tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.comments2024-03-18T19:47:53.945-06:00The EarliadEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger4375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-45861199730146928562024-03-18T19:47:53.945-06:002024-03-18T19:47:53.945-06:00Succinct and yet full of insight - thank you Earl!...Succinct and yet full of insight - thank you Earl!Stephen Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377636491269666540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-81641265813831763702024-03-17T20:37:28.425-06:002024-03-17T20:37:28.425-06:00You've invented ruffle socks?You've invented ruffle socks? Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-90851910680363024052024-03-09T00:41:19.053-07:002024-03-09T00:41:19.053-07:00Not a close match, but how about:
Into the skies ...Not a close match, but how about:<br /><br />Into the skies <br />Soars a rocket Atari<br />We parked too close <br />We all gonna die-yee<br /><br />Please prove you're not a poet<br /><br />⌧ I'm not a poet reCAPTCHA⥁ Privacy-TermsJeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-30358548614477670032024-03-09T00:30:35.000-07:002024-03-09T00:30:35.000-07:00No, wait, I have another haiku!
a clingfilm rescu...No, wait, I have another haiku!<br /><br />a clingfilm rescue<br />Green Lantern's nipple twitches<br />only the lonely<br /><br />Check it out, GL is nipply. I must order that Best Of Roy Orbison CD. Yes, I still buy CDs. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-16725737018611153632024-03-09T00:26:28.019-07:002024-03-09T00:26:28.019-07:00NOW DO ROY ORBIS-
a request cut off
a dull famili...NOW DO ROY ORBIS-<br /><br />a request cut off<br />a dull familiar thud<br />a blackjack clonks skullJeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-86265947175816040742024-03-05T22:38:36.200-07:002024-03-05T22:38:36.200-07:00I don't see any reason why Kong wouldn't p...I don't see any reason why Kong wouldn't pick up the Fifty Foot Woman. "Hey, baby, do those legs go all the way up?" "Sure they do, you big ape. All twelve storeys!"Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-43670418884034129922024-03-05T22:29:55.343-07:002024-03-05T22:29:55.343-07:00Well, I thought about it. In my capacity as Human...Well, I thought about it. In my capacity as Human Artist Man, I would draw a superhero with a blank white costume. Then, I'd draw out all the microplastic squigglage in a separate page. If I was allowed to use Photoshop, I'd make a stamp out of the pattern and use that to keep filling Microplastic Man's detail. If i was making a physical image, I'd go to a printer and get the greebles printed out as press-on decals I could use to fill that space. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-45646426200498538932024-03-05T19:58:19.753-07:002024-03-05T19:58:19.753-07:00In this brave new world, we are all Microplastics ...In this brave new world, we are all Microplastics Mammals, free to choose the path of good or evil. However, I like the idea of an evil Microplastics Man facing off against conservationist enemies. Would their titanic battle achieve net zero? I have my doubts. Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-58613235296673944462024-03-05T12:41:45.048-07:002024-03-05T12:41:45.048-07:00I think I like the second one the best, although h...I think I like the second one the best, although his eyes are hidden. The one a couple doors down, where "He Can Transform His Body With Any Prololution" is also something to behold. I like that the body is the costume, and it's made of a million fiddly bits, although that would be murder to illustrate. The one that looks hand-drawn would be more or less how I The Human Artist might try to approach that version. <br /><br />A couple of thoughts. One, that the transformation from person to plastic probably means Microplastic Man doesn't have a civilian alter-ego. However, he would easily blend in with the Kardashians, so there is that. Two, is Microplastic Man a hero or a villain? I like that he is collecting microplastics, but the more he collects the more twisted and powerful he becomes, Al Gore-like. Ideally, Microplastic Man should meet Blue Bin and Recycler Lass, and those guys would be the heroes, right? So much moral ambiguity, yet it's the the oil barons who win. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-61405466162488196332024-03-03T08:52:18.379-07:002024-03-03T08:52:18.379-07:00Butch "Blue" River.Butch "Blue" River.Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-34236101354582332292024-03-02T15:01:50.860-07:002024-03-02T15:01:50.860-07:00Also: the Wikipedia entry on Kryptonians suggests ...Also: the Wikipedia entry on Kryptonians suggests that their year was 1.37 times longer than ours. Their deduction is based on direct analysis of the Kryptonian timeline. This does put Superman's birthday at 35 Eorx 9998, corresponding to February 29th in the Earth calendar.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonian<br /><br />You have to read it to believe it. It's amazing that the same species that figured all this out also believes in Tucker Carlson. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-40155303282054374722024-03-02T14:48:25.041-07:002024-03-02T14:48:25.041-07:00Well hello, it's another variation on the famo...Well hello, it's another variation on the famous Superman crest! Those are getting remarkably hard to come by, as they get used up one by one. Interesting that the padded "cloth" seems simulated, it's not an actual weave. Of course, that's exactly the kind of thing film nerds will focus on. (Thank you Merriam-Webster Dictionary for officially sanctioning sentences that end in a preposition... of!) <br /><br />I bring this up referencing the excellent series on film costumes by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Behind The Seams, who analyzes sociological trends in movies through their costume design. She's extremely perceptive! I've probably brought this up before, but it bears re-watching. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGCWMpFWUX8<br /><br />At around the 5:15 mark, Ms. Baker-Whitelaw makes the very solid point that there is no need for armour in a superhero costume when the danger isn't real. Superman has no need for a bulked-up costume because he's already very powerful - but not invulnerable. So it will be interesting to see if the peril to Superman is programmed by a legion of talented computer animators, or if the problems he faces will be more elemental. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-42804136788348331022024-02-28T23:06:12.187-07:002024-02-28T23:06:12.187-07:00Like this, IRLLike <a href="https://www.quora.com/Has-anyone-considered-embedding-neodymium-magnets-in-their-nose-or-face-so-they-can-wear-sunglasses-like-the-guy-in-The-Matrix-without-sunglass-arms" rel="nofollow">this</a>, IRLTottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252515652206509990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-29335773326966676522024-02-28T23:03:57.964-07:002024-02-28T23:03:57.964-07:00I am convinced that I've seen that in some mov...I am convinced that I've seen that in some movie already, but I can't seem to find it. I know that Morpheus's in The Matrix were <i>not</i> magnetic, they were spring loaded nose clips.Tottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252515652206509990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-86233611935194496912024-02-27T22:32:22.993-07:002024-02-27T22:32:22.993-07:00If that's Kirk, what about Uhura? I'd wat...If that's Kirk, what about Uhura? I'd watch that show! Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-41143993495688248742024-02-24T01:30:29.605-07:002024-02-24T01:30:29.605-07:00I hope Pierre Poilievre doens't steal these.I hope Pierre Poilievre doens't steal these.Tottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252515652206509990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-47016821950841854682024-02-21T20:37:08.358-07:002024-02-21T20:37:08.358-07:00I was looking at some mass-produced miniatures at ...I was looking at some mass-produced miniatures at your scale the other day, and they had painted eyes. Really crazy tiny lines, but not much detail. Very uniform, though, which made me think they were painted by machine, or a stamp, or decals, or something. I really don't know how. If they were human-painted, that person must have gone mad long ago, given the tiny workspace and the large number tasks of doing the same eye over and over again for days on end. <br /><br />In any case, they made the sclera pure white, and so did you. Either way, it's more painterly to use an off white, or just use the skin tone and put a dot of highlight in to represent the sclera. That way it isn't overwhelming the face. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-9224385543014568772024-02-20T18:01:24.715-07:002024-02-20T18:01:24.715-07:00My favourite part, too. Painstaking work. My favourite part, too. Painstaking work. Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-13107777743048751252024-02-20T18:00:22.312-07:002024-02-20T18:00:22.312-07:00I love the beard!I love the beard!Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-7103033355402622542024-02-13T21:56:12.831-07:002024-02-13T21:56:12.831-07:00To me, I see one of those generic wastelanders who...To me, I see one of those generic wastelanders who wear armour scavenged from a sports franchise and cut up automobile tires. Definitely a redhead, though. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-7029676554889482262024-02-09T23:09:36.428-07:002024-02-09T23:09:36.428-07:00If he's a fur trader, did he kill The Cookie M...If he's a fur trader, did he kill The Cookie Monster to make that outfit? I imagine that Muppet Detective Munch might seek revenge. After all, Gordon Pratt* "committed suicide" on Munch's watch... eromitlaB! <br /><br />*The human version. Maybe the muppet version is still alive...? Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-36607260908034315782024-02-08T15:29:21.531-07:002024-02-08T15:29:21.531-07:00Funny, but not ha-ha funny: I was just in an airpo...Funny, but not ha-ha funny: I was just in an airport outside of Ottawa, carrying an electronic device with the badge of a green owl. Something's not right: I'm wearing a dark suit and a muted paisley necktie. Where's my white suit? And my bowtie, the one that spins? And PAISLEY?! Never in life! <br /><br />Prime Minister Trudeau (PMT) is boarding his airplane, and he beckons me aboard. "I have your book, but it's in French," I tell him. He nods, knowing. "C'est le livre de ma mere," he tells me. "Asseyez-vous, je doit vous informer quel que chose tres important."<br /><br />"Ah, oui," I reply, taking seat in a lumpy airplane chair. "Il n'y a rien des seat-belts", I observe. <br /><br />"Si nous crasherons, nous mourons.", PMT tells me with his wan, Sophie-less smile. <br /><br />A message from the cockpit, relayed through a tin-can-on-a-string wall speaker: "This is the Captain speaking. I regret to inform you that this flight cannot take off. The airplane is broken."<br /><br />"Dommage," PMT me dit, "C'est un Boeing" He shrugs.<br /><br />"CANADA IS BROKEN!!1!" shrieks PP Poilievre from outside my cabin window. He needs a trampoline to reach this height. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-85177631261145212842024-02-05T23:50:46.513-07:002024-02-05T23:50:46.513-07:00If we are indeed all in a duck painting race, you&...If we are indeed all in a duck painting race, you've taken the lead. Jeff Shylukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915415377502782962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-41852375470633278632024-02-03T15:43:45.671-07:002024-02-03T15:43:45.671-07:00I think you would like Lana Del Rey.I think you would like Lana Del Rey.Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-43999879317347041412024-02-01T09:18:49.753-07:002024-02-01T09:18:49.753-07:00I think your stick figures look great, but if you ...I think your stick figures look great, but if you do more of these, perhaps abandon hands in favour of a red X.Stephen Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377636491269666540noreply@blogger.com