Is it just me or is hold music getting crazy lately? I mean, c’mon!!! What is the deal with that music when you have to wait to talk to a service representative, operator, office manager, call center employee, answering service, secretarial staff member, or some other type of busy person at a place that you maybe don’t want to visit. Who makes that stuff anyways?!?!?!
It’s the launch day for “You Are The Boss Of This Book.” A choose-your-own adventure picture book written by Josh Lieb and illustrated by Kevin Cornell. My contribution to this hilarious endeavor is the animated promo video posted here. I was tasked with creathing a teaser out of Kevin’s M.C. Escher inspired cover art. I hope you’re intrigued because this book will delight someone of any age. Available now wherever there are books!
I had the opportunity to help out the good people at Prodigy Promos with some fun animated GIFS for one of their email campaigns. Prodigy is a leader in SWAG production and they wanted to show off some on-trend fidget squishy things (I’m not sure if that’s the technical term for it). Below is a supercut of all of those animations. This might smooth out your brain if you watch it on repeat, like… in a good way.
I’m busy prepping lesson materials and activities for an afterschool animation club that I’ll be running. Here’s a goofy example of “animation” via lip syncing.
This will provide your phonetics library for your film. The rest is editing in the correct drawing to match your vocal track. Finally, answer the door. Somebody has been knocking all this time!
Brace yourself, “Mr. Dalkner” will be returning for the Fall of 2026 because I’ll be running an animation club at my children’s school. If you or someone you know is interested in starting up a similar club at a school near you please reach out. I’m happy to assist or just answer some basic questions.
Now available in print and as a digital download, you now have no excuse not to purchase your copy of Youngish #1 today!
I teased ya, now here are the goods! “Youngish” is a short 12 page comic about being young, but not that young, but definitely NOT old. Featuring loud music, energy, snark, sarcasm, and maybe colorful language.
Color cover with a black and white interior. Digital download only (for now). Published by Grizzled Mantis Press. Buy yours today.
I started a comic some odd 20 years ago. Maybe more, maybe less. I never felt comfortable with the results so it never got finished. Fast forward to now, it’s the present time and I have some new hardware and software to try out, renewed vibes, and the courage to complete it. The gist is that there’s some young adults at a music venue watching some bands play. One of my favorite pastimes as a young adult. Second only to listening to judgmental commentary (also featured in this comic). Here’s the splash page in progress.
Sometimes I wish the things I imagine would come to life on paper the way that I picture it in my head. That would be a superpower. Until then, I’m like Homer Simpson making a spice rack.
