One of my goals is to try and do what is dubbed to as "Motion Comics." It is described as a cross between a comic book/strip and animation. Perhaps it should just be called an animatic. I have been working towards that goal. But this is not my first attempt. I did the above piece in 2007 which was in turn was based on the drawings from a comic of the same name that appeared on my Zen Doodle site.
So for some of you this is a rerun. However ... given that to date this is my most successful post of ANYTHING I've ever done. Buried in obscurity and lost among the video mass that makes up YouTube, this little ditty has racked up 3,572 views. In the grand scheme of things ... not all that impressive.
Still a personal record.
I have to admit this one holds a special place in my heart. You see this is based on the mythos created H.P. Lovecraft's tomes. In the summer of 1980, I became so sick that I became bed ridden. When I at last got enough strength to something other than sleep, I started reading a paperback collection of Lovecraft. My schedule was topsie turvie. So on late morning/early morning I staggered to the bathroom, book in hand. I noticed a nice ... echo. So I ... playfully read out loud a call to Cthulhu. The echo added an eerie quality and I smiled ... pleased with the effect.
Then the toilet gurgled.
I'll leave the rest to your imagination. Mine used this experience to write this story.
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