You know, it just hit me, what kind of music do you guys listen to when you draw? I love freakin’ epic videogame soundtracks. While drawing most of this I had Metal Gear Solid 4 playing in the background, and Im telling you that stuff gets you pumped! Especially when drawing robots (OH MAN I LOVE ROBOTS).
Anywho, yeah, huuuge change up at Barnes & Noble, since Jill’s been the main overlord for the longest time.I don’t normally like to talk about my managers, but since she’s leaving, I can finally speak out with peace of mind!
She’s apparently moving on to greener pastures (so she can turn them black with her stare), so good for her, but man, this new guy couldn’t be more personally and easy to get along with! Whether or not this guy can run our store better has yet to be said, but I already like him a hell of a lot more, and that speaks volumes about the guy.
Now, you might be thinking I’m overreacting portraying my Ex-Manager as HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but my friend, you have never had a conversation with the woman. She is terribly cold and impersonable, epsecially if you worked right under her. There’s just an emotionless tone she gets when telling you what to do, or if you did anything wrong (God help you if you did something wrong with her around). She knew how to rule with by psyching you the fuck out!
But thankfully, those days are over, I love having Johnny 5 is my boss! I hope he goes to radioshack and gets all those badass accesories and kicks terrible customers in the ASS. I just hope he leaves the goofy pop culture references at home.
I tend to find myself listening to podcasts more than music while I draw. It helps me to focus when I’m occupying the verbal part of my brain. If you’re interested, I did a write up of the ones I listen to the most here (although I’m fairly confident that you’re familiar with the first two).
I do listen to music when I’m doing the writing part of the comic, but that’s usually just my full iTunes library on random. So I guess that would mean that I listen to a lot of folk and geek rock while drawing. I will sometimes put on a specific album to match my mood, especially if that album brings back memories related to the comic, but that’s more the exception than the rule.
WOOOOO! THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD…well…MOVED!!!
JOHNNY 5! short circuit is a classic, hands down.
and metal gear 4, the reason i bought a PS3, awesome.
Pranas is correct; you are great. I especially like the day you equated B&N to a treasure map quest. Now, when I visit my local B&N, I will think of you and make sure to read what is on your daily journal. The Daily Odyssey is on my favorite list of things to read daily.
That reference is sadly wasted on me!
I agree with the first thing talcotts said up there. I love listening to podcasts or talk radio when I’m drawing, because it stimulates the logical part of my brain that gets bored when my creative side is busy doin’ its thang.
WOOO!!!! JOHNNY 5!!!