous movie critic Roger Ebert wrote, "videogames can never be art". I find it puzzling that he could make such a statement, since what attracts me to videogames, as an artist, is the unlimited potential for art. The cinematics are one of the many aspects that get my creative juice flowing.


While building the cinematics for ITSP, I've been forced to constantly use my imagination to solve creative and technical problems while remaining on target for our milestones. It has been challenging and exhilarating at the same time.

One of the thing that Joe and I agreed upon right off the bat was to keep them short and sweet - focus on quality rather than quantity. I'll take two great minutes of animation over twenty minutes of average any time. We want the cinematics to feel like rewards, not something you want to fast-forward through.

The next challenge will be to make the transition between cinematics and game play completely seemless. I look forward to that!


Interview @ Sequential Tart
October 4th, 2010

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Interview @ CBR
September 9th, 2010

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The Saga of Rex
September 5th, 2010

I received the specs for the spine from Image Comics which was the last bit of information I needed in order to complete the digital files for the printer - One step closer to the published book.

I'm so glad Kazu encouraged me to make Rex a part of Flight, back in 2004 at Long Beach Wizard Con. It's been rewarding to see the book taking shape year after year!

The Saga of Rex is 200 pages, 7" x 10", full color and you can pre-order it from Amazon.com for $12.23. That's quite a deal!

I've recently updated the webpage for the book with previews of all the chapters. Check it out.


Matt's Tattoo
August 18th, 2010

Last time I was in Los Angeles, I was fortunate to have lunch with a bunch of my old comrades from the animation industry. One of them was Matt Maners, who used to be my assistant on several films while I lived in Los Angeles.

About ten years ago, Matt got an interesting tattoo which surprised the heck out of me. After completing the inbetween drawings of the "Atomic Bullet" animation I did for Osmosis Jones, Matt returned the scene with one of my key drawings tattooed on his shoulder.

Since I had my camera with me, I took the opportunity to take a picture of it. Below is the frame from the movie where the design appears. Click here to see the video.




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