What tom got up to this week part what ever

Monday the 20th of February 2012
what did I do today :/ Christ I cant remember I do recall going in to University and doing some work though


Tuesday the 21st of February 2012 
I was abit antisocial today and hid in my room today (thats what Im calling edit suite 5 now) and worked a bit more on scene 3. I produced this Blog http://tomsbrainsblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-about-graphic-novels-research-i.html

Wednesday the 22nd of February 2012
Worked abit more on Scene 3 think I got that bit done aswell stayed on till 5pm aswell.


Thursday the 23rd of February 2012
Started work on Scene 4. Aswell as that a got a bit of advice from Mario about my Action Plan (which I intend to do a Blog about that). I also Did This in the evening!

Back at college I always drawing little character sheets for Tom-Man and his friends I haven't done one for well over a Year so I thought I might step up and do one I showed It my friends and they LOVED IT! I watched Tron Legacy today Aswell!

Friday the 24th of February 2012

Met Stop frame Animator and Ceramist Linda McCarthy today heres a link to her website.
http://www.tinyelephants.co.uk/
She is not to be confused with Paul McCartney's dead wife Linda McCartney...... LOOK THERE BOTH CALLED LINDA I CAN GET CONFUSED EASILY SEE! Also some Asian woman with big hands sitting next to me wanted the Sound files from my Dictaphone I thought that would be Ok then we engaged in an awkward conversation and she also wants the notes I was writing up and she was writing notes as well! USE YOUR OWN F*CKING NOTES BEE-SNAP! unless she wants to compare them "sigh" Finally I did this.

Saturday the 25th of February 2012

I worked a bit on scene 4 today I also got into won the Film "Troll Hunter" on DVD from 2000AD and got a letter from Tharg himself! EPIC!!!

I watched Troll Hunter with my Mum and Dad and they both seemed to enjoy It although mum was a bit unsure at first she thought It was going to be a cartoon :3 Silly Mum.

Sunday the 26th of February 2012

Asides from working on this blog Im gonna colour this Pic In of Tom-Man and Jerry Ha ha you see what I did there!

And now to play us out Its the Main theme from a Video game you've probably never heard of Its Devil Crush!

A Blog about Graphic novels (Research I think so!)

Once or twice on the Blog Ive mentioned that Ive always wanted to make a Graphic Novel. The Idea for this was Sparked of from my Mums friends Husband called Ken who asked me one Christmas or  New year "So Tom When are you going to get these Comics together" something like that anyway. 

So for those of you who don't Know.......

What is a Graphic Novel?

From what I already a Graphic Novel is a Collection of Comic strips from Magazines or well "Comics" which are put together in the form of a Big hard back Book with Forward Interviews with the writers or Illustrators of the actual Comics and occasionally some development work in the last few pages of the Book. But that not always the case back in Summer 2011 I stumbled across a Graphic novel called A.L.I.E.E.E.N (Archive of Lost Issues and Earthly Editions  of Extraterrestrial Novelties) In a second hand bookshop in Whitby.

  

The book was created by French writer and illustrator "Lewis Trondheim". A.L.I.E.E.E.N is aimed for Children (from an other planet so basically Alien Children) But there some quite graphic scenes which I think are made for a Mature audience take this Scene for example where a Small Yellow chap/chapette is taking his Dog for a walk and then his/her dog gauges its eyes out by walking In to some thorns!

Im sorry but If I was a Kid and I was reading this book Id probably be traumatised by these Images. Im starting to sound a bit like an Upper class parent now (which god knows Ill probably end up like one). If you think thats bad later on In the book the little dog creature starts to create a "trail" of his own Faeces Eww. So Ideally Graphic Novels are really Aimed for Teenagers or a Much Adult audience and me (I like to read books with Pictures see if I read normal books with out Pictures then occasionally I get bored or lost in a sea of words). The Watchmen is a Good example of a Graphic Novel aimed for a Mature audience although Ive never actually had a good look at It all the way through and Ive not even seen the Film all the way through :/

Graphic Novels which I am Inspired By

The First actual Graphic Novel I owned was a Collaboration of Tom and Jerry comics which I got after losing a Tooth as a Kid. Asides from having pictures of Tom and Jerry in Gaudy 90s shell suits and other 90s fashions there are some good Stories including one there Tom and Jerry and Jerrys nephew (Tuffy was It!?) are fighting over the Television remote, A story where Tom Uses a Robot cat to chase Jerry and a nice one where Jerry tries to steal a Cheese burger from Toms master but they end up sharing the Cheese burger which I really Liked as Kid So then again not all Graphic novels are aimed for Teenagers there aimed for little kiddie winks aswell.

Dragon-ball Is another Graphic novel I was (and still am) Inspired by. The graphics and Visuals seem Innocent enough but there still some adult elements such as the Fact in one story the main character "Goku" Punches a hole through a Bad guys head and you see his willy a couple of times. And there's also Master Roshi who is a bit of a pervert and Is always getting Goku to go off and find him a Girlfriend (Master Roshi lives in a house on a desert Island see)     

But bare in Mind Dragon ball is written (and illustrated) by a Japanese person (Akira Toriyama) so the Humour is going to be different to us western folk, Ok the Blogs going great I think. Another Graphic novel from the Far East Im inspired by Is Gon or Gon the Little Dinosaur as I like to call him.

The Thing thats makes Gon so Unique is that there's no words or speech bubbles Its just Pictures and damn good pictures might I just add. The Next Graphic Novel I want to talk about is one I got for Christmas well I got 2 Graphic novels but I mainly want to talk about "The Death Ray".   

The Death Ray tells the story of Andy a kid who get super strength from the nicotine is Cigarettes and is armed with a Death-ray which his father made before he died Its does get a bit depressing later on. 

The Death-Ray started out in David Clowes own comic "Eightball" back in Summer of 2004 It was then published by "Drawn & Quarterly" as a hard cover graphic novel in October 2011 which I like because It feels like one of those Yearly Annuals I used to get as a Kid. 

If given a chance to Make a Graphic Novel what would It be about

Well I guess If did my own Graphic novel It would be about my original character "Tom-Man" going on adventures with his friends and maybe throw in some puzzles at the back. 

I want to try and aim Tom-Man at a sort of Family audience the Tom-Man Comics I did in 2010 were a tad violent and has abit of swearing In it aswell I might show you them one day. Another reason I want to drift Tom-Man towards the Family audience is because my Family like Tom-Man and so do my friends, in fact most of the Characters (minus the Villains) of Tom-Man are based on People I know. I have to decide now whether or not Tom-Man should start life in an already existing Comic publisher e.g 2000AD or DC Thomson. Or Find a Publisher and just make a graphic novel.

I think the next blog I will do will be research into publishers See you then! 

       

What tom got up to this week

Monday the 13th of February 2012
Don't really remember a whole lot about today I do recall carrying on with Scene 3 of my 3 minute film. And going home early which is Odd because I usually stay at Uni till 5pm on a Monday.


Tuesday the 14th of February 2012
Jud wasn't in today he was at his mothers funeral sorry for your loss Jud :( . Anyway uh from what I Remember Sarah looked after us instead although I got distracted because the whole of the Class was talking about Food >_< That wasn't helping at all! 


Wednesday the 15th of February 2012
Stayed on to the very late Time of 5pm today to get on with Work I also met up with my learning Tutor Shirley who I haven't seen for Half a year (Give or Take!) I need to see her about My 250 word essay Which Im going to carry on with when Ive finished Typing up today's blog.


Thursday the 16th of February 2012
Asides from eating a Green chilli and Burning my mouth out (nearly) I got on with Scene 3 and Started a tiny bit of Scene 4. Also my friend Ryans birthday was to day so I mad him a card.....

Ohh I also went to the Lancaster University (which at night time is the Modern day equivalent to the film "Logans Run" because all The architecture Is futuristic and only people who are 25 live there) I went there to watch a concert with my parents I feel so Upper class!  

Friday the 17th of February 2012 

I thought that lecture was going to happen with Linda Macarthy?! I think but It turned out she was coming on the 24 of February and I ended up in a lecture with some design students (whoops!). I also watched The new Muppets Movie with my friends.

Saturday the 18th of February 2012

I worked abit on my 3 minute film but I got abit distracted by some Lego I found underneath my bed. I also went to the Museum of Lancashire which has 

had a bit of a make over and recently reopened.

SUNTRON! Day  19th of February 2012

Sorry Im getting distracted again by these Lego models that people make.....

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lego_suntron/

Asides from Updating this Blog Im going to Start work on an Action Plan and link it around The Illustration Industry I asked my tutors to see If Its Ok and they said Its fine. I also need to send an Email to Terry Chapman!? ( Bloke I met in the Media factory who should be able to fix me up with some voice actors NICE!) 

Videos Ive watched this week GO! Okay the Japanese Intro to the 90s X-men cartoon WHICH IS SOOOO AWESOME I did a Tiny wee when I watched It :3 CRY FOR THE MOON!!!!!!

Uh next Video is a Lego Stop-frame animation about saving Radio 6 music with a DAVID BOWIE mini figure.....Wazz