Interpretation

A couple more pieces of fan art to post up. The one by The Haip was done back in the day, but Lemonman hadn't been out in the comics yet, so I didn't put it up then. Notice the initial color of the Professor's costume. I'm glad I went blue on that one. The other piece is done by my little brother, he's got a unique...interesting take on Appleman.

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A Master of Toast

For those who don't know, Toastmaster clubs are these things where people get together to practice and learn how to improve public speaking. I had a meeting this week at work about bringing a Toastmaster club to my site and an image just kept flashing through my head during the meeting. On my train ride home, I let my mind wander and doodled up that image on my laptop.
Hey, it was Friday afternoon, I was tired ok?! Its funny right? A yelling peice of toast?? Come On!

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Entrance Notifications

In the potential event in which you may be important enough to warrant notifications on the door of your chambers as to your current status, I provide you with the designs of state of the art Orchard Heroes Doorknob Hangers.

I'll be uploading the correct sized graphics on the website soon. Find them in the Crafts section under Fun Stuff. Cut 'em out, tape 'em together, hang 'em up.
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**Update** Doorknob Hangers are up!

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Issue 30: Lemonman

Ah I've made it!

Finally here is the last issue of this volume. Issue 30: Lemonman is available. I'm both excited and anxious about how the next volume is going to turn out. I have lots of ideas and characters to play around with so hopefully this upcoming break will allow me to organize a bit. Thanks to the readers and the fan artists for this volume's run. It was a great learning and fun experience and I'm looking forward to another volume in the near future!

Keep checking this blog for new ideas and drawings I might update readers with.
Thanks!
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Happy New Year!

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Issue 29: In The Doctor's Care

Squeezing in before year's end is Issue 29: In The Doctor's Care. Feeling quite accomplished with this one. I got a chance to throw in some drawings that relate to my real job in this issue. This one definitely was one of the funner ones to draw.

Here's wishing everyone a Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2009 and its possibilities!
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Crazy Good!

Nothing pumps your blood full of sugary goodness like Pop-Tarts in the morning. I'm a fan of the stuff, but I've cut back considerably since my younger days. The recent commercials I've been seeing for Pop-Tarts has caught my eye though. The animation has a quirky quality to it that reminds me a lot of the Don Hertzfeld animation that used to consume my study times.

The folks over at Head Gear Animation are responsible for these cool little random clips. Check out the site and enjoy a Pop-Tart. Then go run a mile to work it off!

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Issue 28: Back to Headquarters

And here...we...go...

I've planned to divide the Orchard Heroes issues into 30 issue volumes.

Why 30?

Because I'm taking a short vacation and it just happened to work out to 30 issues. It'll be nice to kind of refresh and have some time to work on this stuff so that my updates won't be so...delayed.

So much thanks to those who have browsed through my amateur attempt at comics as we round out the first volume. All the comments and fan art really make this kind of stuff fun and worth doing.
2 more issues to go!

Oh yea, here's Issue 28: Back to Headquarters!
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A Birthday and a Symbiote

I got a few more pieces of awesome art to add to the Fan Art section. I think its kind of cool how when the same character is drawn by another person, the character almost takes on a different personality and feel. The hand-drawn birthday card was sent to me by my friend Annie, and the inspiring Symbiote piece was done by my friend Johnny. I must say, seeing the small changes and adjustments people make to my original design really opens up new story ideas...

Thanks guys!

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Up!

The trailer to Pixar's upcoming film "Up" is now available. When I first heard about the premise, it intrigued me and just seeing this trailer now has given me that good ol' Pixar feeling again. Click on the image to see it! "Up" hits theaters May 29, 2009.
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