The Comicsmithy

Well, would that really have helped me wade throug...

2012-03-16T15:36:36.769-04:00

Well, would that really have helped me wade through the puddles of my soul...?

wah wah wah.
emo emo emo.

Did you bring your galoshes?

2012-03-05T18:55:29.844-05:00

Did you bring your galoshes?

Thanks so much for the comments Stephen and Tomasz...

2012-02-03T18:21:55.797-05:00

Thanks so much for the comments Stephen and Tomasz!

I hope to push though the jungle of everyday living and get back to producing a comic per month up here!

I also notice, now, that two comics ago one wast &...

2012-02-02T14:57:01.993-05:00

I also notice, now, that two comics ago one wast "mustachio." Huh. I think it's awesome that you've ramped up your comic productions and collaborations since last time I looked.

Holy mustached fish Mr. Gorga, I like it.

2012-02-02T14:52:14.285-05:00

Holy mustached fish Mr. Gorga, I like it.

love the progression of the accompanied pictures&#...

2012-02-01T08:45:08.632-05:00

love the progression of the accompanied pictures' color and what's in each panel... good stuff!

It's true. People are crazy all over.

2011-10-09T15:28:35.048-04:00

It's true. People are crazy all over.

What I'd like to know is why people want to pa...

2011-10-03T19:08:49.980-04:00

What I'd like to know is why people want to pay $100+ for a "flavor of the month" name brand sneaker. To me, a shoe is a shoe.

2011-04-05T12:02:35.703-04:00

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Please continue to fuck yourself with your ignoran...

2011-03-25T14:44:43.523-04:00

Please continue to fuck yourself with your ignorant and terribly photograph "comics" I hope Stan Lee, Alex Ross, Grant Morrison, and both Jon Romitas' kick your ass for defacing this art form
Ass Clown

This is awful. You are not deep. Give up the dream...

2011-03-25T14:31:31.518-04:00

This is awful. You are not deep. Give up the dream move in with your parents and take a low paying job in fast food

I demand more of them.

2011-03-05T16:51:42.481-05:00

I demand more of them.

I read the first, then was compelled to quickly re...

2011-02-02T21:23:01.091-05:00

I read the first, then was compelled to quickly read through the rest of them. Aside from being a creative and positive use of the medium, they are very well thought out and very moving! Very thought provoking too; a real eye opener. Maybe you should print them as comic books and ask GCT shop owners to make them available for customers to take for free. People using GCT on a regular basis should read them.

Very true; hence, very powerful. From a biased re...

2011-01-31T10:38:34.530-05:00

Very true; hence, very powerful.

From a biased reader, your father

Jon, by placing the homeless at the center of this...

2011-01-30T13:49:31.526-05:00

Jon, by placing the homeless at the center of this piece, you have provided a true emotional link between the GCT people and the reader, which wasn't always apparent to me in earlier installments. You are growing into your work, which is lovely to see.

Thanks Nicki. That means a lot. I VERY much want ...

2011-01-25T00:31:05.051-05:00

Thanks Nicki. That means a lot.

I VERY much want to be there for this year's Symposium! It has always made me happy. We will have to see what the future brings.

Hang on there, Gorgatron. Everyone you know here ...

2011-01-24T19:47:26.042-05:00

Hang on there, Gorgatron. Everyone you know here is rooting for you.

Just thought of it, do you think you will make it to the Comic Symposium this year? It would be good to see you.

Wow - I am impressed with your photocomic. BTW, i...

2010-12-17T19:53:18.874-05:00

Wow - I am impressed with your photocomic. BTW, it's me, Max West. From the GAG holiday party.

As I was saying, keep working on these. Is there any chance you might compile these into a book?

Well, we are all everyday making the story of our ...

2010-12-02T16:07:59.246-05:00

Well, we are all everyday making the story of our lives through memory and narrative.

Whenever anyone puts themselves in a story, they've forced their memory of an event to fit a format. By doing that the woman did become a figment of my imagination and, in a sense, I am talking to myself!

You know, I should have trusted my reaction instea...

2010-12-02T15:59:38.063-05:00

You know, I should have trusted my reaction instead of figuring I was just staring at it too much.

You're absolutely right. I will attempt changing it after all the pages are done. My hope is actually to design covers, end-pages, and print a mini-comic with all six pages. So that will definitely have an adjusted version.

Thanks Nicki! (Both for the support and the helpf...

2010-12-02T15:52:08.635-05:00

Thanks Nicki!

(Both for the support and the helpful comments on the other pages!)

Wow. Something about this one really works for me...

2010-12-01T20:04:22.481-05:00

Wow. Something about this one really works for me. It clicks in format, in the way you rendered your photos, everything. It works just as easily as a single page, but it also seems like it could be one page from a longer book.

I also like the idea of you on a train talking to a drawing. It feels like a really great story, an unemployed writer talking unknowingly to the creations of his own mind in his everyday life...not that I'm implying you're crazy, or anything.

Can't wait to see how you finish it.

2010-12-01T18:29:41.504-05:00

Can't wait to see how you finish it.

I'm enjoying this comic a lot, but I wonder if...

2010-12-01T18:26:28.781-05:00

I'm enjoying this comic a lot, but I wonder if you could reconsider the page design on this one. The vertical boxes on the right-hand side of the page don't align with the horizontal thin panels on the left-hand side, so it's unclear where the reader is supposed to look next. My first instinct was to read the thinner horizontal panels and then progress to the vertical side, but the writing seems out of order that way.

One way you could do it was if you lost one or two images from the left-hand side and combined the text in 3 horizontal panels instead of six, as the actual images you have don't have a direct, need to be seen connection with the writing, unlike, say, the picture of the woman watching her portable DVD player.

But aside from that, I'm really digging it. Two more pages to go...This is Nicki, by the way.

So wonderful to get feedback on these comics! And ...

2010-08-10T12:19:51.084-04:00

So wonderful to get feedback on these comics! And especially on this one as it's going to have about three sequels!

Thank you!

Mr. David Shedlack, you never cease to amaze me.

Love to all.