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Craft! Another One Backlogged...?
08/30/2006 - I never thought I'd be saying
this as early as I am, but I have to put 3 Witches on the
backlog for now. I have signed a contract with an indy
publisher to draw a graphic novel, which should be out in a
year and a half or so. It will be over 100 pages, so it seems
I have a lot of work to do. I also have some other work to do
on the side, so it seems I have no choice. If you want to keep
up to date with what I'm working on, feel free to check out my
LiveJournal. I'll also be posting stuff occasionally on
the 3
Witches Comic Book Forum. Feel free to leave comments
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3 Witches Comic Book Forum
07/13/2006 - Check it out, lads and lassies! Since you
need something to stimulate the senses, I've set up a new
forum
for all of you comic book junkies. So, don't be a nerd, and
check it out now! If you are a nerd, check it out anyway.
Nerds are fine, really. But, no mass murderers, and no
spammers. And, no rapists, or serial killers, okay? Okay.
Now, go
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Are Comic Artists a Thing of the Past, or Are Writers Just Jerks?
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Bringing Back the Oldies
11/30/2005 - Not really oldies, I guess. What I'm talking
about are the Legends Comic Ebooks that I have put together
lately. I started the Legends series in 2000, so at this
point, some of the pages are 5 years old! I was reading
through them the other day, and I really started to miss
doing the more fantasy-based stories that I got to
experiment with when doing Legends. Not that I don't like
doing 3 Witches, but I just really started to remember all
of the characters that I created, and all of the stories,
the relationships, the different timelines, and everything
else. So, I came up with a couple of possible story lines
for Legends while I was at work today. Maybe one day I'll be
able to actually work on them. So now, on top of having TONS
of story ideas for 3 Witches, I have some new story ideas
for Legends (and some unfinished stories.) I have to get
busy. Why can someone not invent the time machine, already? Geez! That way, I can go back in time, help myself with
drawing Legends, then both of us can go back in time, and
help that version of me with drawing, then all three of me
can go back and help a fourth me. Hey, that just might
work... Anyway, I have finally found an affordable 11x17
scanner. It's the Mustek A3 model. I have read a lot of good
things about it, so I hope it's as good as everyone says.
It's the first affordable 11x17 scanner that I've found yet.
Every other one I have found have at least been above the
$1100 mark. Sheesh! This should save me at least 1-2 hrs per
page from having to piece the scans together. I ordered it
tonight, so I'm hoping to be scanning on a much bigger scale
in a couple of weeks : D
~J.T. |
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Comic Ebooks Unveiled!
Nov. 25, 2005 - Welcome back, and I hope everyone had a great
Thanksgiving! I've been reworking the website quite a bit the last
couple of weeks. I've really been trying to update it so that it
provides a lot more information than before. I have also been
working on preparing what I believe is the next generation of
comics: Comic Ebooks.I had actually presented something
called eComics for my other online comic book,
Legends. They weren't
presented as well as I had envisioned them, but they were fairly
well received.
Now, I plan to place more emphasis on them, with new software
currently under development, and free downloads for newer versions
of previously downloaded Comic Ebooks as they come available.
I will leave a small amount of comics online to browse through
in webcomic format for now, but ultimately, I plan to convert the
majority of the Singed Tentacle comics to Comic Ebook format. There
are several reasons why I have made the decision to change, all of
which, I believe will be to the benefit of the reader.
To find out more about Singed Tentacle Comic Ebooks, go to the
Comic Ebooks
section. I have created an FAQ section, which will hopefully answer
your questions. Also, feel free to download the free
Comic Ebooks
when you're done.
J.T. |
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Quick, Someone Give Me Magical Powers!
Nov. 12, 2005 - Hello again, everybody! I am beginning to realize how hard it is to
not have magical powers. I know, I know, you're saying, "You
stinking muggle! Draw some comics, already!" For this there
is no excuse, other than all of you witches out there forgot to
enchant me with magical powers.
I am on a quest to finish some other things, along with more 3
witches stuff. I believe Guillermo is working on page 7 right now,
so it might be available in the near future.
I would consider getting a penciller to speed things up a bit,
but I don't think I could come to grips with not being able to draw
the girls myself. Plus, the fact that I draw zero income from 3
Witches might hinder my paying someone else to do the art. On the
other hand, if I had a big name publisher to back me...hmm. I might
have something there. Oh, well. I think I like the magical powers
thing better.
By the way, the donations thing on the main page is just a joke.
I would really appreciate any donations, but I don't require any
kind of bribes for me to draw my comics. This stuff is what keeps
me going!
J.T. |
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I Would Say Happy Halloween to You, But I Don't Have the Time
29 Oct 2005 Okawa, Japan -
My goodness, it's going to be a great Halloween. Everybody seems to
be in the spirit (including me!) and I'm hoping to go out and enjoy
the festivities this weekend. I wanted to do some stuff for the
website to celebrate, but I've been so stinkin' busy that I haven't
had much time to devote to it. I have also neglected
Legends as well.
I love to draw comics more than about anything, but lately, I
find myself trying to dig myself out of tons of debt that I've been
fighting for about 5 years, and it hasn't been an easy road. So,
working my day job and doing freelance work on the side, I'm
starting to get a handle on it, but I just have to keep at it. My
immediate goals just seem to be taking over my long term goals.
I have TONS of story ideas that I'd absolutely love to tackle,
that I have complete plots, or at least most of a plot written out
for, but I have been so busy that I haven't been able to sit down
and write them out and draw them. Time is a wily thing, and the bad
thing is that there is no way to fight it. I have goals for 3
Witches that I would like to accomplish, but it just seems that
daddy time is chewing on my leg, trying to keep me in one place.
The good thing is that things might be looking pretty good as far
as my job goes, so I might be able to slack off on the freelance
work here in a couple months. I'm just praying...
So, basically, I was going to try and say Happy Halloween to
everybody, but it seems I am in a crunch for time, so I guess I'll
say
Yppah Neewollah,
Everybody!
J.T. |
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A Wand Waving Welcome to Guillermo Ucha!
After searching high and low for a good colorist, I am finally able
to present you with my final selection...Guillermo Ucha!I posted
an ad at Digital Webbing, and I had a HUGE response, and even found
a few backup colorists, too! I thought the search for a
colorist would be hard and painstaking, but it turned out to be a
quick success. Guillermo's work appears beginning on
page 6 of "The Switcharoo", so be sure and check it out while you're here.
I hope you'll agree that his work is top notch, and hopefully he'll
be on color duty for a long time.
The next few comics may be slow in being posted, because I have
been doing some freelance work on the side in my spare time (and
making some darn good money at it). Drawing 3 Witches has become
one of my favorite things to do, though, so I have to take a little
time each day to work on it. Stay tuned, though, because Guillermo
and I will soon be serving up some rockin' 3 Witches action!!
J.T. |
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Singed Tentacle Comics Looking For a Colorist
Singed Tentacle Comics is now looking for a colorist to work on
comics for 3Witches.net, so that I won't have to
carry quadruple duties. That also might give me a
little bit of time to work on Legends, as well. I posted an ad at
Digital Webbing, so I am hoping to get a decent response within the
next few days. The thing about hiring a colorist is that you have
to offer some kind of pay, and being an online comic, 3 Witches
currently generates zero income.For anyone interested, page rate
is $5/pg flat rate for now. Work may be printed in anthologies or
in a serial or graphic novel format in the future, so this could be
some good exposure. You will also get full credit for all work
done. If interested, contact me (J.T.) at
jt.blevins@gmail.com
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Get on the Witchlist!
I am now experimenting with emails using html, so once I get the
mailing list going, I plan to email new pages straight to
recipients' email! If you are new to 3 Witches (and you are,
because the website is only a couple of weeks old), three witches
named Betsy, Tartella, and Gruel, get teleported from their
hometown of Witchville to the modern day Richville. Don't miss out
on their zany adventures, served up in their full color glory every
week! ...or two.And, don't forget to send an email to
jt.blevins@gmail.com with
the subject "Add Me," and you will receive updates by email, with
the full comic, with a link to
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Be on the Watch for Witches!
Thanks for dropping by Witchville for a little while! My name is
J.T. Blevins, the creator of 3 Witches. Now that I have the site
rolling, make sure you let me know what you think by leaving a note
on the tag board on the main page! 3 Witches is a fairly new idea,
but once the idea clicked in my head, I decided to go all the way
with it. I already have synopses for 10 stories (but how long those
will take to draw and color, we'll see). Anyway, I hope you enjoy
the first couple of pages I have posted so far, and if you do,
don't forget to bookmark us @
www.3witches.net!
Thanks for sticking around, and I hope you don't decide to turn my
head into a cantaloupe for corrupting your poor mind with the
strange and crazy world of the 3 Witches!
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