Each week, the pop culture website Pop-A-Looza shares some posts from my vast 'n' captivating Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) archives. The latest shared post is a continuation of a post from last week, with further words about my aborted comics creation The Snowman, and my abandoned efforts to become a comic book artist: Memories Of The Snowman.
This was written as a sequel to Pop-A-Looza's presentation of The Snowman, the first and only page I wrote and drew for an unfinished notion of a comic book story. I've since discovered a few of my scribbled early '70s rendition of the character. I don't believe superstar comics artist Neal Adams was ever concerned with competition from the likes of me.
Perhaps The Snowman wasn't destined for greatness. But earlier this year, I returned to a preposterous childhood creation called Rain-Hat Sam. I didn't attempt to draw our waterlogged Sam, but I did write a pretty good new prose short story about his final adventure. Earlier this week, that story was purchased by AHOY Comics for publication as a one-off in a future issue of one of AHOY's titles. If the preposterous Rain-Hat Sam can be realized, maybe it's time to revisit The Snowman.
Whether I follow through with that notion, or leave it in its native Unfinished And Abandoned state, The Snowman's real-life back story is a chronicle of my history of trying to learn how to create. And that story is the latest Boppin' Pop-A-Looza.
If you like what you see here on Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do), please consider supporting this blog by becoming a patron on Patreon, or by visiting CC's Tip Jar. Additional products and projects are listed here.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read about our history here.
I'm on Twitter @CafarelliCarl
No comments:
Post a Comment