Notes from the TORCverse-10/03/07
Notes from the TORCverse is a weekly column where I hype my self published comics and other artistic endeavors. If any of this sounds neat, then please check us out at www.torcpress.com or www.torcpress.com/comicshop.html.
List: Where to Start
So, let's say that you're out there in ComputerLand, you're reading this column, and you'd like to try out one of my odd little comics. Help out the little guy and alla that nonsense. Where do you start? Well, the cool thing about most of comics is that they're pretty much self contained, so any issue is as good a place to start as any. Having said that, here's a quick list full of great TORC Press comics to start off reading.
1) SDF: Crumpled Planet- The first issue of SDF is a pretty obvious starting point. It has the first SDF stories to feature Cactus Joe as well as Walt & Sped, plus it's got the first appearances of aliceislost and Broken Tea Cup. Plus, Cactus Joe gets his brains blown out on page three.
2) SDF: The Great Race- It's a fast, fun read. All the characters in the TORCverse get together for a downhill derby car race. Car crashes abound. It's cheaper than most of my other comics ($2.50) and there's no continuity at all to worry about. The few people who have given me feedback on this issue have universally declared it to be hilarious.
3) New Super Duper Fun Comix- Along the same vein and price point as the Great Race, except this is a beach story instead. Bikinis, cyborg dolphins, giant sand castles, and random monsters all add up to a very fun story.
4) Gulatta! #1- For starters, it's stupid cheap ($1 plus S&H). Second, it's an All
Ages book, therefore it doesn't have any of the cursing, sexual inuendo, or ultraviolence that you'll find in most of my other comics. So, if you've got kids you can leave it lying around the house and not worry about corrupting them too badly. Finally, it's got a cool little story about Monsters fighting Spies, with the twist being that the Monsters are the good guys.
5) SDF: Sombrero Friday- Three Kick Ass Action Stories in one 48 page issue. Personally, this is my favorite comic I've done to date. Funny gags, hard hitting action, surrealist absurdism, and all the main characters are running around in Sombreros for absolutely no good reason.
What I'm Working On Right Now-
That project that I hinted at last week is done, and I'm working on doing something with it. If my plans go according to plan, then that will hopefully mean that SDF: Honorless Dogs #2 will end up at the printers in the next month or two. I hope. Of course, if my plans don't work out, then who knows when SDF:HD2 will come out. Also, I have revived the TORC Press Crudeimation Factory after a lengthy hiatus. Bro and I will be working on an Epic Video (that will still look like it was animated by cavemen...) for the Dr. Orphyus Project's last video for the album "Opaque Imagery". If you're a fan of our cheap little videos (insert the sound of crickets here), then keep you're eyes open, as we'll probably have it done in a month or two.
List: Where to Start
So, let's say that you're out there in ComputerLand, you're reading this column, and you'd like to try out one of my odd little comics. Help out the little guy and alla that nonsense. Where do you start? Well, the cool thing about most of comics is that they're pretty much self contained, so any issue is as good a place to start as any. Having said that, here's a quick list full of great TORC Press comics to start off reading.
1) SDF: Crumpled Planet- The first issue of SDF is a pretty obvious starting point. It has the first SDF stories to feature Cactus Joe as well as Walt & Sped, plus it's got the first appearances of aliceislost and Broken Tea Cup. Plus, Cactus Joe gets his brains blown out on page three.
2) SDF: The Great Race- It's a fast, fun read. All the characters in the TORCverse get together for a downhill derby car race. Car crashes abound. It's cheaper than most of my other comics ($2.50) and there's no continuity at all to worry about. The few people who have given me feedback on this issue have universally declared it to be hilarious.
3) New Super Duper Fun Comix- Along the same vein and price point as the Great Race, except this is a beach story instead. Bikinis, cyborg dolphins, giant sand castles, and random monsters all add up to a very fun story.
4) Gulatta! #1- For starters, it's stupid cheap ($1 plus S&H). Second, it's an All
Ages book, therefore it doesn't have any of the cursing, sexual inuendo, or ultraviolence that you'll find in most of my other comics. So, if you've got kids you can leave it lying around the house and not worry about corrupting them too badly. Finally, it's got a cool little story about Monsters fighting Spies, with the twist being that the Monsters are the good guys.
5) SDF: Sombrero Friday- Three Kick Ass Action Stories in one 48 page issue. Personally, this is my favorite comic I've done to date. Funny gags, hard hitting action, surrealist absurdism, and all the main characters are running around in Sombreros for absolutely no good reason.
What I'm Working On Right Now-
That project that I hinted at last week is done, and I'm working on doing something with it. If my plans go according to plan, then that will hopefully mean that SDF: Honorless Dogs #2 will end up at the printers in the next month or two. I hope. Of course, if my plans don't work out, then who knows when SDF:HD2 will come out. Also, I have revived the TORC Press Crudeimation Factory after a lengthy hiatus. Bro and I will be working on an Epic Video (that will still look like it was animated by cavemen...) for the Dr. Orphyus Project's last video for the album "Opaque Imagery". If you're a fan of our cheap little videos (insert the sound of crickets here), then keep you're eyes open, as we'll probably have it done in a month or two.
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