Sunday, June 30, 2013

Bob Liked The Smell of Tom's Shampoo






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I wasn't going to be dissuaded.  Bob had to have the last heave of the conversation.  To me, that was the punchline.  The way I have the templates set up in Photoshop, there wasn't a lot of room for variation, which is my fault.  When I started this whole endeavor, I created some templates in Photoshop for a certain number of characters per template, not really thinking ahead to the number of lines in each episode.  I've been able to adjust in previous ones, but I found myself templated into a corner this time around.

 For this episode, I couldn't fit all five spiders onto the biggest template I had for the last panel, and I didn't want to pad it out any further with useless or unfunny dialog, lest the comedy lose it's viability, in order to fit another 3 or 4 spider panel.  There are five more things that needed to be said by Tom and Bob, the last being Bob puking volcanically.  And dammit, that's what's going to happen!  So I had to make a single-spider template so he could puke with abandon.  I don't think it detracts from the flow of the episode, but then again, I may be way over thinking all this, anyway...

 I saw Star Trek: Into the Darkness the other night, and I absolutely loved it!  Abrams successfully transferred the characterizations of the younger, beloved characters we've grown up with many years ago into the second movie in this franchise.  There are too many spoilers that would be revealed by going any further into plot, but suffice to say, they went out of their way to pay homage to the original Star Trek series and movies.  Sometimes, outright update!  Zachary Quinto practically channels the very essence of Spock, maybe even better than Nimoy, himself!  Chris Pine's Kirk seems even more larger than life, and a bit taller.  I couldn't put my finger on it, but it seems like every camera angle was set to make him look about three inches taller than he did in the first movie.  Regardless of how you feel about the original Captain Kirk and/or William Shatner (we already know how T&B feel...), and I was a fan, I think Chris Pine does an admirable job of conveying the cocky, swashbuckling star fleet captain.  McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, and even the Cumberbatch's villain, were all also outstanding.  I've been a huge fan of Abrams version of the Star Trek world, and from the looks of it, they've set up at least another three movies worth of plot lines in this one.  

Enjoy. And as always, sweet dreams.

Carlos Diaz
June 28th, 2013





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Friday, June 21, 2013

Bob Dates A Black Widow






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And really, who can't commiserate with Bob on this one...?  This is one of my favorite story arcs.  There's a certain pacing that I feel just went well with it.  It is also the introduction to Cindy the Black Widow, a central figure in Bob's life in future comics. Once again, I was tasked with searching through hundreds of Google images  in order to find just the right picture of a black widow in repose.  It was another night of restless sleep...

 Summer is here, there is no doubt about it!  And this Floridian summer didn't disappoint; wretched heat, constant thunder storms, obscene humidity; Florida doesn't play around with its summer climate.  

Enjoy. And as always, sweet dreams.

Carlos Diaz
June 21st, 2013




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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tom and Bob Watch The Season 5 Finale of True Blood






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I have a love hate relationship with True Blood.  I hate it because it's a crappy soap opera, and will she/won't she be with the one man/vampire/werewolf who loves her?  I so don't give a good god damn.  But, I love monsters fighting monsters, and for a crappy romance with vampires show, it's amazingly brutal and gory, which appeals to the 8 year old in me who grew up watching Ultraman, Godzilla movies, and anything with supernatural creatures doing crazy shit.  And that's what this show is; supernatural creatures doing crazy shit.  Of course, I'm no longer 8, so the adult in me can find a great appreciation for the overt sexiness of some of the female vampires doing crazy shit.  But, I really don't care who Sookie falls in love with...or that her name is Sookie...  Since the 6th season of True Blood starts in a week, I figured I would fast track this episode of T&B to coincide with it, and establish Tom's unholy love for the show.

 Even beyond the monsters fighting monsters thing, the show's greatest asset is that True Blood is an acceptable, even ofttimes enjoyable, show during the time of the year when all the shows I REALLY like just finished their season and are in hiatus, or don't start until the Fall.  Tom, on the other hand, is a little too emotionally invested in Sookie's tumultuous love life.  I can't blame him for it, because it is funny to see.  Tom's love for the show, not Sookie's love life.  

Flagelliform, for those who may be confused, is a special kind of silk that spiders throw out like a whip, hence the word coming from the Latin flagellum meaning "whip".  It's secondary purpose is for procreation, a purpose that I use to explain Bob's disgusting predilections.  I'll go ahead and let that sink in while you put two and two together...

Enjoy. And as always, sweet dreams.

Carlos Diaz
June 11th, 2013




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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Tom and Bob Love Karaoke






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I'm hoping everyone had a fantastic Memorial Day!  I'm part of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and we have a crown list on that weekend every year (those who are in the SCA will understand that sentence).  This year was probably one of the best since the weather is also traditionally horrible on this time in Florida every year, as well.  Except this year.  Oh, yes, it was hot.  Oh, yes, it was sunny.  But the oppressive humidity, intermittent thundershowers, and generally unpleasant atmosphere was absent this time.  So a good time was had by all.

 I love karaoke.  I'm not a great singer, but for a brief moment when I'm belting out Bon Jovi, Squirrel Nut Zippers, or Doug E. Fresh, the crowd gets into it, there's no better feeling!  I think Tom and Bob would agree.

 Once again, I find amusement in the absurd.  Spiders, in a bar, complaining about the martinis, singing karaoke.  It might get weirder, but I don't see how!  Ok, I see how, but you won't get to see until later episodes!  

Enjoy. And as always, sweet dreams.

Carlos Diaz
June 1st, 2013



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