December 2011
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Lessons Learned
So I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of real substance. Besides some brief ramblings on Twitter and the ChatBox, you all haven’t heard from me in about four months. I’ve gone through phases of missing the comic and having no desire to come back.
Right now, I’m missing it. Badly.
I’ve been busy lately. Not with anything important. Playing a...
July 2011
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Of Nipples and Men
So for any of you who didn’t see the post, or those of you who aren’t regular readers of it, Treading Grounds is coming to an end on Friday. Unlike most comics, it will actually HAVE an ending.
Now, me and the creator of TG, Nick, have a lot of similarities: both of us started in 2003 (he with TG and me with Jelly Bean Sniper), both of us took a long time to get our shit together with...
May 2011
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Becoming a REAL Artist
So right now what I’m doing is really breaking down my art. I have a comic that’s close to being done (might be up tonight, might not), but I figure since I’m on borderline hiatus anyways I may as well try to make any improvements to my art as possible.
Don’t get me wrong - I undestand my artwork is fairly decent, and definitely beter than 40% of the crap on the net. But...
December 2010
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November 2010
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August 2010
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Seth Rogan Makes Movies Better
SO my nephew was watching Monsters vs. Aliens, and I realized something; Seth Rogan makes any movie instantly better. So I compiled a list to prove it!
Movies w/ Seth Rogan (instantly good): Monsters vs. Aliens Anchorman Donnie Darko Zack and Miri Make a Porno 40 Year-Old Virgin Knocked Up Superbad Pienapple Express
Movies without Seth Rogan (not as good): Dragonball Evolution Matrix: Revolution...
How Could This Happen To Me?? (The Emo Spotter)
So I’ve noticed there’s been a lot of chatter in the ChatBox recently about whether or not Keri should be considered emo. Really, it’s tough to say without getting more into her personality, but as far as appearance, we all have our own images of what an emo kid looks like. Essentially, it’s someone who ran through a hot topic and got the tightest clothes possible....
Therapy
Yes, this is from one of those chain e-mails. but it made me laugh and I want to do every single one of these!
To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity 1.. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice! 3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If...
July 2010
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Epiphany
(Via the Chatbox) PrincessLea: Found out ‘bout this thru QC, very awesome comic! I just couldn’t resist the topless Sam ad.. ‘twas quite witty, too!
Suddenly I realize JT was right. Lure them in with the nakey, then hook ‘em with the awesomeness. XD
BUTTS LOL
Elisa: you're a butt
Shane: =D
Shane: And yet you keep messaging me!
Elisa: i know! i have this sickness
Elisa: where it forces me to keep talking to people who are butts
Elisa: it's horrible
Shane: I just wanna be your favorite butt.
Elisa: sorry
Shane: D=
Elisa: that title is reserved for my actual butt
Elisa: it's pretty great
Elisa: i'm not gonna lie
Shane: Well, okay, I can't say I blame you, but I wanna be number 2.
Shane: Wait...
Shane: No.
Writing Sample
So this is a sample from a book I wrote in high school entitled “Omega Night: The Battle of the Elements” (yep). This was originally supposed to be a text-based game for QBasic, but I realized programming took too long so it just became a book (this was long before I heard of webcomics). So remember, this book STARTED sophomore year (Jan 2003 to be precise), so I was 16 when I started...
May 2010
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Writing
It feels so weird to actually be writing out my comic. Not just doing a script or a couple of scripts, but to actually write the entire chapter before drawing a single picture.
I know it’s common place for comics, but really, I’ve always winged it, which may be why I’ve never really enjoyed success. Every comic in JBS was determined at the last second. The entire storyline was...
Improvements for Chapter 1
Okay, so my goal for Chapter 1 is to present not only a more frequently updated comic, but also a better-looking one. I’m not here to knock my drawing style, I know I’m a halfway decent artist at least, but there are things I need to work on. So far, here’s what I’m seeing as areas of improvement:
Backgrounds Front-looking profiles 3/4 profiles (the heads have been sitting...
ConnectiCon
Okay, so as you all know, I’m planning on going to ConnectiCon this year. I’m not gonna be set up anywhere, I’m just going there as a fan. Mostly, what I’m doing is checking out how other people set up to see how I should try and do things. I’ve never been to a con before, mostly because I don’t read comics (I read a few webcomics, but that’s still only...
Comicking Advice from a Noob
Alright, I figure some of the big guns have posted their two cents about how to become successful at making a webcomic. Well, now it’s time for a small-timer to offer his advice.
Now, I know some people are thinking “Yeah, right, you’re not even famous, and I haven’t heard of your comic, why should I listen to you?” Well, the reason is if you keep taking advice from...
Master Motivator
Let me just preface: every Tumblr blog I post is most likely an expansion of something I was talking about on Twitter. Just so I don’t have to say “Anyone who follows me on Twitter…” at the beginning of every blog. Thank you.
Last night I was discussing my high school friend’s comic, Uncle Sunshine (I won’t post a link, but you can Google it or look through the...
Writing Process
I love the writing process sometimes. I was working on the outline for chapter one, and started putting up some ideas I had jotted down on a white board to get everything in one spot. Then, I was working on writing it down in the notebook with a little more detail so I could start writing scripts from it.
While I was writing down one of the main points in the chapter, I started expanding upon...
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Weird Dream
So I had a strange dream last night. Basically, it was Hugh Grant and the other dude playing their roles in Bridget Jones’s Diary, and the woman who played April O’Neil in the first Ninja Turtles movie playing her role. It’s sort of weird because they don’t sync up at all, and because I haven’t actually seen Bridget Jones’s Diary, I’ve just seen bits from...
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Wasted Cash
So anyone who follows me on Twitter knows of my “dilemma” as far as video games go. I got hooked onto Pokemon just weeks before Final Fantasy 13 came out, and I was also slightly hooked to FF8. So I got FF13 on the launch day, and left it sitting on my shelf, waiting until I had proper time to play it, which I figured would be this week when I was on vacation. Things didn’t quite...
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Shane
I came up with the phrase a few months back, but for some reason the last week it hit me that it should be on a shirt.
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lol
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So now I want to get Steve Burns to wear it. But not Joe. He was a tool.
That and Joe wasn't his real name.
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exactly
of course it wasnt
lol. Blue didnt like the retool that Nickelodeon made to the show.
All the changes brought her to insanity.
and Joe wasjust the start.
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That's why Joe couldn't use his real name.
His testimony won't stand up in court.
Again, no evidence.
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For Steve was Blues first and only true love.
It wasnt beastiality. It was a crime of passion.
7: 01pmShane
This summer. Steve Burns and Blue the Puppy star in... The Clues To Your Heart.
7: 01pmMe
Only on the Lifetime Channel
7: 02pmShane
Turns out Steve had an affair with Magenta, and Blue decided to get her revenge.
7: 03pmMe
Paprika witnessed the adultry when going over to show Magenta his new toy. He confided in his mother Mrs. Pepper who was a real gossip queen.
7: 04pmShane
Slippery confessed to being involved in threeways with Magenta and Steve, for obvious reasons.
7: 06pmMe
Soon everyone on the countertop knew of Magentas promiscuity. Everyone except Blue
7: 09pmShane
It was Periwinkle who ended up spilling the beans, because he thought Blue knew about it.
7: 12pmMe
Blue broke down and went into a rage. Periwinkle ended up lying in of pool of her blood.
7: 13pmShane
Tickity was the next to go. Blue turned on DST on her then sent her to Arizona, wherE DST doesn't exist.
7: 15pmMe
Everyone was on edge now. No one knew what was happening, but at the same time, no one expected Blue to be the one commiting these heinous crimes.
7: 15pmShane
Soon, Steve asked her what was going on, but since she couldn't talk, she started up a game of Blue's Clues.
7: 20pmMe
And it was then that the greatest "game" was started. With everyones lives at stake.
7: 21pmShane
The first clue was on a box of condoms that Steve thought he had hidden away. But Blue found them.
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Steve stared in realization as he came to realise that someone knew.
And they were on to him. And they were pissed
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But he knew he needed to find more clues to figure out who knew.
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The second clue was a stained satin bed sheet
It was found on top of the washer that Mrs. Pepper used
7: 32pmShane
At this point, Steve was scared shitless. He didn't know what was coming. Just then, it was mailtime. Mailbox opened, but instead of revealing the usual letter from his friends, it was Magenta's disembodied tail.
7: 35pmMe
Steve was sick. He cried as he grasped the tail and something fell out of it. He fumbled with it until he realized what it was. It was a stick with a blue plus sign on it.
7: 37pmShane
Steve was panicking. He didn't know what to do, but he knew he needed the third clue. Soon, he came across the computer, and he saw the pawprint on it. However, when he inspected it, he noticed that an article had been pulled up about Loretta Bobbit...
7: 40pmMe
Steve got sick. He immediatly closed the browser and what he saw made him white. It was a picture of him with a bloody X around his face.
7: 41pmShane
He sat down in the thinking chair. He couldn't even concentrate, he wasn't even sure if there was an answer, or if the clues were just warnings for him.
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It was then that the doorbell rang and Steve jumped oiut of his pants. He grabbed a umbrella and opened the door slowly.
7: 54pmShane
He fell to his knees when he finally opened the door. Lying all over the front yard were pieces of Magenta's dismembered body. At the center of the yard was a strange shape, but as Steve looked closer, he realized it was the fetus of his and Magenta's love child.
7: 58pmMe
Suddenly, the lights shut off. Steve tried to turn anything on but the whole house was without power
7: 59pmShane
Using the dim light that poured through the window, he made his way to the backyard, where he saw Blue standing amoungst the corpses of the rest of the housemates, just staring through him.
8: 01pmMe
Blue looked at him coldly and held out her paw. Inside it was Paprika. Blue started squeezing and Paprika screamed out. Blue took her paw and snapped Paprikas neck. All as Steve watched helplessly.
8: 02pmShane
Steve began crying helplessly, screaming "I'm sorry! What can I do?!" Blue pointed to a gun laying between them, with one last bloody pawprint on it.
8: 28pmMe
Steve looked in horror as he realized what Blue had wanted done. He trembled as he picked up the revolver. He looked at it then cried.
April 2010
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Would you be willing to come down to Nan Desu Kan...
That sounds too Japanese for my blood. Also, I’m probably working those days, and I’m not rich enough to afford plane tickets and a hotel room just yet, so no.
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Oh um What is your pokemon team concist of in...
Arcanine, Gengar, Feraligatr, Ampharos, Garchomp, and Tropius (it’s a utility Pokemon with Fly, Flash, Cut and Strength).
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Can I ask you a question? :D
No. No you cannot. Oh, wait, dammit.
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Question. What is the story?
…Story? Who needs those??
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Think fast! The Bills win the big game by a field...
I die. And quite frankly, if there was a GW field goal being attempted by the Bills, those babies could become Patriot fans as far as I’m concerned!
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We've Had This Conversation About 6 or 7 Times
Me: “So I was talking to this girl on [internet communication system].” Matt: “Is she hot?” Me: “Umm… I guess so, anyways-“ Matt: “Hit that.” Me: “I can’t, she lives in [state that is not Massachusetts or Connecticut].” Matt: “Road trip.”
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So, how is the house search going there?
Not good, still gathering funds. I want to have $20k-$25k before I start searching, and I’m only 1/3 of the way there. Plus now I want to buy a new car, so that will set me back a little.
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You start slap boxing the one eyed champ when...
Climax. Nice massaging action feels good in combination while polishing the one-eyed gopher.
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It is dark and you are in a cave. Your torch blows...
Jerk off. It’s the best isolation I’ll ever get to do it.
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Who are you and what are you doing in my house?
I’m in ur bedroom, trying on ur wifes clothez
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Are you circumcised?
Yes.
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Do you have a hairy ass?
Yes.
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Finished the sketch for the new ad. →
New Deviation - Ballpoint Sketch →
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I think Frank should eat Sam... d'oh wait... that...
Frank thinks he should eat Sam too. Sam thinks Frank should buy her a drink. And Jack would like to motorboat C.J.’s boobs.
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The Mazdaspeed Problem
So, as any of you who follow me on Twitter probably know, I have been on a rampage about the Mazdaspeed 6. I’ve looked at a couple of them, and it really is one of the best looking vehicles ever made. I was so adamant to buy one, despite my goals to go out and buy a house before I did anything else.
But I’ve changed my mind. And by that, I mean my mom, a.k.a. “the...
World's Greatest Detective →
This is seriously the funniest de-mtivational poster of them all. I have it set as my wallpaper, and I will look at it from across the room randomly and just burst out laughing. It’s SO GOOD!
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