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Haven’t painted in a long time. Forgot how terrifying/beautiful a blank canvas on an easel is.
Now that the first chapter of Roller Girl and The Flying Side Kick is done, I’m going to take a bit of a break from working on it and go back to doing commissions and this weekly regular comic. No better way to make a comeback than on WrestleMania day with my pro wrestling watching buddy: Grandma!
Also, we’re only two weeks out from Boston Comic Con and Roller Girl and The Flying Side Kick’s premier!
One of my favourite pieces by Roger Ebert is his “Great Movies” appreciation of Spirited Away (read it in full here). At the end of the piece he details an encounter he had with Hayao Miyazaki himself, where Miyazaki defines one of the key differences between the work of Studio Ghibli and mainstream American animation. I can see his words relating to comics as well, and these words are well-worth reading for any creative and parent.
Here is the excerpt from Ebert’s piece:
I was so fortunate to meet Miyazaki at the 2002 Toronto film festival. I told him I love the “gratuitous motion” in his films; instead of every movement being dictated by the story, sometimes people will just sit for a moment, or sigh, or gaze at a running stream, or do something extra, not to advance the story but only to give the sense of time and place and who they are.
“We have a word for that in Japanese,” he said. “It’s called ‘ma.’ Emptiness. It’s there intentionally.” He clapped his hands three or four times. “The time in between my clapping is ‘ma.’ If you just have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it’s just busyness.”
I think that helps explain why Miyazaki’s films are more absorbing than the frantic action in a lot of American animation. “The people who make the movies are scared of silence” he said, “so they want to paper and plaster it over,” he said. “They’re worried that the audience will get bored. But just because it’s 80 percent intense all the time doesn’t mean the kids are going to bless you with their concentration. What really matters is the underlying emotions—that you never let go of those.
“What my friends and I have been trying to do since the 1970’s is to try and quiet things down a little bit; don’t just bombard them with noise and distraction. And to follow the path of children’s emotions and feelings as we make a film. If you stay true to joy and astonishment and empathy you don’t have to have violence and you don’t have to have action. They’ll follow you. This is our principle.”
He said he has been amused to see a lot of animation in live-action superhero movies. “In a way, live action is becoming part of that whole soup called animation. Animation has become a word that encompasses so much, and my animation is just a little tiny dot over in the corner. It’s plenty for me.”
It’s plenty for me, too.Yes
Yes.
Mmhm.
The first two pages were posted in the past; back before my book was announced, but here’s a four-page preview of Roller Girl and The Flying Side Kick, Chapter One! Starting off with a real sci-fi kick.
Roller Girl and The Flying Side Kick, Chapter One premiers at Boston Comic Con and online at http://randalltrang.bigcartel.com, April 20! (Original announcement post: http://randalltrang.com/post/46171317846/rollergirl)
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Hello followers! If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t been updating as much with comics (and to my personal friends, why I haven’t been seen out and about AT ALL), it’s because I’ve been working on my first solo project!
ROLLER GIRL AND THE FLYING SIDE KICK, CHAPTER ONE will be premiering at Boston Comic Con 2013 (April 20-21, Hynes Convention Center). If you cannot make it to Boston Comic Con, it will be available through my new online store at http://randalltrang.bigcartel.com/ on the same date! Information on a digital release will be available at a later date.
So what’s it about? Here’s the official solicitation blurb:
“The lives of Deborah Baum, the city’s finest roller derby player, and martial arts master Han Kit Lau change when the mysterious Ai brings a chaotic alien war to the shores of Port Side City.
Superhero/Sci-Fi/All-AgesRelease: April 2013Self-published (printed through Ka-Blam Digital Printing)Black and White32 pages w/ full color front and back covers$8.00”
I’ve spent many years trying to find the resources to put together this little indy all-ages superhero book, and I’d like to thank all of my family and friends who have been incredibly supportive and have made this project finally possible. I love you all.
Hope you guys stay tuned! I’ll be posting preview pages of CHAPTER ONE every Wednesday leading up to the premier at Boston Comic Con. Thanks again!
WOOOOO COME AND SUPPORT MY BIG BROTHER !
Boston Comic Con 2013 , be there or be square [>.<]
Woohoo! Got a bump from my baby sister! Reblogging for the weekday work crew in case you missed the big announcement :)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4678f48039b5172f744c9b9245125f0/tumblr_mk5u3zD2BL1qc6lm3o1_500.jpg)
Hello followers! If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t been updating as much with comics (and to my personal friends, why I haven’t been seen out and about AT ALL), it’s because I’ve been working on my first solo project!
ROLLER GIRL AND THE FLYING SIDE KICK, CHAPTER ONE will be premiering at Boston Comic Con 2013 (April 20-21, Hynes Convention Center). If you cannot make it to Boston Comic Con, it will be available through my new online store at http://randalltrang.bigcartel.com/ on the same date! Information on a digital release will be available at a later date.
So what’s it about? Here’s the official solicitation blurb:
“The lives of Deborah Baum, the city’s finest roller derby player, and martial arts master Han Kit Lau change when the mysterious Ai brings a chaotic alien war to the shores of Port Side City.
Superhero/Sci-Fi/All-Ages
Release: April 2013
Self-published (printed through Ka-Blam Digital Printing)
Black and White
32 pages w/ full color front and back covers
$8.00”I’ve spent many years trying to find the resources to put together this little indy all-ages superhero book, and I’d like to thank all of my family and friends who have been incredibly supportive and have made this project finally possible. I love you all.
Hope you guys stay tuned! I’ll be posting preview pages of CHAPTER ONE every Wednesday leading up to the premier at Boston Comic Con. Thanks again!
WOOOOO COME AND SUPPORT MY BIG BROTHER !
Boston Comic Con 2013 , be there or be square [>.<]
Woohoo! Got a bump from my baby sister! Reblogging for the weekday work crew in case you missed the big announcement :)
Hello followers! If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t been updating as much with comics (and to my personal friends, why I haven’t been seen out and about AT ALL), it’s because I’ve been working on my first solo project!
ROLLER GIRL AND THE FLYING SIDE KICK, CHAPTER ONE will be premiering at Boston Comic Con 2013 (April 20-21, Hynes Convention Center). If you cannot make it to Boston Comic Con, it will be available through my new online store at http://randalltrang.bigcartel.com/ on the same date! Information on a digital release will be available at a later date.
So what’s it about? Here’s the official solicitation blurb:
“The lives of Deborah Baum, the city’s finest roller derby player, and martial arts master Han Kit Lau change when the mysterious Ai brings a chaotic alien war to the shores of Port Side City.
Superhero/Sci-Fi/All-Ages
Release: April 2013
Self-published (printed through Ka-Blam Digital Printing)
Black and White
32 pages w/ full color front and back covers
$8.00”
I’ve spent many years trying to find the resources to put together this little indy all-ages superhero book, and I’d like to thank all of my family and friends who have been incredibly supportive and have made this project finally possible. I love you all.
Hope you guys stay tuned! I’ll be posting preview pages of CHAPTER ONE every Wednesday leading up to the premier at Boston Comic Con. Thanks again!
My new comic! Part of its cover anyway. Roller Girl & The Flying Side Kick Chapter One premieres at Boston Comic Con, which is only one month away! (4/20-21, Hynes Convention Center)
If you didn’t just fall in love twice looking at this picture, HOW ARE YOU STILL WALKING AROUND WHEN YOUR HEART IS DEAD?
Hey, it’s the girl who helped me at last year’s Comic Con and paid for my bus fare because she’s super nice! Thanks, Blue Beetle!!
Found an old drawing I did of Superman. I was maybe 3 or 4 when this was done. He’s always been my favorite :) #superman #dccomics
Grandma and only a fraction of her grandkids/great-grandkids. Happy Lunar New Year, everyone 🎉🎊🎋
My brother and I have 36+ years of martial arts training between us. We’re *serious* martial artists, you guys.
Finally scanned my hourly comics from Hourly Comics Day 2013. It also just so happened to be the day of Alex’s birthday party, so many other artists are featured! Emmy and I even have a crossover this week (and I need to get a shirt that just says RANDY on it).
Featured artist bros and their tumblrs:
Alex Small-Butera
Lindsay Small-Butera
Emmy Cicierega
Neil Cicierega
Ben Kling
Not pictured but other friends at the party:
Caroline Ramsey
Mari
Jacob Lefton
Dan Flynn
Alex Berry
Katy Shuttleworth
