Several of you have been asking me what's next. A very curious lot, you are. Well, I can tell you that the sci-fi show I've decided to work on in my spare time is called Moon Town. I'll even share the first two sketches that put the crazy idea in my head in the first place. Over the next couple of weeks I'll tell you more as events warrant.
Meanwhile, enjoy these sketches. The top one was an early sketch I came up with while chatting on the phone. It's typical of my phone doodles in that something's going on, it's not exactly clear what, and I don't even particularly remember drawing it.
The second sketch, below, I remember very clearly drawing. I was locked in a meeting in a prior job with someone who liked to hold agendaless meetings. I guess I was feeling like a trapped alien, so this is what I drew, though I don't know why he's smiling. Whatever the reason, I really like that critter.
Meanwhile, enjoy these sketches. The top one was an early sketch I came up with while chatting on the phone. It's typical of my phone doodles in that something's going on, it's not exactly clear what, and I don't even particularly remember drawing it.
The second sketch, below, I remember very clearly drawing. I was locked in a meeting in a prior job with someone who liked to hold agendaless meetings. I guess I was feeling like a trapped alien, so this is what I drew, though I don't know why he's smiling. Whatever the reason, I really like that critter.
I should say that neither the top nor the bottom sketch represents what Moon Town will be. They're only the sketches that jumpstarted me once upon a time, back when I was thinking of the series as a fifties throwback starring a super-cool spaceman named Ace Tripline, and it was going to be a real tribute to the sort of pulp era TV shows, full of Flash Gordon, classic comics, and art deco forms. Somewhere along the way, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow came along and hit all those notes, and once I saw it, I realized I had neither the desire nor the skill to repeat that performance. So Moon Town is shifting slightly toward a simpler, more character-based approach, but with plenty of action, all of which is more in line with my current influences, aesthetic and abilities.
I hope that answers your need for info for the time being. More later.
I hope that answers your need for info for the time being. More later.
4 comments:
You ought to listen to the old X-Minus 1 radio show. That thing rocks for sci fi stories. Makes you just laugh at some of the stuff but awe at the great stories they recreate. The old days when radio was the main media.
Still.. there's always the old flash gordon and rocketman serials. Those things rock!!!
~L~
That alien trapped in your head, for some reason reminds me of Max, from Sam & Max.
Except less dangerous, may be because he doesn't have fangs. ;)
I'll stop by once in a while to see what happens, right now I really should get back to my waste of ink sociolinguistics paper.
Nice to hear you are getting some work done on your novel.
Looking forward to seeing you have some time for your animations.
Lehsa - those X-Minus 1 stories are so great, like a love note from a more innocent time to our time.
Sardtok - I'm glad to have you come by. Good luck on the paper. Between the novel, Moon Town, my burgeoning freelance career and sleep, all I can say is sleep is losing the battle. Mid Feb, my ads are done and my life should be less complicated. At least I don't have AnimWatch in there fighting for its share!
Thanks for coming by and thank you for dropping me a line to let me know someone's reading.
hey you can hear X-minus 1 sometimes and also Dimension X (same series, different name) on Radio Antioch online. Just google "radio antioch" and you'll get a "mac in mind" page with the channel. Some guy runs his own station out of Illinois and he plays all sorts of radio shows from scifi to horror.
~L~
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