Tuesday, September 20, 2011

acme [noun]

(ACK-mee) – the highest point of something; the highest level or degree attainable

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wow. had I known that acme was an actual word and that it meant that, my whole bugs bunny experience would’ve been even more hilarious! they’ve completely changed the meaning of that word for me (and possibly for my entire generation) cuz to me, when I see “Acme" it means “uh uh, don’t get that. it WILL blow up in ur face.” ah the new things I learn every day.

just wanted to share these really quickly. these are the cards I drew this year for 5Finity Productions’ Superheroes for Babies charity cards. after I drew the 5 DC Comics ladies, I wanted to draw 5 things I never really get to draw. it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do that would still be somewhat relevant and I decided to tackle Disney villains. as u may or may not know, I love me some Disney! can’t help it! it’s a part of my childhood. heck I learned how to draw thanks to the princesses when I was very young. I wanted to make the villains pretty and I always thought that Maleficent was the hottest bad guy ever! so, naturally, that’s my favorite card I did the entire set. =)

also, just wanted to give a quick shout – WE’LL BE AT TABLES T14 & T15 AT NYCC!! I’m sure I’ll be announcing that every so often between now and October 13th so u’ll remember. ;P

 


i still have a very small handful of my Mini Hot Cakes artbook. so if you're interested in one, let me know! we have a mini comic show in Annapolis at the end of the month and will be bringing what i have to it.

my new mini artbook “2011 Mini Hot Cakes", available for sale now. u get a free 13x20” print! check out my previous entry, August 4 - Aesopian, or go to my journal on my DA page, Peng-Peng.deviantart.com, for more info!!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

panache [noun]

(puh-NASH) - dash or flamboyance in manner or style

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so this was last month’s Pendant Audio’s Supergirl radio show cover #52. this and the Superman show covers, which my hubby theFranchize draws, are featured the day the episodes come out on SupermanHomepage.com. so just when I was beginning to wonder if anyone pays attention to the covers that I draw, I put this one out and suddenly folks are outraged! apparently I’ve crossed some line and this bordered on S&M. now I’m not one to just start arguing with strangers but I do get a weeee bit miffed that people will only care to comment with negativity and don’t bother with positive things. like nobody ever writes that they like a particular cover or anything like that. but they’ll get upset about something like this. which, if I may explain, was actually part of the story! Supergirl is actually in gladiator-type clothes and was shackled. now of course I could’ve gone the safe route of just drawing her sitting and her hands chained in front of her, but I thought this was sexy without being raunchy. someone did kinda jump to my rescue and compared it to slave Leia and I couldn’t help but be like “YEAH! EXACTLY!” (tho I just said it to myself). I mean if there’s an S&M thing, slave Leia was wearing less clothes than my Supergirl, her chain was around her flippin neck, and she was being held captive by some nasty slimy slug dude! goodness knows what he did to her before we saw them at his palace! yuck! but whatever. most of the people from Pendant Audio stood behind my decision and I felt much better. I was really afraid I’d be fired. that would suck. I promised them this month, it’ll be Supergirl sitting on a fat pony with rainbows and bunnies everywhere. that ought to be safe enough.

below is what I originally drew for the cover. this was her in her newly redesigned costume cuz I just wanted to try it out. but when I heard they’re supposed to be dressed somewhat incognito with other warrior folks, I had to redesign it. so instead of erasing and drawing over this, I just redrew it. and of course when I redrew it, it’s not as cool as the original. T_T story of my life. ah well. at least I have this.

Supergirl in chains

Monday, September 12, 2011

dilatory [adjective]

(DIL-uh-tor-ee) - given to, or marked by, procrastination or delay

so here i am nearly 4 weeks after Baltimore Comic Con and i am only just now getting around to writing about it. for shame!! i'm really sorry. when baltimore con ended, it really gave us time to breath and catch up to lots of stuff that were falling terribly behind due to getting ready to go to San Diego and whatnot. after baltimore, an earthquake happened here in VA. which is crazy for us cuz that never happens on the east coast. being from the philippines, however, i remember having been through it before but i was very little last time i experienced it. i wasn't as freaked out about it as some, but it was still kinda nuts when u think about this area not having had one in a hundred years. o_O

then in the same week, hurricane irene came around to the area and everyone was on high alert. the hubby and i ended up traveling into DC for a caricature gig even though everyone was being evacuated out of it. it turned out to be not as terribly bad as they said it would be. our area managed to get out practically unscathed (with the exception of a few mailbox numbers missing). i heard others didn't have the same luck. =( 

then i got flippin sick! like sick as a flippin dog! i think it was the flu or something! dunno if it was cuz i got rained on during hurricane irene or what. but it was not fun. plus i ended up spreading it to all my family members. not a good look. anyways, so that's the drama with me.

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now, onto Baltimore Con! the entire Identity Comics Studios crew was there (with the exception of Joe Jaro) and we had a blast! it's a lot of con packed into 2 days and i really didn't get to see much of it at all. we were pretty much stuck behind the tables (and trapped by the other people around us). we finally got to hang out with our fellow nerdy pals Dave Perillo and Scott Derby and Jeff, who collectively we've endearingly called "Derby Dudes". we only see them at comic cons but we have ridiculously fun times when we hang out. our buddy Bill Meiggs and his wife hung out with us as well so all in all it was fun times. the day after we hung out with Comfort Love and Adam Withers and talked shop in the weirdest restaurant i've ever been in. it was called Paper Moon and i think it really had some significant effect on my psychological well-being, probably more than i care to admit. other than the weird/creepy mannequins and dolls around me, it was cool talking to them. 

i only drew a few commissions this year. i think the black hole that was Stan Lee being next to us hurt more than helped but it is what it is i suppose. the first commission i was asked to draw was a Jawa from Star Wars holding a martini and a luggage. with the help of my studiomate Flash on colors, it really turned out cute! the Blink commission i ended up having to take that home to work on cuz the guy asked for it towards the end of the day and i was working on another one. 

all in all, i had tons of fun and got a lot of compliments on my Poison Ivy print. =) i never get tired of compliments. can't wait till next year!

 


i still have a very small handful of my Mini Hot Cakes artbook. so if you're interested in one, let me know! we have a mini comic show in Annapolis at the end of the month and will be bringing what i have to it.

my new mini artbook “2011 Mini Hot Cakes", available for sale now. u get a free 13x20” print! check out my previous entry, August 4 - Aesopian, or go to my journal on my DA page, Peng-Peng.deviantart.com, for more info!!