tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14252355816655160962024-02-22T07:28:12.877-08:00Old Dying Kitty Studio: Project BlogJames Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-46887435546683915532011-01-17T02:45:00.000-08:002011-01-17T02:50:54.337-08:00Crazy 3am Realization<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF0mxTim8C3zPcjsAcn0IX6bHXyaxa9rJ6FdJi3GxBGYQtNqCOrCzVAmD87xoVN89XZt0J2gQeimtHxr4lZ7i0ch4ujX3E_I6oJCqgonkAqJCuqrDOb7VFMSiCgORzamj109eY1tAG9s/s1600/tf2medevil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF0mxTim8C3zPcjsAcn0IX6bHXyaxa9rJ6FdJi3GxBGYQtNqCOrCzVAmD87xoVN89XZt0J2gQeimtHxr4lZ7i0ch4ujX3E_I6oJCqgonkAqJCuqrDOb7VFMSiCgORzamj109eY1tAG9s/s320/tf2medevil.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563105417400714818" /></a><div>So, I was just playing Team Fortress 2 on Steam..the "Degroot Keep" map...when a crazy realization hit me.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Team Fortress 2 is DIGITAL VALHALLA. </b></div><div>Think about it: nothing but fighting, and dying, and respawning healed of all wounds only to start the whole thing over and over and over again. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well...it makes sense to<b> me</b>. </div>James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-14618794586736765892010-12-02T21:37:00.000-08:002010-12-02T21:51:34.572-08:00Got a Left 4 Dead or Zombie fan on your Christmas Shopping List?So, it's Christmas time. Want to be the cool relative and get your niece/nephew/grandma something cool to hang up on their wall? Well, I need to whore myself out to make some money...so I've got you covered. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0OV4VZxGc1ycF8yjtravg_Q3gXI4e8MaBVpAMDr8sDfsXsV2nDyal7dUifXWX5nvBv4lkLd-ygRqsgqHsa8mfKDC_IbfLX-p-MG6Z8IoD2sgbE0DC0OCr5px4EGK-qCca2Y7JOyD5rA/s1600/billprintver2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0OV4VZxGc1ycF8yjtravg_Q3gXI4e8MaBVpAMDr8sDfsXsV2nDyal7dUifXWX5nvBv4lkLd-ygRqsgqHsa8mfKDC_IbfLX-p-MG6Z8IoD2sgbE0DC0OCr5px4EGK-qCca2Y7JOyD5rA/s200/billprintver2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546326317872435890" /></a>I've got this 11x17 Bill from L4D print for sale over at my Etsy store:<div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60152588/left-4-dead-bill-poster-print">http://www.etsy.com/listing/60152588/left-4-dead-bill-poster-print</a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AZniXBjACt_Nv0RM-W9hqrGmdnE1uzZijCx5DVcnuqyt_MPA0D6HRW3qQ3wciA0-ObT9VukNdtFbUMNfpRD4zOtbMtML7olaH7m8tYhMLGTaiaklibrhyvZUFC_rJnjcuwJkzmliK60/s1600/zoeywitch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AZniXBjACt_Nv0RM-W9hqrGmdnE1uzZijCx5DVcnuqyt_MPA0D6HRW3qQ3wciA0-ObT9VukNdtFbUMNfpRD4zOtbMtML7olaH7m8tYhMLGTaiaklibrhyvZUFC_rJnjcuwJkzmliK60/s200/zoeywitch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546327431859520994" /></a>I've also got this Zoey-turning-into-a-Witch print available in a variety of sizes and styles through my DeviantArt account:</div><div><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/16078129/?utm_source=DA&utm_medium=DP&utm_campaign=DA_DP_BuyThisPrint-Left_121009&utm_content=BuyThisPrint-Left">http://www.deviantart.com/print/16078129/?utm_source=DA&utm_medium=DP&utm_campaign=DA_DP_BuyThisPrint-Left_121009&utm_content=BuyThisPrint-Left</a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYy4-F-mYqxgCGLD2YlgGwiRbxAJeRHo0jqzNkZUMXv2pQOqsvsDcSvjVQmIwo6UT071Qj_-YvjEMRjXdAKvBdij2uD1MoZwxzItGXawFUifIfHEFJdTqsog7JSDpj2D8fHxFgYM8kPk/s1600/billsmoker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYy4-F-mYqxgCGLD2YlgGwiRbxAJeRHo0jqzNkZUMXv2pQOqsvsDcSvjVQmIwo6UT071Qj_-YvjEMRjXdAKvBdij2uD1MoZwxzItGXawFUifIfHEFJdTqsog7JSDpj2D8fHxFgYM8kPk/s200/billsmoker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546327979342039602" /></a>I've got this Bill-Turning-Into-A-Smoker print available in a variety of styles and sizes through my DeviantArt account as well! </div><div><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/16078029/">http://www.deviantart.com/print/16078029/</a></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPiwKwT_kkKfLDbmTaNPu7emyExWuVwVtvdZ7pxgRIFapoTB4o81awCMXunb_a6pCzdodkzJ_HFDBa9l-DvzYKNHqG4lqBtDCHGXiyDRNA_VwTyUW9nTGSSjUfsNsAn9z26FGsSTWrR8/s1600/225306da90cb56bca834d6951b9488d1-p9klxl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPiwKwT_kkKfLDbmTaNPu7emyExWuVwVtvdZ7pxgRIFapoTB4o81awCMXunb_a6pCzdodkzJ_HFDBa9l-DvzYKNHqG4lqBtDCHGXiyDRNA_VwTyUW9nTGSSjUfsNsAn9z26FGsSTWrR8/s200/225306da90cb56bca834d6951b9488d1-p9klxl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546328626991824546" /></a>Finally, I've got this print entitles "Zombie Love" which has actually been pretty popular for a while. You can get this one of two ways:</div><div>Through my Etsy store at 8.5x11 glossy: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60150747/zombie-love-original-art-print?ref=v1_other_2">http://www.etsy.com/listing/60150747/zombie-love-original-art-print?ref=v1_other_2</a></div><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60150747/zombie-love-original-art-print?ref=v1_other_2"></a>Or in a variety of sizes and styles through my DeviantArt account: <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/print/16078089/">http://www.deviantart.com/print/16078089/</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-30801864046776600662010-11-29T16:26:00.000-08:002010-11-29T16:28:05.072-08:00...And it feels like an honest goodbye.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p>I've worked on The Path for a long time. It's had it's ups and downs, and it's really big ups. Lately, though, I've realized that the title has gotten away from me due to any number of things...lack of time being the big one. I've been toying with the idea of rebooting The Path since late 2009, and just never did it for fear of alienating the fine people that stuck with it since it's launch in 2006. Well, luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you look at it), bringing The Path back to a "community" website did that for me. A lot of people who stuck with The Path while it was floating around on it's own took exception to the fact that it was now grouped in with another community of comics. I can understand that, I really can. But I was offered publishing without giving up ownership and I signed on the dotted line. Coming to Wevolt was part of the contract. I know a lot of my readers didn't like Wevolt at first and abandoned ship because of it. Hell, I didn't either, to be honest...and it's still...well...frustrating at times. But it's a great thing that's still finding it's legs. I wouldn't still be here if I didn't honestly believe in what Matt's trying to do. Yeah, I know there are other people running day-to-day stuff with Wevolt, but it's Matt that keeps me coming back. He has a clear vision for what he wants Wevolt to be, and if we can soldier through the beauracratic nonsense I'm sure he has to deal with, we're all going to come out the other end with something really spectacular. I know people are still only reading The Path on it's mirror sites. That's cool, too. Thank you for your continued support. </p><p>So, now I find myself with all but the most hardcore of my reader base off in the wind. I find myself with a title I love more than almost anything in the world that has gotten so off-target that only two things can fix it in my eyes: A reboot or walking away. I can't keep The Path going the way it has been the last six months or so. Trying this out, trying that out, caving to pressure to try and make it this or that...that was making me start to hate what's become my baby. </p><p>I'm clearly not going to walk away. I never would. I love The Path and all the professional and personal opportunites and friendships it's brought me. But the old girl, she needs some TLC. So, starting Dec 3rd, it's square one. The Path is rebooting. There are things I thought of and wanted to do after the fact with so many aspects of the story that would have made it tighter and better that I'm now going to bring to the table. This is going to be big, and it's going to be great. </p><p>There are three stories from The Path that will make the transition over to the reboot almost completely intact: The Cutty Black Sow, The Haunter of the Dark (with a new ending), and Noche De La Lucha Absolutamente. These stories, now in color, will update daily starting Dec 1st and will provide the buffer needed to get everything else rolling smoothly. </p><p>If you are one of the fathful few who have stuck with The Path since day one, all I can ask is that you trust me on this. It'll be worth it. If you feel the need to walk away...hey, no harm no foul. </p><p>Thank you for your support, and the many of you I've been lucky enough to meet at conventions...thank you for the beer. 2011 is going to be an amazing year for The Path. There are other things in the works with the boys upstairs that I can't quite go into yet, but you'll see some really cool shit coming your way from The Path in the coming year. Stick around. </p><p>And that's that.</p><p>-Riot! </p></span>James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-91863830627427222682009-10-15T13:30:00.001-07:002011-01-12T00:16:51.843-08:00James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-90259948088856494462009-10-14T03:30:00.000-07:002009-10-14T03:34:32.418-07:00Sell out...with me, oh yeah. Sell out...with me, tonight.<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="380" height="380" data="http://odk.cartfly.com/bin/share.swf?cartfly=117086"><param name="quality" value="autohigh" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://odk.cartfly.com/bin/share.swf?cartfly=117086" /></object><br /><br />So...yeah. You can buy volume 1 of The Path as well as the "Left 4 Dead" style The Path t-shirt through the little store thingamajiggy up there. While supplies last, every order gets free stickers, patches, and "Cthulhu F'thagn!" bracelets! EVERY copy of Volume 1 bought through here gets free prints with purchase as well!<br /><br />Neat, huh? Help me pay my rent!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-24675345955232863912009-09-25T03:30:00.000-07:002009-09-25T03:37:23.259-07:00Long Beach Comic Con, The Path: 1926, and all sorts of other crap.Sooooo...how's everyone doin'?<br /><br />Next weekend (Oct 2-4) is the FIRST Long Beach Comic Con! BOO_YAH!<br />Myself, and the best of my Mediocre Militia cronies will be in the artist alley, tables 94-95 doing sketches and whoring out our comics! Stop by and say hi! On Saturday, I'll be attempting an 8hr Comic Book Day in honor of 24hr Comic Book Day! Come see how miserably I fail at trying to complete an entire comic book story in 8 hours!<br /><br />So, 1926 is underway. For reals. It's pretty cool, except now I have twice the workload and half the motivation thanks to the rest of the outside world encroaching upon my time. I'm doing my best, gang. Two titles to update regularly plus getting stuff ready for convention awesome on top of work and personal matters is a lot. If anyone wants to pay my bills for me, I'll do nothing but update the comics. Hell, if my bills are paid for me, I'll update everything M-F.<br /><br />Anyone else excited about Left 4 Dead 2? I know I am! <br /><br />That's it for now, I need to pretend I work around here!<br /><br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-38008245896846884332009-09-02T02:15:00.001-07:002009-09-02T02:15:32.751-07:008 Hour Comic Book DaySo, I'm doing Long Beach Comic Con the first weekend of October, and I wanted to try something new.<br /><br />The second day of the con, Oct. 3rd, just happens to be the same day as "24hr Comic Day", in which small press and indie comic creators get together in one place and each tries to crank out a full comic story in 24 hours. It's a really cool concept that I only ever seem to hear about happening in Pennsylvania through my buddy Barry. If I wasn't so far away, I'd probably wind up taking the trip there to take part. But I am, so I can't.<br /><br />Well, I'm thinking of honoring the incredibly fun spirit of this venture and doing it myself AT THE CONVENTION. Except, instead of 24 hours, I'll only have about 8. So, I'll be at my table, letting other people sell my wares, and spend the entire day cranking out pages for a comic book story there on the spot. Each completed page will be placed in a portfolio right there on the table and people can come by and read the story in progress.<br /><br />So, the convention if October 2-4 at the Long Beach Convention Center in...well...Long Beach, CA. I'll be at my table in the artist alley plugging away at pages all day Saturday, so come by and say hi! Or just come by to see if I even come close to finishing! Either way, it'll be interesting!<br /><br />I may do the same thing the following weekend at Baltimore Comic Con if it goes well/is fun.James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-147810799206363722009-08-31T08:10:00.000-07:002009-08-31T08:26:39.191-07:00It's the end of "the Path" as we know it...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM3edRnPuBITo_pCmQgsp-unP2Hs3WoIhHWj35MelLPj4eD1-V_hjU9s78ZRT0yWipkVlashDDLdXvPDJZEPFk1ZO6QDxQ6b2IDeomSrakmKteukes74JZf6TANZWxKI7nv77z-f8mJE/s1600-h/page26excerpt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM3edRnPuBITo_pCmQgsp-unP2Hs3WoIhHWj35MelLPj4eD1-V_hjU9s78ZRT0yWipkVlashDDLdXvPDJZEPFk1ZO6QDxQ6b2IDeomSrakmKteukes74JZf6TANZWxKI7nv77z-f8mJE/s320/page26excerpt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376145943075272594" /></a> ...and I feel fine.<br /><br />So, this is it, gang. The end of the road, so to speak.<br /><br />Those of you who came to Wizard World Philly this June knew that this was coming. I know I was shy on the details, but I figure the "The Path: 1926" exclusive comic was a pretty good hint.<br /><br />So, yes, Chance is alive. He's just been hurtled through time to 1916. "But Riot, why is it called The Path: 1926 then?" Well, because that's when the story picks up. There'll be flashbacks to times between 1916 and 1926, but the story on a whole picks up in 1926 and that's why the title. "1926" will pretty much revolve around Chance trying to live up to his title of "hero". It was mentioned in an earlier issue of The Path that Chance was never trained, and that he left the paranormal aspect of his life behind in hopes of living a normal life years ago. This, of course, was a huge mistake. Now, when Nyarlathotep came for him, he was totally unprepared and had his ass handed to him. "1926" will be Chance's...well...chance to get his ass in gear and start to learn whatever he can about being a warrior. Mythologically-speaking, there's going to be a pretty big emphasis on Japanese and other Asian mythoses, as the European ones have pretty much told Chance to sod off.<br />Not to mention a new mythical weapon, since Nyarlathotep has Excalibur, and what's a king without a sword?<br /><br />The regular "The Path" will continue for a few issues without Chance. Issue 6 will concentrate on Astaroth, Wolf, and Edward/Merlin as they (along with the city of Arkham, Mass.) are dragged across the Atlantic towards the spot where R'lyeh will rise. So, honestly, if you wanted to just skip "1926" completely, it would work. You'd just wonder where the hell some characters came from at the end of the series.<br /><br />I keep saying "end of the road", but what I should be saying is "end of this cycle". There are going to be three main cycles of The Path. This first one is basically "Return of the King", Chance getting his hero role thrust upon him and making the best of it. The second cycle will be what happens when the myth-world at large becomes aware that Chance is the "real deal" and turns to him to solve all their problems. The third, well, I'm keeping that one under my hat. But I can promise that it'll be HUGE.<br /><br />Onwards and downwards (because, let's face it, there won't be many happy endings around here)!<br /><br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-37324899864170484712009-06-27T14:13:00.000-07:002009-06-27T14:16:23.902-07:00Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chaaanges...Hey gang! Thanks for bearing with me as the site gets redesigned and the comic pages get a complete overhaul courtesy of Panel Flow. For right now, the comics are being hosted over at Panel Flow's "Needcomics" hosting service, until we get Panel Flow installed on the server here. For the time being PLEASE use <a href="http://www.olddyingkitty.com">www.olddyingkitty.com</a> as your link to get here, not the old "nightgig/", as that will be gone until Panel Flow is installed.<br /><br />Thanks guys!<br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-50304412171314450502009-04-17T21:15:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:17:03.992-07:001926: Kat cosplay!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN5rPsRZ5jdF-PrNTLi0CyA3_5VhXB24MOMh9d0kAxB20RjCb74_xDXfsrkr_37uTql_z41BoiryYAlo0cSPabv1CqRglew5Uj4zNv7xhjXa1XnMiS60tEIFYedOYBxW51qWj5YgnfSQ/s1600-h/1926_Kat_by_mindfire3927.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN5rPsRZ5jdF-PrNTLi0CyA3_5VhXB24MOMh9d0kAxB20RjCb74_xDXfsrkr_37uTql_z41BoiryYAlo0cSPabv1CqRglew5Uj4zNv7xhjXa1XnMiS60tEIFYedOYBxW51qWj5YgnfSQ/s320/1926_Kat_by_mindfire3927.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325880387941018210" /></a><br /><br />Check out Sam's cosplay of The Path: 1926's Kat! Go to her Deviant Art page to leave a comment: http://mindfire3927.deviantart.com/art/1926-Kat-115793961<br /><br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-68566034431890671172009-04-16T19:10:00.001-07:002009-04-16T19:11:45.629-07:001926 #2 Cover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBVEptexiGJThj1zFaqzlCQBgqxPEov00Ged-y0-Gl1UmBoRR4cKT5OEw9sAjYioypyo7ejxeUNJz6SZxorfAFjeMXUkClITB8Agwvt8pHoyTZ-mpPqbT5gkULkyXKRogTC3CUdyhcRk/s1600-h/1926cover02complete.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBVEptexiGJThj1zFaqzlCQBgqxPEov00Ged-y0-Gl1UmBoRR4cKT5OEw9sAjYioypyo7ejxeUNJz6SZxorfAFjeMXUkClITB8Agwvt8pHoyTZ-mpPqbT5gkULkyXKRogTC3CUdyhcRk/s320/1926cover02complete.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325477138356182226" /></a><br /><br />Just the cover for the second issue of 1926. Minus the studio logo.James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-78110650399641516672009-03-13T13:28:00.001-07:002009-03-13T13:30:46.978-07:00SWAAAAAAAAG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pVEHheOZgt8bsnxq_VhZZXmgp7Ikjyh5EaMFemzeaWovBffTNY91yDj9QEoRijlSq91Yi11AH3BTwLoOvRs510zR9ioC1souDJ57Sz8RiFt6m_rDBl_8IIRZC_j3sEtlJ8YyfObiiOg/s1600-h/swag2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pVEHheOZgt8bsnxq_VhZZXmgp7Ikjyh5EaMFemzeaWovBffTNY91yDj9QEoRijlSq91Yi11AH3BTwLoOvRs510zR9ioC1souDJ57Sz8RiFt6m_rDBl_8IIRZC_j3sEtlJ8YyfObiiOg/s320/swag2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312772218314530498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9oG82NQODruApZh4ESXtmMzZK15JWeTaZgpwHYgtc9ooBFhhEV_AZn63xQPmJTXsEIwpzXBW5AkppUn8JN0rfkuQHAiBf_2GQLe0_wXVP42cyMESdrxc-LZvRBOFIyD9307msVF6xSw/s1600-h/swag1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9oG82NQODruApZh4ESXtmMzZK15JWeTaZgpwHYgtc9ooBFhhEV_AZn63xQPmJTXsEIwpzXBW5AkppUn8JN0rfkuQHAiBf_2GQLe0_wXVP42cyMESdrxc-LZvRBOFIyD9307msVF6xSw/s320/swag1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312772117648832066" /></a><br /><br />Check out all that swag for The Path! I'm bringing some cool shit to WWPhilly, and it's not even all here yet!<br /><br />-Riot!<br /><br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-6725098966626934112009-03-03T07:55:00.001-08:002009-03-03T07:57:05.094-08:00It's off to the printers...<img class="size-medium wp-image-288" title="The Path: 1926" src="http://mediocremilitia.zsfstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/frontcover-211x300.jpg" alt="Wizard World Philly Exclusive Cover" width="211" height="300" /><br /><br />Look at that cover. You'd almost think I was a legit comic creator.<br /><br />They grow up so fast...especially if you're working on them a lot. I just sent the files off to the publisher. Now it's out of my hands and I can stop worrying about if I'll get it done on time. Now I just get to worry that it'll be printed in time. Since that's out of my hands, there's much less stress involved. You might notice two other names on that cover. "Hamilton" is Jeremy Hamilton. He did the colors on the cover and is one cool mofo. "Vasquez" is Samantha Vasquez who, somewhere along the line, sort of became my editor.<br /><br />The pile of crap to bring to WWPhilly has been growing, too. I have patches, stickers, post cards, loose pins, pin packs, comics, sketchbooks, sketch cards, and prints. I'm kind of counting on the con-exclusive to draw people in so I can try to sell them everything else.<br /><br />Oh. Here's what the pins look like:<br /><br /><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-289" title="The Path Pins" src="http://mediocremilitia.zsfstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/pins-300x182.png" alt="The Path Pins" width="300" height="182" /><br /><br />That's it for now. I'm sitting here at work working on more comic pages. I've got pages queued up through mid-April right now, and I'm still cranking more pages out. I'm not sure what kind of screwed-up stride I've hit here, but I really hope it lasts!<br /><br /><br /><br />Later,<br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-26041273125391610032009-02-26T22:05:00.000-08:002009-02-26T22:39:07.886-08:00The Path: 1926 and Left4Dead<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TtSNoKzkkXYUIoB-rYf62AdIQvZHhxloXiB95nfu6agpRna_Ua4znLLB5aCdATNzLS-ySYRAKuhGzKqkRnad9zP-A7zRIqr1fpGX27CoxzNfnBFfuyTTGN6SiwAGtBsqxwwyxh-lJd8/s1600-h/left4path.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TtSNoKzkkXYUIoB-rYf62AdIQvZHhxloXiB95nfu6agpRna_Ua4znLLB5aCdATNzLS-ySYRAKuhGzKqkRnad9zP-A7zRIqr1fpGX27CoxzNfnBFfuyTTGN6SiwAGtBsqxwwyxh-lJd8/s200/left4path.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307354523771597954" /></a><br />This was just fun to draw. Because Left4Dead is fucking awesome.<br /><br /><br />So...I hope everybody's liking The Haunter of the Dark so far. It's the first issue of The Path: 1926, and was a lot of fun to do.James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-41325854069456461872009-01-28T20:48:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:00:01.549-08:00The Path: 1926 cover preview and the Business End of Things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX9p9de5w-lpGYNXqiJjuFXgK-rfbTvMvr3Zb1nL7mz99lYBMZHISZ-DgKx2r61ELp9fF78ClfrvLFvsRjzYvBpYW0LdyXlXybqTIK99dq4cHqLfDVbD-AmzsyBw5wWAJWcpPWN8gRbw/s1600-h/pathprewv2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX9p9de5w-lpGYNXqiJjuFXgK-rfbTvMvr3Zb1nL7mz99lYBMZHISZ-DgKx2r61ELp9fF78ClfrvLFvsRjzYvBpYW0LdyXlXybqTIK99dq4cHqLfDVbD-AmzsyBw5wWAJWcpPWN8gRbw/s200/pathprewv2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296573947073348162" /></a><br /><br />Here's the in-progress colors from Jeremy "Sloo" Hamilton for the "The Path:1926" Wizard World Philly exclusive cover. Pretty fucking sweet, right? The story's shaping up pretty damn nicely, too...thanks in no small part to my one-woman focus group (who shall remain nameless for security reasons).<br /><br />So...yeah, I know. Still no updates.<br /><br />Well, here's the thing: I run the business end of everything too.<br />Which, annoyingly, isn't as big an end as it used to be since my publisher isn't...well...publishing anything. I love everybody over there to death, but there's been no word on printing in months. To be honest, BT never actually DID anything for me I couldn't/haven't been doing for myself. In fact, it cost me more $$$ to get my own comics for a con through them than if I had stayed self-publishing.<br />So lately I've been running around getting promo material made up, designs off to various printers, books off to be published, arguments with companies that owe me money, working on bother versions of The Path and The Rioteer and (late) commissions worked on and sent out. It's a lot for one guy to do on top of a regular job and a relationship. I really appreciate everyone's patience.<br /><br />So I'm falling back on self-publishing again. Because that way, if the book's not coming out, I only have myself to blame. Plus, I have stores waiting for new issues that are going to start dropping me pretty damn soon. I'm not about to let two years of hard work go down the drain.<br /><br />That's about it for now. Catch you hip cats and kittens later!<br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-86655536680928226222009-01-11T03:29:00.000-08:002009-01-11T03:40:01.819-08:00Technology still hates me, The Path: 1926, and Wizard World's dying off.How were everyone's respective celebrated holidays? I took the little lady back to NY with me to meet my family. I think they like her better than they like me now. Which is cool. That'll just make things easier when the wedding bells ring down the road. <br /><br />So, technology and I continue to be the worst of friends. The new monitor for my computer's reolution isn't supported by Windows XP/my graphics card. So, I'm working on getting new drivers to trick it into cooperating with me.<br /><br />The upside to all this downtime is that I'm working on (wait for it) ANOTHER "PatH" REWRITE!<br /><br />But why? Well, because I fell asleep on the couch one day watching cartoons and woke up to find that I'd drawn a picture of Chance in 1920's garb and one of Kat as a gypsy. This led to my feverishly transposing The Path into the 1920's and, well...I REALLY like what I came up with. "The Path"'s regular run will continue, but The Path: 1926 (working title) has rapidly become a project I want to subject my ever-diminishing sanity to. Watch this space for updates/preview art.<br /><br />Those of you in the know have found out that Wizard World LA has been post-ponned until further notice and Wizard World Texas has been CANCELLED! WWTX is a huge loss for me, because that's always my best con of the year. Le SIGH. Hopefully you crazy Texans will put up enough of a fuss to get it on again. If not, well...give me suggestions of other good cons to go to down there! The Path has a disturbingly large following in the Lone Star State, and I wouldn't want to lose you guys!<br /><br />That's all for now. I'll catch you hip cats and kittens later.<br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-49870307159563109422008-12-21T02:09:00.000-08:002008-12-21T02:12:57.079-08:00Technology's great...except when it doesn't work.So, as some of you know, I've been having all sorts of computer problems...AGAIN. Never fails, as soon as I start being productive, technology goes all "No no NO...we can't have this."<br /><br />I'm going to use it as an excuse to take a break. The Path will return Jan 2nd. Julianne and I are off to New York to spend the holidays with my family anyways, so it's not like I'd have a whole lot of time for updating anyway.<br /><br />See you guys when I get back and Merry Christmas!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-2761007824070683592008-12-14T13:41:00.000-08:002008-12-14T13:48:37.533-08:00What Comes Next?So, as most of you can probably start to glean, the first volume of "The Path" is rapidly headed towards it's conclusion. Kat's dead, Inanna apparently has no plans to actually SAVE the world or Chance, Ratatosk is blindly following Inanna's lead, and by possessing Kat's dead body Nyarlathotep has succeeded in manipulating Chance into a position where he's damned if he does--damned if he doesn't. God damn, but that guy's life is fucked up.<br /><br />With the current storyline ending in just a few short issues, what comes next? Will Chance succeed in stopping Nyarlathotep? Will Cthulhu actually answer the call? Will any other mythological beings rally to Chance in hopes of stopping the Outer Gods from returning to our world? Well, I'll ya...whatever happens, it's not going to be pretty.<br /><br />But back to the question at hand: What comes next? There's going to be a Wizard World Exclusive comic for one of the Wizard World shows in 2009 (I'll be self-publishing that one, as my publisher is...well...let's just say I'll be self-publishing that one), at the close of this storyline there are going to be a few stand-alone issues. Short stories like "The Cutty Black Sow" was. Tie up loose ends and make sure every little corner of The Path's universe is tucked back in place. Then whichever of our intrepid heroes make it to the other side of the current crisis-at-hand (if any even do), they'll have to contend with The Rise of Leng. Dun dun DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-9003639431655299822008-05-06T17:06:00.000-07:002008-12-14T13:54:48.757-08:00Some Pin-up Love for Wolf<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg1yyDWKNIuhNU0BWjaiujyDyPdy3kV-fKUQkWOvB5TaVly8Rz7gAM-bQwZf2x2cdEiF4tcAs8h1UTtWR1foEP_FlMbuUJhn32D-GEYM8ert8jhfkkIOLypgZR_PXD7qU9kSwNsJNSHA/s1600-h/wolf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg1yyDWKNIuhNU0BWjaiujyDyPdy3kV-fKUQkWOvB5TaVly8Rz7gAM-bQwZf2x2cdEiF4tcAs8h1UTtWR1foEP_FlMbuUJhn32D-GEYM8ert8jhfkkIOLypgZR_PXD7qU9kSwNsJNSHA/s320/wolf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197421048600785058" /></a><br /><br />I realized today that Wolf really gets shown no love in the pin-up department. I decided to fix that today.<br /><br />Something that doesn't really ever get addressed in the comic (at least not yet), is that the thing around his neck is a toy Autobot Matrix of Leadership.James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-50219350177579862982008-05-04T22:45:00.000-07:002008-05-04T22:47:00.107-07:00Issue Six coverHere's a peek at the art for the cover to issue 6:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBvh4ll01Mkea12lbzwptR9XXYeswocXhBYhBBZrfzDGm_lDD5iouHkUT6f_H82RgwhAaXqOqiOqtFNHaLsD8IkFFp04u2N1OteXDn61HSMA_y1r7BCH8yaf3JMk0uLf-yQsrG5uiqZA/s1600-h/Issue_6_cover___fixed_by_JamesRiot.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBvh4ll01Mkea12lbzwptR9XXYeswocXhBYhBBZrfzDGm_lDD5iouHkUT6f_H82RgwhAaXqOqiOqtFNHaLsD8IkFFp04u2N1OteXDn61HSMA_y1r7BCH8yaf3JMk0uLf-yQsrG5uiqZA/s320/Issue_6_cover___fixed_by_JamesRiot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196766091857948818" border="0" /></a>James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-131152330842228732008-04-11T00:34:00.001-07:002008-04-11T00:35:58.787-07:00Booth Promo Art ColoredHere's the colored version of that booth flyer for NYCC.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqzTVHbINN-bO2MdzAFQCjRSuzp6SxepzcoMRtGw5I97-BswbgeHn76C6xug0fH80-fiA0uea-B8yTyirripM0nIpKh5nOtXhh0xLn3MTjmL_ZeUebDa1hAFW7sXlngxT2VK59C1z13o/s1600-h/boothCOL.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqzTVHbINN-bO2MdzAFQCjRSuzp6SxepzcoMRtGw5I97-BswbgeHn76C6xug0fH80-fiA0uea-B8yTyirripM0nIpKh5nOtXhh0xLn3MTjmL_ZeUebDa1hAFW7sXlngxT2VK59C1z13o/s400/boothCOL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187887938226846066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-40850877654831862982008-04-11T00:14:00.000-07:002008-04-11T00:26:27.619-07:00Some Promo Art, and a Sneak Peek at Chapter Five!Well, if you're reading the series, this isn't exactly spoilery. Here's the on-line cover for Chapter Five. I certainly didn't think so many people would be uproaring about the apparently rapidly-approaching death of Kat. Nice to know I can actually make characters people care about.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-XqFegf8JVpXrpqtCiNjsvXPkXt9cODzcQA2kyHTY7hJ8Iseg2Ij2KlgmhSGzlhRtHPibmjWMJg390mQ3KZ2hhpFmKvTeJpV115HKUSqNLWj14-6XexKqUcY7VZD93YEH0xXaAQLVz0/s1600-h/g+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-XqFegf8JVpXrpqtCiNjsvXPkXt9cODzcQA2kyHTY7hJ8Iseg2Ij2KlgmhSGzlhRtHPibmjWMJg390mQ3KZ2hhpFmKvTeJpV115HKUSqNLWj14-6XexKqUcY7VZD93YEH0xXaAQLVz0/s400/g+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187883222352755042" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a piece of promo art that will be given away in print form at New York Coic Con, where The Path is officially debuting in print form! Everyone who buys a copy of the comic will be given this print as a "thank you" for supporting the book!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIVlHMBzLpOo2ccVESqmkd44lUIrXlIgslaLyLd7cyKaRohowuD9QSa1_Y0ui7Vh0Zh5tY_NmhF6UwupMEhLrhKDIdSHReVOYYPCUo54MM3_jjXee4r2zv9pTDZdthrOBEMZTGaOcU4g/s1600-h/promo1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIVlHMBzLpOo2ccVESqmkd44lUIrXlIgslaLyLd7cyKaRohowuD9QSa1_Y0ui7Vh0Zh5tY_NmhF6UwupMEhLrhKDIdSHReVOYYPCUo54MM3_jjXee4r2zv9pTDZdthrOBEMZTGaOcU4g/s400/promo1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187883119273539922" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the line-art for a flyer I did for Bohemian Trash Studios' (the studio that's publishing The Path) booth at NYCC. If you're there, you'd better stop on by. Seriously. Anyone who's been at a Wizard World con with me knows it's good times. Characters featured (other than Chance) are Juno from Juno Blair's <a href="http://www.starcrossed.net">Star Crossed Destiny</a>, and Hades from Jojo's <a href="http://deadsquirrelcomics.com/dis">Dis: Life is Hell</a><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ysr9zi0F5dean8PeDN17Fus_Akeq64hydsFNdCwcmH8GbhE85AP3uOG1EhSLyjG0SCARTQI11Yrd7K_LhvOW2L1YbZ3PCdKQUUPdorfDMSBuM7EDdMiCkzjn3iZcHD3lOYAD-21vjKA/s1600-h/boothpromowd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ysr9zi0F5dean8PeDN17Fus_Akeq64hydsFNdCwcmH8GbhE85AP3uOG1EhSLyjG0SCARTQI11Yrd7K_LhvOW2L1YbZ3PCdKQUUPdorfDMSBuM7EDdMiCkzjn3iZcHD3lOYAD-21vjKA/s400/boothpromowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187882968949684546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's it for right now.<br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-40824676013946724622008-04-11T00:11:00.000-07:002008-04-11T00:14:44.564-07:00Covers for the print run!Here's the cover for the 1st issue of The Path! On sale NOW!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUEjeTEZx1a8by1hODe4AeavebbJizUt-FyME29wNdz8Lt8fgzFjSmK_gZQgTNUvkc4h3MlFfVM0SFluJ_NXUEATKb1XkUsAjEHUa0o4TtW5Q3M0YBkGv-Dmlo1zUwQKayolwQII_iw4/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUEjeTEZx1a8by1hODe4AeavebbJizUt-FyME29wNdz8Lt8fgzFjSmK_gZQgTNUvkc4h3MlFfVM0SFluJ_NXUEATKb1XkUsAjEHUa0o4TtW5Q3M0YBkGv-Dmlo1zUwQKayolwQII_iw4/s400/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187882234510276898" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the cover for the second issue of The Path, available at New York Comic Con!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVfQQNnzyw7slsEzUZhUoaCphw-XeMiottbsfvDL6xfbns-3MF9NoNV6PNtHHIYLGYTpxP2iJlObEeCxrOJ0aS2pqrBS2ifz1TCVVooU8ATSMJNGgPHnperX0oBbqhjO1np5jBX3AiRI/s1600-h/Issue2cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVfQQNnzyw7slsEzUZhUoaCphw-XeMiottbsfvDL6xfbns-3MF9NoNV6PNtHHIYLGYTpxP2iJlObEeCxrOJ0aS2pqrBS2ifz1TCVVooU8ATSMJNGgPHnperX0oBbqhjO1np5jBX3AiRI/s400/Issue2cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187882359064328498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />-Riot!James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-3712505646292548782007-07-01T05:39:00.001-07:002007-07-01T05:41:25.930-07:00CrossoverSo, The Path's first crossover is coming! I feel like I should take a polaroid of it and put it in my "Baby's Book of First's". I'm looking foward to it, because it's with two of my favorite webcomics, "Phineus: Magician For Hire" and "The Errant Apprentice". I've got a script ready, just running it by Barry and Kevin to make sure they're cool with it. The basic story is that Phineus, Delores (the mage from "Errant"), and Kat get abducted by an ancient deity(The Great Mother) who's losing her lustre. In order to stay in the game, she starts abducting magic users to siphon their life-force. Kat, Phin, and Delores are among those abducted. So Terry (The Errant Apprentice), Sara (Phin's gun-toting wife), and Chance wind up joining forces to rescue their respective partners. There's also a decent modern version of Innana's descent into the underworld, which I wanted to use in The Path, but there's just no room. Here's the cover (provided they're cool with the story):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOpyT1YgXq5iVLNH9IUBklTAW-pouwzQUpvr2GI8oTSNEfS4u7yn1azbu2cmbmlaYzqRJPClbMbeW857VUcQNh8Mq2VkZxmPXsfXyUf-k71cZx2RUekZAPzs-klHk4p1OHp9Da9NWJ68/s1600-h/crossoversm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082207204535379490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOpyT1YgXq5iVLNH9IUBklTAW-pouwzQUpvr2GI8oTSNEfS4u7yn1azbu2cmbmlaYzqRJPClbMbeW857VUcQNh8Mq2VkZxmPXsfXyUf-k71cZx2RUekZAPzs-klHk4p1OHp9Da9NWJ68/s320/crossoversm.jpg" border="0" /></a>James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425235581665516096.post-75090598604059741622007-06-18T00:55:00.000-07:002007-06-18T01:08:46.000-07:00The Path: Animated "The Paija"<div>So, I've got a few pages of the "animated" Path comic done and colored. I'm going to wait until I have at least 10 done before I begin posting on DrunkDuck, though. Don't want to get ahead of myself like with "Superhero B-Team, GO!".</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The first story is called "The Paija", and is based on a folk tale from the Ihalmiut people of Canada. The Paija is a demon/devil of sorts, that looks like a grotesquely deformed woman. Yeah, we all see grotesque women every day...but this one only has one leg. Oh...and it's growing out of her VAGINA. Yeah, that was what hooked me, too. The Paija hunts men on winter nights and devours them...much like regular women. Just looking at her, though, kills you instantaneously (I KNOW that I read too much. No one needs to remind me.).</div><div>The story opens up with Chance and Ratatosk (The two will be the main focus of the "animated" tales, with the rest of the supporting cast showing up occassionally) hunting the Paija down. </div><div> </div><div>The basic premise of The Path: Animated is that it takes place AFTER the events of The Path's current cycle. But, since I have four different endings written for the current cycle, the ending it follows may not be the one you read at the end of The Path. That way, I'm really not spoiling the ending for anyone...AND I get to do all the little side stories I wanted to work on. Everyone wins!</div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, here's a peek at the first page:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4MwillgKvG1jisIn40Pnka7z1kamDkNun2-5gKpVH1WJMbAF0H0KS7ZwPcj7MoxF2nvE11XNjzjMQiFxClWhMzE3u5226wauzVDKfe-WjIoujkm5r3Cczv4d_9qeQQrLGEXqi26RhFw/s1600-h/Animated01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077311511794372562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4MwillgKvG1jisIn40Pnka7z1kamDkNun2-5gKpVH1WJMbAF0H0KS7ZwPcj7MoxF2nvE11XNjzjMQiFxClWhMzE3u5226wauzVDKfe-WjIoujkm5r3Cczv4d_9qeQQrLGEXqi26RhFw/s320/Animated01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>James Riothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171812415921925385noreply@blogger.com0