http://spookingtons.com/words The Making of Comics, Norman Von Scott Style Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:43:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Project Wonderful - Your ad here, right now, for as low as $0.00 Hi, there. I’m Jeremy “Norm” Scott, and whether I like it or not, I’m usually drawing something. I’m not terrible at it, either, which may well be a contributing factor as to why I do it for a living. ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=214 The excitement never ends here at Spookingtons — it just stalls out in mid-air, taking a long nose-dive until, at the last possible second, we pull up and you get another comic strip. As today! Voila, the second senses-shattering installment of “Scarred Straight.” Because of my new school schedule, and ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=212 I am very pleased to present the first dynamic, action-packed and uncharacteristically short (in the ‘challenged-of-height’ sense) installment of the current webcomic series, Violence Man in… “Scarred Straight.” Fear not, the next two panels are taller. As I write this, it’s August 29th, and school’s in for nearly all of the ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=210 And that’s the end of it — The Mummy’s Tooth, an exercise in sequential TERROR! Let’s have a hand! Watch this space, ‘cause sometime next week (probably) will see the premiere of Violence Man in a heartwarming tale about crime-prevention and tough love, “Scarred Straight.” So, I mentioned I was ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=209 For those conscientious or bored enough to actually check this page, I just wanted to point out that, as of August 10, 2007, I’m still alive, and there should be an update or two on the main page very soon. Thanks for watchin’! http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=208 Fortunate news for owners of the XBox 360, this week, as Microsoft, possibly seeing the class action lawsuit on the wall, announced that it will be extending the warranty to three years, at long last acknowledging serious design flaws that have made anywhere from 5 to 30 percent of the ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=204 , if I may be so bold as to continue straight from the subject line, was excellent. It’s possible — I’m still figuring it up — that I liked ‘Ratatouille’ even more than ‘The Incredibles.’ And I loved ‘The Incredibles’ — I just didn’t like the character of ‘Syndrome’ at all. ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=203 The second Grand Theft Auto 4 trailer has been released, and if you’re above the age of 35 and can provide written affidavits of your mental competency, maturity, and sincerity in not using any of the following imagery to inspire, inform or assist any sort of criminal activity, irresponsible behavior ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=202 Annnnd we’re back. I’m hard at work on the stunning conclusion to “The Mummy’s Tooth — or, well, the moderately-engaging epilogue, anyway — Got pretty much all of the ’stunning’ parts outta the way, last strip. But stick around, stick around, there might be a surprise left. No guarantees. Interestingly, ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=200 Plenty going on in the house of Norm, so, apologies for missing the Monday update. Again. What’s doubly ironic is that, BECAUSE of all that’s going on, I have literally nothing interesting to talk about. The essence of blogging — nothing to talk about, and talking about it anyway. Let’s get ... http://spookingtons.com/words/?p=199