Showing posts with label webcomics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label webcomics. Show all posts
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday, December 19, 2010
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY and the 10th Anniversary that Almost Wasn't...
It's come up in several blog posts recently that FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY turns 10 years old in 2011. What many people don't know is the webcomic almost didn't survive its first year. Not due to money, or time.
The comic almost came to a stop over September 11th.
Given the patriotic themes in this webcomic, one might think it a response to September 11th. It's not, not at all. FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY actually launched in June 2001 after Shannon Muir received an opportunity to appear on a fan-to-pro panel at the now discontinued GATHERING OF THE GARGOYLES convention when it was in Universal City, California, after learning about it from GARGOYLES series developer/creator Greg Weisman (who mentored Shannon previously in animation writing coursework). Shannon and Kevin talked a long time and decided this crowd had similar interests in the kind of stories and storytelling they did, and that this venue would be the one to test the waters for moving FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY from the movie and animated series development they'd been trying to a webcomic.
So, in June 2001, flyers were printed and mentions were made of the webcomic's debut coming that following week at http://www.flying-glory.com. The first content was a short full color four page piece published in its entirety called PRELUDE TO GLORY with the lyrics for "Keep on Fighting," still available as part of the Extras section which is full of various gems from the past ten years. Check it out!
There was no way to know then that those lyrics would become a theme to the webcomic's very continued existence.
A short time later, what is now known as Issue 1 began. However, work wasn't far into the comic when September 11th hit. The decision was made to put up a memorial drawing (currently not available while the gallery is being redone) and behind the scenes long talks were held as to whether FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY should even continue. Would it be considered somehow inappropriate given the country's climate, or perhaps it might have the opposite effect? In the end, it was decided that the call to tell a good story should rise above all, so the webcomic continued.
Here it is now, going into 2011, and FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is still here.
Thanks for being a part of it.
The comic almost came to a stop over September 11th.
Given the patriotic themes in this webcomic, one might think it a response to September 11th. It's not, not at all. FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY actually launched in June 2001 after Shannon Muir received an opportunity to appear on a fan-to-pro panel at the now discontinued GATHERING OF THE GARGOYLES convention when it was in Universal City, California, after learning about it from GARGOYLES series developer/creator Greg Weisman (who mentored Shannon previously in animation writing coursework). Shannon and Kevin talked a long time and decided this crowd had similar interests in the kind of stories and storytelling they did, and that this venue would be the one to test the waters for moving FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY from the movie and animated series development they'd been trying to a webcomic.
So, in June 2001, flyers were printed and mentions were made of the webcomic's debut coming that following week at http://www.flying-glory.com. The first content was a short full color four page piece published in its entirety called PRELUDE TO GLORY with the lyrics for "Keep on Fighting," still available as part of the Extras section which is full of various gems from the past ten years. Check it out!
There was no way to know then that those lyrics would become a theme to the webcomic's very continued existence.
A short time later, what is now known as Issue 1 began. However, work wasn't far into the comic when September 11th hit. The decision was made to put up a memorial drawing (currently not available while the gallery is being redone) and behind the scenes long talks were held as to whether FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY should even continue. Would it be considered somehow inappropriate given the country's climate, or perhaps it might have the opposite effect? In the end, it was decided that the call to tell a good story should rise above all, so the webcomic continued.
Here it is now, going into 2011, and FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is still here.
Thanks for being a part of it.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING?, Charity Cookbook including FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY, Delayed to Early 2011
We're passing along this message to let you know that WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? is delayed to Early 2011. This is the charity cookbook we've been telling you about that features an original recipe by Kevin Paul Shaw Broden and Shannon Muir, along with an exclusive FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY comic.
Read the latest news here: http://www.tgtmedia.com/. FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is still part of this project and appreciate all the hard work that has gone into it to date.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Celebrating Ten Years in Summer 2011... What Have You Been Missing?
Some of you visiting this blog followed the adventures of FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY since the beginning in the summer of 2001. Many others are just now finding us for the first.
We welcome you all to checking us out and finding out more of what FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is about.
In short, it's about a teenager who starts with aspirations of becoming a rock star along with her friends that make up her band. She's got a grandmother with superhero powers that belong to some past old glory and while interesting she sees as ancient history. However, when Debra Clay unexpectedly starts flying during a high school battle of the bands concert, her world changes forever along with her friends. Originally donning costumes to bring a superhero flair to their music performances, circumstances make them realize they need to become real superheroes and not just stage stars. During all of this, however, Debra and her friends are still teenagers caught up in the drama of growing up. This blend of superhero drama and teen angst makes FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY endure on a near-weekly publication schedule for what will be ten years in the summer of 2011.
So if you've been along for the ride, take time to go over for a second look as we are about to come to a major turning point in the story. If you're new to us, welcome, and take the time to get to know Flying Glory and her universe.
Come join us and find out what you have been missing...
We welcome you all to checking us out and finding out more of what FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is about.
In short, it's about a teenager who starts with aspirations of becoming a rock star along with her friends that make up her band. She's got a grandmother with superhero powers that belong to some past old glory and while interesting she sees as ancient history. However, when Debra Clay unexpectedly starts flying during a high school battle of the bands concert, her world changes forever along with her friends. Originally donning costumes to bring a superhero flair to their music performances, circumstances make them realize they need to become real superheroes and not just stage stars. During all of this, however, Debra and her friends are still teenagers caught up in the drama of growing up. This blend of superhero drama and teen angst makes FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY endure on a near-weekly publication schedule for what will be ten years in the summer of 2011.
So if you've been along for the ride, take time to go over for a second look as we are about to come to a major turning point in the story. If you're new to us, welcome, and take the time to get to know Flying Glory and her universe.
Come join us and find out what you have been missing...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY Artist and Writer Kevin Paul Shaw Broden on being part of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING?
Kevin Paul Shaw Broden, artist and co-writer for the webcomic FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY, has always felt strongly about helping out the hungry and homeless.
"The first time that I experienced is going back... my parents were already helping out through the church and other groups... we were taking things up to one of the skid row missions in Los Angeles. I felt uncomfortable not because I felt unsafe but because we were there in our big car and these people had nothing. I was about six or seven at the most as best I can remember."
He continued to stay involved with the cause in a variety of ways, even beyond the canned food drives at school.
"Through our community organization of affiliated churches, I've participated in monthly food drives at our church plus a month long drive in August where I regularly help transport the donations to the distribution center where a family can receive two bags of needed emergency groceries a month. Through this I've also participated in an annual hunger walk which also provides for local and worldwide needs. Also, I've assisted my Dad as a chef making homemade recipies for several years at a fundraising benefit for the organization, where he has won ribbons each year of the event which is judged by professional chefs."
Kevin's experiences, especially involving the fundraisingcooking competition, made deciding to have FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY be part of the cookbook WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? an easy decision. WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? is a cookbook featuring art from a variety of webcomic artists along with a variety of recipes. Proceeds from this book are going to Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) and Food Banks of Canada. The book is a project of TGT Media.
"And so I think it is good we are also able to provide a recipe that will also help feed more people worldwide through this cookbook," Kevin says about the opportunity.
To find out the full recipe for what was made, and to obtain exclusive FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY comic content, pre-order your copy of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? at http://tgtmedia.com/preorder.
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KEVIN PAUL SHAW BRODEN is four names of creativity you need to remember. He is an animation and comic book writer, having spent more then 15 years in and around comics and animation. Kevin got his break into the comic book art side of things working as an art assistant, and you can see his special credit inside Image Comics' SUPREME #1. Also, through the California State University Summer Arts Program, he storyboarded the music videos for "Summer Single" by John Wesley Harding (Warner Bros.), "One" by BiGod20 (Warner Bros.), and "Beestung" by Kristin Hersch (Warner Bros.).
SHANNON MUIR is an author of animation scripts, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books about the animation industry. She's also worked in the animation field in a production capacity for several major companies.
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is a webcomic, with a new black and white page generally released weekly, that follows a story of a teenager named Debra Clay and her friends as they struggle with their newfound celebrity as musicians and superheroes when they discover Debra inherited her grandmother's powers. The webcomic will celebrate its tenth anniversary in the summer of 2011.
"The first time that I experienced is going back... my parents were already helping out through the church and other groups... we were taking things up to one of the skid row missions in Los Angeles. I felt uncomfortable not because I felt unsafe but because we were there in our big car and these people had nothing. I was about six or seven at the most as best I can remember."
He continued to stay involved with the cause in a variety of ways, even beyond the canned food drives at school.
"Through our community organization of affiliated churches, I've participated in monthly food drives at our church plus a month long drive in August where I regularly help transport the donations to the distribution center where a family can receive two bags of needed emergency groceries a month. Through this I've also participated in an annual hunger walk which also provides for local and worldwide needs. Also, I've assisted my Dad as a chef making homemade recipies for several years at a fundraising benefit for the organization, where he has won ribbons each year of the event which is judged by professional chefs."
Kevin's experiences, especially involving the fundraisingcooking competition, made deciding to have FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY be part of the cookbook WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? an easy decision. WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? is a cookbook featuring art from a variety of webcomic artists along with a variety of recipes. Proceeds from this book are going to Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) and Food Banks of Canada. The book is a project of TGT Media.
"And so I think it is good we are also able to provide a recipe that will also help feed more people worldwide through this cookbook," Kevin says about the opportunity.
To find out the full recipe for what was made, and to obtain exclusive FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY comic content, pre-order your copy of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? at http://tgtmedia.com/preorder.
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KEVIN PAUL SHAW BRODEN is four names of creativity you need to remember. He is an animation and comic book writer, having spent more then 15 years in and around comics and animation. Kevin got his break into the comic book art side of things working as an art assistant, and you can see his special credit inside Image Comics' SUPREME #1. Also, through the California State University Summer Arts Program, he storyboarded the music videos for "Summer Single" by John Wesley Harding (Warner Bros.), "One" by BiGod20 (Warner Bros.), and "Beestung" by Kristin Hersch (Warner Bros.).
SHANNON MUIR is an author of animation scripts, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books about the animation industry. She's also worked in the animation field in a production capacity for several major companies.
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is a webcomic, with a new black and white page generally released weekly, that follows a story of a teenager named Debra Clay and her friends as they struggle with their newfound celebrity as musicians and superheroes when they discover Debra inherited her grandmother's powers. The webcomic will celebrate its tenth anniversary in the summer of 2011.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Be a Flying Glory and the Hounds of Glory Fan... Feed the Hungry
It all started with a Halloween party in 2009.
Shannon Muir (the co-writer/lyricist for FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY at www.flying-glory.com) needed to make something for an office pot luck. The assignment: pull off "snot-covered" pretzels. She decided to use a store-bought guacamole and see if adding cream cheese would get the consistency she wanted. It didn't quite produce the results she needed; although the consistency was great it was still too creamy. So she threw in some canned salsa verde she happened to have in the fridge after recently doing a recipe. It tasted fine, but not being a major cook, she didn't think much of it.
Until everyone started asking for the recipe. It was an accidental hit.
Fast forward to nearly a year later, when the artist and co-writer on FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY, Kevin Paul Shaw Broden, had one of his "tweets" (posts on the Twitter feeds) picked up on and mentioned by TWO GUYS TALKING WEBCOMICS at www.tgtmedia.com. This notice came with a follow up offer to be part of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING?, a cookbook featuring art from a variety of webcomic artists along with a variety of recipes. Proceeds from this book are going to Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) and Food Banks of Canada.
Both Kevin and Shannon have a passion for taking care of the hungry and homeless. Kevin in particular has been involved for years (along with other members of his family) for a variety of food collection and fundraising efforts for a local organization in his hometown of Fullerton, California. So participating in this project came as a natural for them. It also is the first time any FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY content has been available to the public in any format outside of the website, aside from advertising.
Shannon suggested taking what she made the prior year to the next level, seeing what it would take to make something similar completely from scratch. She knew Kevin's talent for making fresh guacamole and it seemed a good match. One weekend they set up a "test kitchen" to make sure all the steps were right. While shopping, Kevin mentioned a few alterations he'd like to try and Shannon said "go for it" because she trusted his instinct. Which turned out to be a good thing, since in the end being unable to get the tomatillos needed for fresh salsa verde, a new appetizer was born that was similar - but not the same - as the popular creation the previous year.
To find out the full recipe for what was made, and to obtain exclusive FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY comic content, pre-order your copy of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? at http://tgtmedia.com/preorder.
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KEVIN PAUL SHAW BRODEN is four names of creativity you need to remember. He is an animation and comic book writer, having spent more then 15 years in and around comics and animation. Kevin got his break into the comic book art side of things working as an art assistant, and you can see his special credit inside Image Comics' SUPREME #1. Also, through the California State University Summer Arts Program, he storyboarded the music videos for "Summer Single" by John Wesley Harding (Warner Bros.), "One" by BiGod20 (Warner Bros.), and "Beestung" by Kristin Hersch (Warner Bros.).
SHANNON MUIR is an author of animation scripts, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books about the animation industry. She's also worked in the animation field in a production capacity for several major companies.
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is a webcomic, with a new black and white page generally released weekly, that follows a story of a teenager named Debra Clay and her friends as they struggle with their newfound celebrity as musicians and superheroes when they discover Debra inherited her grandmother's powers. The webcomic will celebrate its tenth anniversary in the summer of 2011.
Shannon Muir (the co-writer/lyricist for FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY at www.flying-glory.com) needed to make something for an office pot luck. The assignment: pull off "snot-covered" pretzels. She decided to use a store-bought guacamole and see if adding cream cheese would get the consistency she wanted. It didn't quite produce the results she needed; although the consistency was great it was still too creamy. So she threw in some canned salsa verde she happened to have in the fridge after recently doing a recipe. It tasted fine, but not being a major cook, she didn't think much of it.
Until everyone started asking for the recipe. It was an accidental hit.
Fast forward to nearly a year later, when the artist and co-writer on FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY, Kevin Paul Shaw Broden, had one of his "tweets" (posts on the Twitter feeds) picked up on and mentioned by TWO GUYS TALKING WEBCOMICS at www.tgtmedia.com. This notice came with a follow up offer to be part of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING?, a cookbook featuring art from a variety of webcomic artists along with a variety of recipes. Proceeds from this book are going to Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) and Food Banks of Canada.
Both Kevin and Shannon have a passion for taking care of the hungry and homeless. Kevin in particular has been involved for years (along with other members of his family) for a variety of food collection and fundraising efforts for a local organization in his hometown of Fullerton, California. So participating in this project came as a natural for them. It also is the first time any FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY content has been available to the public in any format outside of the website, aside from advertising.
Shannon suggested taking what she made the prior year to the next level, seeing what it would take to make something similar completely from scratch. She knew Kevin's talent for making fresh guacamole and it seemed a good match. One weekend they set up a "test kitchen" to make sure all the steps were right. While shopping, Kevin mentioned a few alterations he'd like to try and Shannon said "go for it" because she trusted his instinct. Which turned out to be a good thing, since in the end being unable to get the tomatillos needed for fresh salsa verde, a new appetizer was born that was similar - but not the same - as the popular creation the previous year.
To find out the full recipe for what was made, and to obtain exclusive FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY comic content, pre-order your copy of WEBCOMICS: WHAT'S COOKING? at http://tgtmedia.com/preorder.
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KEVIN PAUL SHAW BRODEN is four names of creativity you need to remember. He is an animation and comic book writer, having spent more then 15 years in and around comics and animation. Kevin got his break into the comic book art side of things working as an art assistant, and you can see his special credit inside Image Comics' SUPREME #1. Also, through the California State University Summer Arts Program, he storyboarded the music videos for "Summer Single" by John Wesley Harding (Warner Bros.), "One" by BiGod20 (Warner Bros.), and "Beestung" by Kristin Hersch (Warner Bros.).
SHANNON MUIR is an author of animation scripts, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books about the animation industry. She's also worked in the animation field in a production capacity for several major companies.
FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY is a webcomic, with a new black and white page generally released weekly, that follows a story of a teenager named Debra Clay and her friends as they struggle with their newfound celebrity as musicians and superheroes when they discover Debra inherited her grandmother's powers. The webcomic will celebrate its tenth anniversary in the summer of 2011.
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