Archives for: April 2011
04/29/11
This Week in Bwillett Comics
Next week my goal is to start posting pages again. I think back to our regularly scheduled system of 3 days a week. 5 pages a week with my arm is currently being...ambitious.
This week has not been the most productive, and this is partially my fault,… more »
04/28/11
'So you want to be a Manga-ka?' Drawing, prt.2
Okay, let's assume you do know how to draw already, and you are one of those awesome mega talented artists who just can't get the Manga style right. I hope the first part wasn't a waste of time for you, or at least you can look at it as a refresher cours… more »
04/26/11
Gamer Diary: Pokemon Heartgold prt.5
After getting through the Dragon Spiral Tower in Black...I've sorta lost interest in the game. My team is really unbalanced, low level and hard to fight my rival. So aside from the Dream World (which I freaking LOVE) I've been putting the game on the bac… more »
04/23/11
Tokyopop and the future of the printed word.
Despite my personal drama, the big news of this week is the announcement that Tokyopop is going to shut down its English publishing division, only leaving its German books to be printed. This means that the company will no longer sell any of its licenses… more »
04/22/11
This Week in Bwillett Comics
Thanks everyone for your concern over my arm. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and learned that it's not as serious as I thought. Turns out while the tendon is healed, the muscles attached to the tendon are still fatigued. So it's back to the tennis elbow… more »
04/21/11
'So You Want to Be a Manga-ka?' Drawing, prt.1
Chapter 3: Drawing—but not like you think.So you're still determined to get into comics even though you aren't entirely sure how everything is done, including how to draw in a Manga style. You look at the pages of your favorite series and wonder how… more »
04/18/11
Major Problem
As the 4 people who actually read this blog know, last week I didn't do This Week in Bwillett Comics. And as the 17 people who read Sorcerer's Apprentice knows, I didn't post a page on Friday. And the 3 people who read Queen of Games have pretty much giv… more »
04/14/11
'So you want to be a Manga-ka?' Characters
Chapter 2: Characters, the lifeblood of your storyPerhaps more important than your story are your characters. A generic, done-a-million-times story can turn into something amazing because of memorable characters. And on the flip side an original stor… more »
04/11/11
Gamer Diary: Pokemon Black prt.5
Made it to Iccirus City and beat the Gym Leader. Brycen proved to be no match when my strongest pokemon were a Rock type, a Steel type, a Fighting type and a Fire type--in that order. However, after the gym Dragon Spiral Tower has proven...problematic. M… more »
04/08/11
This Week in Bwillett Comics
The stamina in my arm has been increasing considerably, so that means I finally was able to get all five pages of Sorcerer's Apprentice posted. I'm still a bit behind for next week's pages, but that's do more to laziness than lack of health. So here's wh… more »
04/07/11
So You Want to Be a Manga-ka? Writing Your Story
Writing Your StorySo you have the most epic idea for a Manga ever, or maybe you don't. Maybe you just have a character who is super awesome and great, or even just a cool title you know would work well for something. It doesn't matter, you know you w… more »
04/06/11
Batman Beyond #4 (2011)
For last month's issue I claimed the cover to be the best of the series, this month this new cover takes the prize as the best of the series--and that's a really good sign. As the series gets more balanced and into its own groove the covers keep getting… more »
04/05/11
Gamer Diary: Pokemon Black prt.4
Clay was a piece of cake between my Levanny and Dewott and Skyla bowed to the power of my Cubchoo and my Zebstrika but then I ran into Cheren in front of Twist Mountain.
Because I am a moron and didn't save immediately after beating Skyla and half my… more »
04/01/11
This Week in Bwillett Comics
I know today is April Fool's Day, but I promise no jokes in today's blog.
-I'm back to updating Sorcerer's Apprentice, but arm is still fairly weak so unfortunately I had to skip yesterday's page. The new page for today is still going up later in the… more »
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