25402 pts ยท February 17, 2015
Non-binary nerd who falls down rabbitholes of minutia and miscellanea.
Looks like that is what the model was going for.
#4 and #5 look to be a the main character from the artist's original comic, The Theory of KO (translated from French), and the other one just looks like one of his OCs from making pinup sketches (if google translate is accurate).
Oh, wow, the background of these sketches is really cool! The artist attended a cosplay drawing workshop where the model (@kylerzworld on Instagram) was wearing this costume.
The translucent colored sheets you put in front of lights to change the color. More analogue than using colored LED lights, but I personally feel that you get a bit more color control with them since you can layer and offset them.
Yep, pretty much.
Gels are what you call the translucent colored sheets you use for lighting; basically an external way to change the color of the lights instead of using color changing bulbs. In this case, I am using just a single layer of green to get the pale green color; adding more of the same color deepens it and using different colors together can give you different shades, or when offset can give you different effects (like offsetting two different colors can give you a color outline around the shadows.
Of course. Comparing the two so far, I would say that I enjoyed Hounded just a little bit more, but that may be the result of the initial world building being great, while with Hexed I was already familiar with how things work enough to just slip in with less questions about the "Mystery" of the world, plus the marathon sex scene was a little much for my taste (not in a prudish way, just in a "it broke the flow of the story" way).
Don't hold out on me then! Recommend! Recommend!!*cough* What I mean to say is, "Flybot" is on the list as the only other Dennis E. Taylor book that someone had recommended (before today's recommendation of "Quantum Earth"), but it isn't too high on the actual queue of what I'm going to read next. If you have any recommendations that you think should be higher on that queue, then I would love to have them.
(I realize I made an error in the post, which has now been fixed)I really enjoyed "We are Legion" and feel the same about "For We are Many" so far.While "Flybot" is the next work by Taylor that I was planning on checking out, I'll go ahead and put Quantum Earth on the list; thanks for the recommendation!
Yeah, the 2022 edition covers are really great. While I don't hate them, I'm not as big a fan of the original cover style.
No problem. Also, I'm not sure why I put "The Apple and the Pearl" as a novella. Looking at it, it is actually over 300 pages. I guess my brain just remembers it being shorter. :PAs a replacement, I would say Orbital by Samantha Harvey, which is similar in concept (viewing a single day across multiple characters in a third person PoV), but set on what is essentially the ISS; it clocks in at about 200 pages, and I read it in about 2.5 hours.
And off list, novellas or short anthologies, "The Apple and the Pearl" by Rym Kechacha (contemporary fantasy set over a single day from multiple character perspectives) and "Midnight Timetable" by Bora Chung (ghost stories with a framing story of a supernatural research and containment institute).
Okay, I'm going to try and avoid the more popular stuff.From the list, my top two favorites have been "The Raven Tower" by Anne Leckie (part Hamlet, part war of animist gods) and "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (cozy, emotional, slice-of-life with a time travel twist). Off the list, if I had to narrow it down to two, it would be "Stardust Grail" by Yume Kitasei (space heist) and "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (gothic horror set in 1950s Mexico).
I could go through the sheet and add a column that points out what my favorites were, and I think I'll also go ahead and add a sheet to the spreadsheet that is just books that I have read that are not on the list. Thanks for giving me the idea (another project to tackle this week off)! [2/2]
The list is in no way actually conquerable by a human being; I'm under no delusion I can get close to tackling it all, or even half.I'm more a (and I hate phrasing it like this) vibes based reader, so I'm really bad with giving hard ratings to stuff (the reading app I use, Bookly, asks me to give an out of 5 star rating after each finished book, but I always just hit 5...), and I really hesitate to give actual recommendations (thus the more, "these were my impressions on the book"), but [1/2]
I'm sorry that that is going on with you; I can't imagine not being able to sit and read. Not to get too advice-y, but maybe you should have that checked out; the inability to focus and retain what you just read could be indicative of a larger issue.As for audiobooks, yeah, Audible and other sites, like Libro.fm (which supports independent book stores), can be pricey; I would recommend also checking out your local library to check out audibooks if they use Libby/Cloudlibrary.
To answer where Robin is, this entire issue was drawn with Robin, but he was licensed to Nabisco, so Keebler couldn't use him and they quickly drew him over as Protector (who would years later come in to actual continuity in Tom King's "Heroes in Crisis" where he confesses he had started using drugs).
#45 To be fair, panicking can potentially cause more injuries and block exits, especially in classrooms that only have a single standard door for egress.
It probably does, but I actually have a shutter remote, so it's less impressive.
Thanks?! I'm not sure how I feel about being anyone's favorite anything.
Yep. Though, they are less ample than they appear. What you see is the result of some padding, pushing, and squeezing.
Having read most of Snyder's Batman run, Last Knight on Earth, and both Metal events, Ab. Batman definitely is just DC letting him play with his toys however he wants without having to worry about continuity. I would say that the most recent arc (which will be part of Vol. 3), The Seventh Kingdom, was my favorite in terms of the body horror just because it fits the arc's villain the best, imo. Considering recent solicits, I'm also looking forward to what they will be doing with Dick.
Of the first 3 Absolute titles, Superman is definitely my favorite just due to the way that Kal is more isolated due to the origin changes and has to learn to step into the light. all while still having the same core ethos - help people - as main universe Clark. WW is great as well, but in my opinion Diana feels the least changed with the exception of her more direct usage of magic. As for Batman, it's a ride and I like it, but it is a bit to edgy/"metal" for me sometimes, especially the art.
TPB Volumes 1 and 2 are out (issues 1 to 14), but I can't find a release for any subsequent volumes yet.
I'll be honest, I cropped out my other foot and most of the one you see; I knew I might get a "step on me" comment even then. :P
I don't think they would let me into the movie theater dressed like that.
I do hate using the same title over and over, so I figured the upside-down text would fit with the messed up lighting.
Not really. My camera's light correction freaked out and I kinda liked how it looked, so I decided to share.
Yes, yes they are, though some pushing, lifting, squeezing, and creative angling are making them look a bit more impressive.
And thank you for the compliment!
Looks like that is what the model was going for.
#4 and #5 look to be a the main character from the artist's original comic, The Theory of KO (translated from French), and the other one just looks like one of his OCs from making pinup sketches (if google translate is accurate).
Oh, wow, the background of these sketches is really cool! The artist attended a cosplay drawing workshop where the model (@kylerzworld on Instagram) was wearing this costume.
The translucent colored sheets you put in front of lights to change the color. More analogue than using colored LED lights, but I personally feel that you get a bit more color control with them since you can layer and offset them.
Yep, pretty much.
Gels are what you call the translucent colored sheets you use for lighting; basically an external way to change the color of the lights instead of using color changing bulbs.
In this case, I am using just a single layer of green to get the pale green color; adding more of the same color deepens it and using different colors together can give you different shades, or when offset can give you different effects (like offsetting two different colors can give you a color outline around the shadows.
Of course. Comparing the two so far, I would say that I enjoyed Hounded just a little bit more, but that may be the result of the initial world building being great, while with Hexed I was already familiar with how things work enough to just slip in with less questions about the "Mystery" of the world, plus the marathon sex scene was a little much for my taste (not in a prudish way, just in a "it broke the flow of the story" way).
Don't hold out on me then! Recommend! Recommend!!
*cough* What I mean to say is, "Flybot" is on the list as the only other Dennis E. Taylor book that someone had recommended (before today's recommendation of "Quantum Earth"), but it isn't too high on the actual queue of what I'm going to read next. If you have any recommendations that you think should be higher on that queue, then I would love to have them.
(I realize I made an error in the post, which has now been fixed)
I really enjoyed "We are Legion" and feel the same about "For We are Many" so far.
While "Flybot" is the next work by Taylor that I was planning on checking out, I'll go ahead and put Quantum Earth on the list; thanks for the recommendation!
Yeah, the 2022 edition covers are really great. While I don't hate them, I'm not as big a fan of the original cover style.
No problem. Also, I'm not sure why I put "The Apple and the Pearl" as a novella. Looking at it, it is actually over 300 pages. I guess my brain just remembers it being shorter. :P
As a replacement, I would say Orbital by Samantha Harvey, which is similar in concept (viewing a single day across multiple characters in a third person PoV), but set on what is essentially the ISS; it clocks in at about 200 pages, and I read it in about 2.5 hours.
And off list, novellas or short anthologies, "The Apple and the Pearl" by Rym Kechacha (contemporary fantasy set over a single day from multiple character perspectives) and "Midnight Timetable" by Bora Chung (ghost stories with a framing story of a supernatural research and containment institute).
Okay, I'm going to try and avoid the more popular stuff.
From the list, my top two favorites have been "The Raven Tower" by Anne Leckie (part Hamlet, part war of animist gods) and "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (cozy, emotional, slice-of-life with a time travel twist).
Off the list, if I had to narrow it down to two, it would be "Stardust Grail" by Yume Kitasei (space heist) and "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (gothic horror set in 1950s Mexico).
I could go through the sheet and add a column that points out what my favorites were, and I think I'll also go ahead and add a sheet to the spreadsheet that is just books that I have read that are not on the list. Thanks for giving me the idea (another project to tackle this week off)! [2/2]
The list is in no way actually conquerable by a human being; I'm under no delusion I can get close to tackling it all, or even half.
I'm more a (and I hate phrasing it like this) vibes based reader, so I'm really bad with giving hard ratings to stuff (the reading app I use, Bookly, asks me to give an out of 5 star rating after each finished book, but I always just hit 5...), and I really hesitate to give actual recommendations (thus the more, "these were my impressions on the book"), but [1/2]
I'm sorry that that is going on with you; I can't imagine not being able to sit and read. Not to get too advice-y, but maybe you should have that checked out; the inability to focus and retain what you just read could be indicative of a larger issue.
As for audiobooks, yeah, Audible and other sites, like Libro.fm (which supports independent book stores), can be pricey; I would recommend also checking out your local library to check out audibooks if they use Libby/Cloudlibrary.
To answer where Robin is, this entire issue was drawn with Robin, but he was licensed to Nabisco, so Keebler couldn't use him and they quickly drew him over as Protector (who would years later come in to actual continuity in Tom King's "Heroes in Crisis" where he confesses he had started using drugs).
#45 To be fair, panicking can potentially cause more injuries and block exits, especially in classrooms that only have a single standard door for egress.
It probably does, but I actually have a shutter remote, so it's less impressive.
Thanks?! I'm not sure how I feel about being anyone's favorite anything.
Yep. Though, they are less ample than they appear. What you see is the result of some padding, pushing, and squeezing.
Having read most of Snyder's Batman run, Last Knight on Earth, and both Metal events, Ab. Batman definitely is just DC letting him play with his toys however he wants without having to worry about continuity. I would say that the most recent arc (which will be part of Vol. 3), The Seventh Kingdom, was my favorite in terms of the body horror just because it fits the arc's villain the best, imo. Considering recent solicits, I'm also looking forward to what they will be doing with Dick.
Of the first 3 Absolute titles, Superman is definitely my favorite just due to the way that Kal is more isolated due to the origin changes and has to learn to step into the light. all while still having the same core ethos - help people - as main universe Clark. WW is great as well, but in my opinion Diana feels the least changed with the exception of her more direct usage of magic. As for Batman, it's a ride and I like it, but it is a bit to edgy/"metal" for me sometimes, especially the art.
TPB Volumes 1 and 2 are out (issues 1 to 14), but I can't find a release for any subsequent volumes yet.
I'll be honest, I cropped out my other foot and most of the one you see; I knew I might get a "step on me" comment even then. :P
I don't think they would let me into the movie theater dressed like that.
I do hate using the same title over and over, so I figured the upside-down text would fit with the messed up lighting.
Not really. My camera's light correction freaked out and I kinda liked how it looked, so I decided to share.
Yes, yes they are, though some pushing, lifting, squeezing, and creative angling are making them look a bit more impressive.
And thank you for the compliment!