I’m over at Redeemed Reader today talking about Kingstone Comics. Redeemed Reader is a family staple for book reviews (and even the occasional movie review). You can find my article here. Stay tuned for the second part later this week! -Jack-
Since I can’t think of anything to write about, a couple photos I took today will have to suffice for our weekly post! -Jack
On April 1st (yes, the day Dead Men Hiking will hopefully be released), I’m going to do something potentially foolhardy. I am going to do Script Frenzy. Script Frenzy is a one month writing sprint, the goal of which is to write 100 pages of scripted material in 30 days. This is probably going to be a daunting … Read more
Here is a movie-related question that has been bugging me for a while: If everyone compliments a movie’s cinematography, is that a good thing or a bad thing? In other words, can “great cinematography” (take, for instance, weird camera angles or a miniature effect or the vertigo effect) sometimes distract from the story itself when … Read more
First of all, here’s an update on the way the monster looks. I haven’t posed him or anything. Also, I haven’t finished tweaking him. Some things I still want to do (if I have time) are: add claws customize his hair some more make his mouth more slobbery make his gums more realistic Before I … Read more
Okay, rather than release Dead Men Hiking on April the 1st to be greeted by boos of “the monster looks stupid!” we’ve decided to get your input. Check out the images below to get a glimpse of what the current monster looks like, and then please leave us some constructive criticism in the comments. Point … Read more
Despite numerous setbacks, editing progresses slowly onward. A few more weekends of hard work, and hopefully we’ll be finished! The target release date for Dead Men Hiking is April 1st (no joke :-)). -Jack-
We made one very practical resolution for this year: we’re going to publish at least one post every week this year on either this website or our other website Flint and Bone’s Comic Reviews. We’ll do our best to keep things interesting this year as we try to post more frequently! -The Mertens Bros.-
Here is a little bit of the process behind the creation of our new header image for Mertens Creations: My original idea involved snow and a road stretching across the foreground, so I mocked up an idea and added a house and tree Critiques: the road looks like it is made of chocolate the building … Read more
Isaiah 53:7 (NIV) He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. Luke 2:8-14 (NIV) And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch … Read more