Doomed! V. 1

After two months of lazy deliberating, here are all the details from my first comic book, DOOMED!

I was desperate just to create something, publish something, like a little zine, but I had absolutely no direction whatsoever, so I gathered up some humorous sketches and threw them together at Kinko's. For five bucks, I published five issues (I made a lot of mistakes). I'm thinking of selling them (possibly to record stores or whatever) for 2 or 3 bucks, just to cover printing costs. And then I'll print a second edition. And then a volume two, which will have less shit and more point.

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I may change the name, details, etc. I may work with other artists, if they are somehow less lazy than me and don't expect a lot of cash. Email me at fireserphent@gmail.com if you're interested (include samples, unless you personally know me.)

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I guess that's all I have to say. Lately, I've felt very inspired by Matt Groening's book Love is Hell and Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Date Book. I'm developing characters and violent fantasies and I feel good about this boring comic escapade. I'm writing a children's book, too, which will be just as stupid or worse. The future is exciting!

You can view the whole book, free, here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/menetekel/sets/72157622203013136/

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Copper - Everyone's Changing

Two years ago when I first read the adventures of Copper and his dog Fred, I hated it. The art was cool, but the preachy, over-bearing optimism annoyed me. Plus, it's an obvious rip-off of Calvin and Hobbes (my all time favorite comic) but without the humor.

I recently reread all of them (there's less than 50) but saw them in a different light. I liked the optimism and joy. It isn't bad.

I guess this means I'm growing as a person or something.

Read the comic here: www.boltcity.com/copper/

The Last Question

Current mood: I am Jack’s Infinite Awe

Because of this Dinosaur Comic, I was intrigued enough to read the short story "The Last Question" by Issac Asimov.

Probably one of the best short stories I've ever read. It blew my mind.
I think Scott Adams got his inspiration for "God's Debris" from this story. He just made it more technical and boring.

Here, read something that will change your life:

http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

You Won't Get This (So Try Anyway)

	You have to read the whole comic to understand the character, but this one taken out of context is beautiful: Links: If you can't read it, here is a larger version: http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus37.html Site: http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus.html