Books

I recently ordered a couple of books through the Book Source. Amulet book 2, Locke and Key books 1 and 2 and Star Wars Dark Times collected edition 1 and they were all great. I plan to buy more graphic novels over the course of this year and cut back on all my excursions to the cinema and bars... the cinema for sure.

Prince of Persia

After over coming Mass Effect, which was a delight, I took a stab at Prince of Persia, I've got to admit it was a lot of fun. The difficulty was not high, although some of the boss battles were button mashing madness once they were figured out beating them was just a matter of time after all the hero can't die... I'm not being cavalier he really can't die. I mean I jumped of ledges into "corruption" and nothing happened. Elkia is like a bungee cord.

That aside, I still have no idea how this character ties into being the Prince of Persia. In my play through Elkia still has no idea of his background and neither do I (the player).

Prince of Persia was definitely a high adventure, with an expansive world that offered stunning vistas constantly. The game's ending left a lot to be desired but a sequel is supposed to be coming that may or may not answer some questions, either way I look forward to it.

Christmas Gaming

I love computer games because I have a natural affinity for exploration, discovery and adventure along with a natural distaste for getting shot at.

Over the Christmas Holiday Steam was running a massive sale on a lot of titles. I decided now was the time to pick up some games I was dying to play. Both titles I choose were from Ubisoft. The first was the last installment of the Prince of Persia and the other was Assassin's Creed. Now I've already beaten Prince of Persia and have decided to hold off on starting Assassin's Creed until I finish a few projects.

Mass Effect

I know everybody is all about Mass Effect 2 but I lack disposable income and more importantly disposable time so I am behind the times and am now playing Mass Effect. This game is the reason I avoid starting long book series or watching completed seasons of my favorite TV series, I get hooked and can't stop.

Games like Call of Duty 4 (multiplayer) and Team Fortress 2 allow me to game for hours and are infinitely enjoyable they don't make me want to know what will happen next.
Its more about the story than the game play, make it engrossing enough and you have me.

Mass Effect is one such game. The action is fast and enjoyable, the characters are diverse and the situations are sometimes intense. I can't speak on it further because I haven't gotten very far. but I hope it Mass Effect continues along this path as I play it in the future.

Update 20/09/2009

The comic for this week was based on outting a little while back, we had fun and gamed until five in the morning. Good times, good times :)

Update 06/09/2009

Updated webcomic, "A day in the Life".

Update 30/08/2009

Three new sketches added.

Update 23/08/2009

I've put up a new webcomic and two new sketches. Other than that it's been a quiet week.

Brush Pen

I recently bought a Pentel Brush pen, It wasn't expensive but bringing into Barbados cost me an arm a leg and my first born child. That aside, the pen is definitely a good buy.
If you've checked my webcomic "A Day In My Life" you might notice my attempts, both past and present to use a brush. I'll admit, I suck, but practice will make perfect (at least it can't hurt). Using a brush has lead to me revising my entire work flow, I've started using blue graphite leads for my mechanical pencil, inking directly onto my page rather than using tracing paper and I changed my paper stock preference. "Cartridge paper rules" but I'm making myself to use up my old stock first, waste not want not.

The pros of the brush pen can be summed up in one word "speed". With the removal of a cap the pen is ready to use, no preparation of pallet, water, soap, tissue, clean workspace... nothing comes between you and creativity. This was the reason that for so many years I have used felt pens. Staedtler's Pigment Liners to be precise; but inking with a felt tip pen always felt off (pun not intended). The con of the brush pen is variety. When I worked with conventional brushes I always had three (3) broad brush for filling, a number 2 for most everything else and a number 0 for detail. While versatile with the pentel brush pen, what you see is what you get.