There's new Korra material out there.
Some is legally released, other, not at all.

The legal: http://rufftoon.tumblr.com/post/15847963673/very-very-tiny-korra-preview-from-0-19-to-0-31
(posted the link to the Tumblr post, just so I don't repeat the observation).

( The not legal )

Crossposting from Tumblr: a list of the animated films of 2012.

Too much trouble to repost all the pictures and the info, so here's a link instead:

http://rufftoon.tumblr.com/post/14382511309/animated-movies-of-2012-note-currently-not-all

Oh wow, when was the last time I updated this poor journal?

Heck, I've not really done any updates anywhere, except a few things on Tumblr but nothing I would call...productive? What can I say, daytime work is occupying my every waking moment (and some sleep hours too).

So all that is happening in my life is work, really. Being on the subject of that...
( If you've been on Tumblr or Da, you've seen this )

Apologies for the lack of update on LJ.
I moved away from it since the last major attack. I think I got fed up with it then and migrated to Tumblr:
http://rufftoon.tumblr.com/

I will keep LJ, mostly to keep track of all the awesome people I'm following, but I may start posting here less and less.
For now anyway.
It's going to be a major slow down in terms of posting material anyway. Too busy with work. I'll just update about the project when official news come out.
When that will be, I don't know.


I guess that's an excuse to post more Zhao again ;)

If you can make it to San Diego Comicon this year, come and celebrate the release of the last volume of Flight! (Booth 2235, between Marvel and Sideshow Collectibles)
I won't have anything there this year, not really. A very few copies of Water Tribe, so unless you specifically ask for them...you won't see them on the table.
But plenty of great great contributing artists to Flight will drop by for signings:
Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet, Flight), Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy),Raina Telgemeier (Smile),Jake Parker (Missile Mouse),Kean Soo (Jellaby), Stuart Livinston (The Table), Katie Shanahan, Der-Shing Helmer (The Meek), JP Ahonen (Northern Over Exposure), Scott Campbell (The Great Showdowns), Tony Cliff (Delilah Dirk)
and a few more!

( Two last little bitching thing )

Once again, no drawings to post. Actually, I should be drawing for work but taking a break.

First things first: The very last volume of Flight is out! Flight 8 can be found in any good bookstore or can be ordered on Amazon. So many great artists contributed, making this book a must have. Look for it in your local bookstore or online.
(No, I'm not in it, ha ha! I'll be in Explorer, out sometimes next year).

http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Eight-Kazu-Kibuishi/dp/0345517385/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309324134&sr=8-1

Another book to look out for: the collected Avatar stories made for Nick Magazine have been collected into this very nice trade paperback. It includes stories that had never seen print in the US!
http://www.amazon.com/Avatar-Last-Airbender-Lost-Adventures/dp/159582748X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309324295&sr=1-1

Was going to write about Cars 2 but my brain is shutting down and every line I wrote was pure nonsense rambling.

The big Licensing Expo is happening in Las Vegas. That's where studios go to drum up business and interest in future projects. ComingSoon.net went around, taking pictures of the various posters and promo images of the upcoming movies.

Firstshowing.net then went ahead and also posted images. Scroll down, and you may see what was done for Guardians:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/first-look-promo-posters-for-three-stooges-battleship-avengers/

Which then sparked this.
( Someone is not happy... )

Seems I do a lot of that these days.
Ramble on.


Er-hm!
Must come with age.

( Some bad doodles, ha ha! )

Daytime work about to pick up at a mad pace again. Nuh!
I said it before: I can't work as fast or as late as I used to.
I also notice I'm sleeping less hours.

Right now, doing a few fixes on Flight pages and getting them ready with text and all, I can feel tiredness settling in.
So glad I asked my colorist for Horus to help. Saved my sanity! Thank you, Saymone!

( Previews )

Saw Kung Fu Panda 2 last night- was surprised to see I got a full storyboard credits, as I feel I did very little compared to all the other talented fine folks who worked on it. Surprised and happy to have seen about 15 seconds of board has survived the final version!

The movie is out May 26th in North America. For those of you who will go see it, hope you'll enjoy! Still a lot of humour, and they've pushed the art and the look in this one. Bravo to the art team!!

Still finishing those Explorer pages. Happy that the colorist for my Horus book is able to help!

There's a bit of news about Guardians- on the book front.
The film is based on the books. I wonder if people will make that many comparisons with it as say when Dragons came out. I feel like were playing in a parallel universe, with books and movies being done at the same time, with the books coming out first.
A few images from the books are available here:

http://pages.simonandschuster.com/guardians

I wonder if that will make out studio release more pics of the production. Hmmm...

oh! And I've given all the characters and infos about the 20 years image on DA:
http://rufftoon.deviantart.com/art/20-Years-209787211