That's Entertainment

The Butlers Did It

I took a trip down to Worcester's That's Entertainment and C.C. Lowell earlier today. At That's Entertainment They had some used Deathnote's that were in perfect condition, and I bought 5-10 for only $20! Now I only need 3, 4 and the recent 11,12, and 13 to complete my collection. I also bought a Sherlock Holmes  comic, a Dynamite Entertainment rendition that got great reviews. I highly recommend it! I am also currently reading the incredible original stories by A. Conan Doyle, and am currently in the middle of "The Sign of Four." At C.C. Lowell, I decided to get to colour shaper tools, I think those could be really useful for detail, and I'm excited to give them a try. I also stocked up on some white and black colored pencils, and a new paintbrush!

Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1

Deathnote 11

Handy colour shapers!

Deathnote relations

Deathnote 10

I'm still having fun reading the Deathnote series, I'm currently on number 10. I re-read the first two the other day, because those are the ones I own. It's cool to remember where it all started when you know what has happened since then! Such a complicated plot, and such cool artwork!

It would be cool to do some kind of artwork inspired by the series, but I don't want to try to attempt to copy the characters, they couldn't come out so great! Anyway, these two works could relate in some sense:
  ->>>In Deception the girl standing in front of the mirror has a humane front, but her true self, shown in her reflection, is scheming and guilty, as emphasized by the lyrics. This relates to the false front that Light Yagami put on, he pretends to be for the justice of killing Kira, but really he's for justice through acting as Kira and killing criminals.. which is not justice.
  ->>>In Thou Art Gone (not a work I was enthusiastic to do, it was for English and based on an artwork described in Huck) is reading some sort of note. Now, I like to think she is crying because she holds power through a page from the death note, and is saddened by that power. Clearly not the original intent...

Deception

Thou Art Gone

Death Note

Ever since I was introduced to the Death Note from my brother's Japanese girlfriend, Miki, I've been a huge fan. Not only is the art awesome, but the story is amazing. It's complicated, and I love the literal genius of Light, L, Near, and Mello.

The story of the death note and Shinigami  is very interesting, but Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata turn it into something incredible. I highly recommend checking the series out!

I've yet to see the movie, but I definitely will asap!

Also, I'd recommend taking a look at the Veronica Fish's blog, to check out the new graphic novel, Pirates of Mars she illustrated (by JJ Kahrs), you can read the comic on Pirates of Mars or buy a special preview at Lulu, plus she has a discount code on her blog.