Muse Delayed

I just found out that the Muse magazine release party will be delayed until Thanksgiving break. The printing company that is supposed to handle the Muse Summer 2012 edition is located in New Jersey. The company was affected by a long power outage due to hurricane Sandy and they only recently got power back.

Anyway, here is that link to a clip from page 19 of issue #7 again:
http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Menstruation-And-Garbage-Cans-33642761

Here is the song "New Home" by Shriekback (1984):
http://youtu.be/Vd7sEtvwT3Q

And the song "Hubris" by Shriekback (1984):
http://youtu.be/9cfoGPy8IOA

Finally, the song "My Careful Hands" by Shriekback (1984):
http://youtu.be/bF7A-hUCmag

I discovered the album "Jam Science" (1984) by Shriekback approximately six years this afternoon. It's my favorite Shriekback album and it's unfortunate that it has never been reissued since its original vinyl release.

I can't wait for the cold winter to embrace and smother this town with snow and ice.

Speaking of which, here is the song "Under An Ancient Sun" by Jeremy Soule from "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" game. I really like this piece of music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP1V9jDDQt0&feature=colike

Issue 7, Page 19

I'm still working on issue #1.

I posted another clip from my Sawaporn graphic novel series onto DeviantArt this afternoon. This is the second clip that's been released online. This is from page 19 of issue #7.

http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Menstruation-And-Garbage-Cans-336427611
This paragraph is copied from my post on DeviantArt and it is meant to explain the context of the clip since it is more than just a single panel of Sawaporn sitting in a stairwell:
"The context: Sawaporn the protagonist has spent the night dumpster-diving for food since she is deep in severe poverty. On the way, she meets a woman dressed as a Teutonic knight. This woman is a soldier and propagandist serving in an all-female barbaric cult. This cult coincidentally worships Sawaporn, which surprises Sawaporn. The soldier reveals that the cult collects and consumes menstrual fluid. In this scene, Sawaporn discovers multiple trash cans full of moist, bloody tampons. Sawaporn gives the trash cans to the soldier. The soldier shoves her head into the cans and begins sucking the menstrual fluid out of the tampons and eventually eats them."

Here is the song "Flex It!" by Re-Flex (1983):
http://youtu.be/rRII2fIo7IQ

"Some Kind Of Stranger (demo version)" by The Sisters Of Mercy (1984):
http://youtu.be/PtJiU5p9tvM

"Conflict" by Sort Sol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY8S29KP9jI&feature=colike

"All Glory (peel session)" by Southern Death Cult (1983):
http://youtu.be/QSZaJ07Bj60

"Dark And Light" by The Royal Family And The Poor (1984):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naw0NRqP7Rs&feature=colike

Anyway, I'm thinking about watching "Flesh + Blood" (1985) starring Rutger Hauer or "The Keep" (1983) tonight.

Muse, October, Photography, & Issue #1

The 2012 Summer edition of the local Muse magazine has been postponed until November for some reason. There will be a release party at the Heartland Community College campus and I will be attending.

The two drawings selected for publication in the 2012 edition of Muse magazine are :
http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Sitting-In-The-Stairwell-329039850
and:
http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Atheist-Thai-Woman-Plays-Chess-182349072

Anyway, I am glad that it is finally October. October, November, and December have always been my favorite months throughout the year. It's cold surprisingly early this year. It would be great if the cold stuck around. I hope we have a powerful and long winter with over-the-top blizzards. Last year was disappointing due to the lack of actual cold and snow. It seemed like autumn of 2011 and spring of 2012 were just one season. It was the worst winter in my life so far. Despite last year's lame winter, I find that it is easier to concentrate on my art in the time period of late autumn/early winter. A cold landscape is inspiring.

I am debating buying new film for my old Canon AE-1 camera and taking photos of the nearby Constitution Trail as the leaves of the trees experience their massive death. I haven't used my camera for many months now simply because film is becoming increasingly expensive. I still take pictures with my digital camera, but it's a cheap digital camera and I've always had an appreciation for the look of film. I also discovered through calling around that black and white film is almost no longer sold anywhere in this town. The only exception is the Ilford HP5 Plus brand sold at the Heartland Community College campus. This film type is what I started out on and I enjoy it, but unfortunately it is difficult to have developed without a dark room. I would have to send the film to Chicago to have it developed and printed and that is very expensive. Sending it away and having it developed and printed in Chicago takes two weeks per roll as well.

I am currently still working on the official issue number one of the Sawaporn graphic novel series. I still haven't come up with a title for the whole graphic novel series. The original working title was "Atheist Thai Girl."

Here's the song "Domingo" by Yello:
http://youtu.be/2SWLZgBzYAQ
This is from the album "Stella" (1985) and it is one of my favorite albums in general.

Here's the song "Something To Do" by Depeche Mode (1984):
http://youtu.be/xdFI-KwqU3c
This is one of my favorite Depeche Mode songs from the album "Some Great Reward" (1984).

And here is the song "Man From China" by Vivabeat (1980):
http://youtu.be/0BooNPLVk-w
This is their best song in my opinion and it is from the album "Party In The War Zone" (1980). The Youtube video says it was from 1979, but Discogs states that it was actually 1980.

I discovered both of the albums "Stella" (1985) by Yello and "Some Great Reward" (1984) by Depeche Mode six years ago today, October 8, 2006 in two separate nearby pawn shops. I also discovered the song "Man From China" by Vivabeat six years ago today while using the Internet at my local public library.

I am still waiting for the completion of the newest Feminist Frequency project. Lately, I watched "Antichrist" (2009) by Lars Von Trier and Paul Thomas Anderson's new film "The Master" (2012). Both of these were really good films.

I'm still working on issue #1 (official). There are three reasons why I'm moving slowly with this latest issue. The first is I've been a bit busier recently, which is finally changing, and secondly I want to go slowly through this one to make sure I don't invent continuity errors. After all, this story takes place before the first six I did between May 2010 through March 2012. Finally, I've procrastinated and watched a bunch of horror\sci-fi films from the 1970's and 1980's lately (about one a day) since I've had decent Internet access lately.

I remain indecisive about Sawaporn's surname. I feel it should be longer and more difficult to remember. Though I have a default surname in mind, I think of her as Sawaporn S. for now.

I posted the second panel from page 27 of issue six of my Sawaporn series on DeviantArt.
http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Sitting-In-The-Stairwell-329039850
This is the first thing I've posted on my DeviantArt page since April 11, 2012. This is the first complete image I've released from the actual series onto the Internet.

Anyway,
I really enjoyed this video by Cristina Rad (zomgitscriss) so I'll post it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI2yf9aueBA&feature=share&list=UUupX3k88Z1cRYCDuCPrmxlg

I am anxiously awaiting for the completion of this project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8I0Wy58adM&feature=share&list=UU7Edgk9RxP7Fm7vjQ1d-cDA
This is a video series called Feminist Frequency hosted by Anita Sarkeesian that I follow. The link above promotes the latest project which is an examination of common female tropes in video games.

And listen to this for some reason:
"Feel Me (12 inch mix)" by Blancmange (1982).
http://youtu.be/nPdgwL6t3_c

One more thing, I am very glad autumn is finally here.

Muse Magazine

Two more of my drawings are being published in the upcoming 2012 edition of Muse magazine. One of the drawings is on my Deviant Art page. It is drawing of my protagonist Sawaporn playing chess with death. This is a reference to Ingmar Bergman's film "The Seventh Seal" (1957). Sawaporn has replaced the actor Max Von Sydow in my drawing.

The second picture has not been uploaded to the Internet yet. It is a scene from my fifth issue with no dialogue. It is Sawaporn sitting in her stairwell with a bleeding lip and pepper spray in her eyes and a sad facial expression.

http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/art/Atheist-Thai-Woman-Plays-Chess-182349072

I have been listening to the album "Tinderbox" (1986) by Siouxsie And The Banshees a lot lately along with early Cocteau Twins and randomly a Chinese new wave/synth-punk band called Queen Sea Big Shark.

Here is the song "This Unrest" by Siouxsie And The Banshees. This is one of my favorite songs from my favorite Siouxsie And The Banshees album. I randomly discovered this album back in August of 2004 in a local music shop.

http://youtu.be/TEstDK2Wp74

Almost Finished With The Illustrations Of Story #4

I keep getting pulled away from finishing the illustrations in six pages of my fourth story. Once I am finished, I plan to work on story #5 and then do the 2 or 3 issues that are meant to take place before the first issue is completed.

I posted a blog about this with greater detail on my DeviantArt main page. My profile name on DeviantArt is "deadavalanche," which is a title I selected because at the time I couldn't think of anything else and I wanted to try out the website immediately.

Currently: I have the song "Concentration Moon" by Frank Zappa & The Mothers in my head. I am sitting on a porch facing the sunrise at 7:19 AM. I have been up all night socializing with friends and playing badminton in the nearby park before dawn. Now, I will go home and go to bed.

My Deviant Art Page

Here is a link to my Deviant Art page. I have been thinking about what art I want to post in this personal blogspot. It has been hard to decide whether or not I should post entire drawn stories, individual drawings, or both.

http://deadavalanche.deviantart.com/

My Muhammad the islamic prophet drawing...

A member of Deviant Art named TheNewClams used (with my permission) a drawing I made of the islamic prophet Muhammad in a compilation video on youtube. My drawing is the third picture panel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWZ0SV30JDk&feature=player_embedded