Dark, Brooding, Mentally Disturbed-Man

what’s going on

MP Lockwood — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:50:49 +0000

So the updates stopped… sorry. Here’s what’s up: Basically, a whole bunch of strips which I thought I had have gone missing. So, I’m just thinking about what to do with this site now. Re-draw the missing storylines? Leave things at this point? (at least a story arc came to a conclusion here) Just jump ahead and draw some brand new strips for you all? Start an entire new comic series with a fresh idea?

Suggestions?

A special gift for me, from all of you!

MP Lockwood — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:10 +0000

I know, I know, I missed 2 updates, last Friday and Monday both. But I know just what would help make it better: YOU doing something for ME! No, wait… I said that wrong. How about this: I give you all a very special (virtual) gift and all you have to do is do something (actual) for me! Sounds great right?

Here’s the deal. You click on this link and vote for my comic strip at this “Top Web Comics” site, and then you’ll get to see a super-special, top-secret, deleted DBMD-Man strip! When you click on this button, it takes you to Top Web Comics and then you have to click another simple quiz thing to prove you’re a human being and the secret comic will appear. Here it is, CLICK!:

But seriously… I really, really, really appreciate anyone checking out this comic. It is especially nice and heart-warming when people leave nice comments or best of all, spread the word! Lately I’d noticed the ranking number on this link creeping upwards and figured someone else besides me must be clicking on it! (In fact the “culprit” fessed up in the comments recently)

The Top Web Comics site actually does send some visitors my way, so voting here improves DBMD-Man’s visibility and hence, helps to spread the word! If anyone who sees this could click and vote – that would be very cool. You can vote on any day, and in fact EVERY day (once a day) if you want to, and it always helps. The link is on the right side of the webpage under the ads.

Top Web Comics also lets you add an “incentive” so that’s the above-mentioned deleted comic. I think it’s not a good one, which is why I never posted it, but for the curious and the fans you may find it interesting. It would be strip #27.5 – just before DBMD-Man was left with the psychiatrist. I left my handwritten text and hand-drawn frames in place. The joke really came out lame – there was something there but it wasn’t working, then I ran out of time… whatever. You get to see it once you vote.

Thanks anyone and everyone!

DBMD-Man 079

MP Lockwood — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:23 +0000

DBMD-Man 078

MP Lockwood — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:53 +0000

You may notice that this strip looks a little different. Well, okay, you probably won’t notice. The original art for this one has been lost, so I had to scan a photocopy of the newspaper printing of this one. these were printed at half the size of the original art, and always in blotchy newspaper quality. I resisted the urge to retouch this to death and just left the newspaper texture in place. After sizing it down for the web the difference is not that noticeable anyway. Besides, I’m sure someone will say they like this look better. That always happens. I think that’s an important thing for all types of artists to keep in mind when they get tempted to painstakingly rework their art to match what they envision in their heads.

DBMD-Man 077

MP Lockwood — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:43 +0000

DBMD-Man 076

MP Lockwood — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:21 +0000

DBMD-Man 075

MP Lockwood — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:28 +0000

So THAT’s what happened! Now it ALL makes sense. Sort of…

DBMD-Man 074

MP Lockwood — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:09 +0000

I’m now writing about comic books for the Pray For Resurrection blog

MP Lockwood — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:40:30 +0000

Brian of the Deathbombarc record label and several cool noise-rock bands (like Foot Village and Gang Wizard) created this comic book review blog, and now he’s added me and a few other underground music type peeps to the writing roster.

http://prayforresurrection.blogspot.com

So it’s become some kind of music-kids-write-about-comics blog, and I just wrote something there on the comic book INVINCIBLE, and the recent (shocking?) events therein. Check it out.

DBMD-Man 073

MP Lockwood — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:43 +0000