Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
In the admittedly unlikely event that someone is still following this livejournal, I suppose I should mention that I've started a new tumblr blog, Andrew Foley Continues to Write Things, which I'm not currently crossposting to any of my previous blogs because I'm busy, OK?
My intention with that blog is to keep the discussion focused on stuff that's related in some way to my so-called "writing career": writing, comics, Hollywood, movies, TV, and so on.
Utter nonsense interspersed with political commentary, condemnation of the a-holes that royally #*%&ed my roof up for 18 thousand dollars (Edmonton's Amcor Roofing), and the occasional personal note will continue to spew forth on my twitter account, @TheAndrewFoley. If I end up feeling the need to write something more personal, as I did the last time I was around these parts for any length of time, I might end up posting something here, but given the last year and a half, I wouldn't count on it.
Thanks for whatever attention you gave this little blog over the years, and I hope to see you around.
Big sloppy hugs,
Andrew
PS: CRAP! Apparently an earlier version of this post linked to my tumblr user page for "Continues" rather than a publicly accessible one. This has now hopefully been rectified above. Sorry for any confusion.
My intention with that blog is to keep the discussion focused on stuff that's related in some way to my so-called "writing career": writing, comics, Hollywood, movies, TV, and so on.
Utter nonsense interspersed with political commentary, condemnation of the a-holes that royally #*%&ed my roof up for 18 thousand dollars (Edmonton's Amcor Roofing), and the occasional personal note will continue to spew forth on my twitter account, @TheAndrewFoley. If I end up feeling the need to write something more personal, as I did the last time I was around these parts for any length of time, I might end up posting something here, but given the last year and a half, I wouldn't count on it.
Thanks for whatever attention you gave this little blog over the years, and I hope to see you around.
Big sloppy hugs,
Andrew
PS: CRAP! Apparently an earlier version of this post linked to my tumblr user page for "Continues" rather than a publicly accessible one. This has now hopefully been rectified above. Sorry for any confusion.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thursday, November 11, 2010
This conversation probably never happened
Jim Lee: So here's a thought: why don't we kick Gail Simone off a book she clearly loves and prevent all but one of our creators from using Superman in the DC Universe continuity, especially the guy we've got lined up to take over Action Comics, and let fan-favourite JM Straczynski take Supes and Wonder Woman to new heights?
Dan Didio: By new heights, do you mean completely ignoring and/or needlessly changing everything about the characters that has made them pop culture icons for decades?
Lee: Yeah! Like he did with Spider-Man!
Didio: I love this. LOVE. IT. I've only got one tweak I'd like to make.
Lee: Lay it on me, Danny-baby.
Didio: Let's let JMS start long-term storylines featuring these, these--
Lee: All-Star Batman'd.
Didio: --these All-Star Batman'd versions of the characters, and solicit the books before we're sure we can produce them on anything resembling a monthly schedule--
Lee: That kinda goes without saying, doesn't it...?
Didio: No, I haven't got to the best part yet--We let him do this, start these major, history-making, character-enhancing storylines, and then, you're gonna love this--then we encourage him to leave the titles in MID-STORYLINE to work on something that'll stroke his ego even more than writing two of the best known franchises known to man and replace him with writers nobody cares about. Someone like JT Krul.
Lee: He still hasn't given you the negatives, huh?
Didio: By hook or by crook, I'm gonna get those pictures, and when I do, so help me...
Lee: I'm not big on the Krul thing. Shouldn't we use someone 98% of our loyal readership doesn't loathe? Someone who knows how to write a solid, entertaining comic?
Geoff Johns (walking in): You need someone to write something? I've got a few minutes. I mean, I need to go to the bathroom, but I could hold it in until you tell me what you need--
Didio & Lee: Shut up, Geoff.
Geoff Johns: Whatever you want, guys. You all doing OK, don't need anything? Water? Diet Coke? No? OK, if you need me I'll be in the can writing another episode of Smallville!
(Johns leaves)
Lee: How someone like that managed to make Green Lantern seem cool, I'll never know.
Didio: OK, back to Superman and Wonder Woman. So we don't use JT. What about Phil Hester?
Lee: Yeah, him or maybe that Roberson kid.
Didio: Well, JMS is going to be abandoning two of our three flagship characters' titles mid-storyline-- (shivers with pleasure) --Why just throw one writer to the wolves when we can poison the longtime career dreams of two?
Lee: My god.
Didio: I know, right?
Lee and Didio: WE'RE #@%&ING BRILLIANT!
***
Nope. I just do not understand how this was allowed to happen. Good luck to Phil Hester and Chris Roberson, though. They've both got tough rows to hoe.
A
Dan Didio: By new heights, do you mean completely ignoring and/or needlessly changing everything about the characters that has made them pop culture icons for decades?
Lee: Yeah! Like he did with Spider-Man!
Didio: I love this. LOVE. IT. I've only got one tweak I'd like to make.
Lee: Lay it on me, Danny-baby.
Didio: Let's let JMS start long-term storylines featuring these, these--
Lee: All-Star Batman'd.
Didio: --these All-Star Batman'd versions of the characters, and solicit the books before we're sure we can produce them on anything resembling a monthly schedule--
Lee: That kinda goes without saying, doesn't it...?
Didio: No, I haven't got to the best part yet--We let him do this, start these major, history-making, character-enhancing storylines, and then, you're gonna love this--then we encourage him to leave the titles in MID-STORYLINE to work on something that'll stroke his ego even more than writing two of the best known franchises known to man and replace him with writers nobody cares about. Someone like JT Krul.
Lee: He still hasn't given you the negatives, huh?
Didio: By hook or by crook, I'm gonna get those pictures, and when I do, so help me...
Lee: I'm not big on the Krul thing. Shouldn't we use someone 98% of our loyal readership doesn't loathe? Someone who knows how to write a solid, entertaining comic?
Geoff Johns (walking in): You need someone to write something? I've got a few minutes. I mean, I need to go to the bathroom, but I could hold it in until you tell me what you need--
Didio & Lee: Shut up, Geoff.
Geoff Johns: Whatever you want, guys. You all doing OK, don't need anything? Water? Diet Coke? No? OK, if you need me I'll be in the can writing another episode of Smallville!
(Johns leaves)
Lee: How someone like that managed to make Green Lantern seem cool, I'll never know.
Didio: OK, back to Superman and Wonder Woman. So we don't use JT. What about Phil Hester?
Lee: Yeah, him or maybe that Roberson kid.
Didio: Well, JMS is going to be abandoning two of our three flagship characters' titles mid-storyline-- (shivers with pleasure) --Why just throw one writer to the wolves when we can poison the longtime career dreams of two?
Lee: My god.
Didio: I know, right?
Lee and Didio: WE'RE #@%&ING BRILLIANT!
***
Nope. I just do not understand how this was allowed to happen. Good luck to Phil Hester and Chris Roberson, though. They've both got tough rows to hoe.
A
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Some paintings from a couple months back
1. Me and Tiina, painted fast
2. Portrait of T. She likes it because it "makes me look sinister."
3. An experiment inspired by a Degas painting I saw at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
4. Portrait of Cevyn-My-Niece
5. Detail from a portrait of Cevyn-My-Niece
6. A different detail from same
7. Surprisingly, I actually finished the second painting I started after resuming painting in January.
2. Portrait of T. She likes it because it "makes me look sinister."
3. An experiment inspired by a Degas painting I saw at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
4. Portrait of Cevyn-My-Niece
5. Detail from a portrait of Cevyn-My-Niece
6. A different detail from same
7. Surprisingly, I actually finished the second painting I started after resuming painting in January.
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