Pearsonic Productions

Budgie's Burritos - my 1st local comission!

2010-06-21T19:06:00.000-07:00

So, after much hard work I bring to you:

Budgie's Burritos!

I like telling stories, here's this one:

It all began on Feb 17th, 2010. I was unsuccessful making it down to the 1st of 2 days of Stephen Colbert filming in Vancouver, and I was on my home. I stopped off at one of my favorite neighborhood haunts, RX Comics to show the guys Aaron and Don what I had made. I popped around the corner to my favorite local eat - Budgie's Burritos - to grab something to eat, ( I always get the Johnny-O!) All the times I had been there, it was this day I finally met the owner. She really dug my Colbert package, and mentioned it'd be cool if I made something for her restaurant. I told her give me some time to brew up an idea or twp and we'd talk.

About a month later I showed up, designs and sketches in hand, and after going over it all came to an agreement. Certain key elements were locked in,(a resemblance to the restaurant, the wizard Budgie, velvet paintings and his thought screen,) but I was given a long leash to let my creative side shine. Also given a loose time frame, I'm glad she told me not to rush anything and to take my time.

I had hoped to have this in the restaurant by end of May, but 'the little things' matter to me and I needed to button certain details up.

June 21st now, and 95% complete, I have a lot on my plate for the next bit, so that other 5% I hope can wait and that I can get it to her in due time.

So, I knew the materials I'd be working with: press board, and a 1 x 2. Built the general set up and the storage base. Found LED keychains that when you whistle, chirp and bleep, as well as a LED flashlight/glowstick - both PERFECT for this thing.

LED flashlight + DC Direct Green Lantern base = light up fortune telling table.

LED keychains + earphone wire + soldering skills + dremeled out skull + Hanson brother glasses = Pearsonic fortune telling skull.

LCD photo frame from Toys R Us.

Had to make it as kid friendly as possible, so when attaching the hinges proved to need more than glue, and the screws sharp points were sticking out.....hot glue, plastic and wooden stir stick worked well for proofing the area.

The action figure shelves weren't originally planned, but were a must once conceived. Included on it are: Bottom shelf" Two-Face, Batman, Scarecrow. Top shelf: Ghostrider, Dr. Strange, and the awesome-est, geek amalgamation ever: it began as a pegasus that had a flame underneath one of it's hooves. I added an energy unicorn horn, as well as an eyepatch over one eye since it appeared to not be there. Oh yeah, I put it on top of a tall pillar too.

Here are some early Work In Progress shots:

Some of those little, extra details.......

Words carved into bar top, aged. If you look close enough in person, you should be able to find:

Budgie was here

CP 2010

I (heart) Johnny-O

J-Roc and the Roc pile

Bubble gum stuck to underside of bar.

The order sign and hand are a nod to the actual restaurant sign, (though their hand is more of the Monty Python variety,) I used a Mr. Fantastic one.

The BURRITOS signage on the Left side exterior is a nod and a close replication to the actual restaurant.

The address is a nod to their hand-drawn menu. The first 4 appears backwards in "44", and I thought it looked fun to incorporate. I was initially trying to work in the 'eyebrows' into/on top of Bewildering, but it wasn't working. I thought the two 4's, the first one backwards, looked liked squinty eyes so I rolled with it.

The velvet painting I dub, "Electric Burrito", is from the hand drawn menu.

I decided to pass on trying to add a feather, but did include a red circle in Budgies turban, similar to his menu rendering.

Added energy effects to the fortune telling table crystal ball holder.

Managed to delicately create lighting bolt effects for Budgies fingers.

A replicated knock-off of The Army of Darkness - The Necronomicon!

and though they are not currently done, that last 5% I was talking about will be:

Minature menus

Cans

Bottles

Hot Sauce

Burritos

(I have 10 magnetized spots on the diorama for these items to 'secure' to. )

Well, I'm stoked to see the reaction, (probably tomorrow,) I've had a blast creating it.

Oh, and lastly I managed to incorporate a 'fortune telling' feature into it too. Green is a go, (a yes,) and Red's a NO!.

Word'em,

Pearsonic

Cable - Road Warrior From the Future

2010-04-30T12:54:00.000-07:00

Alllright - Figure 2 from Wave 1:

Cable: Road Warrior from the Future

I wanted to really grit this guy out, but with the 'from the future' flavor. Added some spikes to the toe and heel of the boots, tweaked together a simply bad-ass shoulder harness system, complete with spikes ala the good ole WCW/WWF Road Warriors Hawk and Animal, not to mention a tire tread shoulder pad ala Mad Max the Road Warrior!

Detailed up all the beautiful little details, and added chain to the already aforementioned bad-ass harness.

Head: ML6 Cable Body: ML12 Bishop, arm dremelled down and cyborg arm sculpted Harness: DCUC C&C Despero

You can bid on Cable via ebay until May 2nd, 2010 - 2pm PST

Red Hulk aka Rulk aka ???

2010-04-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

So, a little more about figure 1 from Wave 1 of Pearsonic Productions Presents:

Red Hulk aka Rulk aka ???

For those who don't already know, the Red Hulk is a relatively new character created to mess with the original Hulk, Bruce Banner. As the story has progressed over the last 20 issues or so of the main Hulk title, Red Hulk's try identity still hasn't been revealed, (Arrrgh!). On top of that, a Red She-Hulk has mysteriously appeared

too! Anywho, here's what my Rulk is made of:

Head: Rulk BAF Head Body: FFF Grey Hulk Body

You can bid on the ebay auction until May 2nd - 2pm PST

Pearsonic Productions Presents: Wave 1

2010-04-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

So, the big day has finally arrived! The release of my 1st wave of custom action figures, my Pearsonic Productions Presents line ! For the first wave, I present to you: Red Hulk aka Rulk (What I call,) Cable - Road Warrior from the Future Modern Bishop Mr. Freeze Sinestro Corps Predator with construct and my 'chase' figure, with additional pack-in figure: Pirate Deadpool with Parrot Suit Bob Action Feature! Make Parrot Suit Bob flap his wings! All of these are for sale! The first auction will be a shorter one, (from April 27th - May 2nd,) but a few others may last until May 4th, 2010. So, get ready to bid, and get ready to own a piece of history! Best of luck to all bidders, Word'em Pearsonic P.S. - Here is an informal, virtual tour of the Pearsonic Production facility aka studio aka lair, enjoy!

The launch of my Custom waves: Pearsonic Productions Presents: Marvel - DC - and more!

2010-03-26T13:26:00.000-07:00

Hello again ebayers and fans of comics & action figures, (and maybe a few fans of my own?)

Today marks a special day, one where I've decided to announce an ongoing creation and release of custom figures made by me for sale exclusively through ebay!

I plan on providing better versions of characters many fans, (myself included) were disappointed with, (we're looking at the likes of Ultron and Magneto,) team, era or costume specific versions of characters, as well as characters all us fans can't believe escaped production and therefore our shelves, (Jean Grey, The Wrecking Crew - HELL-Oh!) and teams left un-completed: Alpha Flight, X-Men, JLA.

I will suprise those following what I guess I can call 'my line,' Pearsonic Productions Presents, by building/creating something out of the norm: a 12 in figure, maybe a Masters of the Universe fig, maybe a vehicle or a diorama/playset! You'll never know unless you keep up with me.

What I can and will reveal right now to whet appetites, to spark rumouring if you will, is what some of my focus will be on:

Spider-Man

X-Men, (as well as a Wolverine sub line)

Hulk

Deadpool (I love this guy!)

Villians

and to add to the ranks of: Age of Apocolypse

I also have a "Secret" wave planned that I feel will delight the most nostalgic, hard core collector fans.

I created a Facebook profile just for this occasion! I also invite fans to submit their thoughts and votes towards what I should create for future parts of waves or suprises! Inspire me people! Some of my best work comes from when I'm overwhelmed with inspiration!

Visit: Photos

Discussion Boards/Forum

I will try to sell figures in a wave of 3-6 figures total, (all listed for sale at the same time, or one after the other.) You never pay extra for mailing - I charge my cost straight across. I do combine shipping, and will ship anywhere in the world. I prefer tracking on every outbound package, if you decline to pay for the trackable option, I am not liable for lost items.

To date, very few have had opportunity to obtain my creations: I have created and sold/gifted:

1st: Joe Fixit Hulk

2nd: Chance (Spiderman villan/ally)

3rd: Deadpool

4th: Spider Slayer

2 were sold, whereas the other 2 were gifted as part of Fwoosh ( www.thefwoosh.com )Secret Santa 08 & 09. There was also my Colbert Report Package, exact whereabouts unknown - in limbo?

Why haven't people, (you,) seen more of me and my work on 'the scene' - aka internet?

I've been a busy person for a long time, and have only recently had the chance to shift time to allow me to focus on more time spent on something I love to do: customize!

If you ever meet me in real life, (maybe you have?) I can assure you I'm not the egotistical type. My stuff may not be the best ever, hell, I see a tonne of awesome customizers out there. What I can tell you is though it's made with love, and pride by a true fan of the comic world. I do my best to take measures to prevent paint rub on my customs, but my arthritic hands sometimes only allow for so much figure dis-assembly.

I am trying to save up money for a number of things and am hoping people buy/bid knowing they are really helping out a regular guy who really appreciates it. If I'm lucky enough, I'll be able to share what I was able to do with the proceeds. (I need more tattoo work, and my GF's birthday isn't too far off...

My Colbert Report Report aka Experience - 18 Feb 2010

2010-02-18T13:25:00.000-08:00

Wow - where to start? Well, how about.......

Thursday, Feb 11th - I heard via The Colbert Report, that he'd be appearing in Vancouver for 2 days to film segments for his show. The monment I heard that, the ever unexpected spark of inspiration sprang to life within me: I had to make his visit to Vancouver a memorable one, marked with a one-of-a-kind gift from a local artist, (ME)>

I could not however start on my project until the weekend was through......due to celebrations for Valentine's Day, and a 5 year anniversary with my girlfriend. So, first thing Monday, I began cobbling together my (hopeful,) contribution to the Colbert Mantle.....(his shelf of gifts & achievements).

Some of the sh!tty stuff that made this a more difficult task to complete: My main weapon in my custom creating arsenal - my dremel, broke to some degree, making bit changing a difficult task. Secondly, my camera crapped out on me, leaving me without the opportunity to photograph my WIP, as well as my finished product.

I was originally aiming to be done and down @ False Creek for Wednesday the 17th, but the perfectionist in me had me pining over details of 'completed-ness' until 2:30pm.

So, everything ready, I set our this morning (18th Feb 2010) with goods in bag to give to Mr. Stephen Colbert. I gained a lot of interest from photographers around me, as well as a short interview with a local cable reporter (from Shaw.) For some of those taking pictures, they said they would email me pics of me and my present later on, (fingers crossed.) Sadly, these are all I have for now, (I have some phone pics, but not how to get them off my phone!) *EDIT/UPDATE* Got pics off my cellphone of the almost 100% done figures a few touches were still not pictured (Gloves and shins painted light blue, sculpted arrow tips added and painted on the 3 sewing needles extruding from the left hand,arrow tips painted metallic red-silver-blue, arrow shafts painted metallic gold, nose painted metallic gold.)

WIP's (Work in progress pics) Better more complete Pics:

What I created:

- Stephen Colbert action figure in suit with removable, magnetic head

- Costumed alter ego whom I dubbed StealthEagle with removable magnetic head

Accessories included were:

- Desk with chair

- Mini Colbert Report and Pearsonic posters

- Removable Ameri-eagle (like the one from his intro)

- Olympic torch

- American flag

- Captain America shield

- The Colbert mount aka Ameri-griffen

- The sword of Colbert

I managed to get down to the venue before he arrived. I was lucky enough to be standing right were his car would pull up and let him out.

Upon his appearance: NOTHING! Walked right by me, no nothing.

I decided to hang out there for the duration of his filming,to see if upon his departure, I'd have better luck. He signed a good number of autographs upon his exit, but I didn't even get a direct look from him, or a comment on my action figure gift to him!

I did manage to finally talk with a rep from the show, (Regan B. - you're my lady of luck! - ) whom after having a moment to take in and digest the gift I had for Colbert, (she seemed fairly impressed,) said she could put it into the hands of the producers of the show, whom would get it to Mr. Colbert.

So, here's to hoping my 3 days of intense work gets to where I intended it to go to: The hands of Stephen Colbert, and onto his shelf to hang out with his various awards, and his Captain America shield.

Marvel Legends - Electro

2009-10-27T12:18:00.000-07:00

Well, the next custom kinda put itself together, much like my Joe Fixit did some time ago..................I give you: Electro

I was happy to just mod the arms from the action feature edition of Electro that came out late in the SMC line. As I opened the package, I went through my regular paces of checking all articulation, and *crack* his ab crunch breaks! Customs gets sidelined for a bit, I find the Sinister Six version, get it at a decent price, and was re-motivated to get my custom done.

I really liked the sculpted details of the SMC version, and did what I've come to call my 'tracing' sculpting technique - meaning, I press some mixed up greenstuff onto whatever details I'm trying to duplicate, make a makeshift mold. Go back to it, oil it up, press more green stuff into it, and whallah! sculpted details!

Did this for front and back costume details. Used a HML Vision for the hips up. Transferred the legs, head, and lightning bolts from the gloves onto Vision. Was a good choice for the base to alleviate any paint rub.

Wanted to add some electrifying energy effects. Some clear twist ties, Tamiya clear paints, and a glue gun later I had some, (made them so they come in yellow, green, blue.......or some are layered colour of green base, with yellow on top.)

Really like how he came together - I think the body proportions look a lot better now.

The ONE, The ONLY......The Pearsonic Cup !!!

2009-10-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

I give you - The one, the ONLY........The Pearsonic Cup!

A small fortune slowly but surely made it's way into building this masterpiece. I wanted to build a trophy that embodied all that we here share a love for: articulated action figures, but also cater to the purpose of what I was building it for: for all who play in The Pearsonic Cup to drool over the chance to have their name grace a puck, and have it displayed proudly amongst their most loved action figures.

I mean eh, I could be wrong, but as far as I know, this is the first ever internet fantasy league trophy ever created to be won, and physically awarded to the winner. It is much like the Stanley Cup in the sense that the winners, (in this case, singular, winner,) gains temporary possession of the trophy until the following season is completed, and the new winner is then next to bask in the glory of The Pearsonic Cup for their epic victory.

Here is the conceptual drawing of mine from the start of the 1st season, (2008-2009), when I first started to conjure up what The Pearsonic Cup would materialize into:

What it is made out of:

Base: 8 real, solid, galvanized pucks, 1 of which is a game used Canuck puck......and another 3 faom-rubber pucks.

2 threaded metal rods from an old CD rack, a plastic piece from said rack and 2 screws.

Upper base: From a Mcfarlane Slapshot figure, stand from a Final Fantasy figure.

Figure itself: Pearsonic incarnate:

Head: Movie Ghostrider Caretaker Upper body and crotch: TNA Petey Williams....with custom aluminum wrapped knuckles - Hanson brothers style! Ball hips and legs: TNA Homicide

Accessories:

Helmet, stick, gloves, skates: McFaralne Todd Bertuzzi

Octopus: (took forever to find this guy, in scale no less.......Had to buy a multi-pack of sea creatures for $10) from a kids store.

Stanley Cup: Mark Messier figure (NHL Legends)

Glasses: DCD Tim Hunter (tape on glasses is real hockey tape)

Belt: Million Dollar Man

Upper body pads: Evil Ash shoulder pads mounted onto a Bullseye collar, sculpted over. Mr.Sinister straps for actual straps

Initially, I hadn't planned on putting the final bit of detail on him...... (the maple leaf and cracks in the skull,) but I braved the risk and was very pleasantly suprised to see myself pull it off flawlessly. I think it really puts the finishing touch on the figure, and the trophy itself.

Here are the pics for now - still need to snap a few that came to mind late last night .........

After MUCH debate, I knew there was only ONE who belonged tattooed onto Pearsonic's back: Number Four - Bobby Orr! Pearsonic is a TRUE wORRior

If it isn't obvious, A LOT of work went into this and it's something I'm quite proud of. I would this to become, over time, a much sought after award within our Fwoosh community, not necessarily the internet abroad. The one thing that is a pre-requisite for competing for it: You must be an avid action figure enthusiast. So for those who cared to read through all of my long-winded breakdown yet again, thank you - you win kudos from me.

Oh, and few pics JUST for our 2008-2009 winner, spy0070 of www.thefwoosh.com :

Marvel Legends - Iron Patriot aka Norman Osborn

2009-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

Well, here's a little something I've been slaving away at on and off again for months now, (eh, I try to keep a number of projects on the go since most nights I only allow myself to execute a key bit or two at a time. Most times I fear if I try to do too much too fast, I risk screwing up that work that was just done.)

I give you the man everyone hates right now: Norman Osborn aka Iron Patriot

Recipe: Hasbro IM

Neck, Head, Helmet: Xorn

Kneadatite for the sculpting, Tamiya Paints.

Kinda straight forward. Neck transplant from Xorn. Sanded down and resculpted features on the Xorn helmet. Scalped Normy, resculpted hair.

What can I say. Lots of tweaking to the sculpted star on his chest, finally got it to an acceptable shape.( Cheated a little with paint work to have it look good.)

Really wanted to go the removable helmet route. Didn't want to mess with alternate heads this time.

Helmet isn't 100% accurate to any art I have seen, but then again, I have seen a few different artist interpretations of what his exact armour and paint scheme look like, as well as helmet appearance. My sculpt was inspired by Heroes Reborn IM, Ultimate IM, Movie IM, and Modern IM..... and was a slight mix of them all.

Extra holes drilled for flight stand in his back, as well as his boots for flight/blast effects,(which are from ML9 War Machine.)

ML Deadpool, everyone's (including MY) favorite Merc with a Mouth

2009-07-24T16:06:00.000-07:00

So, here is my take on everyone's favorite Merc with a Mouth - Deadpool!

Recipe:

ML6 Unmasked Deadpool Head

ML6 Punishers guns, bazooka, bazooka shells

ML9 Bullseye upper & lower torso, fingers, belt.

ML14 Moonknight Head

GM wave Havok Arms & Legs

Sin CIty Miho sword & scabbard

Rambo removable bandolier and ankle holster

If you have read my past works, I tend to tell stories when detailing all that went into my custom.....I'll try not to ramble on here.

I was first going just to straight up use a Moonkight for everything, but, well, I didn't like A LOT of what I saw, and what I've seen other customizers overlook for the sake of convienence or laziness. So I not-so-quickly figured out,(eh, at least I live up to my motto: "Little Hustle, Lots O' Muscle",) what parts I wanted to use to achieve my vision of what Deadpool should look like. (I'll need to touch up the bits of paint on his chest, and maybe the black on 'his' left thigh, other than than he's perfect!)

I've been a HUGE fan, and faithful reader of Deadpool since Civil War. When undertaking this character, I looked at A LOT of art to see just what I'd need to do to get this guy right. He's had a number of different costume variations over the years and it was hard to nail down one specific look to go for. I instead, being the fan that I am, went with my own take on the costume.

I sculpted the glove & boot cuffs, boot-tip stripes, and collar with Kneadatite. "Sculpted" the belt buckle by pressing Kneadatite onto ML6 Deadpools'.

Painted everything up with Tamiya Flat Black & Flat Red, with a bit of white and brown touches here and there. Sealed it all with Armory Clear Matte Sealer.

As much as this guy sounds simple and straight forward, all the painting was pretty intensive.

Decided to show mine up against the original, as well as the Rulk wave Union Jack, (since that WOULD be the base that Hasbro intends to use IF they make a Deadpool in the near future - they showed a prototype @ SDCC 09.)

I made this guy with the sole intent of selling him. I need to scrape up some coin for other causes - good ones - TATTOOS! Decided to include ML6 Punisher & ML Xmen BS Gambit coats in the last pic - when I put this on eBay, if bidding should exceed a certain price, the buyer can choose which trenchcoat he'd like Deadpool to have as an extra.

Comments & Critiques are always warmly welcomed,

Word'em

Green Lantern Stel of Sector 3009, Honnu, and Sinestro Corps Amon Sur

2009-07-10T10:40:00.001-07:00

So, I know I'm a little late to the party ..... the party of people showing off their Custom Contest figures, from Fwoosh's 1st Customs Contest. But, life keeps me busy, well, busy enough to keep me away from taking pictures that I could post here right away.......so, I finally got around to picture taking last night, and here are they are, one of my favorite Corps members:

Stel

This bad@ss 'bot from Sector 3009 probably wouldn't be made anytime soon, but after seeing his possessed teammate throw him to the anti-matter wolves, and to see him re-appear later on to defend his good old buddy Mogo, I knew he HAD to be made by me.

(Here he is with Brainiac from DCD)

(and here he is with a couple fellow GL's)

He kinda made himself from the fodder I had recently acquired. I came across some Cyber Units (McF's) and knew they'd come in handy somewhere in time. I used parts from 4 different figs. I cut the upper torso of one in half, melded it to a transforming part I ripped out of the Brute one. Some kneadtite to fill the gaps, and some detailed wiring pieces to cover seams later, the upper half was done.

I lucked out with some of the most posable stuff McF has put out as the fodder. The ab-crunch joint got inserted into the dremeled out inner of the upper half , and the crotch area I dremeled out some to recess the joint into there. I did all I could to cut down on his height - he started out much taller. I even had to ditch the more poseable neck joint I had.

I sculpted a chest piece to paint a GL symbol onto, but I noticed soon after that I had a GL ring kicking around. I spread some kneadatite onto a piece of plastic cardback, oiled up the ring, and pressed it into it - and whallah - GL symbol! It's a tad large, but works for my original take on Stel.

I had a lot of fun getting lost in the painting of this guy. SOOOO much sculpted detail begging to be brough out! I used a base of Tamiya silver, and drybrushed a bunch of gunmetal over areas. I went back and painted some individual wires white, others got a bit of clear green to give them a shiny look.

Now this is where I had the most fun: the accessories!

I happened to have an inter-changeable gun arm from one of the McF's CU's, and it looked pretty darn close to what Stel had to create for himself when he was missing half his body, and had to defend Mogo from the Sinestro Corps. He also had constructs that resembled targeting optics, (IIRC).

Well, this fodder would have it that I had a few places to place these construct wires!

Oh yeah, did I mention this was my first scratch head sculpt? I used a cap for a spray bottle to form the bucket-head, and sculpted on the face plate. I wanted to go as detailed as the ML10 Sentinel - but I kept it simple, so simple I did not bother to add the disc-ears. (here are a few WIP's):

I know one arm, err, rather, one hand is longer/larger than the other, but felt a robot was allowed to be tall and un-evenly lanky if he was constantly fighting evil across the universe, and having to re-build himself.

Oh yeah, those target thingies? Cut right from the package of DCUC8 Vigilante!

So, yeah, late to the party, but I hope y'all like him. Here are pictures of a few quickie - customs: Honnu of the Green Lanterns & Amon Sur of the Sinestro Corps. Honnu was just a re-paint of the Fantasic Four Movie Thing. I used some kneadatite to imprint the ring shape from a DCD Kilowog's ring, cut & painted it - whallah! - a ring for Honnu. I know he could use some paint touch up, and a symbol on his belt, but I'll go back to it at a later time.

Amon Sur was a simple headswap and paint. I used a ML8 Iceman head, opened up the socket a little, popped it onto the DCUC3 Sinestro body and painted it with Warlock purple from Citadel.

A Moment of Silence for a Great Man .......

2009-07-08T15:31:00.000-07:00

.... I learned yesterday that Conway Mason passed away on Canada Day from his battle with cancer.

Conway was THE tattoo artist that I had finally found to bring my arm to life with a tonne of Green Lantern artwork. His portfolio spoke volumes and I knew he was the one I wanted. I managed to get into a chair and get an hours worth of work done one Saturday afternoon this March of '09. He and I had a vision of what was to be, and he let me know that he was to be taking some personal leave to deal with his illness, but not to fret - he said he'd be back to finish what he started.

Well, it didn't work out as planned, and I KNOW that my arm will never look the way that it was supposed to. I can't imagine the pain that your friends and family must be going through right now.

RIP Conway

ML Joe Fixit Hulk

2009-06-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

Well, here's my finally finished (Joe) Fixit. I started this guy around the time I first embarked on the Bane fix, got all the sculpting and painting done, and the 'Hand Cannon' as I refer to the serious piece in his hand - was kinda my last stumbling block.

I wanted him to have a cool gun like the HC one, and I decided to craft one rather than give up the one I have from the HC one. I managed to find some plastic things laying around the house that would work for the ammo drum, but they required some covering up of the centers. I mixed up some kneadatite and pressed the cap of the tube (coated lightly in oil for release ease,) into a small amount and whallah! - just what I needed. A piece from a old Spawn fig, a piece from an old Rambo weapon, and Bishops gun later the 'Hand Cannon' was finished.

Head: FFF Grey Hulk Upper Torso: LCBH Marv Lower Half: LCBH Bodybag

Rest - sculpted.

I almost forgot to show the convienent short cut that came with the choice of fodder:

The belt from the Marv coat became the faux belt onto the divoted 'front end' from Bodybag.

I think if I was to sell him, I may include the MS Punisher base....... I was thinking about wiring together a custom bar name for the replace neon thats missing from the MS punisher one - any suggestions? The head doesnt fit/stay on either - I got lazy near the end of fixing the slightly too big neck hole for the Marv peg. I just wanted to get this guy finished, so I said screw giving him a hat. His recent appearance in Hulk#7 he was hatless, soooooo......

DCSH Bane leg fix

2009-06-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

Now, here is something I finally got around to doing last night in the midst of another project, and with little time overall, (I've been focusing more on my health these days, losing weight, and that tends to take away from the time I could be hobbying or writing............but if I feel better overall, and iron out knots and pain, I know I'll be better for it for yars down the road.)

Got Bane a yr or so ago via a trade, and quickly saw why people were ripping him in half, and replacing his bow-legs with better ones............TNA Nash, Desperso, YA Hulkling - I'm sure the list goes on.

My LCBH Marv had a crotch explosion, (No, not from the scene with Goldie,) and I soon had inspiration to do something with the pieces of Marv. Upper half - is a part of another custom you'll see shortly, but the lower half looked a perfect fit for Bane.

The waist peg from Bane was waaay smaller than Marv, but I had a simple fix.

I cut 3 layers of plastic card from old TB clamshells, trimmed them down some, and they fit perfectly in the crotch. Drilled a hole for the waist peg to fit into, centered. Cut an opening to the drill hole, worked the upper torso onto it, glued crotch together and whallah!

Upon close inspection, upper half does not fit perfectly to the hips, but with the tank top, it's all good to me!

Sorry if the pics kinda suck - most of the pic taking seems to happen as I run out the door to work...........

Chance - Fwoosh Secret Santa

2009-06-10T14:45:00.000-07:00

I give you: Chance ! (?)

Who?

Where to start? Now, I'm no long_road, but I like to tell a story once and a while, and there's a bit of one for this creation.

Now, this was my 1st time being a part of CSS. When I received my list of characters for who I was to 'elf' for, I was told he was a HUGE Spiderman fan. The list was pretty open-ended, the only characters that were specifically mentioned were one the person did NOT want - Puma, Chamelon, and one or 2 others.

I was thankful for the open ended list. Since I was, (and in my eyes still am,) reletively green to customizing, a lot of characters to choose from to create was cool. I wanted to choose someone important to Spiderman history that chances are, would never get the ML treatment. One of my 1st thoughts was: Calypso - since I was a huge fan of McF's work on the Torment arc, but I wanted to stick to what I beleived to be my known strengths and not do too much experimenting with this creation. I had a feeling if I choose to do her, she would not of turned out all that great.

Sure, there are many, MANY Spiderman villans to choose from, some very welll known, to those practically forgotten or unknown. As cool as it would of been to do a main-vien villan in my own artistic interpretation, I felt something true to Spidey lore was warranted. I had eyed doing 1, possibly 2 Spider slayers, (similar to what had recently happened for TMNT - the Mousers,) but they would of been small in stature, and most likely comically inaccurate.

As I continued to peruse Spidey history, I noticed that Amazing Spider-man issues #298 & 299 had been done by McF, and were the 2 issues before the 1st appearance of Venom. In fact here is a little factiod I gleamed just now from the interweb:

A new recompilation of the Venom saga is going to be released April, 04, 2007 to go along with the movie. It's called Spider-Man birth of Venom and right now Amazon's price is only $19.79. It Collects Secret Wars #8; Amazing Spider-Man #252-259, #298-300 & #315-317; Fantastic Four #274 and Web of Spider-Man #1

From what I had read, ASM #300 was the 1st, full appearance of Venom.

Now, I think the thing that sealed the deal on my choice was the fact that my introduction to Marvel and it's universe wasn't through reading comics, or enjoying the cartoons, but it was the summer of '93 when I was volunterring for a summer day camp for a Boys & Girls Club that I frequented, (I practically lived there,) when I was growing up. Another volunteer who I met for the 1st time that summer got me and a few of my pals HOOKED on TSR's Marvel Super Heroes role-playing game. I've amassed a pretty decent collection of the games material over the years, and one of those first books I had was a character update that amongst all the colourful characters, (Bird Boy, Bushwacher, Nanny & Orphan Maker, Forbush Man! to name a few,) Chance was also in the book. (I still to this day do not know all of the characters from this roster update book, since I was given it by a friend who had it in his hands before he knoew me from the library, and it was missing a bunch of pages!)

As I read up on Chance, I thought he would be a good choice since he was both a villain and an ally to Spiderman.

Now, onto the behind-the-scenes sh!t:

I looked at what I had for fodder, (which is a good deal since I've been stock-piling it before I started to customize, so I would have a decent breadth of it when I decided to get my hands hacked up in the pursuit of the art,) and when it all shook down, HML1 Banshee was ideal for the treatment. As you will see in later photos, his colour scheme was basically an inverted Chance.

Filled up all his holes, (was my 1st time filling joint holes,) and almost immediately knew I'd have to do something about Banshees horrendous neck:

(Thought I had WIP pis of the neck fix, and the difference it made - can't find them just now. I'm sure we all know - Banshee has a giraffe neck!)

So, did some cutting & some dremelling, sank the neck down, sculpted and blended it all together.

Cyclops from TB Series 10 donated the melon.

Now it may not look it, but getting that head right was a real b!tch. The reference pics I utilized had the goggles/visoer looking really bulbous. It took me a few times over to get the shape just right. I initially planned on incorporating the Cerebro from Prof. X to give Chance a more helmeted look, but it came out looking too odd.

I instead hacked up Cerebro an used a portion of it for the middle raised part of the helmet. I did my best to make the rest of the helmet uniform in shape.

Sculpted on the mini 'stache, also sculpted the collar and the wrist and ankle bracelets.

All was prgressing well - quite well.

I had the tubes for the power pack mapped out from a McF fig - one of the nitro riders I believe. I had a feeling the back-pack from XMC Gambit was going to be an easy use for the power pack - I was wrong.

I hacked that thing to pieces when I realised a small portion of it was still useful, and began to cut up saved backings from the old TB ML's clamshells, ( I had quite a few of them up until I had to move. That stock pile of custom fodder is now gone, ) and began to glue together a power pack of pproper size and porportion. From my main ref pic, it seemed to sit just above his shoulders, but no lower than his mid back.

After much glueing and even more Kneadatite applied to try and have it form a square pack, I settled for what I could accomplish, (I was becoming frustrated with trying to perfect it.) I wanted to add some detail to the pack, similar to what is barely seen in the ref pic, and managed to give it some. (Looked, can't find any WIP pics of the pack - will have to critique it based on finished photos.)

I created the belt out of Mr. Sinister cape, and lost 1 part of it right near finish. (My only thing I'm mad at myself for: not having a chance to paint the bits of red on the belt raisings.)

I was orignally clueless as to what to do for his wrist blasters. As I sifted through fodder, and bits of fodder, (I rarely throw anything tidbits away,) I came across the fittings for Banshee's cape. a drilling here, and a snip there - whallah: Wrist Blasters! The barrel for each of them was sculpted with Kneadatite by moi.

Onto the 7th inning stretch.........

Painting.

I wanted to capture the off-lime grren colour of the lighter green, and mixed up some Tamiya Park Green and Yellow. I kept a measure of this mix aside for touch ups, and boy am I glad I did, (I needed to draw fro that well a few times over the course of finishing.)

The darker green was Tamiya Flat Green.

I originally used a black pen for the costume separating details, but found it run once clear-coated for sealing. Went back at it with a Tamiya Flat black and my finest brush, (wasn't easy!)

I really wanted the gold to pop, as well as the sheen of the goggles/visor. A lot of people has been using Alu-Cad (sp ?) for customs like Cpt. Atom and Silver Silver. You think I could find some in Canada? Was told by my hobby shop - no longer allowed for import to Canada - doesn't meet safety standards. Was reccomended a paint-pen that appeared to bewhat I wanted. It turned out decent enough, but if I had to do it again, I think the later foil suggetion I was given may be more chromatic for my purposes of effect.

So, down went the metallic silver to the goggles/visor, and well as the eventual gold parts, (collar, helmet, tubes, powerpack, wrist & ankle bracelets & blasters.)

Gold stuff was golded up with Tamiya Clear Yellow.

Repainted the face area with 2 different flesh tones.

And, as I rounded 3rd base headed for home on this production, I also fell flat on my face iches short of home plate: As i was permanently affixing the powerpack to Chances back, and the glue began to set, it almost glued his ab crunch permanently in place. I was lucky enough to avert disaster and all was well.

The tubes to helmet was achieved by driling holes in head, and the tubes had nifty little tube extensions to plug in there and glue. The other ends: I set screws into the top of the pack, and had to drill out a measure of tube. I almost botched this too, but again, luckily averted disaster.

When all was said and done, here's how he looked:

...and lastly, a comparision of the 'stock' from which he sprang:

ML Face-Off Hulk Fix - Now with Fists!

2009-06-10T11:58:00.000-07:00

Decided to try and fix the one and only problem with the best Hulk ever - and I think I may have solved it:

I swapped arms with a HoM Hulk @ the shoulder. There's a minor gap, but it doesn't bother me!

I had started off with a realllly dark green basecoat to ensure all the tattoos were nicely covered. I liked the really dark green, but it hid a lot of detail that was begging to be shown off with a brighter green. I really like the dirty, grimey look Hulk now has. Gives him more of a monster feel IMO. Think I may do some more detailed work on his veins. After all the paint, I think the HoM arms mate up well with the rest of FO Hulk. I was worried the sculpts may differ too much to match, but I'm happy.

Think I may give him a coat of non-shiney clear coat to seal him..... still contemplating if I'm going to paint his pants

ML Baron Von Strucker

2009-06-09T16:34:00.000-07:00

Baron Von Strucker

Had a FO one whose arm broke at the shoulder. Used parts from it and an Air Strike Wolvy to make him, (still thinking I may add a Hydra symbol somewhere.....no decal maker though.)

Recipe:

Gun on his leg is from a KC Magog fig

Pouches from Kia Batman statue thing

Head, arms & legs from knee-down: TBML FO Baron Von Strucker

Main body and upper thighs: XMC Air Strike Wolverine

ML Red Skull (Nazi)

2009-06-09T16:22:00.000-07:00

Up next is my 1st crack at a character that just about everyone has done: Red Skull.

Recipe, (Who 1st cooked up this recipe, I couldn't tell ya. But I can tell you numerous customizers here are responsible for inspiring my version of him.):

Ghostrider Movie Blackheart

Ghostrider Movie Ghostrider (Forget which version)

Tamiya paints

Kneaditite Green Stuff

Those darn twist ties that restrain TB ML's in their Plastic Prisons

So, not too much to this guy. Painted on the additional details on the coat, sculpted the lapels. I used the display stand and hat from Major Maxim for the picture taking, but they will not be part of the overall package, (just fig and cigarette holder.)

Cigarette holder was made from a twist tie and Kneaditite, smoke was the twist tie wire with plastic removed, and cotton skillfully glued on.

As much as I love this guy, (and in my own eyes, my 1st big success at customizing,) I think he'll be heading over to the 'Bay to test the market waters. (Eh, I have a tonne of fodder which I've amassed over time to do SOMETHING with it all.)

And for comparison:

ML 5 Juggernaut Custom Helmet

2009-06-09T16:09:00.000-07:00

So, I received a Juggernaut in a trade from fellow Fwoosher ReggieKat a little while ago, and although I was stoked to get the figure, part of the deal was that he was helmetless. I can live with that, (until I can make one myself.)

So, for a while, I was asking myself, ....... I need something to help with the helmet retaining shape, while the Kneadatite dries.

For the longest time, I was considering a broken ball from floor hockey, (ya know, those orange balls?) Every so often, they break from too many devastating slapshots being had with them.

Then one day, it jumped out at me - thats perfect for the portions I wanted! I didn't want a bullet-shaped helmet, like the one Toybiz gave him, (I shudder when I thiink of what Hasbro might of done.)

My starting piece - the hatch from Hulk-Buster Ironman!

I took the hatch off, and placed it on top of Juggy's mug - my vision of what was to come looked perfect!

So, I covered the hatch in saran wrap, and oiled it up so it wouldn't adhere to the Kneadatite. Mixed up some of that green-stuff, and began sculpting. I had to add to the edges of the helmet later.

As you can see here, the indent from the Hulkbuter hatch is still visible on the inside.

Now the rim of the helmet didn't look perfect, (and I am a perfectionist 99% of the time,) but I could live with what it looked like. It took me some time to sand it down, smooth it out. There are a few 'pock-marks', amd minor bumps, but I'm happy with it - for now. I didn't feel like sanding it down more, or filling minor holes - it can look a little battle damaged for now......

Now, I was scared sh!tless when it can time to cut the eye and mouth holes. I knew I only had 1 shot at it, so I carefully eyed things up, and referenced a few Juggy's here on Fwoosh, as well as pictures on Google and from material I had in the apartment. I think I chose the right shapes I wanted to give him a 'mean' feel to his helmet.

I used a brown paint on it, (forget which kind,) and it was a pretty close match. I drybrushed it over parts of Juggy to help with the match.

Venom - Hockey Mask

2009-06-09T15:18:00.000-07:00

Now, it may not be a figure, but it's still some comic coolness, on one of the best pallets for any artist - A HOCKEY MASK!

A friend of mine asked me to do a favour for him, and pretty up his goalie mask for ball hockey aka floor hockey. I must admit, this thing was a pretty big piece of crap - screws rusted on, parts of the cage rusting.

Regardless, I sanded this puppy down, before I laid down the grey primer.

I sketched out my designs on paper prior to free-handing them onto the mask.

Once on the mask, all white areas where painted with a paint pen - all red and pink areas where painted on with a brush. Lots of finer black detail was done with a black paint pen.

The majority of colour was sprayed on with a can of TS-40 Tamiya Metallic Black.

It took some time to wrap my head around how the 'flow' of the tongue should look/come out, and I'm quite pleased with it.

I thought the muscle/tendons of the jaw would help the open mouth 'pop' more.

I altered my orignal design for the backing plate while free-handing it onto the grey primer - the flow of the legs didn't look right to me - so this is how it ended up looking:

I was really happy with how the neck guard turned out. After sanding it down, the clear plastic appeared frosted, which I thought would look awesome for the inside of the mouth/open, articulated jaw.

I felt this wouldn't be complete without a few pics with the bad@ss himself:
..... here's the happy customer, geared-up, ready for war:
And, last but not least, a few pics with it being appropreately rocked:

ML Magneto

2009-06-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

So, here are pics of my 2nd ever custom - Magento.

Recipe:

Head: XMC Magento

Body and Cape: TBML Sentry

Details: Kneadatite and plastic card

So, for a 2nd custom - the first that I actually tried sculpting some costume details, this guy came out okay. The neck collar looks a bit shoddy, but it worked for a while, (I've since removed it, and will re-visit the Master of Magnetism at a later time.)

The Pearsonic Portfolio - Past Productions - BAF Apocolypse Re-Paint

2009-06-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

So, with me wanting to kick up my production of custom creations, I figured it would be smart to log, ergo, blog, my past projects. I have kept a blog of sorts over at Fwoosh, ( http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39243 )actually, it's my "Custom Thread".

Since I would like more people to visit "me", I'm going to re-cap what's been happenning these last 3 years or so with my art aka creations aka stuff I make..........

(I'll do my best to keep things chronological....)

My 1st crack at 'er:

TBML 12 BAF Apocolypse

I wasn't too impressed with the 'Blue' version, and trying to amass black parts here in Vancouver, BC was proving to be difficult. So, I decided I'd paint him up once I had gathered all the needed pieces. I also wasn't a big fan of the double A - one on his belt, and one on his neck. So, I scuplted over the neck one.

Now, he still isn't perfect, but for my first crack at it, I'm satisfied - for now.

I started off by priming him from head to toe with grey primer, disassembled.

From there, all black areas were first painted with Tamiya Flat Black. later, about to do a second coat, i didn't realise I was using just Black. Oh well, wanted to have the Black less shiny, but it still looks alright.

As for all the Blue areas, they started out with Tamiya Silver basecoat. I then followed that up with 2 coats of Tamiya Metallic Blue.

I spent a great deal of time painting this monster! All the touchups I kept touching-up, I wonder if I'm too meticulous? Naw, in this medium, I'm sure we're all perfectionists!

Once fully painted, and after 2 coats of Krylon Interior-Exterior Clear-coat. (Smoothest finish - dries in 12 mins or less.) After hearing about someones figs getting tacky while sitting around, with Krylon cc, think I may be hunting down some Dull-coate for the next paint job.

Was a little disappointed with the results. Musta put the clear coat on just a little to heavy, which had the Metallic Blue run some. Not too much, but enough to make it look a little less solid.

My first eBay listing for a custom action figure: Joe Fixit

2009-05-27T14:30:00.000-07:00

Well, I've been on the fence long enough debating if my creations were worthy of sale on eBay - and now I break the ice with my first custom action figure auction: Joe Fixit Hulk! http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220423156387 Here's the low down: Well, here's my finally finished (Joe) Fixit. I started this guy around the time I first embarked on the Bane fix, got all the sculpting and painting done, and the 'Hand Cannon' as I refer to the serious piece in his hand - was kinda my last stumbling block. I wanted him to have a cool gun like the HC one, and I decided to craft one rather than give up the one I have from the HC one. I managed to find some plastic things laying around the house that would work for the ammo drum, but they required some covering up of the centers. I mixed up some kneadatite and pressed the cap of the tube (coated lightly in oil for release ease,) into a small amount and whallah! - just what I needed. A piece from a old Spawn fig, a piece from an old Rambo weapon, and Bishops gun later the 'Hand Cannon' was finished. Head: FFF Grey Hulk Upper Torso: LCBH Marv Lower Half: LCBH Bodybag Rest - sculpted. The belt from the Marv coat became the faux belt onto the divoted 'front end' from Bodybag.

I think if I was to sell him, I may include the MS Punisher base....... I was thinking about wiring together a custom bar name for the replace neon thats missing from the MS punisher one - any suggestions? The head doesnt fit/stay on either - I got lazy near the end of fixing the slightly too big neck hole for the Marv peg. I just wanted to get this guy finished, so I said screw giving him a hat. His recent appearance in Hulk#7 he was hatless, soooooo...... Comment & Critiques always appreciated, Word'em Pearsonic

A Cool Thing Happened back in July........

2008-12-05T16:22:00.000-08:00

.....and I forgot to blog about it.

My GF is a big Kid Rock fan, and a good friend of mine Denny hooked me up with a pair of tickets to the show that he couldn't use.

Well, before the show, we were enjoying some quite time at the park across the street from the P.N.E. Colliseum before the show started when I noticed a pecular looking man and a camera man filming some items. Now, it didn't take me all too long to realise who this man was:

My favorite reporter ever: Nardwaur the Human Serviette! (For those of you who do not know who Nardwaur is, you can check him out here: http://www.nardwuar.com/ or here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nardwuar_the_Human_Serviette )

So, I could not pass up a chance to say hello to a person I hold in high regard.

So, I walked up to him, asked if he was busy or in the middle of something, and he said no, he had time to chat. I introduced myself, and mentioned I was a fan of his work, his style, and his dedication to his art aka profession. I asked if he was about to or if he already had interviewed Kid Rock to which he kinda chuckled. He said that he did not get a chance to interview him since he, (Kid Rock,) was not too impressed with part of what Nardwaur wanted to bring up.

I asked, what could be all THAT bad? To which Nardwaur produced a MTV Raps collector card of Kid Rock: complete with old-school 'Kid & Play' towering eraser hair-do. It was PRICELESS. And due to this, Nardwaur was not granted an interview.

He did interview Rev. Run though, and had action figs of him. I talked a bit about how I'm a collector of sorts, and I admire some of the rare, hard-to-find things he finds to flaunt/wave in the face of certain celebs, (An interview with Snoop Dogg takes the cake with the old Red Fox plushie, and the record that Snoop 'steals' from Nardwaur.)

I also asked if things were okay with him, (he had some health problems in recent history,) and that I hoped they were. He thanked me for my concern and said that things were all good.

All in all, it was a cool experience. He was genuinely a nice guy. I have heard certain stories about how he got his name, and certain things that troubled him in his youth, (from a guy that used to go to high school with him,) but in my opinion, in the end, the man known as Nardwuar will forever be a hero for journalism for the stellar work that he does.

A Very Large, Sincere Thanks to The Comic Crypt

2008-11-21T15:45:00.000-08:00

Well, it's been a busy week for me with work. We are currently handling the largest budgeted movie to ever be filmed in Canada, so life during work and after work has been pretty break neck pace.

What I've been meaning to do all week is write this post, and express my sincere thanks to the crew at www.thecomiccrypt.us - The Comic Crypt for selecting a body of work of mine that I submitted, as the winner of their comic book writing contest.

Contestants were told to provide a sypnosis of character(s), followed by a 3-5 page written submission in comic book form.

Originally the prize was to be a custom painting of any hero or villan of my choice, but long story short that didn't pan out. It was a good thing actually, since I had - and still have - very little wall space. So, in the end I was offered a case of action figures of my choice as my prize.

Now, you may or may not know, but Canada has to have the worst luck when it comes to cool toys making their way into our country, and onto our shelves.......(I'm directing my infuriated glare at the likes of Hasbro and Mattel, and retailers like Wal-Mart and Toys R Us. In fact, I was at the Richmond Toys R Us today, and I STILL see the likes of Marvel Legends Series 10 Mystiques peg-warming - they are over 2 years old. You think they would of discounted these to clear them out by now? Noooooooo! And to add to this...... all throughout the US of A, you can find the utterly beautiful creations of the 4 Horsemen with their recent work on the DCUC 'Collect and Connect' series of figures available at Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and Target. Can they be found in Canada? Series 1 eventually showed up at Wal-Marts, but nothing has been found at a mass retailer since!)

So, I asked for the great crew that makes up the admin at The Comic Crypt to aid me, a huge Marvel Legends collector, with obtaining the Red Hulk Build-A-Figure series since it is a Target exclusive - and Canada of course, does not have any Target stores. They were more than happy to help a 'Crypter out, and between bigraj and Ram I had my Red Hulk in a matter of 3 international parcels. I first received Spiral and Adam Warlock, followed by X-Force Wolverine and Union Jack, and lastly Silver Savage and Black Costume Spidey aka Symbiote Spiderman. Now, I wasn't too worried about getting the gold variant of Spiral, but I was pretty keen on getting the X-Fore Wolvy over the Tigerstripe version, since in my opinion, he paled, (no pun intended to other collctor types,) in comparison to the uber-sexy X-Force version. I waited to open them all until I had received them all, and once my girlfriend and had completed our move into out new dwelling. Now, for those of you that may not be a 'collector', you may not know the utter euphoria and satisfaction that one feels once they have clicked and snapped all the pieces together to build that big, bad-ass 'BAF'.

This rush is slowly dying for Marvel Legends. In the Toybiz days, we were treated with the likes of Galactus, Sentinel, Apocolypse, Mojo, Modak, and Giantman - all of them huge, highly detailed and lots of articulation. Since the Hasbro days, we've received Annihilus, Blob, & Brood Queen, as well as other flashs in the pan that were near impossible to find, such as Ronan the Accuser, Movie Sandman,(which sucked horribly,) and as of recent, a whiff of redemption - Fing Fang Foom, Red Hulk, and Ares.

So, here are the pics of my pretties, my prizes for my winning entry:

Now, I must admit, I had never written ANYTHING in this format, but I have always been a fan of it. Well, I decided to draw from well that is my mind, from the cast of characters I've been assembling and refining for ages............ and I thought that the duo of "Ebb and Flo" would be a great fit for the parameters of this project. Now, I've tried to find the exact link to my winning entry, and the other entries I was competing with but no dice. So, here is the sypnosis and the entry in their entirety:

Character Synopsis; Ebb & Flo

Ebbenezer – name means, “Stone of Help” – Hebrew.

Ebbenezer, aka “Ebb” is of an “Unprincipled” alignment. This meaning that he is basically good, but often acts selfishly and holds his personal freedoms above most else. Think about Han Solo. A character who associates with good and bad peoples, and thinks he is bad but deep down, he’s good.

In his early 30’s, (31) he’s outgrown most of his insecurities, but still has an adolescent streak in him that gets him into more trouble than not.

Always one that has lived a hard, snake bitten life, he seems to, (does,) exude an aura of bad luck. Even though he seems to have strong gut feelings for when trouble is headed his way or upon him, (much like a Spider-Sense,) he’s usually able to acknowledge it just in time for it to bite him.

After his mother was murdered by his father, and he in turn murders his father, he at the young age of 18 was on the run after torching the family shack in the ghetto they lived in.

After leaving his nightmare upbringing, he took with him the skills he had inherently learned from his father for being a good con man, and a greater thief. He knew that he’d need a new identity, so he paid a visit to his “Uncle Jack” – his Dads’ partner in crime, to get himself the proper paperwork he’d need to disappear from “The Systems’” eyes. Once he got what he needed, he covered his tracks by putting a bullet in Uncle Jacks’ head and torching his warehouse.

Living off the streets, hitch-hiking, drifting through towns, always managing to get himself into some sort of trouble with the local bad guys, he always had the skills to con his way into the beds of ladies, and into the wallets of their husbands.

He manages to get a gig being a runner for the mob in Chicago, after he initially was to be killed for beating one of the captains nephews within an inch of his life in a bar fight.

Liking what he saw in this now 28 year old ‘kid,’ the Don saw some true potential for this sly-tongued, take-no-shit-from-nobody con man. He also saw the potential Ebb had to be the fall guy for some dirt that had been accruing on his crew. What the Don didn’t count on was his daughter falling in love with this vagabond in the years to follow.

After putting in some time enforcing, extorting, and running some numbers, Ebb is asked to escort some cash into Canada to pull off a major arms deal. After already being “told,” (a mock execution by a neighboring mob,) by The Don to stop seeing his daughter, Ebb sees this as being the last thing he does before he takes off for greener pastures. While en route to Canada, spending a night in a hotel, he gets a very unexpected knock on the door. Thinking this is his end, he throws open the door and shoves a pistol in the face of who must be his death-dealer – and to his surprise, it’s his one weakness in this life: Flo. She has come to warn him of the set up that awaits him in Canada. Together, they decide to flee to a far away land to try and find some freedom from all that plagues their lives.

Florence – name means, “prosperous, flourishing” – Latin, Mancini from “manco,” which means left-handed, (hence why her Dad is known as the Left Hand of Death.)

Florence, aka “Flo” is of a “Scrupulous” alignment. This meaning she has a high regard for life and freedom. She is more the vigilante that works beyond the law, yet for the law, and the "greater good" of the people. Although she may seem floozy and flirtatious, she loves Ebb and does her best to keep him out of the constant trouble he’s always getting himself into.

Born into a life of luxury, she’s spoiled from a young age by her doting father, the local Mob Boss. Flo from a young age has always been the “Good Girl,” and seems to, (does,) exude an aura of good luck. She has always had a strong sense of what lies ahead from the premonitions she gets in her dreams. As she’s grown older, these dreams aka visions have grown more vivid and have even manifested themselves while she’s awake, (Clairvoyance.)

Unawares of his employment, she enjoys all that life has given her for years – until one day her world is shattered when the family home is raided and her father taken down in a rain of slurs being uttered from his mouth. Now at the age of 14, she’s not so easily fooled by her fathers’ seemingly caring eyes, and his silk tongue. She’s a smart girl from all the private schooling she’s endured, and begins to piece things together.

Her father always being tied up with, and out of town on business. The fact that he seems to get whatever he wants by walking into a local establishment, and simply asking for it, and adding a wink of his eye. The fact that even when she’s seen her father clearly in the wrong, he gets away with it because everyone is too scared to speak out against him.

She sees the fear that has been instilled in her mother, and at the fragile age she is, she makes a vow to ready herself for the war she’ll wage upon men like her father, and men that are even worse.

So, she keeps up her Daddy-girls façade, and starts to take on more extra curricular activities to get her trained up for the vigilante she envisions herself to be. Cheerleading, gymnastics, swimming to name what her Dad knows about. Judo, boxing, wrestling are the things he doesn’t know about.

All seems to be going as planned, until the day she meets Mr. Badnews himself – Ebb. A scruffy, down-on-his luck man who is irresistibly charming in his own way, who unknowingly charms his way right into her heart. She had heard that he was the guy who almost killed on of her “Uncles’” nephews – Christoph. The same Christoph who’s always been notorious for having a big mouth; the same Christoph who has always been trying to get her into his bed. Knowing that he was the man that managed to set him straight in the best of ways, (the way she’s always wanted to,) he falls for him even harder.

Doing her best to hide her crush on him whenever they are at the same “Family” functions, her desire for him eventually boils over when they finally get alone.

This happenstance almost gets her love killed. She finds out soon after that her father plans on setting him up to take the fall for an arms deal in Canada, and she throws caution into the wind and runs to save her true love.

Plot Synopsis:

Now united, Ebb & Flo want to flee from the hands of her father the Mob Boss. Knowing he will soon find out of his daughters disappearance, she feels they must act quickly by getting into Canada to either follow through on the set up, or to blow it out of the water.

Ebb suggests the easiest way out of the situation – in his own words, “C’mon Flo, let’s make like the Steve Miller band, Take the Money and Run!”

She laughs it off, and lets Ebb know she wants to send a message to her father to leave them alone. What better way to do that than to wipe out the Yakuza that are supposed to be setting him up?

Ebb is a little uneasy taking on a bunch of modern day ninjas with fully automatic weapons, given his streak of luck. Flo assures him, “Baby, together, we can do anything.” And you know what, for the first time in a very long time, he actually believes what he’s being told.

He feels that she is the yin to his yang, the butter of his cup, the split of his banana. He feels that with her, his luck ain’t so bad.

Flo begins to kiss her knight in tarnished armour, and they soon end up in a whirlwind of hotel bedding.
....that concludes the sypnosis, and so begins the comic.......... Ebb & Flo: The Deal

We pick up where our plot synopsis leaves off, with Ebb & Flo heading into a trap that has been set for Ebb by Flos’ father, Mafia Boss of the Chicago underworld.

Page 1: This page contains 5 panels, the sixth panel being one that is as wide as the page, and a 1/3 of the overall height. The other 4 panels can be of whatever size works best.

Panel 1: We see a dark room, and 2 figures, one male, one female, sitting upright in bed, silhouetted in a glow from a cigarette that is being inhaled by the male.

NO DIALOGUE.

Panel 2: We see the cigarette being butted out into an ashtray on a bedside table.

Ebb: (Off-Panel): All right sweetness, it’s time we saddle up and ride out. As much as I’d love to get a good nights sleep, we both know that ain’t gonna happen for either of us.

Panel 3: We see Ebb sitting on the bed, pants already on, pulling on a boot. We see Flo half out of the bed, with a bed sheet being held to her chest with one arm.

Flo: Who needs sleep? My batteries are charged and ready for action thanks to you.

Panel 4: A shot of Ebb straight on, from the chest to head, half looking down, as if he is pulling on his other boot. We can see Flo leaning over his shoulder to the left, swooping in and about to kiss Ebb on the temple of his forehead.

Flo: You ready for this Ebb? Ebb: With you by my side babe, I’m ready for anything.

Panel 5: A semi-exterior shot, as if looking from the inside of the hotel room as the door is being closed by Ebb. The reader can see the inside of the door, Ebb’s upper body and head, and Flo in the not-so-distant distance, standing by an open car trunk.

Flo: I guess we’re stuck driving your ride. If we were to show up in my car, it may tip them off. We’ll have to stash my car nearby for when we’re done. But for now ---

Panel 6: Allow this to be the full out view of the contents of her trunk – a massive stash of almost any weapon imaginable, with brief glimpses of both our characters arms/hands on the seam of the trunk.

Flo (Off Panel): --- let’s get these presents I brought loaded into your trunk! Ebb (Off Panel): Damn girl! You sure know how to inspire confidence in a man! Flo (Off Panel): Aren’t I enough inspiration on my own? I guess you are yet to see me in action. Ebb (Off Panel): Oh, I saw you in action……

Page 2: This will have a total of 5 panels

Panel 1: We see the front end of Flos’ car, semi-shadowed by the darkness of being inside of an old, decrepit garage, whose door is being closed by Ebb. It is dusk, and the darkness of night is soon to be upon them.

Ebb: Put the keys up in the sun visor. Don’t want to be losing ‘em if we’re running.

Panel 2: We see our Ebb sitting in his vehicle, from the side view, (as if we are standing on the passenger side of the car looking in through the window from a distance.) On the front seat we see a handgun, and a briefcase with a handcuff attached. We also see Flo standing by the entrance of the garage, holding what appears to be a large designer handbag, hair pulled back into a pony tail, wearing a full black bodysuit, un-tinted sunglasses, and a lady-like trench coat to conceal the many weapons she has strapped to herself.

Flo: Just remember, keep your glasses on. I’ll be your guardian angel while you’re in there love. Ebb (In thought): Yeah, knowing my luck though, I won’t even get a chance to sit down before they get started on gutting me. Ebb: Your word is God Flo, I hear ya. Keep the peeps on my ugly mug. We both got our Mike phones if anything gets hairy, so we can catch up later.

Panel 3: Similar to Panel 2, though now we only see the ass-end of the car, and Flo standing looking at Ebb driving away, with a small smile on her face that can only be described as a look of love. Dusk is now all but dead.

NO dialogue.

Panel 4: We see Ebb pull up to a gated entrance, that has a guard posted. The reader can barely see the holster on the inside of the guards suit jacket. The gate itself looks to be very sturdy, with a mess of barbed wire topping it, and the surrounding fence. In the not too far distance, you can see a warehouse with a few SUVs parked beside it.

Guard: State your name and reason why you’re here. Ebb: Name’s Ebb, I’m here on behalf of Mr. Mancini. Guard(speaks over radio):Mr.Ebb is here, on behalf of a Mr.Mancini. (Reply from radio): He’s cleared to enter. Guard: You’re clear. Proceed to the warehouse.

Panel 5: We see Ebb getting out of the car, hand cuffed briefcase in hand, just around the corner of the entrance of the warehouse.

Ebb(Thinking): So far so good. I got through the gate easier than a greased pig. My luck really seems better with Flo watching over me….. wait, did I think too soon? I got that gut feeling……….

Page 3: This page consists of 6 panels. Panel 3 will span the width of the page, and will be about 1/4th of the total height of the page, with a split in it to change the perspective of the story. The remaining panels will have a PIP – a Panel in Panel, in the upper right hand corner. This will be the image Flo is seeing through Ebb’s eyes/glasses.

Panel 1: We see Ebb confronted by 2 large, armed, mean-looking guards at the warehouse entrance. It’s a bit of a look up – since the guards are larger, taller than Ebb.

Guard 1: Against the wall, spread ‘em. Ebb: Aww, really? I thought I was thoroughly checked at the gate. Guard 2: Funny guy, eh? What are these, your balloon animals? Nice try pal. NOW you’re clear. Get in there before I slap a balloon on my hand and check deeper, feel me? Ebb(Thinking): Damn, so much for wielding heat. I hope nothing happens until my personal cavalry is here.

Panel 2: We see the interior of a dimly light warehouse. About half of the space is occupied by large metal racks that tower to the ceiling, filled with various palletized goods. In the open spaces where workers would normally be bustling about, 2 large Hummers are parked. We see a desk in the distance, dimly lit under a low wattage lamp that hangs from the ceiling. We see the shape of a man sitting at the desk with armed guards nearby.

Suzuki: Ahh, you must be Mr.Mancinis’ man, Ebb. I am glad you made it to our meeting without any complications. Please come here, sit down.

Panel 3: Is a split panel. We see the Japanese man with a noticeable scar on his face, sitting at the table, from the perspective of Ebb’s shoulder-head silhouette, that is seated. We see the same Japanese man in a slightly closer perspective, blue-tinted, with digital read-outs. This is what Flo is currently seeing through the glasses Ebb is wearing.

Suzuki: So, Mr.Ebb, let us, how do you Americans say it, “Cut to the chase.” I have the sample shipment that your boss is paying for now loaded in the Hummer on the left. You are to bring it back to him for his final decision as to whether or not he wants larger quantities of it.

Split of panel:

PIP: Suzuki cont’d: What is that outdated catch-phrase used in one of your American films? Ahh yes, “Show me the money.”

Panel 4: We see Flo edging out of the shadows of nearby brush, at the front gate Ebb first came through. We see a small amount of her masked head, an arm, and what can only be described as a Rambo-esque knife being drawn out of a breast mounted sheath. PIP: We see Ebbs hands beginning to open the briefcase, which has been placed on the desk.

NO DIALOGUE. PIP: Ebb: It’s all there Suzuki, as promised.

Panel 4: Essentially, this is the same panel as when Ebb first rolled up, but from a slightly further distance back to allow the reader to see a bit more of the surrounding brush. We see a guard lying under shadowed brush to the right, with a gaping wound to his neck, and a pool of blood forming beneath him. We see the booth he was standing guard at slightly sprayed with blood, and a silhouetted figure over and behind the fence, attention focused on the warehouse. PIP: We see the briefcase still attached to Ebb’s wrist, pulled closer to the Japanese man, who looks to be thumbing through it.

NO DIALOGUE. PIP: Suzuki: I’ll be the judge of that………….yes, it is all here. Now, you can verify your end of the deal.

Panel 5: We see the 2 large armed, mean-looking guards. We see one with a stunned expression on his face, and a spray of blood across the wall behind him. The second one has a look of panic across his face, clutching his throat, with a large amount of blood spilling forth through his hands. We see female arms: the left holding a silencer-tipped handgun, with a trail of smoke whisping from it still in the face of the guard on the left, and in the right: a blade gleaming in the pale moonlight, with blood dripping from it. PIP: We see the case closed back up, and in the hand of the hand-cuffed hand again in the lower left hand corner of the picture. We also see the open back end of the Hummer that Ebb is nearing.

NO DIALOGUE. (But sounds are noted. The muted gunshot, the barely audible groan of a man dying from a slit throat. PIP: Ebb: So, where is it hiding? In the spare tire compartment?

Panel 6: We see the side of the warehouse were Ebb is parked, and a ladder that leads onto the roof. We see that familiar female silhouette at the top of the ladder in the shadows. PIP: We see that Ebb has begun to turn around to his left to ask for some assistance. All that we see is the butt-end of a rifle being wielded by a guard swallowing up a 3rd of this mini panel, and a sick looking smile on his face.

NO DIALOGUE. PIP: Eh, Suzu --- (Note sounds of the butt-end crushing Ebb’s face, and his glasses along with it.

Page 4: This page will consist of 5 panels. The first will have a PIP that is now showing a black screen, and the words FEED TERMINATED. Panel 4 will be the width of the page, and 1/3rd of the total height of the page.

Panel 1: We see a birds eye view of what’s going on in the warehouse below, through a skylight on the roof. We are able to see the desk, the men around it, and the slumped body of Ebb being dragged from the area of the open-backed Hummer. PIP: Is black, reads FEED TERMINATED.

NO DIALOGUE.

Panel 2: We now see Ebb held by the arms, by 2 large guards, head slumped, regaining consciousness, with Suzuki standing with arms crossed, gloating. The handcuffed briefcase is on the nearby desk.

Suzuki: You didn’t think you’d actually leave here alive, did you? Mancini set you up. I am to kill you for going against his word, for not leaving his daughter alone. But before I finish my favor to your boss, I want to know more about Mancini. I will extract my answers one way or another, the question is: will they be long, painful answers that pave the road to your death, or quick, effortless ones?

Ebb(Thinking): Dammit Flo, where are ya girl? I’m getting down to my last few chips to gamble with. Ebb: I’m not surprised, I had a feeling I might not be walking out of here.

Panel 3:We see from Ebbs’ point of view. He is looking up at the gloating face of Suzuki, who is standing right in front of him. Out of the corner of his eye, (up and above the right shoulder of Suzuki,) he sees a female figure in the shadows outside of one of the skylights above.

Suzuki: So first, tell me, where can I find this daughter of his? I think I may use her in a scheme to make Mancini emotional, vulnerable. It has already led to Mancini doing business with his hated enemies, us.

Ebb: You really think I’m going to tell you where to find the woman I loved, so you can get your dirty mits on her? When I said I had a feeling I wasn’t going to be walking out of here, I didn’t mean I thought I was a walking dead-man. I meant I wasn’t going to be walking – I’m gonna be running!

Panel 4: We see Flo crashing through the skylight, a handgun in one hand, an M-16 in the other. Shots are flying everywhere, and a number of guards you can already see bullets passing through them. We see Ebb laying a kick into one of the stunned guards groin, and punching the other in the face. We see a shocked Suzuki looking up at what must be in his mind the image of the Angel of Death.

NO DIALOGUE. (Note the sounds of gunfire, breaking glass, punches and kicks.)

Panel 5: We are looking over the right shoulder of Ebb, to see a very frightened, sweating Suzuki in the clutches of Flo, with a silenced handgun to his head. We see guards lying dead all over the place.

Ebb: Now you remember that bit you mentioned a moment ago, about how I was to die for not leaving Mancini’s daughter alone? Well my friend, it’s kinda flipped. Now, Mancini’s daughter is going to kill you, for not leaving me alone.

THE END – (for now………….)

Again, I can't thank the folks @ www.thecomiccrypt.us and Grandpa, (- loved by all at the Comic Crypt,)enough for choosing me and my work as the winning entry, and with supplying me a series of figures that I'd never find at retail in Canada as my prize.
You guys rock - see you 'round the 'Crypt soon gang, Sincere thanks, Chris aka Pearsonic

Another Dimension: Eh Pearsonic Production - Action figures

2008-08-30T20:30:00.000-07:00

To quote my all-time favorite band - The Beastie Boys - Another Dimension is my way of breaking the ice in regards to me getting around to making this blog what I had orignally intended it to be - a place for me to share and showcase my art and creativity in all of it's many forms. I will be contributing my works from the last 3 years or so, with photos and write ups of some of the WIP (Work In Progress), my source of inspiration and what I had set out to learn or achieve. I want to shout out to The Comic Crypt and The Fwoosh for keeping me inspired, and for being a place of ever-ongoing education from all the awesome customizers whose work I gawk at, and swoon over. As much as I do this for fun like many others, it is work and can be tedious and time-consuming. I like modifying and making figures and such for myself, but I'm also looking to hone my skills so I can market myself more confidently.

Spiderman 3 Review

2007-05-16T09:42:00.000-07:00

I've been procrastinating posting this review, in hope that I could put a positive spin on one of, (if not the,) most anticipated movies of 2007. Sadly, I could not come up with anything. I happened to be in Victoria, BC for the opening night of Spiderman 3 and caught the 10:45 show at the Odeon Theatre with my girlfriend. (Word to all: for a killer slice of pizza-pie, and a beer, check out their neighbor - The Brickyard. Was food and drink to die for.) For a picture that has a running time of over 2 hours, there sure was a lot of crap crammed in there, and not in any good way. Things start off with a great Spidey feel, but soon start to slide down a slippery slope. With the prospect of 3, count'em 3 villains in one flick, you'd think the action would be non-stop. Sure, the action sequences we do see are spectacular, but don't seem to make up for some of the weak plot points and twists that tie this movie into the previous Spidey flicks. Now a lot of people were slagging Topher Grace for being cast the role of Eddie Brock, who becomes Venom. Aside from his physical build for the role, I think he pulled off the character brilliantly. Cocky, conniving, he sets the stage for his own humiliation which soon after leads him to seek a twisted sort of redemption in a church..........(I hate giving away movies, so I'll stop there.) All in all, it's one of those movies that in my mind, is comparable to Return of the King - when it comes to closure and ending a movie. I wished Mr. Raimi would of shaved down the last 20 mins to about 7, it just seemed to drag it's heels not wanting to end. For all the Spiderman fans out there, who have high hopes going into the theatre for this 3rd installment of our beloved web-slinging super hero, leave them checked at the door or you will leave sorely disappointed if you expect much more that just stunning special effects and action sequences. The substance of story just ain't there folks.

Spiderman 3 teaser trailer

2006-06-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_3/large.html Check it out! Looking pretty swisher-sweet to me. Sandman looking awesome, as do the brief flashes of Green Goblin, and Symbiote Spidey.

Ghostrider teaser trailer

2006-06-15T12:37:00.000-07:00

Here it is folks: The teaser trailer for Ghostrider. Directed by the same guy who brought you Daredevil, Mark Steven Johnson,

this movie looks to have some serious potential of setting the big screen a-Blaze! http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider/video/gr_dom_trailer_high.asx We got to work with them while they were up here in Vancouver doing some re-shooting.

Wish I had the chance to meet Mark Steven Johnson.

No matter what anyone says, I really liked Daredevil in whole.

Really well put together film.

X3 Cast & Crew Screening

2006-06-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

Got to attend the cast and crew screening of X3-The Last Stand on Thursday, May 25th @ Tinsletown in Vancouver. Well, when you wanna end the arc of a story, of a trilogy, they really put the nail in the coffin. With all that happens, it's hard to digest that it all did just happen. Alot goes down in the third and final installment, but the writer and director do not disappoint with how they leave some threads hanging. All in all, a pretty kick ass movie with lots of mind blowing special effects and fight scenes. Glad to see characters such as Colossus and Iceman get a bit more action in this one.

Newest X3: The Last Stand Trailer link

2006-03-07T13:08:00.000-08:00

Decided to post in red, to pay homage to Dark Phoenix. Even better than the first, here's the theatrical trailer for X3: The Last Stand. Seeing it gave me chills of excitement down my spine. Looks AWESOME!!!

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/tls/trailer/

Glad all the hard work has come together to, [at least in my opinion, (and that being a very huge comic dork opinion,)] live up to all the hype surrounding this 3rd and final chapter of the 1st X-Men trilogy. They say that this 'cure' for the X-gene mutation is from a mutant.....i'm curious to know from whom? (From what I've seen watching it a second time, looks like Leech may be a part of how the cure was created.) (Is Apocolypse somehow involved? Mr. Sinister maybe? Who are they setting up to be the main villan focus for the next trilogy? Ah, maybe no one.) Guess the only way we'll be able to find out is to go see it.........unitl then, I ponder.

Star struck....

2006-01-26T12:01:00.000-08:00

Well, I was at the airport highnoon on January 15th, dropping my friend off. I was on the escalator down to Domestic Arrivials. I look to my left, and who do I see? Kevin Smith! Ponytailed, and doing his best to not look too obvious trying to look non-chalant. I'm a HUGE fan of his work, and all I could do is look slack jawed, and half point in his upwards escalating direction. By the minor smirk on his face, it seemed to me that he knew that I knew who he was, and that he knew I was a little lost for words in his passing presence. What a dork I am!.!.!.!.........(ah, the lady loves it.) So, low and behold, even though i didn't run into him when he was rumoured to be @ the Fantastic Four premier, I had my (almost) brush with greatness not long after, (only bout 6 months later, B-OOONG!)

X3 Trailer Link

2005-12-06T16:45:00.000-08:00

It's finally here, the teaser trailer. I already have my dislikes about one characters' looks in particular, (Juggernaut, err, Jugger-NOT). Ayways, check it out here..... http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/x3/large.html

Fantastic Four Review

2005-07-08T09:09:00.000-07:00

Fantastic, (as cliche as it may sound) describes this movie perfectly. I was invited to the cast/crew screening @ the Famous Players Paramount on Burrard & Smithe in Vancouver, 7 o'clock screening. After getting our tickets,complimentary popcorn, pop, and bottled water, my boss had reserved some choice seats in a packed theatre for my girlfriend and I. After allowing for people to trickle in for another 15 mins, we had the pleasure of a phone call from New York., from the director Tim Story! Tim Story shared his thoughts and thanks with all, and wished he coulda caught a plane with his family for the screeing in Vancouver.( As I was walking out, I overheard that Kevin Smith may be in attendance for the 9 o'clock show.) He, (Kevin Smith) is in town for a speech scheduled to take place on July 9th, (how cool!) Hoped he liked it, seeing that he is a comic afficionado as am I. Wish I coulda ran into him, I'm a huge fan of his work. Story progression/character development, comedy, special effects all wove together to make this movie appealling to movie go-ers of many ages, (well, maybe not seniors. unless they're die-hard comic dorks like myself, Stan Lee, or Jack Kirby.) It has it's somewhat cheesy moments of 'visual comedy', but it also has it's don't-blink-your-eyes -or-else-you'll-miss-it action/special effects scenes. When it comes to the relationships within the 4, this first (of what a hope is at least 3) movie(s) pulls off the akward Reed-Sue,firey Ben-Johnny,and motherly Sue-Johnny 'sibling-love' combos flawlessly. Von Doom was well done, even though his Doom voice seemed a little weak for a man who has found such new power in his disfigurement. However, McMahon did emulate the cool-headed, twisted logic of Doom quite well in liew of his not-so-fear-invoking voice through the mask. His hate for Reed is there at the start of the flick, and festers feroiously through it allOverall, Chris Evans stole the show with his witty comedy, and adolescent behavior as the Human Torch. After having my doubts with him intially being cast for the part, there is no doubt in my mind now that he was the perfect casting for this role. So, for all y'all comic-to-movie-fans, this is another pleasing transistion from book to big screen, one that you'll be happy you saw in theatres.

Coming Soon: Movie Reviews...

2005-06-24T16:56:00.000-07:00

Want an honest opinion on movies, without being told 'what is good, what is crap'? Then look no further, PearSonic Movie Reviews will be your go-to source for what to consider watching, not the brain-washing, 'what to watch' dribble.

Coming Soon: Concerts I've seen....

2005-06-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

2005-06-10T14:57:00.000-07:00

Epitome of 'Cool"
If you would like a full size image of this, pls email me @ my address.

2005-06-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

Pearsonic Productions

2005-06-06T16:44:00.000-07:00

Pearsonic Productions(Art by Chris 'PearSonic' Pearson)

Time & Money, measurable numbers...

2005-04-20T12:18:00.000-07:00

.... that I never seem to have enough of. Or, rather, numbers I don't spend, (ha-ha, funny pun,) nearly enough time paying, (ha-ha-, another pun,) attention to. Have had absolutley fantastical things that have happened to me since my last spillage. Well, those long term decisions that I mentioned, well, alot of them seemingly fell into place for me recently. Moved out of the everlasting warm-womb of Burnaby into an apartment on the cold, harsh streets of Vancouver, (near Commercial & 1st.) All of my Bby-boys seem a little frightened at my new neighbourhood. Maybe it's because my ground-floor apartment that faces the back alley where vagrants sift through trash have bars on them? Or maybe it's because there are homeless people that line the streets and occupy doorways to business establishments all up and down the drive from late night till my early am walk to Skytrain. Now don't get me wrong, a good number of these people are addicts of some form of hardcore drug, and on a sunny day one can see a handful of them with shop set-up selling wares that they probably didn't own to begin with. However, The Drive is still what I describe as, "if God cut a strip of Downtown and pasted it a block away from my place." There are a wealth of cafes, pizza joints, resturants, clothing stores, book stores new and used, convience stores, dollar stores, and, of course, smoke shops. I have yet to try the acclaimed Volcnao vaporizer that resides @ Melting Point. Melting Point from the single visit I have made there, is truely an awesome store. It offers a slendor of blown glass art from local artisits, as well as a cafe and smoke related products. I also recently found hidden away near a park on The Drive, more community type places. I found the local ice rink, pool, and gym which one can use all three as often as one would like for one low price per month or year. Needless to say, I love my new neighbourhood. So, with my place of living now sorted out, (just in the nick of time too. My parents place where I was crashing just before the New Year was more or less sold on the internet unbeknownst to them. They were given two months notice to move,) I had planned on trying to build upon the basework just laid. As much as the world/society deems relationships to be over-rated and un-needed, I feel better in one than not. As, ironically enough, the more you want one, and the harder you look to find one, they elude you much like the Golden Snitch of Quidditch would. But, one unexpected, marvellous day, I was found. Found by someone who must be meant for me, and I meant for her, Kristi. Wow, how wonderful and vibrant this world can be when one is, 'in love.' I had also planned on setting aside an amount of money to fund the purchase of a new computer for myself for my after 9-5:30 work purposes. Well, low and behold, Iwalked into Film Logic on a cloudy Monday morning, (both mind and weather,) and BOOM-SHANKA! A computer for moi! After Darron, (friend and local computer nerd,) had a the once-over of it, he reccomended that I upgrade the RAM from 128 to 256 for a low cost of $55. Why not huh? That done, and not costing me the over-absorbent amount a new PC would of, I then decided to try and re-direct those aforementioned funds to updating my wardrobe. No sooner had I thought that, when good ole mother rang in on my phone saying she just picked up a few pairs of pants and a new sweater from her work for hella cheap. WOW, one thing after another seemed to be falling into place for me. Now, I read a good deal of books, with a wide variety of subjects. Most notably though, are the last string of books that I have read. Although they are subjects that stand alone, there seems to be some sort of inter-weaving of these. 1st of these books was Chariots of the Gods. It puts for the question: Were we visited by a superior intelligence at early stages of civilization? Interview with an Angel was next, which sheds light on many questions we as humans have about ourselves, our purpose, and the 'great unknown.' (What is death, Who/what is God? for starters.) Communion is a book that is an authors' recollection of his life-long-experiences of contact with, and abductions by extra-terrestial beings. And I am now almost finished my reading of Pyramid Power, which goes over the history of the pyramids on the various people whose cultures seemed to of revolved around them. Not only that, but also scientific studies on the mysterious energies/powers that these pyramids seem to keep locked within their enigmatic masonry. Now, if you were to read these texts with an open, unbiased mind, you may see the connections between them as I have. Or, you may simply not. I will share my hypothesises of how these books are connected, and the messages they are trying to convey to the better of mankind to a later date when I can review and report upon them with a bit more accurancy than that of my memory. And, in a final note for this 'blog,' my buddy Snipe, (Dave) were recruited for a ball hockey team by an old school yard chum Estaban Arratia. When asked if he had a team name in mind, which he did not, I suggested the one that Snipe and I have had on the back-burner for some time now: The Red-Eyed Bandits. It was an instant hit, since out of our roster of 15 guys, all but 2 smoke the BC Primo. We priced out the cost of jerseys, (logo-less mind you for now,) and $80 later, 2-toned numbers and name bars stiched onto Ottawa Sentors blank road jerseys, The Red-Eyed Bandits were branded. We played our first game February 7th/2005, and it was our first of many losses to come. As of this blog, we are still yet to win a game............

It's been a long time, since i left you, without a dope beat to step to,.....

2004-10-05T13:41:00.000-07:00

Well, it been a long time, since I left you, without a dope beat to step to,........Wow, i just turned 24. Alot has happened since my last post. Had the pleasure of attending the wrap up party for a production "Bob The Butler." Was held @ lucy mae brown, a club near richards and robson. Was a fairly nice venue, and a good crowd to socialize with. Had a chance to meet the production co-ordinaters from the film, Robyn and Jackie. But alas, it was a work nite, and couldn't stay nearly as late as i would of liked to. I am currently workin with, (wish it was on,) Fantastic Four thats in town. I work for Film Logic Customs Brokers, and FF is our client. Being the friendly person that I am, I hope to cultivate a few friends/contacts from this production. I eventually need to get to know people in the industry in order to get exposure. I have so many ideas that have bubbled and brewed forth from my brain, but alas, where do I take them? Or rather, who do I take them to? I not only have movie/script ideas, but also short story/epic novel ideas that have been building themselves from my sedated, slumbersome sancticity/sanity. I guess my insecurity and unsureness of my true talents are my own worse enemies in the end.

I can only succeed or fail as fast as I allow myself to.

Lets see, what else has happened?

Canada won the World Championship of Hockey, (rightly so.) They avenged their '96 loss to the Americans, (5-3 loss in Montreal, Set 14th, 1996.) They played Finland in this years final, winning 3-2. Shane Doan poped the winner @ 0:34 of the 3rd, from Thornton and Foote.).......But what ensued after our grand victory?...........

............ Fuckin NHL Lockout. If you ask me, they boys from both sides of the arguement should sit down, and listen to a song from the Beastie Boys; "Get It Together". Maybe that'd set a few things straight, eh?

Not too sure what else to ramble on about, other than the fact that I had to make a few long term decisions for myself, and the path that lies before me. "See y'all on the flipside," Rocco once said in Boondock Saints.

Well, the other night...

2004-07-27T14:40:00.000-07:00

... I was given an invite to attend the cast and crew screening of Catwoman. It was filmed here in Vancouver. (My work handled the account, so we were pretty heavily involved.) All and all, not too great. Not horrible, but not too great. The CGI of catwoman was great, as were the sweeping city shots that spiral you into various scenes. After the screening, I was also invited out to attend the wrap up party for a production titled, "The Condemned" . It was held @ the Vancouver Rowing Club @ Stanley Park. Good food, good atmosphere, good people. The person we were working alongside for this account was Sergio Sato, a producer for Triton Films. (www.tritonfilms.net). Was an awesome guy to work with, even a better guy to socialize with. All and all, Thursday night, (22July04) will go down as an awesome night in the Pearsonic Archives.

2004-07-21T14:13:00.000-07:00

Downton Vancouver Skyline, (from The View)

2004-07-21T14:12:00.000-07:00

Let's not let history repeat itself people.

2004-07-21T13:23:00.000-07:00

Me 23. taken May 2004

My Current Project(s)

2004-07-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

........ have many, many ideas penciled, but few penned or produced. My current project is titled, "Rancour." It will be my first (but far from last,) film.

2004-07-21T12:54:00.000-07:00

'The View' from Capitol Hill

(Wel)Come one, (wel)come all!........

2004-07-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the beginning of it all, Pearsonic Productions. I give thanks to my colleague Rob for finding this first, (yet ever important,) stepping stone for establishing Pearsonic Productions. I also give thanks to Guy Russell and Venus Probe Productions for giving me the proverbial 'kick-in-the-ass,' inspiring me and motivating me to get back to and tap my creative juices, (which never seem to cease flowing.)

Well, thats it for now, just wanted to give 'biggie-ups' to those who help (and have helped) make (made) it happen.