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YAWNS AWAY

April 12th, 2011 | by Tom
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YAWNS AWAY

First, apologies for not getting this week’s comic to you in a timely manner. I have a bad habit of working on the comic the day before it’s “due.” A holdover from the period where I was updating 3 times a week and wanted the comics to be as timely as possible. I forget that I have a 6 day lead-time on these things now.

I tried working on the comic Sunday night, but Pearl has been teething terribly and not sleeping. Kind of hard to work on a comic when you have to climb out of the basement, up two flights of stairs to console an infant while your wife tries to sleep. So I scrapped it and said “Let’s try again Monday.”

Incidentally, Pearl is doing much better. She just had to get over the hump, I think.

At any rate, I thought I would experiment with the comic today and try something sans-dialogue. I almost wanted to leave out the “Smek! Smek!” in the last panel because 1.) I thought I had done an okay job of communicating that Tom was yawning in the first three panels and 2.) I’m not sure if anyone else has seen “Smek! Smek!” used as a sound effect for smacking one’s lips other than myself.

Whatever. It’s in there now. IT’S CANNON, BABY!

Not to boast, but I like today’s comic a lot because I think it works on two levels. It works as a visceral reaction to the gaping maw of the Ghost Face mask (which has always inspired me to yawn) and I think it also works as a critical indictment of the Scream franchise. That is to say, it’s boring.

I’m not a fan of horror movies in general, but I’ve seen all of the Scream movies and give them credit for bending the rules of the genre and doing something fresh with the teenager slasher flick. The amount of talent cultivated for the first movie is extremely impressive, considering how many of the actors from that movie went on to bigger and better things.

Scream 3 is kind of a throwaway, though. A billion cameos from C-listers lke Jenny McCarthy trying to hop on the gravy train. I mean, Jay and Silent Bob show up, for crying out loud. If you squint, it’s not entirely dissimilar from the Wayans’s Scary Movie franchise. It was a parody of its former self.

To that end, why are we revisiting the franchise over a decade later? Did Wes Craven learn nothing from New Nightmare?

What about you guys? Any interest in seeing Scream 4 this weekend? Pardon the pun, but perhaps some morbid curiosity as to where they can possibly take the franchise?

I’d go, but I think I’d be too depressed watching the last gasps of Neve Campbell’s and David Arquette’s careers swirl around in the drain of nostalgia.

If you have something to say about Scream 4 or the Scream franchise in general… I implore you!… Leave a comment below! Before I kill again!

└ Tags: poster, Scream 4, yawning
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MECHANICAL LIFE

April 12th, 2011 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

The following demo reel from animatronics expert John Nolan demonstrates brilliantly why there is still a need for the artistry and craftsmanship of practical effects.

I like computers. But sometimes I miss the warmth of a puppet.

No. Wait. That sounds gross. Just shut up and watch this, okay?

[Best Week Ever]

└ Tags: animatronics, awesome, John Nolan, puppet
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GREEN FOOTIE PAJAMAS

April 12th, 2011 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

Warner Bros. released three new stills of Ryan Reynolds dressed up in costume for the forthcoming Green Lantern movie. As I’m sure you’re all aware, he’s not wearing an actual costume, but a CGI suit that is being painted over his body by very lonely computer nerds in post.

Here’s my take… I’ve always felt that this movie version of the Green Lantern costume was needlessly ornamental and vaguely Tron-like. But I’ve gotten used to it. Now that I’m looking at this complete head to toe shot, I’m really creeped out by what looks like shrink-wrapped socks on Reynolds’ feet. Seriously, animators. I don’t need to know what the indentation of Reynolds’ toenail bed looks like. But, my! Those foot tendons are FABULOUS!

I swear, with this movie, it’s one step forward and two steps back.

Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds, costume, footie pajamas

Do you have an opinion about Green Lantern? I bet you do! You should leave your comments below!

└ Tags: CGI, costume, foot tendons, Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds
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