WANT!!

Can someone help me track this bastard down? I must have this! I don't care if the game sucks, it's Ghostbusters, so therefore, I must own.

Ask me ANYTHING!

No, really! Ask away-

SUPER-visor

SO I've been a supervisor for just over a week now. I have never held this title at any job I've ever had, so this is new for me, I gotta tell you.

With (most) of my anxiety issues behind me, I find some of them creeping back again, as I am worried that I won't do a great job right out of the gate, and look like a failure as a supervisor to MY supervisors. But it's only been a week, and I am starting to get the hang of most of what is expected of me, but I know there is a LOT more to do, especially when the warmer weather hits, and we start to get crazy busy.

Right now, I'm "in charge" of 7 or so guys, but come warmer weather, that number will jump up to 18-20. Yikes. Most of these guys I haven't worked with for five years, and the guy they remember (me) was not the worker I am now. I admit- I was a tad lazy back then, taking shortcuts with the job, etc. Haven't been "that guy" since 2006.
But I guess I also fret about those fellas taking orders from the "Chris of old", and not wanting any part of it.

But that's just my idiosyncrasies acting up, I guess. My wife tells me that the brass wouldn't have promoted me, had they not felt I'd be up for the job, so....

I *do* feel some resentment from some of the other fellas in the York Region office, as I have only been there for 7 months, and am now a supervisor, but I have to say- in those 7 months, I busted my ass to make money and make a name for myself there.

I am trying to do a good job with this new promotion, but I get all fretty when I call my bosses, asking them what I should do when a particular situation arises, yet I have had no training to BE a super, so why am I getting tense when I make those calls?

I really dont want the super-anxt to come back, like it did last year. I got a GOOD thing going on here with this company, and I certainly don't want to blow it.

More on this, as the weeks go by.

New "Kick-Ass" trailer!

For those not in the know, "Kick-Ass" is an ULTRA-violent comicbook miniseries from Marvel Comics, and it is filled to the brim with hardcore violence, language, and intense action scenes.

Lionsgate Films has stepped up, and decided to make this terrific mini series into a feature film, starring Nicolas Cage (a self-professed comic geek), and the guy that played "McLovin" in "Superbad" (Not gonna look his name up)

From what I have seen in the various trailers, this flick is 100 percent faithful to the source material, like "Sin City", and "300".

This clip is EXTREMELEY Not Safe For Work, so be warned.

I can't wait to check this movie out.

Brand New Day

Hey everyone-

It has been FAR too long since my last blog post; there's been a LOT of stuff that has happened to me since I last posted. Let's run those down, shall we?

- I lost my job.
Yeah- I lost my job for perhaps, the stupidest reason ever: I wasnt wearing my hard hat on a road job here in Barrie. The on site safety inspector TOOK MY PICTURE and sent it to the president of the company that I work for, and suffice it to say, shit does indeed, roll downhill. My boss's boss had no choice but to let me go, to make an example of me for the rest of the company. Being one of the top workers in the company, it was certainly a shock to all my fellow employees. More of a shock to my wife, cause...

-We had another child!
When I lost my job, my wife was 9 months pregnant, so we were freaking out, but I was able to procure another job at another company inside two days, so that was a relief.
But anyway- on Wednesday, August 26th, Daniel Charles Norris was welcomed into the world, and the Norris family.
Yes- his name is "Danny Chuck Norris". Too cool.
He's now 6 months old, and happy and healthy as a horse.
Here's a pic of the cutie-


He's insanely cute, innit he?

-I started a new job.

The guys I work for are wicked cool. They love the work I do for them, and I've been recently made supervisor of the Barrie office, and that starts next week! Yay!

I have been neglecting this blog for MONTHS, and I am certainly gonna try to post more often.

Hopefully, you readers have been sticking with me, and will stick around for a little while longer.

-Chris

Jim Lee's "MAYHEM" cover!

....astounding.
It's a tragedy that DC is wasting an immense talent such as Lee's. It'll be awesome if he ever gets released from his contract and firesout some QUALITY work for image or Marvel again, I'll tell you that much.

This "mayhem" comic- I know zilch about it, other than it's written by the actor known as "Tyrese", last seen in "Transformers", so...but top quality artists such as Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane have contributed sketces for the campaign, and Image is REALLY hyping this, I may just have to buy it and take a look.

*click to view this whole bad boy in all it's glory*

Ghostbusters/Liefeld mash up!

Just for shits and giggles- lemme know whatcha think-

Cyborgs! Robots!

I thought this was kinda neat/funny...

Get Your Cyborg Name

DANNY!

On Friday, June 12, 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my idols, Dan Aykroyd in my hometown of Barrie for the fifth time (more on that later).

I had heard through my good friend Rob that none other than Danny would be signing bottles of his wine at our local LCBO (read: Liquor store) about a block away from my home.

Naturally- I freaked.

So on the day in question, I picked Rob up, and we ventured to the store to meet the man himself.
We got there at 12:50 (the signing was scheduled to start at 1:00 PM), and Dan was late anyway, so the line wasn't that bad, considering the calibre of celebrity that was slated to appear.

Dan arrived around 1:15PM, and by 2:00, I was shaking hands with one of my childhood idols. I got one of his bottles of wine signed, as well as an uber-rare piece of Ghostbusters memorabilia, "Making Ghostbusters".

Take a gander at these photos:





So very cool!

I first met Dan in 1990 in Toronto. I was 18 and just visiting the town with a buddy, and I just *happened* to run into him, whilst crossing the street.
Second time was in 1997, while me and a friend were walking to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, for the annual Comic Convention.
Third, was later that day, we watched a scene being filmed for "Blues Brothers 2000"
Lastly was in 1998, my wife and I volunteered to help with a charity concert that Dan co-organized in Kingston, ON. Special musical guests were Prairie Oyster.

And here we are.
Hope you enjoyed my story!

UPDATES??

--New posts (including more sketches/etc) coming soon, I promise!

DEADPOOL in "Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2"!!

Deadpool is the coolest. What more is there to say?
And created by Rob Liefeld. Double win!

KISS!!!

Now that I'm 36 years of age, I can only rock n roll all night and PART OF every day.
Be that as it may- enjoy this drawing I scribbled out 11 (!) years ago.

Medieval (Savage) Dragon!

Here's a cool idea I was messin' around with, just having one of my favourite comicbook characters in different time periods.
Here we have him in Medieval times, I guess.
Kinda looks like a refugee from Mike Wieringo's "Tellos", doesn't he?

Comments more than welcome.

"The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon Emperor" review

Well now.

Just under 10 years since the release of the original "Mummy" movie, starring Brendan Fraser and the delicious Rachel Weisz, and the geniuses in Hollywood decided to green light another installment of the Mummy franchise, following a lack lustre sequel in 2001, and a spin off flick, "The Scorpion King" in 2003, starring my man, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

First off, the lack of Ms Weisz in this movie is felt right from the get go. She's been replaced by Maria Bello, last seen in "World Trade Center", and I give her props for trying to fill Weisz's shoes, but sadly, does not pull it off. A valiant effort, but....no dice.

Brendan Fraser is back as adventurer Rick O'Connell, and he looks weary. Not just the character, but Fraser himself. Fraser's movie choices of late haven't been the strongest (Journey to Centre of the Earth, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, etc), so when Hollywood came knockin' with another "Guaranteed" money maker, he jumped all over it like stink on a monkey.

Newcomer Luke Ford plays an 18-year old Alex O'Connell, and he seems to be channelling Matt Damon with his delivery, albeit stiff and uncoloured.

Asian stars Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh are also in this film, and their performances are just as stiff as everyone elses.

The SFX seem..........dated to me. Almost like they were done in 1998 or something. Case in point? The appearances of the Yetis.

Yes.

YETIS.

Painful. My brain hurts.

All in all, it was kinda refreshing to see the characters back in action, but I feel this was a poor performance all around.

I give this one 4.5 out of 10.

Your mileage may vary.

MAXIM Mags for sale!

LOT of 36 Maxim/Stuff/FHM/Blender Magazines, incuding the VERY FIRST ISSUE of Maxim, circa 1997!
Condition of magazines range from fine to Near Mint.
Comes from a smoke free household.

Featured celebrities include:
-Rebecca Romijn-O'Connell (X-Men I-III)
-Lucy Lawless (Xena, Battlestar Galactica)
-Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
-Hilary Duff
-Shania Twain (hard to find!)
-Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded)

And many, many others! A Must for the collector of fine gentlemen's magazines!

If you're interested, fire me off a message; we'll work out particulars.

Jason takes Chicago!

Latest installment in the "Friday the 13th" franchise? I wish.
To celebrate the latest "Friday" movie, as well as the most recent date of the 13th of Friday, I present this to you, the good viewers with a match up that we'd never see: Jason Voorhees VS Savage Dragon!!
Thoughts?

Ghostbusters TOYS!!!

Debuting at the New York COmicCon this past weekend, these things look SICK.
The likenesses are just.....wow. Bang on.

This is something that a die hard Ghostbuster fan such as myself has been waiting for for YEARS.

Read more all about the arrival of the "Boys in grey" in toy form over here

"The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley"

........brilliant!
I remember when this show used to be on, but I couldn't watch cartoons on Saturday (esp in the early 90s), as my Dad used to "claim" the television and watch fucking "This Old House", and other home improvement shows.

SO I would go to school, and hear my buddies talking about this new animated series that Ed "SCTV" Grimley is in. I'm like, "They made a CARTOON" of Ed??? I LOVED Ed!!

This is one of the best cartoon intros out there; I love it. Totally captures the essence of Ed.

Anyone know if there's plans afoot for a DVD release? Heck, even if some eps were released on VHS??

Now open for Commissions!

Hey everyone-

I've got some stuff cleared out schedule-wise, and I am open for art commissions.
Anyone interested in a drawing of their favourite characters? You've come to the right place. Here's the deets-

Pencils- $15
Inks- $20

All drawings will be done on an 11x17 bristol art board.
For multi character pieces, we can definitely hammer out a negotiated price.

For all interested, drop me a line here, or on my FaceBook page (linked on the main title page), and we'll discuss deets.

Thanks!

Deadlock!!!

This here is Deadlock, from Bloodstrike, from the mind of my personal comi God, Rob Liefeld. The only thing bugging me about this piece is hisleft foot. It's not "jiving" with the rest of his leg, but overall I like it.