Oh and yes, David, that’s you.

We are two comics away from the end of this arc!  And then? The season finale of Eros Inc. Season one! Get excited! Also, I just realized Eros Inc. turns One Year Old on Wednesday. Wow, time has flown by, huh.

We had a pretty awesome weekend!  Shannon and I went to the Venice Beach on Saturday just to laze about and read.  I purchased “Usagi Yojimbo: The Shrouded Moon” (as my first foray into Stan Sakai) and “Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers” for a fun, Superhero comic.  The former was really good, although I admit the cartooning threw me off at first. But once it got going, I just loved the world and the simplicity of it. The latter comic was a lot of fun, and pretty funny (Frog Thor!? YES) but I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I had a better understanding of who the characters were or rather, which Superheroes owned them. Overall I enjoyed it, and the cover was done by none other than the Abominable Charles Chrisopher himself, Karl Kerschl.

A few things I’d like to mention, most of them about Brian Carroll.  Actually, all of them are about Brian. First of all, he’s been attacking Instant Classic with full speed.  He’s finished the third chapter of it and is moving forward with the fourth. I’ve been privvy to information regarding what will be coming in future chapters, and let me tell you, you would be STUPID to miss it. So go over and check out the new updates.

Second: Brian is making a movie. Like, a feature FILM. And I couldn’t be prouder of him.  I’ve been friends with Brian since, gosh, sophomore year of high school?  Together we’ve made a lot of shorts, a ton of television episodes, and a smattering of theatrical productions.  He’s really the only writing partner I’ve ever had; the best collaborator someone could ask for.  We easily bounce ideas off each other without worrying about ego or pride – it’s all for the joke or the film.

After high school, we quite obviously took separate paths (although both headed to Upstate New York). He went to his school, I went to mine, and immediately we were on different tracks.  We were still able to help each other out on our own films, (he was wonderful enough to help me make my first “feature” “Nine Letter Word” but we have yet to be able to collaborate in the same, powerful way we once did.  And with me in Los Angeles, and he (now) in Florida, it’s just not easy to get together to work on something.

Which brings me back to the topic at hand. Brian is doing something incredible. He’s making a feature film.  And I think it’d be stupid not to support him.

As of this writing (11:41pm, Pacific, on Sunday night), Brian raised $19,000 in 24 hours to make the film. But because it got so big, so quickly, he had to postpone fundraising.  Hopefully by the morning, he and his amazing team (comprised of Power Producers Ren Caldwell and Kevin Erhard) will have a solution, so I can give you a more direct link to check out.  Until then, please go here and learn a bit about the film and keep your eye on this link.

We have to find a way!

Brian, Ren and Kevin, congratulations and good luck to you guys in the coming days.