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“Go, Team Venture!” / 11 x 14.5” / watercolor, acrylic & ink on paper / www.hiredmeat.blogspot.com -
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“Honey Boo Boo’s Mama, June Shannon weds Sugar Bear 9 years after meeting online”
I have seen many articles and TV segments about this lately. There are a few things that are really bothering me about how the press is conveying this story:
- They met in an online chat room. The amount of people today who meet significant others online is higher than it ever has been. I think this is awesome! Why would we not want other people to connect with someone they enjoy talking to. This also helps to take physical appearance out of the picture. People are falling in love because they enjoy the conversations they are having.
- People have been raging on the wedding attire and decor. I think every bride should feel beautiful on her wedding day. There are many typical bridal dresses I think are ugly, but a bride needs to wear what she feels beautiful in. I don’t mind her dress at all and I think it is a very flattering cut on her. Why does anyone feel it is acceptable to say negative things about what she is wearing. Every bride has the right to feel beautiful, hop off!
- Appearance vs words. I REALLY bothers me how people feel it is ok to comment about how “gross” they feel the family is. I think the family is really fucking awesome! They have so much love for each other and it shows. These were the comments June Shannon had about her wedding:
- “The day was very special mostly because my girls were able to take part in it”
- “I felt like it was importnat for them to see this moment and celebrate my love for Sugar Bear”
- “We stayed true to our roots and made the focus on the family and my commitment to Sugar Bear. You can definitely plan an event on a budget!”
- “Never settle for a man who doesn’t treat you right,” she advised. “If a guy doesn’t love everything about you, move on! There are plenty of other fish in the sea.”
- “because I always want them to be themselves and surround themselves with people who love them for them.”
If every parent felt this way, we would have a much better world.
I REALLY REALLY hate when people say they are stupid. Lets all remember that she arranged for TLC to directly deposit all the money into 5 different trust funds she set up: 4 for her daughters and 1 for her granddaughter. The girls can not touch the money until they turn 21 with exceptions for school and medical emergencies.
The thin privilege comments that center around this family are disgusting. The only thing you have to comment on is their weight and how it is “unhealthy”? These comments are directly coming from the fact that people can’t find any other way to criticize her parenting style and it annoys them. I wish people focused as much about their own families as they do about this family. This family is happy. Go away and let them raise their children how they want to.
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(Source: franksantoro, via twiststreet)
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My pages for the Bartkira project! They’re from volume 5. I tried my best to emulate Katsuhiro Otomo’s style for the environments, and I feel that I’ve learned a lot from doing so. Drawing those manga speed lines by hand was really challenging, but I think I got the hang of it by the third page.
I did that thing.
AMAZING!
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Shut up and take my money!!
Into Darkness posters created by Matt Ferguson
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Turned in my final G.I.Joe cover this week (at least for a little while - it is not one of the ones pictured above). I wanted to publicly acknowledge my editor for this series, Carlos Guzman at IDW. Creating these covers was an exciting opportunity for me and it turned out to be a very rewarding, enjoyable process. I hope that comes across in the work, and thanks again, Carlos for your valuable feedback, encouragement, and patience.
G.I.JOE ART AUCTION:
The original art for issue one is currently for sale at ComicLink.
UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
PHOENIX COMICON
May 23-26BEACH BALL COMICS
Anaheim, CA
May 29ALTERNATE REALITY COMICS
Las Vegas, NV
May 30HEROESCON
Charlotte, NC
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John Romita, Jr. is one of those people that people will constantly debate whether or not his art is good. You know what the truth is? Olivier Coipel, Frank Quitely, J.H. Williams III, Bryan Hitch, Jim Lee, Alex Ross (All the big names, basically) these guys slave over every panel. Their stuff is so good because they work on it A LOT.
By comparison, John Romita, Jr can do the stuff above whenever he wants to… Because it’s his job. He’s a blue collar guy that draws comics, and he works his ass off. He can blow you away with a cover any day of the week, or draw a great conversation (see his work on Amazing Spider-Man). Johnny is the guy that you will see reprinted over and over and over again in the essential collections. He’s Mr. Marvel. And good GOD am I thankful for that!
I am reblogging because I agree 100% with this statement (also, It shows the wolverine sketch I inked last year for fun http://crucase.deviantart.com/art/BUB-336327598?q=gallery%3Acrucase%2F31495817&qo=32 )
One of the best, if not THE BEST storyteller in comics.
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