I hadn't posted for a long time (as you can see by the date of the post before the one before this one {???}), so I decided if I'm going to try and post more often it might be time to change the name and the look.
My previous title, "It's lonely at the top" seemed to negative and/or sad. I wasn't really lonely, just trying to convey that sometimes running something like this seems like your the only one doing anything. Since I started this, my partners have rallied around more and more and I don't feel like I'm all alone in this venture to bring wholesome entertainment to the web.
Even though help has come to stay, in this strange business, there are so many times that I feel completely powerless at many stages in the process. So those people (who will remain nameless, but you know who you are) from time to time seem to me like they are running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
Thus, "I'm the head, the chicken's body is running around over there" :)
-Jason
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
A much needed update
Greetings, web goers!
I know its been a very very long time since I last posted. I'm going to try to post more often. Well, (to quote Bart Simpson) "I can't promise I'll try, but I'll try to try".
Anyhow, I thought I would bring you up to speed on what is transpiring here at 3Twins Productions. You know, what we have in the works, down the pike, around the bend, well, you get my meaning.
First off, we have several new comics in production as we speak. And I don't just mean in the writing stage, I mean in the audio editing, drawing, coloring stage! We had a few setbacks in the last couple months but we are racing to catch up. So, if you bear with us, my goal is to have us back on track to a new comic online approximately every 3 weeks! So, whats in store for our comic fans? "The Amazing Aquatic Kid" (conclusion to the "Blonde's Wish" story) is in its final stages and should be online any day now! Following that (also any day now) will be the belated yet highly anticipated Halloween special "The Revenge of the Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man" which will have 3 issues. Both "The Amazing Aquatic Kid" and "The... Pumpkin... Man" feature our newest artist and staff member, Scott Matteson.
"The Revenge of the Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man" is going to be a wild ride with twists and turns all along the way. Will our heroes have to face Hatman as the chief villain in this story? Also, will a new hero emerge? You'll find out very very soon!
Whats our veteran comic artist, Steve Surine, up to then, you may ask. Well, he's hard at work on our annual Ion Bunny short and Holiday Special "Ion Bunny Vs. Santa Claus". Unlike our previous Ion Bunny shorts, this does not follow the tail end of a Hatman story.
Will Ion Bunny really go head to head against the season's most beloved fictional icon? You'll have to wait to until November 28th to answer that question.
Also, in the holiday spirit, a 3 issue Christmas Hatman story, "The Hatman Clause", marks the return of one of our most beloved artists, S. LaDon Ware.
"The Hatman Clause" opens with Hatman wishing he could be Henry Hattington again for Christmas so he can visit his family. But the bad side is that that Hatman Hat remains available for anyone to wear, and the wearer becomes Hatman. Who will don the hat? Will Indigo become Hatdigoman with hilarious results? Or, will the Terrible Trio discover the hat and take over the city, nay the world as an abomination of our great hero? The only way to find out is to visit our Christmas day gift to you exclusively on 3Twins.net!
And speaking of a Christmas present for you. We have a very exciting early Christmas present coming in Mid December. The launch of our newest ongoing cartoon series "Star Fetched". Where we follow the misadventures of the unlikely crew of the transport vessel Pascal in a future frought with mystery, humor and perhaps danger.
Hopefully, I've brought you up to speed on all things 3Twins through the end of '08 and enticed your interest to the entertainment we have in store over the next 2 months.
-Jason
I know its been a very very long time since I last posted. I'm going to try to post more often. Well, (to quote Bart Simpson) "I can't promise I'll try, but I'll try to try".
Anyhow, I thought I would bring you up to speed on what is transpiring here at 3Twins Productions. You know, what we have in the works, down the pike, around the bend, well, you get my meaning.
First off, we have several new comics in production as we speak. And I don't just mean in the writing stage, I mean in the audio editing, drawing, coloring stage! We had a few setbacks in the last couple months but we are racing to catch up. So, if you bear with us, my goal is to have us back on track to a new comic online approximately every 3 weeks! So, whats in store for our comic fans? "The Amazing Aquatic Kid" (conclusion to the "Blonde's Wish" story) is in its final stages and should be online any day now! Following that (also any day now) will be the belated yet highly anticipated Halloween special "The Revenge of the Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man" which will have 3 issues. Both "The Amazing Aquatic Kid" and "The... Pumpkin... Man" feature our newest artist and staff member, Scott Matteson.
"The Revenge of the Big Giant Pumpkin Headed Man" is going to be a wild ride with twists and turns all along the way. Will our heroes have to face Hatman as the chief villain in this story? Also, will a new hero emerge? You'll find out very very soon!
Whats our veteran comic artist, Steve Surine, up to then, you may ask. Well, he's hard at work on our annual Ion Bunny short and Holiday Special "Ion Bunny Vs. Santa Claus". Unlike our previous Ion Bunny shorts, this does not follow the tail end of a Hatman story.
Will Ion Bunny really go head to head against the season's most beloved fictional icon? You'll have to wait to until November 28th to answer that question.
Also, in the holiday spirit, a 3 issue Christmas Hatman story, "The Hatman Clause", marks the return of one of our most beloved artists, S. LaDon Ware.
"The Hatman Clause" opens with Hatman wishing he could be Henry Hattington again for Christmas so he can visit his family. But the bad side is that that Hatman Hat remains available for anyone to wear, and the wearer becomes Hatman. Who will don the hat? Will Indigo become Hatdigoman with hilarious results? Or, will the Terrible Trio discover the hat and take over the city, nay the world as an abomination of our great hero? The only way to find out is to visit our Christmas day gift to you exclusively on 3Twins.net!
And speaking of a Christmas present for you. We have a very exciting early Christmas present coming in Mid December. The launch of our newest ongoing cartoon series "Star Fetched". Where we follow the misadventures of the unlikely crew of the transport vessel Pascal in a future frought with mystery, humor and perhaps danger.
Hopefully, I've brought you up to speed on all things 3Twins through the end of '08 and enticed your interest to the entertainment we have in store over the next 2 months.
-Jason
Monday, May 5, 2008
Birthdays for fictional characters
Yeah, I know, its been a very long time since I posted anything. But I didn't know what to say, okay. So, today is Cinco de Mayo and oddly enough it is also supposedly Indigo's Birthday. How do we know this, you might ask. Well, the first Hatman issue ever, came out on May 4th so we decided that that was Hatman's Birthday and in the Second issue (although it was weeks later in real time) it was supposed to be the very next day. So, therefore Indigo's Birthday is Cinco de Mayo. So, today I am wearing my Indigo shirt in celebration of his Birthday. We have been working hard on keeping up a good schedule with our releases and have been so busy. Steve is gearing up to finish the final installment of "Meet the Damsels" soon and then we will be re-releasing a completely redrawn re-recorded version of Origin. This will also coincide with the introduction of a new voice for the Narrator on Hatman & Indigo. Chuck,, the old narrator is going to be our new Midieville artist, so he's not really going anywhere he's just going to be freeing up some of his time to do the art. I think our new Narrator will work out great. Well, I will try to keep up on blogging better than I have in the past few months.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
New Years Resolutions
January was named after the Roman god Janus who you may or may not have heard of. He had a face on the front and back of his head and he was the god of beginnings and endings. Which I know the true God of beginnings and endings (or shall I say Alpha and Omega) but that's another topic for another post.
Anyhow, as I think about the image of a man who looks forward as he looks backward, it is so very appropriate for January. We have the tradition of making "New Years Resolutions" in which we look back at the year that has past and select a few things we would have liked to change. Be they our eating, spending, management of time, sinning, or whatever and we try to make an effort to change those things or do better at them.
Some people have the same resolutions every year. Which means they didn't really succeed in really changing at all. However, some have given up on this tradition entirely because they acknowledge that it is futile to set goals that they have in the past failed in.
So, who is right and who is wrong? Should we set out to change our selves for the better year after year and fail every time? Or should we just stop trying all together?
Well, I think both are wrong and yet both have a grain of rightness in them. With the resolution(er) who tries and fails he/she is at least acknowledging areas of his/her life that need to be addressed. And with the non-resolution(er) he/she is being honest about the fact that they have failed in the past.
So the real question should be, "how do we stick to our resolutions?" And my answer is, yes make a resolution if you want to. But don't necessarily do it in January. Do it in August, or May or whenever. But don't do it because it is a tradition or because you feel you should. The ones that are kept are the ones that we are really passionate about keeping.
I resolved to lose weight back in August of 2006 after seeing the Super Size Me movie. I cut out fast food and soft drinks immediately and started to eat more whole grains and smaller portions. It was tough, and a couple of times I have had a fast food burger, but I lost a good amount of weight in the first year and then started to plateau. So I had to dig in and try harder, make different sacrifices.
And that is what I think is the real key to succeeding or failing in any type of resolution. You must be willing to make sacrifices and stick to those sacrifices. If you want to stop spending so much money then you have to sacrifice some of the things you buy, if you want to lose weight you have to be willing to give up the lifestyle of eating you have. And it is never easy. No matter what kind of change needs to take place it always hurts somewhere.
Anyhow, as I think about the image of a man who looks forward as he looks backward, it is so very appropriate for January. We have the tradition of making "New Years Resolutions" in which we look back at the year that has past and select a few things we would have liked to change. Be they our eating, spending, management of time, sinning, or whatever and we try to make an effort to change those things or do better at them.
Some people have the same resolutions every year. Which means they didn't really succeed in really changing at all. However, some have given up on this tradition entirely because they acknowledge that it is futile to set goals that they have in the past failed in.
So, who is right and who is wrong? Should we set out to change our selves for the better year after year and fail every time? Or should we just stop trying all together?
Well, I think both are wrong and yet both have a grain of rightness in them. With the resolution(er) who tries and fails he/she is at least acknowledging areas of his/her life that need to be addressed. And with the non-resolution(er) he/she is being honest about the fact that they have failed in the past.
So the real question should be, "how do we stick to our resolutions?" And my answer is, yes make a resolution if you want to. But don't necessarily do it in January. Do it in August, or May or whenever. But don't do it because it is a tradition or because you feel you should. The ones that are kept are the ones that we are really passionate about keeping.
I resolved to lose weight back in August of 2006 after seeing the Super Size Me movie. I cut out fast food and soft drinks immediately and started to eat more whole grains and smaller portions. It was tough, and a couple of times I have had a fast food burger, but I lost a good amount of weight in the first year and then started to plateau. So I had to dig in and try harder, make different sacrifices.
And that is what I think is the real key to succeeding or failing in any type of resolution. You must be willing to make sacrifices and stick to those sacrifices. If you want to stop spending so much money then you have to sacrifice some of the things you buy, if you want to lose weight you have to be willing to give up the lifestyle of eating you have. And it is never easy. No matter what kind of change needs to take place it always hurts somewhere.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Christmas time is here!
It's the most wonderful time of year they say. I don't say bah humbug, but if you really think about it, why is it the most wonderful time of year? Because we get stuff and give stuff? Shouldn't any time of year be wonderful? I personally think July is the most wonderful time of year. It's more pleasant outside and several special days fall in that month, The fourth of July (which is also my wife's birthday) the 12th of July (which is my wife and my anniversary) and the 20th of July (which is the anniversary of the first moon landing as well as my twin brother and my birthday). So, I say July is the most wonderful time of year!
My pastor last week in church said that Jesus was born in the summer not in the winter. (This is partially because the shepherds wouldn't be sleeping outside at night with their sheep in the winter.) The only reason we celebrate Christmas on December 25th is because that used to be Saturnalia; a holiday celebrating the Roman god Saturn. So when the Christianity became THE religion in Rome during Constantine's reign they just took the celebration of the god Saturn and melded it with the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I'm not saying "lets move Christmas to the summer" or "don't celebrate it on December 25th". Just think about it.
We have been working very hard this past few weeks to finish our Special Christmas issue of Hatman & Indigo. It is our own version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. And I think the real lesson of that story truly is that we should keep Christmas in our hearts year round and that every day should be Christmas day. Not that we should give presents to our loved ones on every day. But we should try to take time to reflect on the real true magic and reverence that happened on the day Jesus was born. In the same way I suppose every day should be easter day too.
My pastor last week in church said that Jesus was born in the summer not in the winter. (This is partially because the shepherds wouldn't be sleeping outside at night with their sheep in the winter.) The only reason we celebrate Christmas on December 25th is because that used to be Saturnalia; a holiday celebrating the Roman god Saturn. So when the Christianity became THE religion in Rome during Constantine's reign they just took the celebration of the god Saturn and melded it with the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I'm not saying "lets move Christmas to the summer" or "don't celebrate it on December 25th". Just think about it.
We have been working very hard this past few weeks to finish our Special Christmas issue of Hatman & Indigo. It is our own version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. And I think the real lesson of that story truly is that we should keep Christmas in our hearts year round and that every day should be Christmas day. Not that we should give presents to our loved ones on every day. But we should try to take time to reflect on the real true magic and reverence that happened on the day Jesus was born. In the same way I suppose every day should be easter day too.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
My thoughts on Winter
I hate this time of year. I love the summer and warmer days I think it is because of my winter asthma and back when I was a kid in elementary school...
Because I wasn't allowed to go out on the playground and play when it was cold I had to sit in the detention hall if it was below 40 degrees outside. Now, I wasn't in detention but I still had to be in the detention hall. Now doesn't that suck? I did however get to read, do homework and even on occasion play my Game Boy (the old school yellow screen with green dots one that sucked up batteries like no tomorrow and was almost as thick as it was wide, you remember). However I think my health imposed imprisonment at that time forged a loathing of these cold times deep to my core.
"Move to a warmer climate" you might say. Well, I have lived for short times in other states and areas, and I always yearn for the Kalamazoo area. Despite the seemingly half a year or more of frigidity I'll probably always live in this area, because I like it. I suppose it is another enigma of being Jason. I hate the cold but I love this area.
And funny enough, Christmas is my favorite Holiday, not because of the gifts but because of the giving and the true story behind it. Every year I put together a rag-tag group of men and we go caroling right before Christmas. And yes it is usually cold. But I love the way people light up at those old songs from their childhood. Its a very fun time and I want to do it every year until I'm dead.
I'm really looking forward to sharing Christmas with my daughter, Alexis, this year. Last year she was too little to really understand the whole opening of presents and stuff. But she'll be 2 in February and she's a lot more aware of things around her, especially things that pertain to her and I just can't wait to see her dig into presents and get all excited by the lights and music and everything that goes along with Christmas.
I have more to say on this topic, but Winter is a long season and I will spread it out over the bitter months ahead.
Because I wasn't allowed to go out on the playground and play when it was cold I had to sit in the detention hall if it was below 40 degrees outside. Now, I wasn't in detention but I still had to be in the detention hall. Now doesn't that suck? I did however get to read, do homework and even on occasion play my Game Boy (the old school yellow screen with green dots one that sucked up batteries like no tomorrow and was almost as thick as it was wide, you remember). However I think my health imposed imprisonment at that time forged a loathing of these cold times deep to my core.
"Move to a warmer climate" you might say. Well, I have lived for short times in other states and areas, and I always yearn for the Kalamazoo area. Despite the seemingly half a year or more of frigidity I'll probably always live in this area, because I like it. I suppose it is another enigma of being Jason. I hate the cold but I love this area.
And funny enough, Christmas is my favorite Holiday, not because of the gifts but because of the giving and the true story behind it. Every year I put together a rag-tag group of men and we go caroling right before Christmas. And yes it is usually cold. But I love the way people light up at those old songs from their childhood. Its a very fun time and I want to do it every year until I'm dead.
I'm really looking forward to sharing Christmas with my daughter, Alexis, this year. Last year she was too little to really understand the whole opening of presents and stuff. But she'll be 2 in February and she's a lot more aware of things around her, especially things that pertain to her and I just can't wait to see her dig into presents and get all excited by the lights and music and everything that goes along with Christmas.
I have more to say on this topic, but Winter is a long season and I will spread it out over the bitter months ahead.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
A poem
Draw close to God and He will draw close to you
A promise and a picture
I want to draw closer but I am afraid
I’ve made myself accountable so I have to draw close
Why do I feel the things that I feel
And want the things that I want even though I really don’t want them at all
Is this my plight to turmoil inside forever
But it seems like the struggle is all I will ever have
No matter if I win or lose, I never seem to get anywhere
I’m rolling my rock up the hill and every time, it slides back down
I know I’m still young and yet sometimes I doubt it
But the something inside makes me keep on trying
So many times I want to give up
The journey is the tale not the destination
Am I a fool and foolish to keep trying
Or is it noble to try forever regardless of the outcome
But He is with me He never leaves me
I take solace in His comfort
He is always there
I hurt like an old man and there is no reason why
My life has been full of personal battles and wars
When one seems to end I turn around to face another one
Will I die in a few short years
Or will I live to be an old man
Or will we all be whisked away because Sin has taken over
I am all of these things
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