End of the week, Start of the line.

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It's Friday.

That means it's time for a short preview of what's coming up next week.

I hope all of you continue to tune in next week for the coundown, and Thursday for our offical first strip.

I'm jazzed.

I hope you are.

See you Monday. Have a safe weekend.

-alex.

Crackdown Crackup.

Last night I was playing Crackdown, a new game for the Xbox 360.

For those of you not familiar with the game, it’s a sandbox game where you can beat the snot out of criminals. You are essentially a super-cop, who in the course of the game becomes more super. There are lots of guns and explosions and leaping about. It’s fun stuff.

One of the Achievements in the game is scaling to the top of this huge building. Skyscraper tall, you have to leap from ledge to ledge up to the top.

I have a small fear of heights. So much so that even looking at a tall building from the ground gives me a feeling of falling.

And leaping up this building, just watching it on my TV, hearing the imaginary wind whip past me, filled me with the very same feeling. I had a physical and emotional reaction to something that was very much not real. My palms got sweaty. I had to stop a lot and try to calm myself down. A video game gave me the same feeling as if I was myself trying to climb to the top of this building. In the end I only made it about 75% of the way (its not an easy task even without the fear of heights).

So that got me thinking, what other games have had the same effect? What games have produced a strong emotion, either positive or negative?

Next week I’ll give you the first of the ones I came up with.

I’ll give you a hint: there are dogs involved.

-x

(Tune in tomorrow for Sneak Peak Friday.)

What's On Your List? 2/21 edition.

So here is the first installment of What’s On Your List?

Here’s how this works. Each week I’ll post what’s on my comic buy list. Some weeks I may even write something about the titles. Everyone is welcome to post their lists, though I would ask you do not spoil anything for those who have yet to pick up their books.

Hit the comments for the list.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

-x

Ruby Tuesday.

Some History, part 1.

Once upon a time, I worked at a real life comic-book store. It was, without a doubt, one of the best jobs I've ever had. While there, I imagined writing a comic strip, about a comic shop.

Josh likes to draw. He puts his pencil to paper and pictures just appear on the page. Some might say it is not unlike magic.

So we schemed and plotted and came up with 5 or so strip ideas. A few got drawn and all was well.

Then I moved away. And like a summer project in the 4th grade, all of this was forgotten, locked away in some forgotten trunk. Until…

(To Be Continued)

Have a good Tuesday everyone.

Tune in tomorrow for: What's On Your List?!?!?

-x

Monday Monday...

I am a tired man.

Over the course of the last few days I have managed to break/fix/rebreak/refix/re_super_break our website. My poor laptop has feared for it's life more than I care to relate.

But, thanks to not only the marvels of customer service, and my own steadfastness, the website appears to be stable and in working order.

So Welcome.

On the main site you will find our promotional image. On March first you will find the first of many strips.

In the coming days I will talk about our plans, treat you with some insight into the creative process, let you take a look at some early art, and ask: 'What's on YOUR list?'

Think of the main site as the dvd, and this blog as the behind the scenes extras.

So Welcome.

We hope your stay is pleasent.

-alex.