tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:55:20 +0000cryptids, ufos, paranormal, comics, movies, trivia...life. todd can't shut up.http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)Blogger638125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-904682684863293716Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:00 +00002010-03-10T05:42:00.105-08:00okay...so, apparently blogger--the wonderful outfit that hosts this very blog--is making some changes and, technically challenged as i am, craig and our web designer/master/god kieran are figuring out a way to explain it to me so that i can understand it. they need to use words that small child would understand. or the hulk. not the real hulk--the marvel super hero squad hulk.anyway, in making http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/03/best-of-blog-mels-hole.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-5145315082815603722Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:38:00 +00002010-03-08T06:24:13.800-08:00okay...while i am very sensitive to those of you who DON'T enjoy previews (and in some instances, i am one of those myself...so, i get it...) i will say SPOILER ALERT!! and send you packing now. sorry. see ya on wednesday...!and speaking of wednesday, the new marvel super hero squad! is due to hit comic shopps this tuesday and, because marvel is doing it on their site, i thought it'd be okay to http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/03/sebardaplov.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-7100057876344925267Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:35:00 +00002010-03-05T07:13:35.715-08:00okay...as you may have already heard, what you now hold in your hands is my 700th post here on the world-famous perhapa-blog!700 is a lot. in honor of a lot, i thought i'd blow-out the sketchbook and show you some of the other awesome pieces i've gathered over the years--hope you dig 'em!my pal joe staton kept asking me what i wanted him to draw and i kept telling him whatever he wanted to draw http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/03/post-700-sketchbook-spectacular.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-8038339184554421625Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:27:00 +00002010-03-03T07:05:31.807-08:00okay...if you wanna know what's going on with me lately, you should read matt's blog.over on matt's blog-- http://mafus.blogspot.com/ --he journals about how much he dug stephen king's latest masterpiece under the dome, talks of how his older cat, toonces, restless in the night, has been keeping him up at odd hours and about his potentially dangerous lack of sleep.that's me.though matt has http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/03/king-is-king.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-2917617612901734951Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +00002010-03-01T05:14:21.535-08:00okay...after all that talk about the hulk last week--and thank you very much to those of you who told me that they woulda liked to've seen my take on the hulk--i realized that i'm having some great fun with the hulk right now!well, not THE hulk...but the marvel super hero squad version has been providing me with a lot of laughs lately!not the classic, raging, rampaging, monstrous horrific, http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/03/tale-of-two-hulks.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-3366825700858659846Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-02-26T06:55:54.476-08:00okay...so here's some more from the sketchbook.hope you like 'em...sadly, we lost george tuska back in october, but i was fortunate enough to meet him and his wife and constant companion, dorothy, at heroes in '98. i had been a great fan of george's iron man and countless other jobs for both marvel and dc. (i had thought it quite a compliment back in the day, when dick dillin, about 3/4 of the http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/sketchbook-georges-iron-mand-and-rons.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-4647724596863329313Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:43:00 +00002010-02-22T05:46:38.138-08:00okay...so, rich woodall sent me this cool hulk watercolor that he did and i loved it so much i made it my desktop. there's something about that original raging, rampaging hulk that is immutable, that is the direct link from marvel's silver age superhero resurgence to the morass of monster comics that lead right up to it. it seems now that all those great monsters created by stan and jack and http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/in-mind-for-monsters.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-7553010624154606330Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:32:00 +00002010-02-19T05:25:47.852-08:00okay...keith giffin rocks! i love everything he does--love him as an artist, love him as a writer, love him as a wacky, wonky satirist taking his ambush bug through the minefields of today's comics landscape...i love him.keith is the guy who, with paul levitz, made me actually care about the legion of superheroes, made me actually become invested in them--prior to that i just had a very casual http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/sketchbook-keiths-ambush-bug-in-snow-or.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-4689096381201957080Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:01:00 +00002010-02-17T05:43:32.852-08:00okay...well, today's the day, the book looks great, and i can't wait for you to see it...!not only because it's all about molly, our favorite spectral member of our little perhapanaut family, but because i am so thrilled for you all to see what a fantastic job both scott and jason did with this tale! having been writing comics for a good long time now, i can tell you how wonderful it feels when ahttp://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/mollys-story_17.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-8648118661398911464Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:04:00 +00002010-02-15T08:15:25.817-08:00okay...a late night last night and a lot of work ahead of me means that this one's gonna be short--first and foremost--i received this beautiful new year's greeting from our good pal, uriel a. duran, and he said that i could post it.saturday was the beginning of the new year on the chinese calendar and uriel filled me in on the details."Tonight is the start of year 4707, which is year of the http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/new-years-and-presidents.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-3948051638722700324Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:38:00 +00002010-02-12T08:27:46.574-08:00okay...i don't know exactly when (the reverend) dave johnson joined mike and rich and the rest of the guys at artamus studio, but it must've been like '97, '98...? mike had been very excited that dave was coming and he was only there for a month or two when i came down for heroescon and got to meet him. i had loved any and all of dave's work--his stuff, which was just consistently....stunning...http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/sketchbook-daves-devil.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-8214935748602277717Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:41:00 +00002010-02-10T06:30:39.497-08:00okay...are you like me? you think and you think and you just can't figure out what to get your sweetheart for valentine's day...?sure, flowers are always nice and they look good in a vase for a couple of days. but then they start to wilt and eventually you have to throw them out...a box of chocolates is very nice, too...but with the way everyone is so busy counting calories and watching their http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/super-hero-squad-2-valentines-issue.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-3925947909053833281Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:00 +00002010-02-08T05:28:16.305-08:00okay...i am constantly amazed at the incredible talent we have here in our little perhapa-family.you might remember a couple of weeks back, christian's suggestion that someone put together a perhapanauts webcomic while waiting for craig and i to get finished with the next miniseries/storyarc...? i thought it was a great idea and, to hopefully give it a bit of a pop-start, i offered a little threehttp://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/warren-newsoms-awesome-brain-power-and.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-5429389223009568365Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +00002010-02-05T05:18:00.863-08:00okay...so this had to've been the second or third year i'd come down to heroescon. mike invited me down in 96, i think, and it soon became tradition for me to fly down to his house in raleigh/durham and hang out for a few days and then drive over to charlotte thursday night or early friday morning. we were doing sensational spider-man at the time and it was cool to also get to hang with the http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/sketchbook-sienkiewicz-joker.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-649734204828603029Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:08:00 +00002010-02-03T06:48:41.874-08:00okay...so, apparently, i am co-directing a production of "alice in wonderland" at one of my many alma maters, dutchess com col. my good friend/teacher/mentor, the incredibly gifted steve press asked me last year if i'd come and help out and, as i always enjoy working with him, i offered my assistance as "production designer'--which i thought would be a cool way of saying that i'd be the guy who http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/02/alice.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-1621832901111830322Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:01:00 +00002010-02-01T07:26:36.395-08:00okay...our own nic carcieri hooked me up with this sweet link.a very nice article about a very nice guy!check it out!http://www.warwickonline.com/view/full_story/5690308/article-Comic-book-artist-Rousseau-demonstrates-his-craft-for-Scouts~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~when i was a kid, of course, there was no internets.when we were interested in something and wanted to look it up, we had to go to http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/early-obsession.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-5576534059636238420Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:11:00 +00002010-01-29T06:19:40.753-08:00okay...i met howard porter in detroit. i think. maybe it was chicago. it wasn't in charlotte.mike had already met him once or twice before and i was certainly a fan of his work on the ray. i'm pretty sure that he was working on jla by this time, but i could be so wrong here...anyway, i remember mike walking me over to his table at a show, howard hard at work signing comics. john dell was sitting http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/sketchbook-howard-and-neal.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-4058548540510744084Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:47:00 +00002010-01-27T07:31:32.976-08:00okay...over on craig's blog he said something the other day that, apparently, got a lot of people concerned.we are not announcing the end of the perhapanauts, just letting you know that things have slowed down a bit.mostly 'cause of the holidays.and work. it's really great that both craig and i are getting some really nice work from marvel (thank you, nate cosby!!) and it is taking up a lot of http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/fate-of-haps-and-christians-nudge.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-7886307292127716445Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:24:00 +00002010-01-25T06:46:26.093-08:00okay...certainly i have used this blog in the past to voice my feelings regarding tv and the networks. i love tv--always have--and love, not only the shows that have thrilled and entertained me my entire life, but also have had a warm spot for the actual networks themselves, the ephemeral atmosphere of home that each one seems to project. i love the history of television and have studied it http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/im-sick-and-tired-and-im-not-gonna-take.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-7042613304816370665Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:50:00 +00002010-01-22T05:06:40.133-08:00okay...self-explanatory really.no one drew spidey like mike.i thought that the cool thing mike had done on the inside front cover of my sketchbook was awesome and certainly more than anyone could ask for--but then, when i flipped the pages, i found this.bastard.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~this from alison--and her mom (thanks, aunt mickey!)i love to hear stories about the 30s and 40s--and http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/sketchbook-mikes-spidey.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-4463552541014697281Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:26:00 +00002010-01-20T04:54:40.434-08:00okay...if you're a regular reader of craig's blibbity-blobbity blog--and if you're not, you should be--then you prob'ly saw these canson pieces he posted a month or so ago. i'm posting them here again 'cause i just don't think i sing craig's praises enough--man, can this guy DRAW! and not just draw, craig is a well-rounded artist who knows color and composition and storytelling (and he even http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/craig.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-7503265545100640283Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:40:00 +00002010-01-18T05:52:39.029-08:00okay...hope y'all had a great weekend!despite the fact that most oif you have today off--happy martin luther kind day everyone!--i have deadlines spinning all around me and didn't have much time to prepare a post for today and so, as i have in the past, i've gone to my fall-back position and posted a couple of great Your True Tales from over at paranormal at about.com.http://paranormal.about.com/http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/its-true-its-true.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-3556990649653714178Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:26:00 +00002010-01-15T04:28:58.522-08:00okay...all i really remember is that we were in detroit. i'm not sure what year, maybe '97? mike and i were still doing sensational spider-man...but i do know that motor city con organizer gary bishop had flown us out for his novi show and that erik larsen was one of the other guests. i hadn't met erik before but i had read all of his spider-man stuff and was diggin' on the savage dragon and so http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/sketchbook-eriks-dragon-and-naked-fat.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-7032874353056282016Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:01:00 +00002010-01-13T08:28:47.142-08:00okay...here's your mission for today, perhapa-gang!first go here--http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=4187and then go here--and get your super hero squad on--HERO UP!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES:1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT http://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/marvel-super-hero-squad-no1-on-sale.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-8088443560340722266Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:04:00 +00002010-01-11T05:15:52.498-08:00okay...got this from my friend heather the other day and it is so true...FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PETS, THIS IS A TRUE STORY. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T, IT IS A TRUE STORY. The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle ofhttp://www.perhapanauts.com/blog/2010/01/pets-and-chemicals-in-comicsand-rogers.phpnoreply@blogger.com (todd)4