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APRIL 22-27,2013

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RYU OF STREET FIGHT

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CURVY GIRLS FOR THE WIN!


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Fight Life

Failing your way to success: LeSean Thomas at TEDxSinchon

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BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME (I thought the title would be catchy)

 Realized I haven't posted in my original blog much, so here's a little something...

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ONCE AGAIN IT'S TIME FOR...

Just a few hilarious things I observed that compile a list of --

Things I learned during the Superbowl

-M & Ms ain’t SIMPS

-Goats will eat Doritos for days on end, but the minute you run out , THEY WILL FLIP SHIT!

-Pepsi Next will get you out of trouble with your parents

-Amy Poehler asks a lot of (freaky) questions

-Oreo cookies can start a riot

-Not another Fast and Furious?!

-That new Toyota family car grants wishes

-LaMichael? Really?

-Doritos will make the manliest man into a cross-dresser LOL

-Superbowl can be won with voodoo

-The Rock: Fuck the world, where’s the milk!

-Ratchetness.  That second quarter fight between the Ravens and Niners. Showing Bad Girls club and Real housewives how it’s done. :D

-Jamaican accent makes work a little more bearable. “Don’t worry brudda, de sticky bun come soon.”

-Arabs, Cowboys, Showgirls and Post-Apocalyptic badasses, all love coke. 

-Old folks go pretty hard when Taco Bell is involved

-Apparently sketchers help you walk down cheetahs and save gazelles

-Jacoby Jones came home to break ankles!

-The Madden Skunk rule should be instituted for games like this…

-Army commercial:  “Half the battle is knowing this is half the battle”…What ever happened to “KNOWING is have the battle?”

-Apples are gonna make damn sure you drink their drink (Redd’s Apple Ale)

-The 49ers gave up the LONGEST kick return in history.

-A lot of Niners fans are throwing furniture, flipping tables and burning their jerseys right now.

-Iron Man 3. Fuck yeah

-If you’re a Ravens’ fan, can’t nobody tell you shit Monday

-Niners fans will show up at work looking like somebody shot their puppy.

-You may be able to fight a shark MMA style, but Axe products will make the other guy into an astronaut…chicks dig Astrounauts.

-Gangnam Style is immensely strong, and immune to nearly any weapon.  When properly used it can crack Pistachios

-Fuck yo’ panties, I need this dryer…Can I have your number

-According to Budweiser the bond between a man and his horse is unbreakable

-If your team is losing, find a way to cause a power outage.  It should swing the momentum in your favor. Or not.

-I’m pretty sure someone will investigate whether the power outage was intended (Conspiracy anyone?)

-Deon Sanders cannot let go…

-God made farmers? Seriously?

-For fuck’s sake stop lying to your kids about where babies come from.

-In 1988 Willem Dafoe play jesus, in 2013 he’s the devil

-When you’re not pulling for a team, you can enjoy the game more

-This was the most exciting game I’ve seen in a long time

-Confetti Angels.

-It’s good to see Ray Lewis go out a champion

-And finally when you come from behind, narrow the point margin, and realize it’s your game to lose..don’t fucking lose.

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JANUARY 6-11

The past few weeks I've been trying to discipline myself to do at least on sketch a day, as detail as possible, either in the little of time in the morning before work or after work before heading to the gym.  The results have varied...

ROBERT KIRKMAN'S INVINCIBLE 

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Sorry I've been gone for so long.  I recently lost my father this past summer and this all came on the heels of a new job and migraine-inducing phone calls from the autonomous jizzballs who collect on student loans.  So it's been a rough couple of months.  

Anyway, there have been some bright spots; I've gotten a little better at accepting myself, being more honest with myself, and all of that introspective hoo-ha.  I just came home after having a blast at Virginia State University's homecoming (pics and vlogs coming soon).  My battery's recharged, my pencils are sharp and my inkwell is full.  A lot of this (big surprise) is due to a lady who seriously has no clue how special she is, but that's another story.  

To the heart of the matter, I've had an idea bouncing around in my head for weeks now, I’m looking into getting an art book together for next year and was wondering what company would be best for printing it.  Realize I'm getting ahead of myself.  I honestly do not know how much of an audience I have.  I have no clue how to test the waters and tell if this is what they want, or if they just like looking at my stuff online and liking it on facebook.  

What sort of content would they like to see? Odds are there will good mix of stuff from my gallery as well as new or unseen pieces.  If and when I crank this thing out I'll have to wait for feedback.

Not sure who all is reading this little rant of mine but any suggestions and feedback would really be much appreciated!

-Ryan

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Looking through the bin #2

As a collector, it’s always fun to go back and look through the bin and comb through the past issues and series you've amassed.  Not so much to appraise their value, but because it’s just plain fun!  The experience is much more unique as an adult. While pouring through the adventures of the teams and characters of yesteryear you often notice things that weren’t cognizant of as a kid, or maybe didn’t fully understand at the time you initially read it.  I’d like to tell you about a couple of books or rather two consecutive issues that caught my eye in this fashion. 

If you were to pick up Wolverine #105-106, they would certainly appear to be little more than two filler issues, part of the cool down from issue #100 (a supposed landmark issue where the story made absolutely no sense and the titular character gained a ‘new look’.)  But let’s look a little bit deeper shall we? Both issues, Written and drawn by industry veterans Larry Hama and Val Semeiks respectively, offer both covers and interiors that stand in stark contrast to one another. 

WOLVERINE #105

Issue #105 takes place during Marvel’s all encompassing ‘Onslaught’ saga and takes a look at the collateral damage caused the eponymous villain.  It’s a pretty fast story but not hectic that you’re turning the page before you have a chance to understand what you’ve just read.  The premise seems simple enough; a superhero rescues a kid from a burning building.  But the story takes a turn when he goes back save an old man.  I won’t give away the ending.  You’ll have to head down to your local comics store and browse the back issues. 

Wolverine saves the day!

WOLVERINE #106

#106 is a step in the other direction pulling Logan out of the action and sending him on something of a vacation.  The book guest stars Elektra, who is a staple Marvel’s Daredevil franchise and they’re pairing is mention in the previous issue.  The story starts as camping trip in Wolverine’s stomping grounds in Northern Canada, and from there the two travel to her Elektra’s family home in Greece. The tone of the story is rather passive, showing a Wolverine that fans rarely see—laid back, social.  It’s not without its action however as we see a flash back to the hero’s WWII days.

The drawing style of Val Semeiks lends itself to the character’s physical look extremely well, specifically his depiction as quasi-neanderthal type (explained in the above mention issue 100).  His visuals are solid and he presents clear and kinetic illustration that compliments Larry Hama’s dialogue, which had always been a keystone of the books popularity.  Having written the book throughout most of the ‘90’s, Hama’s take on the character is the one many fans have come to know and love.

These stories did not involve the overly hyped up dramatic changes, that we’re  so rampant in the industry in the boom of the 90’s, but if you’re a fan of great writing and wonderful art, then these two issues certainly deserve a place in your collection. 

                

-RYAN

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Sketch Rampage!

For a number of weeks I’ve been posting random sketch work on facebook and Deviant art…First reason for this is to show everyone my creative process (Pretty scatterbrained I know). Second reason is to get all this stuff that clutters my head (and folder) and get it out so I can have room for some serious projects. I’m glad so many people like my stuff. I wanted say thank helping enjoy what I do even more!

I'm Sorry

I wanted to take this opportunity to say I’m sorry….

I’m sorry I’m not the one you’re waking up next to, and that you can’t tell me "I do."

I’m sorry you didn’t have better sense and developed such a fondness for douchebags.

I’m sorry that said douchebag took your car and crashed it for the third time.

I’m sorry he slept with your best friend on your birthday, and the only present you got was a ‘round of applause.’

I’m sorry you cry when I don’t pick up the phone. Let’s face it, your drama got old quick.

I’m sorry you got your ribs broke for smiling at me at the Christmas party and that he thinks that beautiful little boy isn’t his.

I’m sorry a woman as strong as you just went and gave up, your wrists bleeding out, rushing warmth followed by slow calming cold.

I’m sorry I have to lay these flowers on your grave and help your mom through the worst of this. “You would’ve been good for her”, she tells me from time to time.

I’m sorry you had to close your eyes forever to see what was right in front of you.

Storm to Me

Storm to Me by Ryan Scales

The Furniture is flying.

I’m playing dodgeball with a lamp, a telephone,

And a TV Remote. I think you’re upset.

You mouth is a gail-force hurricane of 4-letter words

And I have no hope of surviving. A terrible cloud of venom-laced needles,

The insults fall on me like hail and I find myself saying

“Come closer. Bring your storm to me.”

“Hell hath no fury….” So they say,

And here I am still in the middle,

With the wind and the waves and every ounce of your rage.

Your elements batter me every which way and still I say,

“Come closer. Bring your storm to me”

Ironically, I only endure this madness for you,

Because of you and in spite of you,

Remembering the gentle flow of your river and the comfort

Found in the shelter of your mountains as the thunder dies away

And the storm is weathered.

Stay with me. Give your storm to me.

R.I.P. AL WILLIAMSON

Al Williamson was said to be one the best draftsmen I comics. I first discovered his work on my 13^th birthday when my mom bought Marvel Comics’ Daredevil: The Man without Fear miniseries. I’ll be honest; his work didn’t exactly wow me at first glance. It wasn’t until high school when I finally started to take inking seriously that I started studying a lot of inkers and the way they work. Williamson’s name came up in that mix a lot. His works and credits are many but I will always remember him best from his inking on the previously mention Daredevil mini with penciler John Romita, Jr., as well as his extensive run with Rick Leonardi on Marvel’s 1992 series Spider-Man 2099 Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #3

Spider-Man 2099 #3