Wow! Its been a while hasn't it?

There is no My Life in Records today, but just to prove to you that I haven't been slacking, here's an update on what's been going on with me in the world of comics and teaching.
I've been hard at work getting things ready for the Fall 09 semester at school. I'm teaching a unit about visual narratives and sequential art and there's a corresponding website that I've mentioned before. The website will be a place that teachers can download resources such as lesson plans, tutorials, powerpoint presentations and student examples of projects piloted in my class. Eventually, I'd like to broaden the website up to other contributors so it can be more of a sharing hub for teachers interested in this topic.

The picture above is my current bulletin board over my desk. I'm starting to get the semester mapped out and I'm using post-it notes so I can move units of study around to suit my fancy.

I'm chipping away on my Masters this summer and my professor is letting me work on makingvisualnarratives.com as part of the class. For the final project, I'm writing an introduction to the website in the form of a comic.

You can read excerpts below. The full thing will be available on makingvisualnarratives.com in a few weeks.

and skipping ahead to page 8. . .
and skipping ahead to page 11 . . .

My Life in Records Chapter 3 Page 14 (pencils)

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My Life in Records Chapter 3 Page 13 (pencils)

I've been getting a lot of pencils done, but not much inking and coloring, so this week's official update may be a little late. In the meantime, here's the pencils of today's page.

Coming soon to a blog near you . . .

The June Bug Mix Volume VI is coming very soon. I'm going to try even harder to do the whole viral marketing thing with it, so I'm making a few videos. The above video is a little test of a much longer video that will introduce the album.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

I have many memories of my friends and me trying to do the moonwalk dance on the grade school playground.

In honor of the passing of Michael Jackson, I'm reposting this cover of "Thriller" that I post last Halloween.

Thriller (cover) [download]

Create Your Own Comics- Day 5

Week two of "Create Your Own Comics" started yesterday and the kids started making the transition from thumbnail sketches to the final artwork. Here's a few examples of what they've been working on.

I can't wait to see how this comics will turn out!