I discovered the art of Sean Galloway due to his awesome Ironman piece (below), and I just thought I’d give a shout-out to the guy, and encourage you to check out his site.

I really like his style: it’s comic exaggeration mixed with accurate representation; sharp, crisp lines and subdued but well-employed use of colour; and an interestingly distinctive blend of Japanese/American influences. I think this guy could be a great webcomic artist!

These are some of my favourites.

I leaned on the wall, and the wall leaned away

there’s a hundred hearts soar free

Anyhow, so ya, San Diego Comic-Con is this week. Man I’d love to go check it out someday. Obviously I can’t go this year, but maybe next?

I’d certainly relish the opportunity to meet many of the geniuses behind most of the webcomics I enjoy. Plus there are always random “celebrities” (usually not in the mainstream, but famous/recognizable for having starred in an awesome sci-fi show or something, and thus heroes of geekdom) who I’d enjoy meeting / getting an autographed picture from. “VICTORY!!!” Haha, subtle reference: props if you got it without clicking through.

And it’d be cool to hang out with tens of thousands of other, like-minded comic fans. Although I imagine most of them are considerably more h-core than me (my knowledge of anything non-webcomic is extremely limited, and don’t even start with the anime…), I think it’d be an excitingly entertaining environment.

Heck, I’d even wear a costume.

Ok, maybe not that one. But definitely this one. Although there’s something to be said for anonymity.

there’s no sleep on the journey away from time

Shout out to the ever-brilliant SaraJo for the heads-up, even though she’ll never read this, heh.

Haha, this is the first time I’ve legitimately laughed at Jim Davis in years.

all the words he surely meant to say

Heh, it’s definitely not for everyone though…

Haha, when I get my own place that I’ll actually need to “decorate”, I’m totally going to pick up some prints for a wall or something.

do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?

As long as the DS continues to be awesome, it’s not actually that hard to pick out what I’m going to give, haha. The only tough choice is deciding on the accompanying game. This year I decided to go with Animal Crossing: Wild World. Also, in celebration of my upcoming departure (and because, for whatever reason, the Alberta Children’s Hospital still isn’t participating :P), I sent my gift to Texas Children’s in Houston. May it go before me as an electronic ambassador of Canadian goodwill!

I love Child’s Play in both concept and implementation, and I hope this year will smash the 2006 record – because unlike a high score, these numbers aren’t just digits, but lives – sick kids who need something to smile about because, for whatever reason, they’re stuck in a hospital bed at Christmastime. Each additional zero appended to the end of the financial total represents innocent joy multiplied by a factor of ten. Now that’s what I call creative accounting.

Of course there are plenty of other good charities to donate your hard-earned money towards, some that definitely address more obvious and possibly even more noble causes. But hey, I like Child’s Play, and if you have some extra cash and feel like brightening the day of some infirm children, maybe go check it out. By now it’s probably too late for the gifts to make it to their destination in time for Christmas (especially for Canada), but hey, these kids are still gonna be stuck in the hospital the week after Christmas too.

inside this night I know it’s not too late