Log Entry – Star Date 0119.24: I have successfully integrated the artifact known as the Cybertruck into my core systems. Together, we will chart courses through uncharted galaxies…and a few trips to Costco.
This elder version of #Vegeta speaks to me for some reason. Considering how old the Spacepod looks, he’s lived a long time—so many battles, so many victories, so much personal growth. Mega props the artist. @venturaartbook
Had a great afternoon destroying Funkos live with you today. You all made 5 hours go by in a flash! Thanks @zobieproductions for making this service available to fans.
I had to be cured. But now I can’t listen to Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, 4th Movement. (Bonus friendship points if you catch the reference.)
My daughter grabbed my phone and took this photo for me today. I hope you all wake up as happy as we did. ❤️
The anime industry lost one of it’s finest today. Marlon Stodghill, a well known anime convention pioneer, had a perpetually infectious sense of humor and a heartwarming spirit. Wherever he is now, it is much brighter there. He will be sorely missed by everyone who ever knew him. Rest In Peace, my friend.
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
Nine years ago at a convention in Australia I met a quirky fan artist named Mel. She was a nervous wreck, self-conscious and overly apologetic (which isn’t entirely uncommon for an Australian anime fan) but her offbeat demeanor made her instantly likable and endearing. And when she shared her art with me for the first time, a little handmade book of illustrations about a fingerprint that becomes something more, I was immediately a fan of hers. Her style was just as quirky and frenetic as she was. Her illustrations were smudgy and raw and dripping with the kinds of emotions you don’t see in art very often. (I still have the book and I have included some of the images in this post for you to see.) I gushed over her how much I loved her style and technique, but Mel wasn’t the type of person who knew how to see her own value. (She still doesn’t, but she’s working on it.) Over the years we’ve kept in touch and I’ve tried to encourage her to share her talents, to get a stalll at artist alley and even sell her drawings to support herself and her craft. It took some time, but she eventually surpassed her fears and did it. And in true Mel fashion, she did it in the most eccentric and funny way, cosplaying as Monkey D Luffy and doing childlike Luffy-style commissions in character. Fast forward to today: Mel has just been published for the first time, as an illustrator on an Australian children’s book called “No! Never!”, which I just received in the mail. The story isn’t hers, but her art is what makes she book special, leaping off the pages in a perfectly dynamic, engaging way. I can imagine children losing themselves into the pictures while a parent reads to them. I can’t wait to share this to my own children and imprint Mel’s brilliance into their adorable developing brains. @mel.odica — I am so very proud of you. And if you continue to believe in yourself even a fraction as much as I believe in you—-you are going to have such a wonderful career. See you soon, friend. #illustrator #childrensbookillustration #overcominganxiety #friendship
The fight starts now! Go to FUNimationCon.com and watch LIVE as I utterly destroy All For One AGAIN!
Meh. #2020
Did you miss the last @zobieproductions Vshout? Well, now’s your chance to jump on it again! Send in your items you’d like to be autographed or choose from Zobie’s wide selection of products!
Repost from @figpinofficial • Dragon Ball Z’s Majin Vegeta in a white and gold variant is a @toy.temple.az exclusive and will be available to purchase starting today at 2pm PT! A select number of these have been signed by voice actor, Chris Sabat, so hurry over before they sell out! #ToyTemple #DBZ #Vegeta #MajinVegeta #FiGPiN #CollectAwesome
Tonight is gonna be pretty cloak-and-dagger. I think I could get use to these virtual premieres if they’re all this good!. #TheAlienist #GiftFromTNT @TheAlienistTNT @TNTdrama
Tonight is gonna be pretty cloak-and-dagger. I think I could get use to these virtual premieres if they’re all this good!. #TheAlienist #GiftFromTNT @TheAlienistTNT @TNTdrama
Tonight is gonna be pretty cloak-and-dagger. I think I could get use to these virtual premieres if they’re all this good!. #TheAlienist #GiftFromTNT @TheAlienistTNT @TNTdrama
Tonight is gonna be pretty cloak-and-dagger. I think I could get use to these virtual premieres if they’re all this good!. #TheAlienist #GiftFromTNT @TheAlienistTNT @TNTdrama
Tonight is gonna be pretty cloak-and-dagger. I think I could get use to these virtual premieres if they’re all this good!. #TheAlienist #GiftFromTNT @TheAlienistTNT @TNTdrama
Happy to be in attendance for the virtual live panel for @TheFugitive on @quibi. I’m forever a @kiefersutherland fan. #TheFugitiveQuibi